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THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

ACCORDING TO THE MASORETIC TEXT

A NEW TRANSLATION

WITH THE AID OF PREVIOUS VERSIONS AND WITH
CONSTANT CONSULTATION OF JEWISH AUTHORITIES

PHILADELPHIA
THE JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY OF AMERICA
5677-1917

Copyright, 1917,
By The Jewish Publication Society of America
All rights reserved

Second Impression, August, igi7

The Lakeside Press, Chicago

PREFACE
The sacred task of translating the Word of God, as revealed to Israel
through lawgiver, prophet, psalmist, and sage, began at an early date.
According to an ancient rabbinic interpretation, Joshua had the Torah
engraved upon the stones of the altar (Joshua viii. 32) not in the origi
nal Hebrew alone, but in all the languages of mankind, which were held
to be seventy, in order that all men might become acquainted with
the words of the Scriptures. This statement, with its universalistic
tendency, is, of course, a reflex of later times, when the Hebrew Scrip
tures had become a subject of curiosity and perhaps also of anxiety to
the pagan or semi-pagan world.
While this tradition contains an element of truth, it is certain that
the primary object of translating the Bible was to minister to a need
nearer home. Upon the establishment of the Second Commonwealth
under Ezra and Nehemiah, it became imperative to make the Torah
of God ' distinct and giving sense ' through the means of interpretation
(Nehemiah viii. 8 and xiii. 24), that the Word of God might be under
stood by all the people. The Rabbis perceived in this activity of the
first generation of the Sopherim the origin of the Aramaic translation
known as the Targum, first made orally and afterwards committed to
writing, which was necessitated by the fact that Israel had forgotten
the sacred language, and spoke the idiom current in a large part of
western Asia. All this, however, is veiled in obscurity, as is the whole
inner history of the Jews during the Persian rule.
The historic necessity for translation was repeated with all the
great changes in Israel's career. It is enough to point to the Septua
gint, or the' Greek translation of the Scriptures, the product of Israel's
contact with the Hellenistic civilization dominating the world at that
time; to the Arabic translation by the Gaon Saadya, when the great
majority of the Jewish people came under the sceptre of Mohammedan
rulers; and to the German translation by Mendelssohn and his school,
at the dawn of a new epdeh, which brought the Jews in Europe, most
of whom spoke a German dialect, into closer contact with their neigh-

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bours. These translations are all historical products intimately con
nected with Israel's wanderings among the nations and with the great
events of mankind in general.
Ancient and continuous as this task of translation was, it would be a
mistake to think that there were no misgivings about it. At least it is
certain that opinions were divided as to the desirability of such under
takings. While Philo and his Alexandrian coreligionists looked upon
the translation of the Seventy as a work of inspired men, the Pales
tinian Rabbis subsequently considered the day on which the Septua
gint was completed as one of the most unfortunate in Israel's history,
seeing that the Torah could never be adequately translated. And
there are indications enough that the consequences of such translations
were not all of a desirable nature. However, in view of the eagerness
with which they were undertaken almost in every land and in every
great epoch of the world's history, it is evident that the people at large
approved of such translations, thinking them to be a heave-offering
to the Lord of each newly acquired vernacular adopted in the course
of the ever-changing conditions of history, and in particular a tribute
to the beauty of Japheth dwelling in the spiritual tents of Israel.
The greatest change in the life of Israel during the last two genera
tions was his renewed acquaintance with English-speaking civilization.
Out of a handful of immigrants from Central Europe and the East
who saw the shores of the New World, or even of England and her
colonies, /we have grown under Providence both in numbers and in
importance, so that we constitute now the greatest section of Israel
living in a single country outside of Russia. We are only following in
the footsteps of our great predecessors when, with the growth of our
numbers, we have applied ourselves to the sacred task of preparing a
new translation of the Bible into the English language, which, unless
all signs fail, is to become the current speech of the majority of the
children of Israel.
The need of such a translation was felt long ago. Mention may
here be made of the work of Isaac Leeser in America, which was
both preceded and followed by two translations produced in England :
the one by Dr. A. Benisch, the other by Dr. Michael Friedlander.

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The most popular, however, among these translations was that of
Leeser, which was not only the accepted version in all the, synagogues
of the United States, but was also reproduced in England. Its great
merit consisted in the fact that it incorporated all the improvements
proposed by the Mendelssohn School and their successors, whose com
bined efforts were included and further developed in the so-called
Zunz Bible, which enjoyed a certain authority among German Jews for
several generations. With the advance of time and the progress made
in almost all departments of Bible study, it was found that Leeser's
translation would bear improvement and recasting.
Steps leading to the preparation of a new translation into the
English language were taken by the Jewish Publication Society of
America in 1892. It was intended to secure, if possible, through the
co-operation of scholars in the United States and in Great Britain, a
new translation of each book, and to place it in the hands of an
Editorial Committee, who by correspondence with the translators
should harmonize the results of the work of the individual contributors.
This method was followed until 1901 under the general direction of
Doctor Marcus Jastrow, Editor-in-Chief, with Doctor Kaufman
Kohler and Doctor Frederick de Sola Mendes as the other members
of the Editorial Committee."
"There is given herewith a list of the translations prepared for the Society:
Genesis, Max Landsberg, Rochester, N.Y. Obadiah and Jonah, J. Voorsanger (de-
Exodus and Leviticus, L. N. Dembitz ceased), San Francisco, California.
(deceased), Louisville, Ky. Micah, Maurice H. Harris, New York.
Numbers, David PhUipson, Cincinnati, Nahum, L. Mayer (deceased), Pitts-
Ohio, burgh, Pa.
Deuteronomy, F. de Sola Mendes, New Habakkuk, R. Grossman, New York.
York. Zephaniah, M. Schlesinger, Albany, N. Y.
Joshua, Joseph H. Hertz, London, Eng- Haggai, S. Mendelsohn, Wilmington,
land. N. C. .
Judges, Stephen S. Wise, New York. Malachi, D. Davidson, New York.
TI Samuel, Bernard Drachman, New Job, Marcus Jastrow (deceased), Phila-
York. delphia, Pa.
Jeremiah, Sabato Morais (deceased), Ruth, Joseph Krauskopf, Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, Pa. Pa.
Ezekiel, Henry W. Schneeberger, Balti- Ecclesiastes, Gustav Gottheil (deceased),
more, Md. New York.
Joel Oscar Cohen (deceased), Mobile, Esther, William Rosenau, Baltimore, Md.
Aia_ I and II Chronicles, M. Mielziner (de-
Amos, H. Pereira Mendes, New York. ceased), Cincinnati, Ohio.
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It became apparent in 1901 that by this procedure the publica
tion of a translation of the entire Hebrew Bible would be indefin
itely delayed, and accordingly the Book of Psalms, translated
by Doctor Kohler and revised by his colleagues, was given to the
press and issued in 1903. The death of Doctor Jastrow in that
year required the formation of a new committee under the chair
manship of Doctor Solomon Schechter. This committee, however,
soon found that the method adopted was too complex, and that it
was impossible to accomplish by correspondence the extensive work
required. In 1908 the Jewish Publication Society of America and the Central
Conference of American Rabbis reached an agreement to co-operate in
bringing out the new translation upon a revised plan of having £he en
tire work done by a Board of Editors instead of endeavoring to har
monize the translations of individual contributors. As a result of this
understanding the present Board, composed of Doctor Solomon Schech
ter, Doctor Cyrus Adler, and Doctor Joseph Jacobs, representing the
Jewish Publication Society of America, and Doctor Kaufman Kohler,
Doctor David Philipson, and Doctor Samuel Schulman, representing
the Central Conference of American Rabbis, was constituted, and by
mutual agreement Professor Max L. Margolis was chosen as the
seventh member, he to be the Editor-in-Chief of the work and Secretary
to the Editorial Board, of which Doctor Cyrus Adler was elected Chair
man. Incidentally the selection thus made resulted in an equal repre
sentation of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America at New York,
of the Hebrew Union College at Cincinnati, and of the Dropsie College
for Hebrew and Cognate Learning at Philadelphia. For one year Pro
fessor Israel Friedlaender acted as a member of the Board in the stead
of Doctor Schechter.
The method employed by the Board was as follows:
In preparing the manuscript for consideration by the Board of Edit
ors, Professor Margolis took into account the existing English versions,
the standard commentaries, ancient and modern, the translations
already made for the Jewish Publication Society of America, the
divergent renderings from the Revised Version prepared for the Jews of

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England, the marginal notes of the Revised Version, and the changes of
the American Committee of Revisers. Due weight was given to the
ancient versions as establishing a tradition of interpretation, notably
the Septuagint and the versions of Aquila, Symmachus, and Theodo-
tion, the Targums, the Peshitta, the Vulgate, and the Arabic version
of Saadya. Talmudic and midrashic allusions and all available Jewish
commentators, both the great mediaeval authorities, like Rashi, Kimhi,
and Ibn Ezra, and the moderns S. D. Luzzatto, Malbim, and Ehrlich,
as well as all the important non-Jewish commentators, were consulted.
On this basis, a manuscript was prepared by the Editor-in-Chief and
a copy sent to every member of the Board of Editors. Sixteen meet
ings, covering a period of seven years and occupying one hundred and
sixty working days, were held, at which the proposals in this manu
script and many additional suggestions by the members of the Board
were considered. Each point was thoroughly discussed, and the view
of the majority was incorporated into the manuscript. When the
Board was evenly divided, the Chairman cast the deciding vote.
From time to time sub-committees were at work upon points left open,
and their reports, submitted to the Board, were discussed and voted
upon. The proof of the entire work was sent to each member of the
Board for revision, and the new proposals which were made by one or
another were in turn submitted to a vote by correspondence and to a
final vote at the last meeting of the Board, held in October-
November,. 1915.
The present translation is the first for which a group of men repre
sentative of Jewish learning among English-speaking Jews assume joint
responsibility, all previous efforts in the English language having been
the work of individual translators. It has a character of its own.
It aims to combine the spirit of Jewish tradition with the results of.
biblical scholarship, ancient, mediaeval, and modern. It gives to the
Jewish world a translation of the Scriptures done by men imbued
with the Jewish consciousness, while the non-Jewish world, it is hoped,
will welcome a translation that presents many passages from the Jewish
traditional point of view.
The repeated efforts by Jews in the field of biblical translation

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show their sentiment toward translations prepared by other denomina
tions. The dominant feature of this sentiment, apart from the thought
that the christological interpretations in non-Jewish translations are
out of place in a Jewish Bible, is and was that the Jew cannot afford
to have his Bible translation prepared for him by others. He cannot
have it as a gift, even as he cannot borrow his soul from others. If a
new country and a new language metamorphose him into a new man,
the duty of this new man is to prepare a new garb and a new method
of expression for what is most sacred and most dear to him.
We are, it is hardly needful to say, deeply grateful for the works of
our non-Jewish predecessors, such as the Authorised Version with its
, admirable diction, which can never be surpassed, as well as for the Re
vised Version with its ample learning — but they are not ours. The
Editors have not only used these famous English versions, but they
1 have gone back to the earlier translations of Wycliffe, Tyndale, Cover-
dale, the Bishops' Bible, and the Douai Version, which is the author
ised English translation of the Vulgate used by the Roman Catholics;
in a word, upon doubtful points in style, all English versions have
been drawn upon. The renditions of parts of the Hebrew Scriptures
by Lowth and others in the eighteenth century and by Cheyne and
Driver in our own days were likewise consulted.
As to the text and order of the biblical books, the present translation
follows Jewish tradition, the Sacred Scriptures having come down in a
definite compass and in a definite text. They are separated into three
divisions: Law (Torah, Pentateuch), Prophets (Nebi'im), Writings
(Ketubim) . Each of these possesses a different degree of holiness or au
thority. In the Prophets and the Writings the order of the books varies
in manuscripts or among Jewish authorities; but there is absolute
.agreement as to the compass of these two divisions, and no book is trans
posed from the one into the. other. Thus Ruth, Lamentations, and
Daniel are all placed in the division of Writings — not among the
Prophets, as in non-Jewish versions.
With every step by which each of the three parts was sealed, noth
ing to be added or to be taken away, the text was likewise fixed and
thenceforth made the object of zealous watchfulness. Even with re-

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gard to the latest book of our Scriptures, we read its text substan
tially in the form in which the great Rabbi Akiba read it, he who
said that the system by which the sacred text was guarded constituted
a fence about the Scriptures. In that system, at first oral and later com
mitted to writing, the letters were actually counted and lists made, to
the end that no alterations should creep in at the hands of careless
scribes. The first to collect the notes known as Masorah was Jacob
ben Haim Ibn Adonijah, the editor of the second Rabbinic Bible. In our
own day many scholars have been prominent in this field of labour,
chief among whom are Wolf Heidenheim, S. Frensdorff, S. Baer, and
C. D. Ginsburg. We have followed Baer's text" and for the parts not
edited by him that of Ginsburg. Not only does the text known as the
masoretic represent the text current in the Synagogue with regard to
consonants, but also with regard to its signs standing for vowels and
accents, both of which embody the interpretation accepted by the Syna
gogue. While in the scrolls which are read in the Synagogue the bare
consonants are alone permitted, readers must prepare themselves from
cbpies allowed for private use, in ancient times written and now printed,
which contain the additional signs for vowels and accents. A transla
tion must naturally follow the guide of the latter. Moreover, the pub-
he reader is bound in certain cases to substitute mentally other con
sonants in the place of those found in the scrolls, in accordance with
the marginal annotations in the copies intended for private use. These
variants are taken traditionally for corrections, and the public reader
who persists in ignoring them forfeits his position. It is true that in
the case of such variations the Jewish commentators of the Middle Ages
sought to elicit a meaning also from the textual reading, and seem here
and there tacitly to give it preference, but all this partakes of the na
ture of private judgment, and does not affect the uniform practice
of the public readings in the Synagogue. While as a rule the margin
(Kere) was followed, we have occasionally adopted the consonants of
"It should be noted that in the otherwise excellent edition of Baer the word pn
has been omitted by mistake in Proverbs v. 20. In Ezekiel ix. 9 the Board devi
ated from the Baer edition and accepted the reading D^ET instead of COTI. In
Psalm lxii. 4 the vocalization of Ben Naphtali was followed instead of that of
Ben Asher usually adopted by Baer.

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the text (Ketib), as for instance in Psalm cxxxix. 16, and II Chroni
cles xxiv. 27; xxxiv. 9.
A translation destined for the people can follow only one text, and
that must be the traditional. Nevertheless a translator is not a tran
scriber of the text. His principal function is to make the Hebrew intel
ligible. Faithful though he must be to the Hebrew idiom, he will
nevertheless be forced by the genius of the English language to use cir
cumlocution, to add a word or two, to alter the sequence of words, and
the like. In general, our rule has been that, where the word or
words added are implied in the Hebrew construction, no device is used
to mark the addition; where, on the other hand, the addition is
not at once to be inferred from the original wording and yet seems
necessary <for the understanding, it has been enclosed in brackets.
Naturally opinion will differ as to what may be deemed an addition
warranted by the Hebrew construction and what may not, but as
intelligibility was the principal aim, the Editors have felt justified in
making their additions, sparingly it is true, but nevertheless as often as
the occasion required. ,
We have thought it proper to limit the margin to the shortest com
pass, confining it to such elucidation of and references to the literal mean
ing as are .absolutely necessary for making the translation intelligible.
The Rabbis enumerate eighteen instances in which the scribes con
sciously altered the text. We have called attention to a change of this
nature in Judges xviii. 30.
Personal pronouns, referring to the Deity have been capitalized.
As an aid to clearness direct discourse has been indicated by quotation
marks. In the prophetical writings, where the speech of the prophet
imperceptibly glides into the words of the Deity, and in the legal
portions of the Pentateuch, it has been thought best to use quotation
marks sparingly. Although the spelling of proper names in the Eng
lish Bible in many instances deviates somewhat from an accurate
representation of the Hebrew, it has nevertheless been deemed wise,
owing to the familiarity of Hebrew names in their usual English form,
generally to retain the current spelling.
In all externals this translation is especially adapted for use in syna-

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gogue and school. The Keriat ha-Torah, or the reading of the section
from the Five Books of Moses, is the central feature of the Synagogue
service. The Pentateuch is divided into fifty-four sections ; beginning
with the Sabbath following the Feast of Tabernacles, the readings on
the Sabbaths of the year are taken in their order from the Five Books
of Moses. The reading consists either of the whole section or of a se
lected portion. There was a variant custom according to which the
reading of the Torah extended over a period of three years instead
of one year. However, the one year cycle gradually superseded the
three year cycle, and has become the universal custom in the Synagogue.
The Pentateuchal readings are supplemented by readings from the
Prophets known as Haftarot. Readings from the third portion of the
Bible, though customary at one time, have now largely fallen into dis
use. The five small books known as the Five Megillot are given a
place in the Synagogue service in their entirety. On the feast of
Purim the book of Esther is read; the book of Lamentations is read
on Tish'ah be-Ab (Ninth of Ab), the fast-day observed in commem
oration of the destruction of Jerusalem; Song of Songs, Ruth, and
Ecclesiastes are read respectively on the Feast of Passover, the Feast
of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles.
The sections of the Pentateuch as traditionally read on the Sabbath
are indicated, and a table gives all Scriptural readings, both on the
Sabbath and on feast days and fast days.

By the favor of a gracious Providence the present company of Edi
tors was permitted to finish the work which is now given to the public.
The final meeting in November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, was
closed with a prayer of thanks to God that the great task was com
pleted and that the group which during seven years had toiled together
was intact. Since that day two of our number have been called to the

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academy on high, Solomon Schechter and Joseph Jacobs, be their mem
ory for a blessing. We grieve that it was not granted these cherished
colleagues to live to see the final fruition of their labours; their whole
hearted and devoted service is herewith recorded in grateful apprecia
tion. In all humility their co-workers submit this version to the Jew
ish people in the confident hope that it will aid them in the knowledge
of the Word of God.
rjnn ™»n win any September 27, 1916.

TABLE OF SCRIPTURAL READINGS

PENTATEUCH
Genesis 1.1 - 6.8
6.9 -11.32
12.1 -17.27
18.1 -22.24
23.1 -25.18
25.19-28.928.10-32.332.4 -36.43
37.1 -40.23
41.1 -44.17
44.18-47.2747.28-50.26
Exodus 1.1-6.1
6.2 - 9.35
10.1 -13.16
13.17-17.16 18.1 -20.23
21.1 -24.18
25.1 -27.19
27.20-30.1030.11-34.35
35.1 -38.20
38.21-40.38
Leviticus 1.1 - 5.26
6.1 - 8.36
9.1 -11.47
12.1 -13.59
14.1 -15.33
16.1 -18.30
19.1 -20.27
21.1 -24.23
25.1 -26.2
26.3 -27.34
Numbers 1.1 - 4.20
4.21- 7.89
8.1 -12.16
13.1 -15.41
16.1 -18.32
19.1 -22.1
22.2 -25.9
25.10-30.130.2 -32.42
33.1 -36.13

PROPHETS
Isaiah 42.5-43.11 (42.5-21)a
Isaiah 54.1 -55.5 (54.1-10)
Isaiah 40.27-41.16
II Kings 4.1-37 (4.1-23)
I Kings 1.1-31
Malachi 1.1-2.7
Hosea 11.7-12.12
Hosea 12.13-14.10 (Obadiah 1.1-21)
Amos 2.6-3.8
I Kings 3.15-4.1
Ezekiel 37.15-28
I Kings 2.1-12
Isaiah 27.6-28.13; 29.22, 23 (Jeremiah 1.1-2.3)
Ezekiel 28.25-29.21
Jeremiah 46.13-28
Judges 4.4-5.31 (5.1-31)
Isaiah 6.1-7.6; 9.5, 6 (6.1-13)
Jeremiah 34.8-22; 33.25, 26
I Kings 5.26-6.13
Ezekiel 43.10-27
I Kings 18.1-39 (18.20-39)
I Kings 7.40-50 (7.13-26)
I Kings 7.51-8.21 (7.40-50)
Isaiah 43.21-44.23
Jeremiah 7.21-8.3; 9.22, 23
II Samuel 6.1-7.3 (6.1-19)
II Kings 4.42-5.19
II Kings 7.3-20 ?
Ezekiel 22.1-18 (22.1-16)
Amos 9.7-15 (Ezekiel 20.2-20)
Ezekiel 44.15-31
Jeremiah 32.6-27
Jeremiah 16.19-17.14
Hosea 2.1-22
Judges 13.2-25
Zechariah 2.14-4.7
Joshua 2.1-24
I Samuel 11.14-12.22
Judges 11.1-33
Micah 5.6-6.8
I Kings 18.46 -19.21
Jeremiah 1.1-2.3
Jeremiah 2.4-28; 3.4 (2.4-28; 4.1, 2)

a parentheses indicate Sephardic ritual.

TABLE OF SCRIPTURAL READINGS

PENTATEUCH
Deuteronomy 1.1 - 3.22
3.23- 7.11
7.12-11.25
11.26-16.17
16.18-21.921.10-25.1926.1 -29.8
29.9 -30.20
31.1 -30
32.1 -52
33.1 -34.12

PROPHETS
Isaiah 1.1-27
Isaiah 40.1 -26
Isaiah 49.14-51.3
Isaiah 54.11-55.5
Isaiah 51.12-52.12
Isaiah 54.1-10
Isaiah 60.1-22
Isaiah 61.10-63.9
Isaiah 55.6-56.8
II Samuel 22.1-51
Joshua 1.1-18 (1.1-9)

New Year, 1st Day
2d Day
Sabbath Shubah

Day of Atonement,
Morning
Afternoon
Tabernacles, 1st Day

Genesis 21.1-34;
Numbers 29.1-6
Genesis 22.1-24;
Numbers 29.1-6
Weekly portion

Leviticus 16.1-34;
Numbers 29.7-11
Leviticus 18.1-30

Leviticus 22.26-23.44;
Numbers 29.12-16
Leviticus 22.26-23.44;
Numbers 29.12-16
Exodus 33.12-34.26;
Daily portion from Num
bers 219
Deuteronomy 14.22-16.17
Numbers 29.35-30.1
Deuteronomy 33.1-34.12;
Genesis 1.1-2.3;
Numbers 29.35-30.1
Weekly and Hanukkah
portions
Second Sabbath Hanukkah Weekly and Hanukkah
portions
Shekalim Weekly portion;
Exodus 30.11-16

2d Day
Sabbath During the
Middle Days 8th Day
Rejoicing of the Law

First Sabbath Hanukkah

Zakor

Weekly portion;
Deuteronomy 25.17-19

I Samuel 1.1-2.10
Jeremiah 31.2-20
Hosea 14.2-10; Micah
7.18-20, or Hosea 14.2-
10; Joel 2.15-17 (Hosea
14.2-10; Micah 7.18-20)

Isaiah 57.14-58.14
Jonah 1.1-4.11; Micah
7.18-20
Zechariah 14.1-21
I Kings 8.2-21
Ezekiel 38.18-39.16
I Kings 8.54-66
Joshua 1.1-18 (1.1-9)
Zechariah 2.14-4.7
I Kings 7.40-50
II Kings 12. 1-17 (11.17-
12.17)
I Samuel 15.2-34 (15.1-
34)

TABLE OF SCRIPTURAL READINGS

Parah Ha-Hodesh Sabbath ha-Gadol
Passover, 1st Day
2nd Day
Sabbath During the
Middle Days 7th Day
8th Day
Pentecost, 1st Day
2d Day

PENTATEUCH
Weekly portion;
Numbers 19.1-22
Weekly portion;
Exodus 12.1-20
Weekly portion
Exodus 12.21-51;
Numbers 28.16-25
Leviticus 22.26-23.44;
Numbers 28.16-25
Exodus 33.12-34.26
Numbers 28.19-25
Exodus 13.17-15.26;
Numbers 28.19-25
Deuteronomy 15.19-16.17;'
Numbers 28.19-25
Exodus 19.1-20.23;
Numbers 28.26-31
Deuteronomy 15.19-16.17;=
Numbers 28.26-31

Ninth of Ab, Morning Deuteronomy 4.25-40
Afternoon Exodus 32.11-14; 34.1-10
Other Fasts Exodus 32.11-14; 34.1-10
Sabbath and New Moon Weekly portion;
Numbers 28.9-15
Sabbath immediately
preceding New Moon Weekly portion
a On Sabbath, 14.22-16.17

PROPHETS
Ezekiel 36.16-38 (36.16-36)
Ezekiel 45.16-46.18 (45.18-
46.15)
Malachi 3.4-24
Joshua 3.5-7; 5.2-6.1; 6.27
(5.2-6.1)
II Kings 23.1-9; 21-25
Ezekiel 36.37-37.14 (37.1-14)
II Samuel 22.1-51
Isaiah 10.32-12.6
Ezekiel 1.1-28; 3.12
Habakkuk 3.1-19 (2.20-
3.19)Jeremiah 8.13-9.23
Isaiah 55.6-56.8 (Hosea 14.
2-10; Micah 7.18-20)
Isaiah 55.6-56.8 (none)
Isaiah 66.1-24
I Samuel 20.18-42

THE ORDER OF THE BOOKS
OF
THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

Page

Genesis

... 3

Exodus .

. 65

Leviticus

. 118

Numbers

157

Deuteronomy

212

Joshua

. . 261

Judges .

. . 293

I Samuel

. . 325

II Samuel

366

I Kings

. . 401

II Kings

... 441

Isa-iah

... 479

Jeremiah

... 561

EzEKIEL

... 644

The Twelve .

Hosea \ . .' .

... 709

Joel ....

. . .720

Amos ....

... 725

Obadiah .

. 734

Jonah

... 736

Page
Micah  739
Nahum  746
Habakkuk  749
Zephaniah  753
Haggai . .... 757
Zechariah . ... 759
Malachi  770
Psalms ..... .777
Proverbs . .... 883
Job . . . ... 924
Song op Songs " . . 966
Ruth  973
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Esther  997
Daniel  1007
Ezra  1027
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THE LAW

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GENESIS

| In the beginning God created the
heaven and the earth. 2Now the
earth was unformed and void, and
darkness was upon the face of the
deep; and the spirit of God hovered
over the face of the waters. 3And
God said: 'Let there be light.' And
there was light. "And God saw the
light, that it was good; and God
divided the light from the darkness.
5And God called the light Day, and
the darkness He called Night. And
there was evening and there was morn
ing, one day.
6And God said: 'Let there be a
firmament in the midst of the waters,
and let it divide the waters from the
waters.' 'And God made the firma
ment, and divided the waters which
were under the firmament from the
waters which were above the firma
ment; and it was so. 8And God called
the firmament Heaven. And there
was evening and there was morning,
a second day.
9And God said: 'Let the waters
under the heaven be gathered together
unto one place, and let the dry land
appear.' And it was so. 10And God
called the dry land Earth, and the
gathering together of the waters called
He Seas; and God saw that it was
good. uAnd God said: 'Let the
earth put forth grass, herb yielding
seed, and fruit-tree bearing fruit after
its kind, wherein is the seed thereof,
upon the earth.' And it was so.
12And the earth brought forth grass,
herb yielding seed after its kind, and

tree bearing fruit, wherein is the
seed thereof, after its kind; and God
saw that it was good. "And there
was evening and there was morning, a
third day.
"And God said: 'Let there be lights
in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and
let them be for signs, and for seasons,
and for days and years; 15and let them
be for lights in the firmament of the
heaven to give light upon the earth.'
And it was so. I6And God made the
two great lights: the greater light to
rule the day, and the lesser light to
rule the night; and the stars. 17And
God set them in the firmament of
the heaven to give light upon the
earth, 18and to rule over the day and
over the night, and to divide the light
from the darkness; and God saw that
it was good. 19And there was even
ing and there was morning, a fourth
day. 20And God said: 'Let the waters
swarm with swarms of living creatures,
and let fowl fly above the earth in the
open firmament of heaven.' 21And
God created the great sea-monsters,
and every living creature that creepeth,
wherewith the waters swarmed, after
its kind, and every winged fowl after
its kind; and God saw that it was
good. 22And God blessed them, say
ing: 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and
fill the waters in the seas, and let
fowl multiply in the earth.' 23And
there was evening and there was
morning, a fifth day.

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24 And God said : ' Let the earth bring
forth the living creature after its
kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and
beast of the earth after its kind.'
And it was so. 25And God made the
beast of the earth after its kind, and
the cattle after their kind, and every
thing that creepeth upon the ground
after its kind; and God saw that it
was good. 26And God said: 'Let us
make man in our image, after our
likeness; and let them have dominion
over the fish of the sea, and over the
fowl of the air, and over the cattle,
and over all the earth, and over every
creeping thing that creepeth upon
the earth.' 27And God created man
in His own image, in the image of
God created He him; male and female
created He them. 28And God blessed
them; and God said unto them: 'Be
fruitful, and multiply, and replenish
the earth, and subdue it; and have
dominion over the fish of the sea, and
over the fowl of the air, and over every
living thing that creepeth upon the
earth.' 29And God said: 'Behold, I
have given you every herb yielding
seed, which is upon the face of all the
earth, and every tree, in which is the
fruit of a tree yielding seed — to you
it shall be for food; 30and to every
beast of the earth, and to every fowl
of the air, and to every thing that
creepeth upon the earth, wherein
there is a living soul, [I have given]
every green herb for food.' And it was
so. 31And God saw every thing that He
had made, and, behold, it was very
good. And there was evening and
there was morning, the sixth day.
O And the heaven and the earth
were finished, and all the host of
them. 2And on the seventh day God
finished His work which He had
made; and He rested on the seventh
day from all His work which He had
»Heb.

made. 3And God blessed the seventh
day, and hallowed it; because that
in it He rested from all His work
which God in creating had made.
4These are the generations of the
heaven and of the earth when they
were created, in the day that the
Lord God made earth and heaven.
6No shrub of the field was yet in the
earth, and no herb of the field had
yet sprung up; for the Lord God
had not caused it to rain upon the
earth, and there was not a man to till
the ground; 6but there went up a mist
from the earth, and watered the whole
face of the ground. Then the Lord
God formed man of the dust of the
ground, and breathed into his nostrils
the breath of life; and man became
a living soul. 8And the Lord God
planted a garden eastward, in Eden;
and there He put the man whom He
had formed. 9And out of the ground
made the Lord God to grow every tree
that is pleasant to the sight, and good
for food; the tree of life also in the
midst of the garden, and the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil. 10And
a river went out of Eden to water the
garden; and from thence it was parted,
and became four heads. "The name
of the first is Pishon; that is it which
compasseth the whole land of Havilah,
where there is gold; 12and the gold of
that land is good; there is bdellium
and the onyx stone. 13And the name
of the second river is Gihon; the same
is it that compasseth the whole land of
Cush. "And the name of the third
river is "Tigris; that is it which goeth
toward the east of Asshur. And the
fourth river is the Euphrates. "And
the Lord God took the man, and put
him into the garden of Eden to dress
it and to keep it. 16And the Lord
God commanded the man, saying:
'Of every tree of the garden thou
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3.15

mayest freely eat; 17but of the tree of
the knowledge of good and evil, thou
shalt not eat of it; for in the day that
thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely
die.' "And the Lord God said: 'It is
not good that the man should be
alone; I will make him a help meet for
him.' 19And out of the ground the
Lord God formed every beast of the
field, and every fowl of the air; and
brought them unto the man to see
what he would call them; and what
soever the man would call every living
creature, that was to be the name
thereof. 20And the man gave names to
all cattle, and to the fowl of the air,
and to every beast of the field; but
for Adam there was not found a help
meet for him. 21And the Lord God
caused a deep sleep to fall upon the
man, and he slept; and He took one
of his ribs, and closed up the place
with flesh instead thereof. 22And the
rib, which the Lord God had taken
from the man, made He a woman, and
brought her unto the man. ^And the
man said: 'This is now bone of my
bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall
be called "Woman, because she was
taken out of bMan.' ^Therefore shall
a man leave his father and his mother,
and shall cleave unto his wife, and
they shall be one flesh. 25And they
were both naked, the man and his
wife, and were not ashamed.
Q Now the serpent was more subtle
" than any beast of the field which
the Lord God had made. And he
said unto the woman: 'Yea, hath
God said: Ye shall not eat of any tree
of the garden?' 2And the woman said
unto the serpent: 'Of the fruit of the
trees of the garden we may eat; 3but
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
" Heb. Isshah.

ye touch it, lest ye die.' 4And the
serpent said unto the woman: 'Ye
shall not surely die; 6for God doth
know that in the day ye eat thereof,
then your eyes shall be opened, and
ye shall be as God, knowing good
and evil.' 6And when the woman
saw that the tree was good for food,
and that it was a delight to the eyes,
and that the tree was to be desired
to make one wise, she took of the fruit
thereof, and did eat; and she gave also
unto her husband with her, and he did
eat. 7And the eyes of them both were
opened, and they knew that they
were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves
together, and made themselves girdles.
8And they heard the voice of the
Lord God walking in the garden
toward the cool of the day; and the
man and his wife hid themselves from
the presence of the Lord God amongst
the trees of the garden. 9And the
Lord God called unto the man, and
said unto him: 'Where art thou?1
10And he said:' T heard Thy voice in
the garden, and I was afraid, because
I was naked; and I hid myself.' "And
He said: 'Who told thee that thou
wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the
tree, whereof I commanded thee that
thou shouldest not eat?' 12And the
man said: 'The woman whom Thou
gavest to be with me, she gave me of
the tree, and I did eat.' 13And the
Lord God said unto the woman:
'What is this thou hast done?' And
the woman said: 'The serpent be
guiled me, and I did eat.' "And the
Lord God said unto the serpent:
'Because thou hast done this, cursed
art thou from among all cattle, and
from among all beasts of the field;
upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust
shalt thou eat all the days of thy
life. 15And I will put enmity between
thee and the woman, and between thy
b Heb. Ish.

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GENESIS

seed and her seed; they shall bruise
thy head, and thou shalt bruise their
heel.' 16Unto the woman He said: 'I will
greatly multiply thy pain and thy trav
ail; in pain thou shalt bring forth
children; and thy desire shall be to
thy husband, and he shall rule over
thee.' 17 And unto Adam He said : ' Because
thou hast hearkened unto the voice
of thy wife, and hast eaten of the
tree, of which I commanded thee,
saying: Thou shalt not eat of it;
cursed is the ground for thy sake;
in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days
of thy life. I8Thorns also and thistles
shall it bring forth to thee; and thou
shalt eat the herb of the field. I9In
the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat
bread, till thou return unto the ground;
for out of it wast thou taken; for
dust thou art, and unto dust shalt
thou return.' 20And the man called
his wife's name "Eve; because she was
the mother of all living. 21And the
Lord God made for Adam and for his
wife garments of skins, and clothed
them. 22And the Lord God said: 'Behold,
the man is become as one of us, to
know good and evil; and now, lest
he put forth his hand, and take also
of the tree of life, and eat, and live
for ever.' 23Therefore the Lord God
sent him forth from the garden of
Eden, to till the ground from whence
he was taken. 24So He drove out the
man; and He placed at the east of
the garden of Eden the cherubim,
and the flaming sword which turned
every way, to keep the way to the
tree of life.
A And the man knew Eve his wife;
and she conceived and bore Cain,
and said: 'I have bgotten a man
with the help of the Lord.' 2And
aHeb. Havvah, that is, Life. 6

again she bore his brother Abel. And
Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain
was a tiller of the ground. 3And in
process of time it came to pass, that
Cain brought of the fruit of the ground
an offering unto the Lord. 4And
Abel, he also brought of the firstlings
of his flock and of the fat thereof.
And the Lord had respect unto Abel
and to his offering; 6but unto Cain
and to his offering He had not respect.
And Cain was very wroth, and his
countenance fell. 6And the Lord
said unto Cain: 'Why art thou wroth?
and why is thy countenance fallen?
7If thou doest well, shall it not be
lifted up? and if thou doest not well,
sin coucheth at the door; and unto
thee is its desire, but thou mayest
rule over it.' 8And Cain spoke unto
Abel his brother. And it. came to
pass, when they were in the field, that
Cain rose up against Abel his brother,
and slew him.
9And the Lord said unto Cain:
'Where is Abel thy brother?' And
he said: T know not; am I my
brother's keeper?' 10And He said:
'What hast thou done? the voice of
thy brother's blood crieth unto Me
from the ground. "And now cursed
art thou from the ground, which
hath opened her mouth to receive
thy brother's blood from thy hand.
12When thou tillest the ground, it
shall not henceforth yield unto thee
her strength; a fugitive and a wander
er shalt thou be in the earth.' 13And
Cain said unto the Lord : ' My punish
ment is greater than I can bear.
"Behold, Thou hast driven me out
this day from the face of the land; and
from Thy face shall I be hid; and I
shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in
the earth; and it will come to pass,
that whosoever findeth me will slay
me.' 16And the Lord said unto him:
b Heb. kanah, to get.

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5.19

'Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain,
vengeance shall be taken on him
sevenfold.' And the Lord set a sign
for Cain, lest any finding him should
smite him.
"And Cain went out from the pres
ence of the Lord, and dwelt in the
land of "Nod, on the east of Eden.
17And Cain knew his wife; and she
conceived, and bore Enoch; and he
builded a city, and called the name of
the city after the name of his son
Enoch. "And unto Enoch was born
Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and
bMehujael begot Methushael; and
Methushael begot Lamech. 19And
Lamech took unto him two wives;
the name of the one was Adah, and
the name of the other Zillah. 20And
Adah bore Jabal; he was the father
of such as dwell in tents and have
cattle. 21And his brother's name was
Jubal; he was the father of all such
as handle the harp and pipe. 22And
Zillah, she also bore Tubal-cain, the
forger of every cutting instrument of
brass and iron; and the sister of Tubal-
cain was Naamah. ^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 for wound
ing me,
And a young man for bruising me;
24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold,
Truly Lamech seventy and seven
fold.
25And Adam knew his wife again;
and she bore- a son, and called his
name cSeth: 'for God dhath ap
pointed me another seed instead of
Abel; for Cain slew him.' 26And to
Seth, to him also there was born a
son; and he called his name Enosh;
then began men to call upon the name
of the Lord.

K This is the book of the genera-
tions of Adam. In the day that
God created man, in the likeness of
God made He him; 2male and female
created He them, and blessed them,
and called their name Adam, in the
day when they were created. 3And
Adam lived a hundred and thirty
years, and begot a son in his own like
ness, after his image; and called his
name Seth. 4And the days of Adam
after he begot Seth were eight hundred
years; and he begot sons and daughters.
6And all the days that Adam lived
were nine hundred and thirty years;
and he died.
6And Seth lived a hundred and five
years, and begot Enosh. 7And Seth
lived after he begot Enosh eight
hundred and seven years, and begot
sons and daughters. 8And all the
days of Seth were nine hundred and
twelve years; and he died.
9And Enosh lived ninety years, and
begot Kenan. 10And Enosh lived
after he begot Kenan eight hundred
and fifteen years, and begot sons and
daughters. "And all the days of
Enosh were nine hundred and five
years; and he died.
12And Kenan lived seventy years,
and begot Mahalalel. 13And Kenan
lived after he begot Mahalalel eight
hundred and forty years, and begot
sons and daughters. "And all the
days of Kenan were nine hundred and
ten years; and he died.
"And Mahalalel lived sixty and five
years, and begot Jared. "And Maha
lalel lived after he begot Jared eight
hundred and thirty years, and begot
sons and daughters. 17And all the
days of Mahalalel were eight hundred
ninety and five years; and he died.
"And Jared lived a hundred sixty
and two years, and begot Enoch.
19 And Jared lived after he begot Enoch

a That is, Wandering. b Heb. Mehijael. °.Heb. Sheth. d Heb. shath.

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eight hundred years, and begot sons
and daughters. 20And all the days of
Jared were nine hundred sixty and
two years; and he died.
21And Enoch lived sixty and five
years, and begot Methuselah. 22And
Enoch walked with God after he begot
Methuselah three hundred years, and
begot sons and daughters. ^And all
the days of Enoch were three hundred
sixty and five years. MAnd Enoch
walked with God, and he was not; for
God took him.
25 And Methuselah lived a hundred
eighty and seven years, and begot
Lamech. 26And Methuselah lived
after he begot Lamech seven hundred
eighty and two years, and begot sons
and daughters. ^And all the days of
Methuselah were nine hundred sixty
and nine years; and he died.
28And Lamech lived a hundred
eighty and two years, and begot a son.
29 And he called his name Noah, say
ing: 'This same shall "comfort us
in our work and in the toil of our
hands, which cometh from the ground
which the Lord hath cursed.' 30And
Lamech lived after he begot Noah
five hundred ninety and five years,
and begot sons and daughters. 31And
all the days of Lamech were seven
hundred seventy and seven years; and
he died.
32 And Noah was five hundred years
old; and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and
Japheth. C And it came to pass, when men
began to multiply on the face of
the earth, and daughters were born
unto them, 2that the sons of God saw
the daughters of men that they were
fair; and they took them wives, whom
soever they chose. 3And the Lord
said: 'My spirit shall not abide in
man for ever, for that he also is flesh;
therefore shall his days be a hundred

a Heb. nahem, to comfort.

and twenty years.' 4The Nephilim
were in the earth in those days, and
also after that, when the sons of God
came in unto the daughters of men,
and they bore children to them; the
same were the mighty men that were
of old, the men of renown.
EAnd the Lord saw that the wicked
ness of man was great in the earth,
and that every imagination of the
thoughts of his heart was only evil
continually. 6And it repented the
Lord that He had made man on the
earth, and it grieved Him at His heart.
7And the Lord said: 'I will blot out
man whom I have created from the
face of the earth; both man, and beast,
and creeping thing, and fowl of the
air; for it repenteth Me that I have
made them.' 8But Noah found grace
in the eyes of the Lord.
TO
9These are the generations of Noah.
Noah was in his generations a man
righteous and whole-hearted; Noah
walked with God. "And Noah begot
three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
"And the earth was corrupt before
God, and the earth was filled with
violence. 12And God saw the earth,
and, behold, it was corrupt; for all
flesh had corrupted their way upon the
earth. "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. "Make thee an ark
of gopher wood; with rooms shalt
thou make the ark, and shalt pitch
it within and without with pitch.
*6And this is how thou shalt make
it: the length of the ark three hundred
cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits,
and the height of it thirty cubits.
"A light shalt thou make to. the ark,

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7.20

and to a cubit shalt thou finish it
upward; and the door of the ark shalt
thou set in the side thereof; with
lower, second, and third stories shalt
thou make it. 17And I, behold, I
do bring the flood of waters upon the
earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is
the breath of life, from under heaven;
every thing that is in the earth shall
perish. "But I will establish My
covenant with thee; and thou shalt
come into the ark, thou, and thy sons,
and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with
thee. "And of every living thing of
all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou
bring into the ark, to keep them alive
with thee; they shall be male and fe
male. 20Of the fowl after their kind,
and of the cattle after their kind, of
every creeping thing of the ground
after its 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 gather it to thee;
and it shall be for food for thee, and
for them.' 22Thus did Noah; accord
ing to all that God commanded him,
so did he.
H And the Lord said unto Noah:
* ' Come thou and all thy house into
the ark; for thee have I seen righteous
before Me in this generation. 20f
every clean beast thou shalt take to
thee seven and seven, each with his
mate; and of the beasts that are not
clean two [and two] , each with his mate ;
3of the fowl also of the air, seven and
seven, male and female; to keep seed
alive upon the face of all the earth.
4For yet seven days, and I will cause
it to rain upon the earth forty days
and forty nights; and every living
substance that I have made will I
blot out from off the face of the earth.'
5And Noah did according unto all that
the Lord commanded him.
6And Noah was six hundred years

old when the flood of waters was upon
the earth. 'And Noah went in, and his
sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives
with him, into the ark, because of. the
waters of the flood. 8Of clean beasts,
and of beasts that are not clean, and
of fowls, and of every thing that creep
eth upon the ground, "there went in
two and two unto Noah into the ark,
male and female, as God commanded
Noah. "And it came to pass after the
seven days, that the waters of the
flood were upon the earth. "In the
six hundredth year of Noah's life,
in the second month, on the seven
teenth day of the month, on the
same day were all the fountains of the
great deep broken up, and the windows
of heaven were opened. 12And the
rain was upon the earth forty days and
forty nights.'
"In the selfsame day entered Noah,
and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth,
the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife,
and the three wives of his sons with
them, into the ark; "they, and every
beast after its kind, and all the cattle
after their kind, and every creeping
thing that creepeth upon the earth
after its kind, and every fowl after its
kind, every bird of every sort. "And
they went in unto Noah into the ark,
two and two of all flesh wherein 'is the
breath of life. "And they that went
in, went in male and female of all
flesh, as God commanded him; and
the Lord shut him in. 17And the
flood was forty days upon the earth;
and the waters increased, and bore
up the ark, and it was lifted up above
the earth. "And the waters prevailed,
and increased greatly upon the earth;
and the ark went upon the face of the
waters. "And the waters prevailed
exceedingly upon the earth; and all the
high mountains that were under the
whole heaven were covered. 20Fifteen

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cubits upward did the waters prevail;
and the mountains were covered.
21And all flesh perished that moved
upon the earth, both fowl, and cattle,
and beast, and every swarming thing
that swarmeth upon the earth, and
every man; 22all in whose nostrils was
the breath of the spirit of life, what
soever was in the dry land, died.
23And He blotted out every living
substance which was upon the face of
the ground, both man, and cattle, and
creeping thing, and fowl of the heaven;
and they were blotted out from the
earth; and Noah only was left, and
they that were with him in the ark.
MAnd the waters prevailed upon the
earth a hundred and fifty days.
Q And God remembered Noah, and
every living thing, and all the
j cattle that were with hini in the ark;
and God made a wind to pass over
the earth, and the waters assuaged;
Hhe fountains also of the deep and the
windows of heaven were stopped, and
the rain from heaven was restrained.
3And the waters returned from off the
earth continually; and after the end
of a hundred and fifty days the waters
decreased. 4And the ark rested in the
seventh month, on the seventeenth
day of the month, upon the mountains
of Ararat. 6And the waters decreased
continually until the tenth month; in
the tenth month, on the first day of
the month, were the tops of the moun
tains seen.
6And it came to pass at the end of
forty days, that Noah opened the
window of the ark which he had made.
'And he sent forth a raven, and it
went forth to and fro, until the waters
were dried up from off the earth.
8And ha sent forth a dove from him,
to, see if the waters were abated from
off the face of the ground. 9But the
dove found no rest for the sole of her

foot, and she returned unto him to
the ark, for the waters were on the
face of the whole earth; and he put
forth his hand, and took her, and
brought her in unto him into the ark.
"And he stayed yet other seven days;
and again he sent forth the dove out
of the ark. "And the dove came in
to him at eventide; and lo in her
mouth an olive-leaf freshly plucked;
so Noah knew that the waters were
abated from off the earth. 12And he
stayed yet other seven days; and sent
forth the dove; and she returned not
again unto him any more.
"And it came to pass in the six
hundred and first year, in the first
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 dried.
"And in the second month, on the
seven and twentieth day of the month,
was the earth dry.
"And God spoke unto Noah, saying:
"' Go forth from the ark, thou, and thy
wife, and thy sons, and thy sons'
wives with thee. 17Bring forth with
thee every living thing that is with
thee of all flesh, both fowl, and cattle,
and every creeping thing that creep
eth upon the earth; that they may
swarm in the earth, and be fruitful,
and multiply upon the earth.' "And
Noah went forth, and his sons, and
his wife, and his sons' wives with him;
"every beast, every creeping thing,
and every fowl, whatsoever moveth
upon the earth, after their families,
went forth out of the ark.
20And 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.
21And the Lord smelled the sweet
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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; neither will I
again smite any more every thing liv
ing, as I have done. 22While the earth
remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and
cold and heat, and summer and win
ter, and day and night shall not
cease.' Q And God blessed Noah and his
sons, and said unto them: 'Be
fruitful, and multiply, and replenish
the earth. 2And the fear of you and
the dread of you shall be upon every
beast of the earth, and upon every fowl
of the air, and upon all wherewith the
ground teemeth, and upon all the
fishes of the sea : into your hand are
they delivered. 3Every moving thing
that liveth shall be for food for you;
as the green herb have I given you all.
4Only flesh with the life thereof,
which is the blood thereof, shall ye
not eat. 5And surely your blood of
your lives will I require; at the hand
of every beast will I require it; and
at the hand of man, even at the hand
of every man's brother, will I require
the fife of man. 6Whoso sheddeth
man's blood, by man shall his blood
be shed; for in the image of God made
He man. 7And you, be ye fruitful, and
multiply; swarm in the earth, and
multiply therein.'
8And God spoke unto Noah, and to
his sons with him, saying : 9'As for Me,
behold, I establish My covenant with
you, and with your seed after you;
"and with every living creature that
is with you, the fowl, the cattle, and
every beast of the earth with you; of
all that go out of the ark, even every
beast of the earth. "And I will estab
lish My covenant with you; neither
shall all flesh be cut off any more by
the waters of the flood; neither shall

there any more be a flood to destroy
the earth.' 12And God said: 'This is
the token of the covenant which I make
between Me and you and every living
creature that is with you, for perpetual
generations: "I have set My bow in
the cloud, and it shall be for a token
of. a covenant between Me and the
earth. "And it shall come to pass,
when I bring clouds over the earth,
and the bow is seen in the cloud,
15that I will remember My covenant,
which is between Me and you and
every living creature of all flesh; and
the waters shall no more become a
flood to destroy all flesh. "And the
bow shall be in the cloud; and I will
look upon it, that I may remember the
everlasting covenant between God and
every living creature of all flesh that
is upon the earth.' 17And 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.'
"And the sons of Noah, that went
forth from the ark, were Shem, and
Ham, and Japheth; and Ham is the
father of Canaan. "These three were
the sons of Noah, and of these was
the whole earth overspread.
20And Noah the husbandman be
gan, and planted a vineyard. 21And
he drank of the wine, and was drunken;
and he was uncovered within his tent.
22And Ham, the father of Canaan,
saw the nakedness of his father, and
told his two brethren without. ^And
Shem and Japheth took a garment,
and laid it upon both their shoulders,
and went backward, and covered the
nakedness of their father; and their
faces were backward, and they saw
not their father's nakedness. MAnd
Noah awoke from his wine, and knew
what his youngest son had done unto
him. 25And he said :

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Cursed be Canaan;
A servant of servants shall he be
unto his brethren.
26 And he said:
Blessed be the Lord, the God of
Shem;
And let Canaan be their servant.
27God "enlarge Japheth,
And he shall dwell in the tents of
Shem;
And let Canaan be their servant.
28And Noah lived after the flood
three hundred and fifty years. "And
all the days of Noah were nine hundred
and fifty years; and he died.
1 A Now these are the generations of
the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham,
and Japheth; and unto them were
sons born after the flood.
2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and
Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and
Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
3And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz,
and Riphath, and Togarmah. 4And
the sons of Javan: Elishah, and
Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5Of these were the isles of the nations
divided in their lands, every one after
his tongue, after, their families, in their
nations. 6And the sons of Ham: Cush, and
Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.
'And the sons of Cush: Seba, and
Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah,
and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah:
Sheba, and Dedan. 8And Cush begot
Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one
in the earth. 9He was a mighty hunter
before the Lord; wherefore it is said:
' Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before
the Lord.' "And the beginning of his
kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and
Accad, and Calneh, in the land of
Shinar. "Out of that land went forth
Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and
Rehoboth-ir, and Calah, 12and Resen
" Heb. japhth. '

between Nineveh and Calah — the
same is the great city. "And Mizraim
begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Leha
bim, and Naphtuhim, "and Pathru
sim, and Casluhim — whence went forth
the Philistines — and Caphtorim.
"And Canaan begot Zidon his first
born, and Heth; "and the Jebusite,
and the Amorite, and the Girgashite;
17and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and
the Sinite; "and the Arvadite, and
the Zemarite, and the Hamathite;
and afterward were the families of the
Canaanite spread abroad. "And the
border of the Canaanite was from
Zidon, as thou goest toward Gerar,
unto Gaza; as thou goest toward
Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah
and, Zeboiim, unto Lasha. 20These
are the sons of Ham, after their
families, after their tongues, in their
lands, in their nations.
21 And unto Shem, the father of all
the children of Eber, the elder
brother of Japheth, to him also were
children born. 22The sons of Shem:
Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad,
and Lud, and Aram. ^And the sons
of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether,
and Mash. MAnd Arpachshad begot
Shelah; and Shelah begot Eber. 25And
unto Eber were born two sons; the
name of the one was bPeleg; for in his
days was the earth divided; and his
brother's name was Joktan. 26And
Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph,
and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah; 27and
Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah;
28and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba;
29and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab;
all these were the sons of Joktan.
30And their dwelling was from Mesha,
as thou goest toward Sephar, unto
the mountain of the east. 31These
are the sons of Shem, after their
families, after their tongues, in their
lands, after their nations.
V That is, Division.
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32These are the families of the sons
of Noah, after their generations, in
their nations; and of these were the
nations divided in the earth after the
flood. "1 1 And the whole earth was of one
language and of one speech.
2 And it came to pass, as they jour
neyed east, that they found a plain
in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt
there. 3And they said one to an
other: 'Come, let us make brick, and
burn them thoroughly.' And they
had brick for stone, and slime had
they for mortar. 4And they said:
'Come, let us build us a city, and
a tower, with its top in heaven, and
let us make us a name; lest we be
scattered abroad upon the face of the
whole earth.' 6And the Lord came
down to see the city and the tower,
which the childreruof men builded.
6And the Lord said: 'Behold, they are
one people, and they have all one
language; and this is what they begin
to do; and now nothing will be with-
holden from them, which they pur
pose to do. 7Come, let us go down,
and there confound their language,
that they may not. understand one
another's speech.' 8So the Lord scat
tered them abroad from thence upon
the face of all the earth; and they
left off to build the city. Therefore
was the name of it called Babel; be
cause the Lord did there "confound
the language of all the earth; and
from thence did the Lord scatter
them abroad upon the face of all the
earth. "These are the generations of Shem.
Shem was a hundred years old, and
begot Arpachshad two years after the
flood. "And Shem hved after he begot
Arpachshad five hundred years, and
begot sons and daughters. " Heb. balal,

12And Arpachshad lived five and
thirty years, and begot Shelah. "And
Arpachshad lived after he begot Shelah
four hundred arid three years, and
begot sons and daughters.
"And Shelah lived thirty years, and
begot Eber. "And Shelah hved after
he begot Eber four hundred and three
years, and begot sons and daughters.
"And Eber lived four and thirty
years, and begot Peleg. 17And Eber
lived after he begot Peleg four hundred
and thirty years, and begot sons and
daughters. "And Peleg hved thirty years, and
begot Reu. "And Peleg lived after he
begot Reu two hundred and nine
years, and begot sons and daughters.
20And Reu hved two and thirty
years, and begot Serug. 21And Reu
lived after he begot Serug two hundred
and seven years, and begot sons and
daughters. 22 And Serug hved thirty years, and
begot Nahor. ^And Serug hved after
he begot Nahor two hundred years,
and begot sons and daughters.
24 And Nahor hved nine and twenty
years, and begot Terah. 25And Nahor
lived after he begot Terah a hundred
and nineteen years, and begot sons
and daughters.
26And Terah hved seventy years,
and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
27Now these, are the generations of
Terah. Terah begot Abram, Nahor,
and Haran; and Haran begot Lot.
28And Haran died in the presence of
his father Terah in the land of his
nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. 29And
Abram and Nahor took them wives:
the name of Abram's wife was Sarai;
and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah,
the daughter of Haran, the father of
Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
30And Sarai was barren; she had no
child. 31And Terah took Abram his

to confound.

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son, and Lot the son of Haran, his
son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-
law, his son Abram's wife; and they
went forth with them from Ur of the
Chaldees, to go into the land of
Canaan; and they came unto Haran,
and dwelt. there. 32And the days of
Terah were two hundred and five
years; and Terah diedin Haran.
T^
1 O Now the Lord said unto
Abram: 'Get thee out of thy
country, and from thy kindred, and
from thy father's house, unto the land
that I will show thee. 2And I will make
of thee a great nation, and I will bless
thee, and make thy name great; and be
thou a blessing. 3And I will bless
them that bless thee, and him that
curseth thee will I curse; and in
thee shall all the families of the
earth be blessed.' 4So Abram went,
as the Lord had spoken unto him;
and Lot went with him; and Abram
was seventy and five years old when
he departed out of Haran. 6And
Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his
brother's son, and all their substance
that they had gathered, and the souls
that they had gotten in Haran; and
they went forth to go into the land of
Canaan; and into the land of Canaan
they came. 6And * Abram passed
through the land unto the place of
Shechem, unto the terebinth of Moreh.
And the Canaanite was then in the
land. 'And the Lord appeared unto
Abram, and said: 'Unto thy seed will
I give this land' ; and he builded there
an altar unto the Lord, who appeared
unto him. 8And he removed from
thence unto the mountain on the east
of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, hav
ing Beth-el on the west, and Ai on
the east; and he builded there an
altar unto the Lord, and called upon

the name of the Lord. 9And Abram
journeyed, going on still toward the
South. "And there was a famine in the
land; and Abram went down into
Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine
was sore in the land. "And it came
to pass, when he was come near to
enter into Egypt, that he said unto
Sarai his wife: 'Behold now, I know
that thou art a fair woman to look
upon. "And it will come to pass, when
the Egyptians shall see thee, that
they will say: This is his wife; and
they will kill me, but thee they will
keep alive. "Say, I pray thee, thou
art my sister; that it may be well with
me for thy sake, and that my soul may
live because of thee.' "And it came
to pass, that, when Abram was come
into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the
woman that she was very fair. "And
the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and
praised her to Pharaoh; and the
woman was taken into Pharaoh's
house. "And he dealt well with
Abram for her sake; and he had sheep,
and oxen, and he-asses, and men-
servants, and maid-servants, and she-
asses, and camels. 17And the Lord
plagued Pharaoh and his house with
great plagues because of Sarai Abram's
wife. "And Pharaoh called Abram,
and said : 'What is this that thou hast
done unto me? why didst thou not
tell me that she was thy wife? "Why
saidst thou: She is my sister? so
that I took her to be my wife; now
therefore behold thy wife, take her,
and go thy way.' 20And • Pharaoh
gave men charge 'concerning him;
and they brought him on the way, and
his wife, and all that he had.
1 Q And Abram went up out of
Egypt, he, and his wife, and all
that he had, and Lot with him, into
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rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
3And he went on his journeys from the
South even to Beth-el, unto the place
where his tent had been at the begin
ning, between Beth-el and Ai; 4unto
the place of the altar, which he had
made there at the first; and Abram
called there on the name of the
Lord. 6And Lot also, who went with
Abram, had flocks, and herds, and
tents. 6And the land was not able
to bear them, that they might dwell
together; for their substance was
great, so that they could not dwell
together. 7And there was a strife
between the herdmen of Abram's
cattle and the herdmen of Lot's
cattle. And the Canaanite and the
Perizzite dwelt then in the land. 8And
Abram said unto Lot: 'Let there be
no strife, I pray thee, between me
and thee, and between my herdmen
and thy herdmen ; for we are brethren.
9Is npt the whole land before thee?
separate thyself, I pray thee, from
me; if thou wilt take the left hand,
then I will go to the right; or if thou
take the right hand, then I will go
to the left.' "And Lot lifted up his
eyes, and beheld all the plain of
the Jordan, that it was well watered
every where, before the Lord de
stroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like
the garden of the Lord, like the land
of Egypt, as thou goest unto Zoar.
"So Lot chose him all the plain of the
Jordan; and Lot journeyed east; and
they separated themselves the one
from the other. "Abram dwelt in
the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt
in the cities of the Plain, and moved
his tent as far as Sodom. "Now the
men of Sodom were wicked and sin
ners against the Lord exceedingly.
"And the Lord said unto Abram,
after that Lot was separated from
him: 'Lift up now thine eyes, and

look from the place where thou art.,
northward and southward and east
ward and westward; "for all the land
which thou seest, to thee will I give
it, and to thy seed for ever. "And I
will make thy seed as the dust of the
earth; so that if a man can number
the dust of the earth, then shall thy
seed also be numbered. 17Arise, walk
through the land in the length of it
and in the breadth of it; for unto thee
will I give it.' "And Abram moved
his tent, and came and dwelt by the
terebinths of Mamre, which are in
Hebron, and built there an altar unto
the Lord.
1 A And it came to pass in the
days of Amraphel king of Shinar,
Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer
king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,
2that they 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 — the same is Zoar.
3AU these came as allies unto the
vale of Siddim — the same is the Salt
Sea. Twelve years they served
Chedorlaomer. and in the thirteenth
year they rebelled. 5And in the
fourteenth year came, Chfidorlaomer
and the kings that were with him,
and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-
karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and
the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, 6and
the Horites in their mount Seir, unto
El-paran, which is by the wilderness.
7And they turned back, and came to
En-mishpat — the same is Kadesh —
and smote all the country of the
Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that
dwelt in Hazazon-tamar. sAnd there
went out the king of Sodom, and the
king of Gomorrah, and the king of
Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and
the king of Bela — the same is Zoar;
and they set the battle in array against

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them in the vale of Siddim; 9against
Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and
Tidal king- of Goiim, and Amraphel
king of Shinar, and Arioch king of
Ellasar; four kings against the five.
"Now the vale of Siddim was full of
slime pits; and the kings of Sodom
and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there,
and they that remained fled to the
mountain. "And they took all the
goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and
all their victuals, and went their way.
"And they took Lot, Abram's brother's
son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his
goods, and departed. "And there
came one that had escaped, and told
Abram the Hebrew — now he dwelt
by the terebinths of Mamre the
Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and
brother of Aner; and these were con
federate with Abram. "And when
Abram heard that his brother was
taken captive, he led forth his trained
men, born in his house, three hundred
and eighteen, and pursued as far as
Dan. "And he divided himself against
them by night, he and his servants,
and smote them, and pursued them
unto Hobah, which is on the left
hand of Damascus. "And he brought
back all the goods, and also brought
back his brother Lot, and his goods,
and the women also, and the people.
17And the king of Sodom went out to
meet him, after his return from the
slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the
kings that were with him, at the vale
of Shaveh — the same is the King's
Vale. "And Melchizedek king of
Salem brought forth bread and wine;
and he was priest of God the Most
High. "And he blessed him, and said :
'Blessed be Abram of God Most High,
Maker of heaven and earth; 20and
blessed be God the Most High, who
hath delivered thine enemies into thy
hand.' And he gave him a tenth of

all. 21And the king of Sodom said
unto Abram: 'Give me the persons,
and take the goods to thyself.' , 22And
Abram said to the king of Sodom:
T have lifted up my hand unto the
Lord, God Most High, Maker of
heaven and earth, 23that I will not
take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor
aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest
say: I have made Abram rich;
^save only that which the young men
have eaten, and the portion of the
men which went with me, Aner,
Eshcol, and Mamre, let them take
their portion.'
1 K After these things the word of
the Lord came unto Abram in
a vision, saying : ' Fear not, Abram, I
am thy shield, thy reward shall be
exceeding great.' 2And Abram said:
'O Lord God, what wilt Thou give
me, seeing I go hence childless, and he
that shall be possessor of my house is
Eliezer of .Damascus?' 3And Abram
said: 'Behold, to me Thou hast
given no seed, and, lo, one born in
my house is to be mine heir.' 4And,
behold, the word of the Lord came)
unto him, saying: 'This man shall
not be thine heir; but he that shall
come forth out of thine own bowels
shall be thine heir.' 5And He brought
him forth abroad, and said : ' Look now
toward heaven, and count the stars, '
if thou be able to count them' ; and He
said unto him: 'So shall thy seed be.'
6And he believed in the Lord; and
He counted it to him for righteousness.
7And He said unto him: 'I am the
Lord that brought thee out of Ur of
the Chaldees, to give thee this land
to inherit it.' 8And he said: '0 Lord
God, whereby shall I know that I
shall inherit it?' 9And He said unto
him: 'Take Me a heifer of three
years old, and a she-goat of three years
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a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.'
"And he took him all these, and
divided them in the midst, and laid
each half over against the other ; but the
birds divided he not. "And the birds
of prey came down upon the carcasses,
and Abram drove them away. "And
it came to pass, that, when the sun
was going down, a deep sleep fell upon
Abram, and, lo, a dread, even a great
darkness, fell upon him. "And He
said unto Abram: 'Know of a surety
that thy seed shall be a stranger in a
land that is not theirs, and shall serve
them; and they shall afflict them four
hundred years; "and also that nation,
whom they shall serve, will I judge;
and afterward shall they come out
with great substance. "But thou
shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou
shalt be buried in a good old age.
16 And in the fourth generation they
shall come back hither; for the iniquity
of the Amorite is not yet full.' "And
it came to pass, that, when the sun
went down, and there was thick
darkness, behold a smoking furnace,
and a flaming torch that passed be
tween these pieces. "In that day the
Lord made a covenant with Abram,
saying: 'Unto thy seed have I given
this land, from the river of Egypt unto
the great river, the river Euphrates;
"the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and
the Kadmonite, 20and the Hittite, and
the Perizzite, and the Rephaim, 21and
the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and
the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.'
Now Sarai Abram's wife bore
him no children; and she had a
handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name
was Hagar. 2And Sarai said unto
Abram: 'Behold now, the Lord hath
restrained me from bearing; go in, I
pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may
be that I shall be builded up through
her.' And Abram hearkened to the
" That is, God heareth. b Heb. El roi.
2

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voice of Sarai. 3And Sarai Abram's
wife took Hagar the Egyptian, her
handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten
years in the land of Canaan, and gave
her to Abram her husband to be his
wife. 4And he went in unto Hagar,
and she conceived; and when she saw
that she had conceived, her mistress
was despised in her eyes. 5And Sarai
said unto Abram: 'My wrong be
upon thee : I gave my handmaid into
thy bosom; and when she saw that
she had conceived, I was despised in
her eyes: the Lord judge between me
and thee.' 6But Abram said unto
Sarai: 'Behold, thy maid is in thy
hand; do to her that which is good in
thine eyes.' And Sarai dealt harshly
with her, and she fled from her face.
7And the angel of the Lord found her
by a fountain of water in the wilder
ness, by the fountain in the way to
Shur. 8And he said: 'Hagar, Sarai's
handmaid, whence earnest thou? and
whither goest thou?' And she said:
T flee from the face of my mistress
Sarai.' 9And the angel of the Lord said
unto her : ' Return to thy mistress, and
submit thyself under her hands.'
"And the angel of the Lord said unto
her : ' I will greatly multiply thy seed,
that it shall not be numbered for
multitude.' "And the angel of the
Lord said unto her: 'Behold, thou
art with child, and shalt bear a son;
and thou shalt call his name "Ishmael,
because the Lord hath heard thy
affliction. "And he shall be a wild ass
of a man: his hand shall be against
every man, and every man's hand
against him; and he shall dwell in
the face of all his brethren.' "And
she called the name of the Lord that
spoke unto her, Thou art ba God of
seeing; for she said: 'Have I even
here seen Him that seeth me?' "Where
fore the well was called cBeer-lahai-roi;
Thatia, The well of the Living One who seeth me.
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behold, it is between Kadesh and
Bered. "And Hagar bore Abram a
son; and Abram called the name of
his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.
"And Abram' was fourscore and six
years old, when Hagar bore Ishmael to
Abram. "J *7 And when Abram was ninety
years old and nine, the Lord ap
peared to Abram, and said unto him:
'I am God Almighty; walk before
Me, and be thou whole-hearted. 2And
I will make My covenant between Me
and thee, and will multiply thee ex
ceedingly.' 3And Abram fell on his
face; and God talked with him, say
ing: 4'As for Me, behold, My covenant
is with thee, and thou shalt be "the
father of a multitude of nations.
6Neither shall thy name any more be
called Abram, but thy name shall be
Abraham; for the father of a multitude
of nations have I made thee. eAnd I
will make thee exceeding fruitful, and
I will make nations of thee, arid kings
shall come out of thee. 'And I will
establish My covenant between Me
and thee and thy seed after thee
throughout their generations for an
everlasting covenant, to be a God unto
thee and to thy seed after thee. 8And
I will give unto thee, and to thy seed
after thee, the land of thy sojournings,
all the land of Canaan, for an ever
lasting possession; and I will be their
God.' 9And God said unto Abraham:
'And as for thee, thou shalt keep My
covenant, thou, and thy seed after
thee throughout their generations.
"This is My covenant, which ye shall
keep, between Me and you and thy
seed after thee: every male among
you shall be circumcised. "And ye
shall be circumcised in the flesh of
your foreskin; and it shall be a token
of a covenant betwixt Me and you.
"And he that is eight days old shall
a Heb. Ab hamon. h That is, Princess.

be circumcised among you, every male
throughout your generations, he that
is born in the house, or bought with
money of any foreigner, that is not of
thy seed. "He that is born in thy
house, and he that is bought with
thy money, must needs be circumcised;
and My covenant shall be in your
flesh for an everlasting covenant.
"And the uncircumcised male who is
not circumcised in the flesh of his
foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from
his people; he hath broken My cove
nant.' "And God said unto Abraham:
'As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not
call her name Sarai, but bSarah shall
her name be. "And I will bless her,
and moreover I will give thee a son
of her; yea, I will bless her, and she
shall be a mother of nations; kings of
peoples shall be of her.' 17Then
Abraham fell , upon his face, and
laughed, and said in his heart : ' Shall
a child be born unto him that is a
hundred years old? and shall Sarah,
that is ninety years old, bear?' "And
Abraham said unto God: 'Oh that
Ishmael might five before Thee!'
"And God said: 'Nay, but Sarah thy
wife shall bear thee a son; and thou
shalt call his name "Isaac; and I will
establish My covenant with him for
an everlasting covenant for his seed
after him. 20And as for Ishmael, I
have heard thee; behold, I have
blessed him, and will make him fruit
ful, and will multiply him exceedingly;
twelve princes shall he beget, and I
will make him a great nation. 2lBut
My covenant will I establish with
Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto
thee at this set time in the next year.'
22 And He left off talking with him, and
God went up from Abraham. ^And
Abraham took Ishmael his son, and
all that were born in his house, and
0 From the Heb. root meaning to laugh.

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18.21

all that were bought with his money,
every male among the men of Abra
ham's house, and circumcised the
flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame
day, as God had said unto him.
24And Abraham was ninety years old
and nine, when he was circumcised
in the flesh of his foreskin. ' 25And
Ishmael his son was thirteen years
old, when he was circumcised in the
flesh of his foreskin. 26In the selfsame
day was Abraham circumcised, and
Ishmael his son. "And all the men of
his house, those born in the house, and
those bought with money of a foreigner,
were circumcised with him.
"1 Q And the Lord appeared unto
him by the terebinths of Mamre,
as he sat in the tent door in the heat
of the day; 2and he lifted up his eyes
and looked, and, lo, three men stood
over against him; and when he saw
them, he ran to meet them from the
tent door, and bowed down to the
earth, 3and said: 'My lord, if now I
have found favour in thy sight, pass
not away, I pray thee, from thy serv
ant. 4Let now a little water be
fetched, and wash your feet, and recline
yourselves under the tree. 5And I will
fetch a morsel of bread, and stay ye
your heart; after that ye shall pass on;
forasmuch as ye are come to your
servant.' And they said: 'So do, as
thou hast said.' 6And Abraham has
tened into the tent unto Sarah, and
said: 'Make ready quickly three
measures of fine meal, knead it, and
make cakes.' 7And Abraham ran unto
the herd, and fetched a calf tender and
good, and gave it unto the servant;
and he hasl&ned to dress it. 8And he
took curd, and milk, and the calf
which he had dressed, and set it before
them; and he stood by them under

the tree, and they did eat. 9And they
said unto him: 'Where is Sarah thy
wife?' And he said: 'Behold, in the
tent.' "And He said: 'I will certainly
return unto thee when the season Com
eth round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall
have a son.' And Sarah heard in the
tent door, which was behind him. —
"Now Abraham and Sarah were old,
and well stricken in age; it had ceased
to be with Sarah after the manner of
women. — "And Sarah laughed within
herself, saying : 'After I am waxed old
shall I have pleasure, my lord being
old also?' "And the Lord -said unto
Abraham: 'Wherefore did Sarah
laugh, saying: Shall I of a surety
bear a child, who am old? "Is any
thing too hard for the Lord? At the
set time I will return unto thee, when
the season cometh round, and Sarah
shall have a son.' "Then Sarah denied,
saying: 'I laughed not'; for she was
afraid. And He said: 'Nay; but thou
didst laugh.'
"And the men rose up from thence,
and looked out toward Sodom; and
Abraham went with them to bring
them on the way. 17And the Lord
said: 'Shall I hide from Abraham
that which I am doing; "seeing that
Abraham shall surely become a great
and mighty nation, and all the nations '
of the earth shall be blessed in him?
"For I have known him, to the end
that he may command his children
and his household after him, that they
may keep the way of the Lord, to do
righteousness and justice; to the end
that the Lord may bring upon Abra
ham that which He hath spoken of
him.' 20And the Lord said: 'Verily,
the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is
great, and, verily, their sin is exceed
ing grievous. 21I will go down now,
and see whether they have done alto
gether according to the cry of it, which

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is come unto Me; and if not, I will
know.' 22And the men turned from
thence, and went toward Sodom; but
Abraham stood yet before the Lord.
23 And Abraham drew near, and said:
'Wilt Thou indeed sweep away the
righteous with the wicked? 24Perad-
venture there are fifty righteous within
the city; wilt Thou indeed sweep away
and not forgive the place for the fifty
righteous that are therein? 25That be
far from Thee to do after this manner,
to slay the righteous with the wicked,
that so the righteous should be as the
wicked; that be far from Thee; -shall
not the Judge of all the earth do
justly?' 26And the Lord said: 'If I
find in Sodom fifty righteous within
the city, then I will forgive all the
place for their sake.' "And Abraham
answered and said: 'Behold now, I
have taken upon me to speak unto the
Lord, who am but dust and ashes.
28Peradventure there shall lack five
of the fifty righteous; wilt Thou de
stroy all the city for lack of five?' And
He said: 'I will not destroy it, if I
find there forty and five.' 29And he
spoke unto Him yet again, and said:
' Peradventure there shall be forty
found there.' And He said: 'I will
not do it for the forty's sake.' 30And
he said: 'Oh, let, not the Lord be angry,
and I will speak. Peradventure there
shall thirty be found there.' And He
said: 'I will not do it, if I find thirty
there.' 31And he said: 'Behold now,
I have taken upon me to speak unto
the Lord. Peradventure there shall
be twenty found there.' And He said :
T will not destroy it for the twenty's
sake.? 32And he said: 'Oh, let not the
Lord be angry, and I will speak yet
but this once. Peradventure ten shall
be found there.' And He said: 'I will
not destroy it for the ten's sake.'
33 And the Lord went His way, as soon

as He had left off speaking to Abra
ham; and Abraham returned unto his
place. "J Q And the two angels came to
Sodom at even ; and Lot sat in the
gate of Sodom; and Lot saw them, and
rose up to meet them; and he fell
down on his face to the earth; 2and
he said: 'Behold now, my lords, turn
aside, I pray you, into your servant's
house, and tarry all night, and wash
your feet, and ye shall rise up early, ¦
and go on your way.' And they said:
'Nay; but we will abide in the broad
place all night.' 3And he urged them
greatly; and they turned in unto him,
and entered into his house; and he
made them a feast, and did bake un
leavened bread, and they did eat.
4But before they lay down, the men
of the city, even the men of Sodom,
compassed the house round, both
young and old, all the people from
every quarter. 5And they called unto
Lot, and said unto him: 'Where are
the men that came in to thee this
night? bring them out unto us, that
we may know them.' 6And Lot went
out unto them to the door, and shut
the door after him. 'And he said:
'I pray you, my brethren, do not so
wickedly. 8Behold now, I have two
daughters that have not known man;
let me, I pray you, bring them out
unto you, and do ye to them as is good
in your eyes; only unto these men do
nothing; forasmuch as -they are come
under the shadow of my roof.' 9And
they said: 'Stand back.' And they
said: 'This one fellow came in to
sojourn, and he will needs play the
judge; now will we deal worse with
thee, than with them.' And they
pressed sore upon the man, even Lot,
and drew near to break the door.
"But the men put forth their hand,
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them, and the door they shut. "And
they smote the men that were at the
door of the house with blindness, both
small and great; so that they wearied
themselves to find the door. "And
the men said unto Lot: 'Hast thou
here any besides? son-in-law, and
thy sons, and thy daughters, and
whomsoever thou hast in the city;
bring them out of the place; "for we
will destroy this place, because the
cry of them is waxed great before the
Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to
destroy it.' "And Lot went out, and
spoke unto his sons-in-law, who
married his daughters, and said:
'Up, get you out of this place; for the
Lord will destroy the city.' But he
seemed unto his sons-in-law as one
that jested. "And when the morning
arose, then the angels hastened Lot,
saying: 'Arise, take thy wife, and
thy two daughters that are here; lest
thou be swept away in the iniquity of
the city.' "But he fingered; and the
men laid hold upon his hand, and upon
the hand of his wife, and upon the
hand of his two daughters; the Lord
being merciful unto him. And they
brought him forth, and set him without
the city. 17And it came to pass, when
they had brought them forth abroad,
that he said: 'Escape for thy life;
look not behind thee, neither stay
thou in all the Plain; escape to the
mountain, lest thou be swept away.'
"And Lot said unto them: 'Oh, not
so, my lord; "behold now, thy servant
hath found grace in thy sight, and
thou hast magnified thy mercy,
which thou hast shown unto me in
saving my life; and I cannot escape
to the mountain, lest the evil overtake
me, and I die. 20Behold now, this
city is near to flee unto, and it is a
little one; oh, let me escape thither —
is it not a little one? — and my soul
" That is, Little.

shall five.' 21And he said unto him:
'See, I have accepted 1;hee concerning
this thing also, that I will not over
throw the city of wliich thou hast
spoken. 22Hasten thou, escape thither;
for I cannot do any thing till thou be
come thither.' — Therefore the name
of the city was called "Zoar. — ^The
sun was risen upon the earth when Lot
came unto Zoar. 2Then the Lord
caused to rain upon Sodom and upon
Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the
Lord out of heaven; 25and He over
threw those cities, and all the Plain,
and all the inhabitants of the cities,
and that which grew upon the ground.
26But his wife looked back from behind
him, and she became a pillar of salt.
"And Abraham got up early in the
morning to the place where he had
stood before the Lord. 28And he
looked out toward Sodom and Gomor
rah, and toward all the land of the
Plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke
of the land went up as the smoke of a
furnace. 29And it came to pass, when God
destroyed the cities of the Plain, that
God remembered Abraham, and sent
Lot out of the midst of the overthrow,
when He overthrew the cities in which
Lot dwelt.
30And Lot went up out of Zoar, and
dwelt in the mountain, and his two
daughters with him; for he feared to
dwell in Zoar; and he dwelt in a cave,
he and his two daughters. 31And the
first-born said unto the younger : ' Our
father is old, and there is not a man in
the earth to come in unto us after the
manner of all the earth. 32Come, let
us make our father drink wine, and
we will he with him, that we may pre
serve seed of our father.' 33And they
made their father drink wine that
night. And the first-born went in,
and lay with her father; and he knew
see verse 20.

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GENESIS

not when she lay down, nor when she
arose. 34And it. came to pass on the
morrow, that the first-born said unto
the younger: 'Behold, I lay yester
night with my father. Let us make
him drink wine this night also; and
go thou in, and lie with him, that we
may preserve seed of our father.'
35And they made their father drink
wine that night also. And the younger
arose, and lay with him; and he knew
not when she lay down, nor when she
arose. 36Thus were both the daughters
of Lot with child by their father.
37And the first-born bore a son, and
called his name Moab — the same is the
father of the Moabites unto this day.
38And the younger, she also bore a son,
and called his name Ben-ammi — the
same is the father of the children of
Ammon unto this day.
Of) And Abraham journeyed from
thence toward the land of the
South, and dwelt between; Kadesh and
Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar.
2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife :
'She is my sister.' And Abimelech
king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
3But God came to Abimelech in a
dream of the night, and said to him:
'Behold, thou shalt die, because of the
woman whom thou hast taken; for
she is a man's wife.' 4Now Abimelech
had not come near her; and he said:
' Lord, wilt Thou slay even a righteous
nation? ^aid he not himself unto me :
She is my sister? and she, even she
herself said: He is my brother.
In the simplicity of my heart and the
innocency of my hands have I done
this.' 6And God said unto him in the
dream: 'Yea, I know that in the
simplicity of thy heart thou hast done
this, and I also withheld thee from
sinning against Me. Therefore suf
fered I thee not to touch her. 'Now
therefore restore the man's wife; for

he is a prophet, and he shall pray for
thee, and thou shalt live; and if thou
restore her not, know thou that thou
shalt surely die, thou, and all that are
thine.' 8And Abimelech rose early in
the morning, and called all his servants,
and told all these things in their ears;
and the men were sore afraid. Then
Abimelech called Abraham, and said
unto him: 'What hast thou done unto
us? and wherein have I sinned against
thee, that thou hast brought on me
and on my kingdom a great sin? thou
hast done deeds unto me that ought
not to be done.' "And Abimelech
said unto Abraham: 'What sawest
thou, that thou hast done this thing?'
"And Abraham said: 'Because I
thought: Surely the fear of God is
not in this place; and they will slay
me for my wife's sake. "And more
over she is indeed my sister, the
daughter of my father, but not the
daughter of my mother; and so she
became my wife. "And it came to
pass, when God caused me to wan
der from my father's house, that I
said unto her: This is thy kindness
which thou shalt show unto me; at
every place whither we shall come, say
of me: He is my brother.' "And
Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and
men-servants and women -servants,
and gave them unto Abraham, and
restored him Sarah his wife. "And
Abimelech said: 'Behold, my land is
before thee: dwell where it pleaseth
thee.' "And unto Sarah he said:
'Behold, I have given thy brother a
thousand pieces of silver; behold,
it is for thee a covering of the eyes
to all that are with thee; and before
all men thou art righted.' "And
Abraham prayed unto God; and God
healed Abimelech, and his wife, and
his maid-servants; and they bore
children. "For the Lord had fast

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21

closed up all the wombs of the house of
Abimelech, because of Sarah Abra
ham's wife.
And the Lord remembered
Sarah as He had said, and the
Lord did unto Sarah as He had spoken.
2And Sarah conceived, and bore Abra
ham a son in his old age, at the set
time of which God had spoken to him.
5And Abraham called the name of his
son that was born unto him, whom
Sarah bore to him, Isaac. 4And Abra
ham circumcised his son Isaac when
he was eight days old, as God had
commanded him. 5And Abraham
was a hundred years old, when his
son Isaac was born unto him. 6And
Sarah said : ' God hath made laughter
for me; every one that heareth will
laugh on account of me.' 'And she
said: 'Who would have said unto
Abraham, that Sarah should give
children suck? for I have borne him a
son in his old age.'
8And the child grew, and was
weaned. And Abraham made a great
feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
9And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the
Egyptian, whom she had borne unto
Abraham, making sport. "Wherefore
she said unto Abraham: 'Cast out
this bondwoman and her son; for the
son of this bondwoman shall not be
heir with my son, even with Isaac'
"And the thing was very grievous in
Abraham's sight on account of his
son. "And God said unto Abraham:
'Let it not be grievous in thy sight
because of the lad, and because of thy
bondwoman; in all that Sarah saith
unto thee, hearken unto her voice;
for in Isaac shall seed be called to thee.
"And also of the son of the bond
woman will I make a nation, because
he is thy seed.' "And Abraham rose
up early in the morning, and took
bread and a bottle of water, and gave

it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoul
der, and the child, and sent her away;
and she departed, and strayed in the
wilderness of Beer-sheba. "And the
water in the bottle was spent, and
she cast the child under one of the
shrubs. "And she went, and sat her
down over against him a good way off,
as it were a bowshot; for she said:
'Let me not look upon the death of
the child.' And she sat over against
him, and lifted up her voice, and
wept. 17And God heard the voice of
the lad; and the angel of God called
to Hagar out of heaven, and said untq
her: 'What aileth thee, Hagar? fear
not; for God hath heard the voice
of the lad where he is. "Arise, lift
up the lad, and hold him fast by thy
hand; for I will make him a great
nation.' "And God opened her eyes,
and she saw a well of water; and she
went, and filled the bottle with water,
and gave the lad drink. 20And God
was with the lad, and he grew; and
he dwelt in the wilderness, and be
came an archer. 21And he dwelt in
the wilderness of Paran; and his
mother took him a wife out of the
land of Egypt.
22And it came to pass at that time,
that Abimelech and Phicol the captain
of his host spoke unto Abraham, say
ing: ' God is with thee in all that thou
doest. 23Now therefore swear unto
me here by God that thou wilt not
deal falsely with me, nor with my
son, nor with my son's son; but ac
cording to the kindness that I have
done unto thee, thou shalt do unto
me, and to the land wherein thou
hast sojourned.' MAnd Abraham
said: ' I will swear.' 25And Abraham
reproved Abimelech because of the
well of water, which Abimelech's serv
ants had violently taken away.
26 And Abimelech said: 'I know not

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GENESIS

who hath done this thing; neither
didst thou tell me, neither yet heard
I of it, but to-day.' 27And Abraham
took sheep~and oxen, and gave them
unto Abimelech; and they two made
a covenant. 28And Abraham set
seven ewe-lambs of the flock by them
selves. 29And Abimelech said unto
Abraham: 'What mean these seven
ewe-lambs which thou hast set by
themselves?' 30And he said: 'Verily,
these seven ewe-lambs shalt thou take
of my hand, that it may be a witness
unto me, that I have digged this
well.' 31Wherefore that place was
called Beer-sheba; because there they
swore both of them. 32So they made
a covenant at Beer-sheba; and Abim
elech rose up, and Phicol the captain
of his host, and they returned into
the land of the Philistines. 33And
Abraham planted a tamarisk-tree in
Beer-sheba, and called there on the
name of the Lord, the Everlasting
God. MAnd Abraham sojourned in the
land of the Philistines many days.
O O And it came to pass after these
things, that God did prove Abra
ham, and said unto him: 'Abraham';
and he said: 'Here am I.' 2And He
said: 'Take now thy son, thine only
son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac,
and get thee into the land of Moriah;
and offer him there for a burnt-offering
upon one of the mountains which I
will tell thee of.' 3And Abraham rose
early in the morning, and saddled his
ass, and took two of his young men
with him, and Isaac his son; and he
cleaved the wood for the burnt-offering,
and rose up, and went unto the place
of which God had told him. 40n the
third day Abraham lifted up his eyes,
and saw the place afar off. 6And Abra
ham said unto his young men : 'Abide
ye here with the ass, and I and the
lad will go yonder; and we will wor-
"Heb. jireh; that is, see for Himself. 24

ship, and come back to you.' 6And
Abraham took the wood of the burnt-
offering, and laid it upon Isaac his
son; and he took in his hand the fire
and the knife; and they went both
of them together. 'And Isaac spoke
unto Abraham his father, and said:
'My father.' And he said: 'Here
ami, my son.' And he said: 'Behold
the fire and the wood; but where is the
lamb for a burnt-offering?' sAnd
Abraham said: 'God will "provide
Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering,
my son.' So they went both of them
together. 9And they came to the
place which God had told him of; and
Abraham built the altar there, and
laid the wood in order, and bound
Isaac his son, and laid him on the
altar, upon the wood. "And Abraham
stretched forth his hand, and took
the knife to slay his son. nAnd the
angel of the Lord called unto him
out of heaven, and said: 'Abraham,
Abraham.' And he said: 'Here am
I.' "And he said: ' Lay not thy hand
upon the lad, neither do thou any
thing unto him; for now I know that
thou art a God-fearing man, seeing
thou hast not withheld thy son, thine
only son, from Me.' "And Abraham
lifted up his eyes, and looked, and
behold behind him a ram caught in the
thicket by his horns. And Abraham
went and took the ram, and offered
him up for a burnt-offering in the
stead of his son. "And Abraham
called the name of that place bAdonai-
jireh; as it is said to this day: 'In the
mount where the Lord is seen.'
"And the angel of the Lord called
unto Abraham a second time out of
heaven, "and said: 'By Myself have
I sworn, saith the Lord, because thou
hast done this thing, and hast not
withheld thy son, thine only son,
17that in blessing I will bless thee, and
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GENESIS

23.17

in multiplying I will multiply thy
seed as the stars of the heaven, and
as the sand which is upon the sea
shore; and thy seed shall possess the
gate of his enemies; "and in thy
seed shall all the nations of the earth
be blessed; because thou hast heark
ened to My voice.' "So Abraham re
turned unto his young men, and they
rose up and went together to Beer-
sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-
sheba. 20And it came to pass after these
things, that it was told Abraham, say
ing: 'Behold, Milcah, she also hath
borne children unto thy brother
Nahor: 21Uz his first-born, and Buz
his brother, and Kemuel the father of
Aram; 22and Chesed, and Hazo, and
Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.'
23 And Bethuel begot Rebekah; these
eight did Milcah bear to Nahor,
Abraham's brother. MAnd his con
cubine, whose name was Reumah, she
also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and
Tahash, and Maacah.
OO And the life of Sarah was a
^^ hundred and seven and twenty
years; these were the years of the life
of Sarah. 2And Sarah died in Kiriath-
arba — the same is Hebron — in the
land of Canaan; and Abraham came to
mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
3And Abraham rose up from before
his dead, and spoke unto the children
of Heth, saying: 4'I am a stranger and
a sojourner with you; give me a
possession of a burying-place with
you, that I may bury my dead out of
my sight.' 6And the children of Heth
answered Abraham, saying unto him:
6'Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty
prince among us; in the choice of our
sepulchres bury thy dead; none of
us shall withhold from thee his

sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury
thy dead.' 7And Abraham rose up,
and bowed down to the people of the
land, even to the children of Heth.
8And he spoke with them, saying:
'If it be your mind that I should bury
my dead out of my sight, hear me, and
entreat for me to Ephron the son of
Zohar, 9that he may give me the cave
of Machpelah, which he hath, which
is in the end of his field; for the full
price let him give it to me in the
midst of you for a possession of a
burying-place.' "Now Ephron was
sitting in the midst of the children
of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite
answered Abraham in the hearing of
the children of Heth, even of all that
went in at the gate of his city, saying :
"'Nay, my lord, hear me: the field
give I thee, and the cave that is
therein, I give it thee ; in the presence
of the sons of my people give I it thee;
bury thy dead.' "And Abraham
bowed down before the people of the
land. "And he spoke unto Ephron in
the hearing of the people of the land,
saying: 'But if thou wilt, I pray thee,
hear me: I will give the price of the
field; take it of me, and I will bury
my dead there.' "And Ephron an
swered Abraham,' saying unto him:
"'My lord, hearken unto me: a piece
of land worth four hundred shekels of
silver, what is that betwixt me and
thee? bury therefore thy dead. ' "And
Abraham hearkened unto Ephron;
and Abraham weighed to Ephron
the silver, which he had named in
the hearing of the children of Heth,
four hundred shekels of silver, current
money with the merchant. 17So the
field of Ephron, which was in Mach
pelah, which was before Mamre, the
field, and the cave which was therein,
and all the trees that were in the
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of round about, were made sure "unto
Abraham for a possession in the pres
ence of the children of Heth, before all
that went in at the gate of his city.
"And after this, Abraham buried
Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of
Machpelah before Mamre — the same
is Hebron — in the land of Canaan.
20And the field, and the cave that is
therein, were made sure unto Abraham
for a possession of a burying-place
by the children of Heth.
OA And Abraham was old, well
stricken in age; and the Lord had
blessed Abraham in all things. 2And
Abraham said unto his servant, the
elder of his house, that ruled over all
that he had: 'Put, I pray thee, thy
hand under my thigh. 3And I will
make thee swear by the Lord, the
God of heaven and the God of the
earth, that thou shalt not take a wife
for my son of the daughters of the
Canaanites, among whom I dwell.
4But thou shalt go unto my country,
and to my kindred, and take a wife
for my son, even for Isaac' EAnd
the servant said unto him : ' Peradven
ture the woman will not be willing to
follow me unto this land; must I needs
bring thy son back unto the land from
whence thou earnest?' 6And Abraham
said unto him : ' Beware thou that thou
bring not my son back thither. The
Lord, the God of heaven, who took
me from my father's house, and from
the land of my nativity, and who spoke
unto me, and who swore unto me,
saying: Unto thy seed will I give
this land; He will send His angel
before thee, and thou shalt take a wife
for my son from thence. 8And if the
woman be not willing to follow thee,
then thou shalt be clear from this
my oath; only thou shalt not bring
my son back thither.' 9Aiid the serv
ant put his hand under the thigh of

"That is, Mesopotamia. 26

Abraham his master, and swore to
him concerning this matter. "And
the servant took ten camels, of the
camels of his master, and departed;
having all goodly things of his master's
in his hand; and he arose, and went
to "Aram-naharaim, unto the city of
Nahor. "And he made . the camels
to kneel down without the city by the
well of water at the time of evening,
the time that women go out to draw
water. "And he said: 'O Lord, the
God of my master Abraham, send me,
I pray Thee, good speed this day, and
show kindness unto my master Abra
ham. "Behold, I stand by the foun
tain of water; and the daughters of
the men of the city come out to draw
water. "So let it come to pass, that
the damsel to whom I shall say: Let
down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that
I may drink; and she shall say:
Drink, and I will give thy camels
drink also; let the same be she that
Thou hast appointed for Thy servant,
even for Isaac; and thereby shall I
know that Thou hast shown kindness
unto my master.' "And it came to
pass, before he had done speaking, that,
behold, Rebekah came out, , who was
born to Bethuel the son of Milcah,
the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother,
with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
"And the damsel was very fair to
look upon, a virgin, neither had any
man known her; and she went down
to the fountain, and filled her pitcher,
arid came up. 17And the servant ran
to meet her, and said: 'Give me to
drink, I pray thee, a little water of
thy pitcher.' "And she said: 'Drink,
my lord'; and she hastened, and let
down her pitcher upon her hand, and
gave him drink. "And when she, had
done giving him drink, she said: T
will draw for thy camels also, until
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hastened, and emptied her pitcher into
the trough, and ran again unto the
well to draw, and drew" for all his
camels. 21And the man looked sted-
fastly on her; holding his peace, to
know whether the Lord had made his
journey prosperous or not. 22And it
came to pass, as the camels had done
drinking, that the man took a golden
ring of half a shekel weight, and two
bracelets for her hands of ten shekels
weight of gold; ^and said: 'Whose
daughter art thou? tell me, I pray
thee. Is there room in thy father's
house for us to lodge in?' MAnd she
said unto him: 'I am the daughter of
Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she
bore unto Nahor.' 25She said more
over unto him: 'We have both straw
and provender enough, and room to
lodge in.' 26And the man bowed his
head, and prostrated himself before
the Lord. "And he said: 'Blessed
be the Lord, the God of my master
Abraham, who hath not forsaken His
mercy and His truth toward my
master; as for me, the Lord hath led
me in the way to the house of my
master's brethren.' 28And the damsel
ran, and told her mother's house ac
cording to these words. 29And Re
bekah had a brother, and his name
was Laban; and Laban ran out unto
the man, unto the fountain. 30And
it came to pass, when he saw the
ring, and the bracelets upon his sister's
hands, and when he heard the words
of Rebekah his sister, saying: 'Thus
spoke the man unto me,' that he came
unto the man; and, behold,_ he stood
by the camels at the fountain. 31And
he said: 'Come in, thou blessed of the
Lord; wherefore standest thou with
out? for I have cleared the house, and
made room for the camels.' 32And
the man came into the house, and
he ungirded the camels; and he gave

straw and provender for the camels,
and water to wash his feet and the
feet of the men that were with him.
33And there was set food before him
to eat; but he said: 'I will not eat,
until I have told mine errand.' And
he said: 'Speak on.' 34And he said: 'I
am Abraham's servant. 36And the Lord '
hath blessed my master greatly; and
he is become great; and He hath
given him flocks and herds, and silver
and gold, and men-servants and maid
servants, and camels and asses. 36And
Sarah my master's wife bore a son
to my master when she was old; and
unto him hath he given all that he
hath. 37And my master made me
swear, saying: Thou shalt not take
a wife for my son of the daughters
of the Canaanites, in whose land I
dwell. 38But thou shalt go unto my
father's house, and to my kindred, and
take a wife for my son. 39And I
said unto my master: Peradventure
the woman will not follow me. 40And
he said unto me: The Lord, be
fore whom I walk, will send His angel
with thee, and prosper thy way; and
thou shalt take a wife for my son of
my kindred, and of my father's house;
41then shalt thou be clear from my
oath, when thou comest to my kin
dred; and if they give her not to thee,
thou shalt be clear from my oath.
^And I came this day unto the foun
tain, and said: 0 Lord, the God of
my master Abraham, if now Thou do
prosper my way which I go : ^behold,
I stand by the fountain of water; and
let it come to pass, that the maiden
that cometh forth to draw, to whom
I shall say: Give me, I pray thee, a
little water from thy pitcher to drink;
^and she shall say to me: Both
drink thou, and I will also draw for
thy camels; let the same be the
woman whom the Lord hath appoint-

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ed for my master's son. 46And before
I had done speaking to my heart, be
hold, Rebekah came forth with her
pitcher on her shoulder; and she
went down unto the fountain, and
drew. And I said unto her: Let
me drink, I pray thee. 46And she
made haste, and let down her pitcher
from her shoulder, and said : Drink,
and I will give thy camels drink also.
So I drank, and she made the camels
drink also. 47And I asked her, and
said: Whose daughter art thou?
And she said: The daughter of
Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah
bore unto him. And I put the ring
upon her nose, and the bracelets
upon her hands. 48And I bowed my
head, and prostrated myself before the
Lord, and blessed the Lord, the God
of my master Abraham, who had
led me in the right way to take my
master's brother's daughter for his
son. 49And now if ye will deal kindly
and truly with my master, tell me;
and if not, tell me; that I may turn
to the right hand, or to the left.'
60Then Laban and Bethuel answered
and said: 'The thing proceedeth from
the Lord; we cannot speak unto thee
bad or good. 61Behold, Rebekah is
before thee, take her, and go, and let
her be thy master's son's wife, as the
Lord hath spoken.' 62And it came to
pass, that, when Abraham's servant
heard their words, he bowed himself
down to the earth unto the Lord.
53And the servant brought forth
jewels of silver, and jewels of gold,
and raiment, and gave them to Re
bekah; he gave also to her brother
and to her mother precious things.
54 And they did eat and drink, he and
the men that were with him, and
tarried all night; and they rose up in
the morning, and he said: 'Send me
away unto my master.' 65And her

brother and her mother said : ' Let the
damsel abide with us a few days, at
the least ten; after that she shall go.'
MAnd he said unto them: 'Delay me
not, seeing the Lord hath prospered
my way; send me away that I may
go to my master.' "And they said:
'We will call the damsel, and inquire
at her mouth.' 68And they called
Rebekah, arid said unto her: 'Wilt
thou go with this man?' And she
said: 'I will go.' 69And they sent
away Rebekah their sister, and her
nurse, and Abraham's servant, and
his men. 60And they blessed Rebekah,
and said unto her: 'Our sister, be
thou the mother of thousands of ten
thousands, and let thy seed possess the
gate of those that hate them.' 61And
Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and
they rode upon the camels, and fol
lowed the man. And the servant took
Rebekah, and went his way. 62And
Isaac came from the way of Beer-
lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the land of
the South. 63And Isaac went out to
meditate in the field at the eventide ;
and he lifted up his eyes, and saw,
and, behold, there were camels coming.
64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and
when she saw Isaac, she ahghted from
the camel. 65And she said unto the
servant: 'What man is this that
walketh in the field to meet us?' And
the servant said: 'It is my master.'
And she took her veil, and covered
herself. 66And the servant told Isaac
all the things that he had done. 67And
Isaac brought her into his mother
Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and
she became his wife; and he loved
her. And Isaac was comforted for
his mother.
OK And Abraham took another
wife, and her name was Keturah.
2And she bore him Zimran, and Jok
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25.29

Ishbak, and" Shuah. 3And Jokshan
begot Sheba, and Dedan. And the
sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and
Letushim, and Leummim. 4And the
sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher,
and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah.
All these were the children of Keturah.
5And Abraham gave all that he had
unto Isaac. 6But unto the sons of
the concubines, that Abraham had,
Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them
away from Isaac his son, while he yet
lived, eastward, unto the east country.
7And these are the days of the years
of Abraham's life which he lived, a
hundred threescore and fifteen years.
8And Abraham expired, and died in a
good old age, an old man, and full of
years; and was gathered to his people.
9And Isaac and Ishmael his sons
buried him in the cave of Machpelah,
in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar
the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
"the field which Abraham purchased
of the children of Heth; there was
Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
"And it caihe to pass after the death
of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac
his son; and Isaac dwelt by Beer-
lahai-roi. "Now these are the generations of
Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar
the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid,
bore unto Abraham. "And these are
the names of the sons of Ishmael, by
their names, according to their gen
erations: the first-born of Ishmael,
Nebaioth; and Kedar, and Adbeel,
and Mibsam, "and Mishma, and Du
mah, and Massa; "Hadad, and Tema,
Jetur, Naphish, and Kedem; "these
are the sons of Ishmael, and these are
their names, by their villages, and
by their encampments; twelve princes
according to their nations. "And
these are the years of the hfe of Ish
mael, a hundred and thirty and seven

years; and he expired and died; and
was gathered unto his people. "And
they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur,
that is before Egypt, as thou goest
toward Asshur: over against all his
brethren he did settle.
nibin
"And these are the generations of
Isaac, Abraham's son : Abraham begot
Isaac. 20And Isaac was forty years
old when he took Rebekah, the daugh
ter of Bethuel the Aramean, of Pad-
dan-aram, the sister of Laban the
Aramean, to be his wife. 21And Isaac
entreated the Lord for his wife, be
cause she was barren; and the Lord
let Himself be entreated of him, and
Rebekah his wife conceived. 22And
the children struggled together within
her; and she said: 'If it be so, where
fore do I live?' And she went to in
quire of the Lord. ^And the Lord
said unto her:
Two nations are in thy womb,
Arid two peoples shall be separated
from thy bowels;
And the one people shall be stronger
than the other people;
And the elder shall serve the young
er.
MAnd when her days to be delivered
were fulfilled, behold, there were twins
in her womb. 25And the first came
forth ruddy, all over hke a hairy
mantle; and they called his name
Esau. 26And after that .came forth
his brother, and his hand had hold on
Esau's heel; and his name was called
"Jacob. And Isaac was threescore
years old when she bore them. "And
the boys grew; and Esau was a cun
ning hunter, a man of the field; and
Jaeob was a quiet man, dwelling in
tents. 28Now Isaac loved Esau, be
cause he did eat of his venison; and
Rebekah loved Jacob. 29And Jacob

a That is, One that takes by the heel, or, supplants.
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sod pottage; and Esau came in from
the field, and he was faint. 30And
Esau said to Jacob: 'Let. me swallow,
I pray thee, some of this red, red
pottage; for I am faint.' Therefore
was his name called "Edom. 31Arid
Jacob said: 'Sell me first thy birth
right.' 32And Esau said: 'Behold, I
am at the point to die; and what
profit shall the birthright do to me?'
33 And Jacob said : ' Swear to me first' ;
and he swore- unto him; and he sold
his birthright unto Jacob. 34And
Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage
of lentils; and he did eat and drink,
and rose up, and went his way. So
Esau despised his birthright.
*0 Ci And there was a famine in the
land, beside the first famine that
was in the days of Abraham. And
Isaac went unto Abimelech king of
the Philistines unto Gerar. 2And the
Lord appeared unto him, and said:
'Go not down into Egypt; dwell in
the land which I shall tell thee of.
3Sojourn in this land, and I will be
with thee, and will bless thee; for unto
thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all
these lands, and I will establish the
oath which I swore unto Abraham
thy father; 4and I will multiply thy
seed as the stars of heaven, and will
give unto thy seed all these lands;
and by thy seed shall all the nations of
the earth bless themselves; 'because
that Abraham hearkened to My voice,
and kept My charge, My command
ments, My statutes, and My laws.'
6And Isaac dwelt in Gerar. 7And
the men of the place asked him of his
wife; and he said: 'She is my sister';
for he feared to say : ' My wife ' ; 'lest
the men of the place should kill
me for Rebekah, because she is fair
to look upon.' 8And it came to pass,
when he had been there a long time,
that Abimelech king of the Philis-
a That is, Red.

tines looked out at a window, and
saw, and, behold, Isaac was sport
ing with Rebekah his wife. 9And
Abimelech called Isaac, and said:
'Behold, of a surety she is thy wife;
and how saidst thou: She is my
sister?' And Isaac said unto him:
'Because I said: Lest I die because
of her.' "And Abimelech said : ' What
is this thou hast done unto us? one
of the people might easily have lain
with thy wife, and thou wouldest
have brought guiltiness upon us.'
"And Abimelech charged all the
people, saying: 'He that toucheth
this man or his wife shall surely be
put to death.' "And Isaac sowed in
that land, and found in the same year
a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed
him. "And the man waxed great, and
grew more and more until he became
very great. "And he had possessions
of flocks, and possessions of herds,
and a great household; and the
Philistines envied him. "Now all the
wells which his father's servants had
digged in the days of Abraham his
father, the Philistines had stopped
them, and filled them with earth.
"And Abimelech said unto Isaac:
' Go from us; for thou art much might
ier than we.' 17And Isaac departed
thence, and encamped in the valley of
Gerar, and dwelt there. "And Isaac
digged again the wells of water,
which they had digged in the days of
Abraham his father; for the Philistines
had stopped them after the death of
Abraham; and he called their names
after the names by which his father
had called them. "And Isaac's serv
ants digged in the valley, and found
there a well of living water. 20And
the herdmen of Gerar strove with
Isaac's herdmen, saying: 'The water
is ours. ' And he called the name of
the well bEsek; because they con-
b That is, Contention.
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tended with him. 21And they digged
another well, and they strove for that
also. And he called the name of it
"Sitnah. 22And he removed from
thence, and digged another well; and
for that they strove not. And he
called the name of it bRehoboth; and
he said: 'For now the Lord hath
made room for us, and we shall be
fruitful in the landV ^And he went
up from thence to Beer-sheba. MAnd
the Lord appeared unto him the same
night, and said: 'I am the God of
Abraham thy father. Fear not, for
I am with thee, and will bless thee, and
multiply thy seed for My servant
Abraham's sake.' 25And he builded
an altar there, and called upon the
name of the Lord, and pitched his
tent there; and there Isaac's servants
digged a well. 26Then Abimelech went
to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his
friend, and Phicol the captain of his
host. "And Isaac said unto them:
'Wherefore are ye come unto me, see
ing ye hate me, and have sent me away
from you?' 28And they said: 'We
saw plainly that the Lord was with
thee; and we said: Let there now be
an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us
and thee, and let us make a covenant
with thee; 29that thou wilt do us no
hurt, as we have not touched thee, and
as we have done unto thee nothing
but good, and have sent thee away in
peace; thou art now the blessed of
the Lord.' 30And he made them a
feast, and they did eat and drink.
31And they rose up betimes in the
morning, and swore one to another;
and Isaac sent them away, and they
departed from him in peace. 32And
it came to pass the same day, that
Isaac's servants came, and told him
concerning the well which they had
digged, and said unto him: 'We have
found water.' 33And he called it
" That is, Enmity.

Shibah. Therefore the name of the
city is Beer-sheba unto this day.
34And when Esau was forty years
old, he took to wife Judith the
daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and
Basemath the daughter of Elon the
Hittite. 35And they were a bitterness
of spirit unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
O ij And it came to pass, that when
Isaac was old, and his eyes were
dim, so that he could not see, he called
Esau his elder son, and said unto him:
'My son'; and he said unto him:
'Here am I.' 2And he said: 'Behold
now, I am old, I know not the day of
my death. 3Now therefore take, I
pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver
and thy bow, and go out to the field,
and take me venison; 4and make me
savoury food, such as I love, and bring
it to me, that I may eat; that my soul
may bless thee before I die.' 5And
Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to
Esau his son. And Esau went to the
field to hunt for venison, and to bring
it. 6And Rebekah spoke unto Jacob
her son, saying: 'Behold, I heard thy
father speak unto Esau thy brother,
saying: 'Bring me venison, and
make me savoury food, that I may
eat, and bless thee before the Lord
before my death. 8Now therefore,
my son, hearken to my voice accord
ing to that which I command thee.
9Go now to the flock, and fetch me
from thence two good kids of the
goats; and I will make them savoury
food for thy father, such as he lov-
eth; "and thou shalt bring it to thy
father, that he may eat, so that he
may bless thee before his death.'
"And Jacob said to Rebekah bis
mother: 'Behold, Esau my brother is
a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
"My father peradventure will feel
me, and I shall seem to him as a
mocker; and I shall bring a curse
b That is, Room.

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upon me, and not a blessing.' "And
his mother said unto him: 'Upon me
be thy curse, my son; only hearken
to my voice, and go fetch me them.'
"And he went, and fetched, and
brought them to his mother; and his
mother made savoury food, such as
his father loved. "And Rebekah took
the choicest garments of Esau her
elder son, wliich were with her in the
house, and put them upon Jacob her
younger son. "And she put the skins
of the kids of the goats upon his
hands, and upon the smooth of his
neck. 17And she gave the savoury
food and the bread, which she had pre
pared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
"And he came unto his father, and
said : ' My father ' ; and he said : ' Here
am I; who art thou, my son?' "And
Jacob said unto his father: 'I am
Esau thy first-born; I have done
according as thou badest me. Arise,
I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison,
that thy soul may bless me.' 20And
Isaac said unto Ms son: 'How is it
that thou hast found it so quickly,
my son?' And he said: 'Because the
Lord thy God sent me good speed.'
21 And Isaac said unto Jacob : 'Come
near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee,
my son, whether thou be my very son
Esau or not.' 22And Jacob went near
unto Isaac. his father; and he felt him,
and said: 'The voice is the voice of
Jacob, but the hands are the hands
of Esau.' ^And he discerned him not,
because his hands were hairy, as his
brother Esau's hands; so he blessed
him. 24Andhesaid: 'Art thou my very
son Esau?' And he said: 'I am.'
26And he said: 'Bring it near to me,
and I will eat of my son's venison, that
my soul may bless thee.' And he
brought it near to him, and he did
eat; and he brought him wine, and he
drank. 26And his father Isaac said

unto him: 'Come near now, and kiss
me, 'my son.' "And he came near,
and kissed him. And he smelled the
smell of his raiment, and blessed him,
and said:
See, the smell of my son
Is as the smell of a field which the
Lord hath blessed.
28So God give thee of the dew of
heaven,
And of the fat places of the earth,
And plenty of corn and wine.
29Let peoples serve thee,
And nations bow down to thee.
Be lord over thy brethren,
And let thy mother's sons bow down
to thee.
Cursed be every one that curseth
thee,
And blessed be every one that
blesseth thee.
30And 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. 31And he also made
savoury food, and brought it unto his
father; and he said unto his father:
'Let my father arise, and eat of his
son's venison, that thy soul may bless
me.' 32And Isaac his father said unto
him: 'Who art thou?' And he said:
T am thy son, thy first-born, Esau.'
33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly,
and said: _ 'Who then is he that hath
taken venison, and brought it me, and
I have eaten of all before thou earnest,.
and have blessed him? yea, and he shall
be blessed.' 34When Esau heard the
words of his father, he cried with an
exceeding great and bitter cry, and
said unto his father: 'Bless me, even
me also, O my father.' 35And he said:
'Thy brother came with guile, and
hath taken away thy blessing.' 36And
he said: 'Is not he rightly named

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Jacob? for he hath supplanted me
these two times: he took away my
birthright; and, behold, now he hath
taken away my blessing.' And he
said: 'Hast thou not reserved a bless
ing for me?' 37And Isaac answered
and said unto 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 then shall I do for
thee, my son?' 38And Esau said unto
his father: 'Hast thou but one bless
ing, my father? bless me, even me
also, O my father:' And Esau lifted
up his voice, and wept. 39And Isaac
his father answered and said unto
him: Behold, of the fat places of the
earth shall be thy dwelling,
And of the dew of heaven from
above;
40 And by thy sword shalt thou live,
and thou shalt serve thy broth
er;
And it shall come to pass when thou
shalt break loose,
That thou shalt shake his yoke from
off thy neck.
MAnd Esau hated Jacob because of
the blessing wherewith his father
blessed him. And Esau said in his
heart: 'Let the days of mourning for
my father be at hand; then will I slay
my brother Jacob.' ^And the 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 Esau, as
touching thee, doth comfort himself,
purposing to kill thee. ^Now there
fore, my son, hearken to my voice; and
arise, flee thou to Laban my brother
to Haran; ^and tarry with him a few
days, until thy brother's fury turn
away; 46until 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 bereaved of you both
in one day?'
46And Rebekah said to Isaac: T
am weary of my life because of the
daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a
wife of the daughters of Heth, such
as these, of the daughters of the land,
what good shall my life do me?'
OQ And Isaac called Jacob, and
blessed him, and charged him,
and said unto him: 'Thou shalt not
take a wife of the daughters of Ca
naan. 2 Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to
the house of Bethuel thy mother's
father; and take thee a wife from
thence of the daughters of Laban thy
mother's brother. 3And God Almighty
bless thee, and make thee fruitful,
and multiply thee, that thou mayest
be a congregation of peoples; 4and
give thee the blessing of Abraham,
to thee, and to thy seed with thee;
that thou mayest inherit the land of
thy sojournings, which God gave unto
Abraham.' 6And Isaac sent away
Jacob; and he went to Paddan-aram
unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Ara
mean, the brother of Rebekah, Ja
cob's and Esau's mother. 6Now Esau
saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and
sent him away to Paddan-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 Ca
naan'; 7and that Jacob hearkened to
his father and his mother, and was
gone to Paddan-aram; 8and Esau
saw that the daughters of Canaan
pleased not Isaac his father; 9so Esau
went unto Ishmael, and took unto
the wives that he had Mahalath
the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's
son, the sister ofNebaioth, to be his
wife. -==^w

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sari
10And Jacob went out from Beer-
sheba, and went toward Haran.
"And he lighted upon the place, and
tarried there all night, because the
sun was set; and he took one of the
stones of the place, and put it under
his head, and lay down in that place
to sleep. "And he dreamed, and be
hold a ladder set up on the earth, and
the top of it reached to heaven; and
behold the angels of God ascending
and descending on it. "And, behold,
the Lord stood beside him, and said:
'I am the Lord, the 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. "And
thy seed shall be as the dust of the
earth, and thou shalt spread abroad
to the west, and to the east, and to the
north, and to the south. And in
thee and in thy seed shall all the
families of the earth be blessed.
"And, behold, I am with thee, and.
will keep thee whithersoever thou
goest, and will bring thee back into this
land; for I will not leave thee, until I
have done that which I have spoken to
thee of.' "And Jacob awaked out of
his sleep, and he said: 'Surely the
Lord is in this place; and I knew it
not.' "And he was afraid, and said:
'How full of awe is this place! this is
none other than the house of God,
and this is the gate of heaven.' "And
Jacob rose up early in the morning,
and took the stone that he had put
under his head, and set it up for a
pillar, and poured oil upon the top of
it. "And he called the name of that
place "Beth-el, but the name of the
city was Luz at the first. 20And 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 put on, 21so

" That is, The house of God.
34

that I come back to my father's house
in peace, then shall the Lord be my
God, 22and this stone, which I have
set up for a pillar, shall, be God's
house; and of all that Thou shalt give
me I will surely give the tenth unto
Thee.' OQ Then Jacob went on his jour-
ney, and came to the land of the
children of the east. 2And he looked,
and behold a well in the field, and
lo three flocks of sheep lying there
by it. — For out of that well they
watered the flocks. And the stone
upon the well's mouth was great.
3And thither were ah the flocks gath
ered ; and they rolled the stone from the
well's mouth, and watered the sheep,
and put the stone back upon the well's
mouth in its place.— 4And Jacob said
unto them: 'My brethren, whence
are ye?' And they said: 'Of Haran are
we.' 6And he said unto them: 'Know
ye Laban the son of Nahor?' And
they said: 'We know him.' 6And he
said unto them: ' Is it well with him?'
And they said: 'It is well; and, be
hold, Rachel his daughter cometh with
the sheep.' '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.' 8And they said : 'We cannot,
until all the flocks be gathered to
gether, and they roll the stone from
the well's mouth; then we water the
sheep.' 9While he was yet speaking
with them, Rachel came with her
father's sheep; for she tended them.
"And it came to pass, when Jacob
saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his
mother's brother, and the sheep of
Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob
went near, and rolled the stone from
the well's mouth, and watered the
flock of Laban his mother's brother.
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30.3

up his voice, and wept. "And Jacob
told Rachel that he was her father's
brother, and that he was Rebekah's
son; and she ran and told her father.
"And it- came to pass, when Laban
heard the tidings of Jacob bis sister's
son, that he ran to meet him, and em
braced him, and kissed him, and
brought him to his house. And he
told Laban all these things. "And
Laban said to him: 'Surely thou art
my bone and my flesh.' And he
abode with him the space of a month.
"And Laban said unto Jacob: 'Be
cause thou art my brother, shouldest
thou therefore serve me for nought?
tell me, what shall thy wages be?'
"Now Laban had two daughters:
the name of the elder was Leah, and
the name of the younger was Rachel.
"And Leah's eyes were weak; but
Rachel was of beautiful form and fair
to look upon. "And Jacob loved
Rachel; and he said: 'I will serve
thee seven years for Rachel thy
younger daughter.' "And Laban
said: 'It is better that I give her to
thee, than that I should give her to
another man; abide with me.' 20And
Jacob served seven years for Rachel;
and they seemed unto him but a few
days, for the love he had to her.
21 And Jacob said unto Laban: 'Give
me my wife, for my days are fulfilled,
that I may go in unto her.' 22And
Laban gathered together all the men
of the place, and made a feast. ^And
it came to pass in the evening, that he
took Leah his daughter, and brought
her to him; and he went in unto her.
"And Laban gave Zilpah his hand
maid unto his daughter Leah for a
handmaid. 25And it came to pass in
the morning that, 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 is not so
done in our place, to give the younger
before the first-born. "Fulfil the week
of this one, and we will give thee the
other also for the service which thou
shalt serve with me yet seven other
years.' 28And Jacob did so, and ful
filled her week; and. he gave him
Rachel his daughter to wife. 29And
Laban gave to Rachel his daughter
Bilhah his handmaid to be her hand
maid. 30And he went in also unto
Rachel, and he loved Rachel more
than Leah, and served with him yet
seven other years.
31 And the Lord saw that Leah was
hated, and he opened her womb; but
Rachel was barren. 32And Leah con
ceived, and bore a son, and she called
his name Reuben; for she said: 'Be
cause the Lord "hath looked upon my.
affliction; for now my husband will
love me.' 33And she conceived again,
and bore a son; and said: 'Because
the Lord bhath heard that I am hated,
He hath therefore given me this son
also.' And she called his name
"Simeon. ^And she conceived again,
and bore a son; and said: 'Now this
time will my husband be djoined unto
me, because I have borne him three
sons.' Therefore was his name called
Levi. 35And she conceived again, and
bore a son; and she said: 'This time
will I "praise the Lord.' Therefore
she called his name f Judah; and she
left off bearing.
QA And when Rachel saw that
she bore Jacob no children,
Rachel envied her sister; and she said
unto Jacob: 'Give me children, or
else I die.' 2And Jacob's anger was
kindled against Rachel; and he said:
'Am I in God's stead, who hath with
held from thee the fruit of the womb?'
3And she said: 'Behold my maid

" Heb. raah beonji. b Heb. shama. • Heb. Shimeon. d From the Heb. root lavah.
e From the Heb. hodah. i Heb. Jehudah.
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Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may
bear upon my knees, and I also may
be builded up through her.' 4And she
gave him Bilhah her handmaid tp
wife; and Jacob went in unto her.
6And Bilhah conceived, and bore
Jacob a son.' 6And Rachel said : 'God
hath "judged me, and hath also
heard my voice, and hath given me a
son.' Therefore called she his name
Dan. 'And Bilhah Rach el's handmaid
conceived again, and bore Jacob a
second son. 8And Rachel said: 'With
mighty wrestlings have I bwrestled
with my sister, and haye prevailed.'
And she called his name Naphtali.
9When Leah saw that she had left
off bearing, she took Zilpah her hand
maid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.
"And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore
Jacob a son. "And Leah said,: 'For
tune is come!' And she called his
name cGad. "And Zilpah Leah's
handmaid bore Jacob a second son.
"And Leah said: 'Happy am I! for
the daughters will call me happy.'
And she called his name dAsher.
"And Reuben went in the days of
wheat harvest, and found man
drakes in the field, and brought them
unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel
said to Leah: 'Give me, 1 pray thee,
of thy son's mandrakes.' "And she
said unto her: 'Is it a small matter
that thou hast taken away my hus
band? and wouldest thou take away
my son's mandrakes also?' And Ra
chel said : ' Therefore he shall he with
thee to-night for thy son's mandrakes.'
"And Jacob came from the field in
the evening, and Leah went out to
meet him, and said: 'Thou must
come in unto me; for I have surely
hired thee with my son's mandrakes.'
And he lay with her that night. "And
God hearkened unto Leah, and she
conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.

"And Leah said: 'God hath given me
my "hire, because I gave my hand
maid to my husband.' And she called
his name Issachar. "And Leah con
ceived again, and bore a sixth son to
Jacob. 20And Leah said: 'God hath
endowed me with a good dowry; now
will my husband fdwell with me, be
cause I have borne him six sons.'
And she called his name Zebulun.
21 And afterwards she bore a daughter,
and called her name Dinah. 22And
God remembered Rachel, and God
hearkened to her, and opened her
womb. ^And she conceived, and
bore a son, and said: 'God Ehath
taken away my reproach.' MAnd she
called his name Joseph, saying: 'The
Lord hadd to me another son.'
25And it came to pass, -when Rachel
had borne Joseph, that Jacob said
unto Laban: 'Send me away, that
I may go unto mine own place, and to
my country. 26Give me my wives and
my children for whom I have served
thee, and let me go; for thou knowest
my service wherewith I have served
thee.' "And Laban said unto him:
'If now I have found favour in thine
eyes — I have observed sthe signs, and
the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake.
28And he said : ' Appoint me thy wages,
and I will give it.' 29And he said unto
him: 'Thou knowest how I have
served thee, and how thy cattle have
fared with me. 30For it was little
which thou hadst before I came, and
it hath increased abundantly; and
the Lord hath blessed thee whither
soever I turned. And now when
shall I provide for mine own house
also?' 31And he said: 'What shall
I give thee?' And Jacob said: 'Thou
shalt not give me aught; if thou wilt
do this thing for me, I will again feed
thy flock and keep it. 32I will pass
through all thy flock to-day, removing

0 Heb dan, he judged. b Heb. niphtal, he wrestled. • That is. Fortune. d That is, Happy.
0 Heb. sachar. ' Heb. nabal, he dwelt. « Heb. asaph. b Heb. Joseph.
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from thence every speckled and spot
ted one, and every dark one among the
sheep, and the spotted and speckled
among the goats; and of such shall
be my hire. ^So shall my righteous
ness witness against me hereafter,
when thou shalt come to look over
my hire that is before thee: every
one that is riot speckled and spotted
among the goats, and dark among the
sheep, that if found with me shall be
counted stolen.' 34And Laban said:
' Behold, would it might be according
to thy word.' 35And he removed that
day the he-goats that were streaked
and spotted, and all the she-goats
that were speckled and spotted, every
one that had white in it, and all the
dark ones among the sheep, and gave
them into the hand of his sons. 36And
he set three days' journey betwixt
himself and Jacob. And Jacob fed
the rest of Laban's flocks. 37And
Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar,
and of the almond and of the plane-
tree; and peeled white streaks in them,
making the white appear which was
in the rods. 38And he set the rods
which he had peeled over against the
flocks in the gutters in the watering-
troughs where the flocks came to
drink; and they conceived when they
came to drink. 39And the flocks con
ceived at the sight of the rods, and
the flocks brought forth streaked,
speckled, and spotted. 40And Jacob
separated the lambs — he also set the
faces of the flocks toward the streaked
and all the dark in the flock of La
ban — and put his own droves apart,
and put them not unto Laban's flock.
41And it came to pass, whensoever
the stronger of the flock did conceive,
that Jacob laid the rods before the
eyes of the flock in the gutters, that
they might conceive among the rods;
42but when the flock 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 large flocks, and maid
servants and men-servants, and camels
and asses.
Q 1 And he heard the words of La-
ban's sons, saying: 'Jacob hath
taken away all that was our father's;
and of that which was our father's
hath he gotten all this wealth.' 2And
Jacob beheld the countenance of
Laban, and, behold, it was not toward
him as beforetime. 3And the Lord
said unto Jacob: 'Return unto the
land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred;
and I will be with thee.' 4And Jacob
sent and called Rachel and Leah to
the field unto his flock, 6and said unto
them: 'I see your father's counte
nance, that it is not toward me as be
foretime; but the God of my father
hath been with me. 6And ye know
that with all my power I have served
your father. 'And your father hath
mocked me, and changed my wages
ten times; but God suffered him not
to hurt me. 8If he said thus: The
speckled shall be thy wages; then
all the flock bore speckled; and if he
said thus: The streaked shall be
thy wages; then bore all the flock
streaked. Thus God hath taken away
the cattle of your father, and given
them to me. "And it came to pass
at the time that the flock conceived,
that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw
in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats
which leaped upon the flock were
streaked, speckled, and grizzled. "And
the angel of God said unto me in the
dream: Jacob; and I said: Here
am I. "And he said: Lift up now
thine eyes, and see, all the he-goats
which leap upon the flock are streaked,
speckled, and grizzled; for I have
seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.

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13I am the God of Beth-el, where
thou didst anoint a pillar, where thou
didst vow a vow unto Me. Now arise]
get thee out from this land, and return
unto the land of thy nativity.' "And
Rachel and Leah answered and said
unto him: 'Is there yet any portion
or inheritance for us in our father's
house? "Are we not accounted by
him strangers? for he hath sold us,
and hath also quite devoured our
price. "For all the riches which God
hath taken away from our father,
that is ours and our children's. Now
then, whatsoever God hath said unto
thee, do.' "Then Jacob rose up, and
set his sons and his wives upon the
camels; "and he carried away all his
cattle, and all his substance wliich he
had gathered, the cattle of his getting,
which he had gathered in Paddan-
aram, to go to Isaac his father unto
the land of Canaan. "Now Laban was
gone to shear his sheep. And Rachel
stole the teraphim that were her
father's. 20And Jacob outwitted La
ban the Aramean, in that he told him
not that he fled. 21So he fled with all
that he had; and he rose up, and passed
over "the River, and set his face
toward the mountain of Gilead.
22And it was told Laban on the
third day that Jacob was fled. ^And
he took his brethren with him, and
pursued after him seven days' journey;
and he overtook him in the mountain
of Gilead. MAnd God came to Laban
the Aramean in a dream of the night,
and said unto him: Take heed to
thyself that thou speak not to Jacob
either good or bad.' 25And Laban
came up with Jacob. Now Jacob
had pitched his tent in the mountain;
and Laban with his brethren pitched
in the mountain of Gilead. 26And
Laban said to Jacob: 'What hast
thou done, that thou hast outwitted

me, and carried away my daughters
as though captives of the sword?
"Wherefore didst thou flee secretly,
and outwit me; and didst not tell me,
that I might have sent thee away
with mirth and with songs, with
tabret and with harp; 28and didst
not suffer me to kiss my sons and
my daughters? now hast thou done
foolishly. 29It is in the power of my
hand to do you hurt; but the God of
your father spoke unto me yester
night, saying: Take heed to thyself
that thou speak not to Jacob either
good or bad. 30And now that thou art
surely gone, because thou sore longest
after thy father's house, wherefore
hast thou stolen my gods?' 31And
Jacob answered and said to Laban:
'Because I was afraid; for I said:
Lest thou shouldest take thy daugh
ters from me by force. 32With
whomsoever thou findest thy gods,
he shall not five; before our brethren
discern thou what is thine with me,
and take it to thee.' — For Jacob
knew not that Rachel had stolen
them. — 33And Laban went into Jacob's
tent, and into Leah's tent, and into
the tent of the two maid-servants;
but he found them not. And he went
out of Leah's tent, and entered into
Rachel's tent. MNow Rachel had
taken the ' teraphim, and put them
in the saddle of the camel, and sat
upon them. And . Laban felt about
all the tent, but found them not.
35And she said to her father: 'Let
not my lord be angry that I cannot
rise up before thee; for the manner of
women is upon me.' And he searched,
but found not the teraphim. 36And
Jacob was wroth, and strove with
Laban. And Jacob answered and
said to Laban: 'What is my trespass?
what is my sin, that thou hast hotly
pursued after me? 3'Whereas thou
That is, the Euphrates.
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hast felt about all my stuff, what hast
thou found of all thy household stuff?
Set it here before my brethren and
thy brethren, that they may judge
betwixt us two. 3These twenty years
have I been with thee; thy ewes and
thy she-goats have not cast their
young, and the rams of thy flocks
have I not eaten. 3That which was
torn of beasts I brought not unto thee;
I bore the loss of it; of my hand didst
thou require it, whether stolen by day
or stolen by night. 4Thus I was : in the
day the drought consumed me, and
the frost by night; and my sleep fled
from mine eyes. 41These twenty years
have I been in thy house: I served
thee fourteen years for thy two. daugh
ters, and six years for thy flock; and
thou hast changed my wages ten
times. 42Except the God of my father,
the God of Abraham, and the Fear of
Isaac, had been on my side, surely
now hadst thou sent me away empty.
God hath seen mine affliction and the
labour of my hands, and gave judg
ment yesternight.' ^And Laban an
swered and said unto Jacob: 'The
daughters are my daughters, and the
children are my children, and the
flocks are my flocks, and all that thou
seest is mine; and what can I do this
day for these my daughters, or for
their, children whom they have borne?
¦"And now come, let us make a cove
nant, I and thou; and let it be for a
witriess between me and thee.' 45And
Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a
pillar. 46And Jacob said unto his
brethren: 'Gather stones'; and they
took stones, and made a heap. And
they did eat there by the heap. "'And
Laban called it "Jegar-sahadutha;
but Jacob called it bGaleed. 48And
Laban said: 'This heap is witness
between me and thee this day.'
Therefore was the name of it called
" That is, The heap of witness, in Aramaic.
0 That is, The watch-post.

Galeed; 49and cMizpah, for he said:
'The Lord watch between me and
thee, when we are absent one from
another. 60If thou shalt afflict my
daughters, and if thou shalt take
wives beside my daughters, no man
being with us; see, God is witness
betwixt me and thee.' 51And Laban
said to Jacob: 'Behold this heap,
and behold the pillar, which I have
set up betwixt me and thee. 62This
heap be witness, and the pillar be
witness, that I will not pass over
this heap to thee, and that thou shalt
not pass over this heap . and this
pillar unto me, for harm. The God
of Abraham, and the God of Nahor,
the God of their father, judge be
twixt us.' And Jacob swore by the
Fear of his father Isaac. MAnd Jacob
offered a sacrifice in the mountain,
and called his brethren to eat bread;
and they did eat bread, and tarried all
night in the mountain.
Q O And early in the morning Laban
rose up, and kissed his sons and
his daughters, and blessed them. And
Laban departed, and returned unto
his place. 2And Jacob went on his
way, and the angels of God met him.
3And Jacob said when he saw them:
'This is God's camp.' ' And he called
the name of that place dMahanaim.
4And Jacob sent messengers before
him to Esau his brother unto the
land of Seir, the field of Edom. 6And
he commanded them, saying: 'Thus
shall ye say unto my lord Esau:
Thus saith thy servant Jacob: I
have soj ourned with Laban, and stayed
until now. 6And I have oxen, and
asses and flocks, and men-servants
and maid-servants; and I have sent to
tell my lord, that I may find favour
in thy sight.' 'And the messengers
b That is, The heap of witness, in Hebrew.
d That is, Two camps.

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returned to Jacob, saying: 'We came
to thy brother Esau, and moreover
he cometh to meet thee, and four
hundred men with him.' Then Jacob
was greatly afraid and was distressed.
And he divided the people that was
with him, and the flocks, and the
herds, and the camels, into two camps.
9And he said: 'If Esau come to the
one camp, and smite it, then the
camp which is left shall escape.'
"And Jacob said: '0 God of my
father Abraham, and God of my
father Isaac, O Lord, who saidst
unto me : Return unto thy country,
and to thy kindred, and I will do thee
good; UI am not worthy of all the
mercies, and of all the truth, which
Thou hast shown unto Thy servant;
for with my staff I passed over this
Jordan; and now I am become two
camps. "Deliver me, I pray Thee,
from the hand of my brother, from
the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest
he come and smite me, the mother
with the children. "And Thou saidst :
I will surely do thee good, and make
thy seed as the sand of the sea, which
cannot be numbered for multitude.'
"And he lodged there that night; and
took of that which he had with him
a present for Esau his brother: 15two
hundred she-goats and twenty he-
goats, two hundred ewes and twenty
rams, 16thirty milch camels and their
colts, forty kine and ten bulls, twenty
she-asses and ten foals. "And he de
livered them into the hand of his
servants, every drove by itself; and
said unto his servants: 'Pass over
before me, and put a space betwixt
drove ana drove.' "And he com
manded the foremost, saying: 'When
Esau my brother meeteth thee, and
asketh thee, saying: Whose art
thou? and whither goest thou? and
whose are these before thee? "then
" That is, He who striveth with God. 40

thou shalt say: They are thy serv
ant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto
my lord, even unto Esau; and, be
hold, he also is behind us.' 20And he
commanded also the second, and the
third, and all that followed the droves,
saying: 'In this manner shall ye
speak unto Esau, when ye find him;
21and ye shall say: Moreover, be
hold, thy servant Jacob is behind us.'
For he said: 'I will appease him with
the present that goeth before me, and
afterward I will see his face; perad
venture he will accept me.' 22So
the present passed over before him;
and he himself lodged that night in
the camp.
23 And he rose up that night, and
took his two wives, and his two hand
maids, and his eleven children, and
passed over the ford of the Jabbok.
MAnd he took them, and sent them
over the stream, and sent over that
which he had. 26And Jacob was left
alone; and there wrestled a man with
him until the breaking of the day.
26And when he saw that he prevailed
not against him, he touched the hollow
of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's
thigh was strained, as he wrestled
with him. "And he said: 'Let me
go, for the day breaketh.' And he
said: T will not let thee go, except
thou bless me.' 28And he said unto
him: 'What is thy name?' And he
said: 'Jacob.' 29And he said: Thy
name shall be called no more Jacob,
but "Israel; for thou hast striven with
God and with men, and hast prevailed.'
30 And Jacob asked him, and said:
' Tell me, I pray thee, thy name.' And
he said: 'Wherefore is it that thou
dost ask after my name?' And he
blessed him there. 31And Jacob called
the name of the place bPeniel: 'for
I have seen God face to face, and
my fife is preserved/ 32And the
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sun rose upon him as he passed over
"Peniel, and. he limped upon his thigh.
33Therefore the children of Israel
eat not the sinew of the thigh-vein
which is upon the hollow of the thigh,
unto this day; because he touched the
hollow of Jacob's thigh, even in the
sinew of the thigh-vein.
OO And Jacob lifted up his eyes,
and looked, and, behold, Esau
came, and with him four hundred men.
And he divided the children unto Leah,
and unto Rachel, and unto the two
handmaids. 2And he put the hand
maids and their children foremost, and
Leah and her children after, and
Rachel and Joseph hindermost. 3And
he himself passed over before them,
and bowed himself to the ground
seven times, until he came near to his
brother. 4And Esau ran to meet him,
and embraced him, and fell on his
neck, and kissed him; and they wept.
5And he hf ted up his eyes, and saw the
women and the children; and said:
'Who are these with thee?' And he
said: 'The children whom God hath
graciously given thy servant.' Then
the handmaids came near, they and
their children, and they bowed down.
7 And Leah also and her children came
near, and bowed down; and after
came Joseph near and Rachel, and
they bowed down. 8And he said:
'What meanest thou by all this camp
which I met?' And he said: 'To find
favour in the sight of my lord.' 9And
Esau said: 'I have enough; my
brother, let that which thou hast be
thine.' "And Jacob said: 'Nay, I
pray thee, if now I have found favour
in thy sight, then receive my present
at my hand; forasmuch as I have seen
thy face, as one seeth the face of God,
and thou wast pleased with me.
"Take, I pray thee, my gift that is
brought to thee; because God hath
" Heb. Penuel. b That is, Booths.

dealt graciously with me, and because
I have enough.' And he urged him,
and he took it. "And he said: 'Let
us take our journey, and let us go,
and I will go before thee.' "And
he said unto him: 'My lord knoweth
that the children are tender, and
that the flocks and herds giving suck
are a care to me; and if they over
drive them one day, all the flocks
will die. "Let my lord, I pray thee,
pass over before his servant; and I
will journey on gently, according to
the pace of the cattle that are before
me and according to the pace of the
children, until I come unto my lord
unto Seir.' "And Esau said :' Let me
now leave with thee some of the folk
that are with me.' And he said:
'What needeth it? let me find favour
in the sight of my lord.' "So Esau
returned that day on his way unto
Seir. "And Jacob journeyed to Suc
coth, and built him a house, and made
booths for his cattle. Therefore the
name of the place is called bSuccoth.
"And Jacob came in peace to the
city of Shechem, which is in the land of
Canaan, when he came from Paddan-
aram; and encamped before the city.
"And he bought the parcel of ground,
where he had spread his tent, at the
hand of the children of Hamor, She-
chem's father, for a hundred pieces of
money. 20And he erected there an
altar, and called it cEl-elohe-Israel.
O A And Dinah the daughter of Leah,
whom she had borne unto Jacob,
went out to see the daughters of the
land. 2And Shechem the son of Hamor
the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw
her; and he took her, and lay with her,
and humbled her. 3And his soul did
cleave unto Dinah the daughter of
Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and
spoke comfortingly unto the damsel.
4And Shechem spoke unto his father
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Hamor, saying: 'Get me this damsel
to wife.' 6Now Jacob heard that he
had defiled Dinah his daughter; and
his sons were with his cattle in the
field; and Jacob held his peace until
they came. 6And Hamor the father of
Shechem went out unto Jacob to
speak with him. 7And the sons of
Jacob came in from the field when
they heard it; and the men were
grieved, and they were very wroth,
because he had wrought a vile deed in
Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter:
which thing ought not to be done.
8And Hamor spoke with them, saying:
The soul of my son Shechem longeth
for your daughter. I pray you give
her unto him to wife. 9And make ye
marriages with us; give your daughters
unto us, and take our daughters unto
you. "And ye shall dwell with us;
and the land shall be before you.;
dwell and trade ye therein, and get
you possessions therein.' "And She
chem said unto her father and unto
her brethren: 'Let me find favour in
your eyes, and what ye shall say unto
me I will give. "Ask me never so
much dowry and gift, and I will
give according as ye shall say unto
me; but give me the damsel to wife.'
"And the sons of Jacob answered
Shechem and Hamor his father with
guile, and spoke, because he had
defiled Dinah their sister, "and said
unto them: 'We cannot do this thing,
to give our sister to one that is un-
circumcised; for that were a reproach
unto us. "Only on this condition will
we consent unto you: if ye will be as
we are, that every male of you be
circumcised; "then will we give our
daughters unto you, and we will take
your daughters to us, and we will
dwell with you, and we will become
one people. "But if ye will not
hearken unto us, to be circumcised;

then will we take our daughter, and
we will be gone.' "And their words
pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's
son. "And the young man deferred
not to do the thing, because he had
delight in Jacob's daughter. And he
was honoured above all the house of
his father. 20And Hamor and Shechem
his son came unto the gate of their
city, and spoke with the men of their
city, saying: 21 These men are peace
able with us; therefore let them dwell
in the land, and trade therein; for,
behold, the land is large enough for
them; let us take their daughters
to us for wives, and let us give them
our daughters. 220nly on this con
dition will the men consent unto us
to dwell with us, to become one people,
if every male among us be circum
cised, as they are circumcised. ^Shall
not their cattle and their substance
and all their beasts be ours? only let
us consent unto them, and they will
dwell with us.' MAnd unto Hamor
and unto Shechem his son hearkened
all that went out of the gate of his
city; and every male was circumcised,
all that went out of the gate of his
city. 25And it came to pass on the
third day, when they were in pain,
that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon
and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each
man his sword, and came upon the city
unawares, and slew all the males.
26And they slew Hamor and Shechem
his son with the edge of the sword,
and took Dinah out of Shechem's
house, and went forth. "The sons
of Jacob came upon the slain, and
spoiled the city, because they had
defiled their sister. 2They took their
flocks and their herds and their asses,
and that which was in the city and
that which was in the field; "and all
their wealth, and all their little ones
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35

and spoiled, even all that was in the
house. 30And Jacob said to Simeon
and Levi: 'Ye have troubled me, to
make me odious unto the inhabitants
of the land, even unto the Canaanites
and the Perizzites; and, I being few
in number, they will gather themselves
together against me and smite me;
and I shall be destroyed, I and my
house.' 31And they said: 'Should
one deal with our sister as with a
harlot?' And God said unto Jacob:
'Arise, go up to Beth-el, and
dwell there; and make there an altar
unto God, who appeared unto thee
when thou didst flee from the face
of Esau thy brother.' Then Jacob
said unto his household, and to all
that were with him: 'Put away the
strange gods that are among you,
and purify yourselves, and change
your garments; 3and let us arise, and
go up to Beth-el; and I will make
there an altar unto God, who
answered me in the day of my distress,
and was with me in the way which I
went.' 4And they gave unto Jacob all
the foreign gods which were in their
hand, and the rings which were in
their ear^; and Jacob hid them under
the terebinth which was by Shechem.
6And they journeyed; and a terror
of God was upon the cities that were
round about them, and they did not
pursue after the sons of Jacob. 6So
Jacob came to Luz, which is in the
land of Canaan — the same is Beth-el —
he and all the people that were with
him. 'And he built there an altar,
and called the place "El-beth-el, be
cause there God was revealed unto
him, when he fled from the face of
his brother. 8And Deborah Rebekah's
nurse died, and she was buried below
Beth-el under the oak; and the name
of it was called bAllon-bacuth.

9And God appeared unto Jacob
again, when he came from Paddan-
aram, and blessed him. "And God
said unto him: 'Thy name is Jacob;
thy name shall not be called any more
Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name';
and He called his name Israel. "And
God said unto him: 'I am God Al
mighty. Be fruitful and multiply;
a nation and a company of nations
shall be of thee, and kings shall come
out of thy loins; "and the land which
I gave unto Abraham and Isaac, to
thee I will give it, and to thy seed
after thee will I give the land.' "And
God went up from him in the place
where He spoke with him. "And Jacob
set up a pillar in the place where He
spoke with him, a pillar of stone, and
he poured out a drink-offering thereon,
and poured oil thereon. "And Jacob
called the name of the place where
God spoke with him, Beth-el. "And
they journeyed from Beth-el; and
there was still some way to come to
Ephrath; and Rachel travailed, and
she had hard labour. "And it came
to pass, when she was in hard labour,
that the midwife said unto her : ' Fear
not; for this also is a son for thee.'
"And it came to pass, as her soul was
in departing — for she died — that she
called his name cBen-oni; but his
father called him dBenjamin. "And
Rachel died, and was buried in the
way to Ephrath — the same is Beth
lehem. 20And Jacob set up a piUar
upon her grave; the same is the pillar
of Rachel's grave unto this day.
21 And Israel journeyed, and spread
his tent beyond Migdal-eder. 22And it
came to pass, while Israel dwelt in
that land, that Reuben went and
lay with Bilhah his father's concubine;
and Israel heard of it.
Now the sons of Jacob were
twelve: Mthe sons of Leah: Reuben,

" That is, The God of Beth-el. b That is, The oak of weeping. ° That is, The son of my sorrow.
d That is, The son of the right hand.
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Jacob's first-born, and Simeon, and
Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and
Zebulun; ^he sons of Rachel:
Joseph and Benjamin; 25and the
sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid:
Dan and Naphtali; 26and the sons
of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad and
Asher. These are the sons of Jacob,
that were born to him in Paddan-
aram. "And Jacob came unto Isaac
his father to Mamre, to Kiriath-arba
— the same is Hebron — where Abra
ham and Isaac sojourned. 28And the
days of Isaac were a hundred and
fourscore years. 29And Isaac expired,
and died, and was gathered unto his
people, old and full of days; and Esau
and Jacob his sons buried him.
0£J Now these are the generations
of Esau — the same is Edom.
2Esau took his wives of the daughters
of Canaan; Adah the daughter of
Elon the Hittite, and Ohohbamah the
daughter of Anah, the daughter of
Zibeon the Hivite, 3and Basemath
Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth.
4And Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz; and
Basemath bore Reuel ; 5and Ohohbamah
bore Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.
These are the sons of Esau, that were
born unto him in the land of Canaan.
6And 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. Tor their
substance was too great for them to
dwell together; and the land of their
sojournings could not bear them be
cause of their cattle. 8And Esau dwelt
in the mountain-land of Seir — Esau
is Edom. 9And these are the genera
tions of Esau the father of "the
Edomites in the mountain-land of Seir.
"These are the names of Esau's sons :

'Heb.

Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of
Esau, Reuel the son of Basemath the
wife of Esau. "And the sons of Eli
phaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and
Gatam, and Kenaz. "And Timna was
concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and
she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These
are the sons of Adah Esau's wife.
"And these are the sons of Reuel:
Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and
Mizzah. These were the s'ons of Base-
math Esau's wife. "And these were
the sons of Ohohbamah the daughter
of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon,
Esau's wife; and she bore to Esau
Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah. "These
are the chiefs of the sons of Esau:
the sons of Eliphaz the first-born of
Esau: the chief of Teman, the chief of
Omar, the chief of Zepho, the chief of
Kenaz, "the chief of Korah, the chief
of Gatam, the chief of Amalek. These
are the chiefs that came of Eliphaz in
the land of Edom. These are the sons
of Adah. "And these are the sons of
Reuel Esau's son: the chief of Nahath,
the chief of Zerah, the chief of Sham
mah, the chief of Mizzah. These are
the chiefs that came of Reuel in the
land of Edom. These are the sons of
Basemath Esau's wife. "And these
are the sons of Ohohbamah Esau's
wife: the chief of Jeush, the chief of
Jalam, the chief of Korah. These are
the chiefs that came of Ohohbamah
the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.
"These are the sons of Esau, and these
are their chiefs; the same is Edom.
2These are the sons of Seir the
Horite, the inhabitants of the land:
Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and
Anah, 21and Dishon and Ezer and
Dishan. These are the chiefs that
came of the Horites, the children of
Seir in the land of Edom. 22And the
children of Lotan were Hori and
Hemam; and Lotan's sister was
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Timna. ^And these are the children
of Shobal : Alvan and Manahath and
Ebal, Shepho and Onam. MAnd
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.
25And these are the children of Anah:
Dishon and Ohohbamah the daughter
of Anah. 26And these are the children
of "Dishon: Hemdan and Eshban
and Ithran and Cheran. "These are
the children of Ezer: Bilhan and
Zaavan and Akan. 2These are the
children of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
2These are the chiefs that came of the
Horites: the chief of Lotan, the chief
of Shobal, the chief of Zibeon, the
chief of Anah, 30the chief of Dishon,
the chief of Ezer, the chief of Dishan.
These are the chiefs that came of the
Horites, according to their chiefs in
the land of Seir.
31 And these are the kings that reigned
in the land of Edom, before there
reigned any king over the children of
Israel. ^And Bela the son of Beor
reigned in Edom; and the name of
his city was Dinhabah. 33And Bela
died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of
Bozrah reigned in his stead. 34And
Jobab died, and Husham of the land
of the Temanites reigned in his stead.
35And Husham died, and Hadad the
son of Bedad, who smote Midian in
the field of Moab, reigned in his stead;
and the name of his city was Avith.
88And Hadad died, and Samlah of
Masrekah reigned in his stead. "And
Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth
by the River reigned in his stead.
>8And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the
son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
39And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor
died and Hadar reigned in his stead;
! and 'the name of his city was Pau;
and his wife's name was Mehetabel, " Heb.

the daughter of Matred, the daughter
of Me-zahab. 40And these are the
names of the chiefs that came of Esau,
according to their families, after their
places, by their names: the chief of
Timna, the chief of Alvah, the chief
of Jetheth; 4lthe chief of Ohohbamah,
the chief of Elah, the chief of Pinon;
¦^the chief of Kenaz, the chief of Te-.
man, the chief of Mibzar; ^the chief -of
Magdiel, the chief of tram. These
are the chiefs of Edom, according to
their habitations in the land of their
possession. This is Esau the father of
the Edomites.
Oy And Jacob dwelt in the land
of his father's sojournings, in the
land of Canaan. These are the genera
tions of Jacob. Joseph, being seven
teen years old, was feeding the flock
with his brethren, being still a lad,
even with the sons of Bilhah, and with
the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives;
and Joseph brought evil report of
them unto their father. 3Now Israel
loved Joseph more than all his children,
because he was the son of his old age;
and he made him a coat of many
colours. 4And when his brethren saw
that their father loved him more than
all his brethren, they hated him, and
could not speak peaceably unto him.
5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and
he told it to his brethren; and they
hated him yet the more. 6And he said
unto them: 'Hear, I pray you, this
dream which I have dreamed: 7for,
behold, we were binding sheaves in
the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and
also stood upright; and, behold, your
sheaves came round about, and bowed
down to my sheaf.' 8And his brethren
said to him: 'Shalt thou indeed
reign over us? or shalt thou indeed
have dominion over us?' And they
hated him yet the more for his dreams,
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and for his words. 9And he dreamed
yet another dream, and told it to his
brethren, and said: 'Behold, I have
dreamed yet a dream: and, behold,
the sun and the moon and eleven
stars bowed down to me.' "And he
told it to his father, and to his breth
ren; 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 to thee to the
earth?' "And his brethren envied
him; but his father kept the saying
in mind.
"And his brethren went to feed
their father's flock in Shechem. "And
Israel said unto Joseph: 'Do not thy
brethren feed the flock in Shechem?
come, and I will send thee unto
them.' And he said to him: 'Here am
I.' "And he said to him: 'Go now, see
whether it is well with thy brethren,
and well with the flock; and bring
me back word.' So he sent him out of
the vale of Hebron, and he came to
Shechem. "And a certain man found
him, and, behold, he was wandering
in the field. And the man asked him,
saying: 'What seekest thou?' "And
he said: 'I seek my brethren. Tell
me, I pray thee, where they are feed
ing the flock.' "And the man said:
'They are departed hence; for I heard
them say: Let us goto Dothan.'
And Joseph went after his brethren,
and found them in Dothan. "And
they saw him afar off, and before he
came near unto them, they conspired
against him to slay him. "And they
said one to another: 'Behold, this
dreamer cometh. 20Come now there
fore, 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 be
come of his dreams.' 21And Reuben

heard it, and delivered him out of
their hand; and said: 'Let us not take
his life.' 22And 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. ^And
it came to pass, when Joseph was come
unto his brethren, that they stripped
Joseph of his coat, the coat of many
colours that was on him; Mand they
took him, and cast him into the pit —
and the pit was empty, there was no
water in it. 25And they sat down to eat
bread; and they lifted up their eyes
and looked, and, behold, a caravan of
Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with
their cariiels bearing spicery and
balm and ladanum, going to carry it
down to Egypt. ^And Judah said
unto his brethren: 'What profit is it
if we slay our brother and conceal his
blood? "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. 28And there passed by
Midianites, merchantmen; and they
drew and lifted up Joseph out of the
pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites
for twenty shekels of silver. And they
brought Joseph into Egypt. 2?And
Reuben returned unto the pit; and,
behold, Joseph was not in the pit;
and he rent his clothes. 30And he
returned unto his brethren, and said:
'The child is not; and as for me, whith
er shall I go?' 31And they took
Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat,
and dipped 'the coat in the blood; 32and
they sent the coat of many colours, and
they brought it to their father; and
said: 'This have we found. Know
now whether it is thy son's coat or
not.' MAnd he knew it, and said:
' It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath

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devoured him; Joseph is without doubt
torn in pieces.' 34And Jacob rent his
garments, and put sackcloth upon his
loins, and mourned for his son many
days. 35And all his sons and all his
daughters rose up to comfort him; but
he refused to be comforted; and he
said: 'Nay, but I will go down to
the grave to my son mourning.'
And his father wept for him. 36And
the "Midianites sold him into Egypt
unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's,
the captain of the guard.
QQ 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.
2And Judah saw there a daughter of a
certain Canaanite whose name was
Shua; and he took her, and went in
unto her. 3And she conceived, and
bore a son; and he called his name Er.
4And she conceived again, and bore
a son; and she called his name Onan.
5And she yet again bore a son, and called
his name Shelah; and he was at
Chezib, when she bore him. 6And
Judah took a wife for Er his first-born,
and her name was Tamar. 7And Er,
Judah's first-born, was wicked in the
sight of the Lord; and the Lord
slew him. 8And 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.' 9And 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. "And the thing
which he did was evil in the sight of
the Lord; and He slew him also.
"Then said Judah to Tamar his daugh
ter-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.
"And in process of time Shua's daugh
ter, the wife of Judah, died; and
Judah was comforted, and went up
unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah,
he and his friend Hirah the Adullam
ite. "And it was told Tamar, say
ing: 'Behold, thy father-in-law goeth
up to Timnah to shear his sheep.'
"And she put off from her the gar
ments of her widowhood, and covered
herself with her veil, and wrapped
herself, and sat in the entrance of
Enaim, which is by the way to Tim
nah; for she saw that Shelah was
grown up, and she was not given unto
him to wife. "When Judah saw her,
he thought her to be a harlot ; for she
had covered her face. "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
daughter-in-law. And she said: 'What
wilt thou give me, that thou mayest
come in unto me?' "And he said:
T will send thee a kid of the goats
from the flock.' And she said: 'Wilt
thou give me a pledge, till thou send
it?' "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. "And
she arose, and went away, and put
off her veil from her, and put on the
garments of her widowhood. 20And
Judah sent the kid of the goats by the
hand of his friend the Adullamite, to
receive the pledge from the woman's
hand; but he found her not. 21Then
he asked the men of her place, saying :
'Where is the harlot, that was at
Enaim by the wayside?' And they
said: There hath been no harlot
here.' 22And he returned to Judah,

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and said: T have not found her: and
also the men of the place said: There
hath been no harlot here.' MAnd
Judah said: 'Let her take it, lest
we be put to shame; behold, I sent
this kid, and thou hast not found
her.' 24And it came to pass about
three months after, that it was told
Judah, saying : ' Tamar thy daughter-
in-law hath played the harlot; and
moreover, behold, she is with child
by harlotry.' And Judah said: 'Bring
her forth, and let her be burnt.'
C5When she was brought forth, she sent
to her father-in-law, saying: 'By the
man, whose these are, am I with child' ;
and she said: 'Discern, I pray thee,
whose are these, the signet, and the
cords, and the staff.' 26And Judah ac
knowledged them, and said: 'She is
more righteous than I; forasmuch as
I gave her not to Shelah my son.' And
he knew her again no more. 27And it
came to pass in the time of her travail,
that, behold, twins were in her womb.
28And 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.' 29And it came
to pass, as he drew back his hand,
that, behold, his brother came out;
and she said': 'Wherefore hast thou
made a breach for thyself?' There
fore his name was called "Perez. 30And
afterward came out his brother, that
had the scarlet thread upon his hand;
and his name was called Zerah.
QQ And Joseph was brought down
to Egypt; and Potiphar, 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. 2And the
Lord was with Joseph, and he was a
prosperous man; and he was in the
house of his master the Egyptian. » That is.

3And his master saw that the Lord
was with him, and that the Lord made
all that he did to prosper in his hand.
4And Joseph found favour in his sight,
and he ministered unto him. And he
appointed him overseer over his house,
and all that he had he put into his
hand. 6And it came to pass from the
time that he appointed him overseer in
his house, and over all that he had,
that the Lord blessed the Egyptian's
house for Joseph's sake; and the bless
ing of the Lord was upon all that he
had, in the house and in the field.
6And he left all that he had in Joseph's
hand; and, having him, he knew not
aught save the bread which he did
eat. And Joseph was of beautiful
form, and fair to look upon.
7And it came to pass after these
things, that his master's wife cast her
eyes upon Joseph; and she said: 'Lie
with me.' 8But he refused, and said
unto his master's wife: 'Behold, my
master, having me, knoweth not what
is in the house, and he hath put all
that he hath into my hand; 9he is not
greater in this house than I; neither
hath he kept back any thing from me
but thee, because thou art his wife.
How then can I do this great wicked
ness, and sin against God?' "And it
came to pass, as she spoke to Joseph
day by day, that he hearkened not
unto her, to lie by her, or to be with .
her. "And it came to pass on a certain
day, when he went into the house to
do his work, and there was none of the
men of the house there within, "that
she caught him by his garment, saying:
'Lie with me.' And he left his gar
ment in her hand, and fled, and got
him out. "And it came to pass, when
she saw that he had left his garment
in her hand, and was fled forth, "that
she called unto the men of her house,
and spoke unto them, saying: 'See,
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he hath brought in a Hebrew unto us
to mock us; he came in unto me to he
with me, and I cried with a loud voice.
"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.' "And she laid
up his garment by her, until his master
came home. "And she spoke unto
him according to these words, saying:
'The Hebrew servant, whom thou
hast brought unto us, came in unto
me to mock me. "And it came to pass,
as I lifted up my voice and cried, that
he left his garment by me, and fled
out.' "And it came to pass, when
his master heard the words of his
wife, which she spoke unto him, say
ing : ' 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.
2lBut the Lord was with Joseph, and
showed kindness unto him, and gave
him favour in the sight of the keeper
of the prison. 22And 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. ^The keeper of
the prison looked not to any thing that
was under his hand, because the Lord
was with him; and that which he did,
the Lord made it to prosper.
Af) And it came to pass, after
-^ these things, that the butler of
the king of Egypt and his baker offend
ed their lord the king of Egypt. 2And
Pharaoh was wroth against his two
officers, against the chief of the butlers,
and against the chief of the bakers.
3And he put them in ward in the house
of the captain of the guard, into the
prison, the place where Joseph was
bound. 4And the captain of the

guard charged Joseph to be with them,
and he ministered unto them; and
they continued a season in ward. 6And
they dreamed a dream both of them,
each man his dream, in one night,
each man according to the interpreta
tion of his dream, the butler and the
baker of the king of Egypt, who were
bound in the prison. 6And Joseph
came in unto them in the morning,
and saw them, and, behold, they were
sad. 'And he asked Pharaoh's officers
that were with him in the ward of
his master's house, saying: 'Wherefore
look ye so sad to-day?' 8And they
said unto him: 'We have dreamed a
dream, and there is none that can
interpret it.' And Joseph said unto
them: 'Do not interpretations belong
to God? tell it me, I pray you.' 9And
the chief butler told his dream to
Joseph, and said to him: 'In my
dream, behold, a vine was before
me; "and in the vine were three
branches; and as it was budding,
its blossoms shot forth, and the clus
ters thereof brought forth ripe grapes;
"and Pharaoh's cup was in my hand;
and I took the grapes, and pressed
them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave
the cup into Pharaoh's hand.' "And
Joseph said unto him: This is the
interpretation of it : the three branches
are three days; "within yet three days
shall Pharaoh lift up thy head, and
restore thee unto thine office; and thou
shalt give Pharaoh's cup into his
hand, after the former manner when
thou wast his butler. "But have me
in thy remembrance when it shall be
well with thee, and show kindness, I
pray thee, unto me, and make mention
of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out
of this house. "For indeed I was
stolen away out of the land of the
Hebrews; and here also have I done
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the dungeon.' "When the chief baker
saw that the interpretation was good,
he said unto Joseph: 'I also saw in
my dream, and, behold, three baskets
of white bread were on my head;
"and in the uppermost basket there
was of all manner of baked food for
Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them
out of the basket upon my head.'
18 And Joseph answered and said:
This is the interpretation thereof:
the three baskets are three days;
"within yet three days shall Pharaoh
lift up thy head from off thee, and
shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds
shall eat thy flesh from off thee.'
20 And it came to pass the third day,
which was Pharaoh's birthday, that
he made a feast unto aU his servants;
and he lifted up the head of the chief
butler and the head of the chief baker
among his servants. 21And he restored
the chief butler back unto his butler-
ship; and he gave the cup into Pha
raoh's hand. 2.2But he hanged the chief
baker, as Joseph had interpreted to
them. ^Yet did not the chief butler
remember Joseph, but forgot him.
A "1 And it came to pass at the end
of two full years, that Pharaoh
dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the
"river. 2And, behold, there came up
out of the river seven kine, well-
favoured and fat-fleshed; and they fed
in the reed-grass. 3And, behold, seven
other kine came up after them out of
the river, ill-favoured and lean-fleshed;
and stood by the other kine upon the
brink of the river. 4And the ill-
favoured and lean-fleshed kine did
eat up the seven well-favoured and fat
kine. So Pharaoh aWoke. 6And he
slept and dreamed a second time : and,
behold, seven ears of corn came up
upon one stalk, rank and good. 6And,
¦ That is,

behold, seven ears, thin and blasted
with the east wind, sprung up after
them. 'And the thin ears swallowed up
the seven rank and full ears. And
Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a
dream. sAnd it came to pass in the
morning that his spirit was troubled;
and he sent and called for all the
magicians of Egypt, and all the wise
men thereof; and Pharaoh told them
his dream; but there was none that
could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
Then spoke the chief butler unto
Pharaoh, saying: 'I make mention of
my faults this day: "Pharaoh was
wroth with his servants, and put me
in the ward of the house of the captain
of the guard, me and the chief baker.
"And we dreamed adreamin one night,
I and he; we dreamed each man ac
cording to the interpretation of his
dream. "And there was with us there
a young man, a Hebrew, servant to
the captain of the guard; and we told
him, and he interpreted to us our
dreams; to each man according to
his dream he did interpret. "And it
came to pass, as he interpreted to
us, so it was: I was restored unto
mine office, and he was hanged.'
"Then Pharaoh sent and called Jo
seph, and they brought him hastily
out of the dungeon. And he shaved
himself, and changed his raiment, and
came in unto Pharaoh. "And Pharaoh
said unto Joseph: 'I have dreamed a
dream, and there is none that can
interpret it; and I have heard say of
thee, that when thou hearest a dream
thou canst interpret it.' "And Joseph
answered Pharaoh, saying: 'It is not
in me; God will give Pharaoh an
answer of peace.' "And Pharaoh
spoke unto Joseph: 'In my dream,
behold, I stood upon the brink of the
river. "And, behold, there came up
out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed
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and well-favoured; and they fed in the
reed-grass. "And, behold, seven other
kine came up after them, poor and very
ill-f avoured and lean-fleshed, such as I
never saw in ah the land of Egypt for
badness. 20And the lean and ill-
favoured kine did eat up the first
seven fat kine. 21And when they had
eaten them up, it could not be known
that they had eaten them; but they
were still ill-favoured as at the be
ginning. So I awoke. 22And I saw
in my dream, and, behold, seven ears
, came up upon one stalk, full and good.
23And, behold, seven ears, withered,
thin, and blasted with the east wind,
sprung up after them. 24And the thin
ears swallowed up the seven good ears.
And I told it unto the magicians; but
there was none that could declare it to
me.' 25Arid Joseph said unto Pharaoh :
The dream of Pharaoh is one; what
God is about to do He hath declared
unto Pharaoh. 2The seven good kine
are seven years; and the seven good
ears are seven years : the dream is one.
"And the seven lean and ill-favoured
kine that came up after them are seven
years, and also the seven empty ears
blasted with the east wind; they shall
be seven years of famine. 2That is
the thing which I spoke unto Pharaoh :
what God is about to do He hath
shown unto Pharaoh. 29Behold,
there come seven years of great plenty
throughout aU the land of Egypt.
30And there shall arise after them seven
years of famine; and all the plenty
shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt;
and the famine shall consume the land;
31and the plenty shall not be known in
the land by reason of that famine
which followeth; for it shall be very
grievous. 32And for that the dream
was doubled unto Pharaoh twice, it is
because the thing is established by
God, and God will shortly bring it to

pass. 33Now therefore let Pharaoh
look out a man discreet and wise, and
set him over the land of Egypt. MLet
Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint
overseers over the land, and take up
the fifth part of the land of Egypt in
the seven years of plenty. 36And let
them gather all the food of these good
years that come, and lay up corn under
the hand of Pharaoh for food in the
cities, and let them keep it. 36And the
food shall be for a store to the land
against the seven years of famine,
which shall be in the land of Egypt;
that the land perish not through the
famine.' 37And the thing was good in
the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes
of all his servants. 38And Pharaoh said
unto his servants: ' Can we find such a
one as this, a man in whom the spirit
of God is? ' 39And Pharaoh said unto
Joseph: 'Forasmuch as God hath
shown thee ah this, there is none so
discreet and wise as thou. 40Thou
shalt be over my house, and according
unto thy word shall all my people
be ruled; only in the throne will I be
greater than thou.' flAnd Pharaoh
said unto Joseph: 'See, I have set
thee over all the land of Egypt.'
42 And Pharaoh took off his. signet ring
from his hand, and put it upon
Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in
vestures of fine linen, and put a gold
chain about his neck. ^And he made
him to ride in the second chariot which
he had; and they cried before him:
Abrech'; and he set him over all the
land of Egypt. ^And Pharaoh said
unto Joseph: 'I am Pharaoh, and
without thee shall no man lift up his
hand or his foot in all the land of
Egypt.' 45And Pharaoh called Jo
seph's name Zaphenath-paneah; and
he gave him to wife Asenath the
daughter of Poti-phera prjest of On.
And Joseph went out over the land of

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GENESIS

Egypt. — ^And Joseph was thirty
years old when he stood before Pha
raoh king of Egypt. — And Joseph went
out from the presence of Pharaoh, and
went throughout all the land of Egypt.
47And in the seven years of plenty
the earth brought forth in heaps.
48 And he gathered up all the food of the
seven years which were in the land of
Egypt, and laid up the food in the
cities; the food of the field, which was
round about every city, laid he up in
the same. 49And Joseph laid up corn as
the sand of the sea, very much, until
they left off numbering; for it was with
out number. 60And unto Joseph were
born two sons before the year of famine
came, whom Asenath the daughter of
Poti-phera priest of On bore unto him.
51 And Joseph called the name of the
first-born "Manasseh: 'for God hath
made me forget all my toil, and all my
father's house.' 62And the name of the
second called he bEphraim: 'for God
hath made me fruitful in the land of
my affliction.' ^And the seven years
of plenty, that was in the land of
Egypt, came to an end. MAnd the
seven years of famine began to come,
according as Joseph had said; and
there was famine in all lands; but in
all the land of Egypt there was bread.
65And when all the land of Egypt was
famished, the people cried to Pharaoh
for bread; and Pharaoh said unto all
the Egyptians: 'Go unto Joseph;
what he saith to you, do.' 66And the
famine was over all the face of the
earth; and Joseph opened all the store
houses, and sold unto the Egyptians;
and the famine was sore in the land of
Egypt. 67And all countries came into
Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because
the famine was sore in all the earth.
AO Now Jacob saw that there was
corn jn Egypt, and Jacob said
unto bis sons: 'Why do ye look one
a Ttat is, Making to forget.

upon another?' 2And he said: 'Be
hold, I have heard that there is corn
in Egypt. Get you down thither,
and buy for us from thence; that we
may five, and not die.' 3And Joseph's
ten brethren went down to buy corn
from Egypt. 4But Benjamin, Joseph's
brother, Jacob sent not with his breth
ren; for he said: 'Lest peradventure
harm befall him.' 6And the sons of
Israel came to buy among those that
came; for the famine was in the land
of Canaan. 6And Joseph was the
governor over the land; he it was that
sold to all the people of the land. And
Joseph's brethren came, and bowed
down to him with their faces to the
earth. 'And Joseph saw his brethren,
and he knew them, but made himself
strange unto them, and spoke roughly
with them; and he said unto them:
'Whence come ye?' And they said:
'From the land of Canaan to buy
food.' 8And Joseph knew his breth
ren, but they knew not him. 9And
Joseph remembered the dreams which
he dreamed of them, and said unto
them: 'Ye are spies; to see the naked
ness of the land ye are come.' "And
they said unto him: 'Nay, my lord,
but to buy food are thy servants come.
"We are all one man's sons; we are
upright men, thy servants are no spies.'
"And he said unto them: 'Nay, but to
see the nakedness of the land ye are
come.' "And they said: 'We thy
servants are twelve brethren, the sons
of one man in the land of Canaan; and,
behold, the youngest is this day with
our father, and one is not.' "And
Joseph said unto them: That is it
that I spoke unto you, saying: Ye are
spies. "Hereby ye shall be proved:
as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth
hence, except your youngest brother
come hither. "Send one of you, and
let him fetch your brother, and ye
b From a Hebrew word signifying to be fruitful.
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43.2

shall be bound, that your words may
be proved, whether there be truth in
you; or else, as Pharaoh Uveth, surely
ye are spies.' "And he put them all
together into ward three days. "And
Joseph said unto them the third day:
'This do, and live; for I fear God: "if
ye be upright men, let one of your
brethren be bound in your prison-
house; but go ye, carry corn for the
famine of your houses; 20and bring
your youngest brother unto me; so
shall your words be verified,- and ye
shall not die.' And they did so.
"And they said one to another: 'We
are verily guilty concerning our broth
er, in that we saw the distress of his
soul, when he besought us, and we
would not hear; therefore is this dis
tress come upon us.' 22And Reuben
answered them, saying: 'Spoke I not
unto you, saying : Do not sin against
the child; and ye would not hear?
therefore also, behold, his blood is
required.' ^And they knew not that
Joseph understood them; for the
interpreter was between them. 24And
he turned himself about from them,
and wept; and he returned to them,
and spoke to them, and took Simeon
from among them, and bound him
before their eyes. 2Then Joseph
commanded to fill their vessels with
corn, and to restore every man's
money into his sack, and to give them
provision for the way; and thus was it
done unto them. 26And they laded
their asses with their corn, and de
parted thence. "And as one of them
opened his sack to give his ass prov
ender in the lodging-place, he espied
his money; and, behold, it was in the
, mouth of his sack. 28And he said unto
his brethren: ' My money is restored ;
and, lo, it is even in my sack.' And
their heart failed them, and they
turned trembling one to another, say

ing: 'What is this that God hath done
unto us?' 29And they came unto
Jacob their father unto the land of
Canaan, and told him all that had
befallen them, 'saying: 30'The man,
the lord of the land, spoke roughly
with us, and took us for spies of the
country. 31And we said unto him:
We are upright men; we are no spies.
32We are twelve brethren, sons of our
father; one is not, and the youngest
is this day with our father in the land
of Canaan. 33And the man, the lord
of the land, said unto us: Hereby
shall I know that ye are upright men :
leave one of your brethren with me,
and take corn for the famine of your
houses, and go your way. 34And bring
your youngest brother unto me; then
shall I know that ye are no spies, but
that ye are upright men; so will I
deliver you your brother, and ye shah
traffic in the land.' 35And it came
to pass as they emptied their sacks,
that, behold, every man's bundle of
money was in his sack; and when they
and their father saw their bundles of
money, they were afraid.- 36And Jacob
their father said unto them: 'Me
have ye bereaved of my children:
Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and
ye will take Benjamin away; upon
me are all these things come.' 37And
Reuben spoke unto his father, saying :
'Thou shalt slay my two sons, if I
bring him not to thee; deliver him into
my hand, and I will bring him back
to thee.' 38And he said : ' My son shall
not go down with you; for his brother
is dead, and he only is left; if harm
befall him by the way in which ye go,
then will ye bring down my gray hairs
with sorrow to the grave.'
A O And the famine was sore in the
land. 2And it came to pass, when
they had eaten up the corn which they
had brought out of Egypt, that their

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father said unto them: 'Go again,
buy us a little food.' 3And Judah
spoke unto him, saying: 'The man
did earnestly forewarn us, saying:
Ye shall not see my face, except
your brother be with you. 4If thou
wilt send our brother with us, we
will go down and buy thee food;
6but if thou wilt not send him, we will
not go down, for the man said unto
us: Ye shall not see my face, except
your brother be with you.' 6And
Israel said:. 'Wherefore dealt ye so
ill with me, as to tell the man whether
ye had yet a brother?' 'And they
said: 'The man asked straitly con
cerning ourselves, and concerning
our kindred, saying: Is your father
yet alive? have ye another brother?
and we told him according to the
tenor of these words; could we in any
wise know that he would say: Bring
your brother down? ' 8And Judah
said unto Israel his father : ' Send the
lad with me, and we will arise and go,
that we may live, and not die, both
we, and thou, and also our little ones.
9I will be surety for him; of my hand
shalt thou require him; if I bring him
not unto thee, and set him before
thee, then let me bear the blame for
ever. "For except we had lingered,
surely we had now returned a second
time.' "And their father Israel said
unto them : ' If it be so now, do this :
take of the choice fruits of the land
in your vessels, and carry down the
man a present, a little balm, and
a little honey, spicery and ladanum,
nuts, and almonds; "and take double
money in your hand; and the money
that was returned in the mouth of
your sacks carry back in your, hand;
peradventure it was an oversight;
"take . also your brother, and arise,
go again unto the man; "and God
Almighty give you mercy before the

man, that he may release unto you
your other brother and Benjamin.
And as for me, if I be bereaved of my
children, I am bereaved.'
"And the men took that present,
and they took double money in their
hand, and Benjamin; and rose up,
and went down to Egypt, and stood
before Joseph. "And when Joseph
saw Benjamin with them, he said to
the steward of his house : 'Bring the
men into the house, and kill the beasts,
and prepare the meat; for the men
shall dine with me at noon.' "And
the man did as Joseph bade; and the
man brought the men into Joseph's
house. "And the men were afraid,
because they were brought into
Joseph's house; and they said: 'Be
cause of the money that was returned
in our sacks at the first time are we
brought in; that he may seek occasion
against us, and fall upon us, and
take us for bondmen, and our asses.'
"And they came near to the steward
of Joseph's house, and they spoke
unto him at the door of the house,
20and said: 'Oh my lord, we came in
deed down at the first time to buy
food. 2IAnd it came to pass, when we
came to the lodging-place, that we
opened our sacks, and, behold, every
man's money was in the mouth of his
sack, our money in full weight; and
we have brought it back in our hand.
22 And other money have we brought
down in our hand to buy food. We
know not who put our money in our
sacks.' 23Andhesaid: 'Peace be to
you, fear not; your God, and the God
of your father, hath given you treasure
in your sacks; I had your money.'
And he brought Simeon out unto,
them. 24And the man brought the
men into Joseph's house, and gave
them water, and they washed their
feet; and he gave their asses proven-

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der. 25And they made ready the
present against Joseph's coming at
noon; for they heard that they should
eat bread there. 26And when Joseph
came home, they brought him the
present which was in their hand into
the house, and bowed down to him
to the earth. "And he asked them
of their welfare, and said: 'Is your
father well, the old man of whom ye
spoke? . Is he yet alive?' 28And they
said : ' Thy servant our father is well,
he is yet alive.' And they bowed the
head, and made obeisance. 29And
he lifted up his eyes, and saw Benja
min his brother, his mother's son,
and said: 'Is this your youngest
brother of whom ye spoke unto me?'
And he said: 'God be gracious unto
thee, my son.' 30And Joseph made
haste; for his heart yearned toward
his brother; and he sought where to
weep; and he entered into his chamber,
and wept there. 31And he washed his
face, and came out; and he refrained
himself, and said: 'Set on bread.'
32 And they set on for him by, himself,
and for them by themselves, and
for the Egyptians, that did eat with
him, by themselves; because the
Egyptians might not eat bread with
the Hebrews; for that is an abomina
tion unto the Egyptians. 33And they
sat before him, the first-born according
to his birthright, and the youngest
according to his youth; and the men
marvelled one with another. 34And
portions were taken unto them from
before him; but Benjamin's portion
was five times so much as any of theirs.
And they drank, and were merry
with him.
A A And he commanded the stew-
ard of his house, saying: 'Fill
the men's sacks with food, as much
as they can carry, and put every man's
money in his sack's mouth. 2And put

my goblet, the silver goblet, in the
sack's mouth of the youngest, and
his corn money.' And he did accord
ing to the word that Joseph had
spoken. 3As soon as the morning was
hght, the men were sent away, they
and their asses. 4And when they were
gone out of the city, and were not
yet far off, Joseph said unto his stew
ard: 'Up, follow after the men; and
when thou dost overtake them, say
unto them: Wherefore have ye re
warded evil for good? 6Is not this
it in which my lord drinketh, and
whereby he indeed divineth? ye have
done evil in so doing.' 6And he
overtook them, and he spoke unto
them these words. 'And they said
unto him: 'Wherefore speaketh my
lord such words as these? Far be it
from thy servants that they should do
such a thing. 8Behold, the money,
which we found in our sacks' mouths,
we brought back unto thee out of the
land of Canaan; how then should we
steal out of thy lord's house silver
or gold? 9With whomsoever of thy
servants it be found, let him die, and
we also will be my lord's bondmen.'
"And he said: 'Now also let it be
according unto your words: he with
whom it is found shall be my bond
man; and ye shall be blameless.'
"Then they hastened, and took down
every man his sack to the ground,
and opened every man his sack. "And
he searched, beginning at the eldest,
and leaving off at the youngest; and
the goblet was found in Benjamin's
sack. "Then they rent their clothes,
and laded every man his ass, and re
turned to the city. "And Judah and
his brethren came to Joseph's house,
and he was yet there; and they fell
before him on the ground. "And
Joseph said unto them: 'What deed
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not that such a man as I will indeed
divine?' "And Judah said: 'What
shall we say unto my lord? what shall
we speak? or how shall we clear our
selves? God hath found out the in
iquity of thy servants; behold, we are
my lord's bondmen, both we, and he
also in whose hand the cup is found.'
"And he said: ' Far be it from me that
I should do so; the man in whose
hand the goblet is found, he shall be my
bondman; but as for you, get you up in
peace unto your father.' •awn
"Then Judah came near unto him,
and said : ' Oh my lord, let thy servant,
I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's
ears, and let not thine anger burn
against thy servant; for thou art even
as Pharaoh. 19My lord asked his
servants, saying: Have ye a father,
or a brother? 20And we said unto
my lord: We have a father, an old
man, and a child of his old age, a little
one; and his brother is dead, and he
alone is left of his mother, and, his
father loveth him. 21And thou saidst
unto thy servants: Bring him down
unto me, that I may set mine eyes
upon him. 22And we said unto my
lord: The lad cannot leave his father;
for if he should leave his father,
his father would die. 23And thou
saidst unto thy servants: Except your
youngest brother come down with
you, ye shall see my face no more.
MAnd it came to pass when we
came up unto thy servant my father,
we told him the words of my lord.
26And our father said: Go again,
buy us a little food. 26And we said:
We cannot go down; if our young
est brother be with us, then will we
go down; for we may not see the
man's face, except our youngest broth
er be with us. "And thy servant my

father said unto us: Ye know that
my wife bore me two sons; 28and the
one went out from me, and I said:
Surely he is torn in pieces; and I
have not seen him since; 29and if ye
take this one also from me, and harm
befall him, ye will bring down my
gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
30Now therefore when I come to thy
servant my father, and the lad is not
with us; seeing that his soul is
bound up with the lad's soul; 3,it will
come to pass, when he seeth that the
lad is not with us, that he will die;
and thy servants will bring down the
gray hairs of thy servant our father
with sorrow to the grave. 32For thy
servant became surety for the lad
unto my father, saying: If I bring
him not unto thee, then shall I bear
the blame to my father for ever.
33Now therefore, let thy servant, I
pray thee, abide instead of the lad a
bondman to my lord; and let the lad
go up with his brethren. 34For how
shall I go up to my father, if the lad
be not with me? lest I look upon the
evil that shall come on my father.'
A EL Then Joseph could not refrain
himself before all them that
stood by him; and he cried: 'Cause
every man to go out from me.' And
there stood no man with him, while
Joseph made himself known unto his
brethren. 2And he wept aloud; and
the Egyptians heard, and the house of
Pharaoh heard. 3And Joseph said
unto his brethren: 'I am Joseph; doth
my father yet live?' And his brethren
could not answer him; for they were
affrighted at his presence. 4And Jo
seph said unto his brethren: 'Come
near to me, I pray you.' And they
came near. And he said: 'I am Joseph
your brother, whom ye sold into
Egypt. 6And now be not grieved, nor
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me hither; for God did send me before
you to preserve life. 6For these two
years hath the famine been in the
land; and there are yet five years, in
which there shall be neither plowing
nor harvest. 'And God sent me
before you to give you a remnant on
the earth, and to save you alive for
a great deliverance. 8So now it was
not you that sent me hither, but God;
and He hath made me a father to
Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and
ruler over all the land of Egypt.
9Hasten ye, and go up to my father,
and say unto him: Thus saith thy
son Joseph: God hath made me
lord of all Egypt; come down unto me,
tarry not. "And thou shalt dwell in
the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be
near unto me, thou, and thy children,
and thy children's children, and thy
flocks, and thy herds, and all that
thou hast; "and there will I sustain
thee; for there are yet five years of
famine; lest thou come to poverty,
thou, and thy household, and all that
thou hast. "And, behold, your eyes
see, and the eyes of my brother
Benjamin, that it is my mouth that
speaketh unto you. "And ye shall tell
my father of all my glory in Egypt,
and of all that ye have seen; and ye
shall hasten and bring down my father
hither.' "And he fell upon his brother
¦Benjamin's neck, and wept; and
Benjamin wept upon his neck. "And
he kissed all his brethren, and wept
upon them; and after that his brethren
talked with him. .
"And the report thereof was heard
in Pharaoh's house, saying :_ 'Joseph's
brethren are come'; and it pleased
Pharaoh well, and his servants. "And
Pharaoh said unto Joseph: 'Say unto
thy brethren: This do ye: lade your
beasts, and go, get you unto the land
of Canaan; "and take your father and

your households, and come unto me;
and I will give you the good of the
land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat
of the land. "Now thou art com
manded, this do ye : take you wagons
out of the land of Egypt for your little
ones, and for your wives, and bring
your father, and come. 20Also regard
not your stuff ; for the good things of all
the land of Egypt are yours.' 21 And the
sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave
them wagons, according to the com
mandment of Pharaoh, and gave them
provision for the way. 22To all of
them he gave each man changes of
raiment; but to Benjamin he gave
three hundred shekels of silver, and
five changes of raiment. ^And to his
father he sent in like manner ten asses
laden with the good things of Egypt,
and ten she-asses laden with corn and
bread and victual for his father by
the way. ^So he sent his brethren
away, and they departed; and he said
unto them: 'See that ye fall not out
by the way.' 25And they went up out
of Egypt, and came into the land of
Canaan unto Jacob their father.
26And they told him, saying: 'Joseph
is yet ahve, and he is ruler over all the
land of Egypt.' And his heart fainted,
for he believed them not. "And they
told him all the words of Joseph,
which he had said unto them; and
when he saw the wagons which Joseph
had sent to carry him, the spirit of
Jacob their father revived. 28And
Israel said: 'It is enough; Joseph my
son is yet ahve; I will go and see him
before I die.'
ACt And Israel took his journey
with all that he had, and came
to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices un
to the God of his father Isaac. 2And
God spoke unto Israel in the visions
of the night, and said: 'Jacob, Jacob.'
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He said: 'I am God, the God of thy
father; fear not to go down into Egypt;
for I will there make of thee a great
nation. 4I will go down with thee into
Egypt; and I will also surely bring
thee up again; and Joseph shall put
his hand upon thine eyes.' 6And
Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba; and
the sons of Israel carried Jacob their
father, and their little ones, and their
wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh
had sent to carry him. 6And they took
their cattle, and their goods, which
they had gotten in the land of Canaan,
and came into Egypt, Jacob, and
all his seed with him; 7his sons, and
his sons' sons with him, his daugh
ters, and his sons' daughters, and all
his seed brought he with him into
Egypt. 8And these are the names of the
children of Israel, who came into
Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben,
Jacob's first-born. 9And the sons of
Reuben: Hanoch, and Pallu, and
Hezron, and Carmi. "And the sons
of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and
Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and
Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
"And the sons of Levi: Gershon,
Kohath, and Merari. "And the sons
of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah,
and Perez, and Zerah; but Er and
Onan died in the land of Canaan. And
the sons of Perez were Hezron and
Hamul. "And the sons of Issachar:
Tola, and Puvah, and lob, and Shim-
ron. "And the sons of Zebulun : Sered,
and Elon, and Jahleel. "These are
the sons of Leah, whom she bore unto
Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his
daughter Dinah; all the souls of his
sons .and his daughters were thirty
and three. "And the sons of Gad:
Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ez-
bon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. "And
the sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ish-

vah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah
their sister; and the sons of Beriah:
Heber, and Malchiel. "These are the
sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to
Leah his daughter, and these she bore
unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. "The
sons of Rachel Jacob's wife: Joseph
and Benjamin. 20And unto Joseph
in the land of Egypt were born Ma
nasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath
the daughter of Poti-phera priest of Oh
bore unto him. 21And the sons of
Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and
Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehl, and
Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and
Ard. 2These are the sons of Rachel,
who were born to Jacob; all the souls
were fourteen. ^And the sons of Dan:
Hushim. MAnd the sons of Naphtali:
Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and
Shillem. 2These are the sons of
Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel
his daughter, and these she bore unto
Jacob; all the souls were seven.
^All the souls belonging to Jacob that
came into Egypt, that came out of his
loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all
the souls were threescore and six.
27 And the sons of Joseph, who were
born to him in Egypt, were two souls;
all the souls of the house of Jacob,
that came into Egypt, were threescore
and ten.
28 And he sent Judah before him unto
Joseph, to show the way before him
unto Goshen; and they came into the
land of Goshen. 29And Joseph made
ready his chariot, and went up to meet
Israel his father, to Goshen; and he
presented himself unto him, and fell
on his neck, and wept on his neck a
good while. 30And Israel said unto
Joseph: ' Now let me die, since I have
seen thy face, that thou art yet ahve.'
31And Joseph said unto his brethren,
and unto his father's house: 'I will
go up, and tell Pharaoh, and will say

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unto him: My brethren, and my
father's house, who were in the land of
Canaan, are come unto me; 32and the
men are shepherds, for they have been
keepers of cattle; and they have
brought their flocks, and their herds,
and all that they have. ^And it shall
come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call
you, and shall say: What is your oc
cupation? ^that ye shall say: Thy
servants have been keepers of cattle
from our youth even until now, both
we, and our fathers; that ye may
dwell in the land of Goshen; for every
shepherd is an abomination unto the
Egyptians.' AH Then Joseph went in and told
Pharaoh, and said: 'My father
and my brethren, and their flocks,
and their herds, and all that they have,
are come out of the land of Canaan;
and, behold, they are in the land of
Goshen.' 2And from among his
brethren he took five men, and pre
sented them unto Pharaoh. 3And
Pharaoh said unto his brethren:
'What is your occupation?' And they
said unto Pharaoh: 'Thy servants
are shepherds, both we, and our
fathers.' 4And they said unto Pha
raoh: To sojourn in the land are we
come; for there is no pasture for thy
servants' flocks; for the famine is sore
in the land of Canaan. Now therefore,
we pray thee, let thy servants dwell
in the land of Goshen.' 5And Pharaoh
spoke unto Joseph, saying: Thy
father and thy brethren are come unto
thee; 6the land of Egypt is before
thee; in the best of the land make
thy father and thy brethren to dwell;
in the land of Goshen let them dwell.
And if thou knowest any able men
among them, then make them rulers
over my cattle.' 'And Joseph brought
in Jacob his father, and set him before
Pharaoh. And Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

8And Pharaoh said unto Jacob : ' How
many are the days of the years of thy
life?' 9And Jacob said unto Pharaoh :
The days of the years of my sojourn
ings are- a hundred and thirty years;
few and evil have been the days of the
years of my fife, and they have not
attained unto the days of the years of
the, life of my fathers in the days of
their sojournings.' "And Jacob blessed
Pharaoh, and went out from the
presence of Pharaoh. "And Joseph
placed his father and his brethren, and
gave them a possession in the land of
Egypt, in the best of the land, in the
land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had com
manded. "And Joseph sustained his
father, and his brethren, and all his
father's household, with bread, ac
cording to the want of their little
ones. "And there was no bread in all the
land; for the famine was very sore, so
that the land of Egypt and the land
of Canaan languished by reason of
the famine. "And Joseph gathered
up all the money that was found in the
land of Egypt, and in the land of
Canaan, for "the corn which they
bought; and Joseph brought the money
into Pharaoh's house. "And when the
money was all spent in the land of
Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all
the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and
said: 'Give us bread; for why should
we die in thy presence? for our money
faileth.' "And Joseph said: 'Give
your cattle, and I will give you [bread]
for your cattle, if money fail.' "And
they brought their cattle unto Joseph.
And Joseph gave them bread in ex
change for the horses, and for the
flocks, and for the herds, and for the
asses; and he fed them with bread in
exchange for all their cattle for that
year. "And when that year was ended,
they came unto him the second year,

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and said unto him: 'We will not hide
from my lord, how that our money is
all spent; and the herds of cattle are
my lord's; there is nought left in the
sight of my' lord, but our bodies, and
our lands. "Wherefore should we
die before thine eyes, both we and our
land? buy us and our land for bread,
and we and our land will be bondmen
linto Pharaoh; and give us seed, that
we may five, and not die, and that the
land be not desolate.' 20So Joseph
bought all the land of Egypt for Pha
raoh; for the Egyptians sold every man
his field, because the famine was sore
upon them; and the land became
Pharaoh's. 21And as for the people,
he removed them city by city, from
one end of the border of Egypt even
to the other end thereof. 220nly the
land of the priests bought he not, for
the priests had a portion from Pharaoh,
and did eat their portion which
Pharaoh gave them; wherefore they
sold not their land. ^Then Joseph
said unto the people: 'Behold, I have
bought you this day and your land for
Pharaoh. Lo, here is seed for you,
and ye shall sow the land. ^And it
shall come to pass at the ingatherings,
that ye shall give a fifth unto Pharaoh,
and four parts shall be your own, for
seed of the field, and for your food, and
for them of your households, and for
food for your little ones.' 26And they
said: "Thou hast saved our lives.
Let us find favour in the sight of my
lord, and we will be Pharaoh's bond
men.' 26And Joseph made it a statute
concerning the land of Egypt unto this
day, that Pharaoh should have the
fifth; only the land of the priests alone
became not Pharaoh's. "And Israel
dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land
of Goshen; and they got them posses
sions therein, and were fruitful, and
multiplied exceedingly.

TPT
28And Jacob hved in the land of
Egypt seventeen years; so the days of
Jacob, the years of his hfe, were a
hundred forty and seven years. 29And
the time drew near that Israel must
die; and he called his son Joseph, and
said unto him: 'If now I have found
favour in thy sight, put, I pray thee,
thy hand under my thigh, and deal
kindly and truly with me; bury me not,
I pray thee, in Egypt. 30But when I
sleep with my fathers, thou shalt
carry me out of Egypt, and bury me
in their burying-place.' And he said:
T will do as thou hast said.' 31And
he said: 'Swear unto me.' And he
swore unto him. And Israel bowed
down upon the bed's head.
AQ And it came to pass after
u these things, that one said to
Joseph: 'Behold, thy father is sick.'
And he took with him his two sons,
Manasseh and Ephraim. 2And one
told Jacob, and said: 'Behold, thy
son Joseph cometh unto thee.' And
Israel strengthened himself, and sat
upon the bed. 3And Jacob said unto
Joseph: 'God Almighty appeared un
to me at Luz- in the land, of Canaan,
and blessed me, 4and said unto me:
Behold, I will make thee fruitful,
and multiply thee, and I will make of
thee a company of peoples; and will
give this land to thy seed after thee for
an everlasting possession. 6And now
thy two sons, who were born unto thee
in the land of Egypt before I came un
to thee into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim
and Manasseh, even as Reuben and
Simeon, shall be mine. "And thy issue,
that thou begettest after them, shall
be thine; they shall be called after the
name of their brethren in their in
heritance. 7And as for me, when I
came from Paddan, Rachel died unto
me in the land of Canaan in the way,

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when there was still some way to
come unto Ephrath; and I buried her
there in the way to Ephrath — the
same is Beth-lehem.' 8And Israel
beheld Joseph's sons, and said: 'Who
are these?' 9And Joseph said unto his
father: 'They are my sons, whom
God hath given me here.' And he said:
'Bring them, I pray thee, unto me,
and I will bless them.' "Now the eyes
of Israel were dim for age, so that he
could not see. And he brought them
near unto him; and he kissed them,
and embraced them. "And Israel
said unto Joseph: ' I had not thought
to see thy face; and, lo, God hath let
me see thy seed also.' "And Joseph
brought them out from between his
knees; and he fell down on his face to
the earth. "And Joseph took them
both, Ephraim in his right hand toward
Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in
his left hand toward Israel's right
hand, and brought them near unto
him. "And Israel stretched out his
right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's
head, who was the younger, and his
left hand upon Manasseh's head,
guiding his hands wittingly; for Ma
nasseh was the first-born. "And he
blessed Joseph, and said: The God
before whom my fathers Abraham
and Isaac did walk, the God who
hath been my shepherd all my life
long unto this day, "the angel who
hath redeemed me from all evil, bless
the lads; and let my name be named
in them, and the name of my fathers
Abraham and Isaac; and let them
grow into a multitude in the midst of
the earth.' "And when Joseph saw
that his father was laying his right
hand upon the head of Ephraim, it
displeased him, and he held up his
father's hand, to remove it from
Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.
"And Joseph said unto his father:

'Not so, my father, for this is the
first-born; put thy right hand upon his
head.' "And his father refused, and
said: 'I know it, my son, I know it; he
also shall become a people, and he also
shall be great; howbeit his younger
brother shall be greater than he, and
his seed shall become a multitude of
nations.' 20And he blessed them that
day, saying: 'By thee shall Israel
bless, saying: God make thee as
Ephraim and as Manasseh.' And he
set Ephraim before Manasseh. 21And
Israel said unto Joseph: 'Behold, I
die; but God will be with you, and
bring you back unto the land of your
fathers. ^Moreover I have given to
thee one "portion above thy brethren,
which I took out of the hand of the
Amorite with my sword and with my
bow.' A Q And Jacob called unto his sons,
and said: 'Gather yourselves
together, that I may tell you that
which shall befall you in the end of
days. 2Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye
sons of Jacob;
And hearken unto Israel your father.
3Reuben, thou art my first-born,
My might, and the first-fruits of
my strength;
The excellency of dignity, and the
excellency of power.
4Unstable as water, have not thou
the excellency;
Because thou wentest up to thy
father's bed;
Then defiledst thou it — he went up
to my couch.
6Simeon and Levi are brethren;
Weapons of violence their kinship.
6Let my soul not come into their
council;
Unto their assembly let my glory
not be united;

aHeb. schechem, shoulder.
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For in their anger they slew men,
And in their self-will they houghed
oxen.
'Cursed be their anger, for it was
fierce,
And their wrath, for it was cruel;
I will divide them in Jacob,
And scatter them in Israel.
8Judah, thee shall thy brethren
praise;
Thy hand shall be on the neck of
thine enemies;
Thy father's sons shall bow down
before thee.
9Judah is a lion's whelp;
From the prey, my son, thou art
gone up.
He stooped down, he couched as a
lion,
And as a lioness; who shall rouse
him up?
"The sceptre shall not depart from
Judah,
Nor the ruler's staff from between
his feet,
As long as men come to Shiloh;
And unto him shall the obedience of
the peoples be.
"Binding his foal unto the vine,
And his ass' s colt unto the choice vine ;
He washeth his garments in wine,
And his vesture in the blood of

grapes;
"His eyes shall be red with wine,
And his teeth white with milk.
"Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of
the sea,
And he shall be a shore for ships,
And his flank shall be upon Zidon.
"Issachar is a large-boned ass,
Couching down between the sheep-
folds.
"For he saw a resting-place that it
was good, a Heb. gedud,

And the land that it was pleasant;
And he bowed his shoulder, to bear,
And became a servant under task
work.
"Dan shall judge his people,
As one of the tribes of Israel.
"Dan shall be a serpent in the way,
A horned snake in the path,
That biteth the horse's heels,
So that his rider falleth backward.
"I wait for Thy salvation, 0 Lord.
"Gad, "a troop bshall troop upon him;
But he shall troop upon their heel.
20As for Asher, his bread shall be fat,
And he shall yield royal dainties.
"Naphtali is a hind let loose :
He giveth goodly words.

22 Joseph is a fruitful vine,
A fruitful vine by a fountain;
Its branches run over the wall.
23The archers have dealt bitterly with
him,
And shot at him, and hated him;
^But his bow abode firm,
And the arms of his hands were
made supple,
By the hands of the Mighty One of
Jacob,
From thence, from the Shepherd,
the Stone of Israel,
25Even by the God of thy father, who
shall help thee,
And by the Almighty, who shall
bless thee,
With blessings of heaven above,
Blessings of the deep that coucheth
beneath, -
Blessings of the breasts, and of the
womb.
2The blessings of thy father
Are mighty beyond the blessings
of my progenitors
b From the Heb. root gadad.
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Unto the utmost bound of the ever
lasting hills;"
They shall be on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of
the prince among his brethren.
"Benjamin is a wolf that raveneth;
In the morning he devoureth the
prey,
And at even he divideth the spoil.'
28 All these are the twelve tribes of
Israel, and this is it that their father
spoke unto them and blessed them;
every one according to his blessing
he blessed them. 29And he charged
them, and said unto them: T am to
be gathered unto my people; bury me
with my fathers in the cave that is in
the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30in
the cave that is in the field of Mach
pelah, which is before Mamre, in the
land of Canaan, which Abraham
bought with the field from Ephron the
Hittite for a possession of a burying-
place. 31There they buried Abraham
and Sarah his wife; there they buried
Isaac and Rebekah his wife ; and there
I buried Leah. 32The field and the
cave that is therein, which was pur
chased from the children of Heth.'
MAnd when Jacob made an end of
charging his sons, he gathered up
his feet into the bed, and expired,
and was gathered unto his people.
KA And Joseph fell upon "his
°^ father's face, and wept upon
him, and kissed him. 2And Joseph
commanded his servants the physicians
to embalm his father. And the physi
cians embalmed Israel. 3And forty
days were fulfilled for him; for so are
fulfilled the days of embalming. And
the Egyptians wept for him threescore
and ten days.
4And when the days of weeping for
him were past, Joseph spoke unto the

house of Pharaoh, saying: 'If now I
have found favour in your eyes, speak,
I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh,
saying: 6My father made me swear,
saying: Lo, I die; in my grave which
I have digged for me in the land of
Canaan, there shalt thou bury me.
Now therefore let me go up, I pray
thee, and bury my father, and I will
come back.' 6And Pharaoh said: 'Go
up, and bury thy father, according
as he made thee swear.' 7And Joseph
went up to bury his father; and with
him went up all the servants of Pha
raoh, the elders of his house, and all
the elders of the land of Egypt, 8and
all the house of Joseph, and his
brethren, and his father's house; only
their little ones, and their flocks, and
their herds, they left in the land of
Goshen. 9And there went up with him
both chariots and horsemen; and it
was a very great company. "And
they came to the threshing-floor oL
Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and
there they wailed with a very great and
sore wailing; and he made a mourning
for his father seven days. "And when
the inhabitants of the land, the
Canaanites, saw the mourning in the
floor of Atad, they said: 'This is a
grievous "mourning to the Egyptians.'
Wherefore the name of it was called
Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the
Jordan. "And his sons did unto him
according as he commanded them.
"For his sons carried him into the
land of Canaan, and buried him in
the cave of the field of Machpelah,
which Abraham bought with the field,
for a possession of a burying-place,
of Ephron the Hittite, in front of
Mamre. "And Joseph returned into Egypt,
he, and his brethren, and all that went
up with him to bury his father, after
he had buried his father. "And when

1 Heb. ebel.
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Joseph's brethren saw that their father
was dead, they said: 'It may be that
Joseph will hate us, and will fully
requite us all the evil which we did
unto him.' "And they sent a message
unto Joseph, saying : ' Thy father did
command before he died, saying:
17So shall ye say unto Joseph: For
give, I pray thee now, the transgres
sion of thy brethren, and their sin,
for that they did unto thee evil.
And now, we pray thee, forgive the
transgression of the servants of the
God of thy father.' And Joseph wept
when they spoke unto him. "And
bis brethren also went and fell down
before his face; and they said: 'Be
hold, we are thy bondmen.' "And
Joseph said unto them: 'Fear not;
for am I in the place of God? 20And
as for you, ye meant evil against me;
but God meant it for good, to bring to
pass, as it is this day, to save much

people alive. 21Now therefore fear ye
not; I will sustain you, and your httle
ones.' And he comforted them, and
spoke kindly unto them.
22And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he,
and his father's house; and Joseph
hved a hundred and ten years. ^Arid
Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the
third generation; the children also of
Machir the son of Manasseh were born
upon Joseph's knees. ^And Joseph
said unto his brethren: 'I die; but
God will surely remember you, and
bring you up out of this land unto
the land which He swore to Abraham,
to Isaac, and to Jacob.' 25And Joseph
took an oath of the children of Israel,
saying: 'God will surely remember
you, and ye shaU carry up my bones
from hence.' 26So Joseph died, being
a hundred and ten years old. And
they embalmed him, and he was put
in a coffin in Egypt.

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"1 Now these are the names of the
sons of Israel, who came into
Egypt with Jacob; every man came
with his household: 2Reuben, Simeon,
Levi, and Judah; 3Issachar, Zebulun,
and Benjamin; 4Dan >and Naphtali,
Gad and Asher. 6And all the souls
that came out of the loins of Jacob
were seventy souls; and Joseph was
in Egypt already. 6And Joseph died,
and all his brethren, and all that gen
eration. 'And the children of Israel
were fruitful, and increased abund
antly, and multiplied, and waxed ex
ceeding mighty; and the land was
filled with them.
8Now there arose a new king over
Egypt, who knew not Joseph. 9And
he said unto his people: 'Behold, the
people of the children of Israel are
too many and too mighty for us;
"come, let us deal wisely with them,
lest they multiply, and it come to pass,
that, when there befalleth us any war,
they also join themselves unto our
enemies, and fight against us, and get
them up out of the land.' "There
fore they did set over them task
masters to afflict them with their
burdens. And they built for Pharaoh
store-cities, Pithom and Raamses.
"But the more they afflicted them,
the more they multiplied and the more
they spread abroad. And they were
adread because of the children of
Israel. "And the Egyptians made the
children of Israel to serve with rigour.
"And they made their fives bitter with

hard service, in mortar and in brick,
and in all manner of service in the
field; in all their service, wherein they
made them serve with rigour.
"And the king of Egypt spoke to
the Hebrew midwives, of whom the
name of the one was Shiphrah, and the
name of the other Puah; "and he
said: 'When ye do the office of a mid
wife to the Hebrew women, ye shall
look upon the birthstool: if it be a son,
then ye shall kill him; but if it be a
daughter, then she shall live.' "But
the midwives feared God, and did not
as the king of Egypt commanded
them, but saved the men-children
ahve. "And the king of Egypt called
for the midwives, and said unto them :
'Why have ye done this thing, and
have saved the men-children alive?'
"And the midwives said unto Pharaoh :
'Because the Hebrew women are not
as the Egyptian women; for they are
lively, and are delivered ere the mid
wife come unto them.' 20And God
dealt well with the midwives; and
the people multiplied, and waxed very
mighty. 21And it came to pass, be
cause the midwives feared God, that
He made them houses. 22And Pharaoh
charged all his people, saying : ' Every
son that is born ye shall cast into
the river, and every daughter ye shall
save alive.'
O And there went a man of the house
of Levi, and took to wife a daugh
ter of Levi. 2And the woman con
ceived, and bore a son; and when she
saw him that he was a goodly child,

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she hid him three months. 3And when
she could not longer hide him, she
took for him an ark of bulrushes, and
daubed it with slime and with pitch;
and she put the child therein, and
laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
4And his sister stood afar off, to know
what would be done to him. 5And
the daughter of Pharaoh came down
to bathe in the river; and her maidens
walked along by the river-side; and
she saw the ark among the flags, and
sent her handmaid to fetch it. 6And she
opened it, and saw it, even the child;
and behold a boy that wept. And she
had compassion on him, and said:
This is one of the Hebrews' children.'
Then said his sister to Pharaoh's
daughter: 'Shall I go and call thee
a nurse of the Hebrew women, that
she may nurse the child for thee?'
8And Pharaoh's daughter said to her:
'Go.' And the maiden went and calle'd
the child's mother. 9And Pharaoh's
daughter said unto her: Take this
child away, and nurse it for me, and
I will give thee thy wages.' And the
woman took the child, and nursed it.
"And the child grew, and she brought
him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he
became her son. And she called his
name "Moses, and said: 'Because I
bdrew him out of the water.'
"And it came to pass in those days,
when Moses was grown up, that he
went out unto his brethren, and looked
on their burdens; and he saw an
Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of
his brethren. "And he looked this
way and that way, and when he saw
that there was no man, he smote the
Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
"And he went out the second day,
and, behold, two men of the Hebrews
were striving together; and he said
to him that did the wrong : 'Wherefore
smitest thou thy fellow?' "And he
» Heb. Mosheh,

said: 'Who made thee a ruler and a
judge over us? thinkest thou to kill me,
as thou didst kill the Egyptian?' And
Moses feared, and said: 'Surely the
thing is known.' "Now when Pha
raoh heard this thing, he sought to
slay Moses. But Moses fled from the
face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land
of Midian; and he sat down by a well.
"Now the priest of Midian had seven
daughters; and they came and drew
water, and filled the troughs to water
their father's flock. "And the shep
herds came and drove them away; but
Moses stood up and helped them, and
watered their flock. "And when they
came to Reuel their father, he said:
'How is it that ye are come so soon
to-day?' "And they said: 'An Egyp
tian delivered us out of the hand
of the shepherds, and moreover he
drew water for us, and watered the
flock.' 20And he said unto his daugh
ters: 'And where is he? why is it that
ye have left the man? call him, that
he may eat bread.' 21And Moses was
content to dwell with the man; and he
gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
22And she bore a son, and he called
his name Gershom; for he said: 'I
have been ca stranger in a strange
land.' 23 And it came to pass in the course
of those many days that the king of
Egypt died; and the children of Israel
sighed by reason of the bondage, and
they cried, and their cry came up
unto God by reason of the bondage.
24And God heard their groaning, and
God remembered His covenant with
Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
25And God saw the children of Israel,
and God took cognizance of them.
Q Now Moses was keeping the flock
of Jethro his father-in-law, the
priest of Midian; and he led the flock
b Heb. mashah, to draw out. ° Heb. ger.
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3.19

to the farthest end of the wilderness,
and came to the mountain of God, unto
Horeb. 2And the angel of the Lord
appeared unto him in a flame of fire
out of the midst of a bush; and he
looked, and, behold, the bush burned
with fire, and the bush was not con
sumed. 3And Moses said: 'I will
turn aside now, and see this great
sight, why the bush is not burnt.'
4And when the Lord saw that he
turned aside to see, God called unto
him out of the midst of the bush, and
said: 'Moses, Moses.' And he said:
' Here am I . ' 6 And He said : ' Draw not
nigh hither; put off thy shoes from off
thy feet, for the place whereon thou
standest is holy ground.' 6Moreover
He said: 'I am the God of thy father,
the God of ' Abraham, the God of
Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' And
Moses hid his face; for he was afraid
to look .upon God. 'And the Lord
said : ' I have surely seen the affliction
of My people that are in Egypt, and
have heard their cry by reason of
their taskmasters; for I know their
pains; 8and I am come down to deliver
them out of the hand of the Egyptians,
and to bring them up out of that land
unto a good land and a large, 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. 9And now, behold, the cry
of the children of Israel is come unto
Me; moreover I have seen the oppres
sion wherewith the Egyptians oppress
them. "Come now therefore, and
I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that
thou mayest bring forth My people
the children of Israel out of Egypt.'
"And Moses said unto God: 'Who
am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh,
and that I should bring forth the chil
dren of Israel out of Egypt?' "And He

said: 'Certainly I will be with thee;
and this shall be the token unto thee,
that I have sent thee: when thou
hast brought forth the people out of
Egyptj ye shall serve God upon this
mountain.' "And Moses said unto
God : ' Behold, when I come unto the
children of Israel, and shall say unto
them: The God of your fathers hath
sent me unto you; and they shall say
tome: What is His name? what shall
I say unto them?' "And God said
unto Moses: 'I am that I am'; and
He said: Thus shalt thou say unto
the children of Israel: I am hath sent
me unto you.' "And God said more
over unto Moses: 'Thus shalt thou
say unto the children of Israel: The
Lord, the God of your fathers, the God
of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you;
this is My name for ever, and this is
My memorial unto all generations.
"Go, and gather the elders of Israel
together, and say unto them: The
Lord, the God of your fathers, the
God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of
Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying:
I have surely remembered you, and
seen that which is done to you in
Egypt. "And I have said: I will
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 flowing with
milk and honey. "And they shall
hearken to thy voice. And thou shalt
come, thou and the elders of Israel,
unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall
say unto him: The Lord, the God
of the Hebrews, hath met with us.
And now let us go, we pray thee, three
days' journey into the wilderness, that
we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.
"And I know that the king of Egypt
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by a mighty hand. 20And I will put
forth My hand, and smite Egypt with
all My wonders which I will do in the
midst thereof. And after that he
will let you go. 2lAnd I will give this
people favour in the sight of the
Egyptians. And it shall come to pass,
that, when ye go, ye shall not go
empty; 22biit every woman shall ask
of her neighbour, and of her that so-
journeth in her house, jewels of silver,
and jewels of gold, and raiment; and
ye shall put them upon your sons, and
upon your daughters; and ye shall
spoil the Egyptians.'
A. And Moses answered and said:
'But, behold, they will not believe
me, nor hearken unto my voice; for
they will say: The Lord hath not
appeared unto thee.' 2And the Lord
said unto him: 'What is that in thy
hand?' And he said: 'A rod.' 3And
He said: 'Cast it on the ground.'
And he cast it on the ground, and it
became a serpent; and Moses fled
from before it. 4And the Lord said
unto Moses: 'Put forth thy hand,
and take it by the tail — and he put
forth his hand, and laid hold of it,
and it became a rod in his hand —
Hhat they may believe that the Lord,
the God of their fathers, the God of
Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob, hath appeared unto
thee.' 6And the Lord said further
more unto him: 'Put now thy hand
into thy bosom.' And he put his
hand into his bosom; and when he
took it out, behold, his hand was
leprous, as white as snow. 'And He
said: 'Put thy hand back into thy
bosom. — And he put his hand back
into his bosom; and when he took it
out of his, bosom, behold, it was
turned again as his other flesh. — 'And
it shall come to pass, if they will not
believe thee, neither hearken to the
°Heb.

voice of the first sign, that they will
believe the voice of the latter sign.
9And it shall come to pass, if they will
not believe even these two signs,
neither hearken unto thy voice, that
thou shalt take of the water of the
river, and pour it upon the dry land;
and the water which thou takest out
of the river shall become blood upon
the dry land.' "And Moses said unto
the Lord: 'Oh Lord, I am not a
man of words, neither heretofore, nor
since Thou hast spoken unto Thy serv
ant; for I am slow of speech, and of a
slow tongue.' "And the Lord said
unto him: 'Who hath made man's
mouth? or who maketh a man dumb,
or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I
the Lord? "Now therefore go, and I
will be with thy mouth, and teach
thee what thou shalt speak.' "And
he said: ' Oh Lord, send, I pray Thee,
by the hand of him whom Thou wilt
send.' "And the anger of the Lord
was kindled against Moses, and He
said : 'Is there not Aaron thy brother
the Levite? I know that he can speak
well. And also, behold, he cometh
forth to meet thee; and when he seeth
thee, he will be glad in bis heart.
"And thou shalt speak unto him, and
put the words in his mouth; and I will
be with thy mouth, and with his
mouth, and will teaeh you what ye
shall do. "And he shall be thy spokes
man unto the people; and it shall
come to pass, that he shall be to thee
a mouth, and thou shalt be to him
in God's stead. "And thou shalt
take in thy hand this rod, wherewith
thou shalt do the signs.'
"And Moses went and returned to
"Jethro his father-in-law, and said
unto him: 'Let me go, I pray thee,
and return unto my brethren that are
in Egypt, and see whether they be yet
alive.' And Jethro said to Moses:
Jether.

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5.11

'Go in peace.' "And the Lord said
unto Moses in Midian : ' Go, return in
to Egypt; for all the men are dead that
sought thy life.' 20And Moses took
his wife and his sons, and set them
upon an ass, and he returned to the
land of Egypt; and Moses took the
rod of God in his hand. 21And the
Lord said unto Moses: 'When thou
goest back into Egypt, see that thou
do before Pharaoh all the wonders
which I have put in thy hand; but
I will harden his heart, and he will
not let the people go. mAnd thou shalt
say unto Pharaoh: Thus saith the
Lord: Israel is My son, My first
born. ^And I have said unto thee:
Let My son go, that he may serve
Me; and thou hast refused to let him
go. Behold, I will slay thy son, thy
first-born.' — 24And it came to pass
on the way at the lodging-place, that
the Lord met him, and sought to
kill him. 2Then Zipporah took a
flint, and cut off the foreskin of her
son, and cast it at his feet; and she
said: 'Surely a bridegroom of blood
art thou to me.' ^So He let him
alone. Then she said: 'A bride
groom of blood in regard of the cir
cumcision.' "And the Lord said to Aaron : ' Go
into the wilderness to meet Moses.'
And he went, and met him in the
mountain of God, and kissed him.
28And Moses told Aaron all the words
of the Lord wherewith He had sent
him, and all the signs wherewith He
had charged him. 29And Moses and
Aaron went and gathejed together
all the elders of the children of Israel.
30 And Aaron spoke all the words which
the Lord had spoken unto MoSes,
and did the signs in the sight of the
people. 31And the people believed;
and when they heard that the Lord
had remembered the children of Israel,

and that He had seen their affliction,
then they bowed their heads and wor
shipped. PL And afterward Moses and Aaron
came, and said unto Pharaoh:
Thus saith the Lord, the God of
Israel: Let My people go, that they
may hold a feast unto Me in the
wilderness.' 2And Pharaoh said: 'Who
is the Lord, that I should hearken
unto His voice to let Israel go? I know
not the Lord, and moreover I will
not let Israel go.' 3And they said:
The God of the Hebrews hath met
with us. Let us go, we pray thee,
three days' journey into the wilder
ness, and sacrifice unto the Lord our
God; lest He fall upon us with pes
tilence, or with the sword.' 4And the
king of Egypt said unto them : ' Where
fore do ye, Moses and Aaron, cause
the people to break loose from their
work? get you unto your burdens.'
5And Pharaoh said: 'Behold, the
people of the land are now many,
and will ye make, them rest from their
burdens?' 6And the same day Pha
raoh commanded the taskmasters of
the people, and their officers, say
ing: ''Ye shall no more give the
people straw to make brick, as here
tofore. Let them go and gather straw
for themselves. 8And the tale of the
bricks, which they did make hereto
fore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall
not diminish aught thereof; for they
are idle; therefore they cry, saying:
Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
9Let heavier work be laid upon the
men, that they may labour there
in; and let them not regard lying
words.' "And the taskmasters of the
people went out, and their officers, and
they spoke to the people, saying:
Thus saith Pharaoh: I will not give
you straw. "Go yourselves, get you
straw where ye can find it; for nought

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of your work shall be diminished.'
"So the people were scattered abroad
throughout all the land of Egypt to
gather stubble for straw. "And the
taskmasters were urgent, saying: 'Ful
fil your work, your daily task, as when
there was straw.' "And the officers
of the children of Israel, whom Pha
raoh's taskmasters had set over them,
were beaten, saying: 'Wherefore
have ye not fulfilled your appointed
task in making brick both yesterday
and to-day as heretofore?' "Then
the officers of the children of Israel
came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying:
'Wherefore dealest thou thus with
thy servants? "There is no straw
given unto thy servants, and they say
to us: Make brick; and, behold,
thy servants are beaten, but the fault
is in thine own people.' "But he said :
'Ye are idle, ye are idle; therefore ye
say: Let us go and sacrifice to the
Lord. "Go therefore now, and work;
for there shah no straw be given
you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of
bricks.' "And the officers of the chil
dren of Israel did see that they were set
on mischief, when they said : ' Ye shall
not diminish aught from your bricks,
your daily task.' 20And they met Moses
and Aaron, who stood in the way, as
they came forth from Pharaoh; 21and
they said unto them: 'The Lord
look upon you, and judge; because ye
have made bur savour to be abhorred
in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the
eyes of his servants, to put a sword in
their hand to slay us.' 22And Moses
returned unto the Lord, and said:
'Lord, wherefore hast Thou dealt ill
with this people? why is it that Thou
hast sent me? 23For since I came to
Pharaoh to speak in Thy name, he
hath dealt ill with this people ; neither
hast Thou delivered Thy people at
all.'

Ct And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Now shalt thou see what I will
do to Pharaoh; for by a strong hand
shall he let them go, and by a strong.
hand shall he drive them out of his
land.' zAnd God spoke unto Moses, and
said unto him: 'I am the Lord; 3andl
appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac,
and unto Jacob, as God Almighty,
but by My name "mrp I made Me not
known to them. 4And I have also
established My covenant with them,
to give them the land of Canaan, the
land of their sojournings, wherein
they sojourned. 6And moreover I
have heard the groaning of the chil
dren of Israel, whom the Egyptians
keep in bondage; and I have remem
bered My covenant. 6Wherefore say
unto the children of Israel: I am the
Lord, and I will bring you out from
under the burdens of the Egyptians,
and I will deliver you from their
bondage, and I will redeem you with
an outstretched arm, and with great
judgments; 'and I will take you to Me
for a people, and I will be to you a God;
and ye shall know that I am the Lord
your God, who brought you out from
under the burdens of the Egyptians.
8And I will bring you in unto the land,
concerning which I lifted up My hand
to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and
to Jacob; and I will give it you for
a heritage: I am the Lord.' 9And
Moses spoke so unto the children of
Israel; but they hearkened not unto
Moses for impatience of spirit, and
for cruel bondage.
10 And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: "'Go in, speak unto Pharaoh
king of Egypt, that he let the children
of Israel go out of his land.' "And
Moses spoke before the Lord, saying:
'Behold, the children of Israel have

a The ineffable name, read Adonai, which means, the Lord.
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7.7

not hearkened unto me; how then
shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of
uncircumcised lips?'
"And the Lord spoke unto Moses
and unto Aaron, and gave them a
charge unto the children of Israel,
and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to
bring the children of Israel out of the
land of Egypt.
"These are the heads of their fathers'
houses: the sons of Reuben the first
born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu,
Hezron, and Carmi. These are the
families of Reuben. "And the sons
of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and
Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and
Shaul the son of a Canaanitish wom
an. These are the families of Simeon.
"And these are the names of the
sons of Levi according to their gen
erations: Gershon and Kohath, and
Merari. And the years of the life
of Levi were a hundred thirty and
seven years. "The sons of Gershon:
Libni and Shimei, according to their
families. "And the sons of Kohath:
Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and
Uzziel. ¦ And the years of the hfe of
Kohath were a hundred thirty and
three years. "And the sons of Merari :
Mahli and Mushi. These are the
families of the Levites according to
their generations. 20And Amram took
him Jochebed his father's sister to
wife; and she bore him Aaron and
Moses. And the years of the hfe of
Amram were a hundred and thirty
and seven years. 21And the sons of
Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
22And the sons of Uzziel: Mishael,
and Elzaphan, and Sithri. ^And
Aaron took him Elisheba, the daugh
ter .of Amminadab, the sister of Nah-
shon, to wife; and she bore him Na-
dab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
24 And the sons of Korah: Assir, and
Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are

the families of the Korahites. 2BAnd
Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of
the daughters of Putiel to wife; and
she bore him Phinehas. These are
the heads of the fathers' houses of the
Levites according to their families.
26These are that Aaron and Moses, to
whom the Lord said: 'Bring out the
children of Israel from the land of
Egypt according to their hosts.'
"These are they that spoke to Pharaoh
king of Egypt, to bring out the children
of Israel from Egypt. These are that
Moses and Aaron. 28And it came to
pass on the day when the Lord spoke
unto Moses in the land of Egypt,
29that the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 'I am the Lord; speak thou
unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that
I speak unto thee.' 30And Moses
said before the Lord: 'Behold, I am
of uncircumcised lips, and how shall
H Pharaoh hearken unto me?' 1And
the Lord said unto Moses : ' See,
I have set thee in God's stead to
Pharaoh; and Aaron thy brother
shall be thy prophet. Thou shalt
speak all that I command thee; and
Aaron thy brother shall speak unto
Pharaoh, that he let the children of
Israel go out of his land. 3And I
will harden Pharaoh's heart, and
multiply My signs and My wonders
in the land of Egypt. 4But Pharaoh
will not hearken unto you, and I will
lay My hand upon Egypt, and bring
forth My hosts, My people the chil
dren of Israel, out of the land of
Egypt by great judgments. 6And the
Egyptians shall know that I am the
Lord, when I stretch forth My hand
upon Egypt, and bring out the chil
dren of Israel from among them.'
6And Moses and Aaron did so; as
the Lord commanded them, so did
they. 'And Moses was fourscore years
old, and Aaron fourscore and three

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years old, when they spoke unto
Pharaoh. 8And the Lord spoke unto Moses
and unto Aaron, saying: 9'Wheh
Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying:
Show a wonder for you; then thou
shalt say unto Aaron: Take thy rod,
and cast it down before Pharaoh,
that it become a serpent.' "And
Moses and Aaron went in unto Pha
raoh, and they did so, as the Lord
had commanded; and Aaron cast
down his rod before Pharaoh and be
fore his servants, and it became a
serpent. "Then Pharaoh also called
for the wise men and the sorcerers;
and they also, the magicians of Egypt,
did in hke manner with their secret
arts. "For they cast down every
man his rod, and they became ser
pents; but Aaron's rod swallowed up
their rods. "And Pharaoh's heart
was hardened, and he hearkened not
unto them; as the Lord had spoken.
"And the Lord .said unto Moses:
'Pharaoh's heart is stubborn, he re-
fuseth to let the people go. "Get
thee unto Pharaoh in the morning;
lo, he goeth out unto the water; and
thou shalt stand by the river's brink
to meet him; and the rod which was
turned to a serpent shalt thou take
in thy hand. "And thou shalt say
unto him: The Lord, the God of
the Hebrews, hath sent me unto thee,
saying: Let My people go, that they
may serve Me in the wilderness; and,
behold, hitherto thou hast not heark
ened; "thus saith the Lord: In
this thou shalt know that I am the
Lord — behold, I will smite with the
rod that is in my hand upon the waters
which are in the river, and they shall
be turned to blood. "And the fish
, that are in the river shall die, and the
river shall become foul; and the

Egyptians shall loathe to drink water
from the river.'
"And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Say unto Aaron: Take thy rod,
and stretch out thy hand over the
waters of Egypt, over their rivers,
over their streams, and over their
pools, and over all their ponds of
water, that they may become blood;
and there shall be blood throughout
all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of
wood arid in vessels of stone.' 20And
Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord
commanded; and he lifted up the rod,
and smote the waters that were in
the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and
in the sight of his servants; and all
the waters that were in the river were
turned to blood. 21And the fish that
were in the river died; and the river
became foul, and the Egyptians could
not drink water from the river; and
the blood was throughout all the land
of Egypt. 22And the magicians of
Egypt did in hke manner with their
secret arts; and Pharaoh's heart was
hardened, and he hearkened not unto
them; as the Lord had spoken. "And
Pharaoh turned and went into his
house, neither did he lay even this to
heart. MAnd all the Egyptians digged
round about the river for water to
drink; for they could not drink of the
water of the river. 25And seven days
were fulfilled, after that the Lord
had smitten the river.
^And the Lord spoke unto Moses:
'Go in unto Pharaoh, and say unto
him: Thus saith the Lord: Let
My people go, that they may serve
Me. "And if thou refuse to let them
go, behold, I will smite all thy borders
with frogs. 28And the river shall
swarm with frogs, which shall go up
and come into thy house, and into
thy bed-chamber, and upon thy bed,
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and upon thy people, and into thine
ovens, and into thy kneading-trough s.
29And the frogs shah come up both
upon thee, and upon thy people, and
Q upon all thy servants.' 1And the
Lord said unto Moses: 'Say
unto Aaron: Stretch forth thy hand
with thy rod over the rivers, over
the canals, and over the pools, and
cause frogs to come up upon the land
of Egypt.' 2And Aaron stretched
out his hand over the waters of
Egypt; and the frogs came up, and
covered the land of Egypt. 3And the
magicians did in hke manner with
their secret arts, and brought up frogs
upon the land of Egypt. Then Pha
raoh caUed for Moses and Aaron,
and said: 'Entreat the Lord, that
He take away the frogs from me, and
from my people; and I will let the
people go, that they may sacrifice
unto the Lord.' 5And Moses said
unto Pharaoh: ' Have thou this glory
over me; against what time shall I
entreat for thee, and for thy servants,
and for thy people, that the frogs be
destroyed from thee and thy houses,
and remain in the river only?' 6And
he said: 'Against to-morrow.' And he
said: 'Be it according to thy word;
that thou mayest know that there is
none hke unto the Lord our God.
'And the frogs shall depart from thee,
and from thy houses, and from thy
servants, and from thy people; they
shall remain in the river only.' 8And
Moses and Aaron went out from Pha
raoh; and Moses cried unto the Lord
concerning the frogs, which He had
brought upon Pharaoh. 9And the
Lord did according to the word of
Moses; and the frogs died out of the
houses, out of the courts, and out of
the fields. "And they gathered them
together in heaps; and the land stank.
"But when Pharaoh saw that there

was respite, he hardened his heart,
and hearkened not unto them; as the
Lord had spoken.
"And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Say unto Aaron: Stretch out thy
rod, and smite the dust of the earth,
that it may become gnats throughout
all the land of Egypt.' "And they did
so; and Aaron stretched out his hand
with his rod, and smote the dust of
the earth, and there were gnats upon
man, and upon beast; all the dust of
the earth became gnats throughout
all the land of Egypt. "And the
magicians did so with their secret
arts to bring forth gnats, but they
could not; and there were gnats upon
man, and upon beast. 1Then the
magicians said unto Pharaoh: This
is the finger of God'; and Pharaoh's
heart was hardened, and he hearkened
not unto them; as the Lord had
spoken. "And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Rise up early in the morning, and
stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh
forth to the water; and say unto
him: Thus saith the Lord: Let My
people go, that they may serve Me.
"Else, if thou wilt not let My people
go, behold, I will send swarms of flies
upon thee, and upon thy servants,
and upon thy people, and into thy
houses; and the houses of the Egyp
tians shall be full of swarms of flies,
and also the ground whereon they are.
"And I will set apart in that day the
land of Goshen, in which My people
dwell, that no swarms of flies shall
be there; to the end that thou mayest
know that I am the Lord in the midst
of the earth. "And I will put a division
between My people and thy people —
by to-morrow shall this sign be.'
20And the Lord did so ; and there came
grievous swarms of flies into the house
of Pharaoh, and into his servants'

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houses; and in all the land of Egypt
the land was ruined, by reason of the
swarms of flies. 21And Pharaoh called
for Moses and for Aaron, and said:
'Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the
land.' 22And Moses said: 'It is not
meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice
the abomination of the Egyptians to
the Lord our God; lo, if we sacrifice
the abomination of the Egyptians be
fore their eyes, will they not stone
us? ^We will go three days' journey
into the wilderness, and sacrifice to
the Lord our God, as He shall com
mand us.' MAnd Pharaoh said: 'I
will let you go, that ye may sacrifice
to the Lord your God in the wilder
ness; only ye shall not go very far
away; entreat for me.' 25And Moses
said: 'Behold, I go out from thee,
and I will entreat the Lord that the
swarms of flies may depart from
Pharaoh, from his servants, and from
his people, to-morrow; only let not
Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in
not letting the people go to sacrifice
to the Lord.' 26And Moses went out
from Pharaoh, and entreated the Lord.
"And the Lord did according to the
word of Moses; and He removed the
swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from
his- servants, and from his people;
there remained not one. 28And Pha
raoh hardened his heart this time also,
and he did not let the people go.

9

Then the Lord said unto Moses:
' Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him:
Thus saith the Lord, the God of the
Hebrews: Let My people go, that
they may serve Me. 2For if thou
refuse to let them go, and wilt hold
them still, 3behold, the hand of the
Lord is upon thy cattle which are in
the field, upon the horses, upon the
asses, upon the camels, upon the herds,
and upon the flocks; there shall be a

very grievous murrain. 4And the
Lord shall make a division between
the cattle of Israel and the cattle of
Egypt; and there shall nothing die
of all that belongeth to the children
of Israel.' 6And the Lord appointed
a set time, saying: To-morrow the
Lord shall do this thing in the land.'
6And the Lord did that thing on the
morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt
died; but of the cattle of the children
of Israel died not one. 7And Pharaoh
sent, and, behold, there was not so
much as one of the cattle of the
Israelites dead. But the heart of
Pharaoh was stubborn, and he did
not let the people go.
8And the Lord said unto Moses
and unto Aaron : Take to you hand-
fuls of soot of the furnace, and let
Moses throw it heavenward in the
sight of Pharaoh. 9And it shall be
come small dust over all the land of
Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking
forth with blains upon man and upon
beast, throughout all the land of
Egypt.' "And they took soot of the
furnace, and stood before Pharaoh;
and Moses threw it up heavenward;
and it became a boil breaking forth
with blains upon man and upon beast.,
"And the magicians could not stand
before Moses because of the boils; for
the boils were upon the magicians,
and upon all the Egyptians. "And
the Lord hardened the heart of Pha
raoh, and he hearkened not unto them;
as the Lord had spoken unto Moses.
"And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Rise up early in the morning, and
stand before Pharaoh, and say unto
him: Thus saith the Lord, the God
of the Hebrews: Let My people go,
that they may serve Me. "For I will
this time send all My plagues upon
thy person, and upon thy servants,
and upon thy people; that thou may-

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est know that there is none like Me
in all the earth. "Surely now I had
put forth My hand, and smitten thee
and thy people with pestilence, and
thou hadst been cut off from the earth.
"But in very deed for this cause have
I made thee to stand, to show thee
My power, and that My name may be
declared throughout all the earth.
"As yet exaltest thou thyself against
My people, that thou wilt not let them
go? "Behold, to-morrow about this
time I will cause it to rain a very
grievous hail, such as hath not been
in Egypt since the day it was founded
even until now. "Now therefore send,
hasten in thy cattle and all that thou
hast in the field; for every man and
beast that shall be found in the field,
and shall not be brought home, the
hail shall come down upon them, and
they shall die.' 20He that feared the
word of the Lord among the servants
of Pharaoh made his servants and his
cattle flee into the houses; 21and he
that regarded not the word of the
Lord left his servants and his cattle
in the field.
22 And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Stretch forth thy hand toward
heaven, that there may be hail'in all
the land of Egypt, upon man, and
upon beast, and upon every herb of
the field, throughout the land of
Egypt.' '"And Moses stretched forth
his rod toward heaven; and the Lord
sent thunder and hail, and fire ran
down unto the earth; and the Lord
caused to hail upon the land of Egypt.
24So there was hail, and fire flashing
up amidst the hail, very grievous,
such as had not been in all the land
of Egypt since it became a nation.
25 And the hail smote throughout all
the land of Egypt all that was in the
field, both man and beast; and the
hail smote every herb of the field, and

broke every tree of the field. 260nly
in the land of Goshen, where the chil
dren of Israel were, was there no hail.
"And Pharaoh sent, and called for
Moses and Aaron, and said unto them:
'I have sinned this time; the Lord is
righteous, and I and my people are
wicked. 28Entreat the Lord, and let
there be enough of these mighty
thunderings and hail; and I will let
you go, and ye shall stay no longer.'
29And Moses said unto him: 'As soon
as I am gone out of the city, I
will spread forth my hands unto the
Lord; the thunders shall cease, neither
shall there be any more hail ; that thou
mayest know that the earth is the
Lord's. 30But as for thee and thy serv
ants, I know that ye will not yet fear
the Lord God.' — 31And the flax and
the barley were smitten; for the
barley was in the ear, and the flax
was in bloom. 32But the wheat and
the spelt were not smitten; for they
ripen late. — 33And Moses went out of
the city from Pharaoh, and spread
forth his hands unto the Lord; and
the thunders and hail ceased, and the
rain was not poured upon the earth.
34And when Pharaoh saw that the rain
and the hail and the thunders were
ceased, he sinned yet more, and
hardened his heart, he and his serv
ants. 35And the heart of Pharaoh was
hardened, and he did not let the chil
dren of Israel go; as the Lord had
spoken by Moses.

10

an
And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Go in unto Pharaoh; for I have
hardened his heart, and the heart of
his servants, that I might show these
My signs in the midst of them; 2and
that thou mayest tell in the ears of
thy son, and of thy son's son, what
I have wrought upon Egypt, and

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My signs which I have done among
them;. that ye may know that I am
the Lord.' 3And Moses and Aaron
went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto
him: 'Thus saith the Lord, the God of
the Hebrews: How long wilt thou re
fuse to humble thyself before Me? let
My people go, that they may serve Me.
4Else, if thou refuse to let My people
go, behold, to-morrow will I bring
locusts into thy border; 5and they shall
cover the face of the earth, that one
shall not be able to see the earth; and
they shall eat the residue of that which
is escaped, which remaineth unto you
from the hail, and shall eat every tree
which groweth for you out of the field;
6and thy houses shall be filled, and
the houses of all thy servants, and the
houses of all the Egyptians; as neither
thy fathers nor thy fathers' fathers
have seen, since the day that they were
upon the earth unto this day.' And
he turned, and went out from Pharaoh.
'And Pharaoh's servants said unto
him: 'How long shall this man be a
snare unto us? let the men go, that
they may serve the Lord their God;
knowest thou not yet that Egypt is
destroyed?' 8And Moses and Aaron
were brought again unto Pharaoh;
and he said unto them: 'Go, serve
the Lord your God; but who are they
that shall go?' 9And Moses said:
'We will go with our young and with
our old, with our sons and with our
daughters, with our flocks and with
our herds we will go; for we must
hold a feast unto the Lord.' "And
he said unto them: 'So be the Lord
with you, as I will let you go, and
your little ones; see ye that evil is be
fore your face. "Not so; go now ye
that are men, and serve the Lord;
for that is what ye desire.' And they
were driven out from Pharaoh's pres
ence.

"And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Stretch out thy hand over the land
of Egypt for the locusts, that they
may come up upon the land of Egypt,
and eat every herb of the land, even
all that the hail hath left.' "And
Moses stretched forth his rod over the
land of Egypt, and the Lord brought
an east wind upon the land all that
day, and all the night; and when it
was morning, the east wind brought
the locusts. "And the locusts went
up over all the land of Egypt, and
rested in all the borders of Egypt;
very grievous were they; before them
there were no such locusts as they,
neither after them shall be such.
"For they covered the face of the
whole earth, so that the land was
darkened; and they did eat every
herb of the land, and all the fruit
of the trees which the hail had left;
and there remained not any green
thing, either tree or herb of the field,
through all the land of Egypt. "Then
Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron
in haste; and he said: 'I have sinned
against the Lord your God, and
against you. "Now therefore forgive,
I pray thee, my sin only this once, and
entreat the Lord your God, that He
may take away from me this death
only.' "And he went out from Pha
raoh, and entreated the Lord. "And
the Lord turned an exceeding strong
west wind, which took up the locusts,
and drove them into the Red Sea;
there remained not one locust in all
the border of Egypt. 20But the Lord
hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he
did not let the children of Israel go.
21 And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Stretch out thy hand toward heaven,
that there may be darkness over the
land of Egypt, even darkness which
may be felt.' ^And Moses stretched
forth his hand toward heaven; and

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there was a thick darkness in all the
land of Egypt three days; 23they saw
not one another, neither rose any from
his place for three days; but all the
children of Israel had light in their
dwellings. MAnd Pharaoh called unto
Moses, and said: 'Go ye, serve the
Lord; only let your flocks and your
herds be stayed; let your little ones
also go with you.' 25And Moses said:
'Thou must also give into our hand
sacrifices and burnt-offerings, that
we may sacrifice unto the Lord our
God. 260ur cattle also shall go with
us; there shall not a hoof be left be
hind; for thereof must we take to
serve the Lord our God; and we know
not with what we must serve the
Lord, until we come thither.' "But
the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart,
and he would not let them go. 28And
Pharaoh said unto him: 'Get thee
from me, take heed to thyself, see my
face no more; for in the day thou seest
my face thou shalt die.' 29And Moses
said: 'Thou hast spoken well; I will
see thy face again no more.'
1 1 And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Yet one plague more will I
bring upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt;
afterwards he will let you go hence;
when he shall let you go, he shall
surely thrust you out hence altogether.
2Speak now in the ears of the people,
and let them ask every man of his
neighbour, and every woman of her
neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels
of gold.' 3And the Lord gave the
people favour in the sight of the
Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses
was very great in the land of Egypt,
in the sight of Pharaoh's servants,
and in the sight of the people.
4And Moses said: "Thus saith the
Lord : About midnight will I go out
into the midst of Egypt; 6and all the

first-born in the land of Egypt shall
die, from the first-born of Pharaoh
that sitteth upon his throne, even un
to the first-born of the maid-servant
that is behind the mill; and all
the first-born of cattle. 6And there
shall be a great cry throughout all
the land of Egypt, such as there hath
been none hke it, nor shall be like it
any more. 'But against any of the
children of Israel shall not a dog whet
his tongue, against man or beast; that
ye may know how that the Lord doth
put a difference between the Egyptians
and Israel. 8And all these thy serv
ants shall come down unto me, and
bow down unto me, saying: Get
thee out, and all the people that follow
thee; and after that I will go out.'
And he went out from Pharaoh in hot
anger. 9.A.nd the Lord said unto Moses:
'Pharaoh will not hearken unto you;
that My wonders may be multiplied
in the land of Egypt.' "And Moses
and Aaron did all these wonders before
Pharaoh; and the Lord hardened
Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let
the children of Israel go out of his
land. 1 O And the Lord spoke unto
Moses and Aaron in the land of
Egypt, saying: 2'This month shall
be unto you the beginning of months;
it shall be the first month of the year
to you. 3Speak ye unto all the con
gregation of Israel, saying: In the
tenth day of this month they shall
take to them every man a lamb,
according to their fathers' houses, a
lamb for a household; 4and if the
household be too httle for a lamb, then
shall he and his neighbour next unto
his house take one according to the
number of the souls; according to
every man's eating ye shall make your
count for the lamb. 6Your lamb shall

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be without blemish, a male of the
first year; ye shall take it from the
sheep, or from the goats; 6and ye shall
keep it until the fourteenth day of
the same month; and the whole assem
bly of the congregation of- Israel
shall kill it at dusk. 'And they shall
take of the blood, and put it on the
two side-posts and on the lintel, upon
the houses wherein they shall eat it.
8And they shall eat the flesh in that
night, roast with fire, and unleavened
bread; with- bitter herbs they shall
eat it. 9Eat not of it raw, nor sodden
at all with water, but roast with fire;
its head with its legs and with the
inwards thereof. "And ye shall let
nothing of it remain until the morn
ing; but that which remaineth of it
until the morning ye shall burn with
fire. "And thus shall ye eat it: with
your loins girded, your shoes on your
feet, and your staff in your hand; and
ye shall eat it in haste— it is the
Lord's passover. "For I will go
through the land of Egypt in that
night, and will smite all the first-born
in the land of Egypt, both man and
beast; and against all the gods of
Egypt I will execute judgments: I am
the Lord. "And the blood shall be to
you for a token upon the houses where
ye are; and when I see the blood,
I will pass over you, and there shah
no plague be upon you to destroy you,
when I smite the land of Egypt.
"And this day shall be unto you for
a memorial, and ye shall keep it
a feast to the Lord; throughout your
generations ye shall keep it a feast by
an ordinance for ever. "Seven days
shall ye eat unleavened bread; how-
beit the first day ye shallput away
leaven out of your houses; for whoso
ever eateth leavened bread from the
first day until the seventh day, that
soul shall be cut off from Israel. "And

in the first day there shall be to you
a holy convocation, and in the seventh
day a holy convocation; no manner of
work shall be done in them, save that
which every man must eat, that only
may be done by you. "And ye shall
observe the feast of unleavened bread;
for in this selfsame day have I brought
your hosts out of the land of Egypt;
therefore shall ye observe this day
throughout your generations by an
ordinance for ever. "In the first
month, on the fourteenth day of the
month at even, ye shall eat unleavened
bread, until the one and twentieth
day of the month at even. "Seven
days shall there be no leaven found in
your houses; for whosoever eateth
that which is leavened, that soul shall "
be cut off from the congregation of
Israel, whether he be a sojourner, or
one that is born in the land. 20Ye
shall eat nothing leavened; in all your
habitations shall ye eat unleavened
bread.' 21Then Moses called for all the elders
of Israel, and said unto them: ' Draw
out, and take you lambs according to
your families, and kill the passover
lamb. 22And ye shall take a bunch of
hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is
in the basin, and strike the lintel and
the two side-posts with the blood that
is in the basin; and none of you shall
go out of the door of his house until
the morning. 23For the Lord will
pass through to smite the Egyptians;
and when He seeth the blood upon the:
lintel, and on the two side-posts, the
Lord will pass over the door, and will
not suffer the destroyer to come in un
to your houses to smite you. MAnd
ye shall observe this thing for an or
dinance to thee and to thy sons for
ever. 25And it shall come to pass,
when ye be come to the land which the.
Lord will give you, according as He

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hath promised, that ye shall keep this
service. 26And it shall come to pass,
when your children shall say unto you :
What mean ye by this service?
"that ye shall say: It is the sacrifice
of the Lord's passover, for that He
passed over the houses of the children
of Israel in Egypt, when He smote the
Egyptians, and delivered our houses.'
And the people bowed the head and
worshipped. 28And the children of
Israel went and did so; as the Lord
had commanded Moses and Aaron, so
did they.
29And it came to pass at midnight,
that the Lord smote all the first
born in the land of Egypt, from the
first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his
throne unto the first-born of the cap
tive that was in the dungeon; and all
the first-born of cattle. 30And Pharaoh
rose up in the night, he, and all his
servants, and all the Egyptians; and
there was a great cry in Egypt; for
there was not a house where there was
not one dead. 31And he called for
Moses and Aaron by night, and said:
' Rise up, get you forth from among my
people, both ye and the children of
Israel; and go, serve the Lord, as ye
have said. 3Take both your flocks
and your herds, as ye have said, and
be gone; and bless me also.,' 33And
the Egyptians were urgent upon the
people, to send them out of the land
in haste ; for they said : ' We are all dead
men.' 34And the people took their
dough before it was leavened, their
kneading-troughs being bound up in
their clothes upon their shoulders.
35And the children of Israel did ac
cording to the word of Moses; and
they asked of the Egyptians jewels
of silver, and jewels of gold, and
raiment. 36And the Lord gave the
people favour in the sight of the Egyp
tians, so that they let them have what

they asked. And they despoiled the
Egyptians. 37And the children of Israel jour
neyed from Rameses to Succoth,
about six hundred thousand men on
foot, beside children. 38And a mixed
multitude went up also with them; and
flocks, and herds, even very much
cattle. 39And they baked unleavened
cakes of the dough which they brought
forth out of Egypt, for it was not
leavened; because they were thrust out
of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither
had they prepared for themselves
any victual. 40Now the time that
the children of Israel dwelt in Egypt
was four hundred and thirty years.
41 And it came to pass at the end of
four hundred and thirty years, even
the selfsame day it came to pass, that
all the hosts of the Lord went out
from the land of Egypt. Tt was a
night of watching unto the Lord for
bringing them out from the land of
Egypt; this same night is a night of
watching unto the Lord for all the
children of Israel throughout their gen
erations. 43And the Lord said unto Moses
and Aaron: 'This is the ordinance
of the passover: there shall no ahen
eat thereof; ^but every man's servant
that is bought for money, when thou
hast circumcised him, then shall he
eat thereof. 45A sojourner and a
hired servant shall not eat thereof.
46In one house shall it be eaten; thou
shalt not carry forth aught of ^the
flesh abroad out of the house; neither
shall ye break a bone thereof. 47AU
the congregation of Israel shall keep
it. 48And when a stranger shall so
journ with thee, and will keep the
passover to the Lord, let all his males
be circumcised, and then let him come
near and keep it; and he shah be as

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one that is born in the land; but no
uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
490ne law shall be to him that is home-
born, and unto the stranger that so-
journeth among you.' Thus did
all the children of Israel; as the Lord
commanded Moses and Aaron, so
did they.
6lAnd it came to pass the selfsame
day that the Lord did bring the chil
dren of Israel out of the land of Egypt
by their hosts.
"j O And the Lord spoke unto
Moses, saying: 2' Sanctify unto
Me all the first-born, whatsoever open-
eth the womb among the children of
Israel, both of man and of beast, it
is Mine.'
3And Moses said unto the people:
'Remember this day, in which ye
came out from Egypt, out of the house
of bondage; for by strength of hand
the Lord brought you out from this
place; there shall no leavened bread
be eaten. This day ye go forth in
the month Abib. 6And it shall be
when the Lord shall bring thee into
the land of the Canaanite, and the
Hittite, and the Amorite, and the
Hivite, and the Jebusite, which He
swore unto thy fathers to give thee, a
land flowing with milk and honey, that
thou shalt keep this service in this
month. 6Seven days thou shalt eat
unleavened bread, and in the seventh
day shall be a feast to the Lord.
'Unleavened bread shall be eaten
throughout the seven days; and there
shall no leavened bread be seen with
thee, neither shall there be leaven
seen with thee, in all thy borders.
8And thou shalt tell thy son in that
day, saying: It is because of that
which the Lord did for me when I
came forth out of Egypt. 9And it
shall be for a sign unto thee upon thy
hand, and for a memorial between

thine eyes, that the law of the Lord
may be in thy mouth; for with a strong
hand hath the Lord brought thee out
of Egypt. 1Thou shalt therefore
keep this ordinance in its season from
year to year.
"And it shall be when the Lord
shall bring thee into the land of the
Canaanite, as He sworeunto thee and
to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,
"that thou shalt set apart unto the
Lord all that openeth the womb;
every firstling that is a male, which
thou hast coming of a beast, shall
be the Lord's. "And every firstling
of an ass thou shalt redeem with a
lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it.
then thou shalt break its neck; and
all the first-born of man among thy
sons shalt thou redeem. "And it
shall be when thy son asketh thee in
time to come, saying: What is this?
that thou shalt say unto him: By
strength of hand the Lord brought
us out from Egypt, from the house
of bondage; "and it came to pass,
when Pharaoh would hardly let us
go, that the Lord slew all the first
born in the land of Egypt, both the
first-born of man, and the first-born
of beast; therefore I sacrifice to the
Lord all that openeth the womb, be
ing males; but all the first-born of
my sons I redeem. "And it shall be
for a sign upon thy hand, and for
frontlets between thine eyes; for by
strength of hand the Lord brought us
forth out of Egypt.' nbim
"And it came to pass, when Pharaoh
had let the people go, that God led
them not by the way of the land of the
Philistines, although that was near;
for God said: 'Lest peradventure the
people repent when they see war, and
they return to Egypt.' "But God

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led the people about, by the way of
the wilderness by the Red Sea; and
the children of Israel went up armed
out of the land of Egypt. "And
Moses took the bones of Joseph with
him; for he had straitly sworn the
children of Israel, saying: 'God will
surely remember you; and ye shall
carry up my bones away hence with
you.' 20And they took their journey
from Succoth, and encamped in
Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
21And the Lord went before them by
day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them
the way; and by night in a pillar of
fire, to give them fight ; that they might
go by day and by night: 22the pillar of
cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by
night, departed not from before the
people. 1 A And the Lord spoke unto
Moses, saying: 2' Speak unto the
children of Israel, that they turn back
and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, be
tween Migdol and the sea, before
Baal-zephon, over against it shall ye
encamp by the sea. 3And Pharaoh
will say of the children of Israel:
They are entangled in the land, the
wilderness hath shut them in. 4And
I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he
shall follow after them; and I will get
Me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon
all his host; and the Egyptians shall
know that I am the Lord.' And they
did so. 5And it was told the king of
Egypt that the people were fled; and
the heart of Pharaoh and of his
servants was turned towards the
people, and they said: 'What is this
we have done, that we have let Israel
go from serving us?' 6And he made
ready his chariots, and took his people
with him. 7And he took six hundred
chosen chariots, and all the chariots
of Egypt, and captains over all of
them. 8And the Lord hardened the

heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and
he pursued after the children of Israel;
for the children of Israel went out with
a high hand. 9And the Egyptians
pursued after them, all the horses
and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horse
men, and his army, and overtook them
encamping by the sea, beside Pi-
hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.
"And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the
children of Israel hfted up their eyes,
and, behold, the Egyptians were
marching after them; and they were
sore afraid; and the children of Israel
cried out unto the Lord. "And they
said unto Moses: 'Because there were
no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken
us away to die in the wilderness?
wherefore hast thou dealt thus with
us, to bring us forth out of Egypt?
"Is not this the word that we spoke
unto thee in Egypt, saying: Let us
alone, that we may serve the Egyp
tians? For it were better for us to
serve the Egyptians, than that we
should die in the wilderness.' "And
Moses said unto the people : ' Fear ye
not, stand still, and see the salvation
of the Lord, which He will work for
you to-day; for whereas ye have seen
the Egyptians to-day, ye shall see
them again no more for ever. "The
Lord will fight for you, and ye shall
hold your peace.'
"And the Lord said untp Moses:
'Wherefore criest thou unto Me?
speak unto the children of Israel, that
they go forward. "And hft thou up
thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over
the sea, and divide it; and the children
of Israel shah go into the midst of
the sea on dry ground. "And I,
behold, I will harden the hearts of the
Egyptians, and they shall go in after
them; and I will get Me honour upon
Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon
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"And the Egyptians shall know that
I am the Lord, when I have gotten
Me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his
chariots, and upon his horsemen.'
"And the angel of God, who went be
fore the camp of Israel, removed and
went behind them; and the pillar of
cloud removed from before them, and
stood behind them; 20and it came be
tween the camp of Egypt and the
camp of Israel; and there was the
cloud and the darkness here, yet
gave it light by night there; and the
one came not near the other all the
night. 2IAnd Moses stretched out his
hand over the sea; and the Lord
caused the sea to go back by a strong
east wind all the night, and made the
sea dry land, and the waters were
divided. 22And the children of Israel
went into the midst of the sea upon the
dry ground; and the waters were a
wall unto them on their right hand,
and on their left. ^And the Egyptians
pursued, and went in after them into
the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's
'horses, his chariots, and his horse
men. ^And it came to pass in the
morning watch, that the Lord looked
forth upon the host of the Egyptians
through the pillar of fire and of cloud,
and discomfited the host of the
Egyptians. 25And He took off their
chariot wheels, and made them to drive
heavily; so that the Egyptians said:
'Let us flee from the face of Israel;
for the Lord fighteth for them against
the Egyptians.'
26 And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Stretch out thy hand over the sea,
that the waters may come back upon
the Egyptians, upon their chariots,
and upon their horsemen.' "And
Moses stretched forth his hand over
the sea, and the sea returned to its
strength when the morning appeared;
and the Egyptians fled against it; and

the Lord overthrew the Egyptians
in the midst of the sea. 28And the
waters returned, and covered the
chariots, and the horsemen, even all
the host of Pharaoh that went in
after them into the sea; there re
mained not so much as one of them.
29But the children of Israel walked
upon dry land in the midst of the
sea; and the waters were a wall unto
them on their right hand, and on their
left. 3Thus the Lord saved Israel
that day out of the hand of the Egyp
tians; and Israel saw the Egyptians
dead upon the sea-shore. 31And Israel
saw the great work which the Lord
did upon the Egyptians, and the
people feared the Lord; and they be
lieved in the Lord, and in His servant
Moses. "| PL Then sang Moses and the
children of Israel this song unto
the Lord, and spoke, saying:
I will sing unto the Lord, for He
is highly exalted;
The horse and his rider hath He
thrown into the sea.
The Lord is my strength and song,
And He is become my salvation;
This is my God, and I will glorify
Him;
My father's God, and I will exalt
Him.
The Lord is a man of war,
The Lord is His name.
4Pharaoh's chariots and his host
hath He cast into the sea,
And his chosen captains are sunk in
the Red Sea.
The deeps cover them —
They went down into the depths like
a stone.
Thy right hand, 0 Lord, glorious
in power,
Thy right hand, O Lord, dasheth
in pieces the enemy.

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'And in" the greatness of Thine
excellency Thou overthrowest
them that rise up against Thee;
Thou sendest forth Thy wrath; it
consumeth them as stubble.
8And with the blast of Thy nostrils
the waters were piled up —
The floods stood upright as a heap;
The deeps were congealed in the
heart of the sea.
The enemy said :
'I will pursue, I will overtake, I
will divide the- spoil;
My lust shah be satisfied upon
them;
I will draw my sword, my hand shall
destroy them.'
"Thou didst blow with Thy wind, the
sea covered them;
They sank as lead in the mighty
waters.
"Who is hke unto Thee, O Lord,
among the mighty?
Who is like unto Thee, glorious in
holiness,
Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
"Thou stretchedst out Thy right
hand —
The earth swallowed them.
"Thou in Thy love hast led the people
that Thou hast redeemed;
Thou hast guided them in Thy
strength to Thy holy habitation.
"The peoples have heard, they
tremble;
Pangs have taken hold on the in
habitants of Philistia.
"Then were the chiefs of Edom
affrighted;
The mighty men of Moab, trem
bling taketh hold upon them;
All the inhabitants of Canaan are
melted away.
"Terror and dread falleth upon them;
By the greatness of Thine arm they
are as still as a stone;
Till Thy people pass over, 0 Lord.

" That is.

Till the people pass over that Thou
hast gotten.
"Thou.bringest them in, and plantest
them in the mountain of Thip^
inheritance,
The place, O Lord, which Tho
hast made for Thee to dwell i(
The sanctuary, 0 Lord, which Tf
hands have established.
"The Lord shall reign for ever ana
ever.
"For the horses of Pharaoh went
in with his chariots and with his
horsemen into the sea, and the Lord
brought -back the waters of the sea
upon them; but the children of Israel
walked on dry land in the midst of
the sea.
20And Miriam the prophetess, the
sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her
hand; and all the women went out
after her with timbrels and with
dances. 21And Miriam sang unto them :
Sing ye to the Lord, for He is highly
exalted:
The horse and his rider hath He
thrown into the sea.
22And Moses led Israel onward from
the Red Sea, and they went out into
the wilderness of Shur; and they went
three days in the wilderness, and
found no water. 23And when they
came to Marah, they could not drink
of the waters of Marah, for they were
bitter. Therefore the name of it
was called "Marah. MAnd the people
murmured against Moses, saying:
'What shall we drink?' 25And he
cried unto the Lord; and the Lord
showed him a tree, and he cast it into
the waters, and the waters were made
sweet. There He made for them a
statute and an ordinance, and there
He proved them; 26and He said: 'If
thou wilt diligently hearken to the
voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt
Bitterness.

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EXODUS

do that which is right in His eyes, and
wilt give ear to His commandments,
and keep all His statutes, I will put
none of the diseases upon thee, which
I have put upon the Egyptians; for
I am the Lord that healeth thee.'
27 And they came to Elim, where
were twelve springs of water, and three
score and ten palm-trees; and they
encamped there by the waters.
1 fi And they took their journey
from Elim, and all the congre
gation of the children of Israel came
unto the wilderness of Sin, which is
between Elim and Sinai, on the fif
teenth day of the second month after
their departing out of the land of
Egypt. 2And the whole congregation
of the children of Israel murmured
against Moses and against Aaron in
the wilderness; 3and the children of
Israel said unto them: 'Would that
we -had died by the hand of the Lord
in the land of Egypt, when we sat
by the flesh-pots, when we did eat
bread to the full; for ye have brought
us forth into this wilderness, to kill
this whole assembly with hunger.'
Then said the Lord unto Moses:
'Behold, I will cause to rain bread
from heaven for you; and the people
shall go out and gather a day's portion
every day, that I may prove them,
whether they will walk in My law,
or not. 6And it shall come to pass on
the sixth day that they shall prepare
that which they bring in, and it shall
be twice as much as they gather daily.'
6And Moses and Aaron said unto all
the children of Israel: 'At even, then
ye shall know that the Lord hath
brought you out from the land of
Egypt; 7and in the morning, then ye
shah see the glory of the Lord; for
that He hath heard your murmurings
against the Lord; and what are we,
that ye murmur against us?' 8And
» Heb.

Moses said: This shall be, when the
Lord shall give you in the evening
flesh to eat, and in the morning
bread to the full; for that the Lord
heareth your murmurings which ye
murmur against Him; and what are
we? your murmurings are not against
us, but against the Lord.' 9And
Moses said unto Aaron: 'Say unto
all the congregation of the children
of Israel: Come near before the
Lord; for He hath heard your mur
murings.' "And it came to pass, as
Aaron spoke unto the whole congrega
tion of the children of Israel, that they
looked toward the wilderness, and, be
hold, the glory of the Lord appeared
in the cloud. "And the Lord spoke un
to Moses, saying: "T have heard the
murmurings of the children of Israel.
Speak unto them, saying: At dusk
ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning
ye shall be filled with bread; and ye
shall know that I am the Lord your
God.' "And it came to pass at
even, that the quails came up, and
covered the camp; and in the morning
there was a layer of dew round about
the camp. "And when the layer of
dew was gone up, behold upon the
face of the wilderness a fine, scale-
like thing, fine as the hoar-frost on
the ground. "And when the children
of Israel saw it, they said one to
another: "'What is it?' — for they knew
not what it was. And Moses said
unto them: 'It is the bread which
the Lord hath given you to eat.
"This is the thing which the Lord
hath commanded: Gather ye of it
every man according to his eating; an
omer a head, according to the number
of your persons, shall ye take it, every
man for them that are in his tent.'
"And the children of Israel did so, and
gathered some more, some less. "And
when they did mete it with an omer,
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he that gathered much had nothing
over, and he that gathered little had
no lack; they gathered every man ac
cording to his eating. "And Moses
said unto them: ' Let no man leave of
it till the morning.' 20Notwithstand-
ing they hearkened not unto Moses;
but some of them left of it until the
morning, and it bred worms, and
rotted; and Moses was wroth with
them. 21And they gathered it morning
by morning, every man according to
his eating; and as the sun waxed hot,
it melted. ^And it came to pass that
on the sixth day they gathered twice
as much bread, two omers for each
one; and all the rulers of the congre
gation came and told Moses. "And
he said unto them : ' This is that which
the Lord hath spoken: To-morrow
is a solemn rest, a holy sabbath unto
the Lord. Bake that which ye will
bake, and seethe that which ye will
seethe; and all that remaineth over
lay up for you to be kept until the
mornhig.' 24And they laid it up till
the morning, as Moses bade; and it
did not rot, neither was there any
worm therein. 25And Moses said:
'Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sab
bath unto the Lord; to-day ye shall
not find it in the field. ^Six days ye
shall gather it; but on the seventh day
is the sabbath, in it there shall be
none.' "And it came to pass on the
seventh day, that there went out some
of the people to gather, and they
found none. 28And the Lord said un
to Moses: 'How long refuse ye to
keep My commandments and My laws?
29See that the Lord hath given you
the sabbath; therefore He giveth you
on the sixth day the bread of two days;
abide ye every man in his place, let
no man go out of his place on the
seventh day.' 30So the people rested
on the seventh day. 31And the house »Heb.

of Israel called the name thereof
"Manna; and it was like coriander
seed, white; and the taste of it was
like wafers made with honey. 32And
Moses said: This is the thing which
the Lord hath commanded: Let an
omerful of it be kept throughout your
generations; that they may see the
bread wherewith I fed you in the
wilderness, when I brought you forth
from the land of Egypt.' 33And Moses
said unto Aaron : ' Take a jar, and put
an omerful of manna therein, and lay
it up before the Lord, to be kept
throughout your generations.' 34As
the Lord commanded Moses, so
Aaron laid it up before the Testimony,
to be kept. 35And the children of
Israel did eat the manna forty years,
until they came to a land inhabited;
they did eat the manna, until they
came unto the borders of the land of
Canaan. 36Now an omer is the tenth
part of an ephah.
1 H And all the congregation of the
children of Israel journeyed from
the wilderness of Sin, by their stages,
according to the commandment of
the Lord, and encamped in Rephidim;
and there was no water for the people
to drink. 2Wherefore the people
strove with Moses, and said: 'Give
us water that we may drink.' And
Moses said unto them: 'Why strive
ye with me? wherefore do ye try
the Lord?' 3And the people thirst
ed there for water; and the people
murmured against Moses, and said:
'Wherefore hast thou brought us up
out of Egypt, to kill us and our chil
dren and our cattle with thirst?' 4And
Moses cried unto the Lord, saying:
'What shall I do unto this people?
they are almost ready to stone me.'
5And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Pass on before the people, and take
with thee of the elders of Israel; and
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EXODUS

thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the
river, take in thy hand, and go. be
hold, I will stand before thee there
upon the rock in Horeb; and thou
shalt smite the rock, and there shall
come water out of it, that the people
may drink.' And Moses did so in the
sight of the elders of Israel. 'And
the name of the place was called
"Massah, and bMeribah, because of
the striving of the children of Israel,
and because they tried the Lord,
saying: 'Is the Lord among us, or
not?' Then came Amalek, and fought
with Israel in Rephidim. 9And Moses
said unto Joshua: ' Choose us out men,
and go out, fight with Amalek; to
morrow I will stand on the top of
the hill with the rod of God in my
hand.' "So Joshua did as Moses had
said to him, and fought with Amalek;
and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up
to the top of the hill. "And it came
to pass, when Moses held up his hand,
that Israel prevailed; and when he
let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
"But Moses' hands were heavy; and
they took a stone, and put it under
him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron
and Hur stayed up his hands, the one
on the one side, and the other on the
other side; and his hands were steady
until the going down of the sun.
"And Joshua discomfited Amalek and
his people with the edge of the sword.
"And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Write this for a memorial in the book,
and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua:
for I will utterly blot out the remem
brance of Amalek from under heaven.'
"And Moses built an altar, and called
the name of it "Adonai-nissi. "And
he said: 'The hand upon the throne
of the Lord: the Lord will have war
with Amalek from generation to gen
eration.'

"j Q Now Jethro, the priest of Mid-
ian, Moses' father-in-law, heard
of all that God had done for Moses,
and for Israel His people, how that
the Lord had brought Israel out of
Egypt. 2And Jethro, Moses' father-
in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife,
after he had sent her away, 3and her
two sons; of whom the name of the
one was Gershom; for he said: 'I
have been a stranger in a strange
land'; 4and the name of the other
was dEliezer: 'for the God of my
father was my help, and delivered me
from the sword of Pharaoh.' 6And
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came
with his sons and his wife unto Moses
into the wilderness where he was en
camped, at the mount of God; 6and
he said unto Moses: 'I thy father-
in-law Jethro am coming unto thee,
and thy wife, and her two sons with
her.' 'And Moses went out to meet
his father-in-law, and bowed down
and kissed him; and they asked each
other of their welfare; and they came
into the tent. 8And Moses told.
his father-in-law all that the Lord
had done unto Pharaoh and to the
Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the
travail that had come upon them by
the way, and how the Lord delivered
them. 9And Jethro rejoiced for all
the goodness which the Lord had done
to Israel, in that He had delivered
them out of the hand of the Egyptians;
"And Jethro said: 'Blessed be the
Lord, who hath delivered you out
of the hand of the Egyptians, and out
of the hand of Pharaoh; who hath
delivered the people from under the
hand of the Egyptians. "Now I
know that the Lord is greater than
all gods; yea, for that they dealt
proudly against them.' "And Jethro,
Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt-

» That is, Trying. b That is, Strife. ° That is, The Lord is my banner.
i Heb. El, God, and ezer, help.
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EXODUS

19.

offering and sacrifices for God; and
Aaron came, and all the elders of
Israel, to eat bread with Moses'
father-in-law before God. "And it
came to pass on the morrow, that Moses
sat to judge the people; and the people
stood about Moses from the morning
unto the evening. "And when Moses'
father-in-law saw all that he did to
the people, he said: 'What is this
thing that thou doest to the people?
why sittest thou thyself alone, and all
the people stand about thee from
morning unto even?' "And Moses
said unto his father-in-law: 'Be
cause the people come unto me to
inquire of God; "when they have a
matter, it cometh unto me; and I
judge between a man and his neigh
bour, and I make them know the
statutes of God, and His laws.' "And
Moses' father-in-law said unto him:
The thing that thou doest is not
good. "Thou wilt surely wear away,
both thou, and this people that is
with thee; for the thing is too heavy
for thee; thou art not able to perform
it thyself alone. "Hearken now unto
my voice, I will give thee counsel,
and God be with thee: be thou for
the people before God, and bring
thou the causes unto God. 20And
thou shalt teach them the statutes
and the laws, and shalt show them
the way wherein they must walk, and
the work that they must do. 21More-
over thou shalt provide out of all the
people able men, such as fear God,
men of truth, hating unjust gain;
and place such over them, to be rulers
of thousands, rulers of hundreds,
rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Z2And let them judge the people at
all seasons; and it shall be, that every
great matter they shall bring unto
thee, but every small matter they
shall judge themselves; so shall they

make it easier for thee and bear the
burden with thee. MIf thou shalt do
this thing, and God command thee so,
then thou shalt be able to endure, and
all this people also shall go to their
place in peace.' MSo Moses hearkened
to the voice of his father-in-law, and
did all that he had said. 25And Moses
chose able men out of all Israel, and
made them heads over the people,
rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds,
rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
26And they judged the people at all
seasons : the hard causes they brought
unto Moses, but every small matter
they judged themselves. "And Moses
let his father-in-law depart; and he
went his way into his own land.
1 Q In the third month after the
¦ children of Israel were gone
forth out of the land of Egypt, the
same day came they into the wilder
ness of Sinai. 2And when they were
departed from Rephidim, and were
come to the wilderness of Sinai, they
encamped in the wilderness; and there
Israel encamped before the mount.
3And Moses went up unto God, and
the Lord called unto him out of the
mountain, Saying: 'Thus shalt thou
say to the house of Jacob, and tell the
children of Israel: 4Ye have seen
what I did unto the Egyptians, and
how I bore you on eagles' wings, and
brought you unto Myself. 6Now
therefore, if ye will hearken unto My
voice indeed, and keep My covenant,
then ye shall be Mine own treasure
from among all peoples; for ah the
earth is Mine; 6and ye shall be unto
Me a kingdom of priests, and a holy
nation. These are the words which
thou shalt speak unto the children of
Israel.' 'And Moses came and called
for the elders of the people, and set
before them all these words which the
Lord commanded him. 8And all the

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people answered together, and said:
'All that the Lord hath spoken we
will do.' And Moses reported the
words of the people unto the Lord.
9And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Lo, I come unto thee in a thick
cloud, that the people may hear
when I speak with thee, and may also
believe thee for ever.' And Moses
told the words of the people unto the
Lord. "And the Lord said unto
Moses:- 'Go unto the people, and
sanctify them to-day and to-morrow,
and let them wash their garments,
"and be ready against the third day;
for the third day the Lord will come
down in the sight of all the people
upon mount Sinai. "And thou shalt
set bounds unto the people round
about, saying: Take heed to your
selves, that ye go not up into the
mount, or touch the border of it;
whpsoever toucheth the mount shall
be surely put to death; "no hand shall
touch him, but he shall surely be
stoned, or shot through; whether it be
beast or man, it shall not five; when
the ram's horn soundeth long, they
shall come up to the mount.' "And
Moses went down from the mount
unto the people, and sanctified the
people; and they washed their gar
ments. "And he said unto the people :
'Be ready against the third day;
come not near a woman.' "And it
came to pass on the third day, when it
was morning, that there were thun
ders and lightnings and a thick cloud
upon the mount, and the voice of a
horn exceeding loud; and all the
people that were in the camp trem
bled. "And Moses brought forth
the people out of the camp to meet
God; and they stood at the nether part
of the mount. "Now mount Sinai
was altogether on smoke, because
the Lord descended upon it in fire;

and the smoke thereof ascended as
the smoke of a furnace, and the whole
mount quaked greatly. "And when
the voice of the horn waxed louder
and louder, Moses spoke, and God
answered him by a voice. 20And the
Lord came down upon mount Sinai,
to the top of the mount; and the
Lord called Moses to the top of the
mount; and Moses went up. 21And
the Lord said unto Moses: 'Go
down, charge the people, lest they
break through unto the Lord to gaze,
and many of them perish. 22And let
the priests also, that come near to
the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest
the Lord break forth upon them.'
^And Moses said unto the Lord:
The people cannot come up to mount
Sinai; for thou didst charge us, say
ing: Set bounds about the mount,
and sanctify it.' 24And the Lord said
unto him: 'Go, get thee down, and
thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron
with thee; but let not the priests
and the people break through to come
up unto the Lord, lest He break forth
upon them.' 25So Moses went down
Unto the people, and told them.
O A And God spoke all these words,
v saying:
2I am the Lord thy God, who
brought thee out of the land of Egypt,
out of the house of bondage.
Thou shalt have no other gods be
fore Me. Thou shalt not make unto
thee a graven image, nor any manner of
likeness, of any thing that is in heaven
above, or that is in the earth beneath,
or that is in the water under the earth;
5thou shalt not bow down unto them,
nor serve them; for I the Lord thy
God am a jealous God, visiting the
iniquity of the fathers upon the
children unto the third and fourth
generation of them that hate Me; 6and
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generation of them that love Me and
keep My commandments.
Thou shalt not take the name of
the Lord thy' God in vain; for the
Lord will not hold him guiltless that
taketh His name in vain.
8Remember the sabbath day, to
keep it holy. 9Six days shalt thou
labour, and do all thy work; "but
the seventh day is a sabbath unto the
Lord thy God, in it thou shalt not
do any manner of work, thou, nor
thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy
man-servant, nor thy maid-servant,
nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that
is within thy gates; "for in six days
the Lord made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that in them is, and
rested on the seventh day; wherefore
the Lord blessed the sabbath day,
and hallowed it.
"Honour thy father and thy mother,
that thy days may be long upon the
land which the Lord thy God giveth
thee. "Thou shalt not murder.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Thou shalt not steal.
Thou shalt not bear false witness
against thy neighbour.
"Thou shalt not covet thy neigh
bour's house; thou shalt not covet
thy neighbour's wife, nor his man
servant, nor his maid-servant, nor
his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that
is thy neighbour's.
"And all the people perceived the
thunderings, and the lightnings, and
the voice of the horn, and the moun
tain smoking; and when the people
saw it, they trembled, and stood afar
off. "And they said unto Moses:
'Speak thou with us, and we will hear;
but let not God speak with us, lest
we die.' "And Moses said unto the
people: 'Fear not; for God is come to
» That is,

prove you, and that His fear may be
before you, that ye sin not.' "And
the people stood afar off; but Moses
drew near unto the thick darkness
where God was.
"And the Lord said unto Moses:
Thus thou shalt say unto the children
of Israel: Ye yourselves have seen
that I have talked with you from
heaven. 20Ye shall not make with
Me — gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye
shall not make unto you. 21An altar
of earth thou shalt make unto Me,
and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-
offerings, and thy peace-offerings,
thy sheep, and thine oxen; in every
place where I cause My name to
be mentioned I will come unto thee
and bless thee. 22And if thou make
Me an- altar of stone, thou shalt not
build it of hewn stones; for if thou
hft up thy tool upon it, thou hast
profaned it. ^Neither shalt thou go up
by steps unto Mine altar, that thy
nakedness be not uncovered thereon.
OI Now these are the ordinances
which thou shalt set before them.
2If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six
years he shall serve; and in the seventh
he shall go out free for nothing.
3If he come in by himself, he shall
go out by himself; if he be married,
then his wife shall go out with him.
4If his master give him a wife, and
she bear him sons or daughters; the
wife and her children shall be her
master's, and he shall go out by him
self. 6But if the servant shall plainly
say: I love my master, my wife, and
my children; I will not go out free;
Hhen his master shall bring him unto
"God, and shall bring him to the door,
or unto the door-post; and his master
shall bore his ear through with an awl;
and he shall serve him for ever.
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'And if a man sell his daughter to
be a maid-servant, she shall not go
out as the men-servants do. 8If she
please not her master, who hath
espoused her to himself, then shall
he let her be redeemed; to sell her
unto a foreign people he shall have no
power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully
with her. 9And if he espouse her unto
his son, he shall deal with her after
the manner of daughters. "If he
take him another wife, her food, her
raiment, and her conjugal rights,
shall he not diminish. "And if he
do not these three unto her, then shall
she go out for nothing, without
money. "He that smiteth a man, so that he
dieth, shall surely be put to death.
"And if a man lie not in wait, but
God cause it to come to hand; then
I will appoint thee a place whither
he rhay flee.
"And if a man come presumptuous
ly upon his neighbour, to slay him
with guile; thou shalt take him from
Mine altar, that he may die.
"And he that smiteth his father, or
his mother, shall be surely put to
death. "And he that stealeth a man, and
selleth him, or if he be found in his
hand, he shall surely be put to death.
"And he that curseth his father or
his mother, shall surely be put to
death. "And if men contend, and one smite
the other with a stone, or with his
fist, and he die not, but keep his bed;
"if he rise again, and walk abroad
upon his staff, then shall he that smote
him be quit ; only he shall pay for the
loss of his time, and shall cause him
to be thoroughly healed.
20And if a man smite his bondman,
or his bondwoman, with a rod, and
he die under his hand, he shall surely

be punished. ^Notwithstanding, if
he continue a day or two, he shall not
be punished; for he is his money.
22 And if men strive ' together, and
hurt a woman with child, so that her
fruit depart, and yet no harm follow,
he shall be surely fined, according as
the woman's husband shall lay upon
him; and he shall pay. as the judges
determine. ^But if any harm follow,
then thou shalt give life for life,
Meye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for
hand, foot for foot, 25burning for
burning, wound for wound, stripe for
stripe. 26And if a man smite the eye of his
bondman, or the eye of his bondwoman,
and destroy it, he shall let him go free
for his eye's sake. "And if he smite
out his bondman's tooth, or his bond
woman's tooth, he shall let him go
free for his tooth's sake.
28And if an ox gore a man or a
woman, that they die, the ox shall be
surely stoned, and its flesh shall not
be eaten; but the owner of the ox
shall be quit. 29But if the ox was
wont to gore in time past, and warning
hath been given to its owner, and he
hath- not kept it in, but it hath killed
a man or a woman; the ox shall be
stoned, and its owner also shall be
put to death. 30If there be laid on him
a ransom, then he shall give for the
redemption of his life whatsoever is
laid upon him. 31Whether it have
gored a son, or have gored a daughter,
according to this judgment shall it be
done unto him. 32If the ox gore a
bondman or a bondwoman, he shall,
give unto their master thirty shekels
of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
33And if a man shall open a pit, or
if a man shall dig a pit and not cover
it, and an ox or an ass fall therein,
34the owner of the pit shall make it
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owner of them, and the dead beast
shall be his.
35And if one man's ox hurt another's,
so that it dieth; then they shall sell
the hve ox, and divide the price of it;
and the dead also they shah divide.
360r if it be known that the ox was
wont to gore in time past, and its
owner hath not kept it in; he shall
surely pay ox for ox, and the dead
beast shall be. his own.
37If a man steal an ox, or a sheep,
and kill it, or sell it, he shall pay five
Oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a
OO sheep. 2If a thief be found
breaking in, and be smitten so
that he dieth, there shall be no blood-
guiltiness for him. 2If the sun be risen
upon him, there shall be bloodguiltiness
for him — he shall make restitution ; if he
have nothing, then he shall be sold for
his theft. 3If the theft be found in
his hand ahve, whether it be ox, or
ass, or sheep, he shall pay double.
4If a man cause a field or vineyard
to be eaten, and shall let his beast
loose, and it feed in another man's
field; of the best of his own field, and
of the best of his own vineyard, shall
he make restitution.
6If fire break out, and catch in
thorns, so that the shocks of corn, or
the standing corn, or the field are
consumed; he that kindled the fire
shall surely make restitution.
6If a man deliver unto his neighbour
money or stuff to keep, and it be
stolen out of the man's house; if the
thief be found, he shall pay double.
'If the thief be not found, then the
master of the house shall come near
unto "God, to see whether he have
not put his hand unto his neighbour's
goods. 8For every matter of tres
pass, whether it be for ox, for ass,
for sheep, for raiment, or for any
manner of lost thing, whereof one
» That is,

saith: 'This is it,' the cause of both
parties shall come before "God; he
whom "God shall condemn shall pay
double unto his neighbour.
9If a man dehver unto his neighbour
an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any
beast, to keep, and it die, or be hurt,
or driven away, no man seeing it;
"the oath of the Lord shall be be
tween them both, to see whether he
have not put his hand unto his neigh
bour's goods; and the owner thereof
shall accept it, and he shall not make
restitution. "But if it be stolen from
him, he shall make restitution unto the
owner thereof. "If it be torn in pieces,
let him bring it for witness; he shall
not make good that which was torn.
"And if a man borrow aught of his
neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the
owner thereof not being with it, he
shall surely make restitution. 14If
the owner thereof be with it, he shall
not make it good; if it be a hireling,
he loseth his hire.
"And if a man entice a virgin that
is not betrothed, and lie with her, he
shall surely pay a dowry for her to be
his wife. "If her father utterly refuse
to give her unto him, he shall pay
money according to the dowry of
virgins. "Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to
live. "Whosoever heth with a beast shall
surely be put to death.
"He that sacrificeth unto the gods,
save unto the Lord only, shall be
utterly destroyed.
20And a stranger shalt thou not
wrong, neither shalt thou oppress
him; for ye were strangers in the
land of Egypt. 21Ye shall not afflict
any widow, or fatherless child. 22If
thou afflict them in any wise — for if
they cry at all unto Me, I will surely
hear their cry — BMy wrath shall wax
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EXODUS

hot, and I will kill you with the sword;
and your wives shall be widows, and
your children fatherless.
MIf thou lend money to any of My
people, even to the poor with thee,
thou shalt not be to him as a creditor;
neither shall ye lay upon him interest.
25If thou at all take thy neighbour's
garment to pledge, thou shalt restore
it unto him by that the sun goeth
down; 26for that is his only covering,
it is his garment for his skin; wherein
shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass,
when he crieth unto Me, that I will
hear; for I am gracious.
"Thou shalt not revile "God, nor
curse a ruler of thy people. ^Thou
shalt not delay to offer of the fulness
of thy harvest, and of the outflow of
thy presses. The first-born of thy
sons shalt thou give unto Me. ^Like
wise shalt thou do with thine oxen,
and with thy sheep; seven days it
shall be with its dam; on the eighth
day thou shalt give it Me. 30And ye
shall be holy men unto Me; therefore
ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn
of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it
to the dogs.
OO Thou shalt not utter a false
report; put not thy hand with
the wicked to be an unrighteous
witness. Thou shalt not follow a
multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou
bear witness in a cause to turn aside
after a multitude to pervert justice;
3neither shalt thou favour a poor man
in his cause.
4If thou meet thine enemy's ox or
his ass going astray, thou shalt surely
bring it back to him again.
6If thou see the ass of him that
hateth thee lying under its burden,
thou shalt forbear to pass by him;
thou shalt surely release it with him.
Thou shalt not wrest the judgment
of thy poor in his cause. 'Keep thee
¦ That is,

far from a false matter; and the in
nocent and righteous slay thou not;
for I will not justify the wicked.
8And thou shalt take no gift; for a
gift blindeth them that have sight,
and perverteth the words of the
righteous. 9And a stranger shalt
thou not oppress; for ye know the
heart of a stranger, seeing ye were
strangers in the land of Egypt.
"And six years thou shalt sow
thy land, and gather in the increase
thereof; "but the seventh year thou
shalt let it rest and lie fallow, that the
poor of thy people may eat; and what
they leave the beast of the field shall
eat. In like manner thou shalt deal
with thy vineyard, and with thy
oliveyard. "Six days thou shalt do
thy work, but on the seventh day thou
shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass
may have rest, and the son of thy
handmaid, and the stranger, may be
refreshed. "And in all things that I
have said unto you take ye heed; and
make no mention of the name of
other gods, neither let it be heard out
of thy mouth.
"Three times thou shalt keep a
feast unto Me in the year. "The
feast of unleavened bread shalt thou
keep; seven days thou shalt eat un
leavened bread, as I commanded thee,
at the time appointed in the month
Abib — for in it thou earnest out from
Egypt; and none shall appear before
Me empty; "and the feast of harvest,
the first-fruits of thy labours, which
thou sowest in the field; and the
feast of ingathering, at the end of the
year, when thou gatherest in thy
labours out of the field. "Three times
in the year all thy males shall appear
before the Lord God.
"Thou shalt not offer the blood of
My sacrifice with leavened bread;
neither shall the fat of My feast re-
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main all night until the morning.
"The choicest first-fruits of thy land
thou shalt bring into the house of the
Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe
a kid in its mother's milk.
20Behold, I send an angel before
thee, to keep thee by the way, and to
bring thee into the place which I have
prepared. Take heed of him, and
hearken unto his voice; be not re
bellious against him; for he will not
pardon your transgression; for My
name is in him. 22But if thou shalt in
deed hearken unto his voice, and do all
that I speak ; then I will be an enemy un
to thine enemies, and an adversary unto
thine adversaries. ^For Mine angel
shall go before thee, and bring thee
in unto the Amorite, and the Hittite,
and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite,
the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and
' I will cut them off. Thou shalt not
bow down to their gods, nor serve
them, nor do after their doings; but
thou shalt utterly overthrow them,
and break in pieces their pillars.
25And ye shall serve the Lord your
God, and He will bless thy bread, and
thy water; and I will take sickness
away from the midst of thee. 26None
shall miscarry, nor be barren, in thy
land; the number of thy days I will
fulfil. "I will send My terror be
fore thee, and will discomfit all the
people to whom thou shalt come, and
I will make all thine enemies turn
their backs unto thee. 28And I will
send the hornet before thee, which
shall drive out the Hivite, the Ca
naanite, and the Hittite, from before
thee. 29I will not drive them out from
before thee in one year, lest the land
become desolate, and the beasts of
the field multiply against thee. 30By
httle and httle I will drive them out
from before thee, until thou be in
creased, and inherit the land. 31And

I will set thy border from the Red
Sea even unto the sea of the Philistines ,
and from the wilderness unto "the
River; for I will deliver the inhab
itants of the land into your hand; and
thou shalt drive them out before thee.
Thou shalt make no covenant with
them, nor with their gods. They
shall not dwell in thy land — lest they
make thee sin against Me, for thou
wilt serve their gods — for they will
be a snare unto thee.
O/J. And unto Moses He said: 'Come
up unto the Lord, thou, and
Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and sev
enty of the elders of Israel; and wor
ship ye afar off; 2and Moses alone shall
come near unto the Lord; but they
shall not come near; neither shah the
people go up with him.' 3And Moses
came and told the people all the words
of the Lord, and all the ordinances;
and all the people answered with one
voice, and said: 'All the words which
the Lord hath spoken will we do.'
4And Moses wrote all the words of
the Lord, and rose up early in the
morning, and builded an altar under
the mount, and twelve pillars, accord
ing to the twelve tribes of Israel.
6And he sent the young men of the
children of Israel, who offered burnt-
offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings
of oxen unto the Lord. 6And Moses
took half of the blood, and put it
in basins; and half of the blood he
dashed against the altar. 'And he
took the book of the covenant, and
read in the hearing of the people;
and they said: 'All that the Lord
hath spoken will we do, and obey.'
8And Moses took the blood, and
sprinkled it on the people, and said:
'Behold the blood of the covenant,
which the Lord hath made with you
in agreement with all these words.'

a That is, the Euphrates.
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EXODUS

Then went up Moses, and Aaron,
Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of
the elders of Israel; "and they saw
the God of Israel; and there was under
His feet the hke of a paved work of
sapphire stone, and the hke of the
very heaven for clearness. i"And
upon the nobles of the children of
Israel He laid not His hand; and they
beheld God, and did eat and drink.
"And the Lord said unto Moses:
' Come up to Me into the mount, and
be there; and I will give thee the tables
of stone, and the law and the com
mandment, which I have written, that
thou mayest teach them.' ,13And
Moses rose up, and Joshua his minis
ter; and Moses went up into the
mount of God. "And unto the elders
he said: 'Tarry ye here for us, until
we come back unto you; and, behold,
Aaron and Hur are with you; whoso
ever hath a cause, let him come near
unto them.' "And Moses went up
into the mount, and the cloud covered
the mount. "And the glory of the
Lord abode upon mount Sinai, and
the cloud covered it six days; and
the seventh day He called unto Moses
out of the midst of the cloud. "And
the appearance of the glory of the
Lord was like devouring fire on the
top of the mount in the eyes of the
children of Israel. "And Moses
entered into the midst of the cloud,
and went up into the mount; and
Moses was in the mount forty days
and forty nights. mann
O PL And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
axJ saying: 2' Speak unto the chil
dren of Israel, that they take for Me
an offering; of every man whose
heart maketh him willing ye shall take
My offering. 3And this is the offer
ing which ye shall take of them: gold,

and silver, and brass; 4and blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and
goats' hair; 6and rams' skins dyed
red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood^
6oil for the fight, spices for the an
ointing oil, and for the sweet in
cense; 'onyx stones, and stones to be
set, for the ephod, and for the breast
plate. 8And let them make Me a
sanctuary, that I may dwell among
them. 9According to all that I show
thee, the pattern of the tabernacle,
and the pattern of all the furniture
thereof, even so shall ye make it.
"And, they shaU make an ark of
acacia-wood: two cubits and a half
shall be the length thereof, and a
cubit and a half the breadth thereof,
and a cubit and a half the height
thereof. "And thou shalt overlay it
with pure gold, within and without
shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make
upon it a crown of gold round about.
"And thou shalt cast four rings of gold
for it, and put them in the four feet
thereof; and two rings shall be on the
one side of it, and two rings on the
other side of it. "And thou shalt
make staves of acacia-wood, and over
lay them with gold. "And thou shalt
put the staves into the rings on the
sides of the ark, wherewith to bear
the ark. The staves shah be in the
rings. of the ark; they shall not be
taken from it. "And thou shalt put
into the ark the testimony which
I shall give thee. "And thou shalt
make an ark-cover of pure gold:
two cubits and a half shall be the
length thereof, and a cubit and a half
the breadth thereof. "And thou
shalt make two cherubim of gold; of
beaten work shalt thou make them,
at the two ends of the ark-cover.
"And make one cherub at the one
end, and one cherub at the other end;
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ye make the cherubim of the two ends
thereof. 20And the cherubim shall
spread out their wings on high, screen
ing the ark-cover with their wings,
with their faces one to another; to
ward the ark-cover shall the faces of
the cherubim be. 21And thou shalt
put the ark-cover above upon the ark;
and in the ark thou shalt put the testi
mony that I shall give thee. 22And
there I will meet with thee, and I will
speak with thee from above the ark-
cover, from between the two cherubim
which are upon the ark of the testi
mony, of all things which I will give
thee in commandment unto the chil
dren of Israel.
MAnd thou shalt make a table of
acacia-wood: two cubits shall be the
length thereof, arid a cubit the breadth
thereof, and a cubit and a half the
height thereof. 24And thou shalt over
lay it with pure gold, and make there-
'to a crown of gold round about.
26And thou shalt make unto it a
border of a handbreadth round about,
and thou shalt make a golden crown
to the border thereof round about.
26And thou shalt make for it four rings
of gold, and put the rings in the
four corners that are on the four feet
thereof. "Close by the border shall
the rings be, for places for the staves
to bear the table. 28And thou shalt
make the staves of acacia-wood, and
overlay them with gold, that the
table may be borne with them. 29And
thou shalt make the dishes thereof,
and the pans thereof, and the jars
thereof, and the bowls thereof, where
with to pour out; of pure gold shalt
thou make them. 30And thou shalt
set upon the table showbread before
Me alway.
31And thou shalt make a candle
stick of pure gold: of beaten work
shall the candlestick be made, even

its base, and its shaft; its cups, its
knops^ and its flowers, shah be of one
piece with it. 32And there shall be
six branches going out of the sides
thereof: three branches of the candle
stick out of the one side thereof, and
three branches of the candlestick out
of the other side thereof; ^three cups
made like almond-blossoms in one
branch, a knop and a flower; and three
cups made like almond-blossoms in
the other branch, a knop and a flower;
so for the six branches going out of
the candlestick. 34And in the candle
stick four cups made like almond-
blossoms, the knops thereof, and the
flowers thereof. 35And a knop under
two branches of one piece with it, and
a knop under two branches of one
piece with it, and a knop under two
branches of one piece with it, for
the six branches going out of the
candlestick. Their knops and their
branches shall- be of one piece with it;
the whole of it one beaten work of
pure gold. "And thou shalt make the
lamps thereof, seven; and they shall
light the lamps thereof, to give light
over against it. 38And the tongs
thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof,
shall be of pure gold. 390f a talent of
pure gold shall it be made, with all
these vessels. 40And see that thou
make them after their pattern, which
is being shown thee in the mount.
0£J Moreover thou shalt make the
tabernacle with ten curtains:
of fine twined linen, and blue, and
purple, and scarlet, with cherubim
the work of the skilful workman shalt
thou make them. The length of each
curtain shall be eight and twenty
cubits, and the breadth of each cur
tain four cubits; all the curtains shall
have one measure. 3Five curtains
shall be coupled together one to an
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shall be coupled one to another. 4And
thou shalt make loops of blue upon
the edge of the one curtain that is
outmost in the first set; and likewise
shalt thou make in the edge of the
curtain that is outmost in the second
set. 5Fifty loops shalt thou make in
the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt
thou make in the edge of the curtain
that is in the second set; the loops shall
be opposite one to another. 6And thou
shalt make fifty clasps of gold, and
couple the curtains one to another
with the clasps, that the tabernacle
may be one whole. 7And thou shalt
make curtains of goats' hair for a
tent over the tabernacle; eleven cur
tains shalt thou make them. The
length of each curtain shall be thirty
cubits, and the breadth of each cur
tain four cubits; the eleven curtains
shall have one measure. 9And thou
shalt couple five curtains by them
selves, and six curtains by them
selves, and shalt double over the sixth
curtain in the forefront of the tent.
"And thou shalt make fifty loops on
the edge of the one curtain that is
outmost in the first set, and fifty loops
upon the edge of the curtain which is
outmost in the second set. "And thou
shalt make fifty clasps of brass, and
put the clasps into the loops, and
couple the tent together, that it may
be one. "And as for the overhanging
part that remaineth of the curtains of
the tent, the half curtain that remain
eth over shall hang over the back of
the tabernacle. "And the cubit on the
one'side, and the cubit on the other side,
of that which remaineth over in the
length of the curtains of the tent, shall
hang over the sides of the tabernacle on
this side and on that side, to cover it.
"And thou shalt make a covering for
the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and
a covering of sealskins above.

"And thou shalt make the boards
for the tabernacle of acacia-wood,
standing up. Ten cubits shall be
the length of a board, and a cubit
and a half the breadth of each board.
Two tenons shall there be in each
board, joined one to another; thus
shalt thou make for all the boards of
the tabernacle. "And thou shalt
make the boards for the tabernacle,
twenty boards for the south side
southward. "And thou shalt make
forty sockets of silver under the twenty
boards: two sockets under one board
for its two tenons, and two sockets
under another board for its two tenons;
20and for the second side of the taber^ ,
nacle, on the north side, twenty
boards. 21And their forty sockets of
silver: two sockets under one board,
and two sockets under another board. '
22And for the hinder part of the taber
nacle westward thou shalt make six
boards. 23And two boards shalt thou'
make for the corners of the taber
nacle in the hinder part. MAnd they
shall be double beneath, and in hke
manner they shall be complete unto
the top thereof unto the first ring;
thus shall it be for them both;
they shall be for the two corners.
Thus there shall be eight boards,
and their sockets of silver, sixteen
sockets: two sockets under one board,
and two sockets under another board.
26 And thou shalt make bars of acacia-
wood: five for the boards of the one
side of the tabernacle, "and five
bars for the boards of the other side
of the tabernacle, arid five bars for the
boards of the side of the tabernacle,
for the hinder part westward; 28and
the middle bar in the midst of the
boards, which shall pass through from
end to end. 29And thou shalt overlay
the boards with gold, and make their
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and thou shalt overlay the bars with
gold. 30And thou shalt rear up the
tabernacle according to the fashion
thereof which hath been shown thee
in the mount.
31 And thbu shalt make a veil of
blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine
twined linen; with cherubim the work
of the skilful workman shall it be
made. 32And thou shalt hang it upon
four pillars of acacia overlaid with
gold, their hooks being of gold, upon
four sockets of silver. 33And thou shalt
hang up the veil under the clasps, and
shalt bring in thither within the veil
the ark of the testimony; and the veil
shall divide unto you between the holy
place and the most holy. MAnd thou
shalt put the ark-cover upon the ark
of the testimony in the most holy
place. 35And thou shalt set the table
without the veil, and the candlestick
over against the table on the side of
the tabernacle toward the south;
and thou shalt put the table on the
north side. 36And thou shalt make a
screen for the door of the Tent, of
blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine
twined linen, the work of the weaver
in colours. "And thou shalt make for
the screen five piUars of acacia, and
overlay them with gold; their hooks
shall be of gold; and thou shalt cast
five sockets of brass for them.
07 And thou shalt make the altar
^ * of acacia-wood, five cubits long,
and five cubits broad; the altar shall
be four-square; and the height thereof
shall be three cubits. 2And thou shalt
make the horns of it upon the four
corners thereof; the horns thereof
shall be of one piece with it; and thou
shalt overlay it with brass. 3And thou
shalt make its pots to take away its
ashes, and its shovels, and its basins,
and its flesh-hooks, and its fire-pans;
all the vessels thereof thou shalt make

of brass. 4And thou shalt make for
it a grating of network of brass; and
upon the net shalt thou make four bra
zen rings in the four corners thereof.
5And thou shalt put it under the ledge
round the altar beneath, that the net
may reach halfway up the altar. 6And
thou shalt make staves for the altar,
staves of acacia-wood, and overlay
them with brass. 7And the staves
thereof shall be put into the rings,
and the staves shall be upon the two
sides of the altar, in bearing it.
8HoUow with planks shalt thou make
it; as it hath been shown thee in the
mount, so shall they make it.
9And thou shalt make the court
of the tabernacle: for the south side
southward there shall be hangings for
the court of fine twined linen a hun
dred cubits long for one side. "And
the pillars thereof shall be twenty, and
their sockets twenty, of brass; the
hooks of the piUars and their fillets
shall be of silver. "And likewise for
the north side in length there shall be
hangings a hundred cubits long, and
the piUars thereof twenty, and their
sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks
of the piUars and their fillets of silver.
"And for the breadth of the court on
the west side shall be hangings of
fifty cubits: their piUars ten, and their
sockets ten. "And the breadth of the
court on the east side eastward shaU be
fifty cubits. "The hangings for the
one side [of the gate] shaU be fifteen
cubits: their piUars three, and their
sockets three. "And for the other side
shaU be hangings of fifteen cubits:
their piUars three, and their sockets
three. "And for the gate of the court
shaU be a screen of twenty cubits, of
blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine
twined Unen, the work of the weaver
in colours : their pillars four, and their
sockets four. "All the pillars of the

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court round about shaU be fiUeted with
silver; their hooks of silver, and their
sockets of brass. "The length of the
court shaU be a hundred cubits, and
the breadth fifty every where, and
the height five cubits, of fine twined
linen, and their sockets of brass. "AU
the instruments of the tabernacle in
aU the service thereof, and all the pins
thereof, and all the pins of the court,
shall be of brass.
man
20Andthou shalt command the chn-
dren of Israel, that they bring unto
thee pure olive oU beaten for the light,
to cause a lamp to burn continuaUy.
21In the tent of meeting, without the
veil which is before the testimony,
Aaron and his sons shaU set it in order,
to burn from evening to morning
before the Lord; it shaU be a statute
for ever throughout their generations
on the behalf of the chUdren of Israel.
OQ And bring thou near unto thee
0 Aaron thy brother, and his sons
with him, from among the children
of Israel, that they may minister unto
Me in the priest's office, even Aaron,
Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Itha
mar, Aaron's sons. 2And thou shalt
make holy garments for Aaron thy
brother, for splendour and for beauty.
3And thou shalt speak unto aU that
are wise-hearted, whom I have filled
with the spirit of wisdom, that they
make Aaron's garments to sanctify
him, that he may minister unto Me in
the priest's office. 4And these are the
garments which they shaU make: a
breastplate, and an ephod, and a
robe, and a tunic of chequer work, a
mitre, and a girdle; and they shaU
make holy garments for Aaron thy
brother, and his sons, that he may
minister unto Me in the priest's office.

5And they shaU take the gold, and the
blue, and the purple, and the scarlet,
and the fine linen.
6And they shaU make the ephod
of gold, of blue, and purple, scarlet,
and fine twined Unen, the work of the
skilful workman. 7It shaU have two
shoulder-pieces joined to the two ends
thereof, that it may be joined together.
8And the skilfully woven band, which
is upon it, wherewith to gird it on,
shaU be like the work thereof and of
the same piece: of gold, of blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and fine twined
Unen. 9And thou shalt take two
onyx stones, and grave on them the
names of the chUdren of Israel: "six
of their names on the one stone, and
the names of the six that remain on
the other stone, according to their
birth. uWith the work of an engraver
in stone, hke the engravings of a
signet, shalt thou engrave the two
stones, according to the names of
the children of Israel; thou shalt make
them to be inclosed in settings of
gold. "And thou shalt put the two
stones upon the shoulder-pieces of the
ephod, to be stones of memorial for
the children of Israel; and Aaron shall
bear their names before the Lord upon
his two shoulders for a memorial.
"And thou shalt make settings of
gold; "and two chains of pure gold; of
plaited thread shalt thou make them,
qf wreathen work; and thou shalt put
the wreathen chains on the settings.
"And thou shalt make a breast
plate of judgment, the work of the
skilful workman; like the work of the
ephod thou shalt make it: of gold,
of blue, and purple, and scarlet and
fine twined Unen, shalt thou make it.
"Four-square it shaU be and double:
a span shall be the length thereof, and
a span the breadth thereof. "And
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four rows of stones: a row of carnelian,
topaz, and smaragd shaU be the first
row; "and the second row a carbuncle,
a sapphire, and an emerald; "and the
third row a jacinth, an agate, and an
amethyst; 20and the fourth row a
beryl, and an onyx", and a jasper;
they shaU be inclosed in gold in their.
settings. 2XAnd the stones shaU be
according to the names of the chUdren
of Israel, twelve, according to their
names; hke the engravings of a signet,
every one according to his name,
they shaU be for the twelve tribes.
22 And thou shalt make upon the breast
plate plaited chains of wreathen work
of pure gold. ^And thou shalt make
upon the breastplate two rings of gold,
and shalt put the two rings on the two
ends of the breastplate. '"And thou
shalt put the two wreathen chains of
gold on the two rings at the ends of
the breastplate. 25And the other two
ends of the two wreathen chains thou
shalt put on the two settings, and put
them on the shoulder-pieces of the
ephod, in the forepart -thereof. 26And
thou shalt make two rings of gold,
and thou shalt put them upon the two
ends of the breastplate, upon the
edge thereof, which is toward the side
of the ephod inward. "And thou shalt
make two rings of gold, and shalt put
them on the two shoulder-pieces of
the ephod underneath, in the forepart
thereof, close by the couphng thereof,
above the skiifuUy woven band of
the ephod. 28And they shaU bind
the breastplate by the rings thereof un
to the rings of the ephod with a thread
of blue, that it may be upon the
skilfully woven band of the ephod, and
that the breastplate be not loosed from
the ephod. 29And Aaron shaU bear
the names of the children of Israel
in the breastplate of judgment upon
his heart, when he goeth in unto the

holy place, for a memorial before the
Lord continuaUy. 30And thou shalt
put in the breastplate of judgment
the Urim and the Thummim; and
they shaU be upon Aaron's heart,
when he goeth in before the Lord;
and Aaron shaU bear the judgment of
the children of Israel upon his heart
before the Lord continuaUy.
31And thou shalt make the robe of
the ephod aU of blue. 32And it shall
have a hole for the head in the midst
thereof; it shaU have a binding of
woven work round about the hole of
it, as it were the hole of a coat of mail,
that it be not rent. 33And upon the
skirts of it thou shalt make pome
granates of blue, and of purple, and
of scarlet, round about the skirts
thereof; and beUs of gold between
them round about: 34a golden beU and
a pomegranate, a golden beU and a
pomegranate, upon the skirts of the
robe round about. 35And it shaU be
upon Aaron to minister; and the sound
thereof shaU be heard when he goeth in
unto the holy place before the Lord,
and when he cometh out, that he die not.
36And thou shalt make a plate of
pure gold, and engrave upon it, hke the
engravings of a signet: holy to the
lord. 37And thou shalt put it on a
thread of blue, and it shaU be upon
the mitre; upon the forefront of the
mitre it shall be. 38And it shaU be upon
Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shaU
bear the iniquity committed in the
holy things, which the children of
Israel shaU haUow, even in aU their
holy gifts; and it shah be always upon
his forehead, that they may be ac
cepted before the Lord. 39And thou
shalt weave the tunic in chequer work
of fine linen, and thou shalt make a
mitre of fine hnen, and thou shalt
make a girdle, the work of the weaver
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thou shalt make tunics, and thou
shalt make for them girdles, and head-
tires shalt thou make for them, for
splendour and for beauty. ^And thou
shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother,
and upon his sons with him; and
shalt anoint them, and consecrate
them, and sanctify them, that they
may minister unto Me in the priest's
office. ^And thou shalt make them
hnen breeches to cover the flesh of
their nakedness; from the loins even
unto the thighs they shaU reach. ^And
they shaU be upon Aaron, and upon
his sons, wheri they go in unto the
tent of meeting, or when they come
near unto the altar to minister in the
holy place; that they bear not iniquity,
and die; it shaU be a' statute for ever
unto him and unto his seed after him.
OQ And this is the thing that thou
shalt do unto them to haUow
them, to minister unto Me in the
priest's office: take one young bul
lock and two rams without blemish,
2and unleavened bread, and cakes
unleavened mingled with oil, and
wafers unleavened spread with oil;
of fine wheaten flour shalt thou make
them. 3And thou shalt put them into
one basket, and bring them in the
basket, with the buUock and the two
rams. 4And Aaron and his sons thou
shalt bring unto the door of the tent
of meeting, and shalt wash them with
water. 5And thou shalt take the gar
ments, and put upon Aaron the tunic,
and the robe of the ephod, and the
ephod, and the breastplate, and gird
him with the skUfully woven band
of the ephod. 6And thou shalt set the
mitre upon his head, and put the holy
crown upon the riiitre. 'Then shalt
thou take the anointing oil, and pour
it upon his head, and anoint him.
8And thou shalt bring his sons, and

put tunics upon them. 9And thou
shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron
and his sons, and bind head-tires on
them; and they shaU have the priest
hood by a perpetual statute; and thou
shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
"And thou shalt bring the bullock
before the tent of meeting; and Aaron
and his sons shaU lay their hands
upon the head of the bullock. "And
thou shalt kill the buUock before the
Lord, at the door of the tent of meet
ing. "And thou shalt take of the blood
of the buUock, .and put it upon the
horns of the altar with thy finger;
and thou shalt pour out aU the re
maining blood at the base of the altar.
"And thou shalt take aU the fat that
covereth the inwards, and the lobe
above the liver, and the two kidneys,
and the fat that is upon them, and
make them smoke upon the altar.
"But the flesh of the buUock, and its
skin, and its dung, shalt thou burn
with fire without the camp; it is a
sin-offering. "Thou shalt also take
the one ram; and Aaron and his sons
shaU lay their hands upon the bead
of the ram. "And thou shalt slay the
ram, and thou shalt take its blood,
and dash it round about against
the altar. "And thou shalt cut the
ram into its pieces, and wash its in
wards, and its legs, and put them with
its pieces, and with its head. "And
thou shalt make the whole ram smoke
upon the. altar; it is a burnt-offering
unto the Lord; it is a sweet savour,
an offering made by fire unto the
Lord. "And thou shalt take the other
ram; and Aaron and his sons shall
lay their hands upon the head of
the ram. Then shalt thou kill the
ram, and take of its blood, and put
it upon the tip of the right ear of
Aaron, and upon the tip of the right
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of their right hand, and upon the
great toe of their right foot, and
dash the blood against the altar round
about. 21And thou shalt take of the
blood that is upon the altar, and of
the anointing oU, and sprinkle it
upon Aaron, and upon his garments,
and upon his sons, and upon the gar
ments of his sons with him; and he
and his garments shall be hallowed,
and his sons and his sons' garments
with him. 22Also thou shalt take of
the ram the fat, and the fat tail, and
the fat that covereth the inwards,
and the lobe of the liver, and the
two kidneys, and the fat that is upon
them, and the right thigh; for it is a
ram of consecration; ^and one loaf of
bread, and one cake of oiled bread,
and one wafer, out of the basket of
unleavened bread that is before the
Lord. MAnd thou shalt put the whole
upon the hands of Aaron, and upon
the hands of his sons; and shalt wave
them for a wave-offering before the
Lord. 25And thou shalt take them
from their hands, and make them
smoke on the altar upon the burnt-
offering, for a sweet savour before the
Lord; it is an offering made by fire
unto the Lord. 26And thou shalt take
the breast of Aaron's ram of con
secration, and wave it for a wave-
offering before the Lord; and it shaU
be thy portion. "And thou shalt sanc
tify the breast of the wave-offering,
and the thigh of the heave-offering,
which is waved, and which is heaved
up, of the ram of consecration,- even
of that which is Aaron's, and of that
which is his sons'. ^And it shaU be
for Aaron and his sons as a due for
ever from the children of Israel; for
it is a heave-offering; and it shall be a
heave-offering from the children of
Israel of their sacrifices of peace-
offerings, even their heave-offering

unto the Lord. 29And the holy gar
ments of Aaron shall be for his sons
after him, to be anointed in them, and
to be consecrated in them. 30Seven
days shall the son that is priest in his
stead put them on, even he who
cometh into the tent of meeting to
minister in the holy place. 31And
thou shalt take the ram of conse
cration, and seethe its flesh in a holy
place. 32And Aaron and his sons shall
eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread
that is in the basket, at the door of the
tent of meeting. 33And they shall eat
those things wherewith atonement was
made, to consecrate and to sanctify
them; but a stranger shall not eat
thereof, because they are holy. 34And
if aught of the flesh of the consecra
tion, or of the bread, remain unto the
morning, then thou shalt burn the
remainder with fire; it shall not be
eaten, because it is holy. 36And thus
shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his
sons, according to aU that I have com
manded thee; seven days shalt thou
consecrate them. 36And every day
shalt thou offer the bullock of sin-
offering, beside the other offerings of
atonement; and thou shalt do the
purification upon the altar when thou
makest atonement for it; and thou
shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. 37Seven
days thou shalt make atonement for
the altar, and sanctify it; thus shall
the altar be most holy; whatsoever
toucheth the altar shaU be holy.
38Now this is that which thou shalt
offer upon the altar: two lambs of the
first year day by day continuaUy.
The one lamb thou shalt offer in
the morning; and the other lamb thou
shalt offer at dusk. 40And with the
one lamb a tenth part of an ephah of
fine flour mingled with the fourth part
of. a hin of beaten oil; and the fourth
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offering. 41And the other lamb thou
shalt offer at dusk, and shalt do thereto
according to the meal-offering of the
morning, and according to the drink-
offering thereof, for a sweet savour,
an offering made by fire unto the
Lord. Tt shall be a continual burnt-
offering throughout your generations
at the door of the tent of meeting be
fore the Lord, where I will meet with
you, to speak there unto thee. 43And
there I will meet with the children of
Israel; and [the Tent] shall be sancti
fied by My glory. '"And I will sanctify
the tent of meeting, and the altar;
Aaron also and his sons will I sanctify,
to minister to Me in the priest's of
fice. 46And I will dwell among the
children of Israel, and will be their
God. 46And they shall know that I am
the Lord their God, that brought them
forth out of the land of Egypt, that
I may dwell among them. I am the
Lord their God.
QA And thou shalt make an altar
to burn incense upon; of acacia-
wood shalt thou make it. 2A cubit
shaU be the length thereof, and a
cubit the breadth thereof; four-square
shall it be; and two cubits shall be
the height thereof; the horns thereof
shall be of one piece with it. 3And
thou shalt overlay it with pure gold,
the top thereof, and the sides thereof
round about, and the horns thereof;
and thou shalt make unto it a crown
of gold round about. 4And two gold
en rings shalt thou make for it under
the crown thereof, upon the two
ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it
shalt thou make them; and they shall
be for places for staves wherewith to
bear it. 6And thou shalt make the
staves of acacia-wood, and overlay
them with gold. 6And thou shalt put
it before the veil that is by the ark
of the testimony, before the ark-

cover that is over the testimony, where
I wiU meet with thee. 'And Aaron
shall burn thereon incense of sweet
spices; every morning, when he dress-
eth the lamps, he shall burn it.
8And when Aaron lighteth the lamps
at dusk, he shall burn it, a perpetual
incense before the Lord throughout
your generations. 9Ye shaU offer no
strange incense thereon, nor burnt-
offering, nor meal-offering; and ye
shall pour no drink-offering thereon.
"And Aaron shaU make atonement
upon the horns of it once in the year;
with the blood of the sin-offering
of atonement once in the year shall
he make atonement for it through
out your generations; it is most holy
unto the Lord.' xffin id
"And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: "'When thou takest the sum
of the children of Israel, according
to their number, then shall they, give
every man a ransom for his soul
unto the Lord, when thou numberest
them; that there be no plague among
them, when thou numberest them.
"This they shall give, every one that
passeth among them that are num
bered, half a shekel after the shekel of
the sanctuary — the shekel is twenty
gerahs — half a shekel for an offering
to the Lord. "Every one that pass
eth among them that are numbered,
from twenty years old and upward,
shall give the offering of the Lord.
The ¦ rich shaU not give more, and
the poor shall not give less, than the
half shekel, when they give the of
fering of the Lord, to make atone
ment for your souls. "And thou shalt
take the atonement money from the
children of Israel, and shalt appoint
it for the service of the tent of meet
ing, that it may be a memorial for the

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chUdren of Israel before the Lord, to
make atonement for your souls.'
17 And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: "Thou shalt also make a
laver of brass, and the base thereof
of brass, whereat to wash; and thou
shalt put it between the tent of meet
ing and the altar, and thou shalt put
water therein. "And Aaron and his
sons shaU wash their hands and their
feet thereat; 20when they go into the
tent of meeting, they shaU wash with
water, that they die not; or when they
come near to the altar to minister,
to cause an offering made by fire to
smoke unto the Lord; 21so they shaU
wash their hands and their feet, that
they die not; and it shaU be a statute
for ever to them, even to him and to
his seed throughout their generations.'
^Moreover the Lord spoke unto
Moses, saying: ^'Take thou also unto
thee the chief spices, of flowing myrrh
five hundred shekels, and of sweet
cinnamon half so much, even two
hundred and fifty, and of sweet cala
mus two hundred and fifty, 24and of
cassia five hundred, after the shekel
of the sanctuary, and of ohve oil a
hin. 26And thou shalt make" it a holy
anointing oil, a perfume compounded
after the art of the perfumer; it shaU
be a holy anointing oil. 26And thou
shalt anoint therewith the tent of
meeting, and the ark of the testimony,
27and the table and all the vessels
thereof, and the candlestick and the
vessels thereof, and the altar of in
cense, 28and the altar of burnt-offering
with aU the vessels thereof, and the
laver and the base thereof. z9And thou
shalt sanctify them, that they may be
most holy; whatsoever toucheth them
shall be holy. 30And thou shalt anoint
Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them,
that they may minister unto Me in the
priest's office. 31And thou shalt speak

unto the children of Israel, saying:
This shaU be a holy anointing oil
unto Me throughout your generations.
32Upon the flesh of man shaU it not
be poured, neither shall ye make any
like it, according to the composition
thereof; it is holy, and it shall be holy
unto you. 33Whosoever compoundeth
any like it, or whosoever putteth
any of it upon a stranger, he shall be
cut off from his people.'
34 And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte,
and onycha, and galbanum; sweet
spices with pure frankincense; of
each shaU there be a hke weight.
35And thou shalt make of it incense, a
perfume after the art of the perfumer,
seasoned with salt, pure and holy.
36And thou shalt beat some of it very
smaU, and put of it before the testi
mony in the tent of meeting, where I
wiU meet with thee; it shaU be unto
you most holy. "And the incense
which thou shalt make, according to
the composition thereof ye shaU not
make for yourselves; it shaU be unto
thee holy for the Lord. 38Whosoever
shaU make hke unto that, to smeU
thereof, he shaU be cut off from his
people.' 0 1 And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying : 2' See, I have caUed by
name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son
of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; 3and
I have filled him with the spirit of
God, in wisdom, and in understand
ing, and in knowledge, and in all
manner of workmanship, ^o devise
skilful works, to work in gold, and in
sUver, and in brass, 5and in cutting of
stones for setting, and in carving of
wood, to work in aU manner of work
manship. 6And I, behold, I have
appointed with him Oholiab, the son
of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan;
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hearted I have put wisdom, that they
may make all that I have commanded
thee: 'the tent of meeting, and the
ark of the testimony, and the ark-
cover that is thereupon, and aU the
furniture of the Tent; 8and the table
and its vessels, and the pure candle
stick with aU its vessels, and the altar
of incense; 9and the altar of burnt-
offering with aU its vessels, and the
laver and its "base; "and the plaited
garments, and the holy garments for
Aaron the priest, and the garments of
his sons, to minister in the priest's
office; "and the anointing oil, and the
incense of sweet spices for the holy
place; according to aU that I have
commanded thee shall they do.'
"And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: "'Speak thou also unto the
children of Israel, saying: Verily ye
shaU keep My sabbaths, for it is a sign
between Me and you throughout your
generations, that ye may know that
I am the Lord who sanctify you.
"Ye shaU keep the sabbath therefore,
for it is holy unto you; every one that
profaneth it shaU surely be put to
death; for whosoever doeth any work
therein, that soul shaU be cut off from
among his people. "Six days shall
work be done; but on the seventh day
is a sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the
Lord; whosoever doeth any work in
the sabbath day, he shaU surely be put
to death. "Wherefore the children
of Israel shaU keep the sabbath, to
observe the sabbath throughout their
generations, for a perpetual covenant.
"It is a sign between Me and the
children of Israel for ever; for in six
days the Lord made heaven and
earth, and on the seventh day He
ceased from work and rested.'
"And He gave unto Moses, when He
had made an end of speaking with
him upon mount Sinai, the two tables

of the testimony, tables of stone,
written with the finger of God.
OO And when the people saw that
Moses delayed to come down
from the mount, the people gathered
themselves together unto Aaron, and
said unto him: 'Up, make us a god
who shaU go before us; for as for this
Moses, the man that brought us up
out of the land of Egypt, we know not
what is become of him.' 2And Aaron
said unto them: 'Break off the golden
rings, which are in the ears of your
wives, of your sons, and of your
daughters, and bring them unto me.'
3 And aU the people broke off the golden
rings which were in their ears, and
brought them unto Aaron. 4And he
received it at their hand, and fashioned
it with a graving tool, and made it a
molten calf; and they said: 'This is
thy god, O Israel, which brought thee
up out of the land of Egypt.' 5And
when Aaron saw this, he built an
altar before it; and Aaron made
proclamation, and said: To-morrow
shaU be a feast to the Lord.' 6And
they rose up early on the morrow, and
offered burnt-offerings, and brought
peace-offerings; and the people sat
down to eat and to drink, and rose
up to make merry.
'And the Lord spoke unto Moses:
'Go,' get thee down; for thy people,
that thou broughtest up out of the
land of Egypt, have dealt corruptly;
8they have turned aside quickly out of
the way which I commanded them;
they have made them a molten calf,
and have worshipped it, and have
sacrificed unto it, and said: This is
thy god, O Israel, which brought thee
up out of the land of Egypt.' 9And
the Lord said unto Moses: 'I have
seen this people, and, behold, it is a
stiffnecked people. "Now therefore
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hot against them, and that I may
consume them; and I wiU make of
thee a great nation.' "And Moses
besought the Lord his God, and said :
'Lord, why doth Thy wrath wax hot
against Thy people, that Thou hast
brought forth out of the land of Egypt
with great power and with a mighty
hand? "Wherefore should the Egyp
tians speak, saying: For evil did He
bring them forth, to slay them in the
mountains, and to consume them from
the face of the earth? Turn from
Thy fierce wrath, and repent of this
evil against Thy people. "Remember
Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Thy serv
ants, to whom Thou didst swear by
Thine own self, and saidst unto them:
I wiU multiply your seed as the stars
of heaven, and aU this land that I
have- spoken of wiU I give unto your
seed, and they shaU inherit it for ever.'
"And the Lord repented of the evil
which He said He would do unto His
people. "And Moses turned, and went down
from the mount, with the two tables
of the testimony in his hand; tables
that were written on both their sides;
' on the one side and on the other were
they written.- "And the tables were
the work of God, and the writing was
the writing of God, graven upon the
tables. "And when Joshua heard
the noise of the people as they shouted,
he said unto Moses: ' There is a noise
of war in the camp.' "And he said:
'It is not the voice of them that shout
for mastery, neither is it the voice of
them that cry for being overcome,
but the noise of them that sing do I
¦ hear.' "And it came to pass, as soon
; as he came nigh unto the camp, that
he saw the caff and the dancing; and
Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast
• the tables out of his hands, and broke
i them beneath the mount. 20And he

took the calf which they had made,
and burnt it with fire, and ground it to
powder, and strewed it upon the water,
and made the children of Israel drink
of it. 21And Moses said unto Aaron:
'What did this people unto thee, that
thou hast brought a great sin upon
them?' 22And Aaron said: 'Let not
the anger of my lord wax hot; thou
knowest the people, that they are
set on evil. ^So they said unto me:
Make us a god, which shaU go before
us; for as for this Moses, the man that
brought us up out of the land of
Egypt, we know not what is become
of him. 24And I said unto them:
Whosoever hath any gold, let them
break it off; so they gave it me; and
I cast it into the fire, and there came
out this calf.' 25And when Moses
saw that the people were broken
loose — for Aaron had let them loose
for a derision among their enemies — ¦
2!then Moses stood in the gate of the
camp, and said: 'Whoso is on the
Lord's side, let him come unto me.'
And all the sons of Levi gathered
themselves together unto him. "And
he said unto them: 'Thus saith the
Lord, the God of Israel: Put ye
every man his sword upon his thigh,
and go to and fro from gate to gate
throughout the camp, and slay every
man his brother, and every man, his
companion, and every man his neigh
bour.' 28And the sons of Levi did
according to the word of Moses; and
there feU of the people that day about
three thousand men. 29And Moses
said: 'Consecrate yourselves to-day
to the Lord, for every man hath been
against his son and against his
brother; that He may also bestow upon
you a blessing this day.' 30And it
came to pass on the morrow, that
Moses said unto the people: 'Ye have
sinned a great sin; and now I wiU go

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up unto the Lord, peradventure I
shaU make atonement for your sin.'
31 And Moses returned unto the Lord,
and said: 'Oh, this people have
sinned a great sin, and have made
them a god of gold. 32Yet now, if
Thou wilt forgive their sin — ; and if
not, blot me, I pray Thee, out of Thy
book which Thou hast written.'
33And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Whosoever hath sinned against Me,
him wiU I blot out of My book.
^And now go, lead the people unto
the place of which I have spoken unto
thee; behold, Mine angel shaU go
before thee; nevertheless in the day
when I visit, I will visit their sin
upon them.' 35And the Lord smote
the people, because they made the
calf, wliich Aaron made.
O O And the Lord spoke unto Moses :
'Depart, go up hence, thou and
the people that thou hast brought
up out of the land of Egypt, unto
the land of which I swore unto Abra
ham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, say
ing: Unto thy seed will I give it — 2and
I will send an angel before thee; and
I will drive out the Canaanite, the
Amorite, and the Hittite, and the
Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebu
site — 3unto a land flowing with milk
and honey; for I wiU not go up in the
midst of thee; for thou art a stiff-
necked people; lest I consume thee in
the way.' 4And when the people
heard these evil tidings, they mourned;
and no man did put on him his orna
ments. 6And the Lord said unto
Moses: 'Say unto the children of
Israel: Ye are a stiff necked people;
if I go up into the midst of thee for
one moment, I shall consume thee;
therefore now put off thy ornaments
from thee, that I may know what to
do unto thee.' 6And the children
of Israel stripped themselves of their

ornaments from mount Horeb on
ward. 'Now Moses used to take the tent
and to pitch it without the camp, afar
off from the camp; and he caUed it
The tent of meeting. And it came
to pass, that every one that sought
the Lord went out unto the tent
of meeting, which was without the
camp. 8And it came to pass, when
Moses went out unto the Tent, that
all the people rose up, and stood, every
man at his tent door, and looked after
Moses, until he was gone into the
Tent. 9And it came to pass, when
Moses entered into the Tent, the pillar
of cloud descended, and stood at the
door of the Tent; and [the Lord] spoke
with Moses. "And when aU the
people saw the piUar of cloud stand
at the door of the Tent, aU the people
rose up and worshipped, every man
at his tent door. "And the Lord
spoke unto Moses face to face, as a
man speaketh unto his friend. And
he would return into the camp; but
his minister Joshua, the son of Nun, a
young man, departed not out of the
Tent. "And Moses said unto, the Lord: '
'See, Thou sayest unto me: Bring
up this people; and Thou hast not let
me know whom Thou wilt send with
me. Yet Thou hast said: I know
thee by name, and thou hast also
found grace in My sight. "Now
therefore, I pray Thee, if I have found
grace in Thy sight, show me now Thy
ways, that I may know Thee, to the
end that I may find grace in Thy sight;!.,
and consider that this nation is Thy"
people.' "And He said: 'My presence
shall go with thee, and I will give thee
rest.' "And he said unto Him: 'If
Thy presence go not with me, carry
us not up hence. "For wherein now
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grace in Thy sight, I and Thy people?
is it not in that Thou goest with us, so
that we are distinguished, I and Thy
people, from aU the people that are
upon the face of the earth?'
17 And the Lord said unto Moses:
'I wiU do this thing also that thou
hast spoken, for thou hast found grace
in My sight, and I know thee by name.'
"And he said: 'Show me, I pray
Thee, Thy glory.' "And He said:
T wiU make all My goodness pass
before thee, and wiU proclaim the
name of the Lord before thee; and
I will be gracious to whom I wiU be
gracious, and wiU show mercy on
whom I will show mercy.' 20And He
said: 'Thou canst not see My face,
for man shaU not see Me and live.'
21 And the Lord said: 'Behold, there
is a place by Me, and thou shalt
stand upon the rock. 22And it shall
come to pass, while My glory passeth
by, that I wiU put thee in a cleft of
the rock, and wiU cover thee with My
hand until I have passed by. 23And
I wiU take away My hand, and thou
shalt see My back; but My face shaU
not be seen.'
OA And -the Lord said unto Moses:
°^ 'Hew thee two tables of stone
like unto the first; and I wiU write
upon the tables the words that were on
the first tables, which thou didst break.
2And be ready by the morning, and
come up in the morning unto mount
Sinai, and present thyseff there to
Me on the top of the mount. 3And
no man shaU come up with thee,
neither let any man be seen through
out aU the mount; neither let the
flocks nor herds feed before that
mount.' 4And he hewed two tables of
stone hke unto the first; and Moses
rose up early in the morning, and went
up unto mount Sinai, as the Lord
had commanded him, and took in his

hand two tables of stone. 5And the
Lord descended in the cloud, and
stood with him there, and proclaimed
the name of the Lord. 6And the
Lord passed by before him, and pro
claimed: 'The Lord, the Lord, God,
merciful and gracious, long-suffering,
and abundant in goodness and truth;
'keeping mercy unto the thousandth
generation, forgiving iniquity and
transgression and sin; and that will
by no means clear the guilty; visiting
the iniquity of the fathers upon the
children, and upon the children's
children, unto the third and unto the
fourth generation.' 8And Moses made
haste, and bowed his head toward the
earth, and worshipped. 9And he
said: 'If now I have found grace in
Thy sight, 0 Lord, let the Lord, I
pray Thee, go in the midst of us; for
it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon
our iniquity and our sin, and take
us for Thine inheritance.' "And He
said: 'Behold, I make a covenant;
before aU thy people I wiU do marvels,
such as have not been wrought in all
the earth, nor in any nation; and all
the people among which thou art
shall see the work of the Lord
that I am about to do with thee,
that it is tremendous. " Observe thou
that which I am commanding thee
this day; behold, I am driving out
before thee the Amorite, and the
Canaanite, 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 whither thou
goest, lest they be for a snare in the
midst of thee. "But ye shaU break
down their altars, and dash in pieces
their pillars, and ye shaU cut down
their Asherim. "For thou shalt bow
down to no other god; for the Lord,
whose name is Jealous, is a jealous

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God; "lest thou make a covenant
with the inhabitants of the land,
and they go astray after their gods,
and do sacrifice unto their gods, and
they caU thee, and thou eat of their
sacrifice; "and thou take of their
daughters unto thy sons, and their
daughters go astray after their gods,
and make thy sons go astray after
their gods. "Thou shalt make thee
no molten gods. The feast of un
leavened bread shalt thou keep.
Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened
bread, as I commanded thee, at the
time appointed in the month Abib,
for in the month Abib thou earnest
out from Egypt. "AUthat openeth
the womb is Mine; and of aU thy cattle
thou shalt sanctify the males, the
firstlings of ox and sheep. 20And the
firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem
with a lamb; and if thou wilt not
redeem it, then thou shalt break its
neck. All the first-born of thy sons
thou shalt redeem. And none shaU
appear before Me empty. 21Six days
thou shalt work, but on the seventh
day thou shalt rest; in plowing time
and in harvest thou shalt rest.
22 And thou shalt observe the feast of
weeks, even of the first-fruits of wheat
harvest, and the feast of ingathering
at the turn of the year. Three times
in the year shall aU thy males appear
before the Lord God, the God of
Israel. ^For I wiU cast out nations
before thee, and enlarge thy borders;
neither shaU apy man covet thy land,
when thou goest up to appear before
the Lord thy God three times in the
year. Thou shalt not offer the
blood of My sacrifice with leavened
bread; neither shall the sacrifice of the
feast of the passover be left unto the
morning. The choicest first-fruits of
thy land thou shalt bring unto the
house of the Lord thy God. Thou

shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's
milk.' 27 And the Lord said unto Moses:
' Write thou these words, for after the
tenor of these words I have made a
covenant with thee and with Israel.'
28And he was there with the Lord
forty days and forty nights; he did
neither eat bread, nor drink water.
And he wrote upon the tables the
words of the covenant, the ten words.
29And it came to pass, when Moses
came down , from mount Sinai with
the two tables of the testimony in
Moses' hand, when he came down
from the mount, that Moses knew not
that the skin of his face sent forth
"beams while He talked with him.
30And when Aaron and aU the children
of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin
of his face sent forth beams; and they
were afraid to come nigh him. 31And
Moses caUed unto them; arid Aaron ,
and aU the rulers of the congregation .
returned unto him; and Moses spoke
to them. 32And afterward aU the
children of Israel came nigh, and he
gave them in commandment aU that
the Lord had spoken with him in
mount Sinai. 33And when Moses had
done speaking with them, he put a,'
veil on his face. ^But when Moses 1
went in before the Lord that He
might speak with him, he took the
veil off, until he came out; and he
came out, and spoke unto the chUdren
of Israel that which he was com
manded. 35And the children of Israel
saw the face of Moses, that the skin
of Moses' face serit forth beams; and
Moses put the veil back upon his
face, until he went in to speak with
Him. QPL And Moses assembled all the
congregation of the children of
Israel, and said unto them: 'These

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are the words which the Lord hath
commanded, that ye should do them.
2Six days shall work be done, but on
the seventh day there shaU be to you
a holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest
to the Lord; whosoever doeth any
work therein shall be put to death.
3Ye shall kindle no fire throughout
your habitations upon the sabbath
day.' 4And Moses spoke unto aU the con
gregation of the children of Israel,
saying: This is the thing which the
Lord commanded, saying: Take
ye from among you an offering unto
the Lord, whosoever is of a willing
heart, let him bring it, the Lord's
offering: gold, and silver, and brass;
6and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and
fine linen, and goats' hair; 7and rams'
skins dyed red, and sealskins, and
acacia-wood; 8and oil for the Ught,
and spices for the anointing oil, and
for the sweet incense; 9and onyx
stones, and stones to be set, for the
ephod, and for the breastplate. "And
let every wise-hearted man among
you come, and make aU that the
Lord hath commanded: "the taber
nacle, its tent, and its covering, its
clasps, and its boards, its bars, its
pillars, and its sockets; "the ark, and
the staves thereof, the ark-cover,
and the veil of the screen; "the table,
and its staves, and all its vessels, and
the showbread; "the candlestick also
for the fight, and its vessels, and its
lamps, and the oil for the hght; "arid
the altar of incense, and its staves, and
the anointing oil, and the sweet in
cense, and the screen for the door, at
the door of the tabernacle; "the altar
of burnt-offering, with its grating of
brass, its staves, and aU its vessels,
the laver and its base ; 1 7the hangings of
'the court, the piUars thereof, and their
sockets, and the screen for the gate of

the court; "the pins of the tabernacle,
and the pins of the court, and their
cords; "the plaited garments, for
ministering in the holy place, the
holy garments for Aaron the priest,
and the garments of his sons, to srin-
ister in the priest's office.'
20And aU the congregation of the
children of Israel departed from the
presence of Moses. 21And they came,
every one whose heart stirred him
up, and every one whom his spirit
made willing, and brought the Lord's
offering, for the work of the_ tent of
meeting, and for all the service there
of, and for the holy garments. 22And
they came, both men and women, as
many as were willing-hearted, and
brought nose-rings, and ear-rings, and
signet-rings, and girdles, all jewels .of
gold; even every man that brought
an offering of gold unto the Lord.
23And every man, with whom was
found blue, and purple, and scarlet,
and fine hnen, and goats' hair, and
rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins,
brought them. 24Every one that did
set apart an offering of silver and
brass brought the Lord's offering;
and every man, with whom was found
acacia-wood for any work of the
service, brought it. 25And aU the
women that were wise-hearted did
spin with their hands, and brought
that which they had spun, the blue,
and the purple, the scarlet, and the
fine linen. 26And all the women whose
heart stirred them up in wisdom spun
the goats' hair. "And the rulers
brought the onyx stones, and the
stones to be set, for the ephod, and
for the breastplate; 28and the spice,
and the oil, for the hght, and for
the anointing oil, and for the sweet
incense. The children of Israel
brought a freewill-offering unto the
Lord; every man and woman, whose

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heart made them willing to bring for
all the work, which the Lord had com
manded by the hand of Moses to be
made. 30And Moses said unto the children
of Israel: 'See, the Lord hath called
by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the
son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
31And He hath filled him with the
spirit of God, in wisdom, in under
standing, and in knowledge, and in aU
manner of workmanship. 32And to
devise skilful works, to work in gold,
and in silver, and in brass, Mand in
cutting of stones for setting, and in
carving of wood, to work in aU man
ner of skilful workmanship. 34And
He hath put in his heart that he may
teach, both he, and Oholiab, the son
of. Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
Them hath He filled with wisdom of
heart, to work aU manner of workman
ship, of the craftsman, and of the
skilful workman, and of the weaver in
colours, in blue, and in purple, in
scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the
weaver, even of them that do any
workmanship, and of those that devise
O Ct skilful works. aAnd Bezalel and
Oholiab shall work, and every
wise-hearted man, in whom the Lord
hath put wisdom and understanding
to know how to work aU the work for
the service of the sanctuary, according
to all that the Lord hath commanded.'
2And Moses called Bezalel and
Oholiab, and every wise-hearted man,
in whose heart the Lord had put
wisdom, even every one whose heart
stirred him up to come unto the work
to do it. 3And they received of Moses
all the offering, which the children of
Israel had brought for the work of the
service of the sanctuary, wherewith
to make it. And they brought yet
unto him freewill-offerings every
morning. 4And all the wise men, that

wrought all the work of the sanctuary,
came every man from his work which
they wrought. 6And they spoke unto
Moses, saying: The people bring
much more than enough for the
service of the work, which the Lord
commanded to make.' 6And Moses
gave commandment, and they caused
it to be proclaimed throughout the
camp, saying: 'Let neither man nor
woman make any more work for the
offering of the sanctuary.' So the
people were restrained from bringing.
Tor the stuff they had was sufficient
for aU the work to make it, and too
much. 8And every wise-hearted man
among them that wrought the work
made the tabernacle with ten curtains:
of fine twined hnen, and blue, and
purple, and scarlet, with cherubim the
work of the skilful workman made he
them. The length of each curtain
was eight and twenty cubits, and the
breadth of each curtain four cubits;
aU the curtains had one measure.
"And he coupled five curtains one to
another; and the other five curtains
he coupled one to another. "And he
made loops of blue upon the edge
of the one curtain that was outmost
in the first set; likewise he made in the
edge of the curtain that was outmost
in the second set. "Fifty loops made
he in the one curtain, and fifty loops
made he in the edge of t^e curtain
that was in the second set; the loops
were opposite one to another. "And
he made fifty clasps of gold, and
coupled the curtains one to another
with the clasps; so the tabernacle was
one. HAnd he made curtains of goats'
hair for a tent over the tabernacle;
eleven curtains he made them. The
length of each curtain was thirty
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each curtain; the eleven curtains had
one measure. "And he coupled five
curtains by themselves, and six cur
tains by themselves. "And he made
fifty loops on the edge of the curtain
that was outmost in the first set, and
fifty loops made he upon the edge of
the curtain which was outmost in the
second set. "And he made fifty clasps
of brass to couple the tent together,
that it might be one. "And he made a
covering for the tent of rams' skins
dyed red, and a covering of sealskins
above. 20 And he made the boards for the
tabernacle of acacia-wood, standing
up. Ten cubits was the length of a
board, and a cubit and a half the
breadth of each board. 22Each board
had two tenons, joined one to another.
Thus did he make for all the boards of
the tabernacle. MAnd he made the
boards for the tabernacle; twenty
boards for the south side southward.
24And he made forty sockets of silver
under the twenty boards: two sockets
under one board for its two tenons,
and two sockets under another board
for its two tenons. 25And for the sec
ond side of the tabernacle, on the north
side, he made twenty boards, 26and
their forty sockets of silver: two sock
ets under one board, and two sockets
under another board. "And for the
hinder part of the tabernacle west
ward he made six boards. 28And two
boards made he for the corners of the
tabernacle in the hinder part; 29that
they might be double beneath, and in
like manner they should be complete
unto the top thereof unto the first
ring. Thus he did to both of them in
the two corners. 30And there were
eight boards, and their sockets of
silver, sixteen sockets: under every
board two sockets. 31And he made
bars of acacia-wood : five for the boards

of the one side of the tabernacle,
32and five bars for the boards of trie
other side of the tabernacle, and five
bars for the boards of the tabernacle
for the hinder part westward. 33And
he made the middle bar to pass
through in the midst of the boards
from the one end to the other. MAnd
he overlaid the boards with gold, and
made their rings of gold for holders
for the bars, and overlaid the bars
with gold.
35And he made the veil of blue,
and purple, and scarlet, and fine
twined linen; with cherubim the work
of the skilful workman made he it.
36And he made thereunto four pillars
of acacia, and overlaid them with
gold, their hooks being of gold; and
he cast for them four sockets of silver.
"And he made a screen for the door
of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and
scarlet, and fine twined linen, the
work of the weaver in colours; 38and
the five pillars of it with their hooks;
and he overlaid their capitals and their
fillets with gold; and their five sockets
were of brass.
And Bezalel made the ark of
acacia-wood: two cubits and a
half was the length of it, and a cubit
and a hah the breadth of it, and a
cubit and a half the height of it. 2And
he overlaid it with pure gold within
and without, and made a crown of
gold to it round about. 3And he cast
for it four rings of gold, in the four
feet thereof: even two rings on the one
side of it, and two rings on the other
side of it. 4And he made staves of
acacia-wood, and overlaid them with
gold. 6And he put the staves into the
rings on the sides of the ark, to bear
the ark. 6And he made an ark-cover
of pure gold: two cubits and a half
was the length thereof, and a cubit and
a half the breadth thereof. 7And

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he made two cherubim of gold: of
beaten work made he them, at the
two ends of the ark-cover: 8one cherub
at the one end, and one cherub at
the other end; of one piece with the
ark-cover made he the cherubim at
the two ends thereof. 9And the cheru
bim spread out their wings on high,
screening the ark-cover with their
wings, with their faces one to another;
toward the ark-cover were the faces
of the cherubim.
"And he made the table of acacia-
wood : two cubits was the length there
of/ and a cubit the breadth thereof,
and a cubit and a half the height
thereof. "And he overlaid it with
pure gold, and made thereto a crown
of gold round about. "And he made
unto it a border of a handbreadth
round about, and made a golden crown
to the border thereof round about.
"And he cast for it four rings of gold,
and put the rings in the four corners
that were on the four feet thereof.
"Close by the border were the rings,
the holders for the staves to bear the
table. "And he made the staves of
acacia-wood, and overlaid them with
gold, to bear the table. "And he made
the vessels which were upon the
table, the dishes thereof, and the pans
thereof, and the bowls thereof, and
the jars thereof, wherewith to pour
out, of pure gold.
"And he made the candlestick of
pure gold : of beaten work made he the
candlestick, even its base, and its
shaft; its cups, its knops, and its
flowers, were of one piece with it.
"And there were six branches going
out of the sides thereof: three branches
of the candlestick out of the one
side thereof, and three branches of
the candlestick out of the other side
thereof; "three cups made like
almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop

and a flower; and three cups made
like almond-blossoms in the other
branch, a knop and a flower. So
for the six branches going out of the
candlestick. 20And in the candlestick
were four cups made Uke almond-
blossoms, the knops thereof, and the
flowers thereof; 21and a knop under
two branches of one piece with it,
and a knop under two branches of one
piece with it, and a knop under two
branches of one piece with it, for the
six branches going out of it. Their
knops and their branches were of one
piece with it; the whole of it was one
beaten work of pure gold. ^And he made
the lamps thereof, seven, and the tongs
thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof,
of pure gold. MOf a talent of pure
gold made he it, and aU the vessels
thereof. 25And he made the altar of incense
of acacia- wood : a cubit was the length
thereof, and a cubit the breadth there
of, four-square; and two cubits was
the height thereof; the horns thereof
were of one piece with it. . 26And he
overlaid it with pure gold, the top there
of, and the sides thereof round about,
and the horns Of it; and he made unto it
a crown of gold round about. "And
he made for it two golden rings under
the crown thereof, upon the two ribs
thereof, upon the two sides of it, for
holders for staves wherewith to bear
it. 28And he made the staves of acacia-
wood, and overlaid them with gold.
29And he made the holy anointing oil,
and the pure incense of sweet spices,^
after the art of the perfumer.
O Q And he made the altar of burnt-
offering of acacia- wood: five;
cubits was the length thereof, and five
cubits the breadth thereof, four-square,
and three cubits the height thereof*!
2And he made the horns thereof upon
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were of one piece with it; and he over
laid it with brass. 3And he made all
the vessels of the altar, the pots, and
the shovels, and the basins, the flesh-
hooks, and the fire-pans; all the
vessels thereof made he of brass.
4And he made for the altar a grating
of network of brass, under the ledge
round it beneath, reaching hahway up.
6And he cast four rings for the four
ends of the grating of brass, to be
holders for the staves. 6And he made
the staves of acacia-wood, and over
laid them with brass. 'And he put
the staves into the rings on the sides
of the altar, wherewith to bear it;
he made it hoUow with planks.
8And he made the laver of brass,
and the base thereof of brass, of the
mirrors of the serving women that
did service at the door of the tent of
meeting. 9And he made the court; for the
south side southward the hangings
of the court were of fine twined hnen,
a hundred cubits. "Their pillars were
twenty, , and their sockets twenty, of
brass; the hooks of the pillars and their
fillets were of silver. "And for the
north side a hundred cubits, their pil
lars twenty, and their sockets twenty,
of brass; the hooks of the pillars and
their fillets of silver. "And for the
west side were hangings of fifty
cubits, their pUlars ten, and their sock
ets ten; the hooks of the piUars and
their fillets of silver. "And for the
east side eastward fifty cubits. The
hangings for the one side [of the gate]
were fifteen cubits; their piUars three,
and their sockets three. "And so
for the other side; on this hand and
that hand by the gate of the court were
hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars
three, and their sockets three. "AU
the hangings of the court round about
were, of fine twined Unen. "And the

sockets for the pillars were of brass;
the hooks of the piUars and their
fillets of silver; and the overlaying of
their capitals of silver; and aU the
pillars of the court were filleted with
silver. "And the screen for the gate
of the court was the work of the
weaver in colours, of blue, and purple,
and scarlet, and fine twined hnen; and
twenty cubits was the length, and the
height in the breadth was five cubits,
answerable to the hangings of the
court. . "And their pillars were four,
and their sockets four, of brass;
their hooks of sfiver, and the over
laying of their capitals and their
fillets of silver. 20And aU the pins of
the tabernacle, and of the court round
about, were of brass.
¦mps
These are the accounts of the
tabernacle, even the tabernacle of the
testimony, as they were rendered ac
cording to the commandment of Moses,
through the service of the Levites, by
the hand of Ithamar, the son of
Aaron the priest. — 22And Bezalel the
son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe
of Judah, made aU that the Lord
commanded Moses. 23And with him
was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach,
of the tribe of Dan, a craftsman, and
a skilful workman, and a weaver in
colours, in blue, and in purple, and
in scarlet, and fine Unen. — 24AU the
gold that was used for the work in
all the work of the sanctuary, even the
gold of the offering, was twenty and
nine talents, and seven hundred and
thirty shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary. 26And the silver of them
that were numbered of the congrega
tion was a hundred talents, and a
thousand seven hundred and three
score and fifteen shekels, after the
shekel of the sanctuary: 26a beka a

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head, that is, half a shekel, after the
shekel of the sanctuary, for every one
that passed over to them that are
numbered, from twenty years old and
upward, for six hundred thousand
and three thousand and five hundred
and fifty men. "And the hundred
talents of silver were for casting the
sockets of the sanctuary, and the
sockets of the veU: a hundred sockets
for the hundred talents, a talent for
a socket. 28And of the thousand seven
hundred seventy and five shekels he
made hooks for the pillars, and over
laid their capitals, and made fiUets
for them. 29And the brass of the offer
ing was seventy talents, and two thou
sand and four hundred shekels. 30And
therewith he made the sockets to
the door of the tent of meeting, and
the brazen altar, and the brazen grat
ing for it, and aU the vessels of the
altar, 31and the sockets of the court
round about, and the sockets of the
gate of the court, and aU the pins of
the tabernacle, and aU the pins of the
court round about.
O Q And of the blue, and purple, and
scarlet, they made plaited gar
ments, for ministering in the holy
place, and made the holy garments
for Aaron, as the Lord commanded
Moses. 2And he made the ephod of gold,
blue, and purple, and scarlet, and
fine twined hnen. 3And they did beat
the gold into thin plates, and cut it
into threads, to work it in the blue,
and in the purple, and in the scarlet,
and in the fine hnen, the work of
the skilful workman. They made
shoulder-pieces for it, joined together;
at the two ends was it joined together.
6And the skimilly woven band, that was
upon it, wherewith to gird it on, was
of the same piece and hke the work
thereof: of gold, of blue, and purple,

and scarlet, and fine twined Unen, as
the Lord commanded Moses.
6And they wrought the onyx stones,
inclosed in settings of gold, graven
with the engravings of a signet, ac
cording to the names of the children
of Israel. 'And he put them on the
shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be
stones of memorial for the chUdren of
Israel, as the Lord commanded Moses.
8And he made the breastplate, the
work of the skilful workman, hke the
work of the ephod : of gold, of blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and fine twined
Unen. 9It was four-square; they made
the breastplate double: a span was
the length thereof, and a span the
breadth thereof, being double. "And
they set in it four rows of stones:
a row of carnelian, topaz, and smaragd
was the first row. uAnd the second
row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an
emerald. "And the third row, a ja
cinth, an agate, and an amethyst.
"And the fourth row, a beryl, an
onyx, and a jasper; they were inclosed
in fittings of gold in their settings.
"And the stones were according to the
names of the children of Israel,
twelve, according to their names, hke
the engravings of a signet, every one
according to his name, for the twelve
tribes. "And they made upon the
breastplate plaited chains, of wreathen
work of pure gold. "And they made
two settings of gold, and two gold
rings; and put the two rings on the
two ends of the breastplate. "And
they put the two wreathen chains of
gold on the two rings at the ends
of the breastplate. "And the other
two ends of the two wreathen chains
they put on the two settings, and put
them on the shoulder-pieces of the
ephod, in the forepart thereof. "And
they made two rings of gold, and put
them upon the two ends of the breast-

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plate, upon the edge thereof, which
was toward the side of the ephod
inward. 20And they made two rings
of gold, and put them on the two
shoulder-pieces of the ephod under
neath, in the forepart thereof, close
by the coupUng thereof, above the
skilfuUy woven band of the ephod.
2IAnd they did bind the breastplate
by the rings thereof unto the rings of
the ephod with a thread of blue, that it
might be upon the skilfully woven band
of the ephod, and that the breastplate
might not be loosed from the ephod;
as the Lord commanded Moses.
22And he made the robe of the
ephod of woven work, aU of blue;
^and the hole of the robe in the midst
thereof, as the hole of a coat of mail,
with a binding round about the hole
of it, that it should not be rent. '"And
they made upon the skirts of the robe
pomegranates of blue, and purple,
and scarlet, and twined hnen. ^And
they made bells of pure gold, and put
the bells between the pomegranates
upon the skirts of the robe round
about, between the pomegranates:
^a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and
a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the
robe round about, to minister in; as
the Lord commanded Moses.
"And they made the tunics of
fine Hnen of woven work for Aaron,
and for his sons, 28and the mitre
of fine Unen, and the goodly head-
tires of fine hnen, and the linen
breeches of fine twined hnen, 29and the
girdle of fine twined linen, and blue,
and purple, and scarlet, the work of
the weaver in colours; as the Lord
commanded Moses.
'"And they made the plate of the
holy crown of pure gold, and wrote
upon it a writing, Uke the engravings
of a signet: holy to the lord. 31And
they tied unto it a thread of blue,

to fasten it upon the mitre above;
as the Lord commanded Moses.
Thus was finished aU the work of
the tabernacle of the tent of meeting;
and the children of Israel did accord
ing to aU that the Lord commanded
Moses, so did they.
33And they brought the tabernacle
unto Moses, the Tent, and all its
furniture, its clasps, its boards, its
bars, and its piUars, and its sockets;
34and the covering of rams' skins dyed
red, and the covering of sealskins,
and the veU of the screen; 36the ark
of the testimony, and the staves there
of, and the ark-cover; 36the table, all
the vessels thereof, and the showbread;
"the pure candlestick, the lamps
thereof, even the lamps to be set in
order, and all the vessels thereof, and
the oil for the hght; 38and the golden
altar, and the anointing oil, and the
sweet incense, and the screen for the
door of the Tent; S9the brazen altar,
and its grating of brass, its staves,
and aU its vessels, the laver and its
base; 40the hangings of the court,
its piUars, and its sockets, and the
screen for the gate of the court, the
cords thereof, and the pins thereof,
and aU the instruments of the service
of the tabernacle of the tent of meet
ing; ^the plaited garments for min
istering in the holy place; the holy
garments for Aaron the priest, and
the garments of his sons, to minister
in the priest's office. ^According to
aU that the Lord commanded Moses,
so the children of Israel did all the
work. *And Moses saw aU the work,
and, behold, they had done it; as the
Lord had commanded, even so had
they done it. And Moses blessed
them. Af\ And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 2'0n the first day of
the first month shalt thou rear up the

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tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
3 And thou shalt put therein the ark
of the testimony, and thou shalt
screen the ark with the veil. 4And
thou shalt bring in the table, and set
in order the bread that is upon it; and
thou shalt bring in the candlestick,
and hght the lamps thereof. ^And
thou shalt set the golden altar for
incense before the ark of the testi
mony, and put the screen of the door
to the tabernacle. 6And thou shalt
set the altar of burnt-offering before
the door of the tabernacle of the tent
of meeting. 'And thou shalt set the
laver between the tent of meeting
and the altar, and shalt put water
therein. 8And thou shalt set up the
court round about, and hang up the
screen of the gate of the court. 9And
thou shalt take the anointing oil, and
anoint the tabernacle, and all that is
therein, and shalt hallow it, and all
the furniture thereof; and it shaU be
holy. "And thou shalt anoint the
altar of burnt-offering, and aU its
vessels, and sanctify the altar; and the
altar shaU be most holy. "And thou
shalt anoint the laver and its base,
and sanctify it. "And thou shalt
bring Aaron and his sons unto the door
of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash
them with water. "And thou shalt
put upon Aaron the holy garments;
and thou shalt anoint him, and sanc
tify him, that he may minister unto
Me in the priest's office. "And thou
shalt bring his sons, and put tunics
upon them. "And thou shalt anoint
them, as thou didst anoint their
father, that they may minister unto
Me in the priest's office; and their
anointing shall be to them for an ever
lasting priesthood throughout their
generations.' Thus did Moses; ac
cording to all that the Lord com
manded him, so did he.

"And it came to pass in the first
month in the second year, on the first
day of the month, that the tabernacle
was reared up. "And Moses reared
up the tabernacle, and laid its sockets,
and set up the boards thereof, and put
in the bars thereof, and reared up
its pillars. "And he spread the tent
over the tabernacle, and put the
covering of the tent above upon it; as
the Lord commanded Moses.
20And he took and put the testi
mony into the ark, and set the staves
on the ark, and put the ark-cover
above upon, the ark. 21And he brought
the ark into the tabernacle, and set
up the veil of the screen, and screened
the ark of the testimony; as the Lord
commanded Moses.
22And he put the table in the tent
of meeting, upon the side of the taber
nacle northward, without the veil.
23 And he set a row of bread in order
upon it before the Lord; as the Lord
commanded Moses.
"And he put the candlestick in the
tent of meeting, over against the table;
on the side of the tabernacle south
ward. 25And he lighted the lamps
before the Lord; as the Lord com
manded Moses.
26And he put the golden altar in
the tent of meeting "before the veil;
"and he burnt thereon incense of
sweet spices; as the Lord commanded
Moses. 28And he put the screen of the door
to the tabernacle. "And the altar
of burnt-offering he set at the door of
the tabernacle of the tent of meeting,
and offered upon it the burnt-offering
and the meal-offering; as the Lord
commanded Moses.
30 And he set the laver between the
tent of meeting and the altar, and put
water therein, wherewith to wash;
31that Moses and Aaron and his sons

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might wash their hands and their feet
thereat; 32when they went into the
tent of meeting, and when they came
near unto the altar, they should wash-;
as the Lord commanded Moses.
33And he reared up the court round
about the tabernacle and the altar,
and set up the screen of the gate
of the court. So Moses finished the
work. Then the cloud covered the tent
of meeting, and the glory of the Lord
filled the tabernacle. 35And Moses
was not able to enter into the tent of

meeting, because the cloud abode
thereon, and the glory of the Lord
filled the tabernacle. — 36And when
ever the cloud was taken up from over
the tabernacle, the children of Israel
went onward, throughout all their
journeys. "But if the cloud was not
taken . up, then they journeyed not
till the day that it was taken up.
38For the cloud of the Lord was upon
the tabernacle by day, and there was
fire therein by night, in the sight of
all the house of Israel, throughout all
their journeys. —

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1 And the Lord caUed unto Moses,
and spoke unto him out of the
tent of meeting, saying: 2Speak unto
the children of Israel, and say unto
them: When any man of you bringeth an
offering unto the Lord, ye shaU bring
your offering of the cattle, even of the
herd or of the flock.
3If his offering be a burnt-offering
of the herd, he shaU offer it a male
without blemish; he shaU bring it to
the door of the tent of meeting, that
he may be accepted before the Lord.
4And he shall lay his hand upon the
head of the burnt-offering; and it shaU
be accepted for him to make atone
ment for him. EAnd he shaU kiU the
buUock before the Lord; and Aaron's
sons, the priests, shaU present the
blood, and dash the blood round
about against the altar that is at the
door of the tent of meeting. 6And he
shaU flay the burnt-offering, and cut
it into its pieces. 'And the sons of
Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the
altar, and lay wood in order upon the
fire. 8And Aaron's sons, the priests,
shaU lay the pieces, and the head, and
the suet, in order upon the wood that
is on the fire which is upon the altar;
9but its inwards and its legs shaU he
wash with water; and the priest shaU
make the whole smoke on the altar,
for a burnt-offering, an offering made
by fire, of a sweet savour unto the
Lord.
"And if his offering be of the flock,
whether of the sheep, or of the goats,

for a burnt-offering, he shall offer it a
male without blemish. "And he shall
kiU it on the side of the altar north
ward before the Lord; and Aaron's
sons, the priests, shaU dash its blood
against the altar round about. "And
he shaU cut it into its pieces; and the
priest shaU lay them, with its head and
its suet, in order on the wood that is
on the fire which is upon the altar.
"But the inwards and the legs shaU he
wash with water; and the priest shaU
offer the whole, and make it smoke
upon the altar; it is a burnt-offering,
an offering made by fire, of a sweet
savour unto the Lord.
"And if his offering to the Lord be
a burnt-offering of fowls, then he shall
bring his offering of turtle-doves, or
of young pigeons. "And the priest
shall bring it unto the altar, and
pinch off its head, and make it smoke
on the altar; and the blood thereof
shaU be drained out on the side of the
altar. "And he shall take away its
crop with the feathers thereof, and cast
it beside the altar on the east part,
in the place of the ashes. "And he
shaU rend it by the wings thereof, .
but shaU not divide it asunder; and
the priest shall make it smoke upon the
altar, upon the wood that is upon the
fire; it is a burnt-offering, an offering
made by fire, of a sweet savour unto
the Lord.
O And when any one bringeth a meal- .
offering unto the Lord, his offering
shaU be of fine flour; and he shall
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thereon. 2And he shalFibring it to
Aaron's sons the priests; and he shall
take thereout his handful of the fine
flour thereof, and of the oil thereof,
together with aU the frankincense
thereof; and the priest shaU make
the memorial-part thereof smoke upon
the altar, an offering made by fire,
of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 3But
that which is left of the meal-offering
shaU be Aaron's and his sons'; it is a
thing most holy of the offerings of the
Lord made by fire.
4And when thou bringest a meal-
offering baked in the oven, it shaU be
unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled
with oil, or unleavened wafers spread
with oil.
6And if thy offering be a meal-
offering baked on a griddle, it shall be
of fine flour unleavened, mingled with
oU. Thou shalt break it in pieces, and
pour oil thereon; it is a meal-offering.
'And if thy offering be a meal-
offering of the stewing-pan, it shaU be
made of fine flour with oil. 8And thou
shalt bring the meal-offering that is
made of these things unto the Lord;
and it shaU be presented unto the
priest, and he shaU bring it unto the
altar. 9And the priest shaU take off
from the meal-offering the memorial-
part thereof, and shaU make it smoke
upon the altar — an offering made by
fire, of a sweet savour unto the
Lord. "But that wliich is left of
the meal-offering shaU be Aaron's and
his sons'; it is a thing most holy of
the offerings of the Lord made by fire.
uNo meal-offering, which ye shall
bring unto the Lord, shaU be made
with leaven; for ye shaU make no
leaven, nor any honey, smoke as an
offering made by fire unto the Lord.
"As an offering of first-fruits ye may
bring them unto the Lord; but they
shaU not come up for a sweet savour

on the altar. "And every meal-offering
of thine shalt thou season with salt;
neither shalt thou suffer the salt of
the covenant of thy God to be lacking
from thy meal-offering; with aU thine
offerings thou shalt offer salt.
"And if thou bring a meal-offering
of first-fruits unto the Lord, thou
shalt bring for the meal-offering of thy
first-fruits corn in the ear parched
with fire, even groats of the fresh ear.
"And thou shalt put oil upon it, and
lay frankincense thereon; it is a meal-
offering. "And the priest shaU make
the memorial-part of it smoke, even of
the groats thereof, and of the oil there
of, with all the frankincense thereof;
it is an offering made by fire unto the
Lord.
O And if his offering be a sacrifice
of peace-offerings: if he offer of the
herd, whether male or female, he shall
offer it without blemish before the
Lord. 2And he shaU lay his hand
upon the head of his offering, and kill
it at the door of the tent of meeting;
and Aaron's sons the priests shall dash
the blood against the altar round
about. 3And he shah present of the
sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering
made by fire unto the Lord: the fat
that covereth the inwards, and all the
fat that is upon the inwards, 4and the
two kidneys, and the fat that is on
them, which is by the loins, and the
lobe above the hver, which he shaU
take away hard by the kidneys. 6And
Aaron's sons shaU make it smoke on
the altar upon the burnt-offering,
wliich is upon the wood that is on the
fire; it is an offering made by fire, of
a sweet savour unto the Lord.
6And if his offering for a sacrifice of
peace-offerings unto the Lord be of
the flock, male or female, he shall
offer it without blemish. 'If he
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shall he present it before the Lord.
8And he shaU lay his hand upon the
head of his offering, and kiU it before
the tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons
shaU dash the blood thereof against
the altar round about. . 9And he shall
present of the sacrifice of peace-
offerings an offering made by fire unto
the Lord: the fat thereof, the fat tail
entire, which he shaU take away hard
by the rump-bone; and the fat that
covereth the inwards, and aU the fat
that is upon the inwards, "and the
two kidneys, and the fat that is upon
them, which is by the loins, and the
lobe above the liver, which he shaU
take away by the kidneys. "And
the priest shaU make it smoke upon
the altar; it is the food of the offering
made by fire unto the Lord.
"And if his offering be a goat,
then he shall present it before the
Lord. "And he shaU lay his hand up^
on the head of it, and kiU it before the
tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron
shall dash the blood thereof against
the altar round about. "And he shall
present thereof his offering, even an
offering made by fire unto the Lord:
the fat that covereth the inwards, and
all the fat that is upon the inwards,
"and the two kidneys, and the fat
that is upon them, which is by the
loins, and the lobe above the liver,
which he shaU take away by the kid
neys. "And the priest shall make
them smoke upon the altar; it is the
food of the offering made by fire, for
a sweet savour; all the fat is the
Lord's. "It shaU be a perpetual
statute throughout your generations
in all your dwellings, that ye shaU
eat neither fat nor blood.
A And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 2Speak unto the children
of Israel, saying:

If any one shall sin through error,
in any of the things which the Lord
hath commanded not to be done,
and shaU do any one of them: 3if
the anointed priest shall sin so as to
bring, guilt on the people, then let
him offer for his sin, which he hath
sinned, a young bullock without blem-r
ish unto the Lord for a sin-offering.
4And he shall bring the bullock unto
the door of the tent of meeting before
the Lord; and he shaU lay his hand
upon the head of the bullock, and
kiU the buUock before the Lord.
5And the anointed priest shall take of
the blood of the buUock, and bring
it to the tent of meeting. 6And the
priest shall dip his finger in the blood,
and sprinkle of the blood seven times
before the Lord, in front of the veil
of the sanctuary. 'And the priest
shall put of the blood upon the horns
of the altar of sweet incense before
the Lord, which is in the tent of meet
ing- and aU the remaining blood of the
bullock shall he pour out at the base
of the altar of burnt-offering, which is
at the door of the tent of meeting.
8And all. the fat of the buUock of the
sin-offering he shall take off from it:
the fat that covereth the inwards, and
all the fat that is upon the inwards,
9and the two kidneys, and the fat
that is upon them, which is by the
loins, and the lobe above the Uver,
which he shall take away by the
kidneys, "as it is taken off from the ox
of the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and
the priest shaU make them smoke
upon the altar of burnt-offering. "But
the skin of the bullock, and aU its
flesh, with its head, and with its legs,
and its inwards, and its dung, "even
the whole buUock shaU he carry
forth without the camp unto a clean
place, where the ashes are poured out,
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the ashes are poured out shall it be
burnt. "And if the whole congregation of
Israel shall err, the thing being hid
i «f rom the eyes of the assembly, and do
any of the things which the Lord
hath commanded not to be done, and
are guilty: "when the sin wherein
they have sinned is known, then the
assembly shaU offer a young bullock
for a sin-offering, and bring it before
the tent of meeting. "And the elders
of the congregation shall lay their
hands upon the head of the bullock
before the Lord; and the bullock shall
be kiUed before the Lord. "And the
anointed priest shall bring of the blood
of the buUock to the tent of meeting.
"And the priest shaU dip his finger in
the blood, and sprinkle it seven times
before the Lord, in front of the veil.
"And he shaU put of the blood upon
the horns of the altar which is before
the Lord, that is in the tent of meet
ing, and aU the remaining blood shall
he pour out at the base of the altar of
burnt-offering, which is at the door
of the tent of meeting. "And all the
fat thereof shaU he take off from it,
and make it smoke upon the altar.
Thus shaU he do with the bullock;
as he did with the bullock of the sin-
offering, so shaU he do with this; and
the priest shall make atonement for
them, and they shall be forgiven.
21And he shall carry forth the buUock
without the camp, and burn it as he
burned the first buUock; it is the sin-
offering for the assembly.
22When a ruler sinneth, and doeth
through error any one of aU the things
wliich the Lord his God hath com
manded not to be done, and is guilty:
"if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, be
known to him, he shaU bring for his
bffering a goat, a male without blem
ish. MAnd he shaU lay his hand upon

the head of the goat, and kiU it in
the place where they kill the burnt-
offering before the Lord; it is a sin-
offering. 25And the priest shall take of
the blood of the sin-offering with hia
finger, and put it upon the horns of the
altar of burnt-off ering, and the remain
ing blood thereof shall he pour out at
the base of the altar of burnt-offering.
26And all the fat thereof shaU he make
smoke upon the altar, as the fat of
the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and
the priest shall make atonement for
him as concerning his sin, and he shaU
be forgiven.
"And if any one of the common
people sin through error, in doing
any of the things which the Lord
hath commanded not to be done, and
be guilty: 28if his sin, which he hath
sinned, be known to him, then he shall
bring for his offering a goat, a female
without blemish, for his sin which
he hath sinned. 29And he shall lay
his hand upon the head of the sin-
offering, and kill the sin-offering in
the place of burnt-offering. 30And the
priest shall take of the blood there
of with his finger, and put it upon
the horns of the altar of burnt-
offering, and all the remaining blood
thereof shall he pour out at the base
of the altar. 31And all the fat thereof
shall he take away, as the fat is
taken away from off the sacrifice of
peace-offerings; and the priest shaU
make it smoke upon the altar for a
sweet savour unto the Lord; and
the priest shall make atonement for
him, and he shall be forgiven.
32And if he bring a lamb as his
offering for a sin-offering, he shall
bring it a female without blemish.
33 And he shall lay his hand upon the
head of the sin-offering, and kill it
for a sin-offering in the place where
they kill the burnt-offering. 34And

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the priest shall take of the blood of
the sin-offering with his finger, and
put it upon the horns of the altar of
burnt-offering, and all the remaining
blood thereof shaU he pour out at the
base of the altar. 35And all the fat
thereof shall he take away, as the fat
of the lamb is taken away from the
sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the
priest shaU make them smoke on the
altar, upon the offerings of the Lord
made by fire; and the priest shall make
atonement for him as touching his
sin that he hath sinned, and he shall
be forgiven.
PL And if any one sin, in that he
heareth the voice of adjuration, he
being a witness, whether he hath seen
or known, if he do not utter it, then
he shall bear his iniquity; 2or if any
one touch any unclean thing, whether
it be the carcass of an unclean beast,
or the carcass of unclean cattle, or the
carcass of unclean swarming things,
and be guilty, it being hidden from
him that he is unclean; 3 or if he touch
the uncleanness of man, whatsoever
his uncleanness be wherewith he is
unclean, and it be hid from him; and,
when he knoweth of it, be guilty; 4or
if any one swear clearly with his
lips to do evil, or to do good, what
soever it be that a man shaU utter
clearly with an oath, and it be hid
from him; and, when he knoweth of
it, be guilty in one of these things;
6and it shall be, when he shall be guilty
in one of these things, that he shall
confess that wherein he hath sinned;
6and he shall bring his forfeit unto
the Lord for his sin which he hath
sinned, a female from the flock, a
lamb or a goat, for a sin-offering; and
the priest shall make atonement for
him as concerning his sin. 7And if
his means suffice not for a lamb, then
he shaU bring his forfeit for that

wherein he hath sinned, two turtle
doves, or two young pigeons, unto the
Lord: one for a sin-offering, and the
other for a burnt-offering. _8And he
shall bring them unto the priest, whot,
shaU offer that which is for the sin-
offering first, and pinch off its head
close by its neck, but shall not divide
it asunder. 9And he shaU sprinkle
of the blood of the sin-offering upon
the side of the altar; and the rest of
the blood shall be drained out at the
base of the altar; it is a sin-offering.
"And he shall prepare the second for
a burnt-offering, according to the
ordinance; and the priest shaU make
atonement for him as concerning his
sin which he hath sinned, and he
shall be forgiven.
"But if his means suffice not for two
turtle-doves, or two young pigeons,
then he shaU bring his offering for
that wherein he hath sinned, the tenth
part of an ephah of fine flour for
a sin-offering; he shall put no oU upon
it, neither shall he put any frank
incense thereon; for it is a sin-offering.
"And he shaU bring it to the priest,
and the priest shaU take his handful
of it as the memorial-part thereof,
and make it smoke on the altar, upon
the offerings of the Lord made by
fire; it is a sin-offering. "And the
priest shall make atonement for him
as touching his sin that he hath sinned
in any of these things, and he shaU
be forgiven; and the remnant shaU be
the priest's, as the meal-offering.
"And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: "If any one commit a tres
pass, and sin through error, in the holy
things of the Lord, then he shall bring
his forfeit unto the Lord, a ram with
out blemish out of the flock, according
to thy valuation in silver by shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary, for
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restitution for that which he hath
done amiss in the holy thing, and
shaU add the fifth part thereto, and
give it unto the priest; and the priest
shaU make atonement for him with
the ram of the guilt-offering, and he
shall be forgiven.
"And if any one sin, and do any of
the things which the Lord hath com
manded not to be done, though he
know it not, yet is he guilty, and shall
bear his iniquity. "And he shall
bring a ram without blemish out of the
flock, according to thy valuation, for
a guilt-offering, unto the priest; and
the priest shaU make atonement for
him concerning the error which he
committed, though he knew it not,
and he shaU be forgiven. "It is a
guilt-offering — he is certainly guilty
before the Lord.
20And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 21If any one sin, and commit
a trespass against the Lord, and deal
falsely with his neighbour in a matter
of deposit, or of pledge, or of robbery,
or have oppressed his neighbour;
^or have found that which was lost,
and deal falsely therein, and swear to
a he; in any of aU these that a man
doeth, sinning therein; Hhen it shall
be, if he hath sinned, and is guilty,
that he shaU restore that which he
took by robbery, or the thing which
he hath gotten by oppression, or the
deposit which was deposited with
him, or the lost thing which he found,
^or any thing about which he hath
sworn falsely, he shaU even restore
it in full, and shaU add the fifth part
more thereto; unto him to whom it
appertaineth shall he give it, in the
day of his being guilty. 25And he shajl
bring his forfeit unto the Lord, a
ram without blemish out of the flock,
according to thy valuation, for a
guilt-offering, unto the priest.- 26And

the priest shaU make atonement for
him before the Lord, and he shall be
forgiven, concerning whatsoever he
doeth so as to be guilty thereby.
n
Ci And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: ^Command Aaron and his
sons, saying:
This is the law of the burnt-offering:
it is that which goeth up on its fire
wood upon the altar all night unto
the morning; and the fire of the al
tar shaU be kept burning thereby.
3And the priest shall put on his hnen
garment, and his hnen breeches shaU
he put upon his flesh; and he shall take
up the ashes whereto the fire hath con
sumed the burnt-offering on the altar,
and he shall put them beside the altar.
4And he shall put off his garments, and
put on other garments, and carry forth
the ashes without the camp unto a
clean place. 6And the fire upon the
altar shaU be kept burning thereby, it
shaU not go out; and the priest shall
kindle wood on it every morning;
and he shaU lay the burnt-offering in
order upon it, and shaU make smoke
thereon the fat of the peace-offerings.
6Fire shaU be kept burning upon the
altar continually; it shaU not go out.
'And this is the law of the meal-
offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer
it before the Lord, in front of the
altar. 8And he shall take up there
from his handful, of the fine flour
of the meal-offering, and of the
oil thereof, and all the frankincense
which is upon the meal-offering, and
shall make the memorial-part there
of smoke upon the altar for a sweet
savour unto the Lord. 9And that
which is left thereof shaU Aaron and
his sons eat; it shall be eaten without
leaven in a holy place; in the court of
the tent of meeting they shall eat it.

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"It shall not be baked with leaven. I
have given it as their portion of My
offerings made by fire; it is most holy,:
as the sin-offering, and as the guilt-
offering. "Every male among the
children of Aaron may eat of it, as a
due for ever throughout your genera
tions, from the offerings, of the Lord
made by fire; whatsoever toucheth
them shall be holy.
"And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying : "This is the offering of Aaron
and of his sons, which they shah offer
unto the Lord in the day when he is
anointed: the tenth part of an ephah
of fine flour for a meal-offering per
petually, hah of it in the morning,
and half thereof in the evening. "On
a griddle it shaU be made with oil;
when it is soaked, thou shalt bring it
in; in broken pieces shalt thou offer
the meal-offering for a sweet savour
unto the Lord. "And the anointed
priest that shaU be in his stead
from among his sons shaU offer it,
it is a due for ever; it shaU be wholly
made to smoke unto the Lord.
"And every meal-offering of the priest
shall be whoUy made to smoke; it
shall not be eaten.
"And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: "Speak unto Aaron and to
his sons, saying:
This is the law of the sin-offering:
in the place where the burnt-offering
is killed shaU the sin-offering be kiUed
before the Lord; it is most - holy.
"The priest that offereth it for, sin
shaU eat it; in a holy place shall,
it be eaten, in the court of the tent
of meeting. 20Whatsoever shall touch
the flesh thereof shall be holy; and
when there is sprinkled of the blood
thereof upon any garment, thou
shalt wash that whereon it was,
sprinkled in a holy place. 21But the
earthen vessel wherein it is sodden

shall be broken; and if it be sodden in
a brazen vessel, it shaU be scoured,
and rinsed; in water. 22Every male
among the priests may eat thereof;
it is most holy. ^And no sin-offering,
whereof any of the blood is brought
into the tent of meeting to makeatone-
ment in the holy place, shaU be eaten;
it shaU be burnt with fire.
fj And this is the law of the guilt;
offering; it is most holy. 2In the
place where they kiU the. burnt-offering
shaU they kiU the guilt-offering; and
the blood thereof shah be dashed
against the altar round about. 3And
he shaU offer of it aU the fat thereof:
the fat tail, and the fat that covereth
the inwards, 4and the two kidneys,
and the fat that is on them, which is
by the loins, and the lobe above, the
liver, which he shall take away by the
kidneys. 6And the priest shaU make
them smoke upon the altar for an
offering made by fire unto the Lord;
it is a guilt-offering. 6Every male
among the priests may eat thereof; it
shaU be eaten in a holy place; it is
most holy., 'As is the sin-offering, so
is the guilt-offering; there is one law
for them; the priest that maketh
atonement therewith, he shah have it.
8 And the priest that offereth any man's
burnt-offering, even the priest shaU
have to himself the skin of the, burnt-
offering which he hath offered. 9And
every meal-offering that is baked in
the, oven, and all that is dressed in the
stewing-pan, and on the griddle, shah
be the priest's that offereth it. "And
every meal-offering, mingled with
oil, or dry, shaU aU the sons of Aaron
have, one as weU as another.
i ; "And; this is the law of the sacrifice
of peace-offerings, which one may offer
unto the Lord. 12If he offer it for a
thanksgiving, then he shah offer with
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ened cakes mingled with oil, and un
leavened wafers spread with oil, and
cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour
soaked. "With cakes of leavened
bread he shall present his offering
with the sacrifice of his peace-offerings
for thanksgiving. "And of it he shall
present one out of each offering for
a gift unto the Lord; it shall be the
priest's that dasheth the blood of the
peace-offerings against the altar. "And
the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-
offerings for thanksgiving shaU be
eaten on the day of his offering; he
shaU not leave any of it until the
morning. "But if the sacrifice of
his offering be a vow, or a freewiU-
offering, it shaU be eaten on the day
that he offereth his sacrifice; and on
the morrow that which remaineth of it
may be eaten. "But that which re
maineth of the flesh of the sacrifice
on the third day shaU be burnt with
fire. "And if any of the flesh of the
sacrifice of his peace-offerings be at all
eaten on the third day, it shah not be
accepted, neither shaU it be imputed
unto him that offereth it; it shaU be
an abhorred thing, and the soul that
eateth of it shaU bear bis iniquity.
"And the flesh that toucheth any
unclean thing shaU not be eaten; it
shaU be burnt with fire. And as for
the flesh, every one that is clean may
eat thereof. 20But the. soul that eateth
of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-
offerings, that pertain unto the Lord,
having his uncleanness upon him, that
soul shaU be cut off from his people.
2IAnd when any one shall touch any
unclean thing, whether it be the un
cleanness of man, or an unclean beast,
or any unclean detestable thing, and
eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of
peace-offerings, which pertain unto
the Lord, that soul shaU be cut off
from his people.

22And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: ^Speak unto the children of
Israel, saying:
Ye shaU eat no fat, of ox, or sheep,
or goat. MAnd the fat of that which
dieth of itself, and the fat of that
which is torn of beasts, may be
used for any other service; but ye
shaU in no wise eat of it. 26For who
soever eateth the fat of the beast, of
which men present an offering made
by fire unto the Lord, even the soul
that eateth it shaU be cut off from his
people. 26And ye shall eat no manner
of blood, whether it be of fowl or of
beast, in any of your dwellings.
"Whosoever it be that eateth any
blood, that soul shaU be cut off from
his people.
28And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 29Speak unto the children of
Israel, saying:
He that offereth his sacrifice of
peace-offerings unto the Lord shaU
bring his offering unto the Lord out
of his sacrifice of peace-offerings.
30His own hands shaU bring the offer
ings of the Lord made by fire: the
fat with the breast shaU he bring,
that the breast may be waved
for a wave-offering before the Lord.
31And the priest shaU make the fat
smoke upon the altar; but the; breast
shaU be Aaron's and his sons'. 32And
the right thigh shall ye give unto the
priest for a heave-offering out of your
sacrifices of peace-offerings. 33He
among the sons of Aaron, that offereth
the blood of the peace-offerings, and
the fat, shaU have the right thigh for
a portion. 34For the breast of wav
ing and the thigh of heaving have
I taken of the chUdren of Israel out
of their sacrifices of peace-offerings,
and have given them unto Aaron the
priest and unto his sons as a due for
ever from the children of Israel.

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This is the consecrated portion of
Aaron, and the consecrated portion
of his sons, out of the offerings of the
Lord made by fire, in the day when
they were presented to minister unto
the Lord in the priest's office; 36whieh
the Lord commanded to be given
them of the children of Israel, in the
day that they were anointed. It is a
due for ever throughout their gen
erations. This is the law of the burnt-
offering, of the meal-offering, and of
the sin-offering, and of the guilt-
offering, and of the consecration-
offering, and of the sacrifice of peace-
offerings; 38which the Lord command
ed Moses in mount Sinai, in the day
that he commanded the children of
Israel to present their offerings unto
the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai.
Q And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: Take Aaron and his sons
with him, and the garments, and the
anointing oil, and the buUock of the
sin-offering, and the two rams, and the
basket of unleavened bread; 3and
assemble thou all the congregation
at the door of the tent of meeting.'
4And Moses did as the Lord com
manded him; and the congregation
was assembled at the door of the tent
of meeting. 6And Moses said unto
the congregation: 'This is the thing
which the Lord hath commanded to
be done.' 6And Moses brought Aaron
and his sons, and washed them with
water. 'And he put upon him the
tunic, and girded him with the girdle,
and clothed him with the robe, and
put the ephod upon him, and he girded
him with the skihully woven band of
the ephod, and bound it unto him
therewith. 8And he placed the breast
plate upon him; and in the breast
plate he put the Urim and the

Thummim. 9And he set the mitre
upon his head; and upon the mitre,
in front, did he set the golden plate,
the holy crown; as the Lobd com
manded Moses. "And Moses took
the anointing oil, and anointed the
tabernacle and aU that was therein,
and sanctified them. "And he sprin
kled thereof upon the altar seven
times, and anointed the altar and all
its vessels, and the laver and its base,
to sanctify them. "And he poured of
the anointing oil upon Aaron's head,
and anointed him, to sanctify him.
"And Moses brought Aaron's sons,
and clothed them with tunics, and
girded them with girdles, and bound
head-tires upon them; as the Lord
commanded Moses. "And the bul
lock of the sin-offering was brought;
and Aaron and his sons laid their
hands upon the head of the buUock
of the sin-offering. "And when it
was slain, Moses took the blood, and
put it upon the horns of the altar
round about with his finger, and pu
rified the altar, and poured out the
remaining blood at the base of the al
tar, and sanctified it, to make atone
ment for it. "And he took aU the
fat that was upon the inwards, and
the lobe of the fiver, and the two
kidneys, and their fat, and Moses
made it smoke upon the altar. "But
the bullock, and its skin, and its
flesh, and its dung, were burnt with
fire without the camp; as the Lord
commanded Moses. "And the ram
of the burnt-offering was presented;
and Aaron and his sons laid their
hands upon the head of the ram.
"And when it was killed, Moses
dashed the blood against the altar
round about. 20And when the ram
was cut into its pieces, Moses made
the head, and the pieces, and the
suet smoke. 21And when the inwards

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and the legs were washed with water,
Moses made the whole ram smoke
upon the altar; it was a burnt-offering
for a sweet savour; it was an offer
ing made by fire unto the Lord;
as the Lord commanded Moses.
'"'And the other ram was presented,
the ram of consecration, and Aaron
and his sons laid their hands upon the
head of the ram. ^And when it was
slain, Moses took of the blood thereof,
and put it upon the tip of Aaron's
right ear, and upon the thumb of his
right hand, and upon the great toe
of his right foot. 24And Aaron's sons
were brought, and Moses put of the
blood upon the tip of their right ear,
and upon the thumb of their right
hand, and upon the great toe of their
right foot; and Moses dashed the
blood against the altar round about.
^And he took the fat, and the fat
taU, and aU the fat that was upon the
inwards, and the lobe of the liver, and
the two kidneys, and their fat, and the
right thigh. 26And out of the basket
of unleavened bread, that was before
the Lord, he took one unleavened
cake, and one cake of oiled bread,
and one wafer, and placed them on the
fat, and upon the right thigh. "And
he put the whole upon the hands of
Aaron, and upon the hands of his
sons, and waved them for a wave-
offering before the Lord. 28And Moses
took them from off their hands, and
made them smoke on the altar upon
the burnt-offering; they were a
consecration-offering for a sweet
savour; it was an offering made by
fire unto the Lord. 29And _ Moses
took the breast, and waved it for a
wave-offering before the Lord; it
was Moses' portion of the ram of con
secration; as the Lord commanded
Moses. 30And Moses took of the an
ointing oil, and of the blood which

was upon the altar, and sprinkled
it upon Aaron, and upon his gar
ments, and upon his sons, and upon
his sons' garments with him, and sanc
tified Aaron, and his garments, and
his sons, and his sons' garments with
him. 31And Moses said unto Aaron
and to his sons: 'Boil the flesh at the
door of the tent of meeting; and there
eat it and the bread that is in the
basket of consecration, as I com
manded, saying: Aaron and his sons
shaU eat it. 32And that wliich remain
eth of the flesh and of the bread shall
ye burn with fire. 33And ye shall not
go out from the door of the tent of
meeting seven days, until the days of
your consecration be fulfiUed; for He
shaU consecrate you seven days.
34As hath been done this day, so the
Lord hath commanded to do, to make
atonement for you. 35And at the door
of the tent of meeting shall ye abide
day and night seven days, and keep the
charge of the Lord, that ye die not;
for so I am commanded.' 38And
Aaron and his sons did all the things
which the Lord commanded by the
hand of Moses.
TWO
Q And it came to pass on the eighth
day, that Moses called Aaron and
his sons, and the elders of Israel;
2arid he said unto Aaron: Take thee
a bun-calf for a sin-offering, and a ram
for a burnt-offering, without blemish,
and offer them before the Lord. 3And
unto the children of Israel thou
shalt speak, saying: Take ye a he-
goat for a sin-offering; and a calf
and a lamb, both of the first
year, without blemish, for a burnt-
offering; 4and an ox and a ram for
peace-offerings, to sacrifice before the
Lord; and a meal-offering mingled
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peareth unto you.' 6And they
brought that which Moses com
manded before the tent of meeting;
and all the congregation drew near
and stood before the Lord. 6And
Moses said: This is the thing which
the Lord commanded that ye should
do; that the glory of the Lord may
appear unto you.' 7And Moses said
unto Aaron: 'Draw near unto the
altar, and offer thy sin-offering, and
thy burnt-offering, and make atone
ment for thyself, and for the people;
and present the offering of the people,
and make atonement for them; as
the Lord commanded.' 8So Aaron
drew near unto the altar, and slew
the calf of the sin-offering, which was
for himseff. 9And the sons of Aaron
presented the blood unto him; and
he dipped his finger in the blood, and
put it upon the horns of the altar,
and pr ured out the blood at the base
of the altar. "But the fat, and the
kidneys, and the lobe of the liver of
the sin-offering, he made smoke upon
the altar; as the Lord commanded
Moses. "And the flesh and the skin
were burnt with fire without the camp.
"And he slew the burnt-offering; and
Aaron's sons delivered unto him the
blood, and he dashed it against the
altar round about. "And they de
livered the burnt-offering unto him,
piece by piece, and the -head; and he
made them smoke upon the altar.
"And he washed the inwards and the
legs, and made them smoke upon the
burnt-offering on the altar. "And
the people's offering was presented;
and he took the goat of the sin-
offering which was for the people, and
slew it, and offered it for sin, as the
first. "And the burnt-offering was
presented; and he offered it accord
ing to the ordinance. "And the meal-
offering was presented; and he filled

his hand therefrom, and made it
smoke upon the altar, besides the
burnt-offering of the morning. "He
slew also the ox and the ram, the
sacrifice of peace-offerings, which was
for the people; and Aaron's sons de
livered unto him the blood, and he
dashed it against the altar round
about, "arid the fat of the ox, and of
the ram, the fat tail, and that which
covereth the inwards, and the kid
neys, and the lobe of the fiver. 20And
they put the fat upon the breasts,
and he made the fat smoke upon the
altar. 21And the breasts and the right
thigh Aaron waved for a wave-offering
before the Lord; as Moses command
ed. 22And Aaron lifted up his hands
toward the people, and blessed them;
and he came down from offering
the sin-offering, and the burnt-offering,
and the peace-offerings. ^And Moses
and Aaron went into the tent of meet
ing, and came out, and blessed the
people; and the glory of the Lord
appeared unto all the people. "And
there came forth fire from before the
Lord, and consumed upon the altar
the burnt-offering and the fat; and
when aU the people saw it, they
shouted, and fell on their faces.
"j f) And Nadab and Abihu, the
sons of Aaron, took each of them
his censer, and put fire therein, and
laid incense thereon, and offered
strange fire before the Lord, which
He had not commanded them. 2And
there came forth fire from before the
Lord, and devoured them, and they
died before the Lord. Then Moses
said unto Aaron: 'This is it that
the Lord spoke, saying: Through
them that are nigh unto Me I will be
sanctified, and before all the people I
will be glorified.' And Aaron held his
peace. 4And Moses called Mishael
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uncle of Aaron, and said unto them:
'Draw near, carry your brethren from
before the sanctuary out of the camp.'
BSo they drew near, and carried them
in their tunics out of the camp, as
Moses had said. 6And Moses said
unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and
unto Ithamar, his sons: 'Let not the
hair of your heads go loose, neither
rend your clothes, that ye die not,
and that He be not wroth with aU the
congregation; but let your brethren,
the whole house of Israel, bewail the
burning which the Lord hath kindled.
'And ye shaU not go out from the
door of the tent of meeting, lest ye
die; for the anointing oil of the Lord
is upon you.' And they did according
to the word of Moses.
sAnd the Lord spoke unto Aaron,
saying: 9'Drink no wine nor strong
drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee,
when ye go into the tent of meeting,
that ye die not; it shall be a statute
for ever throughout your generations.
"And that ye may put difference
between the holy and the common,
and between the unclean and the
clean; "and that ye may teach the
children of Israel all the statutes which
the Lord hath spoken unto them by
the hand of Moses.'
"And Moses spoke unto Aaron, and
unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his
sons that were left: 'Take the meal-
offering that remaineth of the offer
ings of the Lord made by fire, and
eat it without leaven beside the altar;
for it is most holy. "And ye shaU eat
it in a holy place, because it is thy due,
and thy sons' due, of the offerings of
the Lord made by fire; for so I am
commanded. "And the breast of
waving and the thigh of heaving shall
ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy
sons, and thy daughters with thee; for

they are given as thy due, and thy
sons' due, out of the sacrifices of
the peace-offerings of ' the children
of Israel. The thigh of heaving
and the breast of waving shall they
bring with the offerings of the fat
made by fire, to wave it for a wave-
offering before the Lord; and it shall
be thine, and thy sons' with thee, as a
due for ever; as the Lord hath com
manded.' "And Moses diligently inquired for
the goat of the sin-offering, and, be
hold, it was burnt; and he was angry
with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the
sons of Aaron that were left, saying:
"' Wherefore have ye not eaten the
sin-offering in the place of the sanc
tuary, seeing it is most holy, and He
hath given it you to bear the iniquity
of the congregation, to make atone
ment for them before the Lord?
"Behold, the blood of it was not
brought into the sanctuary within;
ye should certainly have eaten it
in the sanctuary, as I commanded.'
"And Aaron spoke unto Moses: 'Be
hold, this day have they offered their
sin-offering and their burnt-offering
before the Lord, and there have be
fallen me such things as these; and if
I had eaten the sin-offering to-day,
would it have been weU-pleasing in
the sight of the Lord?' 20And when
Moses heard that, it was well-pleasing
in his sight.
1 i And the Lord spoke unto Moses
-^ and to Aaron, saying unto them :
2Speak unto the children of Israel,
saying: These are the living things which
ye may eat among all the beasts
that are on the earth. 3Whatsoever
parteth the hoof, and is wholly
cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud,
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Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of
them that only chew the cud, or of
them that only part the hoof: the
camel, because he cheweth the cud
but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean
unto you. BAnd the rock-badger, be
cause he cheweth the cud but parteth
not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.
BAnd the hare, because she cheweth
the cud but parteth not the hoof, she
is unclean unto you. 'And the swine,
because he parteth the hoof, and is
cloven-footed, but cheweth not the
cud, he is unclean unto you. 8Of their
flesh ye shaU not eat, and their car
casses ye shaU not touch; they are un
clean unto you.
These may ye eat of aU that are
in the waters: whatsoever hath fins
and scales in the waters, in the seas,
and in the rivers, them may ye eat.
"And all that have not fins and scales
in the seas, and in the rivers, of all
that swarm in the waters, and of aU
the living creatures that are in the
waters, they are a detestable thing unto
you, "and they shaU be a detestable
thing unto you; ye shaU not eat of
their flesh, and their carcasses ye shaU
have in detestation. "Whatsoever hath
no fins nor scales in the waters, that is
a detestable thing unto you.
"And these ye shaU have in detesta
tion among the fowls; they shall not
be eaten, they are a detestable thing:
the great vulture, and the bearded
vulture, and the ospray; "and the
kite, and the falcon after its kinds;
"every raven after its kinds; "and
the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and
the sea-mew, and the hawk after its
kinds; "and the little owl, and the
cormorant, and the great owl; "and
the horned owl, and the pelican, and
the carrion-vulture; "and the stork,
and the heron after its kinds, and the
hoopoe, and the bat.

20AU winged swarming things that
go upon aU fours are a detestable
thing unto you. aYet these may ye
eat of aU winged swarming things that
go upon aU fours, which have jointed
legs above their feet, wherewith to
leap upon the earth; ^even these of
them ye may eat: the locust after
its kinds, and the bald locust after its
kinds, and the cricket after its kinds,
and the grasshopper after its kinds.
^But aU winged swarming things,
which have four feet, are a detestable
thing unto you.
24 And by these ye shall become un
clean; whosoever toucheth the car
cass of them shaU be unclean until the
even. 25And whosoever beareth aught
of the carcass of them shaU wash his
clothes, and be unclean until the
even. 26Every beast which parteth the
hoof, but is not cloven-footed, nor
cheweth the cud, is unclean unto you;
every one that toucheth them shaU be
unclean. "And whatsoever goeth up
on its paws, among aU beasts that go
on aU fours, they are unclean unto
you; whoso toucheth their carcass
shaU be unclean until the even. 28And
he that beareth the carcass of them
shaU wash his clothes, and be unclean
until the even; they are unclean unto
you. 29And these are they which are un
clean unto you among the swarming
things that swarm upon the earth:
the weasel, and the mouse, and the
great Uzard after its kinds, 30and the
gecko, and the land-crocodile, and
the Uzard, and the sand-Uzard, and
the chameleon. These are they
which are unclean to you among all
that swarm; whosoever doth touch
them, when they are dead, shaU be
unclean until the even. 32And upon
whatsoever any of them, when they
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whether it be any vessel of wood, or
raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever
vessel it be, wherewith any work is
done, it must be put into water, and it
shall be unclean until the even; then
shaU it be clean. 33And every earthen
vessel, whereinto any of them faUeth,
whatsoever is in it shall be unclean,
and it ye shaU break. 34AU food there
in wliich may be eaten, that on which
water cometh, shall be unclean; and aU
drink in every such vessel that may be
drunk shall be unclean. 35And every
thing whereupon any part of their
carcass falleth shall be unclean;
whether oven, or range for pots, it
shaU be broken in pieces; they are
unclean, and shall be unclean unto
you. 36Nevertheless a fountain or a
cistern wherein is a gathering of
water shaU be clean; but he who
toucheth their carcass shaU be un
clean. 37And if aught of their carcass
faU upon any sowing seed which is to
be sown, it is clean. 38But if water be
put upon the seed, and aught of their
carcass fall thereon, it is unclean unto
you. 39And if any beast, of wliich ye may
eat, die, he that toucheth the carcass
thereof shall be unclean until the
even. 40And he that eateth of the
carcass of it shall wash his clothes,
and be unclean until the even; he
also that beareth the carcass of it shaU
wash his clothes, and be unclean until
the even.
aAnd every swarming thing that
swarmeth upon the earth is a detest
able thing; it shaU not be eaten.
42Whatsoever goeth upon the beUy,
and whatsoever goeth upon all fours,
or whatsoever hath many feet, even
all swarming things that swarm upon
the earth, them ye shall not eat; for
they are a detestable thing. 43Ye
shall not make yourselves detestable

with any swarming thing that swarm
eth, neither shall ye make yourselves
unclean with them, that ye should be
defiled thereby. '"For I am the Lord
your God; sanctify yourselves there
fore, and be ye holy; for I am holy;
neither shall ye defile yourselves with
any manner of swarming thing that
moveth upon the earth. 45For I am
the Lord that brought you up out of
the land of Egypt, to be your God;
ye shall therefore be holy, for I am
holy. This is the law of the beast, and
of the fowl, and of every living crea
ture that moveth in the waters, and of
every creature that swarmeth upon
the earth; 47to make a difference be
tween the unclean and the clean, and
between the Uving thing that may be
eaten and the living thing that may
not be eaten. y*iTn
1 O And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 2Speak unto the children
of Israel, saying:
If a Woman be delivered, and bear a
man-child, then she shall be unclean
seven days; as in the days of the im
purity of her sickness shall she be un
clean. 3And in the eighth day the flesh
of his foreskin shaU be circumcised.
4And she shaU continue in the blood of
purification three and thirty days; she
shaU touch no haUowed thing, nor come
into the sanctuary, until the days of
her purification be fulfilled. 6But if
she bear a maid-child, then she shall
be unclean two weeks, as in her im
purity; and she shall continue in the
blood of purification threescore and
six days. 6And when the days of her
purification are fulfilled, for a son, or
for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb
of the first year for a burnt-offering,
and a young pigeon, or a turtle-dove,
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tent of meeting, unto the priest.
'And he shaU offer it before the Lord,
and make atonement for her; and she
shall be cleansed from the fountain of
her blood. This is the law for her that
beareth, whether a male or a female.
8And if her means suffice not for a
lamb, then she shaU take two turtle
doves, or two young pigeons: the
one for a burnt-offering, and the other
for a sin-offering; and the priest shall
make atonement for her, and she shall
be clean.
1 O And the Lord spoke unto Moses
and unto Aaron, saying:
2When a man shaU have in the skin
of his flesh a rising, or a scab, or a
bright spot, and it become in the skin of
his flesh the plague of leprosy, then he
shaU be brought unto Aaron the priest,
or unto one of his sons the priests.
3And the priest shall look on the plague
in the skin of the flesh; and if the hair
in the plague be turned white, and the
appearance of the plague be deeper
than the skin of his flesh, it is the
plague of leprosy; and the priest shaU
look on him, and pronounce him un
clean. 4And if the bright spot be white
in the skin of his flesh, and the ap
pearance thereof be not deeper than
the skin, and the hair thereof be not
turned white, then the priest shaU
shut up him that hath the plague
seven days. 6And the priest shall look
on him the seventh day; and, behold,
if the plague stay in its appearance,
and the plague be not spread in the
skin, then the priest shaU shut him
up seven days more. 6And the priest
shall look on him again the seventh
day; and, behold, if the plague be
dim, and the plague be not spread in
the skin, then the priest shaU pro
nounce him clean: it is a scab; and he
shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

'But if the scab spread abroad in the
skin, after that he hath shown him
self to the priest for his cleansing, he
shaU show himself to the priest again.-
8And the priest shaU look, and, behold,
if the scab be spread in the skin, then
the priest shaU pronounce him unclean:
it is leprosy.
9When the plague of leprosy is in
a man, then he shah be brought unto
the priest. "And the priest shaU
look, and, behold, if there be a white
rising in the skin, and it have turned
the hair white, and there be quick
raw flesh in the rising, "it is an old
leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the
priest shall pronounce him unclean;
he shaU not shut him up; for he is
unclean. "And if the leprosy break
out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy-
cover aU the skin of him that hath
the plague from his head even to his
feet, as far as appeareth to the priest;
"then the priest shaU look; and, be
hold, if the leprosy have covered aU
his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean
that hath the plague; it is aU turned
white: he is clean. "But whensoever
raw flesh appeareth in him, he shaU
be unclean. "And the priest shaU
look on the raw flesh, and pronounce
him unclean; the raw flesh is un
clean: it is leprosy. "But if the raw
flesh again be turned into white, then
he shaU come unto the priest; "and,
the priest shaU look on him; and,, be
hold, if the plague be turned into white,
then the priest shaU pronounce him
clean that hath the plague: he is clean.
*8And when the flesh hath in the
skin thereof a boil, and it is healed,
"and in the place of the boil there is a
white rising, or a bright spot, red
dish-white, then it shaU be shown to
the priest. 20And the priest shaU
look; and, behold, if the appearance
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the hair thereof be turned white, then
the priest shaU pronounce him un
clean: it is the plague of leprosy, it
hath broken out in the boil. 21But
if the priest look on it, and, behold,
there be no white hairs therein, and
it be not lower than the skin, but be
dim, then the priest shall shut him up
seven days. ^And ff it spread abroad
in the skin, then the priest shall pro
nounce him unclean: it is a plague.
MBut if the bright spot stay in its
place, and be not spread, it is the
scar of the boil; and the priest shaU
pronounce him clean.
uOv when the flesh hath in the skin
thereof a burning by fire, and the
quick flesh of the burning become a
bright spot, reddish-white, or white;
25then the priest shaU look upon it;
and, behold, if the hair in the bright
spot be turned white, and the appear
ance thereof be deeper than the skin,
it is leprosy, it hath broken out in
the burning; and the priest shall
pronounce him unclean: it is the
plague of leprosy. 26But if the priest
look on it, and, behold, there be no
white hair in the bright spot, and it
be no lower than the skin, but be dim;
then the priest shaU shut him up seven
days. "And the priest shaU look upon
him the seventh day; if it spread
abroad in the skin, then the priest
shaU pronounce him unclean : it is the
plague of leprosy. 28And if the bright
spot stay in its place, and be not
spread in the skin, but be dim, it is
the rising of the burning, and the priest
shaU pronounce him clean; for it is
the scar of the burning.
29And when a man or woman hath
a plague upon the head or upon the
heard, 30then the priest shaU look on
theplague; and, behold, if the appear
ance thereof be deeper than the skin,
and there be in it yeUow thin hair,

then the priest shaU pronounce him
unclean: it is a scaU, it is leprosy of
the head or of the beard. 31And if the
priest look on the plague of the scaU,
and, behold, the appearance thereof
be not deeper than the skin, and there
be no black hair in it, then the priest
shaU shut up him that hath the
plague of the scall seven days. 32And
in the seventh day the priest shall
look on the plague; and, behold, if
the scaU be not spread, and there be
in it no yeUow hair, and the appear
ance of the scaU be not deeper than the
skin, 33then he shall be shaven, but
the scaU shaU he not shave; and the
priest shaU shut up him that hath the
scaU seven days more. 34And in the
seventh day the priest shaU look on
the scaU; and, behold, if the scaU be
not spread in the skin, and the ap
pearance thereof be not deeper than
the skin, then the priest shaU pro
nounce him clean; and he shall wash
his clothes, and be clean. 35But if
the scall spread abroad in the skin
after his cleansing, 36then the priest
shall look on him; and, beheld, if the
scall be spread in the skin, the priest
shall not seek for the yeUow hair:
he is unclean. "But if the scall stay
in its appearance, and black hair be
grown up therein; the scaU is healed,
he is clean; and the priest shall pro
nounce him clean.
38And if a man or a woman have
in the skin of their flesh bright spots,
even white bright spots; 39then the
priest shall look; and, behold, if the
bright spots in the skin of their flesh
be of a duU white, it is a tetter, it
hath broken out in the skin: he is
clean. 40And if a man's hair be faUen off
his head, he is bald; yet, is he clean.
41And if his hair be fallen off from the
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bald; yet is he clean. TJut if there be
in the bald head, or the bald forehead,
a reddish-white plague, it is leprosy
breaking out in his bald head, or his
bald forehead. Then the priest shaU
look upon him; and, behold, if the
rising of the plague be reddish-white
in his bald head, or in his bald fore
head, as the appearance of leprosy in
the skin of the flesh, ^he is a leprous
man, he is unclean; the priest shall
surely pronounce him unclean: his
plague is in his head.
46And the leper in whom the plague
is, his clothes shall be rent, and the
hair of his head shall go loose, and he
shaU cover his upper Up, and shaU
cry: 'Unclean, unclean.' 46AU the
days wherein the plague is in him he
shaU be unclean; he is unclean; he
shaU dwell alone; without the camp
shall his dwelling be.
47And when the plague of leprosy
is in a garment, whether it be a wooUen
garment, or a hnen garment; 48or in
the warp, or in the woof, whether
they be of linen, or of wool; or in a
skin, or in any thing made of skin:
49if the plague be greenish or reddish
in the garment, or in the skin, or in
the warp, or in the woof, or in any
thing of skin, it is the plague of lep
rosy, and shall be shown unto the
priest. 60And the priest shaU look up
on the plague, and shut up that which
haththe plague seven days. 61And he
shaUlook on the plague on the seventh
day: if the plague be! spread in the
garment, or in the warp, or in the woof,
or in the skin, whatever service skin
is used for, the plague isa mahgnant
leprosy: it is unclean. 62And he shall
burn the garment, or the warp, or the
woof, whether it be of wool or of Unen,
or any thing of skin, wherein1 the
plague is; for it is a maUgnant leprosy;
it shaU be burnt in the fire. MAnd if

the priest shaU look, and, behold, the
plague be not spread in the garment,1
or in the warp, or in the woof, or in
any thing of skin; "then the priest
shaU command that they wash the
thing wherein the plague is, and he
shaU shut it up seven days more.
^And the priest shall look, after that
the plague is washed; and, behold, if
the plague have not changed its colour,
and the plague be not spread, it is
unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire;
it is a fret, whether the bareness be
within or without. ^And if the priest
look, and, behold, the plague be dim
after the washing thereof, then he shall
rend it out of the garment, or out of
the skin, or out of the warp, or out of
the woof. 57And if it appear stiU in
the garment, or in the warp, or in the
woof, or in any thing of skin, it is
breaking out, thou shalt burn that
wherein the plague is with fire. 58And
the garment, or the warp, or the woof,
or whatsoever thing of skin it be,
wliich thou shalt wash, if the plague
be departed from them, then it shaU
be washed the second time, and shaU
be clean. This is the law of the
plague of leprosy in a garment of
wool or' Unen, or in the warp, or in the
Woof, or in any thing of skin, to pro
nounce it clean, or to pronounce it
unclean. 1 A And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying:
This shaU be the law of the leper
in the day of his cleansing: he shall be
brought unto the priest. 3And the
priest shall go forth out of the camp;
and the priest shall look, and, behold,
if the plague of leprosy be healed in
the leper; 4then shah the priest com
mand, to take for him that is to be
cleansed two living clean birds, and
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6And the priest shall command to kill
one of the birds in an earthen vessel
over running water. 8As for the Uv-
ing bird, he shall take it, and the
cedar-wood, and the scarlet, and the
hyssop, and shaU dip them and the liv
ing bird in the blood of the bird that
was killed over the running water.
7And he shall sprinkle upon him that
is to be cleansed from the leprosy
seven times, and shaU pronounce him
clean, and shall let go the living bird
into the open field. 8And he that is
to be cleansed shaU wash his clothes,
and shave off all his hair, and bathe
himself in water, and he shaU be
clean; and after that he may come
into the camp, but shaU dweU outside
his tent seven days. 9And it shall be
on the seventh day, that he shaU
shave all his hair off his head and his
beard and his eyebrows, even aU his
hair he shaU shave off; and he shall
wash his clothes, and he shall bathe
his flesh in water, and he shall be
clean. "And on the eighth day he
shaU take two he-lambs without blem
ish, and one ewe-lamb of the first year
without blemish, and three tenth parts
of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-
offering, mingled with oil, and one log
of oil. "And the priest that cleanseth
him shaU set the man that is to be
cleansed, and those things, before the
Lord, at the door of the tent of meet
ing. "And the priest shall take one of
the he-lambs, and offer him for a guilt-
offering, and the log of oil, and wave
them for a wave-offering before the
Lord. "And he shaU kiU the he-lamb
in the place where they kiU the sin-
offering and the burnt-offering, in the
place of the sanctuary; for as the sin-
offering is the priest's, so is the guilt-
offering; it is most holy. "And the
priest shaU take of the blood of the
guilt-offering, and the priest shall put

it upon the tip of the right ear of him
that is to be cleansed, and upon the
thumb of his right hand, and upon
the great toe of his right foot. "And
the priest shaU take of the log of oil,
and pour it into the palm of his own
left hand. "And the priest shall dip
his right finger in the oil that is in his
left hand, and shaU sprinkle of the
oil with his finger seven times before
the Lord. "And of the rest of the oil
that is in his hand shaU the priest
put upon the tip of the right ear of
him that is to be cleansed, and upon
the thumb of his right hand, and upon
the great toe of his right foot, upon the
blood of the guilt-offering. "And the
rest of the oil that is in the priest's
hand he shaU put upon the head of
him that is to be cleansed; and the
priest shaU make atonement for him be
fore the Lord. "And the priest shall
offer the sin-offering, and make atone
ment for him that is to be cleansed
because of his uncleanness; and after
ward he shall kill the burnt-offering.
20And the priest shaU offer the burnt-
offering and the meal-offering upon
the altar; and the priest shaU make
atonement for him, and he shaU be
clean. 21And if he be poor, and his means
suffice not, then he shaU take one he-
lamb for a guilt-offering to be waved,
to make atonement for him, and one
tenth part of an ephah of fine flour
mingled with oil for a meal-offering,
and a log of oil; 22and two turtle
doves, or two young pigeons, such as
his means suffice for; and the one shall
be a sin-offering, and the other a
burnt-offering. MAnd on the eighth
day he shall bring them for his cleans
ing unto the priest, unto the door
of the tent of meeting, before the
Lord. MAnd the priest shaU take the
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log of oil, and the priest shaU wave
them for a wave-offering before the
Lord. 25And he shall kiU the lamb
of the guilt-offering, and the priest
shall take of the blood of the guilt-
offering, and put it upon the tip of
the right ear of him that is to be
cleansed, and upon th® thumb of
his right hand, and upon the great
toe of his right foot. 26And the priest
shaU pour of the oil into the palm of
his own left hand. "And the priest
shall sprinkle with his right finger
some of the oil that is in his left hand
seven times before the Lord. 28And
the priest shaU put of the oil that is
in his hand upon the tip of the right
ear of him that is to be cleansed, and
upon the thumb of his right hand, and
upon the great toe of his right foot,
upon the place of the blood of the
guilt-offering. 29And the rest of the
oil that is in the priest's hand he shall
put upon the head of him that is to
be cleansed, to make atonement for
him before the Lord. 30And he shall
offer one of the turtle-doves, or of
the young pigeons, such as his means
suffice for; 31even such as his means
suffice for, the one for a sin-offering,
and the other for a burnt-offering,
with the meal-offering; and the priest
shall make atonement for him that
is to be cleansed before the Lord.
This is the law of him in whom is the
plague of leprosy, whose means suffice
not for that which pertaineth to his
cleansing. 33And the Lord spoke unto Moses
and unto Aaron, saying:
34When ye are come into the land
of Canaan, which I give to you for a
possession, and I put the plague of
leprosy in a house of the land of your
possession; 35then he that owneth the
house shall come and tell the priest,
saying: 'There seemeth to me to be

as it were a plague in the house.'
36And the priest shall command that
they empty the house, before the priest
go in to see the plague, that aU that
is in the house be not made unclean;
and afterward the priest shaU go in to
see the house. "And he shall look on
the plague, and, behold, if the plague
be in the walls of the house with
hollow streaks, greenish or reddish,
and the appearance thereof be lower
than the wall; 38then the priest shall
go out of the house to the door of the
house, and shut up the house seven
days. 39And the priest shall come
again the seventh day, and shaU look;
and, behold, if the plague be spread
in the walls of the house; 40then the
priest shall command that they take
out the stones in which the plague is,
and cast them into an unclean place
without the city. ^And he shaU cause
the house to be scraped within round
about, and they shaU pour out the
mortar that they scrape off without
the city into an unclean place. ^And
they shall take other stones, and put
them in the place of those stones; and
he shaU take other mortar, and shal
plaster the house. 43And if the plague
come again, and break out in the house,
after that the stones have been taken
out, and after the house hath been
scraped, and after it is plastered;
^hen the priest shaU come in and look;
and, behold, if the plague be spread
in the house, it is a mahgnant lepros^
in the house: it is unclean. 45And he
shall break down the house, the stones
of it, and the timber thereof, and all
the mortar of the house; and he shaU
carry them forth out of the city into
an unclean place. 46Moreover he
that goeth into the house aU the while
that it is shut up shall be unclean
until the even. 47And he that lieth
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and he that eateth in the house shall
wash his clothes. 48And if the priest
shaU come in, and look, and, behold, the
plague hath not spread in the house,
after the house was plastered; then
the priest shall pronounce the house
clean, because the plague is healed.
49And he shall take to cleanse the house
two birds, and cedar-wood, and scar
let, and hyssop. 60And he shaU kiU one
of the birds in an earthen vessel over
running water. 61And he shaU take
the cedar-wood, and the hyssop, and
the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip
them in the blood of the slain bird,
and in the running water, and sprinkle
the house seven times. 62And he shaU
cleanse 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. MBut he shaU let
go the living bird out of the city into
the open field; so shall he make atone
ment for the house; and it shaU be
clean. This is the law for aU manner of
plague of leprosy, and for a scall;
Kand for the leprosy of a garment, and
for a house; ^and for a rising, and for
a scab, and for a bright spot; "to
teach when it is unclean, and when it is
clean; this is the law of leprosy.
1 PL And the Lord spoke unto Moses
and to Aaron, saying: 2 Speak
unto the children of Israel, and say
unto them:
When any man hath an issue out
of his flesh, his issue is unclean. 3And
this shaU be his uncleanness in his issue :
whether his flesh run with his issue, or
his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is
his uncleanness. "Every bed whereon
he that hath the issue lieth shall be
unclean; and every thing whereon he
sitteth shall be unclean. 'And whoso

ever toucheth his bed shall wash his
clothes, and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the even. 6And
he that sitteth on any thing whereon
he that hath the issue sat shaU wash
his clothes, and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the even. 7And
he that toucheth the flesh of him that
hath the issue shall wash his clothes,
and bathe himseff in water, and be
unclean until the even. 8And if he
that hath the issue spit upon him that
is clean, then he shall wash his clothes,
and bathe himseff in water, and be
unclean until the even. 9And what
saddle soever he that hath the issue
rideth upon shall be unclean. "And
whosoever toucheth any thing that
was under him shaU be unclean until
the even; and he that beareth those
things shaU wash his clothes, and bathe
himself in water, and be unclean until
the even. "And whomsoever he that
hath the issue toucheth, without
having rinsed his hands in water, he
shall wash his clothes, and bathe him
seff in water, and be unclean until the
even. "And the earthen vessel, which
he that hath the issue toucheth, -shall
be broken; and every vessel of wood
shall be rinsed in water. "And when
he that hath an issue is cleansed of
his issue, then he shall number to him
self seven days for his cleansing, and
wash his clothes; and he shaU bathe
his flesh in running water, and shall
be clean. "And on the eighth day he
shaU take to him two turtle-doves,
or two young pigeons, and come be
fore the Lord unto the door of the
tent of meeting, and give them unto
the priest. "And the priest shall offer
them, the one for a sin-offering, and the
other for a burnt-offering; and the
priest shall make atonement for him
before the Lord for his issue.
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a man, then he shall bathe aU his
flesh in water, and be unclean until
the even. "And every garment, and
every skin, whereon is the flow of
seed, shaU be washed with water,
and be unclean until the even. The
woman also with whom a man shall
Ue carnaUy, they shaU both bathe
themselves in water, and be unclean
until the even.
"And if a woman have an issue,
and her issue in her flesh be blood, she
shaU be in her impurity seven days;
and whosoever toucheth her shaU be
unclean until the even. 20And every
thing that she heth upon in her im
purity shaU be unclean; every thing
also that she sitteth upon shall be
unclean. 21And whosoever toucheth
her bed shaU wash his clothes, and
bathe himseff in water, and be un
clean until the even. 22And whosoever
toucheth any thing that she sitteth
upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe
himself in water, and be unclean until
the even. ^And if he be on the bed,
or on any thing whereon she sitteth,
when he toucheth it, he shall be un
clean' until the even. 24And if any man
lie with her, and her impurity be upon
him, he shall be unclean seven days;
and every bed whereon he lieth shall
be unclean.
25And if a woman have an issue of
her blood many days not in the time
of her impurity, or if she have an issue
beyond the time of her impurity; all
the days of the issue of her unclean
ness she shaU be as in the days of her
impurity: she is unclean. 26Every bed
whereon she heth all the days of her
issue shall be unto her as the bed of
her impurity; and every thing whereon
she sitteth shaU be unclean, as the
uncleanness of her impurity. "And
whosoever toucheth those things
shall be unclean, and shaU wash his

clothes, and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the even. 28But
if she be cleansed of her issue, then
she shall number to herself seven days,
and after that she shall be clean.
29And on the eighth day she shall take
unto her two turtle-doves, or two young
pigeons, and bring them unto the
priest, to the door of the tent of meet
ing. 30And the priest shall offer the
one for a sin-offering, and the other
for a burnt-offering; and the priest
shaU make atonement for her before
the Lord for the issue of her unclean
ness. Thus shall ye separate the chil
dren of Israel from their uncleanness;
that they die not in their uncleanness,
when they defile My tabernacle that
is in the midst of them.
This is the law of him that hath
an issue, and of him from whom the
flow of seed goeth out, so that he is
unclean thereby; 33and of her that is
sick with her impurity, and of them
that have an issue, whether it be a
man, or a woman; and of him that lieth
with her that is unclean.
ma inns
1 Ct And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
after the death of the two sons
of Aaron, when they drew near before
the Lord, and died; 2and the Lord
said unto Moses: ' Speak unto Aaron
thy brother, that he come not at all
times into the holy place within the
veil, before the ark-cover which is
upon the arkj^that he die not; for I
appear in the cloud upon the ark-cover.
3Herewith shall Aaron come into the
holy place : with a young bullock for a
sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-
offering. 4He shall put on the holy
linen tunic, and he shall have the
linen breeches upon his flesh, and shaU
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with the linen mitre shall he be at
tired; they are the holy garments;
and he shall bathe his flesh in water,
and put them on. 6And he shaU
take of the congregation of the chil
dren of Israel two he-goats for a sin-
offering, and one ram for a burnt-
offering. 6And Aaron shaU present
the bullock of the sin-offering, which
is for himself, and make atonement for
himself, and for his house. 'And he
shall take the two goats, and set
them before the Lord at the door of
the tent of meeting. 8And Aaron shaU
cast lots upon the two goats: one lot
for the Lord, and the other lot for
Azazel. 9And Aaron shall present
the goat upon which the lot feU for
the Lord, and offer him for a sin-
offering. "But the goat, on which the
lot feU for Azazel, shaU be set alive
before the Lord, to make atonement
over him, to send him away for Azazel
into the wilderness. "And Aaron
shall present the bullock of the sin-
offering, which is for himself, and shaU
make atonement for himself, and for
his house, and shaU kill the bullock
of the sin-offering which is for him
self. "And he shall take a censer full
of coals of fire from off the altar before
the Lord, and his hands full of sweet
incense beaten small, and bring it
within the veil. "And he shaU put
the incense upon the fire before the
Lord, that the cloud of the incense
may cover the ark-cover that is upon
the testimony, that he die not. "And
he shall take of the blood of the bul
lock, and sprinkle it with his finger
upon the ark-cover on the east; and
before the ark-cover shaU he sprinkle
of the blood with his finger seven times.
"Then shall he kill the goat of the sin-
offering, that is for the people, and
bring his blood within the veil, and do
with his blood as he did with the blood

of the buUock, and sprinkle it upon the
ark-cover, and before the ark-cover.
"And he shall make atonement for
the holy place, because of the unclean-
nesses of the children of Israel, and
because of their transgressions, even
all their sins; and so shaU he do for the
tent of meeting, that dwelleth with
them in the midst of their unclean-
nesses. "And there shall be no man
in the tent of meeting when he goeth
in to make atonement in the holy
place, until he come out, and have
made atonement for himself, and for
his household, and for all the assembly
of Israel. "And he shaU go out unto
the altar that is before the Lord, and
make atonement for it; and shaU take
of the blood of the buUock, and of the
blood of the goat, and put it upon the
horns of the altar round about. "And
he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it
with his finger seven times, and
cleanse it, and haUow it from the un1
cleannesses of the children of Israel.
20And when he hath made an end of
atoning for the holy place, and the
tent of meeting, and the altar, he
shaU present the live goat. 21And
Aaron shall lay both his hands upon
the head of the Uve goat, and confess
over him all the iniquities of the chil
dren of Israel, and aU their transgres
sions, even aU their sins; and he shaU
put them upon the head of the goat,
and shaU send him away by the hand
of an appointed man into the wilder
ness. 22And the goat shall bear upon
him all their iniquities unto a land
which is cut off; and he shall let go the
goat in the wilderness. ^And Aaron
shaU come into the tent of meeting,
and shall put off the linen garments,
which he put on when he went into
the holy place, and shaU leave
them there. MAnd he shall bathe
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and put on his other Vestments,
and come forth, and offer his burnt-
offering and the burnt-offering of the
people, and make atonement for him
self and for the people. 25And the fat
Of the sin-offering shall he' make
smoke upon the altar. 26Arid he that
letteth go the goat for Azazel shaU
wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh
in water, and afterward he may come
into the camp. "And the bullock of
the sin-offering, and the goat of the
sin-offering, whose blood was brought
in to make atonement in the holy
place, shaU be carried forth . without
the camp; and they shall burn in the
fire their skins, and their flesh, and
their dung. 28And he that burneth
them shaU wash his clothes, and
bathe his flesh in water, and after
ward he may come into the camp.
29And it shall be a statute for ever
unto you: in the seventh month, on
the tenth day of the month, ye shaU
afflict your souls, and shall do no
manner of work, the home-born, or
the stranger that sojourneth among
you. 30For on this day shaU atone
ment be made for you, to cleanse you;
from all your sins shall ye be clean
before the Lord. 31It is a sabbath of
solemn rest unto you, and 'ye shall
afflict your souls; it is a statute for
ever. 32And the priest, who shall be
anointed and who shaU be consecrated
to be priest in his father's stead, shaU
make the atonement, and shaU put
on the Unen garments, even the holy
garments. 33And he shaU make atone
ment for the most holy place, and he
shall make atonement for the tent of
meeting and for the altar; and he
shaU make atonement for the priests
arid for all the people of the assembly.
MAnd this shall be an everlasting
statute unto you, to make atone
ment for the children of Israel be

cause of all their sins once in the year.'
And he did as the Lord commanded
Moses. ' '•¦¦''¦.
"j r7 And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 2Speak unto Aaron, and
unto his sons, and unto all the children
of Israel, and say unto thein: This is
the thing which the Lord hath com
manded, saying:
3What man soever there be of the
house of Israel, that kiUeth an ox,
or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or
that kiUeth it without the camp,
4and hath not brought it unto the
door of the tent of meeting, to
present it as an offering unto the
Lord before the tabernacle of the
Lord, blood shall be imputed -unto
that man; he hath shed blood; and
that man shall be cut off from among
his people. To the end that the
children of Israel may bring their
sacrifices, wliich they sacrifice in the
open field, even that they may bring
them unto the Lord, unto the door
of the tent of meeting, unto the priest,
and sacrifice them for sacrifices of
peace-offerings unto the Lord. 6And
the priest shall dash the blood against
the altar of the Lord at the door of
the tent of meeting, and make the fat
smoke for a sweet savour unto the
Lord. 7And they shaU no more sacri
fice their sacrifices unto the satyrs, after
whom they go astray. This shaU be
a statute for ever unto them through
out their generations.
8And thou shalt say unto them:
Whatsoever man there be of the
house of Israel, or of the strangers
that sojourn among them, that of
fereth a burnt-offering or sacrifice,
9and bringeth it not unto the door of
the tent of meeting, to sacrifice it un
to the Lord, even that man shall be
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"And whatsoever man there be of
the house of Israel, or of the strangers
that sojourn among them, that eateth
any manner of blood, I wiU set My
face against that soul that eateth
blood, and wiU cut him off from among
his people. "For the life of the flesh
is in the blood; and I have given it to
you upon the altar to make atonement
for your souls; for it is the blood that
maketh atonement by reason of the
life. "Therefore I said unto the
children of Israel: No soul of you shaU
eat blood, neither shall any stranger
thatsojourneth among you eat blood.
"And whatsoever man there be of
the children of Israel, or of the stran
gers that sojourn among them, that
taketh in hunting any beast or fowl
that may be eaten, he shall pour out
the blood thereof, and cover it with
dust. "For as to the life of aU flesh,
the blood thereof is all one with the
hfe thereof; therefore I said unto the
children of Israel: Ye shaU eat the
blood of no manner of flesh; for the
life of all flesh is the blood thereof;
whosoever eateth it shaU be cut off.
15And every soul that eateth that
which dieth of itself, or that which is
torn of beasts, whether he be home-
born or a stranger, he shall wash his
clothes, and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the even; then
shaU he be clean. "But if he wash
them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he
shall bear his iniquity.
1 Q And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 2Speak unto the children
of Israel, and say unto them :
I am the Lord your God. 3After
the doings of the land of Egypt, where
in ye dwelt, shaU ye not do; and after
the doings of the land of Canaan,
whither I bring you, shall ye not do;
neither shaU ye walk in their statutes.

4Mine ordinances shall ye do, and My
statutes shall ye keep, to walk therein:
I am the Lord your God. 6Ye shaU
therefore keep My statutes, and Mine
ordinances, which if a man do, he shaU
Uve by them: I am the Lord.
6None of you shall approach to any
that is near of kin to him, to uncover
their nakedness : I am the Lord.
The nakedness of thy father, and
the nakedness of thy mother, shalt
thou not uncover: she is thy mother;
thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
The nakedness of thy father's
wife shalt thou not uncover : it is thy
father's nakedness.
The nakedness of thy sister, the
daughter of thy father, or the daugh
ter of thy mother, whether born at
home, or born abroad, even their
nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
The nakedness of thy son's daugh
ter, or of thy daughter's daughter,
even their nakedness thou shalt not
uncover; for theirs is thine own naked
ness. "The nakedness of thy father's
wife's daughter, begotten of thy
father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not
uncover her nakedness.
"Thou shalt not uncover the naked
ness of thy father's sister: she is thy
father's near kinswoman.
Thou shalt not uncover the naked
ness of thy mother's sister; for she is
thy mother's near kinswoman.
Thou shalt not uncover the naked
ness of thy father's brother, thou
shalt not approach to his wife: she
is thine aunt.
Thou shalt not uncover the naked
ness of thy daughter-in-law: she is
thy son's wife; thou shalt not un
cover her nakedness.
"Thou shalt not uncover the naked
ness of thy brother's wife: it is thy
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uncover the nakedness of a woman
and her daughter; thou shalt not take
her son's daughter, or her daughter's
daughter, to uncover her nakedness:
they are near kinswomen; it is lewd
ness. "And thou shalt not take a
woman to her sister, to be a rival to
her, to uncover her nakedness, beside
the other in her life-time. "And thou
shalt not approach unto a woman to
uncover her nakedness, as long as she
is impure by her uncleanness. 2°And
thou shalt not lie carnally with thy
neighbour's wife, to defile thyself
with her. 21And thou shalt not give
any of thy seed to set them apart to
Molech, neither shalt thou profane
the name of thy God : I am the Lord.
Thou • shalt not lie with mankind,
as with womankind; it is abomination.
23 And thou shalt not lie with any beast
to defile thyself therewith; neither
shall any woman stand before a
beast, to he down thereto; it is per
version. ^Defile not ye yourselves in any of
these things; for in aU these the na
tions are defiled, which I cast out from
before you. 25And the land was de
filed, therefore I did visit the iniquity
thereof upon it, and the land vomited
out her inhabitants. 26Ye therefore
shaU keep My statutes and Mine ordi
nances, and shall not do any of these
abominations; neither the home-born,
nor the stranger that soj ourneth among
you — "for aU these abominations have
the men of the land done, that were
before you, and the land is defiled —
28that the land vomit not you out also,
when ye defile it, as it vomited out
the nation that was before you. 29For
whosoever shall do any of these abomi
nations, even the souls that do them
shall be cut off from among their
people. Therefore shall ye keep My
charge, that ye do not any of these

abominable customs, which were done
before you, and that ye defile not your
selves therein: I am the Lord your
God. Difflnp
1 Q And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 2Speak unto all the con
gregation of the children of Israel, and
say unto them:
Ye shaU be holy; for I the Lord
your God am holy. 3Ye shall fear
every man his mother, and his father,
and ye shaU keep My sabbaths; I am
the Lord your God. Turn ye not
unto the idols, nor make to yourselves
molten gods: I am the Lord your
God. 6And when ye offer a sacrifice of
peace-offerings unto the Lord, ye shall
offer it that ye may be accepted. 6It
shaU be eaten the same day ye offer
it, and on the morrow; and if aught
remain until the third day, it shall be
burnt with fire. 7And if it be eaten
at aU on the third day, it is a vile
thing; it shall not be accepted. 8But
every one that eateth it shall bear
his iniquity, because he hath pro
faned the holy thing of the Lord; and
that soul shaU be cut off from his
people. 9And when ye reap the harvest of
your land, thou shalt not wholly reap
the corner of thy field, neither shalt
thou gather the gleaning of thy har
vest. "And thou shalt not glean thy
vineyard, neither shalt thou gather
the faUen fruit of thy vineyard; thou
shalt leave them for the poor and for
the stranger: I am the Lord your God.
"Ye shall not steal; neither shaU ye
deal falsely, nor lie one to another.
"And ye shah not swear by My name
falsely, so that thou profane the name
of thy God: I am the Lord. Thou
shalt not oppress thy neighbour, nor
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shall not abide with thee all night
until the morning. "Thou shalt not
curse the deaf, nor put a stumbUng-
block before the blind, but thou shalt
fear thy God: I am the Lord. "Ye
shaU do no unrighteousness in judg
ment; thou shalt not respect the per
son of the poor, nor favour the person
of the mighty; but in righteousness
shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Thou shalt not go up and down as a
talebearer among thy people; neither
shalt thou stand idly by the blood of
thy neighbour : I am the Lord. Thou
shalt not hate thy brother in thy
heart; thou shalt surely rebuke thy
neighbour, and not bear sin because
of him. Thou shalt not take ven
geance, nor bear any grudge against the
children of thy people, but thou shalt
love thy neighbour as thyself: I am
the Lord. "Ye shall keep My stat
utes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle
gender with a diverse kind; thou
shalt not sow thy field with two kinds
of seed; neither shall there come upon
thee a garment of two kinds of stuff
mingled together. 20And whosoever
lieth carnally with a woman, that is a
bondmaid, designated for a man, and
not at aU redeemed, nor was freedom
given her; there shall be inquisition;
they shall not be put to death, be
cause she was not free. 2IAnd he shall
bring his forfeit unto the Lord, unto
the door of the tent of meeting, even
a ram for a guilt-offering. 22And the
priest shall make atonement for him
with the ram of the guilt-offering
before the Lord for bis sin which he
hath sinned; and he shall be forgiven
for his sin which he hath sinned. ¦
23And when ye shaU come into the
land, and shall have planted all man
ner of trees for food, then ye shaU
count the fruit thereof as forbidden;
three years shaU it be as forbidden

unto you; it shall not be eaten. MAnd
in the fourth year all the fruit thereof
shaU be holy, for giving praise unto
the Lord. 25But in the fifth year may
ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may
yield unto you more richly the in
crease thereof: I am the Lord your
God. 26Ye shaU not eat with the
blood; neither shall ye practise divina
tion nor soothsaying. "Ye shaU not
round the corners of your heads,
neither shalt thou mar the corners of
thy beard. 28Ye shaU not make any
cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor
imprint any marks upon you: I am
the Lord. 29Profane not thy daugh
ter, to make her a harlot, lest the land
faU into harlotry, and the land be
come fuU of lewdness. 30Ye shall keep
My sabbaths, and reverence My sanc
tuary: I am the Lord, Turn ye not
unto the ghosts, nor unto familiar
spirits; seek them not out, to be de
filed by them: I am the Lord your
God. Thou shalt rise up before the
hoary head, and honour the face of the
old man, and thou shalt fear thy God :
I am the Lord. 33And if a stranger
sojourn with thee in your land, ye
shall not do him wrong. The
stranger that sojourneth with you
shall be unto you as the home-born
among you, and thou shalt love him
as thyself; for ye were strangers in the
land of Egypt: I am the Lord your
God. 35Ye shall do no unrighteousness
in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or
in measure. 36Just balances, just
weights, a just ephah, and a just hin,
shaU ye have: I am the Lord your
God, who brought you out of the land
of Egypt. "And ye shaU observe aU
My statutes, and all Mine ordinances,
and do them: I am the Lord.
O A And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 2Moreover, thou shalt
say to the children of Israel:

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Whosoever he be of the children of
Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn
in Israel, that giveth of his seed unto
Molech; he shaU surely be put to
death; the people of the land shah
stone him with stones. 3I also wiU
set My face against that man, and
wiU cut him off from among his people,
because he hath given of his seed unto
Molech, to defile My sanctuary, and to
profane My holy name. 4And if the
people of the land do at aU hide their
eyes from that man, when he giveth
of his seed unto Molech, and put him
not to death; 6then I wiU set My face
against that man, and against his
family, and wiU cut Mm off, and aU
that go astray after him, to go astray
after Molech, from among their people.
6And the soul that turneth unto the
ghosts, and unto the famihar spirits,
to go astray after them, I wiU even
set My face against that soul, and wiU
cut him off from among his people.
7Sanctify yourselves therefore, and
be ye holy; for I am the Lord your
God. 8And keep ye My statutes, and
do them: I am the Lord who sanctify
you. 9For whatsoever man there be
that curseth his father or his mother
shaU surely be put to death; he hath
cursed his father or his mother; his
blood shaU be upon him. "And the
man that committeth adultery with
another man's wife, even he that com
mitteth adultery with his neighbour's
wife, both the adulterer and the
adulteress shaU surely be put to death.
"And the man that heth with his
father's wife — he hath uncovered his
father's nakedness — both of them
shaU surely be put to death; their
blood shah be upon them. "And if a
man Ue with his daughter-in-law, both
of them shaU surely be put to death;
they have wrought corruption; their
blood shall be upon them. "And if a

man Ue with mankind, as with woman
kind, both of them have committed
abomination: they shaU surely be
put to death; their blood shaU be
upon them. "And if a man take with
his wife also her mother, it is wicked
ness: they shaU be burnt with fire,
both he and they; that there be no
wickedness among you. "And if a
man Ue with a beast, he shaU surely
be put to death; and ye shaU slay the
beast. "And if a woman approach
unto any beast, and Ue down thereto,
thou shalt kiU the woman, and the
beast: they shaU surely be put to
death; their blood shaU be upon them.
"And if a man shaU take his sister, his
father's daughter, or his mother's
daughter, and see her nakedness, and
she see his nakedness: it is a shameful
thing; and they shaU be cut off in the
sight of the children of their people:
he hath uncovered his sister's naked
ness; he shaU bear his iniquity. "And
if a man shaU Ue with a woman having
her sickness, and shaU uncover her
nakedness — he hath made naked her
fountain, and she hath uncovered the
fountain of her blood — both of them
shall be cut off from among their
people. "And thou shalt not un
cover the nakedness of thy mother's
sister, nor of thy father's sister; for he
hath made naked his near kin; they
shaU bear their iniquity. 20And if a
man shaU Ue with his uncle's wife-
he hath uncovered his uncle's naked
ness — they shaU bear their sin; they
shall che childless. 21And if a man
shaU take his brother's wife, it is
impurity: he hath uncovered his
brother's nakedness; they shaU be
childless. 22Ye shaU therefore keep aU My
statutes, and aU Mine ordinances,
and do them, that the land, whither
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you not out. "3A«d ye shaU not walk
in the customs of the nation, which I
am casting out before you; for they
did aU these things, and therefore I
abhorred them. 24But I have said
unto you: 'Ye shall inherit their land,
and I wiU give if unto you to possess
it, a land flowing with milk and honey.'
I am the Lord your God, who have
set you apart from the peoples.
25Ye shaU therefore separate between
the clean beast and the unclean, and
between the unclean fowl and the
clean; and ye shaU not make your
souls detestable by beast, or by fowl,
or by any thing wherewith the
ground teemeth, which I have set
apart for you to hold unclean. MAnd
ye shaU be holy unto Me; for I the
Lord am holy, and have set you
apart from the peoples, that ye should
be Mine.
"A man also or a woman that
divineth by a ghost or a famiUar
spirit, shaU surely be put to death;
they shaU stone them with stones;
their blood shaU be upon them.
nas
OI And the Lord said unto Moses:
Speak unto the priests the sons
of Aaron, and say unto them:
There shall none defile himseff for the
dead among his people; 2except for his
kin, that is near unto him, for his
mother, and for his father, and for
his son, and for his daughter, and for
his brother; 3and for his sister a
virgin, that is near unto him, that
hath had no husband, for her may
he defile himself. 4He shaU not
defile himself, being a chief man
among his people, to profane himseff.
They shaU not make baldness upon
their head, neither shall they shave off
the corners of their beard, nor make
any cuttings in their flesh. They

shall be holy unto their God, and not
profane the name of their God; for
the offerings of the Lord made by
fire, the bread of their God, they do
offer; therefore they shaU be holy.
They shaU not take a woman that is
a harlot, or profaned; neither shall
they take a woman put away from her
husband; for he is holy unto his God.
Thou shalt sanctify him therefore;
for he offereth the bread of thy God;
he shaU be holy unto thee; for I the
Lord, who sanctify you, am holy.
9And the daughter of any priest, if
she profane herself by playing the
harlot, she profaneth her father:
she shaU be burnt with fire.
"And the priest that is highest
among his brethren, upon whose head
the anointing oU is poured, and that is
consecrated to put on the garments,
shaU not let the hair of his head go
loose, nor rend his clothes; "neither
shaU he go in to any dead body, nor
defile himself for his father, or for his
mother; "neither shaU he go out of the
sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary
of his God; for the consecration of the
anointing oil of his God is upon him:
I am the Lord. "And he shall take
a wife in her virginity. "A widow,
or one divorced, or a profaned woman,
or a harlot, these shaU he not take;
but a virgin of his own people shaU
he take to wife. "And he shaU not
profane his seed among his people;
for I am the Lord who sanctify him.
"And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 1 'Speak unto Aaron, saying:
Whosoever he be of thy seed through
out their generations that hath a
blemish, let him not approach to offer
the bread of his God. "For whatso
ever man he be that hath a blemish,
he shaU not approach: a bUnd man,
or a lame, or he that hath any thing
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"or a man that is broken-footed, or
broken-handed, 20or crook-backed,
or a dwarf, or that hath his eye
overspread, or is scabbed, or scurvy,
or hath his stones crushed; 2lno man of
the seed of Aaron the priest, that
hath a blemish, shaU come nigh to
offer the offerings of the Lord made
by fire; he hath a blemish; he shall
not come nigh to offer the bread of
his God. 22He may eat the bread of
his God, both of the most holy, and
of the holy. ^Only he shaU not go in
unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the
altar, because he hath a blemish;
that he profane not My holy places;
for I am the Lord who sanctify them.
^So Moses spoke unto Aaron, and to
his sons, and unto all the children of
Israel. O O And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying : 2Speak unto Aaron and
to his sons, that they separate them
selves from the holy things of the chil
dren of Israel, which they haUow unto
Me, and that they profane not My holy
name: I am the Lord. 3Say unto them :
Whosoever he be of aU your seed
throughout your generations, that
approacheth unto the holy things,
which the children of Israel hallow
unto the Lord, having his uncleanness
upon him, that soul shaU be cut off
from before Me: I am the Lord.
4What man soever of the seed of
Aaron is a leper, or hath an issue, he
shall not eat of the holy things,
until he be clean. And whoso touch
eth any one that is unclean by the
dead; or from whomsoever the flow
of seed goeth outj 6or whosoever
toucheth any swarming thing, where
by he may be made unclean, or a
man of whom he may take unclean
ness, whatsoever uncleanness he
hath; Hhe soul that toucheth any
such shaU be unclean until the even,

a That is, one who is not a priest.
146

and shall not eat of the holy things,
unless he bathe his flesh in water.
'And when the sun is down, he shall
be clean; and afterward he may eat
of the holy things, because it, is his
bread. That which dieth of itself,
or is torn of beasts, he shaU not
eat to defile himself therewith: I
am the Lord. They shall therefore
keep My charge, lest they bear sin
fpr it, and die therein, if they profane
it: I am the Lord who sanctify them.
There shaU no "common man eat
of the holy thing; a tenant of a priest,
or a hired servant, shaU not eat of
the holy thing. "But if a priest buy
any soul, the purchase of his money,
he may eat of it; and such as are
born in his house, they may eat of
his bread. "And if a priest's daughter
be married unto a common man,
she shaU not eat of that which is
set apart from the holy things.
"But if a priest's daughter be a
widow, or divorced, and have no
child, and is returned unto her
father's house, as in her youth,
she may eat of her father's bread;
but there shaU no common man
eat thereof. "And if a man eat of
the holy thing through error, then
he shall put the fifth part thereof
unto it, and shaU give unto the priest
the holy thing. "And they shaU not
profane the holy things of the chUdren
of Israel, which they set apart unto
the Lord; "and so cause them to
bear the iniquity that bringeth guilt,
when they eat their holy things;
for I am the Lord who sanctify them.
"And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: "Speak unto Aaron, and to
his sOns, and unto aU the children of
Israel, and say unto them:
Whosoever he be of the house of
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23.11

be any of their vows, or any of their
freewUl-offerings, which are brought
unto the Lord for a burnt-offering;
"that ye may be accepted, ye shaU
offer a male without blemish, of the
beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.
20But whatsoever hath a blemish, that
shaU ye not bring; for it shaU not be
acceptable for you. 21And whosoever
bringeth a sacrifice of peace-offerings
unto the Lord in fulfilment of a vow
clearly uttered, or for a freewill-
offering, of the herd or of the flock, it
shaU be perfect to be accepted; there
shaU be no blemish therein. 22Blind,
or broken, or maimed, or having a
wen, or scabbed, or scurvy, ye shah
not offer these unto the Lord, nor
make an offering by fire of them upon
the altar unto the Lord. ^Either a
buUock or a lamb that hath any thing
too long or too short, that mayest
thou offer for a freewiU-offering; but
for a vow it shaU not be accepted.
That which hath its stones bruised,
or crushed, or torn, or cut, ye shall
not offer unto the Lord; neither shall
ye do thus in your land. 26Neither
from the hand of a foreigner shall
ye offer the bread of your God of
any of these, because their corrup
tion is in them, there is a blemish
in them; they shaU not be accepted
for you.
/6And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: "When a buUock, or a sheep, or a
goat, is brought forth, then it shall be
seven days under the dam; but from
the eighth day and thenceforth it may
be accepted for an offering made by
fire unto the Lord. 28And whether
it be cow or ewe, ye shaU not kill it
and its young both in one day. 29And
when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanks
giving unto the Lord, ye shaU sacrifice
it that ye may be accepted. 30On the

same day it shall be eaten; ye shaU
leave none of it until the morning: I
am the Lord. 31And ye shaU keep My
commandments, and do them : I am the
Lord. S2And ye shaU not profane My
holy name; but I wiU be hallowed
among the children of Israel: I am the
Lord who hallow you, 33that brought
you out of the land of Egypt, to be
your God: I am the Lord.
O O And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 2Speak unto the chUdren
of Israel, and say unto them:
The appointed seasons of the Lord,
which ye shaU proclaim to be holy con
vocations, even these are My appointed
seasons. 3Six days shall work be done ;
but on the seventh day is a sabbath
of solemn rest, a holy convocation; ye
shaU do no manner of work; it is a
sabbath unto the Lord in aU your
dwellings. These are the appointed seasons of
the Lord, even holy convocations,
wliich ye shaU proclaim in their ap
pointed season. £In the first month,
on the fourteenth day of the month
at dusk, is the Lord's passover. 6And
on the fifteenth day of the same month
is the feast of unleavened bread unto
the Lord; seven days ye shaU eat un
leavened bread. vIn the first day ye
shaU have a holy convocation; ye shall
do no manner of servile work. 8And
ye shaU bring an offering made by fire
unto the Lord seven days; in the
seventh day is a holy convocation; ye
shaU do no manner of servile work.
9And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: "Speak unto the chUdren of
Israel, and say unto them:
When ye are come into the land which
I give unto you, and shall reap the har
vest thereof, then ye shall bring the
sheaf of the first-fruits of your harvest
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the sheaf before the Lord, to be
accepted for you; on the morrow
after the sabbath the priest shaU
wave it. "And in the day when ye
wave the sheaf, ye shall offer a he-
lamb without blemish of the first
year for a burnt-offering unto the
Lord. 13And the meal-offering there
of shall be two tenth parts of an
ephah of fine flour mingled with oil,
an offering made by fire unto the
Lord for a sweet savour; and the
drink-offering thereof shall be of wine,
the fourth part of a hin. "And ye
shaU eat neither bread, nor parched
corn, nor fresh ears, until this selfsame
day, until ye have brought the offer
ing of your God; it is a statute for
ever throughout your generations in
all your dwellings.
"And ye shaU count unto you from
the morrow after the "day of rest,
from the day that ye brought the
sheaf of the waving; seven weeks
shall there be complete; "even unto
the morrow after the seventh week
shall ye. number fifty days; and ye
shall present a new meal-offering
unto the Lord: "Ye shaU bring out
of your dwellings two wave-loaves of
two tenth parts of an ephah; they
shall be of fine flour, they shall be
baked with leaven, for first-fruits
unto the Lord. "And ye shall present
with the bread seven lambs, without
blemish of the first year, and one
young bullock, and two rams; they
shall be a burnt-offering unto the
Lord, with their meal-offering, and
their drink-offerings, even an offering
made by fire, of a sweet savour
unto the Lord. "And ye shall offer
one he-goat for a sin-offering, and
two he-lambs of the first year for a
sacrifice of peace-offerings. 20And
the priest shall wave them with the
bread of the first-fruits for a wave-

a Heb. sabbath.
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offering before the Lord, with the
two lambs; they shall be holy to the
Lord for the priest. 21And ye shall
make proclamation on the selfsame
day; there shaU be a holy convoca
tion unto you; ye shaU do no manner
of servile work; it is a statute for
ever in all your dweUings throughout
your generations.
22And when ye reap the harvest
of your land, thou shalt not wholly
reap the corner of thy field, neither
shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy
harvest; thou shalt leave them for
the poor, and for the stranger: I
am the Lord your God.
23And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 24Speak unto the children of
Israel, saying:
In the seventh month, in the first
day of the month, shaU be a solemn- rest
unto you, a memorial proclaimed with
the blast of horns, a holy convocation.-
25Ye shaU do no manner of servile
work; and ye shall bring an offering
made by fire unto the Lord.
26And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: "Howbeit on the tenth day of this
seventh month is the day of atone
ment; there shaU be a holy convoca
tion unto you, and ye shall afflict
your souls; and ye shaU bring an
offering made by fire unto the Lord.
28And ye shall do no manner of work
in that same day; for it is a day of
atonement, to make atonement for
you before the Lord your God.
29For whatsoever soul it be that shall
not be afflicted in that same day, he
shall be cut off from his people.
30And whatsoever soul it be that doeth
any manner of work in that same day,
that soul will I destroy from among
his people. 31Ye shall do no manner
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your dwellings. 32It shaU be unto you
a sabbath of solemn rest, and ye
shaU afflict your souls; in the ninth
day of the month at even, from even
unto even, shaU ye keep your sabbath.
33And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 34Speak unto the children of
Israel, saying:
On the fifteenth day of this seventh
month is the feast of tabernacles for
seven days unto the Lord. 360n the
first day shall be a holy convocation;
ye shall do no manner of servile work.
36geven days ye shall bring an offering
made by fire unto the Lord; on the
eighth day shaU be a holy convoca
tion unto you; and ye shaU bring an
offering made by fire unto the Lord;
it is a day of solemn assembly; ye
shall do no manner of servile work.
These are. the appointed seasons,
of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim
to be holy convocations,, to bring an
offering made by fire unto the Lord, a
burnt-offering, and a meal-offering,
a sacrifice, and drink-offerings, each
on its own day; 38beside the sabbaths
of the Lord, and beside your gifts,
and beside all your Vows, and be
side all your freewill-offerings, which
ye give unto the Lord.
39Howbeit on the fifteenth day of
the seventh month, when ye have
gathered in the fruits of the land, ye
shaU keep the feast of the Lord
seven days; on the first day shall be a
solemn rest, and on the eighth day
shaU be a solemn rest. 40And ye
shall take you on the first day the
fruit of goodly trees, branches of
palm-trees, and boughs of thick trees,
and wiUows of the brook, and
ye shall rejoice before the Lord your
God seven days. 41And ye shaU keep
it a feast unto the Lord seven
days in the year; it is a statute for
ever in your generations; ye shall

keep it in the seventh month. ^Ye
shaU dweU in booths seven days;
aU that are home-born in Israel
shall dwell in booths; ^that your
generations may know that I made the
children of Israel to dweU in booths,
when I brought them out of the land
of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
^And Moses declared unto the
children of Israel the appointed
seasons of the Lord.
O A And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 2'Command the children
of Israel, that they bring unto thee
pure oUve oil beaten for the fight, to
cause a lamp to burn continuaUy.
3Without the veil of the testimony, in
the tent of meeting, shall Aaron order
it from evening to morning before the
Lord continually; it shaU be a statute
for ever throughout your generations.
4He shall order the lamps upon the pure
candlestick before the Lord contin
ually. 6And thou shalt take fine flour,
and bake twelve cakes thereof: two
tenth parts of an ephah shaU be in
one cake. 6And thou shalt set them
in two rows, six in a row, upon the
pure table before the Lord. 'And
thou shalt put pure frankincense
with each row, that it may be to the
bread for a memorial-part, even an
offering made by fire unto the Lord.
8Every sabbath day he shall set it in
order before the Lord continually;
it is from the children of Israel, an
everlasting covenant. 9And it shaU
be for Aaron and his sons; and they
shall eat it in a holy place; for it
is most holy unto him of the offerings
of the Lord made by fire, a perpetual
due.' "And the son of an Israelitish
woman, whose father was an Egyp-

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tian, went out among the children of
Israel; and the son of the Israelitish
woman and a man of Israel strove
together in the camp. uAnd the son
of the Israehtish woman blasphemed
the Name, and cursed; and they
brought him unto Moses. And his
mother's name was Shelomith, the
daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.
"And they put him in ward, that it
might be declared unto them at the
mouth of the Lord.
"And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: "'Bring forth him that hath
cursed without the camp; and let all
that heard him lay their hands upon
his head, and let all the congregation
stone him. "And thou shalt speak
unto the children of Israel, saying:
Whosoever curseth his God shall
bear his sin. "And he that blas-
phemeth the name of the Lord, he
shaU surely be put to death; aU the
congregation shall certainly stone him;
as well the stranger, as the home-born,
when he blasphemeth the Name, shall
be put to death. "And he that smit
eth any man mortally shall surely be
put to death. "And he that smiteth
a beast mortally shall make it good:
life for hfe. "And if a man maim
his neighbour; as he hath done, so
shaU it be done to him : 20breach for
breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth;
as he hath maimed a man, so shall it
be rendered unto him. 21And he that
kiUeth a beast shall make it good; and
he that kiUeth a man shaU be put to
death. 22Ye shaU have one manner of
law, as weU for the stranger, as for
the home-born; for I am the Lord
your God.' ^And Moses spoke to
the children of Israel, and they
brought forth him that had cursed
out of the camp, and stoned him with
stones. And the children of Israel did
as the Lord commanded Moses.

nro
O PL And the Lord spoke unto Moses
in mount Sinai, saying: 2Speak
unto the children of Israel, and say
unto them:
When ye come into the land wliich
I give you, then shall the land keep
a sabbath unto the Lord. 3Six years
thou shalt sow thy field, and six years
thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and
gather in the produce thereof. 4But
in the seventh year shaU be a sab
bath of solemn rest for the land, a
sabbath unto the Lord; thou shalt
neither sow thy field, nor prune thy
vineyard. That which groweth of
itself of thy harvest thou shalt not
reap, and the grapes of thy undresse-d
vine thou shalt not gather; it shall
be a year of solemn rest for the land.
6And the sabbath-produce of the land
shaU be for food for you: for thee,
and for thy servant and for thy maid,
and for thy hired servant and for
the settler by thy side that sojourn
with thee; 'and for thy cattle, and
for the beasts that are in thy land,
shall aU the increase thereof be for
food. 8And thou shalt number seven sab
baths of years unto thee, seven times
seven years; and there shaU be unto
thee the days of seven sabbaths of
years, even forty and nine years.
Then shalt thou make proclamation
with the blast of the horn on the tenth
day of the seventh month; in the day
of atonement shall ye make proclama
tion with the horn throughout aU
your land. "And ye shaU haUow the
fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty
throughout the land unto aU the in
habitants thereof; it shaU be a jubilee
unto you; and ye shaU return every
man unto his possession, and ye shall
return every man unto his family.
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unto you; ye shaU not sow, neither
reap that which groweth of itself in
it, nor gather the grapes in it of the
undressed vines. "For it is a jubUee;
it shaU be holy unto you; ye shall eat
the increase thereof out of the field.
"In this year of jubilee ye shaU re
turn every man unto his possession.
"And if thou seU aught unto thy
neighbour, or buy of thy neighbour's
hand, ye shall not wrong one another.
"According to the number of years
after the jubilee thou shalt buy of
thy neighbour, and according unto
the number of years of the crops he
shaU seU unto thee. "According to
the multitude of the years thou shalt
increase the price thereof, and accord
ing to the fewness of the years thou
shalt diminish the price of it; for the
number of crops doth he seU unto
thee. 17And ye shaU not wrong one
another; but thou shalt fear thy God;
for I am the Lord your God. "Where
fore ye shaU do My statutes, and
keep Mine ordinances and do them;
and ye shall dweU in the land in safety.
"And the land shaU yield her fruit,
and ye shaU eat until ye have enough,
and dwell therein in safety. 20And
if ye shall say: 'What shaU we eat
the seventh year? behold, we may
not sow, nor gather in our increase';
^then I wiU command My blessing
upon you in the sixth year, and it
shaU bring forth produce for the three
years. 22And ye shaU sow the eighth
year, and eat of the produce, the old
store; until the ninth year, until her
produce come in, ye shaU eat the old
store. MAnd the land shaU not be
sold in perpetuity; for the land is
Mine; for ye are strangers and settlers
with Me. MAnd in aU the land of your
possession ye shaU grant a redemp
tion for the land.
25If thy brother be waxen poor, and

seU some of his possession, then shall
his kinsman that is next unto him
come, and shaU redeem that which
his brother hath sold. 26And if a man
have no one to redeem it, and he
be waxen rich and find sufficient means
to redeem it; "then let him count the
years of the sale thereof, and restore
the overplus unto the man to whom he
sold it; and he shaU return unto his
possession. 28But if he have not
sufficient means to get it back for
himself, then that which he hath sold
shaU remain in the hand of him that
hath bought it until the year of jubi
lee; and in the jubilee it shall go out,
and he shaU return unto his posses
sion. 29And if a man sell a dwelling-house
in a waUed city, then he may redeem
it within a whole year after it is
sold; for a fuU year shall he have the
right of redemption. 30And if it be
not redeemed within the space of
a fuU year, then the house that is
in the walled city shaU be made sure
in perpetuity to him that bought
it, throughout his generations; it shall
not go out in the jubilee. 31But the
houses of the viUages which have no
wall round about them shaU be reck
oned with the fields of the country;
they may be redeemed, and they shaU
go out in the jubilee. 32But as for
the cities of the Levites, the houses
of the cities of their possession, the
Levites shall, have a perpetual right
of redemption. 33And if a man pur
chase of the Levites, then the house
that was sold in the city of his posses
sion, shaU go out in the jubUee; for
the houses of the cities of the Levites
are their possession among the chil
dren of Israel. MBut the fields of the
open land about their cities may not
be sold; for that is their perpetual
possession.

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35And if thy brother be waxen poor,
and his means fail with thee; then
thou shalt uphold him: as a stranger
and a settler shaU he Uve with thee.
Take thou no interest of him or in
crease; but fear thy God; that thy
brother may Uve with thee. "Thou
shalt not give him thy money up
on interest, nor give him thy vict
uals for increase. 38I am the Lord
your God, who brought you forth
out of the land of Egypt, to give
you the land of Canaan, to be your
God. ' 39And if thy brother be waxen poor
with thee, and sell himself unto thee,
thou shalt not make him to serve as
a bondservant. 40As a hired servant,
and as a settler, he shaU be with
thee; he shall serve with thee unto
the year of jubilee. Then shall he
go out from thee, he and his children
with him, and shall return unto his
own family, and unto the possession
of his fathers shaU he return. ^For
they are My servants, whom I brought
forth out of the land of Egypt; they
shaU not be sold as bondmen. Thou
shalt not rule over him with rigour;
but shalt fear thy God. ^And as for
thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids,
whom thou mayest have : of the nations
that are round about you, of them
shall ye buy bondmen and bond
maids. ^Moreover of the children
of the strangers that do sojourn
among you, of them may ye buy,
and of their families that are with
you, which they have begotten in
your land; and they may be your
possession. ^And ye may make them
an inheritance for your children after
you, to hold for a possession: of them
may ye take your bondmen for ever;
but over your brethren the children
of Israel ye shaU not rule, one over
another, with rigour.

47 And if a stranger who is a settler
with thee be waxen rich, and thy
brother be waxen poor beside him,
and seU himseff unto the stranger
who is a settler with thee, or to the
offshoot of a stranger's family, ^after
that he is sold he may be redeemed;
one of his brethren may redeem him;
49or his uncle, or his uncle's son, may
redeem him, or any that is nigh of
kin unto him of his family may re
deem him; or if he be waxen rich, he
may redeem himseff. 60And he shall
reckon with him that bought him
from the year- that he sold himself
to him unto the year of jubilee; and
the price of his sale shaU be accord
ing unto the number of years; accord
ing to the time of a hired servant shall
he be with him. 61If there be yet many
years, according unto them he shall
give back the price of his redemption
out of the money that he was bought
for. 62And if there remain but few
years unto the year of jubUee, then
he shaU reckon with him; according
unto his years shaU he give back the
price of his redemption. "As a serv
ant hired year by year shaU he be
with him; he shah not rule with rigour
over him in thy sight. MAnd if he
be not redeemed by any of these
means, then he shall go out in the
year of jubilee, he, and his children
with him. MFor unto Me the chil
dren of Israel are servants; they are
My servants whom I brought forth
out of the land of Egypt: I am the
Lord your God.
Og Ye shaU make you no idols,
neither shaU ye rear you up a
graven image, or a piUar, neither
shaU ye place any figured stone in
your land, to bow down unto it; for
I am the Lord your God. 2Ye shall
keep My sabbaths, and reverence My
sanctuary: I am the Lord.

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viprn
3If ye walk in My statutes, and keep
My commandments, and do them;
¦then I wiU give your rains in their
season, and the land shaU yield her
produce, and the trees of the field
shaU yield their fruit. 6And your
threshing shaU reach unto the vintage,
and the vintage shaU reach unto the
sowing time; and ye shaU eat your
bread until ye have enough, and
dweU in your land safely. 6And I
will give peace in the land, and ye
shaU fie down, and none shaU make
you afraid; and I wiU cause evil
beasts to cease out of the land, neither
shaU the sword go through your land.
7And ye shaU chase your enemies,
and they shaU faU before you by the
sword. 8And five of you shaU chase
a hundred, and a hundred of you shaU
chase ten thousand; and your enemies
shaU faU before you by the sword.
9And I wiU have respect unto you, and
make you fruitful, and multiply you;
and wiU estabhsh My covenant with
you. "And ye shaU eat old store
long kept, and ye shaU bring forth
the old from before the new. "And
I wiU set My tabernacle among you,
and My soul shaU not abhor you.
"And I will walk among you, and wiU
be your God, and ye shaU be My
people. "I am the Lord your God,
who brought you forth out of the land
of Egypt, that ye should not be their
bondmen; and I have broken the bars
of your yoke, and made you go up
right. "But if ye wiU not hearken unto
Me, and will not do aU these com
mandments; "and if ye, shaU reject
My statutes, and if your soul abhor
Mine ordinances, so that ye wiU not
do all My commandments, but break
My covenant; "I also will do this unto

you: I wiU appoint terror over you,
even consumption and fever, that-
shaU make the eyes to faU, and the
soul to languish; and ye shaU sow
your seed in vain, for your enemies
shaU eat it. "And I will set My face
against you, and ye shaU be smitten
before your enemies; they that hate
you shaU rule over you; and ye shaU
flee when none pursueth you. "And
if ye wiU not yet for these things
hearken unto Me, then I wiU chastise
you seven times more for your sins.
"And I wiU break the pride of your
power; and I wiU make your heaven
as iron, and your earth as brass.
20 And your strength shaU be spent in
vain; for your land shaU not yield
her produce, neither shaU the trees
of the land yield their fruit. ^And
if ye walk contrary unto Me, and will
not hearken unto Me; I wiU bring
seven times more plagues upon you
according to your sins. 22And I wiU
send the beast of the field among you,
which shaU rob you of your children,
and destroy your cattle, and make
you few in number; and your ways
shaU become desolate. MAnd if in
spite of these things ye wiU not be
corrected unto Me, but wiU walk con
trary unto Me; ^hen wiU I also walk
contrary unto you; and I will smite
you, even I, seven times for your sins.
'"And I wiU bring a sword upon you,
that shaU execute the vengeance of
the covenant; and ye shaU be gathered
together within your cities; and I
wiU send the pestilence among you;
and ye shaU be delivered into the
hand of the enemy. ^When I break
your staff of bread, ten women shall
bake your bread in one oven, and they
shaU deUver your bread again by
weight; and ye shaU eat, and not be
satisfied. 27 And if ye will not for all this

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hearken unto Me, but walk contrary
unto Me; 28then I wiU walk contrary
unto you in fury; and I also wiU
chastise you seven times for your sins.
"And ye shaU eat the flesh of your
sons, and the flesh of your daughters
shaU ye eat. 30And I wiU destroy your
high places, and cut down your sun-
piUars, and cast your carcasses upon
the carcasses of your idols; and My
soul shall abhor you. 31And I wiU
make your cities a waste, and wiU
bring your sanctuaries unto desolation,
and I will not smeU the savour of
your sweet odours. 32And I wUl
bring the land into desolation; and
your enemies that dwell therein shaU
be astonished at it. 33And you will
I scatter among the nations, and I
wiU draw out the sword after you;
and your land shall be a desola
tion, and your cities shall be a waste.
Then shall the land be paid her sab
baths, as long as it heth desolate, and
ye are in your enemies' land; even
then shall the land rest, and repay
her sabbaths. 35As long as it heth
desolate it shall have rest; even the
rest which it had not in your sab
baths, when ye dwelt upon it.
36And as for them that are left of
you, I will send a faintness into their
heart in the lands of their enemies;
and the sound of a driven leaf shall
chase them; and they shaU flee, as
one fleeth from the sword; and they
shall fall when none pursueth. . . "And
they shall stumble one upon another,:
as it were before the sword, when
none pursueth; and ye shaU have no
power to stand before your enemies.
38And ye shall perish among the na
tions, and the land of your enemies
shaU eat you up. 39And they that are
left of you shall pine away in their
iniquity in your enemies' lands; and
also in the iniquities of their fathers

shaU they pine away with them.
40And they shaU confess their iniquity,
and the iniquity of their fathers, in
their treachery which they: committed
against Me, and also that they have
walked contrary unto Me. 41I also
wiU walk contrary unto them,' and
bring them into the land of their
enemies; if then perchance their un
circumcised heart be humbled, and
they then be paid the. punishment of
their iniquity; ^then wiU I remember
My covenant with Jacob, and also
My covenant with Isaac, and also My
covenant with Abraham wiU I remem
ber; and I will remember the land.
43For the land shaU Ue forsaken without
them, and shaU be paid her sabbaths,
while she heth desolate without them;
and they shaU be paid the punishment
of their iniquity; because, even be
cause they rejected Mine ordinances,
and their soul abhorred My statutes.
^And yet for aU that, when they are
in the land of their enemies, I wiU not,
reject them, neither wiU I abhor them,
to destroy them utterly, and to break
My covenant with them; for I am the
Lord their God. 46But I will for their
sakes remember the covenant of their
ancestors, whom I brought forth out
of the land of Egypt in the sight of
the nations, that I might be their
God: I am the Lord.
These are the statutes and or
dinances and laws, which the Lord
made between Him and the children
of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand
of Moses.
O 7 And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 2Speak unto the chil
dren of Israel, and say unto them:
When a man shall clearly utter
a vow of persons unto the Lord,
according to thy valuation, 3then
thy valuation shaU be for the male

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from twenty years old even unto
sixty years old, even thy valuation
shaU be fifty shekels of silver, after the
shekel of the sanctuary. 4And if
it be a female, then thy valuation
shaU be thirty shekels. 5And if it be
from five years old even unto twenty
years old, then thy valuation shaU be
for the male twenty shekels, and for
the female ten shekels. 6And if it
be from a month old even unto five
years old, then thy valuation shall be
for the male five shekels of silver,
and for the female thy valuation shall
be three shekels of silver. 'And if it
be from sixty years old and upward:
if it be a male, then thy valuation
shaU be fifteen shekels, and for the
female ten shekels. 8But if he be too
poor for thy valuation, then he shall be
set before the priest, and the priest shaU
value him; according to the means of
him that vowed shall the priest value
him. 9And if it be a beast, whereof men
bring an offering unto the Lord, aU
that any man giveth of such unto
the Lord shaU be holy. "He shaU
not alter it, not change it, a good for
a bad, or a bad for a good; and if he
shall at all change beast for beast,
then both it and that for which it is
changed shaU be holy. "And if it be
any unclean beast, of which they
may not bring an offering unto the
Lord, then he shall set the beast be
fore the priest. "And the priest shall
value it, whether it be good or bad;
as thou the priest valuest it, so shall
it be. "But if he will indeed redeem it,
then he shaU add the fifth part there
of unto thy valuation.
"And when a man shaU sanctify
his house to be holy unto the Lord,
then the priest shaU value it, whether
it be good or bad; as the priest shall
value it, so shaU it stand. "And if

he that sanctified it will redeem his
house, then he shaU add the fifth
part of the money of thy valuation
unto it, and it shaU be his.
"And if a man shall sanctify unto
the Lord part of the field of his pos
session, then thy valuation shall be
according to the sowing thereof; the
sowing of a homer of barley shall
be valued at fifty shekels of silver.
"If he sanctify his field from the year
of jubilee, according to thy valuation
it shaU stand. "But if he sanctify
his field after the jubilee, then the
priest shaU reckon unto him the
money according to the years that
remain unto th.e year of jubilee, and
an abatement shaU be made from thy
valuation. "And if he that sanctified
the field will indeed redeem it, then
he shaU add the fifth part of the money
of thy valuation unto it, and it shall
be assured to him. 20And if he will
not redeem the field, or if he have sold
the field to another man, it shaU not
be redeemed any more. 21But the
field, when it goeth out in the jubilee,
shall be holy unto the Lord, as a field
devoted; the possession thereof shall
be the priest's. 22And if he sanctify
unto the Lord a field which he hath
bought, wliich is not of the field of
his possession; 23then the priest shall
reckon unto him the worth of thy
valuation unto the year of jubilee;
and he shaU give thy valuation in
that day, as a holy thing unto the
Lord. 24In the year of jubilee the
field shaU return unto him of whom
it was bought, even to him to whom
the possession of the land belongeth.
25And all thy valuations shaU be ac
cording to the shekel of the sanctuary;
twenty gerahs shaU be the shekel.
26Howbeit the firstUng among beasts,
which is born as a firstling to the
Lord, no man shaU sanctify it;

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whether it be ox or sheep, it is the
Lord's. "And ff it be of an unclean
beast, then he shaU ransom it aecordr
ing to thy valuation, . and shah add
unto it the fifth part thereof; or if it
be not redeemed, then it shaU be
sold according to thy valuation.
^Notwithstanding, no devoted thing,
that a man may devote unto the
Lord of all that he hath, whether
of man or beast, or of the field of his
possession, shaU be sold or redeemed;
every devoted thing is most holy
unto the Lord. "None devoted,
that may be devoted of men, shall
be ransomed; he shall surely be put
to death.
30And aU the tithe of the land,

whether of the seed of the land, or
of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's;
it is holy unto the Lord. 31And if a
man wiU redeem aught of his tithe,
he shaU add unto it the fifth part
thereof. 32And all the tithe of the herd
or the flock, whatsoever passeth under
the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto
the Lord. 33He shall not inquire
whether it be good or bad, neither
shaU he change it; and if he change
it at aU, then both it and that for
which it is changed shaU be holy;
it shall not be redeemed.
These are the commandments,
which the Lord commanded Moses
for the children of Israel in mount
Sinai.

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NUMBERS

"j And the Lord spoke unto Moses
in the wilderness of Sinai, in the
tent of meeting, on the first day of the
second month,; in the second year
after they were come out of the land
of Egypt, saying: Take ye the sum
of all the congregation of the children
of Israel, by their families, by their
fathers' houses, according to the num
ber of names, every male, by their
poUs; 3from twenty years old and up
ward, all that are able to go forth to
war in Israel: ye shall number them
by their hosts, even thou and Aaron.
4And with you there shaU be a man
of every tribe, every one head of his
fathers' house. 6And these are the
names of the men that shall stand
with you: of Reuben, Elizur the son
of Shedeur. 6Of Simeon, Shelumiel
the son of Zurishaddai. 'Of Judah,
Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
80f Issachar, Nethanel the son of
Zuar. 9Of Zebulun, Eliab the son of
Helon. "Of the children of Joseph:
of Ephraim, Ehshama the son of
Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel
the son of Pedahzur. "Of Benjamin,
Abidan the son of Gideoni. "Of
Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
130f Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran.
"Of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
"Of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.'
These were the elect of the congre
gation, the princes of the tribes of
their fathers; they were the heads of
the thousands of Israel. "And Moses
and Aaron took these men that are
pointed out by name. "And they

assembled all the congregation to
gether on the first day of the second
month, and they declared their pedi
grees after their families, by their
fathers' houses, according to the num
ber of names, from twenty years old
and upward, by their poUs. "As the
Lord commanded Moses, so did he
number them in the wilderness of
Sinai. 20And the children of Reuben, Is
rael's first-born, their generations, by
their f amiUes, by their fathers' houses,
according to the number of names, by
their poUs, every male from twenty
years old and upward, all that were
able to go forth to war; 21 those that
were numbered of them, of the tribe
of Reuben, were forty and six thou
sand and five hundred.
220f the children of Simeon, their
generations, by their families, by their
fathers' houses, those that were num
bered thereof, according to the number
of names, by their polls, every male
from twenty years old and upward,
all that were able to go forth to war;
^those that were numbered of them,
of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and
nine thousand and three hundred.
M0f the children of Gad, their gen
erations, by their famihes, by their
fathers' houses, according to the num
ber of names, from twenty years old
and upward, all that were able to go
forth to war; 25those that were num
bered of them, of the tribe of Gad,
were forty and five thousand six hun
dred and fifty.

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260f the children of Judah, their gen
erations, by their famihes, by their
fathers' houses, according to the num
ber of names, from twenty years old
and upward, all that were able to go
forth to war; "those that were num
bered of them, of the tribe of Judah,
were threescore and fourteen thousand
and six hundred.
280f the children of Issachar, their
generations, by their famihes, by their
fathers' houses, according to the num
ber of names, from twenty years old
and upward, all that were able to go
forth to war; 29those that were num
bered of them, of the tribe of Issachar,
were fifty and four thousand and four
hundred. 30Of the children of Zebulun, their
generations, by their families, by their
fathers' houses, according to the num
ber of names, from twenty years old
and upward, all that were able to go
forth to war; 31those that were num
bered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun,
were fifty and seven thousand and four
hundred. 320f the children of Joseph, namely,
of the children of Ephraim, their gen
erations, by their famihes, by their
fathers' houses, according to the num
ber of names, from twenty years old
and upward, all that were able to go
forth to war; 33those that were num
bered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim,
were forty thousand and five hundred.
340f the children of Manasseh, their
generations, by their families, by their
fathers' houses, according to the num
ber of names, from twenty years old
and upward, all that were able to go
forth to war; 35those that were num
bered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh,
were thirty and two thousand and two
hundred. 360f the children of Benjamin, their
generations, by their families, by their

fathers' houses, according to the num
ber of names, from twenty years old
and upward, all that were able to go
forth to war; "those that were num
bered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin,
were thirty and five thousand and
four hundred.
380f the children of Dan, their gen
eration's, by their families, by their '
fathers' houses, according to the num
ber of names, from twenty years old
and upward, aU that were able to go
forth to war; 39those that were num
bered of them, of the tribe of Dan,
were threescore and two thousand and
seven hundred.
4°0f the children of Asher, their gen
erations, by their famihes, by their
fathers' houses> according to the num
ber of names, from twenty years old
and upward, all that were able to go
forth to war; ^those that were num
bered of them, of the tribe of Asher,
were forty and one thousand and five
hundred. ^Of the children of Naphtali, their
generations, by their families, by their
fathers' houses, according to the nurii-
ber of names, from twenty years old
and upward, all that were able to go
forth to war; ^those that were num
bered of them, of the tribe of Naphtali,
were fifty and three thousand and four
hundred. These are those that were num
bered, which Moses and Aaron num
bered, and the princes of Israel, being
twelve men; they were each one for
his fathers' house. 45And all those
that were numbered of the children
of Israel by their fathers' houses,
from twenty years old and upward,
all that were able to go forth to war in
Israel; ^even all those that were num
bered were six hundred thousand and
three thousand and five hundred and
fifty. 47But the Levites after the

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tribe of their fathers were not num
bered among them.
48And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 49'Howbeit the tribe of Levi
thou shalt not number, neither shalt
thou take the sum of them among
the children of Israel; 60but appoint
thou the Levites over the tabernacle
of the testirnony, and over all the
furniture thereof, and over aU that
belongeth to it; they shaU bear the
tabernacle, and all the furniture
thereof; arid they shall minister unto
it, and shall encamp round about the
tabernacle. 61And when the tabernacle
setteth forward, the Levites shaU take
it down; and when the tabernacle is to
be pitched, the Levites shaU set it
up; and the common man that draw-
eth nigh shaU be put to death. 62And
the children of IsraelshaU pitch their
tents, every man with his own camp,
and every man with his own standard,
according to their hosts. MBut the
Levites shall pitch round about the
tabernacle of the testimony, that there
be no wrath upon the congregation of
the children of Israel; and the Levites
shall keep the charge of the tabernacle
of the testimony. ' Thus did the chil
dren of Israel; according to all that
the Lord commanded Moses, so did
they. O And the Lord spoke unto Moses
and unto Aaron, saying: The
children of Israel shall pitch by their
fathers' houses; every man with his
own standard, according to the en
signs; a good way off shall they pitch
round about the tent of meeting.
3Now those that pitch on the east
side toward the sunrising shaU be
they of the standard of the camp of
Judah, according to their hosts;
the prince of the children of Judah
being Nahshon the son of Ammina-
dab, 4and his host, and those that

were numbered of them, threescore
and fourteen thousand and six hun
dred; 6and those that pitch next unto
him shall be the tribe of Issachar; the
prince of the children of Issachar being
Nethanel the son of Zuar, 6and his-
host, even those that were numbered
thereof, fifty and four thousand and
four hundred; 'and the tribe of Zeb-'
ulun; the prince of the children of Zeb
ulun being Eliab the son of Helon,-
8and his host, and those that were
numbered thereof, fifty and seven
thousand and four hundred; 9aU that
were numbered of the camp of Judah
being a hundred thousand and four
score thousand and six thousand and
four hundred, according to their hosts;
they shaU set forth first.
"On the south side shaU be the
standard of the camp of Reuben ac
cording to their hosts; the prince of
the children of Reuben being Elizur
the son of Shedeur, "and his host,-
and those that were numbered there^
of, forty and six thousand and five
hundred; "and those that pitch
next unto him shaU be the tribe of
.Simeon; the prince of the children of
Simeon being Shelumiel the son of
Zurishaddai, "and his host, and those
that were numbered of them, fifty
and nine thousand and three hundred;
"and the tribe of Gad; the prince of
the childreri of Gad being Eliasaph
the son of Reuel, "and his host, even
those that were numbered of them,
forty and. five thousand and six hun
dred and fifty; "all that were num
bered of the camp of Reuben being
a hundred thousand and fifty and one
thousand and four hundred and fifty,
according to their hosts; and they
shall set forth second.
Then the tent of meeting, with
the camp of the Levites, shall set
forward in the midst of the camps;

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as they eneamp, so shall they set
forward, every man in his place; by
their standards.
"On the west side shaU be the
standard of the camp of Ephraim
according to their hosts; the prince of
the children of Ephraim being Elish-
ama the son of Ammihud, "and his
host, and those that were numbered
of them, forty thousand and five hun
dred; 20and next unto him shaU be the
tribe of Manasseh; the prince of the
children of Manasseh being Gamaliel
the son of Pedahzur, 21and his host,
and those that were numbered of them,
thirty and two thousand and two hun
dred; 22and the tribe of Benjamin; the
prince of the children of Benjamin be
ing Abidan the son of Gideoni, ^and
his host,; and those that were num
bered of them, thirty and five thou
sand and four hundred; 24aU that were
numbered of the camp of Ephraim
being a hundred thousand and eight
thousand and a hundred, according
to their hosts; and they shaU set forth
third. 250n the north side shall be the
standard of the camp of Dan according
to their hosts; the prince of the chil
dren of Dan being Ahiezer the son of
Ammishaddai, 26and his host, and
those that were numbered of them,
threescore and two thousand and seven
hundred; "and those that pitch next
unto him shaU be the tribe of Asher;
the prince of the children of Asher be
ing Pagiel the son of Ochran, 28and his
host, and those that were numbered of
them, forty and one thousand and five
hundred; 29and the tribe of Naphtah;
the prince of the children of Naphtah
being Ahira the son of Enan, 30and his
host, and those that were numbered of
them, fifty and three thousand and
four hundred; 3lall that were numbered
of the camp of Dan being a hundred

thousand and fifty and seven thousand
and six hundred; they shaU set forth
hindmost by their standards.'
These are they that were num
bered of the children of Israel by
their fathers' houses; all that were
numbered of the camps according to
their hosts were six hundred thousand
and three thousand and five hundred
and fifty. 33But the Levites were not
numbered among the children of Is
rael; as the Lord commanded Moses.
Thus did the children of Israel: ac
cording to aU that the Lord com
manded' Moses, so they pitched by
their standards, and so they set for
ward, each one according to its fami
lies, and according to its fathers'
houses, s
O Now these are the generations of
Aaron and Moses in the day- that
the Lord spoke with Moses in mount
Sinai. 2And these are the names of the
sons of Aaron: Nadab the first-born,
and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
These are the names of the sons of
Aaron, the priests that were anointed,
whom he consecrated to minister in
the priest's office. 4And Nadab and
Abihu died before the Lord, when they
offered strange fire before the Lord,
in the wilderness of Sinai, and they
had no children; and Eleazar and
Ithamar ministered in the priest's
office in the presence of Aaron their
father. 6And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 6 'Bring the tribe of Levi near,
and set them before Aaron the priest,
that they may minister unto him.
7And they shall keep his charge, and
the charge of the whole congregation
before the tent of meeting, to do the
service of the tabernacle. 8And they
shall keep all the furniture of the tent
of meeting, and the charge of the ,
children of Israel, to do the service of

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the tabernacle. 9And thou shalt give
the Levites unto Aaron and to his
sons; they are whoUy given unto him
from the children of Israel. "And
thou shalt appoint Aaron and his
sons, that they may keep their priest
hood; and the common man that
draweth nigh shaU be put to death.'
"And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: "'And I, behold, I have taken
the Levites from among the children
of Israel instead of every first-born
that openeth the womb among the
chUdren of Israel;, and the Levites
shaU be Mine; "for aU the first
born are Mine: on the day that I
smote all the first-born in the land
of Egypt I hallowed unto Me all the
first-born in Israel, both man and
beast, Mine they shaU be: I am the
Lord.' "And the Lord spoke unto Moses
in the wilderness of Sinai, saying:
"'Number the children of Levi by
their fathers' houses, by their famihes;
every male from a month old and up
ward shalt thou number them.' "And
Moses numbered them according to
the word of the Lord, as he was com
manded. "And these were the sons
of Levi by their names: Gershon, and
Kohath, and Merari. "And these
are the names of the sons of Gershon
by their famihes: Libni and Shimei.
"And the sons of Kohath by their
famihes: Amram and Izhar, Hebron
and Uzziel. 20And the sons of Merari
by their families: Mahli.and Mushi.
These are the famihes of' the Levites
according to their fathers' houses.
21Of Gershon was the family of the
Libnites, and the family of the
Shimeites; these are the families of
the Gershonites. Those that were
numbered of them, according to the
number of aU the males, from a
month old and upward, even those

that were numbered of them were
seven thousand and five hundred.
The families of ' the Gershonites
were to pitch behind the tabernacle
westward; 24the prince of the fathers'
house of the Gershonites being Elia-
saph the son of Lael, 25and the charge
of the sons of Gershon in the tent of
meeting the tabernacle, and the Tent,
the covering thereof, and the screen
for the door of the tent of meeting,
26and the hangings of the court, and
the screen for the door of the court —
which is by the tabernacle, and by
the altar, round about — and the cords
of it, even whatsoever pertaineth to
the service thereof.
"And of Kohath was the family of
the Amramites, and the family of the
Izharites, and the family of the
Hebronites, and the family of the
Uzzielites; these are the famiUes of the
Kohathites : 28according to the number ,
of aU the males, from a month old and
upward, eight thousand and six hun
dred, keepers of the charge of the
sanctuary. The families of the sons
of Kohath were to pitch on the side of
the tabernacle southward; 30the prince
of the fathers' house of the families of
the Kohathites being Efizaphan the
son of Uzziel, 31and their charge - the
ark, and the table, and the candlestick,
and the altars, and the vessels of the
sanctuary wherewith the priests min
ister, and the screen, and aU that per
taineth to the service thereof; 32Eleazar
the son of Aaron the priest being prince
of the princes of the Levites, and hav
ing the oversight of them that keep
the charge of the sanctuary.
330f Merari was the family of the
Mahhtes, and the family of the'Mu-
shites; these are the families of Merari.
34And those that were numbered of
them, according to the number of all
the males, from a month old and up-

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ward, were six thousand and two hun
dred; 35the prince of the fathers' house
of the families of Merari being Zuriel
the son of Abihail; they were to pitch
on the side of the tabernacle north
ward; 36the appointed charge of the
sons of Merari being the boards of the
tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and
the pillars thereof, and the sockets
thereof, and all the instruments there
of, and all that pertaineth to the serv
ice thereof; "and the piUars of the
court round about, and their sockets,
and their pins, and their cords. 38And
those that were to pitch before the
tabernacle eastward, before the tent
of meeting toward the sunrising, were
Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keep
ing the charge of the sanctuary, even
the charge for the children of Israel;
and the common man that drew nigh
was to be put to death. 39AU that
were numbered of the Levites, whom
Moses and Aaron numbered at the
commandment of the Lord, by their
families, all the males from a month
old and upward, were twenty and two
thousand. 40 And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Number all the first-born males of
the children of Israel from a month
old and upward, and take the number
of their names. ^And thou shalt take
the Levites for Me, even the Lord,
instead of aU the first-born among the
children of Israel; and the cattle of
the Levites instead of all the first
lings among the cattle of the children
of Israel.' 42And Moses numbered,
as the Lord commanded him, all
the first-born among the children of
Israel. 43And all the first-born males
according to the number of names,
from a month old and upward, of
those that were numbered of them,
were twenty and two thousand two
hundred and threescore and thirteen.

44And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: ^'Take the Levites instead of
all the first-born among the children of
Israel, and the cattle of the Levites
instead of their cattle; and the Le
vites shaU be Mine, even the Lord's.
46And as for the redemption of the
two hundred and threescore and thir
teen of the first-born of the children
of Israel, that are over and above
the number of the Levites, 4'thou
shalt take five shekels apiece by -the
poU; after the shekel of the sanctuary
shalt thou take them — the shekel is
twenty gerahs. 48And thou shalt give
the money wherewith they that re
main over of them are redeemed unto
Aaron and to his sons.' 49And Moses
took the redemption-money from them
that were over and above them that
were redeemed by the Levites; 50from
the first-born of the children of Israel
took he the money: a thousand three
hundred and threescore and five
shekels, after the shekel of the sanc
tuary. 61And Moses gave the re
demption-money unto Aaron and to
his sons, according to the word of
the Lord, as the Lord commanded
Moses.

A And the Lord spoke unto Moses
and unto Aaron, sayjng : 2< Take the
sum of the sons of Kohath from among
the sons of Levi, by their families, by
their fathers' houses, ^rom thirty years
old and upward even until fifty years
old, all that enter upon the service, to
do work in the tent of meeting. This'
is the service of the sons of Kohath
in the tent of meeting, about the most
holy things: Vhen the camp setteth
forward, Aaron shaU go in, and his
sons, and they shaU take down the
veil of the screen, and cover the ark
of the testimony with it; 6and shall
put thereon a covering of sealskin,
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and shall spread over it a cloth all of
blue, and shall set the staves thereof.
'And upon the table of showbread
they shall spread a cloth of blue, and
put thereon the dishes, and the pans,
and the bowls, and the jars where
with to pour out; and the continual
bread shaU remain thereon. 8And
they shaU spread upon them a cloth
of scarlet, and cover the same with a
covering of sealskin, and shaU set
the staves thereof. 9And they shall
take a cloth of blue, and cover the
candlestick of the light, and its lamps,
and its tongs, and its snuffdishes,
and all the oil vessels thereof, where
with they minister unto it. "And
they shall put it and all the vessels
thereof within a covering of sealskin,
and shaU put it upon a bar. "And
upon the golden altar they shall
spread a cloth of blue, and cover it
with a covering of sealskin, and shall
set the staves thereof. "And they
shall take all the vessels of ministry,
wherewith they minister in the sanc
tuary, and put them in a cloth of blue,
and cover them with a covering of
sealskin, and shaU put them on a bar.
"And they shaU take away the ashes
from the altar, and spread a purple
cloth thereon. "And they shall put
upon it all the vessels thereof, where
with they minister about it, the
fire-pans, the flesh-hooks, and the
shovels, and the basins, aU the vessels
of the altar; and they shaU spread
upon it a covering of sealskin, and
set the staves thereof. "And when
Aaron and his sons have made an
end of covering the holy furniture,
and all the holy vessels, as the camp
is to set forward — after that, the
sons of Kohath shall come to bear
them; but they shaU not touch the
holy things, lest they die. These
things are the burden of the sons of

Kohath in the tent of meeting. "And
the charge of Eleazar the son of Aaron
the priest shall be the oil for the
light, and the sweet incense, and the
continual meal-offering, and the anoint
ing oil: he shall have the charge of
all the tabernacle, and of all that
therein is, whether it be the sanctu
ary, or the furniture thereof.'
"And the Lord spoke unto Moses
and unto Aaron, saying: "'Cut ye
not off the tribe of the families of the
Kohathites from among the Levites;
"but thus do unto them, that they
may Uve, and not die, when they ap
proach unto the most holy things:
Aaron and his sons shaU go in, and
appoint them every one to his service
and to, his burden; 20but they shall not
go in to see the holy things as they
are being covered, lest they die.'
21And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 2Take the sum of the sons of
Gershon also, by their fathers' houses,
by their families ; ^f rom thirty years old
and upward until fifty years old shalt
thou number them: all that enter in
to wait upon the service, to do service
in the tent of meeting. This is the
service of the families of the Gershon-
ites,'in serving and in bearing burdens:
26they shall bear the curtains of the
tabernacle, and the tent of meeting,
its covering, and the covering of seal
skin that is above upon it, and the
screen for the door of the tent of meet
ing; ^and the hangings of the court,
and the screen for the door of the
gate of the court, which is by the
tabernacle and by the altar round
about, and their cords, and aU the
instruments of their service, and
whatsoever there may be to do with
them, therein shall they serve. "At
the commandment of Aaron and his

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sons shaU be all the service of the
sons of the Gershonites, in aU their
burden, and in all their service;
and ye shaU appoint unto them in
charge aU their burden. This is
the service of the famihes of the sons
of the Gershonites in the tent of
meeting; and their charge shall be
under the hand of Ithamar the son of
Aaron the priest.
29As for the sons of Merari, thou
shalt number them by their families,
by their fathers' houses; 30from thirty
years old and upward even unto
fifty years old shalt thou number them,
every one that entereth upon the
service, to do the work of the tent of
meeting. 31And this is the charge of
their burden, according to all their
service in the tent of meeting: the
boards of the tabernacle, and the
bars thereof, and the pillars there
of, and the sockets thereof; 32and
the pillars of the court round about,
and their sockets, and their pins, and
their cords, even all their appurte
nance, and aU that pertaineth to their
service; and by name ye shaU ap
point the instruments of the charge
of their burden. This is the serv
ice of the famihes of the spns of
Merari, according to aU their service,
in the tent of meeting, under- the
hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron
the priest.'
34And Moses and Aaron and the
princes of the congregation numbered
the sons of the Kohathites by their
families, and by their fathers' houses,
36from thirty years old and upward
even unto fifty years old, every one
that entered upon the service; for
service in the tent of meeting. 36And
those that were numbered of them by
their families were two thousand seven
hundred and fifty. These are they.
that were numbered of the families

of the Kohathites, of aU that did
serve in the tent of meeting, whom
Moses and Aaron numbered accord
ing to the commandment of the Lord
by the hand of Moses.
38And those that were numbered of
the sons of Gershon, by their famihes,
and by their fathers' houses, 39from
thirty years old and upward even
unto fifty years old, every one that
entered upon the service, for service
in the tent of meeting, 40even those
that were numbered of them, by
their families, by their fathers' houses,
were two thousand and six hundred
and thirty. These are they that
were numbered of the famihes of the
sons of Gershon, of aU that did serve
in the tent of meeting, whom Moses
and Aaron numbered according to the
commandment of the Lord.
^And those that were numbered
of the famihes of the sons of Mera
ri, by their families, by their fathers'
houses, ^rom thirty years old and
upward even unto fifty years old,
every one. that entered upon the serv
ice, for service in the tent of meeting,
^even those that were numbered of
them by their families, were three
thousand and two hundred. These
are .they that were numbered of the
families of the sons of Merari, whom
Moses and Aaron numbered accord
ing to the commandment of the Lord
by the hand of Moses.
46AU those that were numbered of
the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron
and the princes of Israel numbered,
by their families, and by their fa
thers' houses, 47from thirty years old
and upward even unto fifty years old,
every one that entered in to do the
work of service, and the work of
bearing burdens in the tent of meet
ing, 48even those that were numbered
of them, were eight thousand and

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five hundred and fourscore. 49 Accord
ing to the commandment of the Lord
they were appointed by the hand
of Moses, every one to his service,
and to his burden; they were also
numbered, as the Lord commanded

PL And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: ''Command the children
of Israel, that they put out of the
camp every leper, and every one that
hath an issue, and whosoever is un
clean by the dead; 3both male and
female shall ye put out, without the
camp shaU ye put them; that they
defile not their camp, in the midst
whereof I dweU.' 4And the children of
Israel did so, and put them out with
out the camp; as the Lord spoke
unto Moses, so did the children of
Israel. 5And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 6Speak unto the children of
Israel: When a man or woman shall commit
any sin that men commit, to commit
a trespass against the Lord, and that
soul be guUty; 7then they shaU con
fess their sin wliich they have done;
and he shaU make restitution for his
guilt in full, and add unto it the fifth
part thereof, and give it unto him
in respect of whom he hath been
guilty. 8But if the man have no
kinsman to whom restitution may be
made for the guilt, the restitution
for guilt which is made shall be the
Lord's, even the priest's; besides
the ram of the atonement, whereby
atonement shall be made for him.
"And every heave-offering of aU the
holy things of the chUdren of Israel,
which they present unto the priest,
shaU be his. "And every man's hal
lowed things shall be his: whatsoever

any man giveth the priest, it shall
be his.
"And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: "Speak unto the children of
Israel, and say unto them:
If any man's wife go aside, and act
unfaithfully against him, "and a'man he
with her carnaUy, and it be hid from the
eyes of her husband, she being defiled
secretly, and there be no witness
against her, neither she be taken in the
act; "and the spirit of jealousy come
upon him, and he be jealous of his wife,
and she be defiled; or if the spirit of
jealousy come upon him, and he be
jealous of his wife, and she be not
defiled; "then shaU the man bring his
wife unto the priest, and shall bring
her offering for her, the tenth part of
an ephah of barley meal; he shall
pour no oil upon it, nor put frankin
cense thereon; for it is a meal-offering
of jealousy, a meal-offering of memo
rial, bringing iniquity to remem
brance. "And the priest shall bring
her near, and set her before the Lord.
"And the priest shall take holy
water in an earthen vessel; and of the
dust that is on the floor of the taber
nacle the priest shaU take, and put it
into the water. "And the priest shall
set the woman before the Lord, and
let the hair of the woman's head go
loose, and put the meal-offering of
memorial in her hands, which is the
meal-offering of jealousy; and the
priest shall have in his hand the water
of bitterness that causeth the curse.
"And the priest shaU cause her to
swear, and shall say unto the woman:
'If no man have lain with thee, and
if thou hast not gone aside to un
cleanness, being under thy husband,
be thou free from this water of bitter
ness that causeth the curse; 20but if
thou hast gone aside, being under thy

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husband, and if thou be defiled, and
some man have lain with thee be
sides thy husband — 21then the priest
shaU cause the woman to swear with
the oath of cursing, and the priest
shaU say unto the woman — the
Lord make thee a curse and an oath
among thy people, when the Lord
doth make thy thigh to f aU away, and
thy belly to sweU; 22and this water
that causeth the curse shaU go into
thy bowels, and make thy belly to
sweU, and thy thigh to f aU away' ;
and the woman shall say: 'Amen,
Amen.' ^And the priest shall write
these curses in a scroll, and he shall
blot them out into the water of bit
terness. MAnd he shall make the
woman drink the water of bitterness
that causeth the curse; and the water
that causeth the curse shaU enter
into her and become bitter. 25And
the priest shaU take the meal-offering
of jealousy out of the woman's hand,
and shaU wave the meal-offering be
fore the Lord, and bring it unto the
altar. 26And the priest shaU take a
handful of the meal-offering, as the
memorial-part thereof, and make it
smoke upon the altar, and afterward
shall make the woman drink the water.
27 And when he hath made her drink the
water, then it shaU come to pass, if she
be defiled, and have acted unfaithfuUy
against her husband, that the water
that causeth the curse shaU enter
into her and become bitter, and her
beUy shaU sweU, and her thigh shaU
fall away; and the woman shall be a
curse among her people. 28And if
the woman be not defiled, but be clean;
then she shall be cleared, and shall
conceive seed. This is the law of
jealousy, when a wife, being under
her husband, goeth aside, and is
defiled; 30or when the spirit of jealousy
cometh upon a man, and he be jealous

over his wife; then shall he set the
woman before the Lord, and the
priest shaU execute upon her aU this
law. 31And the man shaU be clear
from iniquity, and that woman shall
bear her iniquity.
C And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 2Speak unto the children
of Israel, and say unto them :
When either man or woman shall
clearly utter a vow, the vow of a Nazir-
ite, to consecrate himself unto the
Lord, 3he shaU abstain from wine and
strong drink: he shaU drink no vinegar
of wine, or vinegar of strong drink,
neither shaU he. drink any Uquor of
grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried.
4AU the days of his Naziriteship shall
he eat nothing that is made of the
grape-vine, from the pressed grapes
even to the grape-storie. 6A11 the days
of his vow of Naziriteship there shaU no
razor come upon his head; until the
days be fulfilled, in which he consecrat-
eth himself unto the Lord, he shall •
be holy, he shaU let the locks of the
hair of his head grow long. 6AU the
days that he consecrateth himself
unto the Lord he shaU not come near
to a dead body. 'He shaU not make
himself unclean for his father, or for
his mother, for his brother, or for
his sister, when they die; because his
consecration unto God is upon his
head. 8AU the days of his Nazirite
ship he is holy unto the Lord. 9And
if any man die very suddenly beside
him, arid he defile his consecrated
head, then he shaU shave his head in
the day of his cleansing, on the seventh
day shah he shave it. "And on the
eighth day he shaU bring two turtle
doves, or two young pigeons, to the
priest, to the door of the tent of
meeting. "And the priest shaU pre
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other for a burnt-offering, and make
atonement for him, for that he sinned
by reason of the dead; and he shaU
hallow his head that same day.
"And he shall consecrate unto the
Lord the days of his Naziriteship,
and shall bring a he-lamb of the first
year for a guilt-offering; but the
former days shaU be void, because
bis consecration was defiled.
"And this is the law of the Nazirite,
when the days of his consecration
are fulfilled: he shaU "bring it unto
the door of the tent of meeting;
"and he shaU present his offering unto
the Lord, one he-lamb of the first
year without blemish for a burnt-
offering, and one ewe-lamb of the
first year without blemish for a sin-
offering, and one ram without blemish
for peace-offerings, "and a basket of
unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour
mingled with oil, and unleavened
wafers spread with oil, and their meal-
offering, and their drink-offerings.
MAnd the priest shaU bring them- be
fore the Lord, and shaU offer his
sin-offering, and his burnt-offering.
"And he shall offer the ram for a
sacrifice of peace-offerings unto the
Lord, with the basket of unleavened
bread; the priest shaU offer also the
meal-offering thereof, and the drink-
offering thereof. "And the Nazirite
shaU shave his consecrated head at
the door of the tent of meeting, and
shaU take the hair of his consecrated
head, and put it on the fire wliich is
under the sacrifice of peace-offerings.
"And the priest shall take the shoulder
of the ram when it is sodden, and one
unleavened cake out of the basket,
and one unleavened wafer, and shall
put them upon the hands of the
Nazirite, after he hath shaven his
consecrated head. 20And the priest
shaU wave them for a wave-offering

before the Lord; this is holy -for the
priest, together with the breast of
waving and the thigh of heaving;
and after that the Nazirite may drink
wine. This is the law of the Nazirite
who voweth, and of his offering unto
the Lord for his Naziriteship, beside
that for which his means suffice;
according to his vow which he voweth,
so he must do after the law of his
Naziriteship. ^And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying : 23'Speak unto Aaron and unto
his sons, saying: On this wise ye
shall bless the children of Israel; ye
shall say unto them:
The Lord bless thee, and keep
thee; The Lord make His face to shine
upon thee, and be gracious unto thee;
The Lord lift up His countenance
upon thee, and give thee peace.
"So shaU they put My name upon
the children of Israel, and I will bless
them.' y And it came to pass on the day that
Moses had made an end of setting
up the tabernacle, and had anointed
it and sanctified it, and aU the furni
ture thereof, and the altar and aU the
vessels thereof, and had anointed
them and sanctified them; ^hat the
princes of Israel, the heads of their
fathers' houses, offered — these were
the princes of the tribes, these are
they that were over them that were
numbered. 3And they brought their
offering before the Lord, six covered
wagons, and twelve oxen: a wagon
for every two of the princes, and for
each one an ox; and they presented
them before the tabernacle. 4And
the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying:
Take it of them, that they may be
to do the service of the tent of meet-

a That is, bring his consecrated head (come with bis consecrated hair unshaven).
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ing; and thou shalt give them unto
the Levites, to every man according
to his service.' 6And Moses took the
wagons and the oxen, and gave them
unto the Levites. 'Two wagons and
four oxen he gave unto the sons of
Gershon, according to their service.
8And four wagons and eight oxen he
gave unto the sons of Merari, accord
ing unto their service, under the hand
of Ithamar the son of Aaron the
priest. 9But unto the sons of Kohath
he gave none, because the service of
the holy things belonged unto them:
they bore them upon their shoulders.
"And the princes brought the dedi
cation-offering of the altar in the day
that it was anointed, even the princes
brought their offering before the altar.
"And the Lord said unto Moses:
'They shaU present their offering, each
prince on his day, for the dedication
of the altar.'
"And he that presented his offering
the first day was Nahshon the son of
Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah;
"and his offering was one silver dish,
the weight thereof was a hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver basin
of seventy shekels, after the shekel
of the sanctuary; both of them full
of fine flour mingled with oil for a
meal-offering; "one golden pan of ten
shekels, full of incense ; "one young bul
lock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first
year, for a burnt-offering; "one male
of the goats for a sin-offering; "and
for the sacrifice of peace-offerings,
two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five
he-lambs of the first year. This was
the offering of Nahshon the son of
Amminadab. "On the second day Nethanel the
son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did
offer: "he presented for his offering
one silver dish, the weight thereof was
a hundred and thirty shekels, one

silver basin of seventy shekels, after
the shekel of the sanctuary; both of
them fuU of fine flour mingled with
oil for a meal-offering; 20one golden
pan of ten shekels, full of incense;
2lone young buUock, one ram, one he-
lamb of the first, year, for a burnt-
offering; ^one male of the goats for
a sin-offering; ^and for the sacrifice
of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five he-goats, five he-lambs of the
first year. This was the offering of
Nethanel the son of Zuar.
MOn the third day Eliab the son of
Helon, prince of the children of
Zebulun: 25his offering was one silver
dish, the weight thereof was a hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver basin
of seventy shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary; both of them full of
fine flour mingled with oil for a
meal-offering; 26one golden, pan of ten
shekels, full of incense; "one young
bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the
first year, for a burnt-offering; 28one
male of the goats for a sin-offering;
29and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings,
two oxen, five rams, five he-goats,,
five he-lambs of the first year. This
was the offering of Eliab the son of
Helon. ,
30On the fourth day EUzur the son of
Shedeur, prince of the children of
Reuben: 31his offering was one silver
dish, the weight thereof was a hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver basin
of seventy shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary; both of them fuU
of fine flour mingled with oil for a
meal-offering; 32one golden pan of ten
shekels, fuU of incense; ^one young
buUock, one ram, one he-lamb of the
first year, for a burnt-offering; ^one
male of the goats for a sin-offering; .
35and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings,
two oxen, five rams, five he-goats,
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was the offering of Elizur the son of
Shedeur. 360n the fifth day Shelumiel the son
of Zurishaddai, prince of the children
of Simeon: "his offering was one
silver dish, the weight thereof was a
hundred and thirty shekels, one silver
basin of seventy shekels, after the
shekel of the sanctuary; both of them
fuU of fine flour mingled with oil for
a meal-offering; 38one golden pan of
ten shekels, full of incense; 39one young
bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of
the first year, for a burnt-offering;
^one male of the goats for a sin-
offering; '"and for the sacrifice of
peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five he-goats, five he-lambs of the
first year. This was the offering of
Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
^On the sixth day Eliasaph the son
of Deuel, prince of the children of
Gad: '"his offering was one silver
dish, the weight thereof was a'hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver basin
of seventy shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary; both of them full
of fine flour mingled with oil for a
meal-offering; '"one golden pan of ten
shekels, full of incense; 45one young
bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the
first year, for a burnt-offering; '"one
male of the goats for a sin-offering;
4'and for the sacrifice of peace-
offerings, two oxen, five rams, five
he-goats, five he-lambs of the first
year. This was the offering of Eli
asaph the son of Deuel.
480n the seventh day EUshama the
son of Ammihud, prince of the children
of Ephraim: 49his offering was one
silver dish, the weight thereof was a
hundred and thirty shekels, one
silver basin of seventy shekels, after
the shekel of the sanctuary; both of
them full of fine flour mingled with
oil for a meal-offering; 60one golden pan

of ten shekels, full of incense; 61one
young buUock, one ram, one he-lamb
of fiie first year, for a burnt-offering;
S2one male of the goats for a sin-
offering; Band for the sacrifice of
peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first
year. This was the offering of EU
shama the son of Ammihud.
M0n the eighth day Gamaliel the
son of Pedahzur, prince of the children
of Manasseh: ^his offering was one
silver dish, the weight thereof was a
hundred and thirty shekels, one silver
basin of • seventy' shekels, after the
shekel of the sanctuary; both of them
fuU of fine flour mingled with oil for a
meal-offering; Mone golden pan of
ten shekels, full of incense; "one young
buUock, one ram, one he-lamb of the
first year, for a burnt-offering; 58one
male of the goats for a sin-offering;
69and for the sacrifice of peace-
offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-
goats, five he-lambs of the first year.
This was the offering of GamaUel the
son of Pedahzur.
60On the ninth day Abidan the son
of Gideoni, prince of the children of
Benjamin: 61his offering was one silver
dish, the weight thereof was a hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver basin
of seventy shekels, after the shekel of
the sanctuary; both of them fuU of
fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-
offering; 62one golden pan of ten
shekels, full of incense; ^one young
bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the
first year, for a burnt-offering; 64one
male of the goats for a sin-offering;
e5and for the sacrifice of peace-
offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-
goats, five he-lambs of the first year.
This was the offering of Abidan the son
of Gideoni.
^On the tenth day Ahiezer the son
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of Dan: 67his offering was one silver
dish, the weight thereof was a hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver basin of
seventy shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary; both of them full of fine
flour mingled with oil for a meal-
offering; 68one golden pan of ten shek
els, full of incense; 69one young bul
lock, one ram, one he-lamb of the
first year, for a burnt-offering; 70one
male of the goats for a sin-offering;
^and for the sacrifice of peace-
offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-
goats, five he-lambs of the first year.
This was the offering of Ahiezer the
son of Ammishaddai.
720n the eleventh day Pagiel the
son of Ochran, prince of the children
of Asher: 73his offering was one silver
dish, the weight thereof was a hundred
and thirty.shekels, one silver basin of
seventy shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary; both of them fuU of fine
flour mingled with oil for a meal-
offering; 74one golden pan of ten shek
els, full of incense; 75one young bul
lock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first
year, for a burnt-offering; 76one male
of the goats for a sin-offering; "and
for the sacrifice of peace-offerings,
two oxen, five rams, five he^goats,
five he-lambs of the first year. This
was the offering of Pagiel the son of
Ochran. 780n the twelfth day Ahira the son
of Enan, prince of the children of
Naphtali: 79his offering was one silver
dish, the weight thereof was a hundred
and thirty shekels, one sUver basin of
seventy shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary; both of them fuU of fine
flour mingled with off for a meal-
offering; 80one golden pan of ten shek
els, full of incense; ^one young bul
lock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first
year, for a burcri>offering; 82one male
of the goats for a sin-offering; 83and

for the sacrifice of peace-offerings,
two oxen, five rams, five he-goats,
five he-lambs of the first year. This
was the offering of Ahira the son of
Enan. : -,
This was the dedication-offering
of the altar, in the day when it was
anointed, at the hands of the princes
of Israel: twelve silver dishes, twelve
silver basins, twelve golden pans;
85each silver dish weighing a hundred
and thirty shekels, and each basin
seventy; aU the silver of the vessels
two thousand and four hundred
shekels, after the shekel of the sanc
tuary; ^twelve golden pans, fuU of
incense, weighing ten shekels apiece,
after the shekel of the sanctuary; all
the gold of the pans a hundred and
twenty shekels; 87aU the oxen for the
burnt-offering twelve bullocks^1 the
rams twelve, the, he-lambs of the
first year twelve, and their meal-
offering; and the males of the goats
for a sin-offering twelve; 88and aU, the
oxen for the sacrifice- of peace-.
offerings twenty and four bullocks,
the rams sixty, the he-goats sixty, the
he-lambs of fhe first year sixty. This
was the dedication-offering of the
altar, after that it was anointed,
89And when Moses went into the tent
of meeting that He might speak with
him, then he heard the Voice speaking
unto him from above the ark-cover
that was upon the ark of the testi
mony, from between the two cher
ubim; and He spoke unto him.
"jnbyru
Q And the Lord spoke unto'Mosesj
saying: 2' Speak unto Aaron, and
say unto him: When thou lightest
the lamps, the seven lamps shall give
light in front of the candlestick.! :
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front of the candlestick, as the Lord
commanded Moses. 4And this was
the work of the candlestick, beaten
work of gold; unto the base thereof,
and unto the flowers thereof, it was
beaten work; according unto the
pattern wliich the Lord had shown
Moses, so he made the candlestick.
6And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: Take the Levites from
among the children of Israel, and
cleanse them. 7And thus shalt thou
do unto them, to cleanse them: sprin
kle the water of purification upon
them, and let them cause a razor to
pass over aU their flesh, and let them
wash their clothes, and cleanse them
selves. Then let them take a young
buUock, and its meal-offering, fine
flour mingled with oil, and another
young bullock shalt thou take for a
sin-offering. 9And thou shalt present
the Levites before the tent of meeting;
and thou shalt assemble the whole
congregation of the children of Israel.
"And thou shalt present the Levites
before the Lord; and the children of
Israel shall lay their hands upon the
Levites. "And Aaron shall offer the
Levites before the Lord for a wave-
offering from the children of Israel,
that they may be to do the service of
the Lord. "And the Levites shall
lay their hands upon the heads of the
bullocks; and offer thou the one for a
sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-
offering, unto the Lord, to make
atonement for the Levites. "And
thou shalt set the Levites before
Aaron, and before his sons, and offer
them for a wave-offering unto the
Lord. "Thus shalt thou separate the
Levites from among the children of
Israel; and the Levites shall be Mine.
"And after that shaU the Levites go
in to do the service of the tent of
meeting; and thou shalt cleanse them,

and offer them for a wave-offering.
"For they are wholly given unto Me
from among the children of Israel;
instead of all that openeth the womb,
even the first-born of all the children
of Israel, have I taken them unto Me.
"For aU the first-born among the
children of Israel are Mine, both man
and beast; on the day that I smote aU
the first-born in the land of Egypt I
sanctified them for Myself. "And
I have taken the Levites instead of all
the first-born among the children of
Israel. "And I have given the Levites
— they are given to Aaron and to his
sons from among the children of
Israel, to do the service of the children
of Israel in the tent of meeting, and
to make atonement for the children
of Israel, that there be no plague
among the children of Israel, through
the children of Israel coming nigh unto
the sanctuary.' Thus did Moses,
and Aaron, and aU the congregation
of the children of Israel, unto the
Levites; according unto all that the
Lord commanded Moses touching the
Levites, so did the children of Israel
unto them. 21And the Levites purified
themselves, and they washed their
clothes; and Aaron offered them for
a sacred gift before the Lord; and
Aaron made atonement for them to
cleanse them. 22And after that went
the Levites in to do their service in
the tent of meeting before Aaron, and
before his sons; as the Lord had com
manded Moses concerning the Levites,
so did they unto them.
^And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 2This is that which per-
taineth unto the Levites: from twenty
and five years old and upward they
shaU go in to perform the service in
the work of the tent of meeting; 25and
from the age of fifty years they shall
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and shaU serve no more; ^but shall
minister with their brethren in the
tent of meeting, to keep the charge,
but they shaU do no manner of
service. Thus shalt thou do unto the
Levites touching their charges.'
Q And the L0KD spoke unto Moses
in the wilderness of Sinai, in the
first month of the second year after
they were come out of the land of
Egypt) saying: 2'Let the children of
Israel keep the passover in its ap
pointed' season. 3In the fourteenth
day of this month, at dusk, ye shall
keep it in its appointed season; ac
cording to aU the statutes of it, and
according to aU the ordinances thereof,
shall ye keep it.' , 4And Moses spoke
unto the chUdren of Israel, that they
should keep the passover. 6And they
kept the passover in the first month, on
the fourteenth day of the month,
at dusk, in the wilderness of Sinai;
according to aU that the Lord com
manded Moses, so did the children of
Israel. 6But there were certain men,
who were unclean by the dead body of
a man, so that they could not keep
the passover on that day; and they
came before Moses and before Aaron
on that day. 'And those men said
unto him: 'We- are unclean by the
dead body of a man; wherefore are
we to be kept back, so as not to bring
the offering of the Lord in its ap
pointed season among the children of
Israel?' 8And Moses said unto them:
'Stay ye, that I may hear what the
Lord wiU command concerning you.'
9And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: "' Speak unto the children of
Israel, saying: If any man of you
or of your generations shaU be unclean
by reason of a dead body, or be in a
journey afar off, yet he shall keep the
passover unto the Lord; "in the sec
ond month on the fourteenth day at

dusk they shaU keep it; they shaU eat
it with unleavened bread and bitter
herbs; "they shall leave none of it
unto the morning, nor break a bone
thereof; according to all the statute
of the passover they shall keep it.
"But the man that is clean, and is not
on a journey, and forbeareth to keep
the passover, that soul shaU be cut
off from bis people; because he brought
not the offering of the Lord in its
appointed season, that man shall bear
his sin. "And if a stranger shaU so
journ among you, and wiU keep the
passover unto the Lord : according to
the statute of the passover, and ac
cording to the ordinance thereof, so
shaU he do; ye shaU have one statute,
both for the stranger, and for him
that is born in the land.'
"And on the day that the tabernacle
was reared up the cloud covered the
tabernacle, even the tent of the
testimony; and at even there was
upon the tabernacle as it were the
appearance of fire, until morning;
16So it was alway: the cloud covered
it, and the appearance of fire by
night. 17And whenever the cloud was
taken up from over the Tent, then
after that the children of Israel jour
neyed; and in the place where the
cloud abode, there the children of
Israel encamped. "At the command
ment of the Lord the children of
Israel journeyed, and at the com
mandment of the Lord they en
camped: as long as the cloud abode
upon the tabernacle they remained
encamped. "And when the cloud
tarried upon the tabernacle many
days, then the children of Israel kept
the charge of the Lord, and journeyed
not. 20And sometimes the cloud was
a few days upon the tabernacle; ac
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Lord they remained encamped, and
according to the commandment of the
Lord they journeyed. 21And some
times the cloud was from evening
until morning; and when the cloud
was taken up in the morning, they
journeyed; or if it continued by day
and by night, when the cloud was
taken up, they journeyed. ^Whether
it were two days, or a month, or a
year, that the cloud tarried upon the
tabernacle, abiding thereon, the chU
dren of Israel remained encamped,
and journeyed not; but when it was
taken up, they journeyed. ^At the
commandment of the Lord they en
camped, and at the commandment of
the Lord they journeyed; they kept
the charge of the Lord, at the com
mandment of the Lord by the hand of
Moses. 1 A And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 2'Make thee two trum
pets of silver; of beaten work shalt
thou make them; and they shaU be
unto thee for the calfing of the con
gregation, and for causing the camps
to set forward. 3And when they shall
blow with them, aU the congregation
shaU gather themselves unto thee at
the door of the tent of meeting. 4And
if they blow but with one, then the
princes, the heads of the thousands
of Israel, shaU gather themselves
unto thee. 6And when ye blow an
alarm, the camps that he on the east
side shall take their journey. 6And
when ye blow an alarm the second
time, the camps that lie on the south
side shaU set forward; _ they shaU
blow an alarm for their journeys.
'But when the assembly is to be
gathered together, ye shah blow, but
ye shall not sound an alarm. 8And
the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall
blow with the trumpets; and they

shall be to you for a statute for ever
throughout your generations. 9And
when ye go to war in your land against
the adversary that oppresseth you,
then ye shall sound an alarm with the
trumpets; and ye shaU be remem
bered before the Lord your God, and
ye shaU be saved from your enemies.
"Also in the day of your gladness.
and in your appointed seasons, and
in your new moons, ye shall blow
with the trumpets over your burnt-
offerings, and over the sacrifices of your
peace-offerings; and they shaU be to
you for a memorial before your God:
I am the Lord your God.'
11 And it came to pass in the second
year, in the second month, on the
twentieth day of the month, that the
cloud was taken up from over the
tabernacle of the testimony. "And
the children of Israel set forward by
their stages out of the wilderness of
Sinai; and the cloud abode in the
wilderness of Paran. — "And they
took their first journey, according to
the commandment of the Lord by the
hand of Moses. "And in the first
place the standard of the camp of the
children of Judah set forward ac
cording to their hosts; and over his
host was Nahshon the son of Ammi
nadab . "And over the host of the tribe
of the children of Issachar was Ne
thanel the son of Zuar. "And over the
host of the tribe of the children of
Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
17 And the tabernacle was taken down;
and the sons of Gershon and the sons
of Merari, who bore the tabernacle,
set forward. "And the standard of the
camp of Reuben set forward according
to their hosts; and over his host was
Elizur the son of Shedeur. "And over
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Zurishaddai. 20And over the host of
the tribe of the children of Gad was
Eliasaph the sort of Deuel. 21And
the Kohathites the bearers of the sanc
tuary set forward, that the tabernacle
might be set up against their coming.
22 And the standard of the camp of the
children of Ephraim set forward ac
cording to their hosts; and over his
host was Elishama the son of Am
mihud. 23And over the host of the
tribe of the children of Manasseh was
GamaUel the son of Pedahzur. MAnd
over the host . of the tribe of the
children of Benjamin was Abidan the
son of Gideoni. 26And the standard of
the camp of the children of Dan,
which was the rearward of aU fhe
camps, set forward according to their
hosts; and over his host was Ahiezer
the son of Ammishaddai. ^And over
the host of the tribe of the children
of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ochran.
"And over the host of the tribe of the
children of Naphtah was Ahira the
son of Enan. Thus were the jour
neyings of the children of Israel
according to their hosts. — And they set
forward. 29And Moses said unto Hobab, the
son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses'
father-in-law: 'We are journeying
unto the place of which the Lord
said: I will give it you; come thou
with us, and we will do thee good; for
the Lord hath spoken good concerning
Israel.' 30And he said unto him: 'I
wiU not go; but I will depart to mine
own land, and to my kindred.' 31And
he said: 'Leave us not, I pray thee;
forasmuch as thou knowest how we
are to encamp in the wilderness, and
thou shalt be to us instead of eyes.
32And it shall be, if thou go with us,
yea, it shall be, that what good so
ever the Lord shall do unto us, the
same will we do unto thee.'

33 And they set forward from; the
mount of the Lord three days' jour
ney; and the ark of the covenant of the
Lord went before them three days'
journey, to seek out a resting-place
for them. 34And the cloud of the Lord
was over them by day, when they set
forward from the camp.
36And it came to pass, when the
ark set forward, that Moses said : ' Rise
up, O Lord, and let Thine enemies
be scattered; and let them that
hate Thee flee before Thee.' 36And
when it rested, he said: 'Return, 0
Lord, unto the ten thousands of the
families of Israel.'
"| 1 And the people were as mur-
murers, speaking evil in the ears
of the Lord; and when the Lord
heard it, His anger was kindled; and
the fire of the Lord burnt among
them, and devoured in the uttermost
part of the camp. 2And the people
cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed
unto the Lord, and the fire abated.
3And the name of that place was caUed
Taberah, because the fire of the
Lord burnt among them.
4And the mixed multitude that was
among them fell a lusting; and the
children of Israel also wept on their
part, and said: 'Would that we were
given flesh to eat! 6We remember
the fish, which we were wont to eat
in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers,
and the melons, and the leeks, and the
onions, and the garhc; 6but now our
soul is dried away; there is nothing at
aU; we have nought save this manna
to look to.' — 'Now the manna was
like coriander seed, and the appear
ance thereof as the appearance of
bdellium. The people went about,
and gathered it, and ground it in mills,
or beat it in mortars, and seethed it
in pots, and made cakes of it; and
the taste of it was as the taste of a

a That is, Burning.
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cake baked with oil. 9And when the
dew fell upon the camp in the night,
the manna fell upon it. — "And Moses
heard the people weeping, family by
family, every man at the door of his
tent; and the anger of the Lord was
kindled greatly; and Moses was dis
pleased. "And Moses said unto the
Lord : 'Wherefore hast Thou dealt iU
with Thy servant? and wherefore have
I not found favour in Thy sight, that
Thou layest the burden of aU this
people upon me? "Have I conceived
all this people? have I brought them
forth, that Thou shouldest say unto
me: Carry them in thy bosom, as
a nursing-father carrieth the sucking
child, unto the land which Thou didst
swear unto their fathers? "Whence
should I have flesh to give unto all
this people? for they trouble me with
their weeping, saying: Give us flesh,
that we may eat. "I am not able
to bear all this people myself alone,
because it is too heavy for me. "And
if Thou deal thus with me, kill me,
I pray Thee, out of hand, if I
have found favour in Thy sight; and
let me not look upon my wretched
ness.' "And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Gather unto Me seventy men of the
elders of Israel, whom thou knowest
to be the elders of the people, and
officers over them; and bring them
unto the tent of meeting, that they
may stand there with thee. "And I
wiU come down and speak with thee
there; and I will take of the spirit
which is upon thee, and will put it
upon them; and they shall bear the
burden of the people with thee, that
thou bear it not thyself alone. "And
say thou unto the people: Sanctify
yourselves against to-morrow, and ye
shall eat flesh; for ye have wept in
the ears of the Lord, saying: Would

that we were given flesh to eat!
for it was well with us in Egypt;
therefore the Lord will give you flesh,
and -ye shaU eat. "Ye shall not eat
one day, nor two days, nor five
days, neither ten days, nor twenty
days; 20but a whole month, until it
come out at your nostrils, and it be
loathsome unto you; because that ye
have rejected the Lord who is among
you, and have troubled Him with
weeping, saying: Why, now, came
we forth out of Egypt?' 21And Moses
said: 'The people, among whom I
am, are six hundred thousand men
on foot; and yet Thou hast said: I
wiU give them flesh, that they may
eat a whole month! Tf flocks and
herds be slain for them, wiU they
suffice them? or if aU the fish of the
sea be gathered together for them, will
they suffice them?' ^And the Lord
said unto Moses: 'Is the Lord's
hand waxed short? now shalt thou see
whether My word shall come to pass
unto thee or not.'
MAnd Moses went out, and told
the people the words of the Lord;
and he gathered seventy men of the
elders of the people, and set them
round about the Tent. 25And the
Lord came down in the cloud, and
spoke unto him, and took of the spirit
that was upon him, and put it upon
the seventy elders; and it came to
pass, that, when the spirit rested
upon them, they prophesied, but they
did so no more. ^But there remained
two men in the camp, the name of the
one was Eldad, and the name of the
other Medad; and the spirit rested
upon them; and they were of them
that were recorded, but had not
gone out unto the Tent; and they
prophesied in the camp. "And there
ran a young man, and told Moses,
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prophesying in the camp.' 38And'
Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of
Moses from his youth up, answered
and said: 'My lord Moses, shut them
in.' 29And Moses said unto him:
'Art thou jealous for my sake? would
that all the Lord's people were
prophets, that the Lord would put
His spirit upon them!' 30And Moses
withdrew into the camp, he and the
elders of Israel.
3lAnd there went forth a wind from
the Lord, and brought across quails
from the sea, and let them faU by the
camp, about a day's journey on this
side, and a day's journey on the other
side, round about the camp, and about
two cubits above the face of the earth.
^And the people rose up all that day,
and aU the night, and all the next day,
and gathered the quails; he that
gathered least gathered ten heaps;
and they spread them aU abroad for
themselves round about the camp.
^While the flesh was yet between their
teeth, ere it was chewed, the anger of
the Lord was kindled against the
people, and the Lord smote the people
with a very great, plague. MAnd the
name of that place was caUed "Kibroth-
hattaavah, because there they buried
the people that lusted. 35From
Kibroth-hattaavah the people jour
neyed unto Hazeroth; and they abode
at Hazeroth.
"| O And Miriam and Aaron spoke
against Moses because of the
Cushite woman whom he had mar
ried; for he had married a Cushite
woman. 2And they said: 'Hath the
Lord indeed spoken only with Moses?
hath He not spoken also with us?'
And the Lord heard it. — 3Now the
man Moses was very meek, above
aU the men that were upon the face
of the earth. — 4And the Lord spoke
suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron,

and unto Miriam: 'Come out ye
three unto the tent of meeting.' And
they three came out. EAnd the Lord
came down in a piUar of cloud, and
stood at the door of the Tent, and
called Aaron and Miriam; and they
both came forth. 6AndHesaid: 'Hear
now My words: if there be a prophet
among you, I the Lord do make My
self known unto him in a vision, I
do speak with him in a dream. 7My
servant Moses is not so; he is trusted
in all My house; ^th him do I
speak mouth to mouth, even mani
festly, and not in dark speeches; and
the simihtude of the Lord doth he
behold; wherefore then were ye not
afraid to speak against My servant,
against Moses?' 9And the anger of
the Lord was kindled against them;
and He departed. "And when the
cloud was removed from Over the
Tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, as
white as snow; and Aaron looked upon
Miriam; and, behold, she was leprous.
"And Aaron said unto Moses: 'Oh
my lord, lay not, I pray thee, sin upon
us, for that we have done foofishly,
and for that we have sinned. "Let
her not, I pray, be as one dead, of
whom the flesh is half consumed
when he cometh out of his mother's
womb.' "And Moses cried unto the
Lord, saying: 'Heal her now, 0
God, I beseech Thee.'
"And the Lord said unto Moses:
'If her father had but spit in her face,
should she not hide in shame seven
days? let her be shut up without the
camp seven days, and after that she
shah be brought in again.' "And
Miriam was shut up without the camp
seven days; and the people journeyed
not tiU Miriam was brought in again.
16 And afterward the people journeyed
from Hazeroth, and pitched in the
wilderness of Paran.

a That is, The graves of lust.
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nbia
1 O And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 2'Send thou men, that
they may spy out the land of Canaan,
which I give unto the children of
Israel; of every tribe of their fathers
shall ye send a man, every one a
prince among them.' 3And Moses
sent them from the wilderness of
Paran according to the commandment
of the Lord; aU of them men who
were heads of the children of Israel.
4And these were their names: of the
tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son
of Zaccur. 60f the tribe of Simeon,
Shaphat the son of Hori. 60f the
tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of
Jephunneh. 7Of the tribe of Issachar,
Igal the son of Joseph. 80f the tribe
of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun.
90f the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the
son of Raphu. "Of the tribe of
Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.
"Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the
tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of
Susi. "Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel
the son of Gemalli. "Of the tribe of
Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.
"Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the
son of Vophsi. "Of the tribe of Gad,
Geuel the son of Machi. "These are
the names of the men that Moses sent
to spy out the land. And Moses
called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.
"And Moses sent them to spy out the
land of Canaan, and said unto them:
'Get you up here into the South,
and go up into the mountains; "and
see the land, what it is; and the
people that dweUeth therein, whether
they are strong or weak, whether they
are few or many; "and what tbe land
is that they dwell in, whether it is
good or bad; and what cities they are
that they dwell in, whether in camps,
or in strongholds; 20and what the land
is, whether it is fat or lean, whether » That is,

there is wood therein, or not. And
be ye of good courage, and bring of
the fruit of the land.' — Now the time
was the time of the first-ripe grapes. —
21So they went up, and spied out the
land from the wilderness of Zin unto
Rehob, at the entrance to Hamath.
22And they went up into the South,
and came unto Hebron; and Ahiman,
Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of
Anak, were there. — Now Hebron was
built seven years before Zoan in
Egypt. — 23And they came unto the
vaUey of Eshcol, and cut down from
thence a branch with one cluster of
grapes, and they bore it upon a pole
between two; they took also of the
pomegranates, and of the figs. — That
place was called the valley of aEshcol,
because of the cluster which the
children of Israel cut down from
thence. — 25And they returned from
spying out the land at the end of
forty days. ^And they went and came
to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the
congregation of the children of Israel,
unto the wilderness of Paran, to
Kadesh; and brought back word unto
them, and unto all the congregation,
and showed them the fruit of the land.
"And they told him, and said: 'We
came unto the land whither thou
sentest us, and surely it floweth with
milk and honey; and this is the fruit
of it. 28Howbeit the people that dwell
in the land are fierce, and the cities
are fortified, and very great; and
moreover we saw the children of
Anak there. 29Amalek dweUeth in
the land of the South; and the Hittite,
and the Jebusite, and the Amorite,
dwell in the mountains; and the Ca
naanite dwelleth by the sea, and along
by the side of the Jordan.' 3°And
Caleb stiUed the people toward Moses,
and said: 'We should go up at once,
and possess it; for we are well able to
a cluster.

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overcome it.' 31But the men that
went up with him said: 'We are not
able to go up against the people; for
they are stronger than we.' 32And
they spread an evil report of the land
wliich they had spied out unto the
children of Israel, saying: The land,
through which we have passed to
spy it out, is a land that eateth up
the inhabitants thereof; and all the
people that we saw in it are men of
great stature. 33And there we saw
the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who
come of the Nephilim; and we were in
our own sight as grasshoppers, and
so we were in their sight.'
1 A And aU the congregation fifted
up their voice, and cried; and
the people wept that night. 2And
aU the children of Israel murmured
against Moses and against Aaron;
and the whole congregation said unto
them: 'Would that we had died in
the land of Egypt! or would we had
died in this wilderness! 3And where
fore doth the Lord bring us unto this
land, to faU by the sword? Our
wives and our Uttle ones will be a
prey; were it not better for us to
return into Egypt?' 4And they said
one to another: 'Let us make a
captain, and let us return into Egypt.'
Then Moses and Aaron fell on their
faces before all the assembly of the
congregation of the children of Israel.
•And Joshua the son of Nun and
Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were
of them that spied out the land, rent
their clothes. 7And they spoke unto
all the congregation of the children
of Israel, saying: 'The land, which
we passed through to spy it out, is an
exceeding good land. 8If the Lord
delight in us, then He will bring us
into this land, and give it unto us —
a land which floweth with milk and
honey. 9Only rebel not against the

Lord, neither fear ye the people of the
land; for they are bread for us; their
defence is removed from over them,
and the Lord is with us; fear them
not.' "But aU the congregation bade
stone them with stones, when the
glory of the Lord appeared in the
tent of meeting unto aU the children
of Israel.
11 And the Lord said unto Moses:
'How long will this people despise Me?
and how long wiU they not believe
in Me, for all the signs which I have
wrought among them? "I will smite
them with the pestilence, and destroy
them, and will make of thee a nation
greater and mightier than they.' "And
Moses said unto the Lord: 'When
the Egyptians shall hear — for Thou
broughtest up this people in Thy might
from among them — "they will say
to the inhabitants of this land, who
have heard that Thou Lord art in the
midst of this people; inasmuch as Thou
Lord art seen face to face, and Thy
cloud standeth over them, and Thou
goest before them, in a pillar of cloud
by day, and in a piUar of fire by night;
15now if Thou shalt kiU this people
as one man, then the nations which
have heard the fame of Thee will
speak, saying: "Because the Lord
was not able to bring this people into
the land which He swore unto them,
therefore He hath slain them in the
wilderness. "And now, I pray Thee,
let the power of the Lord be great,
according as Thou hast spoken, saying:
The Lord is slow to anger, and
plenteous in lovingkindness, forgiving
iniquity and transgression, and that
wiU by no means clear the guilty;
visiting the iniquity of the fathers
upon the children, upon the third
and upon the fourth generation.
"Pardon, I pray Thee, the iniquity
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greatness of Thy lovingkindness, and
according as Thou hast forgiven this
people, from Egypt even until now.'
20And the Lord said: 'I have par
doned according to thy word. 2lBut
in very deed, as I five — and all the
earth shaU be filled with the glory of
the Lord — ^surely aU those men that
have 6een My glory, and My signs,
which I wrought in Egypt and in the
wilderness, yet have put Me to proof
these ten times, and have not heark
ened to My voice; ^surely they shall
not see the land which I swore unto
their fathers, neither shaU any of
them that despised Me see it. MBut
My servant Caleb, because he had
another spirit with him, and hath
foUowed Me fuUy, him wiU I bring
into the land whereinto he went; and
his seed shall possess it. ffiNow the
Amalekite and the Canaanite dwell
in the Vale; to-morrow turn ye, and
get you into the wilderness by the way
to the Red Sea.'
26 And the Lord spoke unto Moses
and unto Aaron, saying: "'How long
shaU I bear with this evil congrega
tion, that keep murmuring against
Me? I have heard the murmurings
of the children of Israel, which they
keep murmuring against Me. 28Say
unto them: As I Uve, saith the Lord,
surely as ye have spoken in Mine
ears, so wUl I do to you: 29your car
casses shaU faU in this wilderness,
and aU that were numbered of you,
according to your whole number,
from twenty years old and upward,
ye that have murmured against Me;
Purely ye shaU not come into the
land, concerning which I lifted up My
hand that I would make you dweU
therein, save Caleb the son of Jephun-
neh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
31But your little ones, that ye said
would be a prey, them wUl I bring in,

and they shaU know the land which
ye have rejected. 32But as for you,
your carcasses shaU faU in this wil
derness. ^And your children shall
be wanderers in the wilderness forty
years, and shaU bear your strayings,
untU your carcasses be consumed in
the wilderness. MAfter the number
of the days in which ye spied out the
land, even forty days, for every day a
year, shaU ye bear your iniquities,
even forty years, and ye shaU know
My displeasure. 35I the Lord have
spoken, surely this wiU I do unto
aU this evil congregation, that are
gathered together against Me; in this
wilderness they shaU be consumed,
and there they shaU die.' ^And the
men, whom Moses sent to spy out the
land, and who, when they returned,
made aU the congregation to mur
mur against him, by bringing up an
evil report against the land, "even
those men that did bring up an evil
report of the land, died by the plague
before the Lord. 38But Joshua the
son of Nun, and Caleb the son of
Jephunneh, remained ahve of those
men that went to spy out the land.
39And Moses told these words unto
aU the children of Israel; and the
people mourned greatly. 40And they
rose up early in the morning, and got
them up to the top of the mountain,
saying: 'Lo, we are here, and will
go up unto the place which the Lord
hath promised; for we have sinned.'
"And Moses said: 'Wherefore now
do ye transgress the commandment of
the Lord, seeing it shaU not prosper?
¦^Go not up, for the Lord is not among
you; that ye be not smitten down be
fore your enemies. ^For there the
Amalekite and the Canaanite are
before you, and ye shaU faU by the
sword; forasmuch as ye are turned
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the Lord will not be with you.'
T5ut they presumed to go up to the
top of the mountain; nevertheless the
ark of the covenant of the Lord, and
Moses, departed not out of the camp.
Then the Amalekite and the Ca
naanite, who dwelt in that hill-country,
came down, and smote them and beat
them down, even unto Hormah.
1 PL And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 2Speak unto the children
of Israel, and say unto them :
When ye are come into the land
of your habitations, which I give unto
you, 3and wiU make an offering by fire
unto the Lord, a burnt-offering, or a
sacrifice, in fulfilment of a vow clearly
uttered, or as a freewiU-offering, or in
your appointed seasons, to make a
sweet savour unto the Lord, of the
herd, or of the flock; "then shaU he that
bringeth his offering present unto the
Lord a meal-offering of a tenth part
of an ephah of fine flour mingled with
the fourth part of a hin of oil; 6and
wine for the drink-offering, the fourth
part of a hin, shalt thou prepare with
the burnt-offering or for the sacrifice,
for each lamb. 6Or for a ram, thou
shalt prepare for a meal-offering two
tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour
mingled with the third part of a hin
of oil; 'and for the drink-offering thou
shalt present the third part of a hin
of wine, of a sweet savour unto the
Lord. 8And when thou preparest a
buUock for a burnt-offering, or for a
sacrifice, in fulfilment of a vow clearly
uttered, or for peace-offerings unto the
Lord; 9then shall there be presented
with the buUock a meal-offering of
three tenth parts of an ephah of
fine flour mingled with half a hin of oil.
"And thou shalt present for the drink-
offering half a hin of wine, for an
offering made by fire, of a sweet

savour unto the Lord. "Thus shall
it be done for each bullock, or for each
ram, or for each of the he-lambs^ or
of the kids. "According to the num
ber that ye may prepare, so shaU ye
do for every one according to their
number. "AU that are home-born
shaU do these things after this man
ner, in presenting an offering made by
fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.
"And if a stranger sojourn with you,
or whosoever may be among you,
throughout your generations, and will
offer an offering made by fire, of a
sweet savour unto the Lord; as
ye do, so he shall do. "As for the
congregation, there shaU be one
statute both for you, and for the
stranger that soj ourneth with you, a
statute for ever throughout your
generations; as ye are, so shall the
stranger be before the Lord. I60ne
law and one ordinance shaU be both
for you, and for the stranger that so-
j ourneth with you.
17And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying : "Speak unto the children of
Israel, and say unto them:
When ye come into the land whither
I bring you, "then it shall be, that,
when ye eat of the bread of the land,
ye shall set apart a portion for a gift
unto the Lord. 20Of the first of your
dough ye shaU set apart a cake for a
gift; as that which is set apart of the
threshing-floor, so shall ye set it apart.
21Of the first of your dough ye shall
give unto the Lord a portion for a
gift throughout your generations.
22And when ye shall err, and not
observe aU these commandments,
which the Lord hath spoken unto
Moses, ^even all that the Lord hath
commanded you by the hand of
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gave commandment, and onward
throughout your generations; 24then
it shall be, if it be done in error by the
congregation, it being hid from their
eyes, that aU the congregation- shall
offer one young buUock for a burnt-
offering, for a sweet savour unto the
Lord — with the meal-offering thereof,
and the drink-offering thereof, ac
cording to the ordinance — and one he-
goat for a sin-offering. ^And the
priest shall make atonement for aU the
congregation of the children of Israel,
and they shaU be forgiven; for it was
an error, and they have brought their
offering, an offering made by fire unto
the Lord, and their sin-offering before
the Lord, for their error. ^And all
the congregation of the children of
Israel shaU be forgiven, and the stran
ger that sojourneth among them; for
in respect of all the people it was
done in error.
27 And if one person sin through error,
then he shall offer a she-goat of the
first year for a sin-offering. 28And
the priest shall make atonement for
the soul that erreth, when he sinneth
through error, before the Lord, to
make atonement for him; and he shall
be forgiven, 29both he that is home-born
among the children of Israel, and
the stranger that sojourneth among
them: ye shall have one law for him
that doeth aught in error. 30But the
soul that doeth aught with a high
hand, whether he be home-born or a
stranger, the same blasphemeth the
Lord; and that soul shall be cut off
from among his people. 31Because he
hath despised the word of the Lord,
and hath broken His commandment;
that soul shall utterly be cut off, his
iniquity shall be upon him.

32And while the children of Israel
were in the wilderness, they found a

man gathering sticks upon the sab
bath day. 33And they that found him
gathering sticks brought him unto
Moses and Aaron, and unto all the
congregation. ^And they put him in
ward, because it had not been declared
what should be done to him. 35And
the Lord said unto Moses: 'The
man shaU surely be put to death; all
the congregation shall stone him with
stones without the camp.' 36And aU
the congregation brought him without
the camp, and stoned him with stones,
and he died, as the Lord commanded
Moses. "And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 38'Speak unto the children of
Israel, and bid them that they make
them throughout their generations
fringes in the corners of their garments,
and that they put with the fringe of
each corner a thread of blue. 39And it
shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye
may look upon it, and remember all
the commandments of the Lord, and
do them; and that ye go not about
after your own heart and your own
eyes, after which ye use to go astray;
40that ye may remember and do all
My commandments, and be holy unto
your God. 41I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of the land of
Egypt, to be your God : I am the Lord
your God.' nnp
1 C Now Korah, the son of Izhar,
the son of Kohath, the son of
Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the
sons of Eliab, and On, the son of
Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men;
2and they rose up in face of Moses,
with certain of the children of Israel,
two hundred and fifty men; they were
princes of the congregation, the elect
men of the assembly, men of renown;
3and they assembled themselves to
gether against Moses and against

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Aaron, and said unto them: 'Ye
take too much upon you, seeing aU
the congregation are holy, every one
of them, and the Lord is among
them; wherefore then lift ye up your
selves above the assembly of the
Lord?' 4And when Moses heard it,
he feU upon his face. 5And he spoke
unto Korah and unto aU his company,
saying: 'In the morning the Lord
wiU show who are His, and who is
holy, and will cause him to come near
unto Him; even him whom He may
choose will He cause to come near
unto Him. This do: take you cen
sers, Korah, and aU his company;
'and put fire therein, and put incense
upon them before the Lord to
morrow; and it shall be that the man
whom the Lord doth choose, he shaU
be holy; ye take too much upon you,
ye sons of Levi.' 8And Moses said
unto Korah: 'Hear now, ye sons of
Levi : 9is it but a smaU thing unto you,
that the God of Israel hath separated
you from the congregation of Israel,
to bring you near to Himself, to do
the service of the tabernacle of the
Lord, and to stand before the congre
gation to minister unto them; "and
that He hath brought thee near, and
aU thy brethren the sons of Levi with
thee? and wiU ye seek the priesthood
also? "Therefore thou and aU thy
company that are gathered together
against the Lord—; and as to Aaron,
what is he that ye murmur against
him?' "And Moses sent to caU
Dathan and Abiram, the sons of
Eliab; and they said: 'We wiU not
come up; "is it asmaU thing that thou
hast brought us up out of a land
flowing with milk and honey, to kiU
us in the wilderness, but thou must
needs make thyself also a prince over
us? "Moreover thou hast not brought
us into a land flowing with milk and

honey, nor given us inheritance of
fields and vineyards; wilt thou put
out the eyes of these men? we will
not come up.' "And Moses was very
wroth, and said unto the Lord:
'Respect not Thou their offering;
I have not taken one ass from
them, neither have I hurt one of them.'
"And Moses said unto Korah: 'Be
thou and all thy congregation before
the Lord, thou, and they, and Aaron,
to-morrow; "and take ye every man
his fire-pan, and put incense upon
them, and bring ye before the Lord
every man his fire-pan, two hundred
and fifty fire-pans; thou also, and
Aaron, each his fire-pan.' "And they
took every man his fire-pan, and put
fire in them, and laid incense thereon,
and stood at the door of the tent of
meeting with Moses and Aaron. "And
Korah assembled aU the congrega
tion against them unto the door of
the tent of meeting; and the glory of
the Lord appeared unto aU the con
gregation. 20And the Lord spoke unto Moses
and unto Aaron, saying: 21' Separate
yourselves from among this congrega
tion, that I may consume them in a
moment.' 22And they feU upon their
faces, and said: 'O God, the God
of the spirits of aU flesh, shaU one
man sin, and wilt Thou be wroth with
aU the congregation?'
23And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 24< Speak unto the congrega
tion, saying: Get you up from about
the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and
Abiram.' 25And Moses rose up and
went unto Dathan and Abiram; and
the elders of Israel followed him.
26 And he spoke unto the congregation,
saying: 'Depart, I pray you, from
the tents of these wicked men, and
touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be
swept away in aU their sins.' "So

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they got them up from the dwelling
of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on
every side; and Dathan and Abiram
came out, and stood at the door of
their tents, with their wives, and their
sons, and their little ones. 28And
Moses said: 'Hereby ye shaU know
that the Lord hath sent me to do aU
these works, and that I have not
done them of mine own mind. 29If
these men die the common death of
aU men, and be visited after the
visitation of all men, then the Lord
hath not sent me. 30But if the Lord
make a new thing, and the ground
open her mouth, and swaUow them
up, with aU that appertain unto them,
and they go down alive into the pit,
then ye shaU understand that these
men have despised the Lord.' 31And
it came to pass, as he made an end of
speaking aU these words, that the
ground did cleave asunder that was un
der them. 32And the earth opened her
mouth, and swaUowed them up, and
their households, and aU the men that
appertained unto Korah, and all their
goods. 33So they, and aU that apper
tained to them, went down alive into
the pit; and the earth closed upon
them, and they perished from among
the assembly. 34And aU Israel that
were round about them fled at the
cry of them; for they said: 'Lest the
earth swaUow us up.' 35And fire came
forth from the Lord, and devoured the
two hundred and fifty men that offered
the incense.
1 fj And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
' saying: 2' Speak unto Eleazar
the son of Aaron the priest, that he
take up the fire-pans out of the
burning, and scatter thou the fire
yonder; for they are become holy;
3even the fire-pans of these men who
have sinned at the cost of their
lives, and let them be made beaten

plates for a covering of the altar — for
they are become holy, because they
were offered before the Lord — that
they may be a sign unto the children
of Israel.' 4And Eleazar the priest
took the brazen fire-pans, which they
that were burnt had offered; and they
beat them out for a covering of the
altar, ^o be a memorial unto the
children of Israel, to the end that no
common man, that is not of the seed
of Aaron, draw near to burn incense
before the Lord; that he fare not as
Korah, and as his company; as the
Lord spoke unto him by the hand of
Moses. 6But on the morrow all the congre
gation of the children of Israel mur
mured against Moses and against
Aaron, saying: 'Ye have killed the
people of the Lord.' 'And it came to
pass, when the congregation was
assembled against Moses and against
Aaron, that they looked toward the
tent of meeting; and, behold, the
cloud covered it, and the glory of the
Lord appeared. 8And Moses and
Aaron came to the front of the tent of
meeting. 9And the Lord spoke unto
Moses, saying: "'Get you up from
among this congregation, that I may
consume them in a moment.' And
they feU upon their faces. "And
Moses said unto Aaron: Take thy
fire-pan, and put fire therein from off
the altar, and lay incense thereon, and
carry it quickly unto the congregation,
and make atonement for them; for
there is wrath gone out from the
Lord: the plague is begun.' "And
Aaron took as Moses spoke, and ran
into the midst of the assembly; and,
behold, the plague was begun among
the people; and he put on the incense,
and made atonement for the people.
"And he stood between the dead and
the Uving; and the plague was stayed.

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"Now they that died by the plague
were fourteen thousand and seven
hundred, besides them that died about
the matter of Korah. "And Aaron
returned unto Moses unto the door of
the tent of meeting, and the plague
was stayed.
"And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: "' Speak unto the children, of
Israel, and take of them rods, one for
each fathers' house, of all their princes
according to their fathers' houses,
twelve rods; thou shalt write every
man's name upon his rod. "And
thou shalt write Aaron's name upon
the rod of Levi, for there shall be one
rod for the head of their fathers' houses.
"And thou shalt lay them up in the
tent of meeting before the testimony,
where I meet with you. 20And it
shaU come to pass, that the man whom
I shaU choose, his rod shaU bud; and
I will make to cease from Me the
murmurings of the children of Israel,
which they murmur against you.'
21 And Moses spoke unto the children
of Israel; and all their princes gave
him rods, for each prince one, ac
cording to their fathers' houses, even
twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron
was among their rods. 22And Moses
laid up the rods before the Lord in
the tent of the testimony. ^And it
came to pass on the morrow, that
Moses went into the tent of the testi
mony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron
for the house of Levi was budded, and
put forth buds, and bloomed blossoms,
and bore ripe almonds. 24And Moses
brought out all the rods from before
the Lord unto all the children of
Israel ; and they looked, and took every
man his rod.
25And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Put back the rod of Aaron before the
testimony, to be kept there, for a
token against the rebellious children;

that there may be made an end of their
murmurings against Me, that they
die not.' Thus did Moses; as the
Lord commanded him, so did he.
"And the children of Israel spoke
unto Moses, saying: 'Behold, we per
ish, we are undone, we are all undone.
28Every one that cometh near, that
cometh near unto the tabernacle of the
Lord, is to die; shall we whoUy perish?'
1 Q And the Lord said unto Aaron:
Thou and thy sons and thy
fathers' house with thee shall bear the
iniquity of the sanctuary; and thou
and thy sons with thee shall bear the
iniquity of your priesthood. 2And
thy brethren also, the tribe of Levi,
the tribe of thy father, bring thou
near with thee, that they may be
joined unto thee, and minister unto
thee, thou and thy sons with thee be
ing before the tent of the testimony..,
3 And they shall keep thy charge, and
the charge of aU the Tent; only they
shaU not come nigh unto the holy
furniture and unto the altar, that they
die not, neither they, nor ye. 4And
they shall be joined unto thee, and
keep the charge of the tent of meeting,
whatsoever the service of the Tent
may be; but a common man shaU not
draw nigh unto you. 6And ye shaU
keep the charge of the holy things,
and the charge of the altar, that there
be wrath no more upon the children
of Israel. 6And I, behold, I have taken
your brethren the Levites from among
the children of Israel; for you they
are given as a gift unto the Lord, to
do the service of the tent of meeting.
7And thou and thy sons with thee shall
keep your priesthood in everything
that pertaineth to the altar, and to
that within the veil; and ye shall serve;
I give you the priesthood as a service
of gift; and the common man that
draweth nigh shall be put to death.'

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8And the Lord spoke unto Aaron:
'And I, behold, I have given thee the
charge of My heave-offerings; even of
aU the haUowed things of the chUdren
of Israel unto thee have I given them
for a consecrated portion, and to thy
sons, as a due for ever. This shaU be
thine of the most holy things, reserved
from the fire: every offering of theirs,
even every meal-offering of theirs,
and every sin-offering of theirs, and
every guUt-offering of theirs, which
they may render unto Me, shall be
most holy for thee and for thy sons.
"In a most holy place shalt thou eat
thereof; every male may eat thereof;
it shaU be holy unto thee. uAnd this
is thine: the heave-offering of their
gift, even aU the wave-offerings of the
children of Israel; I have given them
unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy
daughters with thee, as a due for ever;
every one that is clean in thy house
may eat thereof. 12AU the best of the
oil, and aU the best of the wine, and
of the corn, the first part of them which
they give unto the Lord, to thee have I
given them. The first-ripe fruits of all
that is in their land, which they bring
unto the Lord, shall be thine; every
one that is clean in thy house may
eat thereof. "Every thing devoted
in Israel shall be thine. "Every
thing that openeth the womb, of all
flesh which they offer unto the Lord,
both of man and beast, shall be thine;
howbeit the first-born of man shalt
thou surely redeem, and the first
ling of unclean beasts shalt thou
redeem. "And their redemption-
money — from a month old shalt thou
redeem them — shaU be, according to
thy valuation, five shekels of eUver,
after the shekel of the sanctuary —
the same is twenty gerahs. "But
the firstling of an ox, or the firstfing
of a sheep, or the firstfing of a goat,

thou shalt not redeem; they are holy:
thou shalt dash their blood against
the altar, and shalt make their fat
smoke for an offering made by fire,
for a sweet savour unto the Lord.
"And the flesh of them shaU be thine,
as the wave-breast and as the right
thigh, it shaU be thine. "AU the
heave-offerings of the holy things,
which the children of Israel offer unto
the Lord, have I given thee, and thy
sons and thy daughters with thee, as
a due for ever; it is an everlasting
covenant of salt before the Lord unto
thee and to thy seed with thee.'
20 And the Lord said unto Aaron:
'Thou shalt have no inheritance in
their land, neither shalt thou have
any portion among them; I am thy
portion and thine inheritance among
the children of Israel. 21And unto the
children of Levi, behold, I have given
all the tithe in Israel for an inherit
ance, in return for their service which
they serve, even the service of the
tent of meeting. 22And henceforth
the children of Israel shaU not come
nigh the tent of meeting, lest they
bear sin, and die. ^But the Levites
alone shaU do the service of the tent
of meeting, and they shaU bear their
iniquity; it shall be a statute for ever
throughout your generations, and
among the children of Israel they
shaU have no inheritance. ^For the
tithe of the children of Israel, which
they set apart as a gift unto the Lord,
I have given to the Levites for an in
heritance; therefore I have said unto
them: Among the children of Israel
they shaU have no inheritance.'
"'And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 26' Moreover thou shalt speak
unto the Levites, and say unto them:
When ye take of the children of
Israel the tithe which I have given
you from them for your inheritance,

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then ye shall set apart of it a gift for
the Lord, even a tithe of the tithe.
"And the gift which ye set apart
shaU be reckoned unto you, as though
it were the corn of the threshing-
floor, and as the fulness of the wine
press. Thus ye also shaU set apart
a gift unto the Lord of aU your tithes,
which ye receive of the children of
Israel; and thereof ye shaU give the
gift which is set apart unto the Lord
to Aaron the priest. 290ut of all that
is given you ye shaU set apart all of
that which is due unto the Lord, of
all the best thereof, even the hallowed
part thereof out of it. Therefore
thou shalt say unto them: When
ye set apart the best thereof from
it, then it shah be counted unto
the Levites as the increase of the
threshing-floor, and as the increase
of the winepress. 31And ye may eat
it in every place, ye and your house
holds; for it is your reward in return
for your service in the tent of meeting.
32 And ye shaU bear no sin by reason
of it, seeing that ye have set apart
from it the best thereof; and ye shall
not profane the holy things of the
children of Israel, that ye die not.'
nim
1 Q And the Lord spoke unto Moses
X%J and unto Aaron, saying:
This is the statute of the law which
the Lord hath commanded, saying:
Speak unto the children of Israel, that
they bring thee a red heifer, faultless,
wherein is no blemish, and upon which
never came yoke. 3And ye shall give
her unto Eleazar the priest, and she
shall be brought forth without the
camp, and she shall be slain before
his face. 4And Eleazar the priest
shall take of her blood with his finger,
and sprinkle of her blood toward
the front of the tent of meeting seven

times. 5And the heifer shall be burnt
in his sight; her skin, and her flesh,
and her blood, with her dung, shaU
be burnt. 6And the priest shaU take
cedar-wood, and hyssop, and scar
let, and cast it into the midst of
the burning of the heifer. 'Then the
priest shaU wash his clothes, and he
shaU bathe his flesh in water, and
afterward he may come into the camp,
and the priest shaU be unclean until
the even. 8And he that burneth her
shaU wash his clothes in water, and
bathe his flesh in water, and shaU be
unclean until the even. 9And a man
that is clean shaU gather up the ashes
of the heifer, and lay them up without
the camp in a clean place, and it shaU
be kept for the congregation of the
children of Israel for a water of
sprinkling; it is a purification from
sin. "And he that gathereth the
ashes of the heifer shall wash his
clothes, and be unclean until the even;
and it shaU be unto the children of
Israel, and unto the stranger that
sojourneth among them, for a statute
for ever. "He that toucheth the dead,
even any man's dead body, shall be
unclean seven days; "the same shall
purify himself therewith on the third
day and on the seventh day, and he
shaU be clean; but if he purify not
himself the third day and the seventh
day, he shaU not be clean. "Whoso
ever toucheth the dead, even the
body of any man that is dead, and
purifieth not himself — he hath defiled
the tabernacle of the Lord — that
soul shaU be cut off from Israel; be
cause the water of sprinkling was
not dashed against him, he shaU be
unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon
him. This is the law: when a man
dieth in a tent, every one that cometh
into the tent, and every thing that is
in the tent, shall be unclean seven

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days. "And every open vessel, which
hath no covering close-bound upon
it, is unclean. "And whosoever in
the open field toucheth one that is
slain with a sword, or one that dieth
of himseff, or a bone of a man,
or a grave, shaU be unclean seven
days. "And for the unclean they shaU
take of the ashes of the burning of
the purification from sin, and running
water shaU be put thereto in a vessel.
"And a clean person shall take hyssop,
and dip it in the water, and sprinkle
it upon the tent, and upon aU the
vessels, and upon the persons that
were there, and upon him that touched
the bone, or the slain, or the dead, or
the grave. "And the clean person
shaU sprinkle upon the unclean on
the third day, and on the seventh
day; and on the seventh day he shaU
purify him; and he shaU wash his
clothes, and bathe himself in water,
and shaU be clean at even. 20But the
man that shaU be unclean, and shall
not purify himseff, that soul shall be
cut off from the midst of the assembly,
because he hath defiled the sanctuary
of the Lord; the water of sprinkling
hath not been dashed against him:
he is unclean. 21And it shaU be a
perpetual statute unto them; and he
that sprinkleth the water of sprinkling
shall wash his clothes; and he that
toucheth the water of sprinkling shall
be unclean until even. ^And what
soever the unclean person toucheth
shaU be unclean; and the soul that
toucheth him shall be unclean until

Of) And the children of Israel, even
the whole congregation, came
into the wilderness of Zin in the first
month; and the people abode in Ka
desh; and Miriam died there, and
was buried there. 2And there was no

water for the congregation; and they
assembled themselves together against
Moses and against Aaron. 3And the
people strove with Moses, and spoke,
saying: 'Would that we had perished
when our brethren perished before
the Lord! 4And why have ye brought
the assembly of the Lord into this
wilderness, to die there, we and our
cattle? 5And wherefore have ye made
us to come up out of Egypt, to bring
us in unto this evil place? it is no place
of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of
pomegranates; neither is there any
water to drink.' 6And Moses and
Aaron went from the presence of
the assembly unto the door of the
tent of meeting, and fell upon their
faces; and the glory of the Lord ap
peared unto them. 'And the Lord
spoke unto Moses, saying: Take
the rod, and assemble the congrega
tion, thou, and Aaron thy brother,
and speak ye unto the rock before
their eyes, that it give forth its
water; and thou shalt bring forth to
them water out of the rock; so thou
shalt give the congregation and their
cattle drink.' 9And Moses took the
rod from before the Lord, as He com
manded him. "And Moses and Aaron
gathered the assembly together be
fore the rock, and he said unto them:
'Hear now, ye rebels; are we to bring
you forth water out of this rock?'
"And Moses lifted up his hand, and
smote the rock with his rod twice;
and. water came forth abundantly,
and the congregation drank, and their
cattle. "And the Lord said unto
Moses and Aaron: 'Because ye be
lieved not in Me, to sanctify Me in
the eyes of the children of Israel,
therefore ye shaU not bring this as
sembly into the land which I have
given them.' "These are the waters
of "Meribah, where the children of

a That is, Strife.
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Israel strove with the Lord, and He
was sanctified in them.
"And Moses sent messengers from
Kadesh unto the king of Edom:
Thus saith thy brother Israel:
Thou knowest all the travail that hath
befaUen us; "how our fathers went
down into Egypt, and we dwelt in
Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians
dealt iU with us, and our fathers; "and
when we cried unto the Lord, He
heard our voice, and sent an angel,
and brought us forth out of Egypt;
and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a
city in the uttermost of thy border.
"Let us pass, I pray thee, through
thy land; we wiU not pass through
field or through vineyard, neither
wiU we drink of the water of the
weUs; we will go along the king's high
way, we will not turn aside to the
right hand nor to the left, until we
have passed thy border.' "And Edom
said unto him: Thou shalt not pass
through me, lest I come out with the
sword against thee.' "And the chil
dren of Israel said unto him: 'We will
go up by the highway; and if we drink
of thy water, I and my cattle, then
will I give the price thereof; let me
only pass through on my feet; there
is no hurt.' 20And he said: 'Thou
shalt not pass through.' And Edom
came out against him with much peo
ple, and with a strong hand. Thus
Edom refused to give Israel passage
through his border; wherefore Israel
turned away from him.
22And they journeyed from Kadesh;
and the children of Israel, even the
whole congregation, came unto mount
Hor. ^And the Lord spoke unto
Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by
the border of the land of Edom, say
ing: M' Aaron shaU be gathered unto
his people; for he shaU not enter into
the land which I have given unto

the children of Israel, because ye
rebeUed against My word at the waters
of Meribah. Take Aaron and Elea
zar his son, and bring them up unto
mount Hor. 26And strip Aaron of
his garments, and put them upon
Eleazar his son; and Aaron shaU be
gathered unto his people, and shaU
die there.' "And Moses did as the
Lord commanded; and they went
up into mount Hor in the sight of
aU the congregation. 28And Moses
stripped Aaron of his garments, and
put them upon Eleazar his son; and
Aaron died there in the top of the
mount; and Moses and Eleazar came
down from the mount. 29And when
all the congregation saw that Aaron
was dead, they wept for Aaron thirty
days, even aU the house of Israel.
O "j And the Canaanite, the king of
Arad, who dwelt in the South,
heard teU that Israel came by the way
of Atharim; and he fought against
Israel, and took some of them captive.
2And Israel vowed a vow unto the
Lord, and said: 'If Thou wilt indeed
deUver this people into my hand, then
I wiU utterly destroy their cities.'
3And the Lord hearkened to the voice
of Israel, and delivered up the Ca
naanites; and they utterly destroyed
them and their cities; and the name
of the place was caUed "Hormah.
4And they journeyed from mount
Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to
compass the land of Edom; and the
soul of the people became impatient
because of the way. BAnd the people
spoke against God, and against
Moses: 'Wherefore have ye brought
us up out of Egypt to die in the wil
derness? for there is no bread, and
there is no water; and our soul loath-
eth this light bread.' 6And the Lord
sent fiery serpents among the people,

• That is, Utter destruction.
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and they bit the people; and much
people of Israel died. 'And the people
came to Moses, and said: 'We have
sinned, because we have spoken against
the Lord, and against thee; pray unto
the Lord, that He take away the ser
pents from us.' And Moses prayed for
the people. 8And the Lord said unto
Moses: 'Make thee a fiery serpent, and
set it upon a pole; and it shall come to
pass , that every one that is bitten, when
he seeth it, shaU five.' 9And Moses
made a serpent of brass, and set it upon
the pole; and it came to pass, that if a
serpent had bitten any man, when
he looked unto the serpent of brass,
he hved. "And the children of Israel
journeyed, _ and pitched in Oboth.
"And they journeyed from Oboth, and
pitched at Ije-abarim, in the wilder
ness which is in front of Moab, toward
the sunrising. "From thence they
journeyed, and pitched in the vaUey of
Zered. "From thence they journeyed,
and pitched on the other side of the
Arnon, which is in the wilderness,
that cometh out of the border of the
Amorites. — For Arnon is the border of
Moab, between Moab and the Amo
rites; 14wheref ore it is said in the book
of the Wars of the Lord:
Vaheb in Suphah,
And the vaUeys of Arnon,
"And the slope of the vaUeys
That inclineth toward the seat of Ar,
And leaneth upon the border of
Moab.—
16And from thence to aBeer; that is
the weU whereof the Lord said unto
Moses: 'Gather the people together,
and I wiU give them water.' "Then
sang Israel this song:
Spring up, O well — sing ye unto it —
"The well, which the princes digged,
Which the nobles of the people delved,
With the sceptre, and with their
staves.

And from the wilderness to Mat-
tanah; "and from Mattanah to Na-
haliel; and from NahaUel to Bamoth;
20and from Bamoth to the vaUey that
is in the field of Moab, by the top
of Pisgah, which looketh down upon
the desert.
21 And Israel sent messengers unto
Sihon king of the Amorites, saying:
22 'Let me pass through thy land; we
wiU not turn aside into field, or into
vineyard; we wiU not drink of the
water of the weUs; we wiU go by the
king's highway, until we have passed
thy border.' MAnd Sihon would not
suffer Israel to pass through his
border; but Sihon gathered all his
people together, and went out against
Israel into the wilderness, and came
to Jahaz; and he fought against Israel.
24And Israel smote him with the edge
of the sword, and possessed his land
from the Arnon unto the Jabbok,
even unto the children of Ammon; for
the border of the children of Ammon
was strong. 25And Israel took aU
these cities; and Israel dwelt in all the
cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon,
and in aU the towns thereof. 26For
Heshbon was the city of Sihon the
king of the Amorites, who had fought
against the former king of Moab, and
taken all his land out of his hand,
even unto the Arnon. 27Wherefore
they that speak in parables say:
Come ye to Heshbon!
Let the city of Sihon be built and
established!
28For a fire is gone out of Heshbon,
A flame from the city of Sihon;
It hath devoured Ar of Moab,
The lords of the high places of
Arnon.
29Woetothee, Moab!
Thou art undone, O people of Che-
mosh;
He hath given his sons as fugitives,
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And his daughters into captivity,
Unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
30We have shot at them — Heshbon
is perished — even unto Dibon,
And we have laid waste even unto
Nophah,
Which reacheth unto Medeba.
Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the
Amorites. 32And Moses sent to spy
out Jazer, and they took the towns
thereof, and drove out the Amorites
that were there. 33And they turned
and went up by the way of Bashan;
and Og the king of Bashan went out
against them, he and aU his people,
to battle at Edrei. 34And the Lord
said unto Moses: 'Fear him not;
for I have dehvered him into thy hand,
and all his people, and his land; and
thou shalt do to him as thou didst
unto Sihon king of the Amorites,
who dwelt at Heshbon.' 35So they
smote him, and his sons, and all his
people, until there was none left him
remaining; and they possessed his land.
OO And the children of Israel jour-
neyed, and pitched in the plains
of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.
2And Balak the son of Zippor saw
aU that Israel had done to the Am
orites. 3And Moab was sore afraid
of the people, because they were
many; and Moab was overcome with
dread because of the children of
Israel. 4And Moab said unto the
elders of Midian: 'Now wiU this
multitude lick up aU that is round
about us, as the ox licketh up the
grass of the field.' — And Balak the
son of Zippor was king of Moab at
that time. — 6And he sent messengers
unto Balaam the son of Beor, to
Pethor, which is by the River, to the
land of the children of his people, to
call him, saying: 'Behold, there is a

people come out from Egypt; behold,
they cover the face of the earth, and
they abide over against me. 6Come
now therefore, I pray thee, curse me
this people; for they are too mighty
for me; peradventure I shaU prevail,
that we may smite them, and that I
may drive them out of the land; for
I know that he whom thou blessest is
blessed, and he whom thou cursest is
cursed.' 7And the elders of Moab and
the elders of Midian departed with
the rewards of divination in their
hand; and they came unto Balaam,
and spoke unto him the words of
Balak. 8And he said unto them:
'Lodge here this night, and I will
bring you back word, as the Lord
may speak unto me'; and the princes
of Moab abode with Balaam. 9And
God came unto Balaam, and said:
'What men are these with thee?'
"And Balaam said unto God: 'Balak
the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath
sent unto me {.saying]: "Behold the
people that is come out of Egypt, it
covereth the face of the earth; now,
come curse me them; peradventure
I shall be able to fight against them,
and shaU drive them out.' "And
God said unto Balaam: Thou shalt
not go with them; thou shalt not
curse the people; for they are blessed.'
"And Balaam rose up in the morn
ing, and said unto the princes of Ba
lak: 'Get you into your land; for the
Lord refuseth to give me leave to go
with you.' "And the princes of Moab
rose up, and they went unto Balak,
and said: 'Balaam refuseth to come
with us.' "And Balak sent yet again
princes, more, and more honourable
than they. "And they came to Ba
laam, and said to him: Thus saith
Balak the son of Zippor: Let noth
ing, I pray thee, hinder thee from
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thee unto very great honour, and
whatsoever thou sayest unto me I will
do; come therefore, I pray thee, curse
me this people.' "And Balaam an
swered and said unto the servants
of Balak: 'If Balak would give me
his house full- of sUver and gold, I
cannot go beyond the word of the
Lord my God, to do any thing, small
or great. "Now therefore, I pray
you, tarry ye also here this night,
that I may know what the Lord will
speak unto me more.' 20And God
came unto Balaam at night, and said
unto him: 'If the men are come to
call thee, rise up, go with them; but
only the word which I speak unto
thee, that shalt thou do.' 21And Ba
laam rose up in the morning, and
saddled his ass, and went with the
princes of Moab. ^And God's anger
was kindled because he went; and the
angel of the Lord placed himself in
the way for an adversary against him. —
Now he was riding upon his ass, and
his two servants were with him. — ¦
^And the ass saw the angel of the
Lord standing in the way, with his
sword drawn in his hand; and the ass
turned aside out of the way, and went
into the field; and Balaam smote the
ass, to turn her into the way. Then
the angel of the Lord stood in a
hollow way between the vineyards,
a fence being on this side, and a
fence on that side. 25And the ass saw
the angel of the Lord, and she thrust
herself unto the wall, and crushed
Balaam's foot against the wall; and
he smote her again. ^And the angel
of the Lord went further, and stood
in a narrow place, where was no way
to turn either to the right hand or to
the left. "And the ass saw the angel
of the Lord, and she lay down under
Balaam; and Balaam's anger was
kindled, and he smote the ass with

his staff. 28And the Lord opened the
mouth of the ass, and she said unto
Balaam: 'What have I done unto
thee, that thou hast smitten me these
three times?' 29And Balaam said unto
the ass: 'Because thou hast mocked
me; I would there were a sword in
my hand, for now I had killed thee.'
30And the ass said unto Balaam: 'Am
not I thine ass, upon wliich thou hast
ridden aU thy life long unto this day?
was I ever wont to do so unto thee?'
And he said: 'Nay.' Then the Lord
opened the eyes of Balaam, and he
saw the angel of the Lord standing
in the way, with his sword drawn in
his hand; and he bowed his head, and
feU on his face. 32And the angel of
the Lord said unto him: 'Wherefore
hast thou smitten thine ass these three
times? behold, I am come forth for an
adversary, because thy way is contrary
unto me; ^and the ass saw me, and
turned aside before me these three
times; unless she had turned aside
from me, surely now I had even slain
thee, and saved her alive.' MAnd
Balaam said unto the angel of the
Lord: 'I have sinned; for I knew not
that thou stoodest in the way against
me; now therefore, if it displease
thee, I will get me back.' 35And the
angel of the Lord said unto Balaam:
'Go with the men; but only the word
that I shaU speak unto thee, that
thou shalt speak.' So Balaam went
with the princes of Balak. 36And
when Balak heard that Balaam was
come, he went out to meet him unto
Ir-moab, which is on the border of
Arnon, which is in the utmost part of
the border. "And Balak said unto
Balaam: 'Did I not earnestly send
unto thee to call thee? wherefore
earnest thou not unto me? am I not
able indeed to promote thee to hon
our?' 38And Balaam said unto Balak:

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'Lo, I am come unto thee; have I
now any power at all to speak any
thing? the word that God putteth
in my mouth, that shall I speak.'
39And Balaam went with Balak, and
they came unto Kiriath-huzoth. 40And
Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and
sent to Balaam, and to the princes
that were with him. "And it came to
pass in the morning that Balak took
Balaam, and brought him up into
Bamoth-baal, and he saw from thence
the utmost part of the people.
OO And Balaam said unto Balak:
'Build me here seven altars,
and prepare me here seven bullocks
and seven rams.' 2And Balak did as
Balaam had spoken; and Balak and
Balaam offered on every altar a bul
lock and a ram. 3And Balaam said
unto Balak: 'Stand by thy burnt-
offering, and I wiU go; peradventure
the Lord will come to meet me; and
whatsoever He showeth me I will tell
thee.' And he went to a bare height.
4And God met Balaam; and he said
unto Him: T have prepared the seven
altars, and I have offered up a bullock
and a ram on every altar.' 6And the
Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth,
and said: 'Return unto Balak, and
thus thou shalt speak.' 6And he
returned unto him, and, lo, he stood
by his burnt-offering, he, and all the
princes of Moab. 7And he took up
his parable, and said:
From Aram Balak bringeth me,
The king of Moab from the moun
tains of the East:
'Come, curse me Jacob,
And come, execrate Israel.'
8How shall I curse, whom God hath
not cursed?
And how shall I execrate, whom the
Lord hath not execrated?
9For from the top of the rocks I see
him,

And from the hills I behold him:
Lo, it is a people that shaU dwell
alone,
And shall not be reckoned among
the nations.
"Who hath counted the dust of
Jacob,
Or numbered the stock of Israel?
Let me die the death of the right
eous,
And let mine end be like his!
"And Balak said unto Balaam: 'What
hast thou done unto me? I took thee
to curse mine enemies, and, behold,
thou hast blessed them altogether.'
"And he answered and said: 'Must
I not take heed to speak that which
the Lord putteth in my mouth?'
"And Balak said unto him: 'Come,
I pray thee, with me unto another
place, from whence thou mayest see
them; thou shalt see but the utmost
part of them, and shalt not see them
all; and curse me them from thence.'
"And he took him into the field of
Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and
built seven altars, and offered up a
bullock and a ram on every altar.
"And he said unto Balak: 'Stand
here by thy burnt-offering, while I
go toward a meeting yonder.' "And
the Lord met Balaam, and put a
word in his mouth, and said: 'Re
turn unto Balak, and thus shalt thou
speak.' "And he came to him, and,
lo, he stood by his burnt-offering, and
the princes of Moab with him. And
Balak said unto him: 'What hath
the Lord spoken?' "And he took up
his parable, and said:
Arise, Balak, and hear;
Give ear unto me, thou son of Zip
por:
"God is not a man, that He should
lie;
Neither the son of man, that He
should repent:

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When He hath said, will He not
doit?
Or when He hath spoken, will He
not make it good?
20Behold, I am bidden to bless;
And when He hath blessed, I can
not caU it back.
21None hath beheld iniquity in Jacob,
Neither hath one seen perverseness
in Israel;
The Lord his God is with him,
And the shouting for the King is
among them.
22God who brought them forth out
of Egypt
Is for them like the lofty horns
of the wild-ox.
^For there is no enchantment "with
Jacob,
Neither is there any divination with
Israel;
Now is it said of Jacob and of Israel:
'What hath God wrought!'
"Behold a people that riseth up as
a lioness,
And as a lion doth he lift himself up;
He shall not lie down until he eat
of the prey,
And drink the blood of the slain.
26And Balak said unto Balaam:
'Neither curse them at all, nor bless
them at all.' 26But Balaam answered
and said unto Balak: 'Told not I thee,
saying: All that the Lord speaketh,
that I must do?' "And Balak said
unto Balaam: 'Come now, I will
take thee unto another place; per
adventure it will please God that thou
mayest curse me them from thence.'
28And Balak took Balaam unto the
top of Peor, that looketh down upon
the desert. "And Balaam said unto
Balak: 'Build me here seven altars,
and prepare me here seven bullocks
and seven rams.' 30And Balak did as
Balaam had said, and offered up a
buUock and a ram on every altar.

OA And when Balaam saw that it
pleased the Lord to bless Israel,
he went not, as at the other times,
to meet with enchantments, but he
set his face toward the wilderness.
2And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and
he saw Israel dwelhng tribe by tribe;
and the spirit of God came upon him.
3And he took up his parable, and said :
The saying of Balaam the son of
Beor,
And the saying of the man whose
eye is opened;
The saying of him who heareth
the words of God,
Who seeth the vision of the Al
mighty,
Fallen down, yet with opened eyes:
5How goodly are thy tents, 0 Jacob,
Thy dwellings, O Israel!
6As valleys stretched out,
As gardens by the river-side;
As aloes planted of the Lord,
As cedars beside the waters;
'Water shall flow from his branches,
And his seed shall be in many
waters;
And his king shall be higher than
Agag,
And his kingdom shall be exalted.
8God who brought him forth out of
Egypt
Is for him like the lofty horns of the
wild-ox;
He shall eat up the nations that are
his adversaries,
And shall break their bones in
pieces,
And pierce them through with his
arrows.
9He couched, he lay down as a lion,
And as a lioness; who shall rouse
him up?
Blessed be every one that blesseth
thee,
And cursed be every one that curs-
eth thee.

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"And Balak's anger was kindled
against Balaam, and he smote his
hands together; and Balak said unto
Balaam: 'I called thee to curse mine
enemies, and, behold, thou hast al
together blessed them these three
times. Therefore now flee thou to
thy place; I thought to promote thee
unto great honour; but, lo, the Lord
hath kept thee back from honour.'
"And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Spoke
I not also to thy messengers that thou
didst send unto me, saying : "If Balak
would give me his house full of silver
and gold, I cannot go beyond the
word of the Lord, to do either good
or bad of mine own mind; what the
Lord speaketh, that wiU I speak?
"And now, behold, I go unto my
people; come, and I will announce to
thee what this people shall do to thy
people in the end of days.' "And he
took up his parable, and said:
The saying of Balaam the son of
Beor,
And the saying of the man whose
eye is opened;
The saying of him who heareth the
words of God,
And knoweth the knowledge of the
Most High,
Who seeth the vision of the Al
mighty,
FaUen down, yet with opened eyes :
"I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not nigh;
There shall step forth a star out of
Jacob,
And a sceptre shall rise out of
Israel,
And shall smite through the corners
of Moab,
And break down all the sons of
Seth.
"And Edom shall be a possession,
Seir also, even his enemies, shall be
a possession;

While Israel doeth valiantly.
"And out of Jacob shaU one have
dominion,
And shaU destroy the remnant from
the city.
20 And he looked on Amalek, and
took up his parable, and said:
Amalek was the first of the nations;
But his end shaU come to destruc
tion.
21 And he looked on the Kenite, and
took up his parable, and said:
Though firm be thy dwelling-place,
And though thy nest be set in the
rock;
^Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted;
How long? Asshur shall carry thee
away captive.
23 And he took up his parable, and
said: Alas, who shaU live after God hath
appointed him?
24But ships shall come from the coast
of Kittim,
And they shall afflict Asshur, and
shall afflict Eber,
And he also shall come to destruc
tion.
25And Balaam rose up, and went and
returned to his place; and Balak also
went his way.
OK And Israel abode in Shittim,
and the people began to com
mit harlotry with the daughters of
Moab. 2And they called the people ;
unto the sacrifices of their gods; and I
the people did eat, and bowed down
to their gods. 3And Israel joined
himself unto the Baal of Peor; and
the anger of the Lord was kindled
against Israel. 4And the Lord said
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the people, and hang them up unto
the Lord in face of the sun, that the
fierce anger of the Lord may turn
away from Israel.' 6And Moses said
unto the judges of Israel: 'Slay ye
every one his men that have joined
themselves unto the Baal of Peor.'
6And, behold, one of the children of
Israel came and brought unto his
brethren a Midianitish woman in the
sight of Moses, and in the sight of all
the congregation of the children of
Israel, while they were weeping at the
door of the tent of meeting. 'And
when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar,
the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he
rose up from the midst of the con
gregation, and took a spear in his
hand. 8And he went after the man of
Israel into the chamber, and thrust
both of them through, the man of
Israel, and the woman through her
beUy. So the plague was stayed from
the children of Israel. 9And those
that died by the plague were twenty
and four thousand.
"And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: "'Phinehas, the son of Ele
azar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath
turned My wrath away from the chil
dren of Israel, in that he was very
jealous for My sake among them, so
that I consumed not the children of
Israel in My jealousy. "Wherefore
say: Behold, I give unto him My
covenant of peace; "and it shaU be unto
him, and to his seed after him, the
covenant of an everlasting priesthood;
because he was jealous for his God,
and made atonement for the children
of Israel.' "Now the name of the
man of Israel that was slain, who was
slain with the Midianitish woman, was
Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a
fathers' house among the Simeonites.

"And the name of the Midianitish
woman that was slain was Cozbi, the
daughter of Zur; he was head of the
people of a fathers' house in Midian.
"And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: "'Harass the Midianites, and
smite them; "for they harass you,
by their wiles wherewith they have
beguiled you in the matter of Peor,
and in the matter of Cozbi, the daugh
ter of the prince of Midian, their sister,
who was slain on the day of the
plague in the matter of Peor.'
19 And it came to _ pass after the
Ofi plague, Hhat the Lord spoke
unto Moses and unto Eleazar
the son of Aaron the priest, saying:
2Take the sum of aU the congregation
of the children of Israel, from twenty
years old and upward, by their fathers'
houses, aU that are able to go forth
to war in Israel.' 3And Moses and
Eleazar the priest spoke with them in
the plains of Moab by the Jordan at
Jericho, saying: 4'[Take the sum of
the people,] from twenty years old
and upward, as the Lord commanded
Moses and the children of Israel, that
came forth out of the land of Egypt.'
6Reuben, the first-born of Israel:
the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the
¦family of the Hanochites; of PaUu, the
family of the PaUuites; 6of Hezron,
the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi,
the family of the Carmites. These
are the families of the Reubenites;
and they that were numbered of
them were forty and three thousand
and seven hundred and thirty. 8And
the sons of PaUu: Eliab. 9And the
sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan,
and Abiram. These are that Dathan
and Abiram, the elect of the congre
gation, who strove against Moses and
against Aaron in the company of
Korah, when they strove against the
Lord; "and the earth opened her

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mouth, and swallowed them up to
gether with Korah, when that com
pany died; what time the fire devoured
two hundred and fifty men, and they
became a sign. "Notwithstanding the
sons of Korah died not.
The sons of Simeon after their
families: of Nemuel, the family of
the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family
of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family
of the Jachinites; "of Zerah, the
family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the
family of the Shaulites. These are
the families of the Simeonites, twenty
and two thousand and two hundred.
The sons of Gad after their fam
ilies: of Zephon, the family of the
Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of
the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of
the Shunites; 16of Ozni, the family of
the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the
Erites; "of Arod, the family of the
Arodites; of Areli, the family of the
Arelites. These are the famihes of
the sons of Gad according to those
that were numbered of them, forty
thousand and five hundred.
The sons of Judah: Er and Onan;
and Er and Onan died in the land of
Canaan. 20And the sons of Judah
after their families were: of Shelah,
the family of the Shelanites; of Perez,
the family of the Perezites; of Zerah,
the family of the Zerahites. 21And
the sons of Perez were: of Hezron,
the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul,
the family of the Hamulites. These
are the families of Judah according
to those that were numbered of them,
threescore and sixteen thousand and
five hundred.
The sons of Issachar after their
famihes: of Tola, the family of the
Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the
Punites; 24of Jashub, the family of the
Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of
the Shimronites. These are. the

famihes of Issachar according to those
that were numbered of them, three-:
score and four thousand and three
hundred. The sons of Zebulun after their
famihes: of Sered, the family of the
Seredites; of Elon, the family of the
Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the
JahleeUtes. "These are the famihes
of the Zebulunites according to those
that were numbered of them, three
score thousand and five hundred.
The sons of Joseph after their
famiUes: Manasseh and Ephraim.
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir,
the family of the Machirites — and
Machir begot Gilead; of Gilead, the
family of the Gileadites. These are
the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the
family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the
family of the Helekites; 3land of.
Asriel, the family of the Asriehtes;
and of Shechem, the family of the
Shechemites; 32and of Shemida, the
family of the Shemidaites; and of
Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
33 And Zelophehad the son of Hepher
had no sons, but daughters; and the
names of the daughters of Zelophehad
were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah,
Milcah, and Tirzah. These are the
families of Manasseh; and they that
were numbered of them were fifty
and two thousand and seven hundred.
These are the sons of Ephraim
after their f amihes : of Shuthelah, the
family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher,
the family of the Becherites; of
Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
38 And these are the sons of Shuthelah;
of Eran, the family of the Eranites,
"These are the famiUes of the sons of
Ephraim according to those that were
numbered of them, thirty and two
thousand and five hundred. These
are the sons of Joseph after their
families.

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The sons of Benjamin after their
famihes: of Bela, the family of the
Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the
Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family
of the Ahiramites; 39of Shephupham,
the family of the Shuphamites; of
Hupham, the family of the Hupham-
ites. 40And the sons of Bela were
Ard and Naaman; [of Ard,] the family
of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family
of the Naamites. These are the
sons of Benjamin after their families;
and they that were numbered of them
were forty and five thousand and six
hundred. These are the sons of Dan after
their families: of Shuham, the family
of the Shuhamites. These are the
families of Dan after their famiUes.
^All the families of the Shuhamites,
according to those that were numbered
of them, were threescore and four
thousand and four hundred.
The sons of Asher after their
families: of Imnah, the family of the
Iinnites; of Ishvi, the family of the
Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the
Beriites. 450f the sons of Beriah:
of Heber, the family of the Heberites;
of Malchiel, the family of the Mal-
chielites. 46And the name of the
daughter of Asher was Serah. These
are the families of the sons of Asher
according to those that were numbered
of them, fifty and three thousand and
four hundred.
The sons of Naphtah after their
famihes: of Jahzeel, the family of the
Jahzeehtes; of Guni, the family of the
Gunites; 49of Jezer, the family of the
Jezerites; of ShiUem, the family of the
Shillemites. These are the famiUes
of Naphtah according to their families;
and they that were numbered of them
were forty and five thousand and four
hundred. These are they that were numbered

of the children of Israel, six hundred
thousand and a thousand and seven
hundred and thirty.
62And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: ^'Unto these the land shall
be divided for an inheritance accord
ing to the number of names. To
the more thou shalt give the more in
heritance, and to the fewer thou shalt
give the less inheritance; to each one
according to those that were numbered
of it shaU its inheritance be given.
^Notwithstanding the land shall be
divided by lot; according to the names
of the tribes of their fathers they shall
inherit. ^According to the lot shall
their inheritance be divided between
the more and the fewer.'
"And these are they that were
numbered of the Levites after their
famiUes: of Gershon, the family of
the Gershonites; of Kohath, the
family of the Kohathites; of Merari,
the family of the Merarites. These
are the famiUes of Levi: the family of
the Libnites, the family of the Hebron-
ites, the family of the Mahlites, the
family of the Mushites, the family of
the Korahites. And Kohath begot
Amram. 69And the name of Amram's
wife was Jochebed, the daughter of
Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt;
and she bore unto Amram Aaron and
Moses, and Miriam their sister.
60And unto Aaron were born Nadab
and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
"And Nadab and Abihu died, when
they offered strange fire before the
Lord. 62And they that were numbered
of them were twenty and three thou
sand, every male from a month old and
upward; for they were not numbered
among the children of Israel, because
there was no inheritance given them
among the children of Israel.
These are they that were numbered
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numbered the children of Israel in the
plains of Moab by the Jordan at
Jericho. 64But among these there
was not a man of them that were
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 shall surely die in the wil
derness.' And there was not left a
man of them, save Caleb the son
of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of
Nun. O H Then drew near the daughters of
Zelophehad, the son of Hepher,
the son of Gilead, the son of Machir,
the son of Manasseh, of the famihes
of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and
these are the names of his daughters:
Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Mil
cah, and Tirzah. 2And they stood
before Moses, and before Eleazar the
priest, and before the princes and' all
the congregation, at the door of the
tent of meeting, saying: 3'Our father
died in the wilderness, and he was not
among the company of them that
gathered themselves together against
the Lord in the company of Korah,
but he died in his own sin; and he had
no sons. 4Why should the name of our
father be done away from among his
family, because he had no son? Give
unto us a possession among the breth
ren of our father.' 6And Moses
brought their cause before the Lord.
6And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 'The daughters of Zelophe
had speak right: thou shalt surely
give them a possession of an in
heritance among their father's breth
ren; and thou shalt cause the in
heritance of their father to pass unto
them. 8And thou shalt speak unto
the children of Israel, saying: If a
man die, and have no son, then ye
shaU cause his inheritance to pass unto

his daughter. 9And if he have no
daughter, then ye shall give his in
heritance unto nis brethren. "And
if he have no brethren, then ye shall
give his inheritance unto his father's
brethren. "And if his father have no
brethren, then ye shaU give his in
heritance unto his kinsman that is
next to him of his family, and he shall
possess it. And it shall be unto the
children of Israel a statute of judg
ment, as the Lord commanded Moses.'
"And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Get thee up into this mountain of
Abarim, and behold the land which
I have given unto the children of
Israel. " "And when thou hast seen it,
thou also shalt be gathered unto thy
people, as Aaron thy brother was
gathered; "because ye rebelled against
My commandment in the wilderness
of Zin, in the strife of the congrega
tion, to sanctify Me at the waters
before their eyes.' — -These are the
waters of Meribath-kadesh in the
wilderness of Zin. — "And Moses
spoke unto the Lord, saying: 16'Let
the Lord, the God of the spirits of
all flesh, set a man over the congrega
tion, "who may go out before them, ,
and who may come in before them, and
who may lead them out, and who may
bring them in; that the congregation.
of the Lord be not as sheep which have
no shepherd.' "And the Lord said
unto Moses: Take thee Joshua the
son of Nun, a man in whom is spirit,
and lay thy hand upon him; "andi
set him before Eleazar the priest, and
before all the congregation; and give
him a charge in their sight.. 20And
thou shalt put of thy honour upon
him, that all the congregation of the
children of Israel may hearken.
21And he shaU stand before Eleazar
the priest, who shall inquire for him
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the Lord; at his word shall they go
out, and at his word they shaU come
in, both he, and aU the children of
Israel with him, even aU the con
gregation.' ^And Moses did as the
Lord commanded him; and he took
Joshua, and set him before Eleazar
the priest, and before aU the congrega
tion. 23And he laid his hands upon
him, and gave him a charge, as the
Lord spoke by the hand of Moses.
O Q And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
u saying: 2Command the children
of Israel, and say unto them:
My food which is presented unto Me
for offerings made by fire, of a sweet
savour unto Me, shall ye observe to
offer unto Me in its due season.
3And thou shalt say unto them: This
is the offering made by fire which ye
shall bring unto the Lord: he-lambs
of the first year without blemish, two
day by day, for a continual burnt-
offering. The one lamb shalt thou
offer in the morning, and the other lamb
shalt thou offer at dusk; 6and the tenth
part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-
offering, mingled with the fourth part
of a hin of beaten oil. 6It is a contin
ual burnt-offering, which was offered
in mount Sinai, for a sweet savour,
an offering made by fire unto the
Lord. 7And the drink-offering thereof
shaU be the fourth part of a hin for
the one Iamb; in the holy place shalt
thou pour out a drink-offering of
strong drink unto the Lord. 8And
the other lamb shalt thou present at
dusk; as the meal-offering of the morn
ing, and as the drink-offering thereof,
thou shalt present it, an offering made
by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.
9And on the sabbath day two he-
lambs of the first year without blem
ish, and two tenth parts of an ephah
of fine flour for a meal-offering, min

gled with oil, and the drink-offering
thereof. This is the burnt-offering
of every sabbath, beside the continual
burnt-offering, and the drink-offering
thereof. "And in your new moons ye shall
present a burnt-offering unto the
Lord: two young bullocks, and one
ram, seven he-lambs of the first year
without blemish; "and three tenth
parts of an ephah of fine flour for a
meal-offering, mingled with oil, for
each bullock; and two tenth parts of
fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled
with oil, for the one ram; "and a
several tenth part of fine flour mingled
with oil for a meal-offering unto every
lamb; for a burnt-offering of a sweet
savour, an offering made by fire
unto the Lord. "And their drink-
offerings shall be half a hin of wine for
a bullock, and the third part of a
hin for the ram, and the fourth part
of a hin for a lamb. This is the burnt-
offering of every new moon throughout
the months of the year. "And one
he-goat for a sin-offering unto the
Lord; it shall be offered beside the
continual burnt-offering, and the
drink-offering thereof.
"And in the first month, on the
fourteenth day of the month, is the
Lord's passover. "And on the fif
teenth day of this month shaU be a
feast; seven days shall unleavened
bread be eaten. "In the first day shall
be a holy convocation; ye shaU do
no manner of servile work; "but ye
shall present an offering made by fire,
a burnt-offering unto the Lord: two
young buUocks, and one ram, and
seven he-lambs of the first year; they
shaU be unto you without blemish;
20and their meal-offering, fine flour
mingled with oil; three tenth parts
shall ye offer for a bullock, and two
tenth parts for the ram; 21a several

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tenth part shalt thou offer for every
lamb of the seven lambs; 22and one
he-goat for a sin-offering, to make
atonement for you. 23Ye shall offer
these beside the burnt-offering of the
morning, which is for a continual
burnt-offering. 24After this riianner
ye shall offer daily, for seven days,
the food of the offering made by fire,
of a sweet savour unto the Lord;
it shall be offered beside the continual
burnt-offering, and the drink-offering
thereof. 25And on the seventh day
ye shall have a holy convocation;
ye shall do no manner of servile work.
26Also in the day of the first-fruits,
when ye bring a new meal-offering
unto the Lord in your feast of weeks,
ye shall have a holy convocation:
ye shall do no manner of servile work;
"but ye shall present a burnt-offering
for a sweet savour unto the Lord:
two young bullocks, one ram, seven
he-lambs of the first year; 28and their
meal-offering, fine flour mingled with
oil, three tenth parts for each bullock,
two tenth parts for the one ram, 29a
several tenth part for every lamb of
the seven lambs; 30one he-goat, to
make atonement for you. 31Beside
the continual burnt-offering, and the
meal-offering thereof, ye shall offer
them — they shall be unto you without
blemish — and their drink-offerings.
OQ And in the seventh month, on
the first day of the month, ye
shall have a holy convocation: ye
shall do no manner of servile work;
it is a day of blowing the horn unto
you. 2And ye shall prepare a burnt-
offering for a sweet savour unto the
Lord: one young bullock, one ram,
seven he-lambs of the first year with
out blemish; 'and their meal-offering,
fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth
parts for the bullock, two tenth parts
for the ram, 4and one tenth part

for every lamb of the seven lambs;
5and one he-goat for a sin-offering, to
make atonement for you; 6beside the
burnt-offering of the new moon, and
the meal-offering thereof, and the
continual burnt-offering and the meal-
offering thereof, and their drink-
offerings, according unto their ordi
nance, for a sweet savour, an offering
made by fire unto the Lord.
7And on the tenth day of this
seventh month ye shall have a holy
convocation; and ye shall afflict
your souls; ye shall do rio manner of
work; 8but ye shall present a burnt*
offering unto the Lord for a sweet
savour: one young buUock, one ram,
seven, he-lambs of the first year; they
shall be unto you without blemish;
9and their meal-offering, fine flour
mingled with oil, three tenth parts for
the bullock, two tenth parts for the
one rain, "a several tenth part for
every lamb of the seven lambs; "one
he-goat for a sin-offering; beside the
sin-offering of atonement, and the
continual burnt-offering, and the meal-
offering thereof, and their drink-
offerings. "And on the fifteenth day of the
seventh month ye shall have a holy
convocation: ye shall do no manner
of servile work, and ye shall keep a
feast unto the Lord seven dayg;
"and ye shall present a burnt-offering,
an offering made by fire, of a sweet
savour unto the Lord : thirteen young
bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs
of the first year; they shall be without
blemish; "and their meal-offering,
fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth
parts for every bullock of the thirteen
bullocks, two tenth parts for each
ram of the two rams, "and a several
tenth part for every lamb of the
fourteen lambs; "and one he-goat for
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burnt-offering, the meal-offering there
of, and the drink-offering thereof.
"And on the second day ye shall
present twelve young bullocks, two
rams, fourteen he-lambs of the first
year without blemish; "and their
meal-offering and their drink-offerings
for the buUocks, for the rams, and for
the lambs, according to their number,
after the ordinance; "and one he-goat
for a sin-offering; beside the continual
burnt-offering, and the meal-offering
thereof, and their drink-offerings.
20And on the third day eleven bul
locks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs
of the first year without blemish;
21and their meal-offering and their
drink-offerings for the bullocks, for
the rams, and for the lambs, according
to their number, after the ordinance;
^and one he-goat for a sin-offering;
beside the continual burnt-offering,
and the meal-offering thereof, and the
drink-offering thereof.
^And on the fourth day ten bul
locks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of
the first year without blemish; ^their
meal-offering and their drink-offerings
for the buUocks, for the rams, and for
the lambs, according to their number,
after the ordinance; 25and one he-goat
for a sin-offering; beside the continual
burnt-offering, the meal-offering there
of, and the drink-offering thereof.
28 And on the fifth day nine bullocks,
two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the
first year without blemish; "and their
meal-offering and their drink-offerings
for the bullocks, for the rams, and for
the lambs, according to their number,
after the ordinance; 28and one he-goat
for a sin-offering; beside the continual
burnt-offering, and the meal-offering
thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.
29And on the sixth day eight bullocks,
two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the first
year without blemish; 30and their meal-

offering and their drink-offerings for
the buUocks, for the rams, and for the
lambs, according to their number, after
the ordinance; 31and one he-goat for
a sin-offering; beside the continual
burnt-offering, the meal-offering there
of, and the drink-offerings thereof.
32And on the seventh day seven
bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs
of the first year without blemish; 33and
their meal-offering and their drink-
offerings for the buUocks, for the rams,
and for the lambs, according to their
number, after the ordinance; 34and one
he-goat for a sin-offering; beside
the continual burnt-offering, the
meal-offering thereof, and the drink-
offering thereof.
350n the eighth day ye shall have
a solemn assembly: ye shall do no
manner of servile work; 36but ye shall
present a burnt-offering, an offering
made by fire, of a sweet savour
unto the Lord : one bullock, one ram,
seven he-lambs of the first year with
out blemish; "their meal-offering and
their drink-offerings for the bullock,
for the ram, and for the lambs, shall
be according to their number, after
the ordinance; 38and one he-goat for
a sin-offering; beside the continual
burnt-offering, and the meal-offering
thereof, and the drink-offering thereof .
These ye shall offer unto the Lord
in your appointed seasons, beside
your vows, and your freewill-offerings,
whether they be your burnt-offerings,
or your meal-offerings, or your drink-
offerings, or your peace-offerings.
OA And Moses told the children of
Israel according to all that the
Lord commanded Moses.
matt
2And Moses spoke unto the heads
of the tribes of the children of Israel,
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This is the thing which the Lord
hath commanded. 3When a man
voweth a vow unto the Lord, or
sweareth an oath to bind his soul with
a bond, he shaU not break his word;
he shall do according to all that pro-
ceedeth out of his mouth. 4Also when
a woman voweth a vow unto the Lord,
and bindeth herself by a bond, being
in her father's house, in her youth,
6and her father heareth her vow, or
her bond wherewith she hath bound
her soul, and her father holdeth his
peace at her, then all her vows shall
stand, and every bond wherewith
she hath bound her soul shaU stand.
6But if her father disallow her in
the day that he heareth, none of her
vows, or of her bonds wherewith she
hath bound her soul, shaU stand; and
the Lord wiU forgive her, because her
father disallowed her. 'And if she be
married to a husband, while her vows
are upon her, or the clear utterance of
her lips, wherewith she hath bound
her soul; 8and her husband hear it,
whatsoever day it be that he heareth
it, and hold his peace at her; then her
vows shaU stand, and her bonds
wherewith she hath bound her soul
shall stand. 'But if her husband
disallow her in the day that he heareth
it, then he shaU make void her vow
which is upon her, and the clear utter
ance of her lips, wherewith she hath
bound her soul; and the Lord will
forgive her. "But the vow of a widow,
or of her that is divorced, even every
thing wherewith she hath bound her
soul, shaU stand against her. "And
if a woman vowed in her husband's
house, or bound her soul by a bond
with an oath, "and her husband heard
it, and held his peace at her, and
disaUowed her not, then all her vows
shall stand, and every bond wherewith
she bound her soul shall stand. "But

if her husband make them nuU and
void in the day that he heareth them,
then whatsoever proceeded out of her
lips, whether it were her vows, or the
bond of her soul, shall not stand: her
husband hath made them void; and
the Lord will forgive her. "Every
vow, and every binding oath to afflict
the soul, her husband may let it stand,
or her husband may make it void.
"But if her husband altogether hold
his peace at her from day to day,
then he causeth all her vows to stand,
or all her bonds, which are upon her;
he hath let them stand, because he
held his peace at her in the day
that he heard them. "But if he
shaU make them nuU and void after
that he hath heard them, then he
shaU bear her iniquity. These are
the statuteSj which the Lord com
manded Moses, between a man and
his wife, between a father and his
daughter, being in her youth, in her
father's house.
O "j And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 2'Avenge the children
of Israel of the Midianites; afterward
shalt thou be gathered unto thy peo
ple.' 3And Moses spoke unto the peo
ple, saying: 'Arm ye men from among
you for the war, that they may go
against Midian, to execute the Lord's
vengeance on Midian. 40f every
tribe a thousand, throughout aU the
tribes of Israel, shaU ye send to the
war.' fiSo there were deUvered, out
of the thousands of Israel, a thou
sand of every tribe, twelve thousand
armed for war. 6And Moses sent them;
a thousand of every tribe, to the war,
them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar
the priest, to the war, with the holy
vessels and the trumpets for the alarm
in his hand. 'And they warred against
Midian, as the Lord commanded
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8And they slew the kings of Midian
with the rest of their slain: Evi, and
Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba,
the five kings of Midian; Balaam also
the son of Beor they slew with the
sword. 9And the children of Israel
took captive the women of Midian
and their httle ones; and all their
cattle, and aU their flocks, and all
their goods, they took for a prey.
"And aU their cities in the places
wherein they dwelt, and all their en
campments, they burnt with fire.
"And they took aU the spoil, and all
the prey, both of man and of beast.
"And they brought the captives, and
the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses,
and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto
the congregation of the children of
Israel, unto the camp, unto the plains
of Moab, wliich are by the Jordan at
Jericho. "And Moses, and Eleazar the priest,
and all the princes of the congrega
tion, went forth to meet them without
the camp. "And Moses was wroth
with the officers of the host, the
captains of thousands and the cap
tains of hundreds, who came from the
service of the war. "And Moses said
unto them: 'Have ye saved all the
women alive? "Behold, these caused
the children of Israel, through the
counsel of Balaam, to revolt so as to
break faith with the Lord in the mat
ter of Peor, and so the plague was
among the congregation of the Lord.
"Now therefore kill every male among
the little ones, and kiU every woman
that hath known man by lying with
him. "But aU the women children,
that have not known man by lying
with him, keep ahve for yourselves.
"And encamp ye without the camp
seven days; whosoever hath killed
any person, and whosoever hath
touched any slain, purify yourselves

on the third day and on the seventh
day, ye and your captives. 20And as
to every garment, and all that is
made of skin, and aU work of goats'
hair, and all things made of wood, ye
shall purify.'
21And Eleazar the priest said unto
the men of war that went to the
battle: 'This is the statute of the
law which the Lord hath commanded
Moses: 22Howbeit the gold, and the
silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and
the lead, ^every thing that may abide
the fire, ye shaU make to go through
the fire, and it shaU be clean; never
theless it shall be purified with the
water of sprinkling; and all that
abideth not the fire ye shall make to
go through the water. 24And ye shaU
wash your clothes on the seventh
day, and ye shaU be clean, and after
ward ye may come into the camp.'
25And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 26'Take the sum of the prey
that was taken, both of man and of
beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest,
and the heads of the fathers' houses of
the congregation; "and divide the
prey into two parts: between the
men skilled in war, that went out
to battle, and all the congregation;
28and levy a tribute unto the Lord of
the men of war that went out to bat
tle: one soul of five hundred, both of
the persons, and of the beeves, and of
the asses, and of the flocks; 29take it of
their half, and give it unto Eleazar
the priest, as a portion set apart for
the Lord. 30And of the children of
Israel's half, thou shalt take one
drawn out of every fifty, of the persons,
of the beeves, of the asses, and of
the flocks, even of all the cattle,
and give them unto the Levites, that
keep the charge of the tabernacle of
the Lord.' 31And Moses and Eleazar
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manded Moses. 32Now the prey, over
and above the booty wliich the men of
war took, was six hundred thousand
and seventy thousand and five thou
sand sheep, 33and threescore and
twelve thousand beeves, 34and three
score and one thousand asses, 35and
thirty and two thousand persons in
all, of the women that had not known
man by lying with him. 36And the
half, wliich was the portion of them
that went out to war, was in number
three hundred thousand and thirty
thousand and seven thousand and
five hundred sheep. "And the Lord's
tribute of the sheep was six hundred
and threescore and fifteen. 38And
the beeves were thirty and six thou
sand, of which the Lord's tribute was
threescore and twelve. 39And the
asses were thirty thousand and five
hundred, of which the Lord's tribute
was threescore and one. 40And the
persons were sixteen thousand, of
whom the Lord's tribute was thirty
and two persons. "And Moses gave
the tribute, which was set apart for
the Lord, unto Eleazar the priest,
as the Lord commanded Moses.
42And of the children of Israel's half,
which Moses divided off from the
men that warred — ^now the congrega
tion's half was three hundred thou
sand and thirty thousand and seven
thousand and five hundred sheep,
"and thirty and six thousand beeves,
45and thirty thousand and five hun
dred asses, 46and sixteen thousand
persons — "even of the children of
Israel's half, Moses took one drawn
out of every fifty, both of man and of
beast, and gave them unto the Levites,
that kept the charge of the tabernacle
of the Lord; as the Lord commanded
Moses. 48And the officers that were over
the thousands of the host, the captains

of thousands, and the captains of
hundreds; came near unto Moses;
49and they said unto Moses: 'Thy.
servants have taken the sum of the
men of war that are under our charge,
and there lacketh not one man of us.
50And we have brought the Lord's
offering, what every man hath gotten^
of jewels of gold, armlets, and brace
lets, signet-rings, ear-rings, and girdles,
to make atonement for our souls be
fore the Lord.' 61And Moses and Elea
zar the priest took the gold of them,
even all wrought jewels. 52And all
the gold of the gift that they set
apart for the Lord, of the captains of
thousands, and of the captains of
hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven
hundred and fifty shekels. — Tor
the men of war had taken booty,
every man for himself. — "And Moses
and Eleazar the priest took the gold
of the captains of thousands and of
hundreds, and brought it into the
tent of meeting, for a memorial for
the children of Israel before the
Lord. O O Now the children of Reuben and
the children of Gad had a very
great multitude of cattle; and when
they saw the land of Jazer, and the
land of Gilead, that, behold, the place
was a place for cattle, 2the children of
Gad and the children of Reuben came
and spoke unto Moses, and to Eleazar
the priest, and unto the princes of
the congregation, saying: ''Ataroth,
and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah,
and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Se-
bam, and Nebo, and Beon, Hhe land
which the Lord smote before the con
gregation of Israel, is a land for cattle,
and thy servants have cattle.' 6And
they said: 'If we have found favour
in thy sight, let this land be given
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bring us not over the Jordan.' 6And
Moses said unto the children of Gad
and to the children of Reuben: 'Shall
your brethren go to the war, and shall
ye sit here? 7And wherefore will ye
turn away the heart of the children
of Israel from going over into the
land which the Lord hath given them?
Thus did your fathers, when I sent
them from Kadesh-barnea to see
the land. 9For when they went up
unto the vaUey of Eshcol, and saw
the land, they turned away the heart
of the children of Israel, that they
should not go into the land which the
Lord had given them. "And the
Lord's anger was kindled in that day,
and He swore, saying: "Surely none
of the men that came up out of Egypt,
from twenty years old and upward,
shaU see the land which I swore un
to Abraham, imto Isaac, and unto
Jacob; because they have not wholly
foUowed Me; "save Caleb the son of
Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua
the son of Nun; because they have
wholly followed the Lord. "And
the Lord's anger was kindled against
Israel, and He made them wander to
and fro in the wilderness forty years,
until all the generation, that had done
evil in the sight of the Lord, was con
sumed. "And, behold, ye are risen
up in your fathers' stead, a brood of
sinful men, to augment yet the fierce
anger of the Lord toward Israel.
"For if ye turn away from after Him,
He wiU yet again leave them in the
wilderness; and so ye wiU destroy aU
this people.'
"And they came near unto him, and
said: 'We will buUd sheepfolds here
for our cattle, and cities for our Uttle
ones; 17but we ourselves wiU be ready
armed to go before the children of
Israel, until we have brought them
unto their place; and our Uttle ones

shall dwell in the fortified cities be
cause of the inhabitants of the land.
"We wiU not return unto our houses,
untU the children of Israel have in
herited every man his inheritance.
"For we will not inherit with them
on the other side of the Jordan, and
forward, because our inheritance is
faUen to us on this side of the Jordan
eastward.' 20And Moses said unto them: 'If
ye wiU do this thing: if ye will arm
yourselves to go before the Lord to
the war, 21and every armed man of
you wiU pass over the Jordan before
the Lord, untU He hath driven out
His enemies from before Him, 22and
the land be subdued before the Lord,
and ye return afterward; then ye shall
be clear before the Lord, and before
Israel, and this land shaU be unto you
for a possession before the Lord. ^But
if ye will not do so, behold, ye have
sinned against the Lord; and know
ye your sin which will find you.
24Build you cities for your Uttle ones,
and folds for your sheep; and do that
which hath proceeded out of your
mouth.' 25And the children of Gad and the
children of Reuben spoke unto Moses,
saying: Thy servants wiU do as my
lord commandeth. 260ur Uttle ones,
our wives, our flocks, and aU our cattle,
shaU be there in the cities of Gilead;
"but thy servants will pass over,
every man that is armed for war,
before the Lord to battle, as my lord
saith.' 28So Moses gave charge concerning
them to Eleazar the priest, and to
Joshua the son of Nun, and to the
heads of the fathers' houses of the
tribes of the children of Israel. 29And
Moses said unto them : ' If the children
of Gad and the children of Reuben will
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man that is armed to battle, before the
Lord, and the land shaU be subdued
before you, then ye shaU give them
the land of Gilead for a possession;
30but if they wiU not pass over with
you armed, they shall have possessions
among you in the land of Canaan.'
31And the children of Gad and the
children of Reuben answered, saying:
'As the Lord hath said unto thy
servants, so wiU we do. 32We wiU
pass over armed before the Lord into
the land of Canaan, and the possession
of our inheritance shaU remain with
us beyond the Jordan.'
33 And Moses gave unto them, even
to the children of Gad, and to the
children of Reuben, and unto the
half-tribe of Manasseh the son of
Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of
the Amorites, and the kingdom of
Og king of Bashan, the land, accord
ing to the cities thereof with their
borders, even the cities of the land
round about. 34And the children of
Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and
Aroer; 35and Atroth-shophan, and
Jazer, and Jogbehah; 36and Beth-
nimrah, and Beth-haran; fortified
cities, and folds for sheep. "And the
children of Reuben built Heshbon, and
Elealeh, and Kiriathaim; 38and Nebo,
and Baal-meon — their names being
changed — andSibmah; and gave their
names unto the cities which they
builded. 39And the children of Machir
the son of Manasseh went to Gilead,
and took it, and dispossessed the
Amorites that were therein. 40And
Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the
son of Manasseh; and he dwelt
therein. 41And Jair the son of Manas
seh went and took the villages there
of, and caUed them "Hawoth-jair.
^And Nobah went and took Kenath,
and the villages thereof, and caUed
it Nobah, after his own name.

a That is, The villages of Jair.
206

OO These are the stages of the
chUdren of Israel, by which
they went forth out of the land of
Egypt by their hosts under the hand
of Moses and Aaron. 2And Moses
wrote their goings forth, stage by
stage, by the commandment of the
Lord; and these are their stages at
their goings forth. 3And they jour
neyed from Rameses in the first
month, on the fifteenth day of the
first month; on the morrow after the
passover the children of Israel went
out with a high hand in the sight of all
the Egyptians, ''while the Egyptians
were burying them that the Lord
had smitten among them, even all
their first-born; upon their gods also
the Lord executed judgments. 5And
the children of Israel journeyed from
Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.
6And they journeyed from Succoth,
and pitched in Etham, which is in,
the edge of the wilderness. 7And
they journeyed from Etham, and
turned back unto Pi-hahiroth, which
is before Baal-zephon; and they
pitched before Migdol. 8And they
journeyed from Pene-hahiroth, and
passed through the midst of the sea
into the wilderness; and they went
three days' journey in the wilderness
of Etham, and pitched in Marah.
9And they journeyed from Marah,
and came unto Elim; and in Elim
were twelve springs of water, and
threescore and ten palm-trees; and
they pitched there. "And they
journeyed from Elim, and pitched by
the Red Sea. "And they journeyed
from the Red Sea, and pitched in the
wilderness of Sin. "And they jour
neyed from the wilderness of Sin,
and pitched in Dophkah. "And they
journeyed from Dophkah, and pitched
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Alush, and pitched in Rephidim,
where was no water for the people
to drink. "And they journeyed from
Rephidim, and pitched in the wil
derness of Sinai. "And they jour
neyed from the wUderness of Sinai,
and pitched in Kibroth-hattaavah.
"And they journeyed from Kibroth-
hattaavah, and pitched in Hazeroth.
"And they journeyed from Hazeroth,
and pitched in Rithmah. "And they
journeyed from Rithmah, and pitched
in Rimmon-perez. 20And they jour
neyed from Rimmon-perez, and
pitched in Libnah. 21And they jour
neyed from Libnah, and pitched in
Rissah. 22And they journeyed from
Rissah, and pitched in Kehelah.
^And they journeyed from Kehelah,
and pitched in mount Shepher. MAnd
they journeyed from mount Shepher,
and pitched in Haradah. 26And they
journeyed from Haradah, and pitched
in Makheloth. 26And they journeyed
from Makheloth, and pitched in
Tahath. "And they journeyed frofa
Tahath, and pitched in Terah. 28And
they journeyed from Terah, and
pitched in Mithkah. 29And they
journeyed from Mithkah, and pitched
in Hashmonah. 30And they jour
neyed from Hashmonah, and pitched
in Moseroth. 31And they journeyed
from Moseroth, and pitched in Bene-
jaakan. 32And they journeyed from
Bene-jaakan, and pitched in Hor-
haggidgad. ^And they journeyed
from Hor-haggidgad, and pitched in
Jotbah. 34And they journeyed from
Jotbah, and pitched in Abronah.
36And they journeyed from Abronah,
and pitched in Ezion-geber. 36And
they journeyed from Ezion-geber,
and pitched in the wilderness of Zin
— the same is Kadesh. "And_ they
journeyed from Kadesh, and pitched
in mount Hor, in the edge of the land

of Edom. — 38And Aaron the priest
went up into mount Hor at the com
mandment of the Lord, and died there,
in the fortieth year after the chil
dren of Israel were come out of the
land of Egypt, in the fifth month,
on the first day of the month. 39And
Aaron was a hundred and twenty and
three years old when he died in mount
Hor. 40And the Canaanite, the king
of Arad, who dwelt in the South in
the land of Canaan, heard of the
coming of the children of Israel. — ¦
41 And they journeyed from mount
Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah. ^And
they journeyed from Zalmonah, and
pitched in Punon. ^And they jour
neyed from Punon, and pitched in
Oboth. '"And they journeyed from
Oboth, and pitched in Ije-abarim, in
the border of Moab. 45And they
journeyed from Ijim, and pitched in
Dibon-gad. 46And they journeyed
from Dibon-gad, and pitched in
Almon-diblathaim. 47And they jour
neyed from Almon-diblathaim, and
pitched in the mountains of Abarim,
in front of Nebo. 48And they jour
neyed from the mountains of Abarim,
and pitched in the plains of Moab
by the Jordan at Jericho. 49And they
pitched by the Jordan, from Beth-
jeshimoth even unto Abel-shittim in
the plains of Moab.
E0And the Lord spoke unto Moses
in the plains of Moab by the Jordan
at Jericho, saying: 61' Speak unto the
children of Israel, and say unto them :
When ye pass over the Jordan into
the land of Canaan, 62then ye shall
drive out aU the inhabitants of the
land from before you, and destroy
aU their figured stones, and destroy
aU their molten images, and demolish
aU their high places. KAnd ye shaU
drive out the inhabitants of the land,
and dweU therein; for unto you have

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I given the land to possess it. -"And
ye shaU inherit the land by lot ac
cording to your famiUes — to the
more ye shaU give the more inher
itance, and to the fewer thou shalt
give the less inheritance; whereso
ever the lot falleth to any man, that
shaU be his; according to the tribes
of your fathers shall ye inherit. MBut
if ye wiU not drive out the inhabitants
of the land from before you, then shaU
those that ye let remain of them be as
thorns in your eyes, and as pricks
in your sides, and they shaU harass
you in the land wherein ye dweU.
^And it shaU come to pass, that as I
thought to do unto them, so wiU I do
unto you.'
OA And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: 2' Command the chil
dren of Israel, and say unto them:
When ye come into the land of
Canaan, this shall be the land that
shaU fall unto you for an inheritance,
even the land of Canaan according
to the borders thereof. Thus your
south side shall be from the wilderness
of Zin close by the side of Edom, and
your south border shall begin at the
end of the Salt Sea eastward; 4and
your border shaU turn about south
ward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and
pass along to Zin; and the goings out
thereof shaU be southward of Kadesh-
barnea; and it shall go forth to Hazar-
addar, and pass along to Azmon;
9and the border shall turn about
from Azmon unto the Brook of Egypt,
and the goings out thereof shall be at
the Sea. 6And for the western border,
ye shall have the Great Sea for a bor
der; this shall be your west border.
'And this shaU be your north border:
from the Great Sea ye shall mark out
your line unto mount Hor; 8from mount
Hor ye shah mark out a line unto
the entrance to Hamath; and the

goings out of the border shaU be at
Zedad; 9and the border shaU go forth
to Ziphron, and the goings out thereof
shaU be at Hazar-enan; this shall
be your north border. "And ye shall
mark out your line for the east border
from Hazar-enan to Shepham; "arid
the border shall go down from She
pham to Riblah, on the east side of
Ain; and the border shaU go down,
and shaU strike upon the slope, of the
sea of Chinnereth eastward; "and the
border shall go down to the Jordan,
and the goings out thereof shaU be
at the Salt Sea; this shall be your
land according to the borders thereof-
round about.'
"And Moses commanded the chil
dren of Israel, saying: This is the
land wherein ye shall receive in
heritance by lot, which the Lord
hath commanded to give unto the
nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;
14f or the tribe of the children of Reubeni
according to their fathers' houses, -and
the tribe of the children of Gad ac
cording to their fathers' houses, have
received, and the half-tribe of Ma
nasseh have received, their inherit-;
ance; 15the two tribes and the half-
tribe have received their inheritance
beyond the Jordan at Jericho east
ward, toward the sunrising.'
"And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying : " ' These are the names of the
men that shaU take possession of the
land for you: Eleazar the priest, and
Joshua the son of Nun. "And ye shall
take one prince of every tribe, to take
possession of the land. "And these
are the names of the men: of the tribe
of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.,
20And of the tribe of the children of
Simeon, Shemuel the son of AmmihucL
21Of the tribe of Benjamin, EUdad the
son of Chislon. 22And of the tribe of
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the son of Jogli. 230f the children of
Joseph: of the tribe of the children of
Manasseh a prince, Hanniel the son
of Ephod; 24and of the tribe of the
children of Ephraim a prince, Kernuel
the son of Shiphtan. 25And of the
tribe of the children of Zebulun a
prince, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
26And of the tribe of the children of
Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of
Azzan. "And of the tribe of the
children of Asher a prince, Ahihud
the son of Shelomi. 28And of the tribe
of the chUdren of Naphtali a prince,
Pedahel the son of Ammihud. These
are they whom the Lord commanded
to divide the inheritance unto the
chUdren of Israel in the land of
Canaan.' O PL And the Lord spoke unto Moses
in the plains of Moab by the
Jordan at Jericho, saying: ^Com
mand the children of Israel, that
they give unto the Levites of the in
heritance of their possession cities to
dweU in; and open land round about
the cities shall ye give unto the
Levites. 3And the cities shall they
have to dwell in; and their open land
shaU be for their cattle, and for their
substance, and for all their beasts.
4And the open land about the cities,
wliich ye shall give unto the Levites,
shall be from the wall of the city and
outward a thousand cubits round
about. 6And ye shall measure with
out the city for the east side two thou
sand cubits, and for the south side
two thousand cubits, and for the
west side two thousand cubits, and
for the north side two thousand cubits,
the city being in the midst. This
shaU be to them the open land about
the cities. 6And the cities which ye
shaU give unto the Levites, they shaU
be the six cities of refuge, which ye
shall give for the manslayer to flee

thither; and beside them ye shaU give
forty and two cities. 7A11 the cities
which ye shall give to the Levites shall
be forty and eight cities: them shall
ye give with the open land about
them. 8And concerning the cities
which ye shaU give of the possessiofl
of the children of Israel, from the
many ye shall take many, arid from
the few ye shall take few; each tribe
according to its inheritance which it
inheriteth shall give of its cities unto
the Levites.'
9And the Lord spoke unto Moses,
saying: "'Speak unto the children of
Israel, and say unto them: When ye
pass over the Jordan into the land of
Canaan, "then ye shaU appoint you
cities to be cities of refuge for you,
that the manslayer that kiUeth any
person through error may flee thither.
"And the cities shall be unto you for
refuge from the avenger, that the
manslayer die not, until he stand
before the congregation for judgment.
"And as to the cities which ye shall
give, there shaU be for you six cities
of refuge. "Ye shaU give three cities
beyond the Jordan, and three cities
shall ye give in the land of Canaan;
they shaU be cities of refuge. "For the
children of Israel, and for the stranger
and for the settler among them, shall
these six cities be for refuge, that
every one that kiUeth any person
through error may flee thither. "But
if he smote him with an instrument of
iron, so that he died, he is a murderer;
the murderer shaU surely be put to
death. "And ff he smote him with a
stone in the hand, whereby a man may
die, and he died, he is a murderer;
the murderer shaU surely be put to
death. "Or if he smote him with a
weapon of wood in the hand, whereby
a man may die, and he died, he is a
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be put to death. "The avenger of
blood shaU himself put the murderer
to death; when he meeteth hirri, he
shaU put him to. death. 20And if he
thrust him of hatred, or hurled at
him any thing, lying in wait, so that
he died; 21or in enmity smote him with
his hand, that he died; he that smote
him shah surely be put to death: he is
a murderer; the avenger of blood shall
put the murderer to death when he
meeteth him. 22But if he thrust him
suddenly without enmity, or hurled
upon him any thing without lying
in wait, 23or with any stone, whereby
a man may die, seeing him not, and
cast it upon him, so that he died, and
he was not his enemy, neither sought
his harm; ^hen the congregation
shall judge between the smiter and
the avenger of blood according to
these ordinances; 25and the congrega
tion shall deliver the manslayer out of
the hand of the avenger of blood, and
the congregation shall restore him to
his city of refuge, whither he was fled;
and he shall dwell therein until the
death of the high priest, who was
anointed with the holy oil. 26But if
the manslayer shall at any time go
beyond the border of his city of refuge,
whither he fleeth; "and the avenger of
blood find him without the border of
his city of refuge, and the avenger of
blood slay the manslayer; there shaU
be no bloodguiltiness for him; 28be-
cause he must remain in his city of
refuge until the death of the high
priest; but after the death of the high
priest the manslayer may return into
the land of his possession. 29And
these things shall be for a statute of
judgment unto you throughout your
generations in aU your dwellings.
30Whoso kiUeth any person, the
murderer shall be slain at the mouth
of witnesses; but one witness shall

not testify against any person that
he die. 31Moreover ye shaU take no
ransom for the life of a murderer,
that is guilty of death; but he shall
surely be put to death. 32And ye shall
take no ransom for him that is fled
to his city of refuge, that he should
come again to dwell in the land, until
the death of the priest. 33So ye shall
riot poUute the land wherein ye are;
for blood, it polluteth the land; and
no expiation can be made for the land
for the blood that is shed therein, but
by the blood of him that shed it.
34And thou shalt not defile the land
which ye inhabit, in the midst of which
I dwell; for I the Lord dweU in the
midst of the children of Israel.'
0£J And the heads of the fathers'
houses of the family of the chil
dren of Gilead, the son of Machir, the
son of Manasseh, of the famihes of
the sons of Joseph, came near, and
spoke before Moses, and before the
princes, the heads of the fathers'
houses of the children of Israel; 2and
they said: The Lord commanded
my lord to give the land for inherit
ance by lot to the children of Israel;
and my lord was commanded by the
Lord to give the inheritance of
Zelophehad our brother unto his
daughters. 3And if they be married to
any of the sons of the other tribes of
the children of Israel, then will their
inheritance be taken away from the
inheritance of our fathers, and will
be added to the inheritance of the
tribe whereunto they shall belong;
so will it be taken away from the lot
of our inheritance. 4And when the
jubilee of the children of Israel shall
be, then will their inheritance be added
unto the inheritance of the tribe where
unto they shall belong; so wiU their
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inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.'
5And Moses commanded the children
of Israel according to the word of the
Lord, saying: The tribe of the sons
of Joseph speaketh right. This is
the thing which the Lord hath com
manded concerning the daughters of
Zelophehad, saying: Let them be
married to whom they think best;
only into the family of the tribe of
their father shaU they be married.
7So shall no inheritance of the chil
dren of Israel remove from tribe to
tribe; for the children of Israel shall
cleave every one to the inheritance of
the tribe of his fathers. 8And every
daughter, that possesseth an inherit
ance in any tribe of the children of
Israel, shaU be wife unto one of the
family of the tribe of her father, that
the children of Israel may possess

every man the inheritance of his
fathers. 9So shaU no inheritance re
move from one tribe to another tribe;
for the tribes of the children of Israel
shaU cleave each one to its own in
heritance.' "Even as the Lord com
manded Moses, so did the daughters
of Zelophehad. "For Mahlah, Tirzah,
and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah,
the daughters of Zelophehad, were
married unto their father's brothers'
sons. They were married into the
famiUes of the sons of Manasseh the
son of Joseph, and their inheritance
remained in the tribe of the family of
their father.
These are the commandments and
the ordinances, which the Lord com
manded by the hand of Moses unto
the children of Israel in the plains of
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"J These are the words which Moses
spoke unto aU Israel beyond the
Jordan; in the wilderness, in the
Arabah, over against Suph, between
Paran and Tophel, and Laban, and
Hazeroth, and Di-zahab. 2It is eleven
days' journey from Horeb unto Ka-
desh-barnea by the way of mount
Seir. 3And it came to pass in the
fortieth year, in the eleventh month,
on the first day of the month, that
Moses spoke unto the children of
Israel, according unto all that the
Lord had given him in commandment
unto them; 4after he had smitten
Sihon the king of the Amorites, who
dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king
of Bashan, who dwelt in Ashtaroth,
at Edrei; 6beyond the Jordan, in the
land of Moab, took Moses upon him
to expound this law, saying:
The Lord our God spoke unto us
in Horeb, saying: 'Ye have dwelt
long enough in this mountain; 'turn
you, and take your journey, and goto
the hill-country of the Amorites and
unto all the places nigh thereunto,
in the Arabah, in the hill-country,
and in the Lowland, and in the South,
and by the sea-shore; the land of the
Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as
the great river, the river Euphrates.
8Behold, I have set the land before you :
go in and possess the land which the
Lord swore unto your fathers, to
Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to
give unto them and to their seed after
them.' 9And I spoke unto you at that time,

saying: 'I am not able to bear you
myself alone; "the Lord your God
hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye
are this day as the stars of heaven for
multitude'. — The Lord, the God of
your fathers, make you a thousand1
times so many more as ye are, and
bless you, as He hath promised you!—
"How can I myself alone bear your
cumbrance, and your burden, and
your strife? "Get you, from each
one of your tribes, wise men, and un
derstanding, and full of knowledge,
and I will make them heads over
you.' "And ye answered me, and said:
The thing which thou hast spoken
is good for us to do.' "So I took the
heads of your tribes, wise men, and full
of knowledge, and made them heads
over you, captains of thousands, and
captains of hundreds, and captains
of fifties, and captains of tens, and
officers, tribe by tribe. "And I
charged your judges at that time,
saying: 'Hear the causes between
your brethren, and judge righteously
between a man and his brother, and
the stranger that is with him. "Ye
shall not respect persons in judgment;
ye shaU hear the smaU and the great
aUke; ye shaU not be afraid of the
face of any man; for the judgment is
God's; and the cause that is too hard
for you ye shall bring unto me, and I
will hear it.' "And I commanded you
at that time aU the things wliich ye
should do.
"And we journeyed from Horeb,
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dreadful wilderness which ye saw, by
the way to the hill-country of the
Amorites, as the Lord our God com
manded us; and we came to Kadesh-
barnea. 20And I said unto you: 'Ye
are come unto the hiU-country of the
Amorites, which the Lord our God
giveth unto us. 21Behold, the Lord
thy God hath set the land before thee;
go up, take possession, as the Lord,
the God of thy fathers, hath spoken
unto thee; fear not, neither be dis
mayed.' 22And ye came near unto me
every one of you, and said: 'Let us
send men before us, that they may
search the land for us, and bring us
back word of the way by which we
must go up, and the cities unto which
we shall come.' 23And the thing
pleased me weU; and I took twelve
men of you, one man for every tribe;
24and they turned and went up into
the mountains, and came unto the
valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.
25And_ they took of the fruit of the
land in their hands, and brought it
down unto us, and brought us back
word, and said: 'Good is the land
which the Lord our God giveth unto
us.' 26Yet ye would not go up, but
rebelled against the commandment of
the Lord your God; "and ye mur
mured in your tents, and said: 'Be
cause the Lord hated us, He hath
brought us forth out of the land of
Egypt, to dehver us into the hand of
the Amorites, to destroy us. 28Whith-
er are we going up? our brethren have
made our heart to melt, saying: The
people is greater and taller than we;
the cities are great and fortified up
to heaven; and moreover we have
seen the sons of the Anakim there.'
Then I said unto you: 'Dread not,
neither be afraid of them. The
Lord your God who goeth before you,
He shaU fight for you, according to all

that He did for you in Egypt before
your eyes; 31and in the wilderness,
where thou hast seen how that the
Lord thy God bore thee, as a man
doth bear his son, in all the way that
ye went, until ye came unto this
place. 32Yet in this thing ye do not
believe the Lord your God, 33who
went before you in the way, to seek
you out a place to pitch your tents
in: in fire by night, to show you by
what way ye should go, and in the
cloud by day.'
34And the Lord heard the voice of
your words, and was wroth, and
swore, saying: 35' Surely there shall
not one of these men, even this evil
generation, see the good land, which
I swore to give unto your fathers,
36save Caleb the son of Jephunneh,
he shall see it; and to him will I give
the land that he hath trodden upon,
and to his children; because he hath
whoUy foUowed the Lord.' "Also
the Lord was angry with me for your
sakes, saying: 'Thou also shalt not
go in thither; 38Joshua the son of Nun,
who standeth before thee, he shall go
in thither; encourage thou him, for
he shaU cause Israel to inherit it.
39Moreover your Uttle ones, that ye
said should be a prey, and your chil
dren, that this day have no knowledge
of good or evil, they shall go in thither,
and unto them will I give it, and they
shall possess it. 40But as for you, turn
you, and take your journey into the
wilderness by the way to the Red
Sea.' Then ye answered and said
unto me : ' We have sinned against the
Lord, we will go up and fight, accord
ing to aU that the Lord our God com
manded us.' And ye girded on every
man his weapons of war, and deemed
it a Ught thing to go up into the hiU-
country. ^And the Lord said unto
me: 'Say unto them: Go not up,

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neither fight; for I am not among you;
lest< ye be smitten before your ene
mies.' 43So I spoke unto you, and ye
hearkened not; but ye rebelled against
the commandment of the Lord, and
were presumptuous, and went up into
the hiU-country. **And the Amorites,
that dweU in that hiU-country, came
out against you, and chased you, as
bees do, and beat you down in Seir,
even unto Hormah. 45And ye returned
and wept before the Lord; but the
Lord hearkened not to your voice,
nor gave ear unto you. 46So ye abode
in Kadesh many days, according unto
the days that ye abode there.
O Then we turned, and took our
journey into the wilderness by the
way to the Red Sea, as the Lord spoke
unto me; and we compassed mount
Seir many days.
2And the Lord spoke unto me, say
ing: 3' Ye have compassed this moun
tain long enough; turn you northward.
4And command thou the people, say
ing: Ye are to pass through the bor
der of your brethren the children of
Esau, that dwell in Seir; and they
wiU be afraid of you; take ye good
heed unto yourselves therefore; Con
tend not with them; for I will not
give you of their land, no, not so
much as for the sole of the foot to
tread on; because I have given mount
Seir unto Esau for a possession. 6Ye
shaU purchase food of them for money,
that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy
water of them for money, that ye
may drink. 7For the Lord thy God
hath blessed thee in all the work of
thy hand; He hath known thy walking
through this great wilderness; these
forty years the Lord thy God hath
been with thee ; thou hast lacked noth
ing.' 8So we passed by from our
brethren the children of Esau, that
dweU in Seir, from the way of the

Arabah, from Elath and from Ezion-
geber. And we turned and passed by the
way of the wilderness of Moab. 9And
the Lord said unto me: 'Be not at
enmity with Moab, neither contend
with them in battle; for I will not
give thee of his land for a possession;
because I have given Ar unto the chil
dren of Lot for a possession-.— The
Emim dwelt therein aforetime,! a peo
ple great, and many, and taM,! as the
Anakim; "these also are accounted
Rephaim, as the Anakim; but the
Moabites caU them Emim. "And
in Seir dwelt the Horites aforetime,
but the children of Esau succeed
ed them; and they destroyed them
from before them, and dwelt in their
stead; as Israel did unto the land of
his possession, which the Lord gave
unto them. — "Now rise up, and get
you over the brook Zered.' And we
went over the brook Zered. "And
the days in which we came from
Kadesh-barnea, untU we were come
over the brook Zered, were thirty
and eight years; until aU the genera
tion, even the men of war, were con
sumed from the midst of the camp,
as the Lord swore unto them. "More
over the hand of the Lord was against
them, to discomfit them from the
midst of the camp, until they were
consumed. "So it came to pass, when aU the
men of war were consumed and dead
from among the people, "that the
Lord spoke unto me, saying: "Thou
art this day to pass over the border
of Moab, even Ar; "and when thou
comest nigh over against the children
of Ammon, harass them not, nor con
tend with them; for I wiU not give
thee of the land of the children of
Ammon for a possession; because I
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for a possession. — That also is ac
counted a land of Rephaim: Rephaim
dwelt therein aforetime; but the Am
monites caU them Zamzummim, 21a
people great, and many, and tall, as
the Anakim; but the Lord destroyed
them before them; and they succeeded
them, and dwelt in their stead; 22as He
did for the children of Esau, that dweU
in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites
from before them; and they succeeded
them, and dwelt in their stead even
unto this day; 23and the Awim, that
dwelt in viUages as far as Gaza, the
Caphtorim, that came forth out of
Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in
their stead. — 24Rise ye up, take your
journey, and pass over the vaUey of
Arnon; behold, I have given into
thy hand Sihon the Amorite, king of
Heshbon, and his land; begin to pos
sess it, and contend with him in battle.
This day wiU I begin to put the
dread of thee and the fear of thee
upon the peoples that are under the
whole heaven, who, when they hear
the report of thee, shall tremble, and
be in anguish because of thee.'
26And I sent messengers out of the
wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon
king of Heshbon with words of peace,
saying: "'Let me pass through thy
land; I will go along by the highway,'
I will neither turn unto the right hand
nor to the left. Thou shalt sell me
food for money, that I may eat; and
give me water for money, that I may
drink; only let me pass through on
my feet; 29as the children of Esau that
dwell in Seir, and the Moabites that
dweU in Ar, did unto me; until I shall
pass over the Jordan into the land
which the Lord our God giveth us.'
30But Sihon king of Heshbon would
not let us pass by him; for the Lord
thy God hardened his spirit, and made
his heart obstinate, that He might de

liver him into thy hand, as appeareth
this day.
31And the Lord said unto me: 'Be
hold, I have begun to deliver up Sihon
and his land before thee; begin to
possess his land.' Then Sihon came
out against us, he and all his people,
unto battle at Jahaz. 33And the Lord
our God dehvered him up before us;
and we smote him, and his sons, and aU
his people. 34And we took all his
cities at that time, and utterly de
stroyed every city, the men, and the
women, and the httle ones; we left
none remaining; 35only the cattle we
took for a prey unto ourselves, with
the spoil of the cities which we had
taken. 36From Aroer, which is on the
edge of the vaUey of Arnon, and from
the city that is in the valley, even
unto Gilead, there was not a city too
high for us: the Lord our God deliv
ered up all before us. "Only to the
land of the children of Ammon thou
earnest not near; all the side of the
river Jabbok, and the cities of the hill-
country, and wheresoever the Lord
our God forbade us.
O Then we turned, and went up the
way to Bashan; and Og the king of
Bashan came out against us, he and
aU his people, unto battle at Edrei.
2And the Lord said unto me: 'Fear
him not; for I haVe dehvered him,
and aU his people, and his land, into
thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him
as thou didst unto Sihon king of the
Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.'
3So the Lord our God delivered into
our hand Og also, the king of Bashan,
and all his people; and we smote him
until none was left to him remaining.
4And we took aU his cities at that
time; there was not a city which we
took not from them; threescore cities,
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of Og in Bashan. 6AU these were
fortified cities, with high walls, gates,
and bars; beside the unwaUed towns
a great many. 6And we utterly de
stroyed them, as we did unto Sihon
king of Heshbon, utterly destroying
every city, the men, and the women,
and the little ones. 'But all the cat
tle, and the spoil of the cities, we
took for a prey unto ourselves.
sAnd we took the land at that time
out of the hand of the two kings of the
Amorites that were beyond the Jor
dan, from the vaUey of Arnon unto
mount Hermon — 9which Hermon the
Sidonians caU Sirion, and the Amorites
call it Senir — "all the cities of the
plain, and aU Gilead, and all Bashan,
unto Salcah and Edrei, cities of the
kingdom of Og in Bashan. — "For
only Og king of Bashan remained of
the remnant of the Rephaim; behold,
his bedstead was a bedstead of iron;
is it not in Rabbah of the children
of Ammon? nine cubits was the length
thereof, and four cubits the breadth
of it, after the cubit of a man. — "And
this land we took in possession at that
time; from Aroer, which is by the
valley of Arnon, and half the hiU-
country of Gilead, and the cities
thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites
and to the Gadites; "and the rest
of Gilead, and aU Bashan, the king
dom of Og, gave I unto the half-tribe
of Manasseh; aU the region of Argob —
all that Bashan is caUed the land of
Rephaim. "Jair the son of Manasseh
took all the region of Argob, unto the
border of the Geshurites and the Ma-
acathites, and called them, even Ba
shan, after his own name, Hawoth-
jair, unto this day. — "And I gave
Gilead unto Machir. "And unto the
Reubenites and unto the Gadites I
gave from Gilead even unto the vaUey
of Arnon, the middle of the valley for

aborder; even unto the river Jabbok,
which is the border of the children of
Ammon; "the Arabah also, the Jordan
being the border thereof, from Chin-
nereth even unto the sea of the Ara
bah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes
of Pisgah eastward.
"And I commanded you at that time,
saying: 'The Lord your God hath
given you this land to possess it; ye
shaU pass over armed before your
brethren the children of Israel, all
the men of valour. "But your wives,
and your Uttle ones, and your cattle
—I know that ye have much cattle— 7
shaU abide in your cities which I have
given you; 20until the Lord give rest
unto your brethren, as unto you, and
they also possess the land which the
Lord your God giveth them beyond
the Jordan; then shaU ye return every
man unto his possession, which I
have given you.' 2lAnd I commanded
Joshua at that time, saying: 'Thine
eyes have seen all that the Lord your
God hath done unto these two kings;
so shall the Lord do unto aU the king
doms whither thou goest over. 22Ye
shaU not fear them; for the Lord your
God, He it is that fighteth for, you.'
' ^And I besought the Lord at that
time, saying: M'0 Lord God, Thou
hast begun to show Thy servant Thy
greatness, and Thy strong hand; for
what god is there in heaven or on
earth, that can do according to Thy
works, and according to Thy mighty
acts? ^Let me go over, I pray Thee,
and see the good land that is beyond
the Jordan, that goodly hill-country,
and Lebanon.' 26But the Lord was
wroth with me for your sakes, and
hearkened not unto me; and the Lord
said unto me: 'Let it suffice thee;
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"Get thee up into the top of Pisgah,
and lift up thine eyes westward, and
northward, and southward, and east
ward, and behold with thine eyes;
for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
28But charge Joshua, and encourage
him, and strengthen him; for he shaU
go over before this people, and he shall
cause them to inherit the land which
thou shalt see.' 29So we abode in the
valley over against Beth-peor.
A And now, O Israel, hearken unto
the statutes and unto the ordi
nances, which I teach you, to do them;
that ye may Uve, and go in and pos
sess the land which the Lord, the
God of your fathers, giveth you. 2Ye
shaU not add unto the word which I
command you, neither shall ye dimin
ish from it, that ye may keep the com
mandments of the Lord your God
wliich I command you. 3Your eyes
have seen what the Lord did in Baal-
peor; for all the men that foUowed
the Baal of Peor, the Lord thy God
hath destroyed them from the midst
of thee. 4But ye that did cleave unto
the Lord your God are alive every one
of you this day. 6Behold, I have
taught you statutes and ordinances,
even as the Lord my God commanded
me, that ye should do so in the midst
of the land whither ye go in to pos
sess it. 6Observe therefore and do
them; for this is your wisdom and
your understanding in the sight of
the peoples, that, when they hear all
these statutes, shall say: 'Surely this
great nation is a wise and under
standing people.' 'For what great
nation is there, that hath God so nigh
unto them, as the Lord our God is
whensoever we caU upon Him? 8And
what great nation is there, that hath
statutes and ordinances so righteous
as aU this law, which I set before you
this day? 9Only take heed to thyself,

and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou
forget the things which thine eyes
saw, and lest they depart from thy
heart all the days of thy life; but make
them known unto thy children and
thy children's children; "the day
that thou stoodest before the Lord
thy God in Horeb, when the Lord
said unto me: 'Assemble Me the peo
ple, and I wiU make them hear My
words, that they may learn to fear
Me all the days that they live upon
the earth, and that they may teach
their children.' "And ye came near
and stood under the mountain; and
the mountain burned with fire unto
the heart of heaven, with darkness,
cloud, and thick darkness. "And the
Lord spoke unto you out of the midst
of the fire; ye heard the voice of words,
but ye saw no form; only a voice.
"And He declared unto you His cov
enant, which He commanded you to
perform, even the ten words; and He
wrote them upon two tables of stone.
"And the Lord commanded me at
that time to teach you statutes and
ordinances, that ye might do them in
the land whither ye go over to possess
it. Take ye therefore good heed
unto yourselves — for ye saw no man
ner of form on the day that the Lord
spoke unto you in Horeb out of the
midst of the fire — "lest ye deal cor
ruptly, and make you a graven im
age, even the form of any figure, the
likeness of male or female, "the like
ness of any beast that is on the earth,
the likeness of any winged fowl that
flieth in the heaven, "the Ukeness of
any thing that creepeth on the ground,
the hkeness of any fish that is in the
water under the earth; "and lest thou
lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and
when thou seest the sun and the moon
and the stars, even all the host of
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worship them, and serve them, which
the Lord thy God hath aUotted unto
all the peoples under the whole heaven.
20But you hath the Lord taken and
brought forth out of the iron furnace,
out of Egypt, to be unto Him a people
of inheritance, as ye are this day.
21Now the Lord was angered with me
for your sakes, and swore that I
should not go over the Jordan, and
that I should not go in unto that good
land, which the Lord thy God giveth
thee for an inheritance; ^but I must
die in this land, I must not go over
the Jordan; but ye are to go over,
and possess that good land. Take
heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget
the covenant of the Lord your God,
which He made with you, and make
you a graven image, even the hkeness
of any thing which the Lord thy
God hath forbidden thee. MFor the
Lord thy God is a devouring fire, a
jealous God.
25When thou shalt beget children,
and children's children, and ye shall
have been long in the land, and shall
deal corruptly, and make a graven
image, even the form of any thing,
and shaU do that which is evil in the
sight of the Lord thy God, to provoke
Him; 26I caU heaven and earth to
witness against you this day, that ye
shaU soon utterly perish from off the
land whereunto ye go over the Jordan
to possess it; ye shaU not prolong
your days upon it, but shaU utterly
be destroyed. "And the Lord shall
scatter you among the peoples, and
ye shaU be left few in number among
the nations, whither the Lord shall
lead you away. 28And there ye shall
serve gods, the work of men's hands,
wood and stone, wliich neither see,
nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. 29But
from thence ye will seek the Lord
thy God; and thou shalt find Him, if

thou search after Him with aU thy
heart and with aU thy soul. 30In thy
distress, when aU these things' are
come upon thee^ in the end of days;
thou wilt return to the Lord thy God;
and hearken unto His voice; 31for
the Lord thy God is a merciful God;
He wiU not fail thee, neither destroy
thee, nor forget the covenant of thy
fathers which He swore unto them.
32For ask now of the days past, which
were before thee, since the day that
God created man upon the earth, and
from the one end of heaven unto the
other, whether there hath been any
such thing as this great thing is, or
hath been heard hke it? Tad ever a
people hear the voice of God speaking
out of the midst of the fire, as thou
hast heard, and five? 340r hath God
assayed to go and take Him a nation
from the midst of another nation, by
trials, by signs, and by wonders, and
by war, and by a mighty hand, and
by an outstretched arm, arid by
great terrors, according to aU that the
Lord your God did for you in Egypt
before thine eyes? 35Unto thee it was
shown, that thou mightest know that
the Lord, He is God; there is none else
beside Him. 360ut of heaven He made
thee to hear His voice, that He might
instruct thee; and upon earth He made
thee to see His great fire; and thou
didst hear His words out of the midst '
of the fire. "And because He loved
thy fathers, and chose their seed after
them, and brought thee out with His
presence, with His great power, out
of Egypt, 38to drive out nations from
before thee greater and mightier than
thou, to bring thee in, to give thee
their land for an inheritance, as it is
this day; 39know this day, and lay
it to thy heart, that the Lord, He is
God in heaven above and upon the
earth beneath; there is none else.

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40And thou shalt keep His statutes, and
His commandments, which I command
thee this day, that it may go weU
with thee, and with thy children
after thee, and that thou mayest pro
long thy days upon the land, which the
Lord thy God giveth thee, for ever.
Then Moses separated three cities
beyond the Jordan toward the sun-
rising; Hhat the manslayer might
flee thither, that slayeth his neighbour
unawares, and hated him not in time
past; and that fleeing unto one of
these cities he might Uve: Ttezer
in the wilderness, in the table-land,
for the Reubenites; and Ramoth in
Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan
in Bashan, for the Manassites.
wAnd this is the law which Moses
set before the children of Israel;
45these are the testimonies, and the
statutes, and the ordinances, which
Moses spoke unto the children of
Israel, when they came forth out of
Egypt; 46beyond the Jordan, in the
vaUey over against Beth-peor, in the
land of Sihon king of the Amorites,
who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses
and the children of Israel smote, when
they came forth out of Egypt; 47and
they took his land in possession, and
the land of Og king of Bashan, the
two kings of the Amorites, who were
beyond the Jordan toward the sun-
rising; 48from Aroer, which is on the
edge of the vaUey of Arnon, even unto
mount Sion — the same is Hermon —
49and aU the Arabah beyond the Jor
dan eastward, even unto the sea of
the Arabah, under the slopes of
Pisgah. PL And Moses caUed unto aU Israel,
and said unto them:
Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the
ordinances which I speak in your

ears this day, that ye may learn them,
and observe to do them. The Lord
our God made a covenant with us in
Horeb. The Lord made not this
covenant with our fathers, but with
us, even us, who are aU of us here
alive this day. The Lord spoke with
you face to face in the mount out of
the midst of the fire— 5I stood between
the Lord and you at that time, to
declare unto you the word of the
Lord; for ye were afraid because of
the fire, and went not up into the
mount — saying :
6I am the Lord thy God, who
brought thee out of the land of Egypt,
out of the house of bondage.
Thou shalt have no other gods
before Me. Thou shalt not make
unto thee a graven image, even any
manner of likeness, of any thing that
is in heaven above, or that is in the
earth beneath, or that is in the water
under the earth. Thou shalt not bow
down unto them, nor serve them; for I
the Lord thy God am a jealous God,
visiting the iniquity of the fathers
upon the children, and upon the
third and upon the fourth generation
of them that hate Me, "and showing
mercy unto the thousandth genera
tion of them that love Me and keep
My commandments.
Thou shalt not take the name of
the Lord thy God in vain; for the
Lord will not hold him guiltless that
taketh His name in vain.
"Observe the sabbath day, to
keep it holy, as the Lord thy God
commanded thee. "Six days shalt
thou labour, and do all thy work;
"but the seventh day is a sabbath
unto the Lord thy God, in it thou
shalt not do any manner of work,
thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter,
nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid
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nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger
that is within thy gates; that thy
man-servant and thy maid-servant
may rest as well as thou. "And thou
shalt remember that thou wast a serv
ant in the land of Egypt, and the
Lord thy God brought thee out thence
by a mighty hand and by an out
stretched arm; therefore the Lord
thy God commanded thee to keep the
sabbath day.
"Honour thy father and thy mother,
as the Lord thy God commanded thee;
that thy days may be long, and that
it may go weU with thee, upon the
land which the Lord thy God giveth
thee. Thou shalt not murder.
Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
Neither shalt thou steal.
Neither shalt thou bear false wit
ness against thy neighbour.
"Neither shalt thou covet thy
neighbour's wife; neither shalt thou de
sire thy neighbour's house, his field, or
his man-servant, or his maid-servant,
his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is
thy neighbour's.
These words the Lord spoke unto
aU your assembly in the mount out
of the midst of the fire, of the cloud,
and of the thick darkness, with a
great voice, and it went on no more.
And He wrote them upon two tables
of stone, and gave them unto me.
20And it came to pass, when ye heard
the voice out of the midst of the dark
ness, while the mountain did burn with
fire, that ye came near unto me, even
aU the heads of your tribes, and your
elders; 2Iand ye said: 'Behold, the
Lord our God hath shown us His
glory and His greatness, and we have
heard His voice out of the midst of
the fire; we have seen this day that
God doth speak with man, and he
Uveth. 22Now therefore why should

we die? for this great fire wiU consume
us; if we hear the voice of the Lord
our God any more, then we shaU die.
^For who is there of aU flesh, that
hath heard the voice of the Uving God
speaking out of the midst of the fire,
as we have, and Uved? 24Go thou
near, and hear aU that the Lord our
God may say; and thou shalt speak
unto us aU that the Lord our God may
speak unto thee; and we wiU hear it,
and do it.' KAnd the Lord heard the
voice of your words, when ye spoke
unto me; and the Lord said unto me:
'I have heard the voice of the words
of this people, which they have spoken
unto thee; they have weU said all
that they have spoken. 260h that
they had such a heart as this alway,
to fear Me, and keep aU My cdm-
mandments, that it might be well
with them, and with their children
for ever! "Go say to them: Return
ye to your tents. 28But as for thee,
stand thou here by Me, and I wiU
speak unto thee aU the commandment)
and the statutes, and the ordinances,
which thou shalt teach them, that
they may do them in the land which
I give them to possess it.' 29Ye shall
observe to do therefore as the Lord
your God hath commanded you; ye
shaU not turn aside to the right hand
or to the left. 30Ye shaU walk in all
the way which the Lord your God
hath commanded you, that ye may
Uve, and that it may be well with you,
and that ye may prolong your days
in the land which ye shall possess.
Ci Now this is the commandment,
the statutes, and the ordinances,
which the Lord your God commanded
to teach you, that ye might do them
in the land whither ye go over to
possess it — 2that thou mightest fear
the Lord thy God, to keep aU His
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which I command thee, thou, and thy
son, and thy son's son, all the days of
thy life; and that thy days may be
prolonged. 'Hear therefore, O Israel,
and observe to do it; that it may be
well with thee, and that ye may in
crease mightily, as the Lord, the
God of thy fathers, hath promised
unto thee — a land flowing with milk
and honey.
4Hear, o Israel: the lord our
GOD, THE LORD IS ONE. 6And thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with aU
thy heart, and with all thy soul, and
with all thy might. 6And these words,
which I command thee this day, shall
be upon thy heart; 'and thou shalt
teach them dihgently unto thy chil
dren, and shalt talk of them when thou
sittest in thy house, and when thou
walkest by the way, and when thou
liest down, and when thou risest up.
8And thou shalt bind them for a
sign upon thy hand, and they shall
be for frontlets between thine eyes.
9And thou shalt write them upon the
door-posts of thy house, and upon thy
gates. "And it shaU be, when the Lord
thy God shaU bring thee into the land
which He swore unto thy fathers, to
Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to
give thee — great and goodly cities,
which thou didst not build, "and houses
fuU of aU good things, which thou
didst not fiU, and cisterns hewn out,
which thou didst not hew, vineyards
and olive-trees, which thou didst not
plant, and thou shalt eat and be satis
fied— 12then beware lest thou forget
the Lord, who brought thee forth out
of the land of Egypt, out of the house
of bondage. Thou shalt fear the
Lord thy God; and Him shalt thou
serve, and by His name shalt thou
swear. 14Ye shaU not go after other
gods, of the gods of the peoples that

are round about you; "for a jealous
God, even the Lord thy God, is in the
midst of thee; lest the anger of the
Lord thy God be kindled against thee,
and He destroy thee from off the face
of the earth.
"Ye shaU not try the Lord your
God, as ye tried Him in Massah.
"Ye shaU diUgently keep the com
mandments of the Lord your God,
and His testimonies, and His statutes,
which He hath commanded thee.
"And thou shalt do that which is
right and good in the sight of the
Lord; that it may be weU with thee,
and that thou mayest go in and possess
the good land which the Lord swore
unto thy fathers, "to thrust out aU
thine enemies from before thee, as
the Lord hath spoken.
20When thy son asketh thee in time
to come, saying: 'What mean the
testimonies, and the statutes, and
the ordinances, which the Lord our
God hath commanded you?' 21then
thou shalt say unto thy son: 'We
were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt;
and the Lord brought, us out of
Egypt with a mighty hand. 22And
the Lord showed signs and wonders,
great and sore, upon Egypt, upon
Pharaoh, and upon all his house,
before our eyes. 23And He brought
us- out from thence, that He might
bring us in, to give us the land which
He swore unto our fathers. 24And the
Lord commanded us to do aU these
statutes, to fear the Lord our God,
for our good always, that He might
preserve us ahve, as it is at this day.
26And it shaU be righteousness unto
us, if we observe to do aU this com
mandment" before the Lord our God,
as He hath commanded us.'
H When the Lord thy God shall
' bring thee into the land whither
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cast out many nations before thee,
the Hittite, and the Girgashite, and
the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and
the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and
the Jebusite, seven nations greater
and mightier than thou; 2and when
the Lord thy God shaU defiver them
up before thee, and thou shalt smite
them; then thou shalt utterly de
stroy them; thou shalt make no cove
nant with them, nor show mercy unto
them; 3neither shalt thou make mar
riages with them: thy daughter thou
shalt not give unto his son, nor his
daughter shalt thou take unto thy
son. 4For he wiU turn away thy son
from foUowing Me, that they may
serve other gods; so wiU the anger
of the Lord be kindled against you,
and He wiU destroy thee quickly.
6But thus shaU ye deal with them:
ye shaU break down their altars, and
dash in pieces their pillars, and hew
down their Asherim, and burn their
graven images with fire. 6For thou
art a holy people unto the Lord thy
God: the Lord thy God hath
chosen thee, to be His own treasure,
out of all peoples that are upon the
face of the earth. The Lord did not
set His love upon you, nor choose you,
because ye were more in number than
any people — f or ye were the fewest of
all peoples — 8but because the Lord
loved you, and because He would keep
the oath which He swore unto your
fathers, hath the Lord brought you
out with a mighty hand, and redeemed
you out of the house of bondage, from
the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
9Know therefore that the Lord thy
God, He is God; the faithful God, who
keepeth covenant and mercy with them
that love Him and keep His command
ments to a thousand generations;
"and repayeth them that hate Him
to their face, to destroy them; He

wiU not be slack to him that hateth
Him, He wiU repay him to his face.
Thou shalt therefore keep the com
mandment, and the statutes, and the
ordinances, which I command thee
this day, to do them. npy
"And it shall come to pass, because
ye hearken to these ordinances, and
keep, and do them, that the Lord thy
God shall keep with thee the covenant
and the mercy which He swore unto
thy fathers, "and He wiU love thee,
and bless thee, and multiply thee; He
wiU also bless the fruit of thy body
and the fruit of thy land, thy corn
and thy wine and thine oU, the in
crease of thy kine and the young of
thy flock, in the land which He swore
unto thy fathers to give thee. Thou
shalt be blessed above aU peoples;
there shall not be male or female
barren among you, or among your
cattle. "And the Lord will take
away from thee aU sickness; and He
wiU put none of the evil diseases of
Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee,
but wiU lay them upon aU them
that hate thee. "And thou shalt con
sume aU the peoples that the Lord
thy God shaU deUver unto thee; thine
eye shaU not pity them; neither shalt
thou serve their gods; for that wiU be
a snare unto thee.
"If thou shalt say in thy heart:
These nations are more than I; how
can I dispossess them?' "thou shalt
not be afraid of them; thou shalt
well remember what the Lord thy
God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all
Egypt: "the great trials which thine
eyes saw, and the signs, and the won
ders, and the mighty hand, and the
outstretched arm, whereby the Lord
thy God brought thee out; so shah the
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of whom thou art afraid. 20Moreover
the Lord thy God wiU send the hornet
among them, until they that are left,
and they that hide themselves, perish
from before thee. Thou shalt not
be affrighted at them; for the Lord
thy God is in the midst of thee, a
God great and awful. 22And the Lord
thy God will cast out those nations
before thee by httle and Uttle; thou
mayest not consume them quickly,
lest the beasts of the field increase
upon thee. 23But the Lord thy God
shall deUver them up before thee, and
shaU discomfit them with a great
discomfiture, until they be destroyed.
MAnd He shall deliver their kings
into thy hand, and thou shalt make
their name to perish from under
heaven; there shaU no man be able
to stand against thee, until thou
have destroyed them. The graven
images of their gods shall ye burn with
fire; thou shalt not covet the silver or
the gold that is on them, nor take it
unto thee, lest thou be snared therein;
for it is an abomination to the Lord
thy God. 26And thou shalt not bring
an abomination into thy house, and
be accursed like unto it; thou shalt
utterly detest it, and thou shalt utter
ly abhor it; for it is a devoted thing.
Q AU the commandment which I
° command thee this day shah ye
observe to do, that ye may Uve, and
multiply, and go in and possess the
land which the Lord swore unto your
fathers. 2And thou shalt remember
aU the way which the Lord thy God
hath led thee these forty years in
the wilderness, that He might afflict
thee, to prove thee, to know what was
in thy heart, whether thou wouldest
keep His commandments, or no.
'And He afflicted thee, and suffered
thee to hunger, and fed thee with
manna, which thou knewest not,

neither did thy fathers know; that
He might make thee know that man
doth not Uve by bread only, but by
every thing that proceedeth out of the
mouth of the Lord doth man Uve.
Thy raiment waxed not old upon
thee, neither did thy foot sweU, these
forty years. 6And thou shalt consider
in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth
his son, so the Lord thy God chasten
eth thee. 6And thou shalt keep the
commandments of the Lord thy God,
to walk in His ways, and to fear Him.
7For the Lord thy God bringeth thee
into a good land, a land of brooks of
water, of fountains and depths, spring
ing forth in vaUeys and hills; 8a land
of wheat- and barley, and vines and
fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of
olive-trees and honey; 9a land wherein
thou shalt eat bread without scarce
ness, thou shalt not lack any thing in
it; a land whose stones are iron, and
out of whose hills thou mayest dig
brass. "And thou shalt eat and be
satisfied, and bless the Lord thy God
for the good land which He hath given
thee. "Beware lest thou forget the
Lord thy God, in not keeping His
commandments, and His ordinances,
and His statutes, which I command
thee this day; "lest when thou hast
eaten and art satisfied, and hast built
goodly houses, and dwelt therein; "and
when thy herds and thy flocks mul
tiply, and thy silver and thy gold is
multiplied, and aU that thou hast is
multiphed; "then thy heart be Ufted
up, and thou forget the Lord thy
God, who brought thee forth out of
the land of Egypt, out of the house of
bondage; 15who led thee through the
great and dreadful wilderness, where
in were serpents, fiery serpents, and
scorpions, and thirsty ground where
was no water; who brought thee forth
water out of the rock of flint; 16who

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fed thee in the wilderness with manna,
which thy fathers knew not; that He
might afflict thee, and that He might
prove thee, to do thee good at thy
latter end; "and thou say in thy
heart: 'My power and the might of
my hand hath gotten me this wealth.'
"But thou shalt remember the Lord
thy God, for it is He that giveth thee
power to get wealth; that He may
establish His covenant which He
swore unto thy fathers, as it is this
day. "And it shaU be, ff thou shalt for
get the Lord thy God, and walk after
other gods, and serve them, and wor
ship them, I forewarn you this day
that ye shaU surely perish. 20As the
nations that the Lord maketh to
perish before you, so shaU ye perish;
because ye would not hearken unto
the voice of the Lord your God.
Q Hear, O Israel: thou art to pass
over the Jordan this day, to go in
to dispossess nations greater and
mightier than thyself, cities great and
fortified up to heaven, 2a people great
and taU, the sons of the Anakim,
whom thou knowest, and of whom
thou hast heard say: 'Who can stand
before the sons of Anak?' 3Know
therefore this day, that the Lord thy
God is He who goeth over before thee
as a devouring fire; He wiU destroy
them, and He wiU bring them down
before thee; so shalt thou drive them
out, and make them to perish quickly,
as the Lord hath spoken unto thee.
4Speak not thou in thy heart, after
that the Lord thy God hath thrust
them out from before thee, saying:
' For my righteousness the Lord hath
brought me in to possess this land';
whereas for the wickedness of these
nations the Lord doth drive them
out from before thee. 5Not for thy
righteousness, or for the uprightness

of thy heart, dost thou go in to possess
their land; but for the wickedness of
these nations the Lord thy God doth
drive them out from before thee, and
that He may estabhsh the word which
the Lord swore unto thy fathers, to
Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
6Know therefore that it is not for thy
righteousness that the Lord thy God
giveth thee this good land to possess
it; for thou art a stiffnecked people.
'Remember, forget thou not, how
thou didst make the Lord thy God
wroth in the wilderness; from the day
that thou : didst go forth out of the
land of Egypt, until ye came unto this
place, ye have been rebellious against
the Lord. 8A1so in Horeb ye made
the Lord wroth, and the Lord was
angered with you to have destroyed
you. 9When I was gone up into the
mount to receive the tables of stone,
even the tables of the covenant which
the Lord made with you, then I
abode in the mount forty days and
forty nights; I did neither eat bread
nor drink water. "And the Lord
deUvered unto me the two tables of
stone written with the finger of God;
and on them was written according
to aU the words, which the Lord
spoke with you in the mount out of the
midst of the fire in the day of the
assembly. "And it came to pass at
the end of forty days and forty nights,
that the Lord gave me the two tables
of stone, even the tables of the cov
enant. "And the Lord said unto
me: 'Arise, get thee down quickly
from hence; for thy people that thou
hast brought forth out of Egypt have
dealt corruptly; they are quickly
turned aside out of the way which I
commanded them; they have made
them a molten image.' "Furthermore
the Lord spoke unto me, saying: 'I
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it is a stiffnecked people; "let Me
alone, that I may destroy them, arid
blot out their name from under
heaven; and I will make of thee a
nation mightier and greater than they.'
"So I turned and came down from the
mount, and the mount burned with
fire; and the two tables of the cov
enant were in my two hands. "And
I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned
against the Lord your God; ye had
made you a molten calf; ye had
turned aside quickly out of the way
which the Lord had commanded you.
"And I took hold of the two tables,
and cast them out of my two hands,
and broke them before your eyes.
"And I fell down before the Lord,
as at the first, forty days and forty
nights; I did neither eat bread nor
drink water; because of aU your sin
which ye sinned, in doing that which
was evil in the sight of the Lord, to
provoke Him. "For I was in dread
of the anger and hot displeasure,
wherewith the Lord was wroth against
you to destroy you. But the Lord
hearkened unto me that time also.
20Moreover the Lord was very angry
with Aaron to have destroyed him;
and I prayed for Aaron also the same
time. 21And I took your sin, the calf
which ye had made, and burnt it with
fire, and beat it in pieces, grinding it
very smaU, until it was as fine as
dust; and I cast the dust thereof into
the brook that descended out of the
mount. — 22And at Taberah, and at
Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah,
ye made the Lord wroth. ^And when
the Lord sent you from Kadesh-
barnea, saying: 'Go up and possess
the land which I have given you';
then ye rebeUed against the command
ment of the Lord your God, and ye
.believed Him not, nor hearkened to
His voice. Te have been rebellious

against the Lord from the day that I
knew you. — 25So I fell down before
the Lord the forty days and forty
nights that I feU down; because the
Lord had said He would destroy you.
26And I prayed unto the Lord, and
said: '0 Lord God, destroy not Thy
people and Thine inheritance, that
Thou hast redeemed through Thy
greatness, that Thou hast brought
forth out of Egypt with a mighty
hand. "Remember Thy servants,
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not
unto the stubbornness of this people,
nor to their wickedness, nor to their
sin; 28lest the land whence Thou
broughtest us out say: Because the
Lord was not able to bring them into
the land which He promised unto
them, and because He hated them,
He hath brought them out to slay
them in the wilderness. 29Yet they
are Thy people and Thine inheritance,
that Thou didst bring out by Thy
great power and by Thy outstretched
arm.' "j A At that time the Lord said unto
me: 'Hew thee two tables of
stone hke unto the first, and come up
unto Me into the mount; and make
thee an ark of wood. 2And I will
write on the tables the words that
were on the first tables which thou
didst break, and thou shalt put them in
the ark.' 3So I made an ark of acacia-
wood, and hewed two tables of stone
hke unto the first, and went up into
the mount, having the two tables, in
my hand. 4And He wrote on the
tables, according to the first writing,
the ten words, which the Lord spoke
unto you in the mount out of the
midst of the fire in the day of the
assembly; and the Lord gave them
unto me. 6And I turned and. came
down from the mount, and put the
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and there they are, as the Lord com
manded me. — 6And the children of
Israel journeyed from Beerothrbene-
jaakan to Moserah; there Aaron died,
and there he was buried; and Eleazar
his son ministered in the priest's
office in his stead. 'From thence they
journeyed unto Gudgod; and from
Gudgod to Jotbah, a land of brooks
of water. — 8At that time the Lord
separated the tribe of Levi, to bear
the ark of the covenant of the Lord,
to stand before the Lord to minister
unto Him, and to bless in His name,
unto this day. 9Wherefore Levi hath
no portion nor inheritance with his
brethren; the Lord is his inheritance,
according as the Lord thy God spoke
unto him. — "Now I stayed in the
mount, as at the first time, forty
days and forty nights; and the Lord
hearkened unto me that time also;
the Lord would not destroy thee.
"And the Lord said unto me: 'Arise,
go before the people, causing them
to set forward, that they may go in
and possess the land, which I swore
unto their fathers to give unto them.'
"And now, Israel, what doth the
Lord thy God require of thee, but to
fear the Lord thy God, to walk in aU
His ways, and to love Him, and to
serve the Lord thy God with aU thy
heart and with aU thy soul; "to keep
for thy good the commandments of
the Lord, and His statutes, which I
command thee this day? "Behold,
unto the Lord thy God belongeth the
heaven, and the heaven of heavens,
the earth, with aU that therein is.
"Only the Lord had a delight in
thy fathers to love them, and He
chose their seed after them, even you,
above aU peoples, as it is this day.
"Circumcise therefore the foreskin, of
your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
"For the Lord your God, He is God

of gods, and Lord of lords, the great
God, the mighty, and the awful, who
regardeth not persons, nor taketh
reward. "He doth execute justice for
the fatherless and widow, and loveth
the stranger, in giving him food and
raiment. "Love ye therefore the
stranger; for ye were strangers in the
land of Egypt. Thou shalt fear the
Lord thy God; Him shalt thou serve;
and to Him shalt thou cleave, and by
His name shalt thou swear. 21He is
thy glory, and He is thy God, that
hath done for thee these great and
tremendous things, which thine eyes
have seen. Thy fathers went down
into Egypt with threescore and ten
persons; and now the Lord thy God
hath made thee as the stars of heaven
for multitude. .—
"j "j Therefore thou shalt love the
Lord thy God, and keep His
charge, and His statutes, and Bis or
dinances, and His commandments, al-
way. 2And know ye this day; for
I speak not with your children that
have not known, and that have not
seen the chastisement of the Lord
your God, His greatness, His mighty
hand, and His outstretched arm,
3and His signs, and His works, which
He did in the midst of Egypt unto
Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and un
to aU his land; 4and what He did unto
the army of Egypt, unto their horses,
and to their chariots; how He made
the water of the Red Sea to overflow
them as they pursued after you, and
how the Lord hath destroyed them
unto this day; 6and what He did un
to you in the wilderness, until ye came
unto this place; 6and what He did
unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons
of EUab, the son of Reuben; how the
earth opened her mouth, and swal
lowed them up, and their households,
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stance that foUowed them, in the
midst of aU Israel; 'hut your eyes
have seen aU the great work of the
Lord which He did. Therefore shaU
ye keep aU the commandment which
I command thee this day, that ye
may be strong, and go in and possess
the land, whither ye go over to possess
it; 9and that ye may prolong your days
upon the land, which the Lord swore
unto your fathers to give unto them
and to their seed, a land flowing with
milk and honey.
"For the land, whither thou goest
in to possess it, is not as the land of
Egypt, from whence ye came out,
where thou didst sow thy seed, and
didst water it with thy foot, as a garden
of herbs; "but the land, whither ye
go over to possess it, is a land of hills
and vaUeys, and drinketh water as the
rain of heaven cometh down; "a land
which the Lord thy God careth for;
the eyes of the Lord thy God are
always upon it, from the beginning
of the year even unto the end of the
year. "And it shaU come to pass, if ye
shall hearken dihgently unto My
commandments wliich I command you
this day, to love the Lord your God,
and to serve Him with aU your heart
and with aU your soul, "that I wiU
give the rain of your land in its season,
the former rain and the latter rain,
that thou mayest gather in thy corn,
and thy wine, and thine oil. "And
I wiU give grass in thy fields for thy
cattle, and thou shalt eat and be
satisfied. "Take heed to yourselves,
lest your heart be deceived, and ye
turn aside, and serve other gods, and
worship them; "and the anger of
the Lord be kindled against you, and
He shut up the heaven, so that there
shall be no rain, and the ground shall
not yield her fruit; and ye perish

quickly from off the good land which
the Lord giveth you. Therefore
shaU ye lay up these My words in
your heart and in your soul; and ye
shaU bind them for a sign upon your
hand, and they shaU be for frontlets
between your eyes. "And ye shall
teach them your children, talking of
them, when thou sittest in thy house,
and when thou walkest by the way,
and when thou liest down, and when
thou risest up. 20And thou shalt write
them upon the door-posts of thy
house, and upon thy gates; 21that your
days may be multiplied, and the days
of your children, upon the land which
the Lord swore unto your fathers to
give them, as the days of the heavens
above the earth.
Tor if ye shall diligently keep all
this commandment which I command
you, to do it, to love the Lord your
God, to walk in all His ways, and to
cleave unto Him, 23then will the Lord
drive out all these nations from before
you, and ye shaU dispossess nations
greater and mightier than yourselves.
MEvery place whereon the sole of your
foot shah tread shall be yours: from
the wilderness, and Lebanon, from the
river, the river Euphrates, even unto
the hinder sea shaU be your border.
There shaU no man be able to stand
against you: the Lord your God shall
lay the fear of you and the dread of
you upon all the land that ye shall
tread upon, as He hath spoken unto
you. nsn
26Behold, I set before you this day
a blessing and a curse: "the blessing,
if ye shaU hearken unto the command
ments of the Lord your God, which
I command you this day; 28and the
curse, if ye shaU not hearken unto the
commandments of the Lord your God,
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I command you this day, to go after
other gods, which ye have not known.
29And it shaU come to pass, when
the Lord thy God shaU bring thee
into the land whither thou goest to
possess it, that thou shalt set the
blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the
curse upon mount Ebal. 30Are they
not beyond the Jordan, behind the
way of the going down of the sun, in
the land of the Canaanites that dweU
in the Arabah, over against GUgal,
beside the terebinths of Moreh? 31For
ye are to pass over the Jordan to go
in to possess the land which the Lord
your God giveth you, and ye shall
possess it, and dwell therein. 32And
ye shaU observe to do aU the statutes
and the ordinances which I set before
you this day.
1 O These are the statutes and the
ordinances, which ye shall ob
serve to do in the land which the Lord,
the God of thy fathers, hath given
thee to possess it, all the days that
ye live upon the earth. 2Ye shaU
surely destroy aU the places, wherein
the nations that ye are to dispossess
served their gods, upon the high
mountains, and upon the hills, and
under every leafy tree. 'And ye shall
break down their altars, and dash in
pieces their pillars, and burn their
Asherim with fire; and ye shaU hew
down the graven images of their gods;
and ye shall destroy their name out
of that place. 4Ye shaU not do so un
to the Lord your God. 6But unto the
place which the Lord your God shall
choose out of aU your tribes to put
His name there, even unto His habita
tion shaU ye seek, and thither thou
shalt come; 6and thither ye shaU
bring your burnt-offerings, and your
sacrifices, and your tithes, and the
offering of your hand, and your vows,

and your freewiU-offerings, and the
firstUngs of your herd and of your
flock; 'and there ye shaU eat before
the Lord your God, and ye shaU re
joice in all that ye put your hand unto,
ye and your households, wherein the
Lord thy God hath blessed thee. 8Ye
shaU not do after aU that we do here
this day, every man whatsoever is
right in his own eyes; ^or ye are not as
yet come to the rest and to the in
heritance, which the Lord your God
giveth thee. "But when ye go over
the Jordan, and dweU in the land
which the Lord your God causeth
you to inherit, and He giveth you rest
from aU your enemies round about, so
that ye dweU in safety; "then it shall
come to pass that the place which the
Lord your God shaU choose to cause
His name to dweU there, thither shall
ye bring aU that I command you:
your burnt-offerings, and your sacri
fices, your tithes, and the offering
of your hand, and aU your choice
vows which ye vow unto the Lord.
"And ye shah rejoice before the Lord
your God, ye, and your sons, and your i
daughters, and your men-servants; and
your maid-servants, and the Levite
that is within your gates, forasmuch
as he hath no portion nor inherit
ance with you. "Take heed • to thy
self that thou offer not thy burnt-
offerings in every place that thou seest;
"but in the place which the Lord
shaU choose in one of thy tribes, there
thou shalt offer thy burnt-offerings,
and there thou shalt do aU that I
command thee.
"Notwithstanding thou mayest kill
and eat flesh within aU thy gates,
after all the desire of thy soul, accord
ing to the blessing of the Lord thy
God which He hath given thee; the
unclean and the clean may eat thereof,
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J'Only ye shaU not eat the blood;
thou shalt pour it out upon the earth
as water. Thou mayest not eat
within thy gates the tithe of thy corn,
or of thy wine, or of thine oU, or the
firsthngs of thy herd or of thy flock,
nor any of thy vows which thou vow-
est, nor thy freewill-offerings, nor
the offering of thy hand; "but thou
shalt eat them before the Lord thy
God in the place which the Lord
thy God shall choose, thou, and thy
son, and thy daughter, and thy man
servant, and thy maid-servant, and
the Levite that is within thy gates;
and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord
thy God in aU that thou puttest
thy hand unto. Take heed to thy
self that thou forsake not the Levite
as long as thou Uvest upon thy land.
20When the Lord thy God shall
enlarge thy border, as He hath prom
ised thee, and thou shalt say: 'I will
eat flesh', because thy soul desireth to
eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, after all
the desire of thy soul. 21If the place
which the Lord thy God shaU choose
to put His name there be too far
from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy
herd and of thy flock, which the Lord
hath given thee, as I have commanded
thee, and thou shalt eat within thy
gates, after aU the desire of thy soul.
Tlowbeit as the gazelle and as the
hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat thereof;
the unclean and the clean may eat
thereof ahke. ^Only be stedf ast in not
eating the blood; for the blood is the
life; and thou shalt not eat the Ufe
with the flesh. Thou shalt not eat
it; thou shalt pour it out upon the
earth as water. Thou shalt not eat
it; that it may go weU with thee, and
with thy children after thee, when
thou shalt do that wliich is right in
the eyes of the Lord. 260nly thy
holy things which thou hast, and thy

vows, thou shalt take, and go unto
the place which the Lord shaU choose;
2'and thou shalt offer thy burnt-
offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon
the altar of the Lord thy God; and the
blood of thy sacrifices shaU be poured
out against the altar of the Lord thy
God, and thou shalt eat the flesh.
280bserve and hear aU these words
which I command thee, that it may
go well with thee, and with thy chil
dren after thee for ever, when thou
doest that which is good and right in
the eyes of the Lord thy God.
29When the Lord thy God shall
cut off the nations from before thee,
whither thou goest in to dispossess
them, and thou dispossessest them,
and dwellest in their land; 30take heed
to thyself that thou be not ensnared
to follow them, after that they are
destroyed from before thee; and that
thou inquire not after their gods, say
ing: 'How used these nations to
serve their gods? even so wiU I do
likewise.' 'Thou shalt not do so unto
the Lord thy God; for every abomi
nation to the Lord, which He hateth,
have they done unto their gods; for
even their sons and their daughters
do they burn in the fire to their gods.
1 O All this word which I command
you, that shall ye observe to do;
thou shalt not add thereto, nor dimin
ish from it .
2If there arise in the midst of thee a
prophet, or a dreamer of dreams — and
he give thee a sign or a wonder, 'and
the sign or the wonder come to pass,
whereof he spoke unto thee — saying:
' Let us go after other gods, which thou
hast not known, and let us serve them' ;
4thou shalt not hearken unto the words
of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of
dreams ; for the Lord your God putteth
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love the Lord your God with aU your
heart and with aU your soul. 6After
the Lord your God shall ye walk, and
Him shall ye fear, and His command
ments shaU ye keep, and unto His
voice shaU ye hearken, and Him shaU
ye serve, and unto Him shaU ye
cleave. 'And that prophet, or that
dreamer of dreams, shaU be put to
death; because he hath spoken per
version against the Lord your God,
who brought you out of the land of
Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the
house of bondage, to draw thee aside
out of the way which the Lord thy
God commanded thee to walk in. So
shalt thou put away the evU from the
midst of thee.
'If thy brother, the son of thy
mother, or thy son, or thy daughter,
or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend,
that is as thine own soul, entice thee
secretly, saying: 'Let us go and serve
other gods', which thou hast not
known, thou, nor thy fathers; 8of the
gods of the peoples that are round
about you, nigh unto thee, or far off
from thee, from the one end of the
earth even unto the other end of the
earth; *thou shalt not consent unto
him, nor hearken unto him; neither
shaU thine eye pity him, neither shalt
thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal
him; "but thou shalt surely kill him;
thy hand shaU be first upon him to
put him to death, and afterwards the
hand of aU the people. "And thou
shalt stone him with stones, that he
die; because he hath sought to draw
thee away from the Lord thy God,
who brought thee out of the land of
Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
"And aU Israel shaU hear, and fear,
and shaU do no more any such wicked
ness as this is in the midst of thee.
"If thou shalt hear teU concerning
one of thy cities, which the Lord thy

God giveth thee to dweU there, say
ing: "'Certain base feUows are gone
out from the midst of thee, and have
drawn away the inhabitants ¦ of their
city, saying: Let us go and serve
other gods, which ye have not
known'; "then shalt thou inquire,
and make search, and ask diligently;
and, behold, if it be truth, and the
thing certain, that such abomination
is wrought in the midst of thee; "thou
shalt surely smite the inhabitants of
that city with the edge of the sword,
destroying it utterly, and aU that is
therein and the cattle thereof, with
the edge of the sword. "And thou
shalt gather aU the spoil of it into
the midst of the broad place there
of, and shalt burn with fire the city,
and aU the spoil thereof every whit,
unto the Lord thy God; and it shall
be a heap for ever; it shaU not be
built again. "And there shaU cleave
nought of the devoted thing to thy
hand, that the Lord may turn from
the fierceness of His anger, and show
thee mercy, and have compassion
upon thee, and multiply thee, as He
hath sworn unto thy fathers; 19when
thou shalt hearken to the voice of the
Lord thy God, to keep aU His com
mandments which I command thee
this day, to do that which is right
in the eyes of the Lord thy God.
"j A Ye are the children of the Lord
your God: ye shaU not cut
yourselves, nor make any baldness
between your eyes for the dead. 2For
thou art a holy people unto the Lord
thy God , and the Lord hath chosen thee
to be His own treasure out of aU peo
ples that are upon the face of the earthi
Thou shalt not eat any abominable
thing. These are the beasts which
ye may eat: the ox, the sheep, and
the goat, Hhe hart, and the gazelle,
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and the pygarg, and the antelope,
and the mountain-sheep. 6And every
beast, that parteth the hoof, and hath
the hoof whoUy cloven in two, and
cheweth the cud, among the beasts,
that ye may eat. Nevertheless these
ye shall not eat of them that only
chew the cud, or of them that only
have the hoof cloven: the camel, and
the hare, and the rock-badger, because
they chew the cud but part not the
hoof, they are unclean unto you; 8and
the swine, because he parteth the hoof
but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean
unto you; of their flesh ye shall not eat,
and their carcasses ye shall, not touch.
These ye may eat of aU that are
in the waters: whatsoever hath fins
and scales may ye eat; "and whatso
ever hath not fins and scales ye shaU
not eat; it is unclean unto you.
"Of aU clean birds ye may eat.
^But these are they of which ye shall
not eat: the great vulture, and the
bearded vulture, and the ospray;
%nd the glede, and the falcon, and
the kite after its kinds; "and every
raven after its kinds; "and the ostrich,
and the night-hawk, and the sea-
mew, and the hawk after its kinds;
"the Uttle owl, and the great owl,
and the horned owl; "and the peU-
can, and the carrion-vulture, and the
cormorant; "and the stork, and the
heron after its kinds, and the hoopoe,
and the bat. "And aU winged swarm
ing things are unclean unto you; they
shaU not be eaten. 20Of all clean
winged things ye may eat.
21Ye shaU not eat of any thing that
dieth of itself; thou mayest give it
unto the stranger that is within thy
gates, that he may eat it; or thou
mayest seU it unto a foreigner; for
thou art a holy people unto the Lord
thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a
kid in its mother's milk.

Thou shalt surely tithe all the
increase of thy seed, that which is
brought forth in the field year by year.
23 And thou shalt eat before the Lord
thy God, in the place which He shaU
choose to cause His name to dwell
there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy
wine, and of thine oil, and the first
lings of thy herd and of thy flock;
that thou mayest learn to fear the
Lord thy God always. ^And if the
way be too long for thee, so that thou
art not able to carry it, because the
place is too far from thee, which the
Lord thy God shaU choose to set His
name there, when the Lord thy God
shaU bless thee; 25then shalt thou turn
it into money, and bind up the money
in thy hand, and shalt go unto the
place which the Lord thy God shall
choose. 26And thou shalt bestow the
money for whatsoever thy soul de-
sireth, for oxen, or for sheep, or for
wine, or for strong drink, or for what
soever thy soul asketh of thee; and
thou shalt eat there before the Lord
thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou
and thy household. "And the Levite
that is within thy gates, thou shalt
not forsake him; for he hath no por
tion nor inheritance with thee.
28At the end of every three years,
even in the same year, thou shalt
bring forth all the tithe of thine in
crease, and shalt lay it up within thy
gates. 29And the Levite, because he
hath no portion nor inheritance with
thee, and the stranger, and the father
less, and the widow, that are within
thy gates, shaU come, and shall eat
and be satisfied; that the Lord thy
God may bless thee in aU the work
of thy hand which thou doest.
1 PL At the end of every seven years
thou shalt make a release. 2And
this is the manner of the release: every
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hath lent unto his neighbour; he shaU
not exact it of his neighbour and his
brother; because the Lord's release
hath been proclaimed. 3Of a foreign
er thou mayest exact it; but what
soever of thine is with thy- brother
thy hand shaU release. 4Howbeit
there shall be no needy among you —
for the Lord will surely bless thee
in the land which the Lord thy God
giveth thee for an inheritance to pos
sess it — 5if only thou dihgently heark
en unto the voice of the Lord thy God,
to observe to do all this commandment
which I command thee this day. 'For
the Lord thy God will bless thee, as He
promised thee ; and thou shalt lend unto
many nations, but thou shalt not bor
row; and thou shalt rule over many na
tions, but they shall not rule over thee.
7If there be among you a needy
man, one of thy brethren, within any
of thy gates, in thy land which the
Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt
not harden thy heart, nor shut thy
hand from thy needy brother; 'but
thou shalt surely open thy hand unto
him, and shalt surely lend him suf
ficient for his need in that which he
wanteth. 9Beware that there be not
a base thought in thy heart, saying:
' The seventh year, the year of release,
is at hand'; and thine eye be evil
against thy needy brother, and thou
give him nought; and he cry unto the
Lord against thee, and it be sin in
thee. "Thou shalt surely give him,
and thy heart shall not be grieved
when thou givest unto him; because
that for this thing the Lord thy God
wiU bless thee in aU thy work, and
in all that thou puttest thy hand unto.
"For the poor shaU never cease out
of the land; therefore I command thee,
saying: Thou shalt surely open thy
hand unto thy poor and needy brother,
in thy land.'

"If thy brother, a Hebrew man,
or a Hebrew woman, be sold unto
thee, he shaU serve thee six years;
and in the seventh year thou shalt let
him go free from thee. "And when
thou lettest him go free from thee,
thou shalt not let him go : empty;
"thou shalt furnish him Uberally out
of thy flock, and out of thy threshing-
floor, and out of thy winepress; of
that wherewith the Lord thy God
hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto
him. "And thou shalt remember that
thou wast a bondman in the land of
Egypt, and the Lord thy God re
deemed thee; therefore I command thee
this thing to-day. "And it shaU be,
if he say unto thee: 'I wiU not go out
from thee'; because he loveth thee
and thy house, because he fareth well
with thee; "then thou shalt take an
awl, and thrust it through his ear and
into the door, and he shah be thy
bondman for ever. And also unto
thy bondwoman thou shalt do like
wise. "It shall not seem hard unto
thee, when thou lettest him go free
from thee; for to the double of the
hire of a hireling hath he served thee
six years; and the Lord thy God will
bless thee in aU that thou doest.
"AU the firstfing males that are
born of thy herd and of thy flock thou
shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy
God; thou shalt do no work with the
firstfing of thine ox, nor shear the
firstling of thy flock. Thou shalt
eat it before the Lord thy God year
by year in the place wliich the Lord
shall choose, thou and thy household.
21 And if there be any blemish therein,
lameness, or blindness, any iU blemish
whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it
unto the Lord thy God. Thou shalt
eat it within thy gates ; the unclean and
the clean may eat it alike, as the gazelle,
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eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour
it out upon the ground as water.
1 C Observe the month of Abib, and
keep the passover unto the
Lord thy God; for in the month of
Abib the Lord thy God brought thee
forth out of Egypt by night. 2And
thou shalt sacrifice the passover-
offering unto the Lord thy God, of the
flock and the herd, in the place which
the Lord shall choose to cause His
name to dwell there. Thou shalt eat
no leavened bread with it; seven days
shalt thou eat unleavened bread there
with, even the bread of affliction; for
in haste didst thou come forth out
of the land of Egypt; that thou may
est remember the day when thou
earnest forth out of the land of Egypt
all the days of thy hfe. 4And there
shaU be no leaven seen with thee in
aU thy borders seven days; neither
shall any of the flesh, which thou
sacrificest the first day at even, re
main all night until the morning.
Thou mayest not sacrifice the pass-
over-offering within any of thy gates,
which the Lord thy God giveth thee;
sbut at the place which the Lord thy
God shaU choose to cause His name
to dwell in, there thou shalt sacrifice
the passover-offering at even, at the
going down of the sun, at the season
that thou earnest forth out of Egypt.
'And thou shalt roast and eat it in
the place wliich the Lord thy God
shall choose; and thou shalt turn in
the morning, and go unto thy tents.
'Six days thou shalt eat unleavened
bread; and on the seventh day shall
be a solemn assembly to the Lord thy
God; thou shalt do no work therein.
9Seven weeks shalt thou number
unto thee; from the time the sickle is
first put to the standing corn shalt
thou begin to number seven weeks.
"And thou shalt keep the feast of

weeks unto the Lord thy God after
the measure of the freewill-offering
of thy hand, which thou shalt give,
according as the Lord thy God
blesseth thee. "And thou shalt re
joice before the Lord thy God, thou,
and thy son, and thy daughter, and
thy man-servant, and thy maid
servant, and the Levite that is within
thy gates, and the stranger, and the
fatherless, and the widow, that are
in the midst of thee, in the place
which the Lord thy God shall choose
to cause His name to dwell there.
"And thou shalt remember that thou
wast a bondman in Egypt; and thou
shalt observe and do these statutes.
Thou shalt keep the feast of taber
nacles seven days, after that thou
hast gathered in from thy threshing-
floor and from thy winepress. "And
thou shalt rej oice in thy feast, thou, and
thy son, and thy daughter, and thy
man-servant, and thy maid-servant,
and the Levite, and the stranger, and
the fatherless, and the widow, that
are within thy gates. "Seven days
shalt thou keep a feast unto the Lord
thy God in the place which the Lord
shall choose; because the Lord thy
God shall bless thee in all thine in
crease, and in all the work of thy hands,
and thou shalt be altogether joyful.
"Three times in a year shall all thy
males appear before the Lord thy God
in the place which He shall choose:
on the feast of unleavened bread,
and on the feast of weeks, and on the
feast of tabernacles; and they shall not
appear before the Lord empty; "every
man shall give as he is able, according
to the blessing of the Lord thy God
which He hath given thee.
"Judges and officers shalt thou make
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thy God giveth thee, tribe by tribe;
and they shaU judge the people with
righteous judgment. Thou shalt not
wrest judgment; thou shalt not re
spect persons; neither shalt thou take
a gift; for a gift doth blind the eyes
of the wise, and pervert the words
of the righteous. 20Justice, justice
shalt thou follow, that thou mayest
Uve, and inherit the land wliich the
Lord thy God giveth thee.
Thou shalt not plant thee an
Asherah of any kind of tree beside
the altar of the Lord thy God, which
thou shalt make' thee. 22Neither shalt
thou set thee up a pillar, wliich the
Lord thy God hateth.
"1 ij Thou shalt not sacrifice unto
the Lord thy God, an ox, or a
sheep, wherein is a blemish, even any
evil thing; for that is an abomination
unto the Lord thy God.
2If there be found in the midst
of thee, within any of thy gates which
the Lord thy God giveth thee, man
or woman, that doeth that which is
evil in the sight of the Lord thy God,
in transgressing His covenant, 3and
hath gone and served other gods, and
worshipped them, or the sun, or the
moon, or any of the host of heaven,
which I have commanded not; 4and
it be told thee, and thou hear it, then
shalt thou inquire diligently, and, be
hold, if it be true, and the thing cer
tain, that such abomination is wrought
in Israel; then shalt, thou bring
forth that man or that woman, who
have done this evil thing, unto thy
gates, even the man or the woman;
and thou shalt stone them with stones,
that they die. 'At the mouth of two
witnesses, or three witnesses, shall
he that is to die be put to death; at
the mouth of one witness he shall not
be put to death. The hand of the
witnesses shaU be first upon him to

put him to death, and afterward the
hand of aU the people. So, tho.Ui shalt
put away the evil from the midst of
thee. 8If there arise a matter too hard
for thee in judgment, between blood
and blood, between plea and plea^
and between stroke and stroke, even
matters of controversy, within : thy
gates; then shalt thou arise, and get
thee up unto the place which the
Lord thy God shaU choose., 9And
thou shalt come unto the priests the
Levites, and unto the judge that shall
be in those days; and thou shalt in
quire; and they shaU declare unto
thee the sentence of judgment. "And
thou shalt do according to the tenor
of the sentence, which they shall, de
clare unto thee from that place which
the Lord shall choose; and thou shalt
observe to do according to aU that
they shall teach thee. "According to
the law which they shaU teach thee,
and according to the judgment which
they shall tell thee, thou shalt do;
thou shalt not turn aside from the
sentence which they shall declare unto
thee, to the right hand, nor to the
left. "And the man that doeth pre^
sumptuously, in not hearkening unto
the priest that standeth to. minister
there before the Lord thy God, or
unto the judge, even that man shall
die; and thou shalt exterminate the
evil from Israel. "And all the people
shaU hear, and fear, and do no more
presumptuously. "When thou art come unto the
land which the Lord thy God giveth
thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt
dweU therein; and shalt say: 'I will
set a king over me, Uke aU the nations
that are round about me'; "thou shalt
in any wise set him king over thee>
whom the Lord thy God shall choose; '
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thou set king over thee; thou mayest
not put a foreigner over thee, who is
not thy brother. "Only he shaU not
multiply horses to himself, nor cause
the people to return to Egypt, to the
end that he should multiply horses;
forasmuch as the Lord hath said unto
you: 'Ye shaU henceforth return no
more that way.' "Neither shaU he
multiply wives to himself, that his
heart turn not away; neither shaU he
greatly jnultiply to himseff silver and
gold. "And it shall be, when he
sitteth upon the throne of his king
dom, that he shall write him a copy
of this law in a book, out of that which
is before the priests the Levites. "And
it shaU be with him, and he shall
read therein aU the days of his life;
that he may learn to fear the Lord
his God, to keep aU the words of this
law and these statutes, to do them;
20that his heart be not lifted up above
his brethren, and that he turn not
aside from the commandment, to the
right hand, or to the left; to the end
that he may prolong his days in his
kingdom, he and his children, in the
midst of Israel.
"J Q The priests the Levites, even
aU the tribe of Levi, shall have
no portion nor inheritance with Israel;
they shaU eat the offerings of the
Lord made by fire, and His inherit
ance. 2And they shaU have no in
heritance among their brethren; the
Lord is their inheritance, as He hath
spoken unto them.
'And this shaU be the priests' due
from the people, from them that offer
a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep,
that they shaU give unto the priest
the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and
the maw. The first-fruits of thy
corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil,
and the first of the fleece of thy sheep,
shalt thou give him. cFor the Lord

thy God hath chosen him out of aU
thy tribes, to stand to minister in the
name of the Lord, him and his sons
for ever.
'And if a Levite come from any of
thy gates out of aU Israel, where he
sojourneth, and come with aU the
desire of his soul unto the place which
the Lord shaU choose; 7then he shall
minister in the name of the Lord his
God, as aU his brethren the Levites
do, who stand there before the Lord.
They shall have like portions to eat,
beside that which is his due ac
cording to the fathers' houses.
9When thou art come into the land
which the Lord thy God giveth thee,
thou shalt not learn to do after the
abominations of those nations. There
shaU not be found among you any
one that maketh his son or his daugh
ter to pass through the fire, one that
useth divination, a soothsayer, or an
enchanter, or a sorcerer, "or a charm
er, or one that consulteth a ghost or
a familiar spirit, or a necromancer.
"For whosoever doeth these things
is an abomination unto the Lord;
and because of these abominations
the Lord thy God is driving them out
from before thee. Thou shalt be
whole-hearted with the Lord thy God.
""For these nations, that thou art to
dispossess, hearken unto soothsayers,
and unto diviners; but as for thee, the
Lord thy God hath not suffered thee
so to do. "A prophet wiU the Lord
thy God raise up unto thee, from the
midst of thee, of thy brethren, hke
unto me; unto him ye shaU hearken;
"according to all that thou didst desire
of the Lord thy God in Horeb in the
day of the assembly, saying: 'Let
me not hear again the voice of the
Lord my God, neither let me see this
great fire any more, that I die not.'
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have weU said that which they have
spoken. "I wiU raise them up a
prophet from among their brethren,
hke unto thee; and I wUl put My
words in his mouth, and he shaU
speak unto them all that I shaU com
mand him. "And it shaU come to pass,
that whosoever wiU not hearken un
to My words which he shall speak in
My name, I wiU require it of him.
20But the prophet, that shaU speak a
word presumptuously in My name,
which I have not commanded him to
speak, or that shall speak in the name
of other gods, that same prophet
shall die.' 21And if thou say in thy
heart: 'How shall we know the word
which the Lord hath, not spoken?'
^When a prophet speaketh in the
name of the Lord, if the thing follow
not, nor come to pass, that is the thing
which the Lord hath not spoken;
the prophet hath spoken it presump
tuously, thou shalt not be afraid of
him. "j Q When the Lord thy God shall
cut off the nations, whose land
the Lord thy God giveth thee, and
thou dost succeed them, and dwell
in their cities, and in their houses;
2thou shalt separate three cities for
thee in the midst of thy land, which
the Lord thy God giveth thee to
possess it. Thou shalt prepare thee
the way, and divide the borders of
thy land, which the Lord thy God
causeth thee to inherit, into three
parts, that every manslayer may flee
thither. 4And this is the case of the
manslayer, that shaU flee thither and
five: whoso kiUeth his neighbour un
awares, and hated him not in time
past; 6as when a man goeth into the
forest with his neighbour to hew wood,
and his hand fetcheth a stroke with
the axe to cut down the tree, and the
head slippeth from the helve, and

Ughteth upon his neighbour, that he
die; he shaU flee unto one of these
cities and Uve; 'lest the avenger of
blood pursue the manslayer, while his
heart is hot, and overtake him, be
cause the way is long, and smite him
mortally; whereas he was not deserv
ing of death, inasmuch as he hated
him not in time past. 'Wherefore
I command thee, saying: Thou shalt
separate three cities for thee.' 8And
if the Lord thy God enlarge thy
border, as He hath sworn unto thy
fathers, and give thee all the land
which He promised to give unto thy
fathers — 9if thou shalt keep aU this
cominandment to do it, which I com
mand thee this day, to love the Lord
thy God, and to walk ever in His
ways — then shalt thou add1 three cities
more for thee, beside these three;
"that innocent blood be not shed in
the midst of thy land, which the Lord
thy God giveth thee for an inherit
ance, and so blood be upon thee.
"But if any man hate his neigh
bour, and Ue in wait for him, and
rise up against him, and smite him
mortally that he die; and he flee into
one of these cities; "then the elders
of his city shaU send and fetch him
thence, and dehver him into the hand
of the avenger of blood, that he may
die. Thine eye shaU not pity him,
but thou shalt put away the blood of
the innocent from Israel, that it may
go weU with thee.
Thou shalt not remove thy neigh
bour's landmark, which they of old
time have set, in thine inheritance
which thou shalt inherit, in the land
that the Lord thy God giveth thee
to possess it.
"One witness shaU not rise up
against a man for any iniquity, or for
any sin, in any sin that he sinnetb;
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the mouth of three witnesses, shaU a
matter be estabhshed. "If an un
righteous witness rise up against any
man to bear perverted witness against
him; "then both the men, between
whom the controversy is, shah stand
before the Lord, before the priests and
the judges that shaU be in those days.
"And the judges shaU inquire dili
gently; and, behold, if the witness be a
false witness, and hath testified falsely
against his brother; "then shaU ye do
unto him, as he had purposed to do
unto his brother; so shalt thou put
away the evil from the midst of thee.
20And those that remain shaU hear,
and fear, and shaU henceforth commit
no more any such evU in the midst of
thee. ^And thine eye shaU not pity:
life for life, eye for eye, tooth for
tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Of) When thou goest forth to battle
against thine enemies, and seest
horses, and chariots, and a people
more than thou, thou shalt not be
afraid of them; for the Lord thy God
is with thee, who brought thee up out
of the land of Egypt. 2And it shall be,
when ye draw nigh unto the battle,
that the priest shaU approach and
speak unto the people, 3and shaU say
unto them : ' Hear, O Israel, ye draw
nigh this day unto battle against your
enemies; let not your heart faint; fear
nbt, nor be alarmed, neither be ye
affrighted at them; ^or the Lord
your God is He that goeth with you,
to fight for you against your enemies,
to save you.' 'And the officers shall
speak unto the people, saying: 'What
man is there that hath built a new
house, and hath not dedicated it? let
him go and return to his house, lest
he die in the battle, and another man
dedicate it. 'And what man is there
that hath planted a vineyard, and

hath not used the fruit thereof? let
him go and return unto his house, lest
he die in the battle, and another man
use the fruit thereof. 'And what man
is there that hath betrothed a wife,
and hath not taken her? let him go
and return unto his house, lest he
die in the battle, and another man
take her.' 'And the officers shaU
speak further unto the people, and
they shaU say: 'What man is there
that is fearful and faint-hearted? let
him go and return unto his house, lest
his brethren's heart melt as his heart.'
9And it shaU be, when the officers
have made an end of speaking unto the
people, that captains of hosts shaU be
appointed at the head of the people.
"When thou drawest nigh unto a
city to fight against it, then proclaim
peace unto it. "And it shaU be, if it
make thee answer of peace, and open
unto thee, then it shaU be, that aU
the people that are found therein shaU
become tributary unto thee, and shaU
serve thee. "And if it wUl make no
peace with thee, but wiU make war
against thee, then thou shalt besiege
it. "And when the Lord thy God
delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt
smite every male thereof with the
edge of the sword; "but the women,
and the Uttle ones, and the cattle,
and aU that is in the city, even aU the
spoil thereof, shalt thou take for a
prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat
the spoU of thine enemies, which the
Lord thy God hath given thee. Thus
shalt thou do unto aU the cities which
are very far off from thee, which are
not of the cities of these nations.
"Howbeit of the cities of these peo
ples, that the Lord thy God giveth
thee for an inheritance, thou shalt
save ahve nothing that breatheth,
"but thou shalt utterly destroy them:
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Canaanite, and the Perizzite, the
Hivite, and the Jebusite; as the Lord
thy God hath commanded thee; "that
they teach you not to do after all
their abominations, which they have
done unto their gods, and so ye sin
against the Lord your God.
"When thou shalt besiege a city
a long time, in making war against
it to take it, thou shalt not destroy
the trees thereof by wielding an axe
against them; for thou mayest eat of
them, but thou shalt not cut them
down; for is the tree of the field man,
that it should be besieged of thee?
20Only the trees of which thou know
est that they are not trees for food,
them thou mayest destroy and cut
down, that thou mayest build bul
warks against the city that maketh
war with thee, until it faU.
O "1 If one be found slain in the land
which the Lord thy God giveth
thee to possess it, lying in the field,
and it be not known who hath smitten
him; ^hen thy elders and thy judges
shaU come forth, and they shaU meas
ure unto the cities which are round
about him that is slain. 'And it shall
be, that the city which is nearest unto
the slain man, even the elders of that
city shall take a heifer of the herd,
which hath not been wrought with,
and which hath not drawn in the
yoke. 4And the elders of that city
shaU bring down the heifer unto a
rough valley, which may neither be
plowed nor sown, and shaU break
the heifer's neck there in the vaUey.
'And the priests the sons of Levi shaU
come near — for them the Lord thy
God hath chosen to minister unto
Him, and to bless in the name of the
Lord; and according to their word
shaU every controversy and every
stroke be. 'And all the elders of that
city, who are nearest unto the slain

man, shall wash their hands oyer the
heifer whose neck was broken in the
vaUey. 'And they shaU speak and
say: 'Our hands have not shed this
blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
'Forgive, 0 Lord, Thy people Israel,
whom Thou hast redeemed, and suffer
not innocent blood to remain in the
midst of Thy people Israel.' And; the
blood shaU be forgiven them. > , 9Sp
shalt thou put away the innocent
blood from the midst of thee, when
thou shalt do that which is right in the.
eyes of the, Lord. asn is
"When thou goest forth to battle
against thine enemies, and the Lord
thy God dehvereth them into thy
hands, and thou carriest them away
captive, "and seest among the cap
tives a woman of goodly form, and
thou hast a desire unto her, and
wouldest take her to thee to wife;
"then thou shalt bring her home to
thy house; and she shah shave her
head, and pare her nails; "and she
shaU put the raiment of her captivity
from off her, and shaU remain in thy
house, and bewail her father and her
mother a fuU month; and after that
thou mayest go in unto her, and be her
husband, and she shall be thy wife.
"And it shaU be, if thou have no
dehght in her, then thou shalt let her
go whither she will; but thou shalt
not seU her at aU for money, thou
shalt not deal with her as a slave,
because thou hast humbled her.
"If a man have two wives, the one
beloved, and the other hated, and
they have borne him children, both
the beloved and the hated; and if the
first-born son be hers that was hated;
"then it shaU be, in the day that he
causeth his sons fp inherit that which
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son of the beloved the first-born before
the son of the hated, who is the first
born; "but he shall acknowledge the
first-born, the son of the hated, by
giving him a double portion of aU that
he hath; for he is the first-fruits of his
strength; the right of the first-born
is his.
"If a man have a. stubborn and
rebeUious son, that wiU not hearken to
the voice of his father, or the voice
of his mother, and though they chasten
him, wiU not hearken unto them;
19then shaU his father and his mother
lay hold on him, and bring him out
unto the elders of his city, and unto
the gate of his place; 20and .they shall
say unto the elders of his city: 'This
our son is stubborn and rebeUious,
he doth not hearken to our voice; he is
a glutton, and a drunkard.' 21And
aU the men of his city shaU stone him
with stones, that he die; so shalt thou
put away the evil from the midst of
thee; and aU Israel shaU hear, and
fear. 22And if a man have committed a sin
worthy of death, and he be put to
death, and thou hang him on a tree;
^his body shaU not remain aU night
upon the tree, but thou shalt surely
bury him the same day; for he that is
hanged is a reproach unto God; that
thou defile not thy land which the
Lord thy God giveth thee for an
inheritance. O O Thou shalt not see thy brother's
ox or his sheep driven away,
and hide thyself from them; thou shalt
surely bring them back unto thy
brother. 2And if thy brother be not
nigh unto thee, and thou know him
not, then thou shalt bring it home to
thy house, and it shaU be with thee
until thy brother require it, and thou
shalt restore it to him. 3And so shalt
thou do with his ass; and so shalt

thou do with his garment; and so
shalt thou do with every lost thing
of thy brother's, which he hath lost,
and thou hast found; thou mayest
not hide thyself.
Thou shalt not see thy brother's
ass or his ox fallen down by the way,
and hide thyself from them; thou
shalt surely help him to lift them up
again. 5A woman shall not wear that which
pertaineth unto a man, neither shaU
a man put on a woman's garment;
for whosoever doeth these things is
an abomination unto the Lord thy
God. 'If a bird's nest chance to be before
thee in the way, in any tree or on the
ground, with young ones or eggs, and
the dam sitting upon the young, or
upon the eggs, thou shalt not take
the dam with the young; 'thou shalt
in any wise let the dam go, but the
young thou mayest take unto thyself;
that it may be well with thee, and
that thou mayest prolong thy days.
'When thou buildest a new house,
then thou shalt make a parapet for
thy roof, that thou bring not blood
upon thy house, if any man fall from
thence. Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard
with two kinds of seed; lest the fulness
of the seed which thou hast sown
be forfeited together with the in
crease of the vineyard.
Thou shalt not plow with an ox and
an ass together. Thou shalt not
wear a mingled stuff, wool and Unen
together. Thou shalt make thee twisted cords
upon the four corners of thy covering,
wherewith thou coverest thyself.
"If any man take a wife, and go in
unto her, and hate her, "and lay wan
ton charges against her, and bring
up an evil name upon her, and say:

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' I took this woman, and when I came
nigh to her, I found not in her the
tokens of virginity'; "then shall the
father of the damsel, and her mother,
take and bring forth the tokens of
the damsel's virginity unto the elders
of the city in the gate. "And the
damsel's father shall say unto the
elders: T gave my daughter unto
this man to wife, and he hateth her;
"and, lo, he hath laid wanton charges,
saying: I found not in thy daughter
the tokens of virginity; and yet these
are the tokens of my daughter's
virginity.' And they shaU spread the
garment before the elders of the city.
"And the elders of that city shall take
the man and chastise him. "And
they shaU fine him a hundred shekels
of silver, and give them unto the
father of the damsel, because he hath
brought up an evil name upon a vir
gin of Israel; and she shall be his
wife; he may not put her away aU
his days.
20But if this thing be true, that the
tokens of virginity were not found in
the damsel; 21then they shall bring
out the damsel to the door of her
father's house, and the men of her
city shall stone her with stones that
she die; because she hath wrought
a wanton deed in Israel, to play the
harlot in her father's house; so shalt
thou put away the evil from the midst
of thee.
22If a man be found lying with a
woman married to a husband, then
they shaU both of them die, the man
that lay with the woman, and the
woman; so shalt thou put away the
evil from Israel.
Tf there be a damsel that is a vir
gin betrothed unto a man, and a- man
find her in the city, and lie with her;
24then ye shaU bring them both out
unto the gate of that city, and ye

shaU stone them with stones that
they die: the damsel, because she cried
not, being in the city; and the man;
because he hath humbled his neigh
bour's wife; so; thou shalt put away
the evil from the midst : of thee.
25But if the ;man find the; damsel
that is betrothed in the field, and the
man take hold of her, and Ue with her;
then the man only that lay with her
shaU die. 26But unto the damsel, thou
shalt do nothing; there is in the dari>
sei no sin worthy of death; for as
when a man riseth against his neigh
bour; and slayeth him, even so is this
matter. "For he found her in the
field; the betrothed damsel cried, and
there was none to save her.
28If a man find a damsel that is a
virgin, that is not betrothed, and lay
hold on her, .and lie with her; and
they be found; 29then the man that
lay with her shaU give unto the
damsel's father fifty shekels of silver;
and she shaU be his wife, because he
hath humbled her; he may not put her
away aU his days.
O O A man shaU not take his father's
wife, and shaU not uncover his
father's skirt.
2He that is crushed or maimed in
his privy parts shaU not enter into the
assembly of the Lord.
3A bastard shall not enter into the
assembly of the Lord; even to the
tenth generation shaU none of his
enter info the assembly of the Lord.
"An Ammonite or a Moabite shall
not enter into the assembly of the
Lord; even to the tenth generation
shall none of them enter into the
assembly of the Lord for ever; 'be
cause they met you not with bread
and with water in the way, when ye
came forth out of Egypt; and because
they hired against thee Balaam the
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naharaim, to curse thee. 'Neverthe
less the Lord thy God would not
hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord
thy God turned the curse into a bless
ing unto thee, because the Lord thy
God loved thee. 'Thou shalt not
seek their peace nor their prosperity
all thy days for ever.
'Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite,
for he is thy brother; thou shalt not
abhor an Egyptian, because thou wast
a stranger in his land. The children
of the third generation that are born
unto them may enter into the assem
bly of the Lord.
"When thou goest forth in camp
against thine enemies, then thou shalt
keep thee from every evil thing. "If
there be among you any man, that
is not clean by reason of that which
chanceth him by night, then shaU he
go abroad out of the camp, he shall
not come within the camp. "But it
shall be, when evening cometh on, he
shall bathe himself in water; and when
the sun is down, he may come within
the camp. Thou shalt have a place
also without the camp, whither thou
shalt go forth abroad. "And thou
shalt have a paddle among thy weap
ons; 'and it shall be, when thou sittest
down abroad, thou shalt dig there
with, and shalt turn back and cover
that which cometh from thee. "For
the Lord thy God walketh in the
midst of thy camp, to deliver thee,
and to give Jip thine enemies before
thee; therefore shall thy camp be
holy; that He see no unseemly thing
in thee, and turn away from thee.
"Thou shalt not deliver unto his
master a bondman that is escaped
from his master unto thee; "he shaU
dweU with thee, in the midst of thee,
in the place which he shall choose with
in one of thy gates, where it liketh him
best; thou shalt not wrong him.

There shall be no harlot of the
daughters of Israel, neither shall there
be a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
"Thou shalt not bring the hire of a
harlot, or the price of a dog, into the
house of the Lord thy God for any
vow; for even both these are an abom
ination unto the Lord thy God.
Thou shalt not lend upon interest
to thy brother: interest of money,
interest of victuals, interest of any
thing that is lent upon interest. 21Unto
a foreigner thou mayest lend upon in
terest; but unto thy brother thou shalt
not lend upon interest; that the Lord
thy God may bless thee in all that
thou puttest thy hand unto, in the
land whither thou goest in to possess it.
22When thou shalt vow a vow unto
the Lord thy God, thou shalt not
be slack to pay it; for the Lord thy
God will surely require it of thee; and
it will be sin in thee. ^But if thou shalt
forbear to vow, it shaU be no sin in
thee. That which is gone out of thy
lips thou shalt observe and do; accord
ing as thou hast vowed freely unto the
Lord thy God, even that which thou
hast promised with thy mouth.
25When thou comest into thy neigh
bour's vineyard, then thou mayest
eat grapes until thou have enough at
thine own pleasure; but thou shalt
not put any in thy vessel.
26When thou comest into thy neigh
bour's standing corn, then thou may
est pluck ears with thy hand; but
thou shalt not move a sickle unto
thy neighbour's standing corn.
O/J. When a man taketh a wife, and
marrieth her, then it cometh to
pass, if she find no favour in his eyes,
because he hath found some unseemly
thing in her, that he writeth her a
biU of divorcement, and giveth it in
her hand, and sendeth her out of his
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house, and goeth and becometh anoth
er man's wffe, 'and the latter husband
hateth her, and writeth her a biU of
divorcement, and giveth it in her hand,
and sendeth her out of his house; or
if the latter husband die, who took
her to be his wife; 4her former husband,
who sent her away, may not take
her again to be his wife, after that
she is defiled; for that is abomination
before the Lord; and thou shalt not
cause the land to sin, which the Lord
thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
'When a man taketh a new wife,
he shaU not go out in the host, neither
shall he be charged with any business;
he shaU be free for his house one
year, and shaU cheer his wife whom
he hath taken.
'No man shaU take the miU or the
upper millstone to pledge; for he
taketh a man's hfe to pledge.
'If a man be found stealing ariy of
bis brethren of the children of Israel,
and he deal with him as a slave, and
sell him; then that thief shall die; so
shalt thou put away the evU from the
midst of thee.
Take heed in the plague of leprosy,
that thou observe dihgently, and do
according to aU that the priests the
Levites shaU teach you, as I command
ed them, so ye shah observe to do.
'Remember what the Lord thy God
did unto Miriam, by the way as ye
came forth out of Egypt.
"When thou dost lend thy neigh
bour any manner of loan, thou shalt
not go into his house to fetch his
pledge. Thou shalt stand without,
and the man to whom thou dost lend
shaU bring forth the pledge without
unto thee. "And if he be a poor man,
thou shalt not sleep with his pledge;
"thou shalt surely restore to him the
pledge when the sun goeth down, that
he may sleep in his garment, and bless

thee; and it shall be righteousness
unto thee before the Lord thy God.
Thou shalt not oppress a hired
servant that is poor and needy,
whether he be of thy brethren, or of
thy strangers that are in thy land
within thy gates. "In the same day
thou shalt give him his hire, neither
shaU the sun go down upon it; for he
is poor, and setteth his heart upon it;
lest he cry against thee unto the Lord,
and it be sin in thee.
The fathers shaU not be put to
death for the children, neither shall
the children be put to death for the
fathers; every man shall be put to
death for his own sin.
Thou shalt not pervert the justice
due to the stranger, or to the fatherless;
nor take the widow's raiment to
pledge. "But thou shalt remember
that thou wast a bondman in Egypt,
and the Lord thy God redeemed thee
thence; therefore I command thee to
do this thing.
"When thou reapest thy harvest in
thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in
the field, thou shalt not go back to
fetch it; it shaU be for the stranger,
for the fatherless, and for the widow;
that the Lord thy God may bless
thee in aU the work of thy hands.
20When thou beatest thine ofive-
tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs
again; it shaU be for the stranger, for
the fatherless, and for the widow.
21When thou gatherest the grapes of
thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it
after thee; it shaU be for the stranger,
for the fatherless, and for the widow.
22And thou shalt remember that thou
wast a bondman in the land of Egypt;
therefore I command thee to do this
thing. OK If there be a controversy be
tween men, and they come unto
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by justifying the righteous, and con
demning the wicked, 2then it shall
be, if the wicked man deserve to be
beaten, that the judge shaU cause him
to lie down, and to be beaten before
his face, according to the measure of
his wickedness, by number. 'Forty
stripes he may give him, he shaU not
exceed; lest, if he should exceed, and
beat him above these with many
stripes, then thy brother should be
dishonoured before thine eyes.
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when
he treadeth out the corn.
'If brethren dwell together, and one
of them die, and have no child, the
wife of the dead shaU not be married
abroad unto one not of his kin; her
husband's brother shaU go in unto her,
and take her to him to wife, and per
form the duty of a husband's brother
unto her. 'And it shaU be, that the
first-born that she beareth shaU suc
ceed in the name of his brother that
is dead, that his name be not blotted
out of Israel. 'And if the man like
not to take his brother's wife, then his
brother's wife shaU go up to the gate
unto the elders, and say: 'My
husband's brother refuseth to raise
up unto his brother a name in Israel;
he wiU not perform the duty of a
husband's brother unto me.' Then
the elders of his city shaU call him,
and speak unto him; and if he
stand, and say: T hke not to take
her'; *then shall his brother's wife draw
nigh unto him in the presence of the
elders, and loose his shoe from off his
foot, and spit in hi* face; and she shaU
answer and say: 'So shaU it be done
unto the man that doth not build up
his brother's house.' "And his name
shaU be caUed in Israel The house of
him that had his shoe loosed.
"When men strive together one with
another, and the wife of the one draw-

eth near to deliver her husband out of
the hand of him that smiteth him, and -
putteth forth her hand, and taketh
him by the secrets; "then thou shalt
cut off her hand, thine eye shall have
no pity.
Thou shalt not have in thy bag
diverse weights, a great and a small.
Thou shalt not have in thy house
diverse measures, a great and a
smaU. "A perfect and just weight
shalt thou have; a perfect and just
measure shalt thou have; that thy
days may be long upon the land which
the Lord thy God giveth thee. "For
aU that do such things, even aU that
do unrighteously, are an abomination
unto the Lord thy God.
"Remember what Amalek did unto
thee by the way as ye came forth out
of Egypt; "how he met thee by the
way, and smote the hindmost of thee,
aU that were enfeebled in thy rear,
when thou wast faint and weary; and
he feared not God. Therefore it shaU
be, when the Lord thy God hath given
thee rest from all thine enemies round
about, in the land wliich the Lord
thy God giveth thee for an inheritance
to possess it, that thou shalt blot out
the remembrance of Amalek from
under heaven; thou shalt not forget.
0£ And it shall be, when thou art
come in unto the land which the
Lord thy God giveth thee for an
inheritance, and dost possess it, and
dweU therein; ^that thou shalt take of
the first of all the fruit of the ground,
which thou shalt bring in from thy
land that the Lord thy God giveth
thee; and thou shalt put it in a basket,
and shalt go unto the place wliich the
Lord thy God shaU choose to cause
His name to dwell there. 3And thou
shalt come unto the priest that shall

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be in those days, and say unto him:
' I profess this day unto the Lord thy
God, that I am come unto the land
wliich the Lord swore unto our fathers
to give us.' 4And the priest shaU
take the basket out of thy hand, and
set it down before the altar of the
Lord thy God. 'And thou shalt speak
and say before the Lord thy God:
'A wandering Aramean was my
father, and he went down into Egypt,
and sojourned there, few in number;
and he became there a nation, great,
mighty, and populous. 'And the
Egyptians dealt iU with us, and afflict
ed us, and laid upon us hard bondage.
'And we cried unto the Lord, the
God of our fathers, and the Lord
heard our voice, and saw pur affliction,
and our toil, and our oppression.
8And the Lord brought us forth out of
Egypt with a mighty hand, and with
an outstretched arm, and with great
terribleness, and with signs, and with
wonders. 'And He hath brought us
into this place, and hath given us this
land, a land flowing with milk and
honey. "And now, behold, I have
brought the first of the fruit of the
land, which Thou, 0 Lord, hast given
me.' And thou shalt set it down be
fore the Lord thy God, and worship
before the Lord 'thy God. "And thou
shalt rejoice in all the good which the
Lord thy God hath given unto thee,
and unto thy house, thou, and the
Levite, and the stranger that is in the
midst of thee.
"When thou hast made an end of
tithing aU the tithe of thine increase
in the third year, which is the year
of tithing, and hast given it unto the
Levite, to the stranger, to the father
less, and to the widow, that they may
eat within thy gates, and be satisfied,
"then thou shalt say before the Lord
thy God: 'I have put away the hal

lowed things out of my house, and
also have given them unto the Le
vite, and unto the stranger, to the
fatherless, and to the widow, according
to aU Thy commandment which Thou
hast commanded me; I have not trans
gressed any of Thy commandments,
neither have I forgotten them. "I
have not eaten thereof in my mourn
ing, neither have I put away thereof,
being unclean, nor given thereof for
the dead; I have hearkened to the
voice of the Lord my God, I have done
according to aU that Thou hast com
manded me. "Look forth from Thy
holy habitation, from heaven, and
bless Thy people Israel, and the land
which Thou hast given us, as Thou
didst swear unto our fathers, a land
flowing with milk and honey.'
"This day the Lord thy God com-
mandeth thee to do these statutes and
ordinances; thou shalt therefore ob
serve and do them with aU thy heart,
and with aU thy soul. "Thou hast
avouched the Lord this day to be thy
God, and that thou wouldest walk in
His ways, arid keep His statutes, and
His commandments, and His ordi
nances, and hearken unto His voice.
"And the Lord hath avouched thee
this day to be His own treasure, as
He hath promised thee, and that thou
shouldest keep aU His commandments;
"and to make thee high above aU na
tions that He hath made, in praise,
and in name, and in glory; and that
thou mayest be a holy people unto
the Lord thy God, as He hath spoken.
07 And Moses and the elders of
Israel commanded the people,
saying: 'Keep aU the commandment
which I command you this day. 2And
it shaU be on the day when ye shall
pass over the Jordan unto the land
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that thou shalt set thee up great
stones, and plaster them with plaster.
3And thou shalt write upon them aU
the words of this law, when thou art
passed over; that thou mayest go in
unto the land which the Lord thy God
giveth thee, a land flowing with milk
and honey, as the Lord, the God of
thy fathers, hath promised thee. 4And
it shaU be when ye are passed over the
Jordan, that ye shaU set up these
stones, which I command you this
day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt
plaster them with plaster. 'And there
shalt thou build an altar unto the
Lord thy God, an altar of stones; thou
shalt lift up no iron tool upon them.
Thou shalt build the altar of the Lord
thy God of unhewn stones; and thou
shalt offer burnt-offerings thereon un
to the Lord thy God. 'And thou
shalt sacrifice peace-offerings, and shalt
eat there; and thou shalt rejoice before
the Lord thy God. 'And thou shalt
write upon the stones aU the words of
this law very plainly.'
9And Moses and the priests the Le
vites spoke unto aU Israel, saying : 'Keep
silence, and hear, O Israel; this day
thou art become a people unto the
Lord thy God. Thou shalt therefore
hearken to the voice of the Lord
thy God, and do His commandments
and His statutes, which I command
thee this day.'
"And Moses charged the people the
same day, saying: "These shaU stand
upon mount Gerizim to bless the peo
ple, when ye are passed over the Jor
dan: Simeon, and Levi, and Judah,
and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benja
min; "and these shaU stand upon
mount Ebal for the curse: Reuben,
Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan,
and NaphtaU. "And the Levites shaU
speak, and say unto aU the men of
Israel with a loud voice:

15 Cursed be the man that maketh a
graven or molten image, an abomina
tion unto the Lord, the work of the
hands of the craftsman, and setteth
it up in secret. And all the people
shaU answer and say: Amen.
"Cursed be he that dishonoureth
his- father or his mother. And aU the
people shaU say: Amen.
"Cursed be he that removeth his
neighbour's landmark. And aU the
people shaU say: Amen.
"Cursed be he that maketh the
blind to go astray in the way. And
aU the people shaU say: Amen.
"Cursed be he that perverteth the
justice due to the stranger, fatherless,
and widow. And aU the people shaU
say: Amen.
20Cursed be he that heth with his
father's wife; because he hath un
covered his father's skirt. And aU the
people shaU say : Amen.
^Cursed be he that Ueth with any
manner of beast. And aU the people
shaU say: Amen.
^Cursed be he that lieth with his
sister, the daughter of his father, or
the daughter of his mother. And
aU the people shaU say: Amen.
^Cursed be he that Ueth with his
mother-in-law. And aU the people
shall say: Amen.
^Cursed be he that smiteth his
neighbour in secret. And aU the
people shaU say: Amen.
26Cursed be he that taketh a bribe
bo slay an innocent person. And aU
the people shaU say: Amen.
26Cursed be he that confirmeth not
the words of this law to do them.
And all the people shaU say: Amen.'
OQ And it shaU come to pass, if
thou shalt hearken diligently
unto the voice of the Lord thy God,
to observe to do all His command
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day, that the Lord thy God wiU set
thee on high above all the nations of
the earth. 2And all these blessings
shaU come upon thee, and overtake
thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the
voice of the Lord thy God. 'Blessed
shalt thou be in the city, and blessed
shalt thou be in the field. 4Blessed
shaU be the fruit of thy body, and the
fruit of thy land, and the fruit of thy
cattle, the increase of thy kine, and
the young of thy flock. 'Blessed
shaU be thy basket and thy kneading-
trough. 'Blessed shalt thou be when
thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou
be when thou goest out. The Lord
will cause thine enemies that rise up
against thee to be smitten before thee;
they shaU come out against thee one
way, and shaU flee before thee seven
ways. The Lord wiU command the
blessing with thee in thy barns, and
in all that thou puttest thy hand unto;
Und He wiU bless thee in the land
Vhich the Lord thy God giveth thee.
The Lord wiU estabUsh thee for a
holy people unto Himself, as He hath
sworn unto thee; if thou shalt keep
the commandments of the Lord
thy God, and walk in His ways.
"And all the peoples of the earth
shall see that the name of the Lord
is called upon thee; and they shall
be afraid of thee. "And the Lord
will make thee overabundant for
good, in the fruit of thy body, and
in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the
fruit of thy land, in the land which the
Lord swore unto thy fathers to give
thee. The Lord wiU open unto thee
His good treasure the heaven to give
the rain of thy land in its season, and
to bless aU the work of thy hand; and
thou shalt lend unto many nations,
but thpu shalt not borrow. "And
the Lord will make thee the head, and
not the tail; and thou shalt be above

only, and thou shalt not be beneath;
if thou shalt hearken unto the com
mandments of the Lord thy God,
which I command thee this day, to
observe and to do them; "and shalt
not turn aside from- any of the words
which I command you this day, to
the right hand, or to the left, to go
after other gods to serve them.
"But it shah come to pass, if thou
wilt not hearken unto the voice of
the Lord thy God, to observe to
do aU His commandments and His
statutes which I command thee this
day; that all these curses shaU come
upon thee, and overtake thee.
"Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and
cursed shalt thou be in the field.
"Cursed shaU be thy basket and thy
kneading-trough. "Cursed shaU be
the fruit of thy body, and the fruit
of thy land, the increase of thy kine,
and the young of thy flock. "Cursed
shalt thou be when thou comest in,
and cursed shalt thou be when thou
goest out. The Lord wiU send upon
thee cursing, discomfiture, and rebuke,
in aU that thou puttest thy hand
unto to do, untU thou be destroyed,
and until thou' perish quickly; be
cause of the evil of thy doings,
whereby thou hast forsaken Me. The
Lord will make the pestilence cleave
unto thee, until He have consumed
thee from off the land, whither thou
goest in to possess it. The Lord
wiU smite thee with consumption,
and with fever, and with inflamma
tion, and with fiery heat, and with
drought, and with blasting, and with
mildew; and they shaU pursue thee
untU thou perish. ^And thy heaven
that is over thy head shaU be brass,
and the earth that is under thee
shaU be iron. The Lord wiU make
the rain of thy land powder and dust;
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upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
The Lord wiU cause thee to be
smitten before thine enemies; thou
shalt go out one way against them, and
shalt flee seven ways before them; and
thou shalt be a horror unto aU the
kingdoms of the earth. 2'And thy
carcasses shall be food unto all fowls
of the air, and unto the beasts of the
earth, and there shaU be none to
frighten them away.
"The Lord will smite thee with
the boil of Egypt, and with the emer-
ods, and with the scab, and with the
itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
The Lord will smite thee with mad
ness, and with blindness, and with
astonishment of heart. 29And thou
Shalt grope at noonday, as the bhnd
gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt
not make thy ways prosperous; and
thou shalt be only oppressed androbbed
alway, and there shaU be none to
save thee. "Thou shalt betroth a wffe,
and another man shaU Ue with her;
thou shalt build a house, and thou
shalt not dwell therein; thou shalt
plant a vineyard, and shalt not use
the fruit thereof. Thine ox shall be
slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt
not eat thereof; thine ass shaU be
violently taken away from before thy
face, and shall not be restored to thee;
thy sheep shall be given unto thine
enemies; and thou shalt have none
to save thee. Thy sons and thy
daughters shall be given unto another
people, and thine eyes shall look, and
fail with longing for them all the day;
and there shaU be nought in the power
of thy hand. The fruit of thy land,
and all thy labours, shall a nation
which thou knowest not eat up; and
thou shalt be only oppressed and
crushed alway; ^so that thou shalt
be mad for the sight of thine eyes
which thou shalt see. The Lord

wiU smite thee in the knees, and in the
legs, with a sore boil, whereof thou
canst not be healed, from the sole of
thy foot unto the crown of thy head.
The Lord wiU bring thee, and thy
king whom thou shalt set over thee,
unto a nation that thou hast not
known, thou nor thy fathers; and
there shalt thou serve other gods,
wood and stone. "And thou shalt
become an astonishment, a proverb,
and a byword, among aU the peoples
whither the Lord shall lead thee
away. Thou shalt carry much seed out
into the field, and shalt gather httle
in; for the locust shaU consume it.
Thou shalt plant vineyards and dress
them, but thou shalt neither drink of
the wine, nor gather the grapes; for
the worm shaU eat them. Thou
shalt have ohve-trees throughout all
thy borders, but thou shalt not anoint
thyself with the oil; for thine olives
shaU drop off. Thou shalt beget
sons and daughters, but they shall
not be thine; for they shall go into
captivity. ^AU thy trees and the
fruit of thy land shaU the locust
possess. The stranger that is in the midst
of thee shall mount up above thee
higher and higher; and thou shalt
come down lower and lower. Tie
shaU lend to thee, and thou shalt
not lend to him; he shall be the head,
and thou shalt be the tail. 45And all
these curses shaU come upon thee,
and shall pursue thee, and overtake
thee, till thou be destroyed; because
thou didst not hearken unto the voice
of the Lord thy God, to keep His com
mandments and His statutes which He
commanded thee. . 46And they shall
be upon thee for a sign and for a
wonder, and upon thy seed for ever;
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Lord thy God with joyfulness, and
with gladness of heart, by reason of
the abundance of aU things; ^there
fore shalt thou serve thine enemy
whom the Lord shaU send against
thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in
nakedness, and in want of aU things;
and he shall put a yoke of iron upon
thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
The Lord will bring a nation
against thee from fat, from the end of
the earth, as the vulture swoopeth
down; a nation whose tongue thou
shalt not understand; 60a nation of
fierce countenance, that shaU not
regard the person of the old, nor show
favour to the young. 61And he shall
eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the
fruit of thy ground, until thou be
destroyed; that also shaU not leave
thee corn, wine, or oil, the increase of
thy kine, or the young of thy flock,
until he have caused thee to perish.
62And he shaU besiege thee in aU thy
gates, until thy high and fortified walls
come down, wherein thou didst trust,
throughout aU thy land; and he shaU
besiege thee in all thy gates through
out all thy land, which the Lord thy
God hath given thee. "And thou
shalt eat the fruit of thine own body,
the flesh of thy sons and of thy
daughters whom the Lord thy God
hath given thee; in the siege and
in the straitness, wherewith thine
enemies shaU straiten thee. The
man that is tender among you, and
very deUcate, his eye shaU be evU
against his brother, and against the
wife of his bosom, and against the
remnant of his children whom he
hath remaining; "so that he wiU not
give to any of them of the flesh of his
children whom he, shaU eat, because
he hath nothing left him; in the
siege and in the straitness, wherewith
thine enemy shaU straiten thee in all

thy gates. The tender and deUcate
woman among you, who would not
adventure to set the sole of her foot
upon the ground for deUcateness and
tenderness, her eye shaU be evil
against the husband of her bosom,
and against her son, and against her
daughter; "and against her after
birth that cometh out from between
her feet, and against her chUdren
whom she shah bear; for she shall
eat them for want of aU things
secretly; in the siege and in the strait
ness, wherewith thine enemy shall
straiten thee in thy gates.
"If thou wilt not observe to do aU
the words of this law that are written
in this book, that thou mayest fear
this glorious and awful Name, the
Lord thy God; 'Hhen the Lord will
make thy plagues wonderful, and the
plagues of thy seed, even great plagues,
and of long continuance, and sore
sicknesses, and of long continuance.
"And He will bring back upon thee
aU the diseases of Egypt, which thou
wast in dread of; and they shaU cleave
unto thee. 61Also every sickness, and
every plague, which is not written
in the book of this law, them wiU the
Lord bring upon thee, until thou be
destroyed. 62And ye shaU be left
few in number, whereas ye were as
the stars of heaven for multitude;
because thou didst not hearken unto
the voice of the Lord thy God. "And
it shaU come to pass, that as the Lord
rejoiced over you to do you good, and
to multiply you; so the Lord will
rejoice over you to cause you to perish,
and to destroy you; and ye shall be
plucked from off the land whither
thou goest in to possess it. MAnd the
Lord shaU scatter thee among all
peoples, from the one end of the earth
even unto the other end of the earth;
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which thou hast not known, thou
nor thy fathers, even wood and stone.
"And among these nations shalt
thou have no repose, and there shaU
be no rest for the sole of thy foot;
but the Lord shaU give thee there a
trembling heart, and failing of eyes,
and languishing of soul. "And thy
life shaU hang in doubt before thee;
and thou shalt fear night and day,
and shalt have no assurance of thy
life. 67In the morning thou shalt say:
' Would it were even !' and at even thou
shalt say: 'Would it were morning!'
for the fear of thy heart which thou
shalt fear, and for the sight of thine
eyes which thou shalt see. "And the
Lord shaU bring thee back into
Egypt in ships, by the way whereof
I said unto thee: Thou shalt see it
no more again' ; and there ye shaU sell
yourselves unto your enemies for
bondmen and for bondwomen, "and
no man shaU buy you.
'These are the words of the cove
nant which the Lord commanded
Moses to make with the children of
Israel in the land of Moab, beside the
covenant which He made with them
in Horeb. And Moses caUed unto all
Israel, and said unto them:
Ye have seen all that the Lord did
before your eyes in the land of Egypt
unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants,
and unto aU his land; 2the great trials
which thine eyes saw, the signs and
those great wonders; 'but the Lord
hath not given you a heart to know,
and eyes to see, and ears to hear, un
to this day. 4And I have led you forty
years in the wilderness; your clothes
are not waxen old upon you, and thy
shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.
6Ye have not eaten bread, neither have
ye drunk wine or strong drink; that
ye might know that I am the Lord

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your God. 'And when ye came unto
this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon,
and Og the king of Bashan, came out
against us unto battle, and we smote
them. 'And we took their land, and
gave it for an inheritance unto the
Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and
to the half-tribe of the Manassites.
'Observe therefore the words of this
covenant, and do them, that ye may
make all that ye do to prosper.
D'os:
9Ye are standing this day aU of
you before the Lord your God: your
heads, your tribes, your elders, and
your officers, even aU the men of
Israel, 10your Uttle ones, your wives,
and thy stranger that is in the midst
of thy camp, from the hewer of thy
wood unto the drawer of thy water;
"that thou shouldest enter into the
covenant of the Lord thy God— and
into His oath — which the Lord thy
God maketh with thee this day;
"that He may estabhsh thee this day
unto Himseff for a people, and that
He may be unto thee a God, as He
spoke unto thee, and as He swore unto
thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac,
and to Jacob. "Neither with you
only do I make this covenant and this
oath; "but with him that standeth
here with us this day before the Lord
our God, and also with him that is
not here with us this day — 15for ye
know how we dwelt in the land of
Egypt; and how we came through the
midst of the nations through which ye
passed; "and ye have seen their
detestable things, and their idols,
wood and stone, silver and gold,
which were with them — "lest there
should be among you man, or woman,
or family, or tribe, whose heart
turneth away this day from the Lord
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those nations; lest there should be
among you a root that beareth gall
and wormwood; "and it come to pass,
when he heareth the words of this
curse, that he bless himself in his
heart, saying: 'I shaU have peace,
though I.walkinthe stubbornness of
my heart — that the watered be
swept away with the dry'; "the
Lord wiU not be willing to pardon
him, but then the anger of the Lord
and His jealousy shaU be kindled
against that man, and aU the curse
that is written in this book4 shall Ue
upon him, and the Lord shall blot out
his name from under heaven; 20and
the Lord shaU separate him unto evil
out of aU the tribes of Israel, accord
ing to aU the curses of the covenant
that is written in this book of the
law. 21And the generation to come,
your children that shaU rise up after
you, and the foreigner that shall come
from a far land, shaU say, when they
see the plagues of that land, and the
sicknesses wherewith the Lord hath
made it sick; 22and that the whole
land thereof is brimstone, and salt,
and a burning, that it is not sown,
nor beareth, nor any grass groweth
therein, like the overthrow of Sodom
and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim,
which the Lord overthrew in His
anger, and in His wrath; ^even aU the
nations shaU say: 'Wherefore hath
the Lord done thus unto this land?
what meaneth the heat of this great
anger?' Mthen men shaU say: 'Be
cause they forsook the covenant of the
Lord, the God of their fathers, which
He made with them when He brought
them forth out of the land of Egypt;
26and went and served other gods, and
worshipped them, gods that they knew
not, and that He had not allotted
unto them; 26therefore the anger of
the Lord was kindled against this land,

to bring upon it all the curse that
is written in this book; "and the
Lord rooted them out of their land
in anger, and in wrath, and in great
indignation, and cast them into an
other land, as it is this day'. — The
secret things belong unto the Lord
our God; but the things that are re
vealed belong unto us and to our chil
dren for ever, that we may do aU the
words of this law.
O A And it shaU come to pass, when
aU these things are come upon
thee, the blessing and the curse, which
I have set before thee, and thou shalt
bethink thyself among all the nations,
whither the Lord thy God hath
driven thee, 2and shalt return unto
the Lord thy God, and hearken to
His voice according to aU that I com
mand thee this day, thou and thy
children, with aU thy heart, and with
aU thy soul; 'that then the Lord thy
God wiU turn thy captivity, and
have compassion upon thee, and will
return and gather thee from aU the
peoples, whither the Lord thy God
hath scattered thee. 4If any of thine
that are dispersed be in the uttermost
parts of heaven, from thence wiU the
Lord thy God gather thee, and from
thence will He fetch thee. 'And the
Lord thy God wiU bring thee into the
land which thy fathers possessed, and
thou shalt possess it; and He wiU do
thee good, and multiply thee above
thy fathers. 'And the Lord thy God
wiU circumcise thy heart, and the
heart of thy seed, to love the Lord
thy God with all thy heart, and with
aU thy soul, that thou mayest Uve.
'And the Lord thy God wiU put all
these curses upon thine enemies, and
on them that hate thee, that per
secuted thee. 8And thou shalt return
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I command thee this day. 'And the
Lord thy God will make thee over
abundant in aU the work of thy hand,
in the fruit of thy body, and in the
fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit
of thy land, for good; for the Lord
will again rejoice over thee for good,
as He rejoiced over thy fathers; "if
thou shalt hearken to the voice of
the Lord thy God, to keep His com
mandments and His statutes which
are written in this book of the law;
if thou turn unto the Lord thy God
with aU thy heart, and with aU thy
soul. "For this commandment which I
command thee this day, it is not too
hard for thee, neither is it far off. "It
is not in heaven, that thou shouldest
say : 'Who shall go up for us to heaven,
and bring it unto us, and make us to
hear it, that we may do it?' "Neither
is it beyond the sea, that thou should
est say: 'Who shall go over the sea for
us, and bring it unto us, and make us
to hear it, that we may do it?' "But
the word is very nigh unto thee, in
thy mouth, and in thy heart, that
thou mayest do it.
"See, I have set before thee this
day fife and good, and death and evil,
"in that I command thee this day
to love the Lord thy God, to walk in
His ways, and to keep His command
ments and His statutes and His ordi
nances; then thou shalt Uve and
multiply, and the Lord thy God shaU
bless thee in the land whither thou
goest in to possess it. "But if thy
heart turn away, and thou wilt not
hear, but shalt be drawn away, and
worship other gods, and serve them;
"I declare unto you this day, that ye
shaU surely perish; ye shaU not pro
long your days upon the land, whither
thou passest over the Jordan to go
in to possess it. "I call heaven and

earth to witness against you this
day, that I have set before thee life
and death, the blessing and the curse;
therefore choose fife, that thou may
est five, thou and thy seed; 20to love
the Lord thy God, to hearken to His
voice, and to cleave unto Him; for
that is thy life, and the length of
thy days; that thou mayest dwell in
the land which the Lord swore unto
thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac;
and to Jacob, to give them.
O 1 And Moses went and spoke these
words unto all Israel. 2And he
said unto them: T am a hundred and
twenty years old this day; I can -no
more go out and come in; and the
Lord hath said unto me: Thou shalt
not go over this Jordan. The Lord
thy God, He wiU go over before thee;
He will destroy these nations from
before thee, and thou shalt dispossess
them; and Joshua, he shall go over
before thee, as the Lord hath spoken.
4And the Lord wiU do unto them as
He did to Sihon and to Og, the .kings
of the Amorites, and unto their land;
whom He destroyed. 'And the Lord
wiU deliver them up before you, and
ye shaU do unto them according un
to aU the commandment which I
have commanded you. 'Be strong and
of good courage, fear not, nor be
affrighted at them; for the Lord
thy God, He it is that doth go with
thee; He wiU not faU thee, nor for
sake thee.'
'And Moses caUed unto Joshua, and
said unto him in the sight of aU Israel:
'Be strong and of good courage; for
thou shalt go with this people into
the land which the Lord hath sworn
unto their fathers to give them; and
thou shalt cause them to inherit
it. 'And the Lord, He it is that doth

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go before thee; He wiU be with thee,
He will not fail thee, neither forsake
thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.'
'And Moses wrote this law, and
dehvered it unto the priests the sons
of Levi, that bore the ark of the cov
enant of the Lord, and unto all the
elders of Israel. "And Moses com
manded them, saying: 'At the end of
every seven years, in the set time of
the year of release, in the feast of
tabernacles; "when aU Israel is come
to appear before the Lord thy God
in the place which He shall choose,
thou shalt read this law before aU
Israel in their hearing. "Assemble
the people, the men and the women
and the httle ones, and thy stranger
that is within thy gates, that they
may hear, and that they may learn,
and fear the Lord your God, and ob
serve to do aU the words of this law;
"and that their children, who have
not known, may hear, and learn to
fear the Lord your God, as long as
ye Uve in the land whither ye go
over the Jordan to possess it.'
"And the Lord said unto Moses:
'Behold, thy days approach that thou
must die; caU Joshua, and present
yourselves in the tent of meeting,
that I may give him a charge.' And
Moses and Joshua went, and pre
sented themselves in the tent of meet
ing. "And the Lord appeared in the
Tent in a pillar of cloud; and the
piUar of cloud stood over the door
of the Tent. "And the Lord said un
to Moses: 'Behold, thou art about
to sleep with thy fathers; and this
people wiU rise up, and go astray after
the foreign gods of the land, whither
they go to be among them, and wiU
forsake Me, and break My covenant
which I have made with them. Then
My anger shall be kindled against
them in that day, and I will forsake

them, and I wiU hide My face from
them, and they shaU be devoured,
and many evils and troubles shaU
come upon them; so that they wiU
say in that day: Are not these evils
come upon us because our God is not
among us? "And I wiU surely hide
My face in that day for aU the evil
wliich they shaU have wrought, in that
they are turned unto other gods.
"Now therefore write ye this song
for you, and teach thou it the chil
dren of Israel; put it in their mouths,
that this song may be a witness for
Me against the children of Israel.
20For when I shaU have brought them
into the land wliich I swore unto their
fathers, flowing with milk and honey;
and they shaU have eaten their fill,
and waxen fat; and turned unto other
gods, and served them, and despised
Me, and broken My covenant; athen
it shaU come to pass, when many evils
and troubles are come upon them, that
this song shaU testify before them as a
witness; for it shaU not be forgotten
out of the mouths of their seed; for I
know their imagination how they do
even now, before I have brought them
into the land which I swore.' ^So
Moses wrote this song the same day,
and taught it the children of Israel.
23 And he gave Joshua the son of Nun
a charge, and said: 'Be strong and
of good courage; for thou shalt bring
the children of Israel into the land
which I swore unto them; and I wUl
be with thee.'
MAnd it came to pass, when Moses
had made an end of writing the words
of this law in a book, untU they
were finished, 2that Moses command
ed the Levites, that bore the ark of
the covenant of the Lord, saying:
2"Take this book of the law, and put
it by the side of the ark of the cov
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it may be there 'for a witness against
thee. "For I know thy rebeUion, and
thy stiff neck; behold, while I am yet
ahve with you this day, ye have been
rebeUious against the Lord; and how
much more after my death? ^As
semble unto me all the elders of your
tribes, and your officers, that I may
speak these words in their ears, and
caU heaven and earth to witness
against them. Tor I know that
after my death ye wiU in any wise
deal corruptly, and turn aside from
the way which I have commanded
you; and evil wiU befaU you in the
end of days; because ye will do that
which is evil in the sight of the Lord,
to provoke Him through the work
of your hands.' "And Moses spoke
in the ears of all the assembly of
Israel the words of this song, until
they were finished:
OO Give ear, ye heavens, and I will
speak;
And let the earth hear the words
of my mouth.
2My doctrine shaU drop as the rain,
My speech shall distil as the dew;
As the smaU rain upon the tender

And as the showers upon the herb.
'For I will proclaim the name of the
Lord;
Ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
The Rock, His work is perfect;
For all His ways are justice;
A God of faithfulness and without
iniquity,
Just and right is He.
'Is corruption His? No; His chil
dren's is the blemish;
A generation crooked and perverse.
'Do ye thus requite the Lord,
0 foolish people and unwise?

Is not He thy father that hath got
ten thee?
Hath He not made thee, and estab
lished thee?
7Remember the days of old,
Consider the years of , many genera
tions;
Ask thy father, and he wUl declare
unto thee,
Thine elders; and they will tell thee.
'When the Most High gave to the
nations their inheritance,
When He separated the children
of men,
He set the borders of the peoples
According to the number of the
children of Israel.
'For the portion of the Lord is His
people,
Jacob the lot of His inheritance.
"He found him in a desert land,
And in the waste, a Howling wil
derness;
He compassed him about, He cared
for him,
He kept him as the apple of His
eye.
"As an eagle that stirreth up her nest,
Hovereth over her young,
Spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh
them,
Beareth them on her pinions —
The Lord alone did lead him,
And there was no strange god with
Him.
"He made him ride on the high
places of the earth,
And he did eat the fruitage of the
field;
And He made him to suck honey
out of the crag,
And oil out of the flinty rock;
"Curd of kine, and milk of sheep,
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And rams of the breed of Bashan,
and he-goats,
With the kidney-fat of wheat;
And of the blood of the grape thou
drankest foaming wine.
"But Jeshurun waxed fat, and
kicked —
Thou didst wax fat, thou didst
grow thick, thou didst become
gross —
And he forsook God who made him,
And contemned the Rock of his
salvation.
They roused Him to jealousy with
strange gods,
With abominations did they pro
voke Him.
They sacrificed unto demons, no-
gods,
Gods that they knew not,
New gods that came up of late,
Which your fathers dreaded not.
"Of the Rock that begot thee thou
wast unmindful,
And didst forget God that bore thee.
"And the Lord saw, and spurned,
Because of the provoking of His
sons' and His daughters.
20And He said: 'I will hide My face
from them,
I wiU see what their end shaU be;
For they are a very froward genera
tion,
Children in whom is no faithfulness.
They have roused Me to jealousy
with a no-god;
They have provoked Me with their
vanities;
And I will rouse them to jealousy
with a no-people;
I wiU provoke them with a vile
nation.
Tor a fire is kindled in My nostril,
And burneth unto the depths of
the netherrworld,

And devoureth the earth with her
produce,
And setteth ablaze the foundations
of the mountains.
23I will heap evils upon them;
I will spend Mine arrows upon them;
The wasting of hunger, and the de
vouring of the fiery bolt,
And bitter destruction;
And the teeth of beasts will I send
upon them,
With the venom of crawfing things
of the dust.
25Without shall the sword bereave,
•And in the chambers terror;
Slaying both young man and virgin,
The suckling with the man of gray
hairs.
26I thought I would make an end
of them,
I would make their memory cease
from among men;
"Were it not that I dreaded the
enemy's provocation,
Lest their adversaries should mis
deem,
Lest they should say: Our hand is
exalted,
And not the Lord hath wrought all
this.'
Tor they are a nation void . of
counsel,
And there is no understanding in
them.
29If they were wise, they would un
derstand this,
They would discern their latter end.
"How should one chase a thousand,
And two put ten thousand to flight,
Except their Rock had given them
over,
And the Lord had dehvered them
up?
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Even our enemies themselves being
judges.
Tor their vine is of the vine of
Sodom,
And of the fields of Gomorrah;
Their grapes are grapes of gaU,
Their clusters are bitter;
Their wine is the venom of serpents,
And the cruel poison of asps.
Ts not this laid up in store with Me,
Sealed up in My treasuries?
"Vengeance is Mine, and recompense,
Against the time when their foot
shaU sfip;
For the day of their calamity is at
hand,
And the things that are to come
upon them shaU make haste.
36For the Lord will judge His people,
And repent Himself for His serv
ants;
When He seeth that their stay is
gone,
And there is none remaining, shut
up or left at large.
"And it is said : Where are their gods,
The rock in whom they trusted;
38Who did eat the fat of their sacri
fices,
And drank the wine of their drink-
offering?
Let him rise up and help you,
Let him be your protection.
"See now that I, even I, am He,
And there is no god with Me;
I kill, and I make ahve;
I have wounded, and I heal;
And there is none that can deUver
out of My hand.
Tor I hft up My hand to heaven,
And say: As I live for ever,
41If I whet My glittering sword,
And My hand take hold on judg
ment;

I wiU render vengeance to Mine
adversaries,
And wiU recompense them that
hate Me.
T wiU make Mine arrows drunk
with blood,
And My sword shall devour flesh;
With the blood of the slain and the
captives,
From the long-haired heads of the
enemy.'
^Sing aloud, 0 ye nations, of His
people ;
For He doth avenge the blood of
His servants,
And doth render vengeance to His
adversaries,
And doth make expiation for the
land of His people.
¦"And Moses came and spoke all the
words of this song in the ears of the
people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.
45And when Moses made an end of
speaking all these words to all Israel,
46he said unto them: 'Set your heart
unto all the words wherewith I testify
against you this day ; that ye may charge
your children therewith to observe to
do all the words of this law. Tor it is
no vain thing for you ; because it is your
life, and through this thing ye shall pro
long your days upon the land, whither
ye go over the Jordan to possess it.'
48And the Lord spoke unto Moses
that selfsame day, saying: 49'Get thee
up into this mountain of Abarim, unto
mount Nebo, which is in the land of
Moab, that is over against Jericho;
and behold the land of Canaan, which
I give unto the children of Israel for
a possession; 60and die in the mount
whither thou goest up, and be gath
ered unto thy people; as Aaron thy
brother died in mount Hor, and was
gathered unto his people. 61Because ye

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trespassed against Me in the midst
of the children of Israel at the waters
of Meribath-kadesh, in the wilderness
of Zin; because ye sanctified Me not
in the midst of the children of Israel.
62For thou shalt see the land afar off;
but thou shalt not go thither into the
land which I give the children of
Israel.' ronnn nan
OO And this is the blessing, where-
with Moses the man of God
blessed the children of Israel before
his death. 2And he said:
The Lord came from Sinai,
And rose from Seir unto them;
He shined forth from mount Paran,
And He came from the myriads holy,
At His right hand was a fiery law
unto them.
3Yea, He loveth the peoples,
AU His holy ones — they are in Thy
hand;
And they sit down at Thy feet,
Receiving of Thy words.
4Moses commanded us a law,
An inheritance of the congregation
of Jacob.
'And there was a king in Jeshurun,
When the heads of the people were
gathered,
AU the tribes of Israel together.
'Let Reuben Uve, and not die
In that his men become few.
7And this for Judah, and he said :
Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah,
And bring him in unto his people;
His hands shaU contend for him,
And Thou shalt be a help against
his adversaries.
8And of Levi he said:
Thy Thummim and Thy Urim be
with Thy holy one,
Whom Thou didst prove at Massah,

With whom Thou didst strive at
the waters. of Meribah;
'Who said of his father, and of his
mother: 'I have not seen him';
Neither did he acknowledge his
brethren,
Nor knew he his own children;
For they have observed Thy word,
And keep Thy covenant. ,
"They shaU teach Jacob Thine ordi
nances,
And Israel Thy law;
They shaU put incense before Thee,
And whole burrit-off ering upon Thine
altar.
"Bless, Lord, his substance,
And accept the work of his hands;
Smite through the loins of them that
rise up against him,
And of them that hate him, that
they rise not again.
"Of Benjamin he said:
The beloved of the Lord shaU dwell
in safety by Him;
He covereth him aU the day,
And He dweUeth between his shoul
ders.
"And of Joseph he said:
Blessed of the Lord be his land;
For the precious things of heaven,
for the dew,
And for the deep that coucheth
beneath,
"And for the precious things of the
fruits of the sun,
And for the precious things of the
yield of the moons,
"And for the tops of the ancient
mountains,
And for the precious things of the
everlasting hills,
"And for the precious things of the
earth and the fulness thereof,
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Let the blessing come upon the head
of Joseph,
And upon the crown of the head
of him that is prince among his
brethren.
"His firstling bullock, majesty is his;
And his horns are the horns of the
wild-ox;
With them he shall gore the peoples
aU of them, even the ends of the
earth;
And they are the ten thousands of
Ephraim,
And they are the thousands of
Manasseh.
"And of Zebulun he said:
Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out,
And, Issachar, in thy tents.
They shaU caU peoples unto the
mountain;
There shall they offer sacrifices of
righteousness;
For they shaU suck the abundance
of the seas,
And the hidden treasures of the sand.
20And of Gad he said:
Blessed be He that enlargeth Gad;
He dweUeth as a lioness,
And teareth the arm, yea, the crown
of the head.
21 And he chose a first part for him
self,
For there a portion of a ruler was
reserved;
And there came the heads of the
people,
He executed the righteousness of
the Lord,
And His ordinances with Israel.
^And of Dan he said:
Dan is a lion's whelp,
That leapeth forth from Bashan.

23And of Naphtah he said: .
O Naphtali, satisfied with favour,
And full with the blessing of the
Lord :
Possess thou the sea and the south.
24And of Asher he said:
Blessed be Asher above sons;
Let him be the favoured of his breth
ren,
And let him dip his foot in oil.
25Iron and brass shall be thy bars;
And as thy days, so shall thy
strength be.
There is none hke unto God, 0
Jeshurun,
Who rideth upon the heaven as thy
help,
And in His excellency on the skies.
The eternal God is a dwelling-place,
And underneath are the everlasting
arms;
And He thrust out the enemy from
before thee,
And said: 'Destroy.'
28And Israel dweUeth in safety,
The fountain of Jacob alone,
In a land of corn and wine;
Yea, his heavens drop down dew.
29Happy art thou, 0 Israel, who is
hke unto thee?
A people saved by the Lord,
The shield of thy help,
And that is the sword of thy ex-
ceUency!
And thine enemies shall dwindle
away before thee;
And thou shalt tread upon their
high places.
QA And Moses went up from the
plains of Moab unto mount
Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is
over against Jericho. And the Lord
showed him all the land, even Gilead
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the land of Ephraim and Manasseh,
and aU the land of Judah as far as
the hinder sea; 3and the South, and
the Plain, even the vaUey of Jericho
the city of palm-trees, as far as Zoar.
4And the Lord said unto him: This
is the land which I swore unto Abra
ham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob,
saying: I will give it unto thy seed;
I have caused thee to see it with thine
eyes, but thou shalt not go over thith
er.' 'So Moses the servant of the
Lord died there in the land of Moab,
according to the word of the Lord.
'And he was buried in the vaUey in
the land of Moab over against Beth-
peor; and no man knoweth of his
sepulchre unto this day. 'And Moses
was a hundred and twenty years old
when he died; his eye was not dim,

nor his natural force abated. 'And
the children of Israel wept for Moses
in the plains of Moab thirty days; so
the days of weeping in the mourning
for Moses were ended. 9And Joshua
the son of Nun was f uU of the spirit
of wisdom; for Moses had laid his
hands upon him; and the children of
Israel hearkened unto him, and did
as the Lord commanded Moses.
"And there hath not arisen a prophet
since in Israel like unto Moses, whom
the Lord knew face to face; "in all
the signs and the wonders, which
the Lord sent him to do in the land
of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to aU his
servants, and to all his land; "and in
aU the mighty hand, and in aU the
great terror, which Moses wrought
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PAGE

PAGE
Joshua  261
Joel
... 720
Judges .
293
Amos
. . 725
I Samuel
325
Obadiah
. . 734
II Samuel
366
Jonah
736
I Kings .
401
Micah .
. 739
II Kings
441
Nahum
746
Isaiah
479
Habakkuk
749
Jeremiah
561
Zephaniah
. 753
Ezekiel .
644
Haggai
757
The Twelve >
Zechariah
... 759
Hosea .
¦
709
Malachi
... 770
JOSHUA

1 Now it came to pass after the
death of Moses the servant of the
Lord, that the Lord spoke unto
Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minis
ter, saying: 2' Moses My servant is
dead; now therefore arise, go over
this Jordan, thou, and all this people,
unto the land which I do give to
them, even to the children of Israel.
3Every place that the sole of your foot
shall tread upon, to you have I given
it, as I spoke unto Moses. 4From
the wilderness, and this Lebanon,
even unto the great river, the river
Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites,
and unto the Great Sea toward the
going down of the sun, shaU be your
border. There shaU not any man be
able to stand before thee all the days
of thy fife; as I was with Moses, so I
will be with thee; I wiU not fail thee,
nor forsake thee. 'Be strong and of
good courage; for thou shalt cause
this people to inherit the land which
I swore unto their fathers to give
them. 7Only be strong and very
courageous, to observe to do accord
ing to aU the law, which Moses My
servant commanded thee; turn not
from it to the right hand or to the
left, that thou mayest have good
success whithersoever thou goest.
'This book of the law shaU not depart
out of thy mouth, but thou shalt
meditate therein day and night; that
thou mayest observe to do according
to all that is written therein; for then
thou shalt make thy ways prosperous,
and then thou shalt have good success.

9Have not I commanded thee? Be
strong and of good courage; be not
affrighted, neither be thou dismayed;
for the Lord thy God is with thee
whithersoever thou goest.'
Then Joshua commanded the
officers of the people, saying: "'Pass
through the midst of the camp, and
command the people, saying: Prepare
you victuals; for within three days ye
are to pass over this Jordan, to go in to
possess the land, which the Lord your
God giveth you to possess it.'
"And to the Reubenites, and to the
Gadites, and to the half-tribe of
Manasseh, spoke Joshua, saying:
"'Remember the word which Moses
the servant of the Lord commanded
you, saying: The Lord your God
giveth you rest, and will give you this
land. "Your wives, your little ones,
and your cattle, shaU abide in the
land which Moses gave you beyond
the Jordan; but ye shaU pass over be
fore your brethren armed, all the
mighty men of valour, and shaU help
them; "until the Lord have given
your brethren rest, as unto you, and
they also have possessed the land
which the Lord your God giveth
them; then ye shaU return unto the
land of your possession, and possess it,
which Moses the servant of the Lord
gave you beyond the Jordan toward
the sunrising.'
"And they answered Joshua, say
ing: 'AU that thou hast commanded
us we will do, and whithersoever thou
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as we hearkened unto Moses in all
things, so will we hearken unto thee;
only the Lord thy God be with thee,
as He- was with Moses. "Whosoever
he be that shall rebel against thy com
mandment, and shaU not hearken
unto thy words in aU that thou com-
mandest him, he shaU be put to
death; only be strong and of good
courage.' O And Joshua the son of Nun sent
out of Shittim two spies secretly,
saying: 'Go view the land, and
Jericho.' And they went, and came
into the house of a harlot whose name
was Rahab, and lay there. 2And it
was told the king of Jericho, saying:
'Behold, there came men in hither
to-night of the children of Israel to
search out the land.' 'And the king of
Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying:
'Bring forth the men that are come
to thee, that are entered into thy
house; for they are come to search out
aU the land.' 4And the woman took
the two men, and hid them; and she
said: 'Yea, the men came unto me,
but I knew not whence they were;
'and it came, to pass about the time
of the shutting of the gate, when it
was dark, that the men went out;
whither the men went I know not;
pursue after them quickly; for ye
shaU overtake them.' 'But she had
brought them up to the roof, and hid
them with the stalks of flax, which she
had spread out upon the roof. 7And
the men pursued after them the way to
the Jordan unto the fords; and as soon
as they that pursued after them were
gone out, the gate was shut. 'And
before they were laid down, she came
up unto them upon the roof; 'and
she said unto the men: 'I know that
the Lord hath given you the land, and
that your terror is fallen upon us, and
that aU the inhabitants of the land

melt away before you. "For we have
heard how the Lord dried up the
water of the Red- Sea before you,
when ye came out of Egypt; and
what ye did unto the two kings of
the Amorites, that were beyond the
Jordan, unto Sihon and to Og, whom
ye utterly destroyed. "And as soon
as we had heard it, our hearts did
melt, neither did there remain any
more spirit in any man, because of
you; for the Lord your God, He is
God in heaven above, and on earth
beneath. "Now therefore, I pray you,
swear unto me by the Lord, since
I have dealt kindly with you, that ye
also wiU deal kindly with my father's
house — and give me a true token^-
"and save alive my father, and my
mother, and my brethren, and my
sisters, and aU that they have, and
deliver our Uves from death.' "And
the men said unto her: 'Our life
for yours, if ye teU not this our
business; and it shaU be, when the
Lord giveth us the land, that we will
deal . kindly and truly with thee.'
Then she let them down by a cord
through the window; for her house was
upon the side of the waU, and she
dwelt upon the waU. "And she said
unto them : ' Get you to the mountain,
lest the pursuers hght upon you; and
hide yourselves there three days,
until the pursuers be returned; and
afterward may ye go your way.'
"And the men said unto her: 'We
will be guiltless of this thine oath
which thou hast made us to swear.
"Behold, when we come into the land,
thou shalt bind this Une of scarlet
thread in the window which thou
didst let us down by; and thou shalt
gather unto thee into the house thy
father, and thy mother, and thy
brethren, and all thy father's house
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shall go out of the doors of thy house
into the street, his blood shaU be upon
his head, and we will be guiltless; and
whosoever shall be with thee in the
house, his blood shaU be on our
head, if any hand be upon him. Tut
if thou utter this our business, then
we will be guiltless of thine oath
which thou hast made us to swear.'
21 And she said: 'According unto
your words, so be it.' And she sent
them away, and they departed; and
she bound the scarlet fine in the
window. 22And they went, and came
unto the mountain, and abode there
three days, until the pursuers were
returned; and the pursuers sought
them throughout all the way, but
found them not. Then the two men
returned, and descended from the
mountain, and passed over, and came
to, Joshua the son of Nun; and they
told him aU that had befallen them.
24 And they said unto Joshua: Truly
the Lord hath delivered into our
hands all the land; and moreover aU
the inhabitants of the land do melt
away before us.'
O And Joshua rose up early in the
morning, and they removed from
Shittim, and came to the Jordan, he
and aU the children of Israel; and they
lodged there before they passed over.
2And it came to pass after three days,
that the officers went through the
midst of the camp; 'and they com
manded the people, saying: 'When
ye see the ark of the covenant of the
Lord your God, and the priests the
Levites bearing it, then ye shaU re
move from your place, and go after it.
4Yet there shah be a space between you
and it, about two thousand cubits by
measure; come not near unto it, that
ye may know the way by which ye
must go; for ye have not passed this
way heretofore.'

'And Joshua said unto the people:
'Sanctify yourselves; for to-morrow
the Lord wiU do wonders among
you.' 'And Joshua spoke unto the
priests, saying: 'Take up the ark of
the covenant, and pass on before the
people.' And they took up the ark of
the covenant, and went before the
people. 7And the Lord said unto Joshua:
This day will I begin to magnify thee
in the sight of aU Israel, that they
may know that, as I was with Moses,
so I will be with thee. 'And thou shalt
command the priests that bear the
ark of the covenant, saying: When
ye are come to the brink of the waters
of the Jordan, ye shall stand still in
the Jordan.'
'And Joshua said unto the children
of Israel: 'Come hither, and hear the
words of the Lord your God.' "And
Joshua said: 'Hereby ye shaU know
that the living God is among you,
and that He wiU without fail drive
out from before you the Canaanite,
and the Hittite, and the Hivite, and
the Perizzite, and the Girgashite, and
the Amorite, and the Jebusite. "Be
hold, the ark of the covenant of the
Lord of aU the earth passeth on before
you over the Jordan. "Now there
fore take you twelve men out of the
tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man.
"And it shaU come to pass, when the
soles of the feet of the priests that
bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of
aU the earth, shall rest in the waters
of the Jordan, that the waters of the
Jordan shaU be cut off, even the waters
that come down from above; and they
shaU stand in one heap.' "And it
came to pass, when the people removed
from their tents, to pass over the
Jordan, the priests that bore the ark
of the covenant being before the
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the ark were come unto, the Jordan,
and the feet of the priests that bore
the ark were dipped in the brink of
the water — for the Jordan over-
floweth aU its banks aU the time of
harvest — "that the waters which came
down from above stood, and rose up
in one heap, a great way off from
Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan;
and those that went down toward the
sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea,
were wholly cut off; and the people
passed over right against Jericho.-
"And the priests that bore the ark of
the covenant of the Lord stood firm
on dry ground in the midst of the
Jordan, while all Israel passed over on
dry ground, until aU the nation were
passed clean over the Jordan.
A And it came to pass, when aU the
nation were clean passed over the
Jordan, that the Lord spoke unto
Joshua, saying: Take you twelve
men out of the people, out of every
tribe a man, 'and command ye them,
saying: Take you hence out of the
midst of the Jordan, out of the place
where the priests' feet stood, twelve
stones made ready, and carry them
over with you, and lay them down in
the lodging-place, where ye shaU lodge
this night.'
Then Joshua caUed the twelve
men, whom he had prepared of the
children of Israel, out of every tribe
a man; 'and Joshua said unto them:
'Pass on before the ark of the Lord
your God into the midst of the Jor
dan, and take you up every man of
you a stone upon his shoulder, ac
cording unto the number of the tribes
of the children of Israel; that this
may be a sign among you, that when
your chUdren ask in time to come,
saying: What mean ye by these
stones? 'then ye shall say unto them:
Because the waters of the Jordan

were cut off before the ark of the cove
nant of the Lord; when it passed over
the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan
were cut off; and these stones shaE
be for a memorial unto the children
of Israel for ever.' 'And the children
of Israel did so as Joshua com
manded, and took up twelve stones out
of the midst of the Jordan, as the Lord
spoke unto Joshua, according to the
number of the tribes of the children of
Israel; and they carried them over
with them unto the place where they
lodged, and laid them down there.
'Joshua also set up twelve stones in
the midst of the Jordan, in the place
where the feet of the priests that bore
the ark of the covenant stood; and
they are there unto this day. "And
the priests that bore the ark stood in
the midst of the Jordan, until every
thing was finished that the Lord
commanded Joshua to speak unto the
people, according to aU that Moses
commanded Joshua; and the people
hastened and passed over. "And it
came to pass, when aU the people
were clean passed over, that the ark
of the Lord passed on, and the priests,
before the people. "And the children
of Reuben, and the chUdren of Gad,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed
on armed before the children of Israel,
as Moses spoke unto them; "about
forty thousand ready armed for war
passed on in the presence of the Lord
unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
"On that day the Lord magnified
Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and
they feared him, as they feared Moses;
aU the days of his life.
"And the Lord spoke unto Joshua, '
saying: "'Command the priests that
bear the ark of the testimony, that
they come up out of the Jordan.'
"Joshua therefore commanded the
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the Jordan.' "And it came to pass,
as the priests that bore the ark of the
covenant of the Lord came up out of
the midst of the Jordan, as soon as
the soles of the priests' feet were
drawn up unto the dry ground, that
the waters of the Jordan returned
unto their place, and went over aU
its banks, as aforetime. "And the
people came up out of the Jordan on
the tenth day of the first month, and
encamped in Gilgal, on the east border
of Jericho. 20And those twelve stones,
which they took out of the Jordan,
did Joshua set up in GUgal. 21And
he spoke unto the chUdren of Israel,
saying: 'When your chUdren shall
ask their fathers in time to come,
saying: What mean these stones?
*t hen ye shaU let your chUdren know,
saying: Israel came over this Jor
dan on dry land. Tor the Lord
your God dried up the waters of
Jordan from before you, until ye
were passed over, as the Lord your
God did to the Red Sea, which He
dried up from before us, until we
were passed over, 'that aU the peoples
of the earth may know the hand of the
Lord, that it is mighty; that ye may
fear the Lord your God for ever.'
PL And it came to pass, when aU
the kings of the Amorites, that
were beyond the Jordan westward, and
aU the kings of the Canaanites, that
were by the sea, heard how that the
Lord had dried up the waters of the
Jordan from before the children of
Israel, until they were passed over,
that their heart melted, neither was
there spirit in them any more, be
cause of the children of Israel.
2At that time the Lord said unto
Joshua: 'Make thee knives of flint,
and circumcise again the chUdren of
Israel the second time.' 'And Joshua
made him knives of flint, and cir-
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cumcised the children of Israel at
aGibeath-ha-araloth. 4And this is the
cause why Joshua did circumcise:
aU the people that came forth out
of Egypt, that were males, even all
the men of war, died in the wilderness
by the way, after they came forth out
of Egypt. 'For aU the people that
came out were circumcised; but aU
the people that were born in the
wilderness by the way as they came
forth out of Egypt, had not been
circumcised. 'For the children of
Israel walked forty years in the wilder
ness, till aU the nation, even the men
of war that came forth out of Egypt,
were consumed, because they heark
ened not unto the voice of the Lord;
unto whom the Lord swore that He
would not let therii see the land which
the Lord swore unto their fathers
that He would give us, a land flowing
with milk and honey. 'And He raised
up their chUdren in their stead; them
did Joshua circumcise; for they were
uncircumcised, because they had not
been circumcised by the way. 'And
it came to pass, when aU the nation
were circumcised, every one of them,
that they abode in their places in the
camp, till they were whole.
9And the Lord said unto Joshua:
This day have I rolled away the
reproach of Egypt from off you.'
Wherefore the name of that place was
called bGUgal, unto this day.
"And the children of Israel en
camped in Gilgal; and they kept the
passover on the fourteenth day of the
month at even in the plains of Jericho.
"And they did eat of the produce
of the land on the morrow after
the passover, unleavened cakes and
parched corn, in the selfsame day.
"And. the manna ceased on the mor
row, after they had eaten of the
produce of the land; neither had the
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children of Israel manna any more;
but they did eat of the fruit of the
land of Canaan that year.
"And it came to pass, when Joshua
was by Jericho, that he Ufted up his
eyes and looked, and, behold, there
stood a man over against him with
his sword drawn in his hand; and
Joshua went unto him, and said unto
him: 'Art thou for us, or for our ad
versaries?' "And he said: 'Nay,
but I am captain of the host of the
Lord; I am now come.' And Joshua
feU on his face to the earth, and bowed
down, and said unto him: 'What
saith my lord unto his servant?'
"And the captain of the Lord's
host said unto Joshua: 'Put off thy
shoe from off thy foot; for the place
whereon thou standbst is holy.' And
Joshua did so.
£J Now Jericho was straitly shut up
because of the children of Israel:
none went out, and none came in. —
2And the Lord said unto Joshua:
'See, I have given into thy hand
Jericho, and the king thereof, even
the mighty men of valour. 3And ye
shall compass the city, aU the men of
war, going about the city once. Thus
shalt thou do six days. 4And seven
priests shaU bear seven rams' horns
before the ark; and the seventh day
ye shall compass the city seven times,
and the priests shall blow with the
horns. 'And it shaU be, that when
they make a long blast with the ram's
horn, and when ye hear the sound of
the horn, all the people shaU shout
with a great shout; and the waU of
the city shaU fall down flat, and the
people shall go up every man straight
before him.' 'And Joshua the son
of Nun caUed the priests, and said
unto them: Take up the ark of the
covenant, and let seven priests bear
seven rams' horns before the ark of the

Lord.' 'And he said unto the people:
'Pass on, and compass the city, and
let the armed body pass on before
the ark of the Lord.' 'And it was so,
that when Joshua had spoken unto
the people, the seven priests bearing
the seven rams' horns before the
Lord passed on, and blew with the
horns; and the ark of the covenant
of the Lord foUowed them. 'And
the armed men went before the priests
that blew the horns, and the rearward
went after the ark, [the priests] blowing
with the horns continuaUy. "And
Joshua commanded the people, saying:
'Ye shaU not shout, nor let your voice
be heard, neither shaU any word
proceed out of your mouth, until the
day I bid you shout; then shaU ye
shout.' "So he caused the ark of the
Lord to compass the city, going about
it once; and they came into the camp,
and lodged in the camp.
"And Joshua rose early in the morn
ing, and the priests took up the ark
of the Lord. "And the seven priests
bearing the seven rams' horns before
the ark of the Lord went on contin
uaUy, and blew with the horns; and
the armed men went before them;
and the rearward came after the ark
of the Lord, [the priests] blowing with
the horns continuaUy. "And the
second day they compassed the city
once, and returned into the camp;
so they did six days. "And it came to
pass on the seventh day, that they rose
early at the dawning of the day, and
compassed the city after the same man
ner seven times; only on that day
they compassed the city seven times.
"And it came to pass at the seventh
time, when the priests blew with the
horns, that Joshua said unto the peo
ple: 'Shout; for the Lord hath given
ypu the city. "And the city shaU be
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in, to the Lord; only Rahab the har
lot shall five, she and all that are with
her in the house, because she hid the
messengers that we sent. "And ye,
in any wise keep yourselves from the
devoted thing, lest ye make your
selves accursed by taking of the de
voted thing, so should ye make the
camp of Israel accursed, and trouble
it. "But aU the sUver, and gold, and
vessels of brass and iron, are holy
unto the Lord; they shaU come into
the treasury of the Lord.' 20So the
people shouted, and [the priests] blew
with the horns. And it came to pass,
when the people heard the sound of
the horn, that the people shouted
with a great shout, and the waU fell
down flat, so that the people went
up into the city, every man straight
before him, and they took the city.
21 And they utterly destroyed aU that
was in the city, both man and woman,
both young and old, and ox, and
sheep, and ass, with the edge of the
sword. 22And Joshua said unto the
two men that had spied out the land :
'Go into the harlot's house, and bring
out 'thence the woman, and all that
she hath, as ye swore unto her.' ^And
the young men the spies went in, and
brought out Rahab, and her father,
and her mother, and her brethren, and
aU that she had, all her kindred also
they brought out; and they set them
without -the camp of Israel. MAnd
they burnt the city with fire, and aU
that was therein; only the sUver, and
the gold, and the vessels of brass and
of iron, they put into the treasury of
the house of the Lord. Tut Rahab
the harlot, and her father's house
hold, and aU that she had, did Joshua
save alive; and she dwelt in the midst
of Israel, unto this day; because she
hid the messengers, whom Joshua
sent to spy out Jericho.

26And Joshua charged the people
with an oath at that time, saying:
'Cursed be the man before the Lord,
that riseth up and buildeth this city,
even Jericho; with the loss of his first
born shaU he lay the foundation there
of, and with the loss of his youngest
son shaU he set up the gates of it.'
27So the Lord was with Joshua;
and his fame was in aU the land.
H But the children of Israel com
mitted a trespass concerning the
devoted thing; for Achan, the son of
Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of
Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took
of the devoted thing; and the anger
of the Lord was kindled against the
children of Israel.
2And Joshua sent men from Jericho
to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on
the east side of Beth-el, and spoke
unto them, saying: 'Go up and spy
out the land.' And the men went up
and spied out Ai. 3And they re
turned to Joshua, and said unto him:
'Let not aU the people go up; but let
about two or three thousand men go
up and smite Ai; make not aU the
people to toil thither; for they are but
few.' ^o there went up thither of the
people about three thousand men;
and they fled before the men of Ai.
'And the men of Ai smote of them
about thirty and six men; and they
chased them from before the gate
even unto Shebarim, and smote them
at the descent; and the hearts of the
people melted, and became as water.
'And Joshua rent his clothes, and
feU to the earth upon his face before
the ark of the Lord until the evening,
he and the elders of Israel; and they
put dust upon their heads. 'And
Joshua said: 'Alas, 0 Lord God,
wherefore hast Thou at all brought
this people over the Jordan, to deliver
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cause us to perish? would that we
had been content and dwelt beyond
the Jordan! 8Oh, Lord, what shah
I say, after that Israel hath turned
their backs before their enemies!
9For when the Canaanites and aU the
inhabitants of the land hear of it,
they wUl compass us round, and cut
off our name from 'the earth; and
what wUt Thou do for Thy great
name?' "And the Lord said unto Joshua:
'Get thee up; wherefore, now, art thou
faUen upon thy face? "Israel hath
sinned; yea, they have even trans
gressed My covenant which I com
manded them; yea, they have even
taken of the devoted thing; and have
also stolen, and dissembled also, and
they have even put it among their
own stuff. Therefore the chUdren
of Israel cannot stand before their
enemies, they turn their backs before
their enemies, because they are be
come accursed; I wiU not be with
you any more, except ye destroy the
accursed from among you. "Up,
sanctify the people, and say: Sanc
tify yourselves against to-morrow;
for thus saith the Lord, the God of
Israel: There is a curse in the midst
of thee, O Israel; thou canst not stand
before thine enemies, until ye take
away the accursed thing from among
you. "In the morning therefore ye
shaU draw near by your tribes; and it
shaU be, that the tribe which the
Lord taketh shaU come near by
famiUes; and the family which the
Lord shaU take shaU come near by
households; and the household which
the Lord shaU take shaU come near
man by man. "And it shaU be that
he that is taken with the devoted
thing shaU be burnt with fire, he and
aU that he hath; because he hath
transgressed the covenant of the Lord,

and because he hath wrought a wan
ton deed in Israel.'
"So Joshua rose up early in the morn
ing, and brought Israel near by their
tribes; and the tribe of Judah was
taken. "And he brought near the
famUy of Judah; and he took the
famUy of the Zerahites. And he
brought near the family of the Ze
rahites man by man; and Zabdi was
taken. "And he brought near his
household man by man; and Achan,
the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the
son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah,
was taken. "And Joshua said unto
Achan: 'My son, give, I pray thee,
glory to the Lord, the God of Israel,
and make confession unto Him; and
teU me now what thou hast done;
hide nothing from me.' 20And Achan
answered Joshua, and said: 'Of a
truth I have sinned against the Lord,
the God of Israel, and thus and thus
have I done. 21When I saw among the
spoil a goodly "Shinar mantle, and two
hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge
of gold of fifty shekels weight, then
I coveted them, and took them; and,
behold, they are hid in the earth in
the midst of my tent, and the silver
under it.' 22So Joshua sent messengers*
and they ran unto the tent; and, be
hold, it was bid in his tent, and the '
sUver under it. ^And they took them
from the midst of the tent, and brought
them unto Joshua, and unto aU the
children of Israel; and they laid them
down before the Lord. 24And Joshua,
and aU Israel with him, took Achan
the son of Zerah, and the silver, arid
the mantle, and the wedge of gold, and
his sons, and his daughters, and his
oxen, and his asses, and his sheep*
and his tent, and aU that he had; and
they brought them up unto the valley
of Achor. 2'And Joshua said: 'Why
hast thou troubled us? the Lord shall

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trouble thee this day.' And aU Israel
stoned him with stones; and they
burned them with fire, and stoned
them with stones. 2'And they raised
over him a great heap of stones, unto
this day; and the Lord1 turned from
the fierceness of His anger. Wherefore
the name of that place was caUed
The vaUey of aAchor, unto this day.
Q And the Lord said unto Joshua:
'Fear not, neither be thou dis
mayed; take all the people of war
with thee, and arise, go up to Ai;
see, I have given into thy hand the
king of Ai, and his people, and his
city, and his land. 2And thou shalt
do to Ai and her king as thou didst
unto Jericho and her king; only the
spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof,
shall ye take for a prey unto your
selves; set thee an ambush for the
city behind it.' 3So Joshua arose, and
all the people of war, to go up to Ai;
and Joshua chose out thirty thousand
men, the mighty men of valour, and
sent them forth by night. 4And he
commanded them, saying: 'Behold,
ye shall Ue in ambush against the city,
behind the city; go not very far from
the city, but be ye all ready. 'And I,
and all the people that are with me,
wiU approach unto the city; and it
shaU come to pass, when they come
out against us, as at the first, that
we will flee before them. 'And they
wiU come out after us, till we have
drawn them away from the city; for
they will say: They flee before us, as
at the first; so we will flee before
them. 'And ye shaU rise up from the
ambush, and take possession of the
city; for the Lord your God wiU de
Uver it into your hand. 'And it shaU
be, when ye have seized upon the
city, that ye shaU set the city on fire;
according to the word of the Lord
shaU ye do; see, I have commanded

you.' 9And Joshua sent them forth;
and they went to the ambushment,
and abode between Beth-el and Ai,
on the west side of Ai; but Joshua
lodged that night among the people.
"And Joshua rose up early in the
morning, and numbered the people,
and went up, he and the elders of
Israel, before the people to Ai. "And
aU the people, even the men of war
that were with him, went up, and
drew nigh, and came before the city,
and pitched on the north side of Ai —
now there was a vaUey between him
and Ai. "And he took about five
thousand men, and set them in am
bush between Beth-el and Ai, on the
west side of Ai. "So the people set
themselves in array, even aU the host
that was on the north of the city,
their rear lying in wait on the west of
the city; and Joshua went that night
into the midst of the vale. "And it
came to pass, when the king of Ai saw
it, that the men of the city hastened
and rose up early and went out against
Israel to battle, he and aU his peo
ple, at the time appointed, in front
of the Arabah; but he knew not that
there was an ambush against him be
hind the city. "And Joshua and all
Israel made as if they were beaten
before them, and fled by the way of
the wilderness. "And aU the people
that were in Ai were called together
to pursue after them; and they pur
sued after Joshua, and were drawn
away from the city. "And there was
not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that
went not out after Israel; and they
left the city open, and pursued after
Israel. "And the Lord said unto Joshua:
'Stretch out the javelin that is in thy
hand toward Ai; for I wUl give it into
thy hand.' And Joshua stretched out
the javelin that was in his hand to-

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ward the city. "And the ambush
arose quickly out of their place, and
they ran as soon as he had stretched
out his hand, and entered into the
¦ city, and took it; and they hastened
and set the city on fire. 20And when
the men of Ai looked behind them,
they saw, and, behold, the smoke
of the city ascended up to heaven,
and they had no power to flee this
way or that way; and the people that
fled to the wilderness turned back
upon the pursuers. 2IAnd when Josh
ua and aU Israel saw that the am
bush had taken the city, and that the
smoke of the city ascended, then they
turned back, and slew the men of Ai.
22And the other came forth out of the
city against them; so they were in the
midst of Israel, some on this side, and
some on that side; and they smote
them, so that they let none of them
remain or escape. ^And the king of
Ai they took ahve, and brought him
to Joshua.
MAnd it came to pass, when Israel
had made an end of slaying aU the
inhabitants of Ai in the field, even in
the wilderness wherein they pursued
them, and they were all faUen by the
edge of the sword, until they were con
sumed, that aU Israel returned unto
Ai, and smote it with the edge of the
sword. 25And aU that feU that day,
both of men and women, were twelve
thousand, even all the men of Ai.
26For Joshua drew not back his hand,
wherewith he stretched out the jave-
Un, until he had utterly destroyed
aU the inhabitants of Ai. "Only the
cattle and the spoil of that city Israel
took for a prey unto themselves, ac
cording unto the word of the Lord
which He commanded Joshua. 28So
Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap
for ever, even a desolation, unto this
day. 29And the king of Ai he hanged

on a tree until the eventide; and at the
going down of the sun Joshua com
manded, and they took his carcass
down from the tree, and cast it at the
entrance of the gate of the city, and
raised thereon a great heap of stones,
unto this day.
'Then Joshua built an altar unto
the Lord, the God of Israel, in mount
Ebal, 31as Moses the servant of the
Lord commanded the children of
Israel, as it is written in the book of
the law of Moses, an altar of unhewn
stones, upon which no man had lifted
up any iron; and they offered thereon
burnt-offerings unto the Lord, and
sacrificed peace-offerings. 32And he
wrote there upon the stones a copy
of the law of Moses, which he wrote
before the children of Israel. 33And
aU Israel, and their elders and officers,
and their judges, stood on this side
the ark and on that side before the
priests the Levites, that bore the ark
of the covenant of the Lord, as well
the stranger as the home-born; half
of them in front of mount Gerizim,
and half of them in front of mount
Ebal; as Moses the servant of the
Lord had commanded at the first,
that they should bless the people of
Israel. MAnd afterward he read all
the words of the law, the blessing and
the curse, according to aU that is
written in the book of the law. There
was not a word of all that Moses
commanded, which Joshua read not
before aU the assembly of IsraeL
and the women, and the little ones,
and the strangers that walked among
them. Q And it came to pass, when aU the
kings that were beyond the Jordan,
in the hiU-country, and in the Low
land, and on aU the shore of the Great
Sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite,
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Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebu
site, heard thereof, Hhat they gathered
themselves together, to fight with
Joshua and with Israel, with one ac
cord. 'But when the inhabitants of Gibeon
heard what Joshua had done unto
Jericho and to Ai, *they also did work
wilily, and went and made as if they
had been ambassadors, and took old
sacks upon their asses, and wine
skins, worn and rent and patched up;
'and worn shoes and clouted upon
their feet, and worn garments upon
them; and all the bread of their pro
vision was dry and was become crumbs.
'And they went to Joshua unto the
camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and
to the men of Israel: 'We are come
from a far country; now therefore
make ye a covenant with us.' 'And
the men of Israel said unto the Hi-
vites: 'Peradventure ye dweU among
us; and how shaU we make a covenant
with you?' 'And they said unto
Joshua: 'We are thy servants.' And
Joshua said unto them: 'Who are
ye? and from whence come ye?' 'And
they said unto him: 'From a very
far country thy servants are come
because of the name of the Lord thy
God; for we have heard the fame of
Him, and aU that He did in Egypt,
"and aU that He did to the two kings
of the Amorites, that were beyond
the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon,
and to Og king of Bashan, who was
at Ashtaroth. "And our elders and
all the inhabitants of our country
spoke to us, saying: Take provision
in your hand for the journey, and go
to meet them, and say unto them:
We are your servants; and now make
ye a covenant with us. This our
bread we took hot for our provision
out of our houses on the day we came
forth to go unto you; but now, be

hold, it is dry, and is become crumbs.
"And these wine-skins, which we filled,
were new; and, behold, they are rent.
And these our garments and our shoes
are worn by reason of the very long
journey.' "And the men took of their
provision, and asked not counsel at
the mouth of the Lord. "And Joshua
made peace with them, and made a
covenant with them, to let them live;
and the princes of the congregation
swore unto them.
"And it came to pass at the end
of three days after they had made a
covenant with them, that they heard
that they were their neighbours, and
that they dwelt among them. "And
the children of Israel journeyed, and
came unto their cities on the third
day. Now their cities were Gibeon,
and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and
Kiriath-jearim. "And the children
of Israel smote them not, because
the princes of the congregation had
sworn unto them by the Lord, the
God of Israel. And aU the congrega
tion murmured against the princes.
"But aU the princes said unto aU the
congregation: 'We have sworn unto
them by the Lord, the God of Israel;
now therefore we may not touch them.
This we wiU do to them, and let them
Uve; lest wrath be upon us, because
of the oath which we swore unto them.'
2IAnd the pririces said concerning them :
'Let them Uve'; so they became hew
ers of wood and drawers of water unto
aU the congregation, as the princes had
spoken concerning them. 22 And Joshua
caUed for them, and he spoke unto
them, saying: * Wherefore have ye
beguiled us, saying: We are very
far from you, when ye dweU among
us? ^Now therefore ye are cursed,
and there shaU never fail to be of
you bondmen, both hewers of wood
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my God.' ^And they answered
Joshua, and said : ' Because it was cer
tainly told thy servants, how that the
Lord thy God commanded His serv
ant Moses to give you aU the land,
and to destroy aU the inhabitants of
the land from before you; therefore we
were sore afraid for our Uves because
of you, and have done this thing.
2'And now, behold, we are in thy hand:
as it seemeth good and right unto
thee to do unto us, do.' 2'And so did
he unto them, and dehvered them out
of the hand of the children of Israel,
that they slew them not. "And
Joshua made them that day hewers of
wood and drawers of water for the
congregation, and for the altar of the
Lord, unto this day, in the place
which He should choose.
~l' C\ Now it came to pass, when
Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem
heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and
had utterly destroyed it; as he had
done to Jericho and her king, so he
had done to Ai and her king; and
how the inhabitants of Gibeon had
made peace with Israel, and were
among them; 2that they feared greatly,
because Gibeon was a great city, as
one of the royal cities, and because
it was greater than Ai, and all the men
thereof were mighty. 'Wherefore
Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent
unto Hoham king of Hebron, and
unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto
Japhia king of Lachish, and unto
Debir king of Eglon, saying: 4'Come
up unto me, and help me, and let us
smite Gibeon; for it hath made peace
with Joshua and with the children of
Israel.' Therefore the five kings of
the Amorites, the king of Jersualem,
the king of Hebron, the king of Jar
muth, the king of Lachish, the king of
Eglon, gathered themselves together,
and werit up, they and aU their hosts,

and encamped against Gibeon, and
made war against it. *And the men of
Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp
to GUgal, saying : ' Slack not thy hands
from thy servants; come up to us
quickly, and save us, and help us;
for all the kings of the Amorites that
dweU in the hiU-country are gathered
together against us.' 'So Joshua went
up from Gilgal, he, and aU the people
of war with him, and aU the mighty
men of valour.
'And the Lord said unto Joshua:
'Fear them not; for I have dehvered
them into thy hand; there shall not a
man of them stand against thee.'
'Joshua therefore came upon them
suddenly; for he went up from GUgal
aU the night. "And the Lord dis
comfited them before Israel, and slew
them with a great slaughter at Gibeon;
and they chased them by the way of
the ascent of Beth-horon, and smote
them to Azekah, and unto Makke-
dah. "And it came to pass, as they
fled from before Israel, while they
were at the descent of Beth-horon,
that the Lord cast down great stones
from heaven upon them unto Azekah,
and they died; they were more who
died with the hailstones than they
whom the chUdren of Israel slew with
the sword.
Then spoke Joshua to the Lord
in the day when the Lord delivered,
up the Amorites before the children
of Israel; and he said in the sight of
Israel: 'Sun, stand thou stiU upon Gibeon;
And thou, Moon, in the vaUey of
Aijalon.'
"And the sun stood stiU, and the
moon stayed,
UntU the nation had avenged them
selves of their enemies.
Is not this written in the book of
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midst of heaven, and hasted not to
go down about a whole day. "And
there was no day like that before it or
after it, that the Lord hearkened un
to the voice of a man; for the Lord
fought for Israel.
"And Joshua returned, and aU Israel
with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
"And these five kings fled, and hid
themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
"And it was told Joshua, saying:
'The five kings are found, hidden in
the cave at Makkedah.' "And Joshua
said: 'RoU great stones unto the
mouth of the cave, and set men by
it to keep them; "but stay not ye;
pursue after your enemies, and smite
the hindmost of them; suffer them
not to enter into their cities; for the
Lord your "God hath dehvered them
into your hand.' 20And it came to
pass, when Joshua and the children
of Israel had made an end of slaying
them with a very great slaughter,
tiU they were consumed, and the
remnant which remained of them had
entered into the fortified cities, 21that
aU the people returned to the camp
to Joshua at Makkedah in peace;
none whetted his tongue against any
of the children of Israel. Then said
Joshua : ' Open the mouth of the cave,
and bring forth those five kings unto
me out of the cave.' MAnd they did
so, and brought forth those five kings
unto him out of the cave, the king of
Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the
king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish,
the king of Eglon. 24And it came to
pass, when they brought forth those
kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called
for all the men of Israel, and said unto
the chiefs of the men of war that
went with him: 'Come near, put your
feet upon the necks of these- kings.'
And they came near, and put their
feet upon the necks of them. 25And

Joshua said unto them: fFear not,
nor be dismayed; be strong and of
good courage; for thus shaU the Lord
do to aU your enemies' against whom
ye fight.' 26And afterward Joshua
smote them, and put them to death,
and hanged them on five trees; and
they were hanging upon the trees un
til the evening. "And it came to pass
at the time of the going down of the
sun, that Joshua commanded, and
they took them down off the trees,
and cast them into the cave wherein
they had hidden themselves, and laid
great stories on the mouth of the cave,
unto this very day.
28And Joshua took Makkedah on
that day, and smote it with the edge
of the sword, arid the king thereof; he
utterly destroyed them and all the
souls that were therein, he left none
remaining; and he did to the king of
Makkedah as he had done unto the
king of Jericho.
29And Joshua passed from Makke
dah, and aU Israel with him, unto
Libnah, and fought against Libnah.
"And the Lord dehvered it also, and
the king thereof, into the hand of
Israel; and he smote it with the edge
of the sword, and aU the souls that
were therein; he left none remaining
in it; and he did unto the king thereof
as he had done unto the king of
Jericho. 31And Joshua passed from Libnah,
and all Israel with him, unto Lachish,
and encamped against it, and fought
against it. 32And the Lord delivered
Lachish into the hand of Israel, and
he took it on the second day, and
•smote it with the edge of the sword,
and aU the souls that were therein,
according to aU that he had done to
Libnah. Then Horam king of Gezer came
up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote

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him and his people, until he had left
him none remaining.
, MAnd Joshua passed from Lachish,
and aU Israel 'with him, unto Eglon;
and they encamped against it, and
fought against it. 35And they took
it on that day, and smote it with the
edge of the sword, and aU the souls
that were therein he utterly destroyed
that day, according to aU that he
had done to Lachish.
3'And Joshua went up from Eglon,
and aU Israel with him, unto Hebron;
and they fought-against it. "And they
took it, and smote it with the edge of
the sword, and the king thereof, and
aU the cities thereof, and aU the souls
that were therein; he left none re
maining, according to all that he
had done to Eglon; but he utterly
destroyed it, and aU the souls that
were therein.
38And Joshua turned back, and aU
Israel with him, to Debir; and fought
against it. 39And he took it, and the
king thereof, and all the cities thereof;
and they smote them with the edge
of the sword, and utterly destroyed
aU the souls that were therein; he
left none remaining; as he had done to
Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the
king thereof; as he had done also to
Libnah, and to the king thereof.
40So Joshua smote aU the land, the
hiU-country, and the South, and the
Lowland, and the slopes, and aU
their kings; he left none remaining;
but he utterly destroyed all that
breathed, as the Lord, the God of
Israel, commanded. ^And Joshua
smote them from Kadesh-barnea even
unto Gaza, and aU the country of
Goshen, even unto Gibeon. 42And
aU these kings and their land did
Joshua take at one time, because the
Lord, the God of Israel, fought for
Israel. '"And Joshua returned, and

all Israel with him, unto the camp to
Gilgal. "j "| And it came to pass, when Jabin
x x king of Hazor heard thereof,
that he sent to Jobab king of Madon,
and to the king of Shimron, and to
the king of Achshaph, 2and to the
kings that were on the north, in
the hiU-country and in the Arabah
south of Chinneroth, and in the
Lowland, and in the regions of Dor
on the west, 3to the Canaanite on
the east and on 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 Mizpah. 4And
they went out, they and aU their
hosts with them, much people, even
as the sand that is upon the sea-shore
in multitude, with horses and chariots
very many. 'And aU these kings met
together; and they came and pitched
together at the waters of Merom, to
fight with Israel.
'And the Lord said unto Joshua:
'Be not afraid because of them; for
to-morrow at this time wiU I deliver
them up aU slain before Israel; thou
shalt hough their horses, and burn
their chariots with fire.' 'So Joshua
eame, and aU the people of war with
him, against them by the waters of
Merom suddenly, and feU upon them.
'And the Lord dehvered them into
the hand of Israel, and they smote
them, and chased them unto great
Zidon, and unto Misrephoth-maimj
and unto the valley of Mizpeh easV
ward; and they smote them, until
they left them none remaining. 'And
Joshua did unto them as the Lord
bade him; he houghed their horses,
and burnt their chariots with fire.
"And Joshua turned back at that
time, and took Hazor, and smote the
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beforetime was the head of aU those
kingdoms. "And they smote aU the
souk that were therein with the
edge of the sword, utterly destroying
them; there was none left that
breathed; and he burnt Hazor with
fire. "And all the cities of those kings,
and aU the kings of them, did Joshua
take, and he smote them with the
edge of the sword, and utterly de
stroyed them; as Moses the servant
of the Lord commanded. "But as
for the cities that stood on their
mounds, Israel burned none of them,
save Hazor only — that did Joshua
burn. "And all the spoil of these
cities, and the cattle, the children
of Israel took for a prey unto them
selves; but every man they smote
with the edge of the sword, until
they had destroyed them, neither left
they any that breathed, "As the
Lord commanded Moses His serv
ant,, so did Moses command Joshua;
and so did Joshua; he left nothing
undone of aU that the Lord com
manded Moses.
"So Joshua took all that land, the
hiU-country, and aU the South, and
aU the land of Goshen, and the Low
land, and the Arabah, and the hill-
country of Israel, and the Lowland of
the same; ."from the bare mountain,
that goeth up to Seir, even unto
Baal-gad in the vaUey of Lebanon un
der mount Hermon; and all their
kings he took, and smote them, and
put them to death. "Joshua made
war a long time with aU those kings..
"There was not a city that made
peace with the children of Israel,
save the Hivites the inhabitants of
Gibeon; they took all in battle.
20For it was of the Lord to harden
their hearts, to come against Israel
in battle, that they might be utterly
destroyed, that they might have no

favour, but that they might be de
stroyed, as the Lord commanded
Moses. 21And Joshua caine at that time,
and cut off the Anakim from the hill-
country, from Hebron, from Debir,
from Anab, and from aU the hiU-
country of Judah, and from aU the
hiU-country of Israel; Joshua utterly
destroyed them with their cities.
There was none of the Anakim left
in the land of the children of Israel;
only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod,
did some remain. ^So Joshua took
the whole land, according to aU that
the Lord spoke unto Moses; and
Joshua gave it for an inheritance
unto Israel according to their divisions
by their tribes. And the land had
rest from war.
1 O Now these are the kings of the
land, whom the children of
Israel smote, and possessed their
land beyond the Jordan toward the
sunrising, from the vaUey of Arnon
unto mount Hermon, and aU the
Arabah eastward: 2Sihon king of
the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon,
and ruled from Aroer, which is on the
edge of the valley of Arnon, and the
middle of the valley, and half Gilead,
even unto the river Jabbok, the bor
der of the children of Ammon; 'and
the Arabah unto the sea of Chinneroth,
eastward, and unto the sea of the
Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward,
the way to Beth-jeshimoth; and on
the south, under the slopes of Pisgah;
4and the border of Og king of Bashan,
of the remnant of the Rephaim, who
dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
'and ruled in mount Hermon, and in
Salcah, and in aU Bashan, unto the
border of the Geshurites and the
Maacathites, and half GUead, even
unto the border of Sihon king of
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Lord and, the children of Israel smote
them; -and Moses the servant of the
Lord gave it for a possession unto the
Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the
half-tribe of Manasseh.
'And these are the kings of the land
whom Joshua and the children of
Israel smote beyond the Jordan west
ward, from Baal-gad in the valley of
Lebanon even unto the bare moun
tain, that goeth up to Seir; and Joshua
gave it unto the tribes of Israel for a
possession according to their divisions;
'in the hiU-country, and in the Low
land, and in the Arabah, and in the
slopes, and in the wilderness, and in
the South; the Hittite, the Amorite,
and the Canaanite, the Perizzite,
the Hivite, and the Jebusite:
'the king of Jericho, one;
the king of Ai, which is beside
Beth-el, one;
"the king of Jerusalem, one;
the king of Hebron, one;
"the king of Jarmuth, one ;
the king of Lachish, one;
"the king of Eglon, one;
the king of Gezer, one;
"the king of Debir, one;
the king of Geder, one;
"the king of Hormah, one;
the king of Arad, one;
"the king of Libnah, one;
the king of' Adullam, one;
"the king of Makkedah, one;
the king of Beth-el, one;
"the king of Tappuah, one;
the king of Hepher, one;
"the king of Aphek, one;
the king of the Sharon, one;
"the king of Madon, one;
the king of Hazor, one;
20the king of Shimron-meron, one;
the king of Achshaph, one;
21 the king of Taanach, one;
the king of Megiddo, one;
22the king of Kedesh, one;

the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
23the king of Dor in the region of
Dor, one;
the king of Goiim in the Gilgal, one;
24the king of Tirzah, one.
AU the kings thirty and one.
"j O Now Joshua was old and weU
stricken in years; and the Lord
said unto him: Thou art old and
well stricken in years, and there re
maineth yet very much land to be
possessed. This is the land that yet
remaineth: all the regions of the
PhiUstines, and aU, the Geshurites;
'from the Shihor, which is before
Egypt, even unto the border of Ekron
northward — which is counted to the
Canaanites; the five lords of the
PhiUstines: the Gazite, and the Ash-
dodite, the Ashkelonite, the Glttite,
and the Ekronite; also the Awim
4on the south; all the land of the
Canaanites, and Mearah that be-
longeth to the Zidonians, unto Aphek,
to the border of the Amorites; 'and
the land of the Gebalites, and all
Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from
Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto
the entrance of Hamath; 'aU the
inhabitants of the hill-country from
Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, even
all the Zidonians; them wiU I drive
out from before the children of Israel;
only allot thou it unto Israel for an
inheritance, as I have commanded
thee. 'Now therefore divide this land
for an inheritance unto the nine
tribes, and the half -tribe of Manasseh.'
8With him the Reubenites and the Gad
ites received their inheritance, which
Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan
eastward, even as, Moses the servant of
the Lord gave them; 9from Aroer, that
is on the edge of the valley of Arnon, .
and the city that is in the middle
of the valley, and all the table-land
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the cities of Sihon king of the Amor
ites, who reigned in Heshbon, unto
the border of the children of Ammon;
"and Gilead, and the border of the
Geshurites and Maacathites, and all
mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto
Salcah; "aU the kingdom of Og in
Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth
and in Edrei — the same was left of
the remnant of the Rephaim — for
these did Moses smite, and drove
them out. "Nevertheless the children
of Israel drove not out the Geshurites,
nor the Maacathites; but Geshur and
Maacath dwelt in the midst of Israel
unto this day. "Only unto the tribe
of Levi he gave no inheritance; the
offerings of the Lord, the God of
Israel, made by fire are his inheritance,
as He spoke unto him.
"And Moses gave unto the tribe of
the children of Reuben according to
their famihes. "And their border was
from Aroer, that is on the edge of
the valley of Arnon, and the city that
is in the middle of the valley, and all
the table-land by Medeba; "Hesh
bon, and aU her cities that are in the
table-land; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal,
and Beth-baal-meon; "and Jahaz,
and Kedemoth, and Mephaath; "and
Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zereth-
shahar in the mount of the vaUey;
20and Beth-peor, and the slopes of
Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth; 21and all
the cities of the table-land, and all
the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amor
ites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom
Moses smote with the chiefs of Midian,
Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur,
and Reba, the princes of Sihon, that
. dwelt in the land. 22Balaam also the
son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the
children of Israel slay with the sword
among the rest of their slain. ^And
as for the border of the children of
Reuben, the Jordan was their border.

This was the inheritance of the children
of Reuben according to their famihes,
the cities and the villages thereof.
24 And Moses gave unto the tribe of
Gad, unto the children of Gad, ac
cording to their families. 25And their
border was Jazer, and aU the cities
of Gilead, and half the land of the
children of Ammon, unto Aroer that
is before Rabbah; 26and from Heshbon
unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim;
and from Mahanaim unto the border
of Lidbir; "and in the valley, Beth-
haram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth,
and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom
of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan
being the border thereof, unto the
uttermost part of the sea of Chinnereth
beyond the Jordan eastward. This
is the inheritance of the children of
Gad according to their famihes, the
cities and the villages thereof.
29And Moses gave inheritance unto
the half-tribe of Manasseh; and it was
for the half-tribe of the children of
Manasseh according to their families.
"And their border was from Mahanaim,
all Bashan, aU the kingdom of Og
king of Bashan, and all the viUages
of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore
cities ; 31and half Gilead, and Ashtaroth,
and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of
Og in Bashan, were for the children
of Machir the son of Manasseh, even
for the half of the children of Machir
according to their famihes.
These are the inheritances which
Moses distributed in the plains of
Moab, beyond the Jordan at Jericho,
eastward. Tut unto the tribe of
Levi Moses gave no inheritance; the
Lord, the God of Israel, is their in
heritance, as He spoke unto them.
"j A And these are the inheritances
which the children of Israel took
in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar
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and the heads of the fathers' houses of
the tribes of the children of Israel,
distributed unto them, 2by the lot of
their inheritance, as the Lord com
manded by the hand of Moses, for
the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe. —
3For Moses had given the inheritance
of the two tribes and the half-tribe
beyond the Jordan; but unto the
Levites he gave no inheritance among
them . 4For the children of Joseph were
two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim;
and they gave no portion unto the
Levites in the land, save cities to dwell
in, with the open land about them for
their cattle and for their substance. —
'As the Lord commanded Moses, so
the children of Israel did, and they
divided the land.
Then the children of Judah drew
nigh Unto Joshua in Gilgal; and Caleb
the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite
said unto him: 'Thou knowest the
thing that the Lord spoke unto Moses
the man of God concerning me and
concerning thee in Kadesh-barnea.
7Forty years old was I when Moses
the servant of the Lord sent me from
Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land;
and I brought him back word as it
was in my heart. 'Nevertheless my
brethren that went up with me made
the heart of the people melt; but I
wholly foUowed the Lord my God.
'And Moses swore on that day, say
ing: Surely the land whereon thy
foot hath trodden shall be an inher
itance to thee and to thy children for
ever, because thou hast whoUy fol
lowed the Lord my God. "And
now, behold, the Lord hath kept me
alive, as He spoke, these forty and
five years, from the time that the
Lord spoke this word unto Moses,
while Israel walked in the wilderness;
and now, lo, I am this day fourscore
and five years old. "As yet I am as

strong this day as I was in the day
that Moses sent me; as my strength
was then, even so is my strength now,
for war, and to go out and to come in,
"Now therefore give me this mountain,
whereof the Lord spoke in that day;
for thou heardest in that day how the
Anakim were there, and cities great
and fortified; it may be that the Lord
will be with me, and I shall drive
them out, as the Lord spoke.' "And
Joshua blessed him; and he gave
Hebron unto Caleb the son of Je*
phunneh for an inheritance. "There^
fore Hebron became the inheritance
of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the
Kenizzite, unto this day; because that
he wholly foUowed the Lord, the God
of Israel. "Now the name of Hebron
beforetime was aKiriath-arba, which
Arba was the greatest man among the
Anakim. And the land had rest from

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278

And the lot for the tribe of the
children of Judah according to
their famiUes was unto the border
of Edom, even to the wUderness of
Zin southward, at the uttermost part
of the south. 2And their south border
was from the uttermost part of the
Salt Sea, from the bay that looked
southward. 'And it went out souths
ward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and
passed along to Zin, and went up by
the south of Kadesh-barnea,' and
passed along by Hezron, and went up
to Addar, and turned about to Karka.
4And it passed along to Azmon, and
went out at the Brook of Egypt; and
the goings out of the border were at
the sea; this shaU be your south
border. 'And the east border was.
the Salt Sea, even unto the end of
the Jordan. And the border of the
north side was from the bay of the
sea at the end of the Jordan. 'And
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and passed along by the north of
Beth-arabah; and the border went up
to the Stone of Bohan the son of
Reuben. 'And the border went up
to Debir from the valley of Achor,
and so northward, looking toward
GUgal, that is over against the ascent
of Adummim, which is on the south
side of the brook; and the border
passed along to the waters of En-
shemesh, and the goings out thereof
were at En-rogel. 'And the border
went up by the Valley of the son of
Hinnom unto the side of the Jebusite
southward — the same is Jerusalem —
and the border went up to the top of
the mountain that lieth before the
Valley of Hinnom westward, which is
at the uttermost part of the vale of
Rephaim northward. 'And the border
was drawn from the top of the moun
tain unto the fountain of the waters of
Nephtoah, and went out to the cities
of mount Ephron; and the border
was drawn to Baalah — the same is
Kiriath-jearim. "And the border
turned about from Baalah westward
unto mount Seir, and passed along
unto the side of mount Jearim on
the north — the same is Chesalon —
and went down to Beth-shemesh, and
passed along by Timnah. "And the
border went out unto the side of Ekron
northward; and the border was drawn
to Shikkeron, and passed along to
mount Baalah, and went out at
Jabneel; and the goings out of the
border were at the sea. "And as
for the west border, the Great Sea was
the border thereof. This is the bor
der of the children of Judah round
about according to their famiUes.
"And unto Caleb the son of Je
phunneh he gave a portion among the
children of Judah, according to the
commandment of the Lord to Joshua,
even Kiriath-arba, which Arba was

the father of Anak — the same is He
bron. "And Caleb drove out thence
the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and
Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of
Anak. "And he went up thence against
the inhabitants of Debir — now the
name of Debir bef oretime was Kiriath-
sepher. "And Caleb said: 'He that
smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh
it, to him will I give Achsah my
daughter to wife.' "And Othniel the
son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb,
took it; and he gave him Achsah his
daughter to wife. "And it came to
pass, when she came unto him, that
she persuaded him to ask of her father
a field; and she ahghted from off her
ass; and Caleb said unto her: 'What
wouldest thou?' "And she said:
'Give me a blessing; for that thou
hast set me in the "Southland, give
me therefore springs of water.' And
he gave her the Upper Springs and the
Nether Springs.
This is the inheritance of the tribe
of the children of Judah according
to their families.
21And the cities at the uttermost
part of the tribe of the children of
Judah toward the border of Edom in
the South were Kabzeel, and Eder,
and Jagur; 22and Kinah, and Dimonah,
and Adadah; 23and Kedesh, and
Hazor, and Ithnan; ^Ziph, and Telem,
and Bealoth; 25and Hazor, and
Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron
— the same is Hazor; 2'Amam, and
Shema, and Moladah; "and Hazar-
gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-pelet;
28and Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and
Biziothiah; 29Baalah, and Iim, and
Ezem; "and Eltolad, and Chesil, and
Hormah; 31and Ziklag, and Madman-
nah, and Sansannah; 32and Lebaoth,
and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon;
all the cities are twenty and nine, with
their villages.

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33In the Lowland: Eshtaol, and
Zorah, and Ashnah; 34and Zanoah, and
En-rgannim, Tappuah, and Enam;
35Jarmuth, and AduUam, Socoh, and
Azekah; "and Shaaraim, and Adi-
thaim, and Gederah, with Gederoth-
aim ; fourteen cities with their villages.
"Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-
gad; 38and Dilan, and Mizpeh, and
Joktheel; 39Lachish, and Bozkath, and
Eglon; 40and Cabbon, and Lahmas,
and Chithlish; "and Gederoth, Beth-
dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah;
sixteen cities with their viUages.
Tibnah, and Ether* and Ashan;
^and Iphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib;
""and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mare-
shah; nine cities with their villages.
45Ekron, with its towns and its vil
lages; 46from Ekron even unto the sea,
all that were by the side of Ashdod,
with their villages.
47 Ashdod, its towns and its viUages;
Gaza, its towns and its villages; unto
the Brook of Egypt, the Great Sea
being the border thereof.
48And in the hiU-country: Shamir,
and Jattir, and Socoh; 49and Dannah,
and Kiriath-sannah — the same is De
bir; "and Anab, and Eshtemoh, and
Anim; 51and Goshen, and Holon, and
Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.
52 Arab, and Rumah, and Eshan;
"and Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and
Aphekah; '4and Humtah, and Kiriath-
arba — the same is Hebron, and Zior;
nine cities with their villages.
"Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and
Juttah; "and Jezreel, and Jokdeam,
and Zanoah; "Kain, Gibeah, and Tim
nah; ten cities with their villages.
"HaUiul, Beth-zur, and Gedor;
"and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and
Eltekon; six cities with their viUages.
"Kiriath-baal — the same is Kiriath-
jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with
their villages.

61In the wilderness: Beth-arabah,
Middin, and Secacah; "and Nibshan;
and the City of Salt, and En-gedi;
six cities with their viUages.
63 And as for the Jebusites, the in
habitants of Jerusalem, the children
of Judah could not drive them, out;
but the Jebusites dwelt with the chil
dren of Judah at Jerusalem, unto this
day. "| Ci And the lot for the chUdren of
Joseph went out from the Jor
dan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho
on the east, going up from Jericho
through the hill-country to the wilder
ness, even to Beth-el. 2And it went
out from Beth-el-luz, and passed
along unto the border of the Archites
to Ataroth. 'And it went down west
ward to the border of the Japhletites;
unto the border of Beth-horon the
nether, even unto Gezer; and the
goings out thereof were at the sea.
"And the children of Joseph, Ma
nasseh and Ephraim, took their in
heritance. 'And the border of the
children of Ephraim according to their
famihes was thus; even the border
of their inheritance eastward was
Atroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the up
per. 'And the border went out west
ward, Michmethath being on the
north; and the border turned about
eastward unto Taanath-shiloh, and
passed along it on the east of Janoah.
'And it went down from Janoah to
Ataroth,. and to Naarah, and reached
unto Jericho, and went out at the
Jordan. 'From Tappuah the border
went along westward to the brook of
Kanah; and the goings out thereof
were at the sea. This is the inherit
ance of the tribe of the children of
Ephraim according to their families;
'together with the cities wliich were
separated for the children of Ephraim
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children of Manasseh, all the cities
with their viUages. "And they drove
not out the Canaanites that dwelt in
Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in
the midst of Ephraim, unto this day,
and became servants to do taskwork.
"j fj And this was the lot for the tribe
of Manasseh; for he was the
first-born of Joseph. As for Machir
the first-born of Manasseh, the father
of Gilead, because he was a man of
war, therefore he had Gilead and
Bashan. 2And the lot was for the rest
of the children of Manasseh according
to 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 chil
dren of Shemida; these were the male
children of Manasseh the son of Joseph
according to their families. 'But Ze
lophehad, the son of Hepher, the son
of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son
of Manasseh, had no sons, but daugh
ters; and these are the names of his
daughters: Mahlah, and Noah, Hog-
lah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 4And they
came near before Eleazar the priest,
and before Joshua the son of Nun,
and before the princes, saying: The
Lord commanded Moses to give us
an inheritance among our brethren';
therefore according to the command-
meat of the Lord he gave them an
inheritance among the brethren of
their father. 'And there feU ten parts
to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead
and Bashan, which is beyond the Jor
dan; 'because the daughters of Manas
seh had an inheritance among his sons;
and the land of Gilead belonged unto
the rest of the sons of Manasseh.
7And the border of Manasseh was,
beginning from Asher, Michmethath,
which is before Shechem; and the bor

der went along to the right hand, unto
the inhabitants of En-tappuah. — The
land of Tappuah belonged to Ma
nasseh; but Tappuah on the border
of Manasseh belonged to the children
of Ephraim. — 'And the border went
down unto the brook of Kanah, south
ward of the brook, by cities which be
longed to Ephraim among the cities
of Manasseh; but the border of Ma
nasseh was on the north side of the
brook; and the goings out thereof were
at the sea: "southward it was Ephra
im's, and northward- it was Ma
nasseh's, and the sea was his border;
and they reached to Asher on the
north, and to Issachar on the east.
"And Manasseh had in Issachar and
in Asher /Beth-shean and its towns,
and Ibleam and its towns, and the
inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and
the inhabitants of En-dor and its towns,
and the inhabitants of Taanach and its
towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo
and its towns, even the three regions.
"Yet the children of Manasseh could
not drive out the inhabitants of those
cities ; but the Canaanites were resolved
to dweU in that land. "And it came to
pass, when the children of Israel .were
waxeri strong, that they put the Ca
naanites to taskwork, but did not
utterly drive them out.
"And the children of Joseph spoke
unto Joshua, saying: 'Why hast thou
given me but one lot and one part
for an inheritance, seeing I am a great
people, forasmuch as the Lord hath
blessed me thus?' "And Joshua said
unto them: 'If thou be a great peo
ple, get thee up to the forest, and cut
down for thyself there in the land of
the Perizzites and of the Rephaim;
since the hiU-country of Ephraim is
too narrow for thee.' "And the chil
dren of Joseph said : ' The hiU-country
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Canaanites that dweU in the land of
the valley have chariots of iron, both
they who are in Beth-shean and its
towns, and they who are in the val
ley of Jezreel.' "And Joshua spoke
unto the house of Joseph, even to
Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying:
Thou art a great people, and hast
great power; thou shalt not have one
lot only; "but the lull-country shaU
be thine; for though it is a forest, thou
shalt cut it down, and the goings out
thereof shaU be thine; for thou shalt
drive out the Canaanites, though they
have chariots of iron, and though
they be strong.'
1 Q And the whole congregation of
the children of Israel assembled
themselves together at Shiloh, and
set up the tent of meeting there; and
the land was subdued before them.
2And there remained among the chil
dren of Israel seven tribes, which had
not yet received their inheritance.
'And Joshua said unto the children
of Israel : ' How long are ye slack to go
in to possess the land, which the Lord,
the God of your fathers, hath given
you? 4Appoint for you three men for
each tribe; and I wUl send. them, and
they shall arise, and walk through the
land, and describe it according to their
inheritance; and they shaU come unto
me. 'And they shaU divide it into
seven portions: Judah shaU abide in
his border on the south, and the house
of Joseph shall abide in their border
on the north. 'And ye shall describe
the land into seven portions, and bring
the description hither to me; and I
wiU cast lots for you here before the
Lord our God. 'For the Levites have
no portion among you, for the priest
hood of the Lord is their inheritance;
and Gad and Reuben and the half-
tribe of Manasseh have received their
inheritance beyond the Jordan east

ward, which Moses the servant of the
Lord gave them.'
'And the men arose, and went; and
Joshua charged them that went to
describe the land, saying: 'Go and
walk through the land, and describe
it, and come back to me, and I will
cast lots for you here before the Lord
in Shiloh.' 'And the men went and
passed through the land, and described
it by cities into seven portions in a
book, and they came to Joshua unto
the camp at Shiloh. "And Joshua
cast lots for them in Shiloh before the
Lord; and there Joshua divided the
land unto the children of Israel ac
cording to their divisions.
"And the lot of the tribe of the
children of Benjamin came up ac
cording to their famiUes; and the
border of their lot went out between
the children of Judah and the chil
dren of Joseph; "And their border on
the north side was from the Jordan;
and the border went up to the side
of Jericho on the north, and went up
through the hiU-country westward;
and the goings out thereof were at
the wilderness of Beth-aven. "And
the border passed along from thence
to Luz, to the side of Luz — the same
is Beth-el — southward; and the bor
der went down to Atroth-addar, by
the mountain that Ueth on the south
of Beth-horon the nether. "And the
border was drawn and turned about
on the west side southward, from'tJhe
mountain that Ueth before Beth-horon
southward; and the goings out there
of were at Kiriath-baal — the same is
Kiriath-jearim — a city of the chil
dren of Judah; this was the west side.
"And the south side was from the
uttermost part of Kiriath-jearim, and
the border went out westward, and
went out to the fountain of the waters
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down to the uttermost part of the
mountain that lieth before the VaUey
of the son of Hinnom, which is in the
vale of Rephaim northward; and it
went down to the VaUey of Hinnom,
to the side of the Jebusite southward,
and went down to En-rogel. "And
it was drawn on the north, and went
out at En-shemesh, and went out to
Geliloth, which is over against the
ascent of Adummim; and it went
down to the Stone of Bohan the son of
Reuben. "And it passed along to
the side over against the Arabah
northward, and went down unto the
Arabah. "And the border passed
along to the side of Beth-hoglah
northward; and the goings out of the
border were at the north bay of the
Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jor
dan; this was the south border. 20And
the Jordan was to be the border of it
on the east side. This was the inher
itance of the children of Benjamin, by
the borders thereof round about, ac
cording to their families.
21Now the cities of the tribe of the
children of Benjamin according to
their families were Jericho, and Beth-
hoglah, and Emek-keziz; 22and Beth-
arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el;
Mand Avvim, and Parah, and Oph-
rah; Mand Chephar-ammonah, and
Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with
their viUages: 26Gibeon, and Ramah,
and Beeroth; 2'and Mizpeh, and Che-
phirah, and Mozah; "and Rekem, and
Irpeel,and Taralah; 28and Zela, Eleph,
and the Jebusite — the same is Jeru
salem, Gibeath, and Kiriath; four
teen cities with their viUages. This
is the inheritance of the children of
Benjamin according to their families.
1 Q And the second lot came out for
Simeon, even for the tribe of
the children of Simeon according to

their famihes; and their inheritance
was in the midst of the inheritance
of the children of Judah. 2And they
had for their inheritance Beer-sheba
with Sheba, and Moladah; 'and Hazar-
shual, and Balah, and Ezem; 4and
Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah;
'and Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth%and
Hazar-susah; 'and Beth-lebaoth, and
Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their
viUages: 'Ain, Rimmon, and Ether,
and Ashan; four cities with their vil
lages; 8and aU the villages that were
round about these cities to Baalath-
beer, as far as Rarnah of the South. This
is the inheritance of the tribe of the
children of Simeon according to their
families. 9Out of the allotment of the
children of Judah was the inheritance
of the children of Simeon, for the por
tion of the children of Judah was too
much for them; therefore the children
of Simeon had inheritance in the
midst of their inheritance.
"And the third lot came up for the
children of Zebulun according to their
families; and the border of their in
heritance was unto Sarid. "And their
border went up westward, even to
Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth;
and it reached to the brook that is
before Jokneam. "And it turned from
Sarid eastward toward the sunrising
unto the border of Chisloth-tabor;
and it went out to Dobrath, and
went up to Japhia. "And from thence
it passed along eastward to Gath-
hepher, to Eth-kazin; and it went
out at Rimmon-methoar unto Neah.
"And the border turned about it on
the north to Hannathon; and the
goings out thereof were at the valley
of Iphtahel; "and Kattath, and Na-
halal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and
Beth-lehem; twelve cities with their
villages. This is the inheritance of the
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families, these cities with their viUages.
The fourth lot came out for Issa
char, even for the children of Issachar
according to their famiUes. "And their
border was Jezreel, and ChesuUoth,
and Shunem; "and Hapharaim, and
Shion, and Anaharath; 20and Rabbith,
andtKishion, and Ebez; 21and Remeth,
and' En-gannim, and En-haddah,
and Beth-pazzez; ^and the border
reached to Tabor, and Shahazim, and
Beth-shemesh; and the goings out of
their border were at the Jordan; six
teen cities with their villages. This
is the inheritance of the tribe of the
children of Issachar according to their
famiUes, the cities with their viUages.
24And the fifth lot came out for the
tribe of the children of Asher accord
ing to their famiUes. 2'And their bor
der was Helkath, and HaU, and Beten,
and Achshaph; 2'and Allammelech,
and Amad, and Mishal; and it reached
to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-
hbnath. "And it turned toward the
sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reached
to Zebulun and to the valley of Iphtah-
el northward at Beth-emek and Neiel;
and it went out to Cabul on the left
hand, 28and Ebron, and Rehob, and
Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great
Zidon. 29And' the border turned to
Ramah, and to the fortified city of
Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah;
and the goings out thereof were at the
sea from Hebel to Achzib; "Ummah
also, and Aphek, and Rehob; twenty
and two cities with their villages.
"This is the inheritance of the tribe of
the children of Asher according to their
famihes, these cities with their villages.
The sixth lot came out for the
children, of Naphtah, even for the
children of Naphtali according to their
famiUes. "And their border was from
Heleph, from Elon-bezaanannim, and
Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lak-

kum; and the goings out thereof were
at the Jordan. MAnd the border turned
westward to Aznoth-tabor, and went
out from thence to Hukok; and it
reached to Zebulun on the south, and
reached to Asher on the west, and to
Judah at the Jordan toward the sun-
rising. "And the fortified cities
were Ziddim-zer, and Hammath, and
Rakkath, and Chinnereth; 36and Ada-
mah, and Ramah, and Hazor; "and
Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor;
38and Iron, and Migdal-el, and Horem,
and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh;
nineteen cities with their villages.
This is the inheritance of the tribe
of the children of Naphtah according
to their families, the cities with their
viUages. The seventh lot came out for the
tribe of the children of Dan according
to their famiUes. ^And the border
of their inheritance was Zorah, and
Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh; ^and Shaal-,
abbin, and Aijalon, and Ithlah; ^and
Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron; ^and
Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath;
45and Jehud, and Bene-berak, and
Gath-rimmon; 46and Me-jarkon, and
Rakkon, with the border over against
Joppa. 47And the border of the chil
dren of Dan was too strait for them; so
the children of Dan went up and
fought against Leshem, and took it,
and smote it with the edge of the
sword, and possessed it, and dwelt
therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after
the name of Dan their father. This
is the inheritance of the tribe of the
children of Dan according to their
families, these cities with their villages!
_49When they had made an end of
distributing the land for inheritance
by the borders thereof, the children
of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua
the son of Nun in the midst of them;
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the Lord they gave him the city which
he asked, even Timnath-serah in the
hiU-country of Ephraim; and he buUt
the city, and dwelt therein.
These are the inheritances, which
Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son
of Nun, and the heads of the fathers'
houses of the tribes of the children of
Israel, distributed for inheritance by
lot in Shiloh before the Lord, at the
door. of the tent of meeting. So they
-made an end of dividing the land.
OA And the Lord spoke unto
Joshua, saying: 2'Speak to the
children of Israel, saying: Assign you
the cities of refuge, whereof I spoke
unto you by the hand of Moses;
that the manslayer that kiUeth
any person through error and un
awares may flee thither; and they
shall be unto you for a refuge from
the avenger of blood. 4And he shall
flee unto one of those cities, and
shall stand at the entrance of the
gate of the city, and declare his cause
in the ears of the elders of that city;
and they shall take him into the city
unto them, and give him a place, that
he may dwell among them. 'And if
the avenger of blood pursue after him,
then they shaU not deliver up the man
slayer into his hand; because he smote
his neighbour unawares, and hated
him not beforetime. 'And he shall
dwell in that city, until he stand before
the congregation for judgment, until
the death of the high priest that shall
be in those days; then may the man
slayer return, and come unto his own
city, and unto his own house, unto the
city from whence he fled.'
'And they set apart Kedesh in
Gahlee in the hiU-country of Naph
tah, and Shechem in the hiU-country
of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba — the
same is Hebron— in the hiU-country
of Judah. 'And beyond the Jordan at

Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer
in the wilderness in the table-land
out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ra-
moth in Gilead out of the tribe of
Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the
tribe of Manasseh. These were the
appointed cities for aU the children
of Israel, and for the stranger that so
journeth among them, that whosoever
kiUeth any person through error might
flee thither, and not die by the hand of
the avenger of blood, until he stood
before the congregation.
OI Then came near the heads of
fathers' houses of the Levites
unto Eleazar the priest, and unto
JosKua the. son of Nun, and unto the
heads of fathers' houses of the tribes
of the children of Israel; 2and they
spoke unto them at Shiloh in the land
of Canaan, saying: The Lord com
manded by the hand of Moses to
give us cities to dwell in, with the
open land thereabout for our cattle.'
'And the children of Israel gave unto
the Levites out of their inheritance,
according to the commandment of
the Lord, these cities with the open
land about them.
4And the lot came out for the fam
ilies of the Kohathites; and the chil
dren of Aaron the priest, who were
of the Levites, had by lot out of the
tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of
the Simeonites, and out of the tribe
of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
'And the rest of the children of
Kohath had by lot out of the families
of the. tribe of Ephraim, and out of
the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-
tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
'And the children of Gershon had
by lot out of the families of the tribe
of Issachar, and out of the tribe of
Asher, and out of the tribe of Naph
tali, and out of the half-tribe of Ma
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The children of Merari according
to their families had out of the tribe
of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad,
and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve
cities, 'And the children of Israel gave
by lot unto the Levites these cities
with the open land about them, as
the Lord commanded by the hand of
Moses. 'And they gave out of the tribe of
the chUdren of Judah, and out of the
tribe of the children of Simeon, these
cities which are here mentioned by
name. "And 'they were for the chil
dren of Aaron, of the famiUes of the
Kohathites, who were of the children
of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
"And they gave them Kiriath-arba,
which Arba was the father of "Anak
—the same is Hebron — in the hiU-
country of Judah, with the open land
round about it. "But the^fields of the
city, and the viUages thereof, gave
they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh
for his possession.
"And unto the children of Aaron
the priest they gave Hebron with the
open land about it, the city of refuge
for the manslayer, and Libnah with
the open land about it; "and Jattir
with the open land about it, and
Eshtemoa with the open land about
it; "and Holon with the open land
about it, and Debir with the open
land about it; "and Ain with the open
land about it, and Juttah with the
open land about it, and Beth-shemesh
with the open land about it; nine
cities out of those two tribes. "And
out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon
with the open land about it, Geba
with the open land about it; "Ana-
thoth with the open land a'bout it,
and Almon with the open land about
it; four cities. "All the cities of the
children of Aaron, the priests, were •Heb,

thirteen cities with the open land
about them.
20And the famihes of the children
of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest
of the children of Kohath, they had
the cities of their lot out of the tribe of
Ephraim. 21And they gave them She
chem with the open land about it
in the hiU-country of Ephraim, the
city of refuge for the manslayer, and
Gezer with the open land about it;
22and Kibzaim with the open land
about it, and Beth-horon with the
open land about it; four cities. 23And
out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with
the Ppen land about it, Gibbethon
with the open land about it; ^Aijalon
with the open land about it, Gath-
rimmon with the open land about it;
four cities. 2'And out of the half-
tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with the
open land about it, and Gath-rimmon
with the open land about it; two
cities. 26A11 the cities of the famihes
of the rest of the children of Kohath
were ten with the open land about
them. "And unto the children of Gershon,
of the famiUes of the Levites, out of
the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave
Golan in Bashan with the open land
about it, the city of refuge for the
manslayer; and Beeshterah with the
open land about it; two cities. 2'And
out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion
with the open land about it, Dob-
rath with the open land about it;
29Jarmuth with the open land about
it, En-gannim with the open land
about it; four cities. "And out of
the tribe of Asher, Mishal with the
open land about it, Abdon with the
open land about it; 31Helkath with
the open land about it, and Rehob'
with the open land about it; four
cities. 32And out of the tribe of Naph-
taU, Kedesh in Gafilee with the open
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land about it, 'the city of refuge for
the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor
with the open land about it, and
Kartan with the open land about it;
three cities. "AU the cities of the
Gershonites according to their famiUes
were thirteen cities with the open
land about them.
^And unto the famiUes of the chil
dren of Merari, the rest of the Levites,
out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam
with the open land about it, and
Kartah with the open land about it;
"Dimnah with the open land about
it, Nahalal with the open land about
it; four cities. [^'And out of the
tribe of Reuben, Bezer with the open
land about it, and Jahaz with the
open land about it; "Kedemoth with
the open land about it, and Mepha-
ath with the open land about it;
four cities.] 38And out of the tribe of
Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with the open
land about it, the city of refuge for
the manslayer, and Mahanaim with
the open land about it; 39Heshbon
with the open land about it, Jazer
with the open land about it; four
cities in all. 40AU these were the
cities of the children of Merari ac
cording to their families, even the
rest of the famiUes of the Levites;
and their lot was twelve cities.
41AU the cities of the Levites —
forty and eight cities with the open
land about them — shall be in the midst
of the possession of the children of
Israel, ^even these cities^ every one
with the open land round about
it; thus it shaU be with aU these
cities. ""So the Lord gave unto Israel all
the land wliich He swore to give unto
their fathers; and they possessed it,
and dwelt therein. 44And the Lord
gave them rest round about, accord
ing to all that He swore unto their

fathers; and there stood not a man
of all their enemies against them;
the Lord delivered all their enemies
into their hand. There failed not
aught of any good thing which the
Lord had spoken unto the house of
Israel; aU came to pass.
OO Then Joshua caUed the Reu
benites, and the Gadites, and
the half-tribe of Manasseh, 2and said
unto them: 'Ye have kept aU that
Moses the servant of the Lord com
manded you, and have hearkened
unto my voice in aU that I com
manded you; 'ye have not left your
brethren these many days unto this
day, but have kept the charge of the
commandment of the Lord your
God. 4And now the Lord your God
hath given rest unto your brethren,
as He spoke unto them; therefore now
turn ye, and get you unto your tents,
unto the land of your possession,
which Moses the servant of the Lord
gave you beyond the Jordan. 'Only
take diligent heed to do the com
mandment and the law, which Moses
the servant of the Lord commanded
you, to love the Lord your God, and
to walk in aU His ways, and to keep
His commandments, and to cleave
unto Him, and to serve Him with all
your heart and with aU your soul,'
'So Joshua blessed them, and sent
them away; and they went unto
their tents.
'Now to the one half-tribe of Ma
nasseh Moses had given inheritance
in Bashan; but unto the other half
gave Joshua among their brethren be
yond the Jordan westward. Moreover
when Joshua sent them away unto
their tents, he blessed them, 8and
spoke unto them, saying: 'Return
with much wealth unto your tents,
and with very much cattle, with sil
ver, and with gold, and with brass,

¦ These two verses, taken from I Chron. vi. 63-64, are excluded from the text in authoritative
codices and placed in the margin.
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and- with iron, and with very much
raiment; divide the spoil of : your
enemies with your brethren.'
9And the children of Reuben and
the children of Gad and the half-
tribe of Manasseh returned, arid de
parted from the children of Israel
out of Shiloh, which is in the land of
Canaan, to go unto the land of Gilead,
to the land of their possession, where
of they were possessed, according to
the commandment of the Lord by the
hand of Moses. "And when they
came unto the region about the Jor
dan, that is in the land of Canaan, the
children of Reuben and the children
of Gad and the half-tribe of Manas
seh built there an altar by the Jordan,
a great altar to look upon. "And
the children of Israel heard say:
'Behold, the children of Reuben and
the children of Gad and the half-tribe
of Manasseh have built an altar in
the forefront of the land of Canaan,
in the region about the Jordan, on the
side that pertaineth to the children
of Israel.' "And when the children of
Israel heard of it, the whole congrega
tion of the children of Israel gathered
themselves together at Shiloh, to. go
Up against them to war.
"And the children of Israel sent
unto the children of Reuben, and to
the children of Gad, and to the half-
tribe of Manasseh, into the land of
Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar
the priest; "and with him ten princes,
one prince of a fathers' house for each
of the tribes of Israel; and they were
every one of them head of their
fathers' houses among the thousands
of Israeh "And they- came unto the
children of Reuben, and to the children
of Gad, and to the half-tribe of
Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead,
and they spoke with them, saying:
?Thus saith the whole congregation

of the Lord: What treachery is this
that ye have committed against the
God of Israel, to turn away this day
frond foUowing the Lord, in that ye
have builded you an altar, to rebel
this day against the Lord? "Is the
iniquity of Peor too Uttle for us, from
wliich we have not cleansed ourselves
unto this day, although there came
a plague upon the congregation of the
Lord, ^that ye must turn away this
day from following the Lord? and it
will be, seeing ye rebel to-day against
the Lord, that to-morrow He wiU be
wroth with the whole congregation of
Israel. "Howbeit, if the land of your
possession be unclean, then pass ye
over unto the land of the possession
of the Lord, wherein the Lord's tab
ernacle dweUeth, and take possession
among us; but rebel not against the
Lord, nor rebel against us, in build
ing you an altar besides the altar of
the Lord our God. 20Did not Achan
the son of Zerah commit a trespass
concerning the devoted thing, and
wrath feU upon aU the congregation
of Israel? and that man perished not
alone in his iniquity.'
Then the children of Reuben and
the children of Gad and the half-tribe
of Manasseh answered, and spoke
unto the heads of the thousands of
Israel: 22'God, God, the Lord, God,
God, the Lord, He knoweth^ and
Israel he shaU know; if it be in- re
bellion, or ff in treachery against the
Lord — save Thou us not this day —
^that we have built us an altar to
turn away from foUowing the Lord;
or if to offer thereon burnt-offering
or meal-offering, or if to offer sacrifices
of peace-offerings thereon, let the
Lord Himself require it;-24and if we
have not rather out of anxiety about
a matter done this, saying: In
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speak unto our children, saying:
What have ye to do with the Lord,
the God of Israel? 25for the Lord hath
made the Jordan a border between us
and you, ye children of Reuben and
children of Gad; ye have no portion
in the Lord; so might your children
make our children cease from fearing
the Lord. Therefore we said: Let
us now prepare to build us an altar,
not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice;
"but it shaU be a witness between us
and you, and between our generations
after us, that we may do the service
of the Lord before Him with our
burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices,
and with our peace-offerings; that
your children may not say to our
children in time to come: Ye have
no portion in the Lord. There
fore said we : It shall be, when they
so say to us or to our generations
in time to come, that we shaU say:
Behold the pattern of the altar of
the Lord, which our fathers made,
not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice;
but it is a witness between us and
you. Tar be it from us that we
should rebel against the Lord, and
turn away this day from following
the Lord, to build an altar for burnt-
offering, for meal-offering, or for
sacrifice, besides the altar of the Lord
our God that is before His tabernacle.'
'"And when Phinehas the priest, and
the princes of the congregation, even
the heads of the thousands of Israel
that were with him, heard the words
that the children of Reuben and the
children of Gad and the children of
Manasseh spoke, it pleased them well.
31And Phinehas the son of Eleazar
the priest said unto the children of
Reuben, and to the children of Gad,
and to the children of Manasseh:
'This day we know that the Lord
is in the midst of us, because ye have

not committed this treachery against
the Lord; now have ye delivered the
children of Israel out of the hand of
the Lord.' 32And Phinehas the son of
Eleazar the priest, and the princes,
returned from the children of Reuben,
and from the children of Gad, out of
the land of Gilead, unto the land of
Canaan, to the children of Israel^ and
brought them back word. 33And the
thing pleased the children of Israel;
and the children of Israel blessed
God, and spoke no more of going up
against them to war, to destroy the
land wherein the children of Reuben
and the children of Gad dwelt.
MAnd the children of Reuben and the
children of Gad caUed the altar  :
'for it is a witness between us that the
Lord is God.'
O O And it came to pass after many
days, when the Lord had given
rest unto Israel from all their enemies
round about, and Joshua was old
and well stricken in years; 'that
Joshua called for all Israel, for their
elders and for their heads, and for
their judges and for their officers,
and said unto them: 'I am old and
weU stricken in years. 3And ye have
seen aU that the Lord your God hath
done unto all these nations because
of you; for the Lord your God, He
it is that hath fought for you. 4Be-
hold, I have aUotted unto you for ah
inheritance, according to your tribes,
these nations that remain, from the
Jordan, with aU the nations that I
have cut off, even unto the Great
Sea toward the goirig down of the
sun. 'And the Lord your God, He
ShaU thrust them out from before you,
and drive them from out of your sight;
and ye shall possess their land, as the
Lord your God spoke unto you.
Therefore be ye very courageous
to keep and to do aU that is written

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in the book of the law of Moses,
that ye turn not aside therefrom to
the right hand or to the left; 'that
ye come not among these nations,
these that remain among you; neither
make mention of the name of their
gods, nor cause to swear by them,
neither , serve them, nor worship
them; 'but cleave unto the Lord your
God, as ye have done unto this day;
9wherefore the Lord hath driven out
from before you great nations and
mighty; but as for you, no man hath
stood against you unto this day.
"One man of you hath chased a
thousand; for the Lord your God, He
it is that fought for you, as He spoke
unto you. "Take good heed therefore
unto yourselves, that ye love the
Lord your God. "Else if ye do in
any wise go back, and cleave unto the
remnant of these nations, even these
that remain among you, and make
marriages with them, and go in unto
them, and they to you; "know for a
certainty that the Lord your God
will no more drive these nations
from out of your sight; but they
shall be a snare and a trap unto you,
and a scourge in your sides, and pricks
in your eyes, until ye perish from off
this good land which the Lord your
God hath given you. "And, behold,
this day I am going the way of all
the earth; consider ye therefore in
all your heart and in all your soul,
that not one thing hath failed of all
the good things which the Lord your
God spoke concerning you; all are
come to pass unto you, not one thing
hath failed thereof. "And it shall
come to pass, that as all the good
things are come upon you of which the
Lord your God spoke unto you, so
shall the Lord bring upon you all the
evil things, until He have destroyed
you from off this, good land which

the Lord your God hath given you.
"When ye transgress- the covenant
of the Lord your God, which He com
manded you, and go and serve other
gods, and worship them; then shall
the anger of the Lord be kindled
against you, and ye shall perish quick
ly from off the good land whiph He
hath given unto you.'
OA And Joshua gathered all the
tribes of Israel to Shechem, and
called for the elders of Israel, and for
their heads, and for their, judges^ and
for their officers; and they presented
themselves before God. 2And Joshua
said unto all the people: Thus saith
the Lord, the God of Israel: Your
fathers dwelt of old time beyond the
River, even Terah, the father of
Abraham, and the father of Nahor;
and they served other gods. 'And
I took your father Abraham from
beyond the River, and led him
throughout all the land of Canaan,
and multiplied his seed, and gave him
Isaac. 4And I gave unto Isaac Jacob
and Esau ; and I gave unto Esau mount
Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his
children went down into. Egypt.
'And I sent Moses and Aaron, and
I plagued Egypt, according to that
which I did in the midst thereof; and
afterward I brought you out. 'And
I brought your fathers out of Egypt;
and ye came unto the sea; and the
Egyptians pursued after your fathers
with chariots and with horsemen unto
the Red Sea. 'And when they cried
out unto the Lord, He put darkness
between you and the Egyptians, and
brought the sea upon them, and
covered them; and your eyes saw
what I did in Egypt; and ye dwelt
in the wilderness many days. 'And
I brought you into the land of
the Amorites, that dwelt beyond the
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arid I gave them into your hand, and
ye possessed their land; and I de
stroyed them from before you. Then
Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab,
arose and fought against Israel; and he
sent and called Balaam the son of
Beor to curse you. "But I would not
hearken unto Balaam; therefore he
even blessed you; so I delivered you
out of his hand. "And ye went over
the Jordan, and came unto Jericho;
and the men of Jericho fought against
you, the Amorite, and the Perizzite,
and the Canaanite, and the Hittite,
and the Girgashite, the Hivite, and
the Jebusite; and I delivered them into
your hand. "And I sent the hornet
before you, which drove them out
from before you, even the two kings
of the Amorites; not with thy sword,
nor with thy bow. "And I gave you a
land whereon thou hadst not laboured,
and cities which ye built not, and ye
dweU therein; of vineyards and ohve-
yards which ye planted not do ye eat.
"Now therefore fear the Lord, and
serve Him in sincerity and in truth;
and put away the gods which your
fathers served beyond the River, and
in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord.
"And if it seem evil unto you to
serve the Lord, choose you this day
whom ye will serve; whether the gods
which your fathers served that were
beyond the River, or the gods of the
Amorites, in whose land ye dwell; but
as for me and my house, we will serve
the Lord.'
"And the people answered and
said : ' Far be it from us that we should
forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;
"for the Lord our God, He it is that
brought us and our fathers up out of
the land of Egypt, from the house of
bondage, and that did those great
signs in our sight, and preserved us in
all the way wherein we went, and

among all the peoples through the
midst of whom we passed; "and the
Lord drove out from before us all the
peoples, even the Amorites that dwelt
in the land; therefore we also wiU
serve the Lord; for He is our God.'
"And Joshua said unto the people:
'Ye cannot serve the Lord; for He is a
holy God; He is a jealous God; He
will not forgive your transgression nor
your sins. 20If ye forsake the Lord,
and serve strange gods, then He will
turn and do you evil, and consume
you, after that He hath done you
good.' 21And the people said unto Joshua:
'Nay; but we will serve the Lord.'
22 And Joshua said unto the people:
'Ye are witnesses against yourselves
that ye have chosen you the Lord,
to serve Him. — And they said: 'We
are witnesses.' — 23Now therefore put
away the strange gods which are
among you, and incline your heart
unto the Lord, the God of Israel.'
24And the people said unto Joshua:
' The Lord our God will we serve, and
unto His voice will we hearken.'
26So Joshua made a covenant with
the people that day, and set them a
statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
26And Joshua wrote these words in the
book of the law of God; and he took a
great stone, and set it up there under
the oak that was by the sanctuary
of the Lord. "And Joshua said unto
all the people: 'Behold, this stone
shall be a witness against us; for it
hath heard all the words of the Lord
which He spoke unto us; it shall be
therefore a witness against you, lest
ye deny your God.' 2'So Joshua sent
the people away, every man unto his
inheritance. 29And it came to pass after these
things, that Joshua the son of Nun,
the servant of the Lord, died, being a

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hundred and ten years old. 30And
they buried him in the border of his
inheritance in Timnath-serah, which
is in the hiU-country of Ephraim, on
the north of the mountain of Gaash.
"And Israel served the Lord all the
days of Joshua, and all the days of
the elders that outlived Joshua, and
had known all the work of the Lord,
that He had wrought for Israel.
32 And the bones of Joseph, wliich the

children of Israel brought up out of
Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in the
parcel of ground which Jacob bought
of the sons of Hamor the father of
Shechem for a hundred pieces of
money; and they became the in
heritance of the children of Joseph.
33And Eleazar the son of Aaron died;
and they buried him in the Hill of
Phinehas his son, which was given
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"| And it came to pass after the
death of Joshua, that the children
of Israel asked of the Lord, saying:
'Who shall go up for us first against
the Canaanites, to fight against them?'
2And the Lord said: 'Judah shaU go
up; behold, I have deUvered the land
into his hand.' 3And Judah said unto
Simeori his brother: 'Come up with
me into my lot, that we may fight
against the Canaanites; and I like
wise will go with thee into thy lot.'
So Simeon went with him. 4And
Judah went up; and the Lord de
livered the Canaanites and the Periz
zites into their hand; and they smote
of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
'And they found Adoni-bezek in Be
zek; and they fought against him,
and they smote the Canaanites and
the Perizzites. 'But Adoni-bezek fled ;
and they pursued after him, and
caught him, and cut off his thumbs
and his great toes. 'And Adoni-bezek
said: Threescore and ten kings, hav
ing their thumbs and their great toes
cut off, gathered food under my table;
as I have done, so God hath requited
me.' And they brought him to Jeru
salem, and he died there.
'And the children of Judah fought
against Jerusalem, and took it, and
smote it with the edge of the sword,
and set the city on fire. 9And after
ward the children of Judah went
down to fight against the Canaanites
that dwelt in the hiU-country, and
in the South, and in the Lowland.
"And Judah went against the Canaan

ites that dwelt in Hebron — now the
name of Hebron beforetime was
Kiriath-arba — and they smote She
shai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. "And
from thence he went against the in
habitants of Debir — now the name
of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-
sepher. "And Caleb said: 'He that
smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it,
to him will I give Achsah my daugh
ter to wife.' "And Othniel the son of
Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took
it; and he gave him Achsah his daugh
ter to wife. "And it came to pass,
when she came unto him, that she
moved him to ask of her father a
field; and she alighted from off her
ass; and Caleb said unto her: 'What
wouldest thou?' "And she said unto
him : ' Give me a blessing; for that thou
hast set me in the Southland, give
me therefore springs of water.' And
Caleb gave her the Upper Springs and
the Nether Springs.
"And the children of the Kenite,
Moses' fatherrin-law, went up out of
the city of palm-trees with the chil
dren of Judah into the wilderness of
Judah, which is in the south of Arad ;
and they went and dwelt with the
people. "And Judah went with Sim
eon his brother, and they smote the
Canaanites that inhabited Zephath,
and utterly destroyed it. And the
name of the city was called Hormah.
"Also Judah took Gaza with the bor
der thereof, and Ashkelon with the
border thereof, and Ekron with the
border thereof. "And the Lord was

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with Judah; and he drove out the
inhabitants of the hiU-country; for he
could not drive out the inhabitants of
the vaUey, because they had chariots
of iron. 20And they gave Hebron unto
Caleb, as Moses had spoken; and he
drove out thence the three sons of
Anak. 21And the children of Benja
min did not drive out the Jebusites
that inhabited Jerusalem; but the
Jebusites dwelt with the children of
Benjamin in Jerusalem, unto this day.
22 And the house of Joseph, they also
went up against Beth-el; and the
Lord was with them. 23And the house
of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el —
now the name of the city before-
time was Luz. 24And the watchers
saw a man come forth out of the city,
and they said unto him: 'Show us,
we pray thee, the entrance into the
city, and we will deal kindly with thee.'
25And he showed them the entrance
into the city, and they smote the city
with the edge Of the sword; but they
let the man go and all his family.
26And the man went into the land of
the Hittites, and built a city, and
called the name thereof Luz, which
is the name thereof unto this day.
27 And Manasseh did not drive out
the inhabitants of Beth-shean and
its towns, nor of Taanach and its
towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor
and its towns, nor the inhabitants
of Ibleam and its towns, nor the in
habitants of Megiddo and its towns;
but the Canaanites were resolved to
dweU in that land. 28And it came to
pass, when Israel was waxen strong,
that they put the Canaanites to task
work, but did in no wise drive them
out. 29And Ephraim drove riot out the
Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but
the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among
them.

30Zebulun drove not out the in
habitants of Kitron, nor the inhabit
ants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites
dwelt among them, and became trib
utary. "Asher drove not out the inhabit
ants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of
Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib,
nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of
Rehob; 32but the Asherites dwelt
among the Canaanites, the inhabitants
of the land; for they did not drive
them out.
33NaphtaU drove not out the in
habitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the in
habitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt
among the Canaanites, the inhabitants
of the land; nevertheless the inhabit
ants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-
anath became tributary unto them.
34And the Amorites forced the chil
dren of Dan into the hUl-country; for
they would not suffer them to come
down to the valley. "But the Amor
ites were resolved to dweU in Har-
heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim;
yet the hand of the house of Joseph
prevailed, so that they became trib
utary. 36And the border of the Amor
ites was from the ascent of Akrab-
bim, from Sela, and upward.
O And the angel of the Lord came
up from Gilgal to Bochim. And
he said: ' . . . I made you to go up out of
Egypt, and have brought you unto
the land which I swore unto your
fathers; and I said: I will never
break My covenant with you; 2and
ye shaU make no covenant with the
inhabitants of this land; ye shah
break down their altars; but ye have
not hearkened unto My voice; what
is this ye have done? 'Wherefore I
also said: I will not drive them out
from before you; but they shall be
unto you as snares, and their gods
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came to pass, when the angel of the
Lord spoke these words unto all the
children of Israel, that the people
lifted up their voice, and wept. 'And
they called the name of that place
"Bochim; and they sacrificed there
unto the Lord.
'Now when Joshua had sent the
people away, the children of Israel
went every man unto his inheritance
to possess the land. 'And the people
served the Lord all the days of Joshua,
and all the days of the elders that out
lived Joshua, who had seen all the
great work of the Lord, that He had
wrought for Israel. 'And Joshua the'
son of Nun, the servant of the Lord,
died, being a hundred and ten years
old. 'And they buried him in the bor
der of his inheritance in Timnath-
heres, in the hill-country of Ephraim,
on the north of the mountain of Gaash.
"And also all that generation were
gathered unto their fathers; and there
arose another generation after them,
that knew not the Lord, nor yet the
work which He had wrought for Israel.
"And the children of Israel did that
which was evil in the sight of the
Lord, and served the Baalim. "And
they forsook the Lord, the God of
their fathers, who brought them out of
the land of Egypt, and followed other
gods, of the gods of the peoples that
were round about them, and wor
shipped them; and they provoked
the Lord. "And they forsook the
Lord, and served Baal and the Ash
taroth. "And the anger of the Lord
was kindled against Israel, and He
delivered them into the hands of
spoilers that spoiled them, and He
gave them over into the hands of their
enemies round about, so that they
cbuld not any longer stand before their
enemies. "Whithersoever they went
out, the hand of the Lord was against » That is,

them for evil, as the Lord had spoken,
and as the Lord had sworn unto them;
and they were sore distressed. "And
the Lord raised up judges, who saved
them out of the hand of those that
spoiled them. "And yet they heark
ened not unto their judges, for they
went astray after other gods, and
worshipped them; they turned aside
quickly out of the way wherein their
fathers walked, obeying the com
mandments of the Lord; they did not
so. "And when the Lord raised them
up judges, then the Lord was with
the judge, and saved them out of the
hand of their enemies all the days
of the judge; for it repented the Lord
because of their groaning by reason
of them that oppressed them and
crushed them. "But it came to pass,
when the judge was dead, that they
turned back, and dealt more corruptly
than their fathers, in following other
gods to serve them, and to worship
them; they left nothing undone of
their practices, nor of their stubborn
way. 20And the anger of the Lord
was kindled against Israel; and He
said : ' Because this nation have trans
gressed My covenant which I com
manded their fathers, and have not
hearkened unto My voice; 21I also
wiU not henceforth drive out any from
before them of the nations that
Joshua left when he died; 22that by
them I may prove Israel, whether
they will keep the way of the Lord
to walk therein, as their fathers did
keep it, or not.' ^So the Lord left
those nations, without driving them
out hastily; neither delivered He them
into the hand of Joshua.
O Now these are the nations which
the Lord left, to prove Israel by
them, even as many as had not known
aU the wars of Canaan; 2only that the
generations of the children of Israel
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might know, to teach them war, at
the least such as beforetime knew
nothing thereof; 3namely, the five
lords of the Philistines, and all the
Canaanites, and the Zidonians, and
the Hivites that dwelt in mount
Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon
unto the entrance of Hamath. 4And
they were there, to prove Israel by
them, to know whether they would
hearken unto the commandments of
the Lord, which He commanded their
fathers by the hand of Moses. 'And
the children of Israel dwelt among
the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the
Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the
Hivites, and the Jebusites; 'and they
took their daughters to be their wives,
and gave their own daughters to their
sons, and served their gods.
'And the children of Israel did that
which - was evil in the sight of the
Lord, and forgot the Lord their God,
and served the Baalim and the Ashe-
roth. Therefore the anger of the
Lord was kindled against Israel, and
He gave them over into the hand of
Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-
naharaim; and the children of Is
rael served Cushan-rishathaim eight
years. 'And when the children of
Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord
raised up a saviour to the children of
Israel, who saved them, even Othniel
the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger
brother. "And the spirit of the Lord
came upon him, and he judged Israel;
and he went out to war, and the Lord
delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of
Aram into his hand; and his hand
prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim.
"And the land had rest forty years.
And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
"And the children of Israel again
did that which was evil in the sight
of the Lord; and the Lord strength
ened Eglon the king of Moab against

Israel, because they had done that
which was evil in thesightof the Lord.
"And he gathered unto him the chil
dren of Ammon and Amalek; and he
went and smote Israel, and they pos+
sessed the city of palm-trees. "And
the children of Israel served. Eglon
the king of Moab eighteen years. "But
when the children of Israel cried unto
the Lord, the Lord raised them up a
saviour, Ehud the son of . Gera, the
Benjamite, a man left-handed; and
the children of Israel sent a present
by him unto Eglon the king of Moab;
"And Ehud made him a sword wliich
had two edges, of a cubit length; and
he girded it under his raiment upon
his right thigh. "And he offered the
present unto Eglon king of Moab —
now Eglon was a very fat man. "And
when he had made an end of offering
the present, he sent away the people
that bore the present. "But he hhri-
self turned back from the quarries
that were by Gilgal, and said: '1\
have a secret errand unto thee, 0
king.' And he said: 'Keep silence.'
And all that stood by him went out
from him. 20And Ehud came unto
him; and he was sitting by. himself
alone in his cool upper chamber. And
Ehud said: T have a message from
God unto thee.' And he arose out of
his seat. 21And Ehud put forth his
left hand, and took the sword from
his right thigh, and thrust it into his
belly. 22And the haft also went in
after the blade; and the fat closed
upon the blade, for he drew not the
sword out of his belly; and it came
out behind. Then Ehud went forth
into the porch, and shut the doors of
the upper chamber upon him, and
locked them. 24Now when he was
gone out, his servants, came; and they
saw, and, behold, the doors of the
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said: 'Surely he is covering his feet
in the cabinet of the cool chamber.'
2bAnd they tarried tiU they were
ashamed; and, behold, he opened not
the doors of the upper chamber; there
fore they took the key, and opened
them; and, behold, their lord was
fallen down dead on the earth. 26And
Ehud escaped while they lingered,
having passed beyond the quarries,
and escaped unto Seirah. ~ "And it
came to pass, when he was come, that
he blew a horn in the hill-country of
Ephraim, and the children of Israel
went down with him from the hill-
country, and he before them. 28And
he said unto them : 'Follow after me;
for the Lord hath delivered your en
emies the Moabites into your hand.'
And they went down after him, and
took the fords of the Jordan against
the Moabites, and suffered not a man
to pass over. 29And they smote of
Moab at that time about ten thousand
men, every lusty man, and every man
of valour; and there escaped not a
man. 30So Moab was subdued that
day under the hand of Israel. And
the land had rest fourscore years.
31 And after him was Shamgar the
son of Anath, who smote of the Phi
listines six hundred men with an ox-
goad; and he also saved Israel.
A And the children of Israel again
did that which was evil in the
sight of the Lord, when Ehud was
dead. 2And the Lord gave them over
into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan,
that reigned in Hazor; the captain of
whose host was Sisera, who dwelt in
Harosheth-goiim. 'And the children
of Israel cried unto the Lord; for he
had nine hundred chariots of iron;
and twenty years he mightily op
pressed the children of Israel.
4Now Deborah, a prophetess, the
wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel

at that time. 'And she sat under the
palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah
and Beth-el in the hiU-country of
Ephraim; and the children of Israel
came up to her for judgment. 'And
she sent and called Barak the son of
Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtaU, and
said unto him: 'Hath not the Lord,
the God of Israel, commanded, saying:
Go and draw toward mount Tabor,
and take with thee ten thousand men
of the children of Naphtali and of the
children of Zebulun? 7And I will draw
unto thee to the brook Kishon Sisera,
the captain of Jabin's army, with his
chariots and his multitude; and I will
deUver him into thy hand.' 8And
Barak said unto her: 'If thou wilt
go with me, then I will go; but if thou
wilt not go with me, 1 will not go.'
9And she said: T will surely go with
thee; notwithstanding the journey
that thou takest shall not be for thy
honour; for the Lord will give Sisera
over into the hand of a woman.' And
Deborah arose, and went with Barak
to Kedesh. "And Barak called Zeb^
ulun and Naphtali together to Ke
desh; and there went up ten thousand
men at his feet; and Deborah went up
with him.
"Now Heber the Kenite had sev
ered himself from the Kenites, even
from the children of Hobab the father-
in-law of Moses, and had pitched his
tent as far as Elon-bezaanannim, which
is by Kedesh.
"And they told Sisera that Barak
the son of Abinoam was gone up to
mount Tabor. "And Sisera gathered
together aU his chariots, even nine
hundred chariots of iron, and all the
people that were with him, from
Harosheth-goiim, unto the brook Ki
shon. "And Deborah said unto Barak:
'Up; for this is the day in which the
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hand; is not the Lord gone out before
thee?' So Barak went down from
mount Tabor, and ten thousand men
after him. "And the Lord discom
fited Sisera, and all his chariots, and
all his host, with the edge of the sword
before Barak; and Sisera alighted
from his chariot, and fled away on
his feet. "But Barak pursued after
the chariots, and after the host, unto
Harosheth-goiim; and all the host of
Sisera fell, by the edge of the sword;
there was not a man left.
"Howbeit Sisera fled away on his
feet to the tent of Jael the wife of He
ber the Kenite; for there was peace
between Jabin the king of Hazor and
the house of Heber the Kenite. "And
Jael went out to meet Sisera, and
said unto him: ' Turn in, my lord, turn
in to me; fear not.' And he turned
in unto her into the tent, and she cov
ered him with a rug. "And he said
unto her: 'Give me, I pray thee, a
little water to drink; for I am thirsty.'
And she opened a bottle of milk, and
gave him drink, arid covered him.
20And he said unto her : ' Stand in the
door of the tent, and it shall be, when
any man doth come and inquire of
thee, and say: Is there any man
here? that thou shalt say: No.'
Then Jael Heber's wife took a tent-
pin, and took a hammer in her hand,
and went softly unto him, and smote
the pin into his temples, and it pierced
through into the ground; for he was
in a deep sleep; so he swooned and
died. 22And, behold, as Barak pur
sued Sisera, Jael came out to meet
him, and said unto him: 'Come, and
I will show thee the man whom thou
seekest.' And he came unto her; and,
behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent-
pin was in his temples. MSo God sub
dued on that day Jabin the king of
Canaan before the children of Israel.

24 And the hand of the childreri of Is
rael prevailed more and more against
Jabin the king of Canaan, until they
had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.
PL Then sang Deborah and Barak
the son of Abinoam on- that day,
saying: 2When men let grow their hair in
Israel,
When the people offer themselves
willingly,
Bless ye the Lord.
'Hear, O ye kings; give ear, 0 ye
princes;
I, unto the Lord will I sing;
I will sing praise to the Lord, the
God of Israel.
4Lord, when Thou didst go forth
out of Seir,
When Thou didst march out of the
field of Edom,
The earth trembled, the heavens
also dropped,
Yea, the clouds dropped water.
The mountains quaked at the pres
ence of the Lord,
Even yon Sinai at the presence
of the Lord, the God of Israel.
6In the days of Shamgar the son of
Anath,
In the days of Jael, the highways
ceased,
And the travellers walked through
byways.
The rulers ceased in Israel, they
ceased,
Until that thou didst arise, Deborah,
That thou didst arise a mother in
Israel.
They chose new gods;
Then was war in the gates;
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9My heart is toward the governors
of Israel,
That offered themselves willingly
among the people.
Bless ye the Lord.
"Ye that ride on white asses,
Ye that sit on rich cloths,
And ye that walk by the way, tell
of it;
"Louder than the voice of archers,
by the watering-troughs!
There shall they rehearse the right
eous acts of the Lord,
Even the righteous acts of His rulers
in Israel.
Then the people of the Lord went
down to the gates.
12 A wake, awake, Deborah;
Awake, awake, utter a song;
Arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity
captive, thou son of Abinoam.
Then made He a remnant to have
dominion over the nobles and the
people;
The Lord made me have dominion
over the mighty.
"Out of Ephraim came they whose
root is in Amalek;
After thee, Benjamin, among thy
peoples;
Out of Machir came down governors,
And out of Zebulun they that handle
the marshal's staff.
"And the princes of Issachar were
with Deborah;
As was Issachar, so was Barak;
Into the valley they rushed forth
at his feet.
Among the divisions of Reuben
There were great resolves of heart.
"Why sattest thou among the sheep-
folds,
To hear the pipings for the flocks?
At the divisions of Reuben
There were great searchings of heart.
"Gilead abode beyond the Jordan;

And Dan, why doth he sojourn by
the ships?
Asher dwelt at the shore of the sea,
And abideth by its bays.
"Zebulun is a people that jeoparded
their lives unto the death,
And Naphtali, upon the high places
of the field.
"The kings came, they fought;
Then fought the kings of Canaan,
In Taanach by the waters of Megid-
do;
They took no gain of money.
They fought from heaven,
The stars in their courses fought
against Sisera.
The brook Kishon swept them away,
That ancient brook, the brook Ki
shon.
0 my soul, tread them down with
strength.
Then did the horsehoofs stamp
By reason of the prancings, the
prancings of their mighty ones.
23' Curse ye Meroz', said the angel of
the Lord,
'Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants
thereof,
Because they came not to the help
of the Lord,
To the help of the Lord against
the mighty.'
24Blessed above women shall Jael be,
The wife of Heber the Kenite,
Above women in the tent shall she
be blessed.
25Water he asked, milk she gave him;
In a lordly bowl she brought him
curd.
26Her hand she put to the- tent-pin,
And her right hand to the work
men's hammer;
And with the hammer she smote
Sisera, she smote through his head,
Yea, she pierced and struck through
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"At her feet he sunk, he fell, he lay;
At her feet he sunk, he fell;
Where he sunk, there he fell down
dead.
Through the window she looked
forth, and peered,
The mother of Sisera, through the
lattice:
' Why is his chariot so long in com
ing?
Why tarry the wheels of his char
iots?'
The wisest of her princesses answer
her,
Yea, she returneth answer to herself :
30'Are they not finding, are they not
dividing the spoil?
A damsel, two damsels to every
man;
To Sisera a spoil of dyed garments,
A spoil of dyed garments of em
broidery,
Two dyed garments of broidery
for the neck of every spoiler?'
"So perish all Thine enemies, 0 Lord;
But they that love Him be as the
sun when he goeth forth in his
might.
And the land had rest forty years.
£J And the children of Israel did that
which was evil in the sight of the
Lord; and the Lord dehvered them
into the hand of Midian seven years.
2And the hand of Midian prevailed
against Israel; and because of Midian
the children of Israel made them the
dens which are in the mountains, and
the caves, and the strongholds. 3And
so it was? when Israel had sown, that
the Midianites came up, and the
Amalekites, and the children of the
east; they came up against them;
4and they encamped against them, and
destroyed the produce of the earth,
tiU thou come unto Gaza, and left no

sustenance in Israel, neither sheep,
nor ox, nor ass. 'For they came up
with their cattle and their tents, and
they came in as locusts for multitude;
both they and their camels were with
out number; and they came into the
land to destroy it. 'And Israel was
brought very low because of Midian;
and the children of Israel cried unto
the Lord.
7And it came to pass, when the
children of Israel cried unto the Lord
because of Midian, 8that the Lord
sent a prophet unto the children of
Israel; and he said unto them: Thus
saith the Lord, the God of Israel: I
brought you up from Egypt, and
brought you forth out of the house of
bondage; 9and I dehvered you out of
the hand of the Egyptians, and out
of the hand of all that oppressed you,
and drove them out from before you,
and gave you their land. "And I
said unto you: I am the Lord your
God; ye shall not fear the gods of the
Amorites, in whose land ye dweU;
but ye have not hearkened unto My
voice.' "And the angel of the Lord came,
and sat under the terebinth which was
in Ophrah, that belonged unto Joash
the Abiezrite; and his son Gideon was
beating out wheat in the winepress,
to hide it from the Midianites. "And
the angel of the Lord appeared unto
him, and said unto him: 'The Lord
is with thee, thou mighty man of
valour.' "And Gideon said unto him:
' Oh, my lord, if the Lord be with us,
why then is aU this befallen us? and
where are all His wondrous works
which our fathers told us of, saying:
Did not the Lord bring us up from
Egypt? but now the Lord hath cast
us off, and delivered us into the hand
of Midian.' "And the Lord turned
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thy might, and save Israel from the
hand of Midian; have not I sent thee?'
"And he said unto him: 'Oh, my
lord, wherewith shaU I save Israel?
behold, my family is the poorest in
Manasseh, and I am the least in my
father's house.' "And the Lord said
unto him: ' Surely I wiU be with thee,
and thou shalt smite the Midianites
as one man.' "And he said unto him:
'If now I have found favour in thy
sight, then show me a sign that it is
thou that talkest with me. "Depart
not hence, I pray thee, untU I come
unto thee, and bring forth my present,
and lay it before thee.' And he said:
'I wiU tarry until thou come back.'
"And Gideon went in, and made ready
a kid, and unleavened cakes of an
ephah of meal; the flesh he put in a
basket, and he put the broth in a pot,
and brought it out unto him under
the terebinth, and presented it. 20And
the angel of God said unto him: Take
the flesh and the unleavened cakes,
and lay them upon this rock, and
pour out the broth.' And he did so.
Then the angel of the Lord put
forth the end of the staff that was in
his hand, and touched the flesh and
the unleavened cakes; and there went
up fire out of the rock, and consumed
the flesh and the unleavened cakes;
and the angel of the Lord departed
out of his sight. 22And Gideon saw
that he was the angel of the Lord;
and Gideon said: 'Alas, O Lord God!
forasmuch as I have seen the angel of
the Lord face to face.' ^And the Lord
said unto him: 'Peace be unto thee;
fear not; thou shalt not die.' Then
Gideon built an altar there unto the
Lord, and called it "'Adonai-shalom';
unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of
the Abiezrites.
25And it came to pass the same night,
that the Lord said unto him: Take
a That is, The Lord is peace.

thy father's bullock, and the second
bullock of seven years old, and throw
down the altar of Baal that thy father
hath, and cut down, the Asherah that
is by it; 2'and build an altar unto the
Lord thy God upon the top of this
stronghold, in the ordered place, and
take the second bullock, and offer a
burnt-offering with the wood of the
Asherah which thou shalt cut down.'
"Then Gideon took ten men of his
servants, and did as the Lord had
spoken unto him; and it came to pass,
because he feared his father's house
hold and the men of the city, so that
he could not do it by day, that he did
it by night. 28And when the men of
the city arose early in the morning,
behold, the altar of Baal was broken
down, and the Asherah was cut down
that was by it, and the second buUock
was offered upon the altar that was
built. 29And they said one to another :
'Who hath done this thing?' And
when they inquired and asked, they
said :' Gideon the son of Joash hath done
this thing.' "Then the men of the city
said unto Joash: 'Bring out thy son,
that he may. die; because he hath
broken down the altar 'of Baal, and
because he hath cut down the Asherah
that was by it.' "And Joash said unto
all that stood against him: 'Will ye
contend for Baal? or will ye save him?
he that will contend for him, shall be
put to death before morning; if he
be a god, let him contend for him
self, because one hath broken down
his altar.' Therefore on that day
he was caUed bJerubbaal, saying : ' Let
Baal contend against him, because he
hath broken down his altar.'
33Now aU the Midianites and the
Amalekites and the children of ;. the
east assembled themselves together;
and they passed over, and pitched; in
the valley of Jezreel. Tut the spirit
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of the Lord clothed Gideon; and he
blew a horn; and Abiezer was gathered
together after him. "And he sent
messengers throughout aU Manasseh;
and they also were gathered together
after him; and he sent messengers un
to Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto
NaphtaU; and they came up to meet
them. "And Gideon said unto God:
'If Thou wilt save Israel by my hand,
as Thou hast spoken, "behold, I will
put a fleece of wool on the threshing-
floor; if there be dew on the fleece only,
and it be dry upon all the ground, then
shall I know that Thou wilt save Israel
by my hand, as Thou hast spoken.'
"And it was so; for he rose up early
on the morrow, and pressed the fleece
together, and wrung dew out of the
fleece, a bowlful of water. 39And Gid
eon said unto God: 'Let not Thine
anger be kindled against me, and I
will speak but this once: let me make
trial, I pray Thee, but this once with
the fleece; let it now be dry only upon
the fleece, and upon all the ground
let there be dew.' 40And God did so
that night; for it was dry upon the
fleece only, and 'there was dew on aU
the ground.
H Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon,
" and all the people that were with
him, rose up early, and pitched be
side En-harod; and the camp of Mid
ian was on the north side of them, by
Gibeath-moreh, in the valley.
2And the Lord said unto Gideon:
The people that are with thee are
too many for Me to give the Midian
ites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt
themselves against Me, saying: Mine
own hand hath saved me. 3Now
therefore make proclamation in the
ears of the people, saying: Whoso
ever is fearful and trembhng, let him
return and depart early from mount
Gilead.' And there returned of the

people twenty and two thousand^ and
there remained ten thousand.
*And the Lord said unto Gideon:
The people are yet too many; bring
them down unto the water, and I
will try them for thee there; and it
shall be, that of whom I say unto
thee: This shall go with thee, the
same shall go with thee; and of whom-r
soever I say unto thee: This shall
not go with thee, the same shall not
go.' 'So he brought down the people
unto the water; and the Lord said
unto Gideon: 'Every one that lap-
peth of the water with his tongue, as
a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by
himself; Ukewise every one that bow-
eth down upon his knees to drink.'
'And the number of them that lapped,
putting their hand to their mouth,
was three hundred men; but aU the
rest of the people bowed down upon
their knees to drink water. 'And the
Lord said unto Gideon: 'By the
three hundred men that lapped will
I save you, and deliver the Midian
ites into thy hand; and let all the
people go every man unto his place.'
8So they took the victuals of the
people iii their hand, and their horns;
and he sent aU the men of Israel every
man unto his tent, but retained the
three hundred men; and the camp of
Midian was beneath him in the valley.
9And it came to pass the same night,
that the Lord said unto him : 'Arise,
get thee down upon the camp; for 1
have delivered it into thy hand. "But
if thou fear to go down, go thou with
Purah thy servant down to the camp>
"And thou shalt hear what they say;
and afterward shall thy hands be
strengthened to go down upon the
camp.' Then went he down with
Purah his servant unto the outermost
part of the armed men that were in
the camp. "Now the Midianites and

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the Amalekites and aU the children of
the east lay along in the valley hke
locusts for multitude; and their camels
were without number, as the sand
which is upon the sea-shore for multi
tude. "And when Gideon was come,
behold, there was a man telling a
dream unto his fellow, and saying:
'Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo,
a cake of barley bread tumbled into the
camp of Midian, and came unto the
tent, and smote it that it fell, and
turned it upside down, that the tent
lay flat.' "And his fellow answered
and said: This is nothing else save
the sword of Gideon the son of Joash,
a man of Israel : into his hand God hath
delivered Midian, and aU the host.'
"And it was so, when Gideon heard
the telling of the dream, and the inter
pretation thereof, that he worshipped;
and he returned into the camp of
Israel, and said: 'Arise; for the Lord
hath dehvered into your hand /the host
of Midian. ' "And he divided the three
hundred men into three companies,
and he put into the hands of all of
them horns, and empty pitchers, with
torches within the pitchers. "And he
said unto them: 'Look on me, and do
likewise; and, behold, when I come
to the outermost part of the camp,
it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.
"When I blow the horn, I and all that
are with me, then blow ye the horns
also on every side of all the camp, and
say: For the Lord and for Gideon!'
"So Gideon, and the hundred men
that were with him, came unto the
outermost part of the camp in the
beginning of the middle watch, when
they had but newly set the watch; and
they blew the horns, and broke in
pieces the pitchers that were in their
hands. 20And the three companies
blew the horns, and broke the pitchers,
and held the torches in their left

hands, and the horns in their right
hands wherewith to blow; and they
cried: 'The sword for the Lord and
for Gideon!' 21 And they stood every
man in his place round about the
camp; and aU the host ran; and they
shouted, and fled. ^And they blew
the three hundred horns, and the Lord
set every man's sword against his
fellow, even throughout all the host;
and the host fled as far as Beth-shittah
toward Zererah, as far as the border
of Abel-fneholah, by Tabbath. ^And
the men of Israel were gathered to
gether out of Naphtah, and out of
Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and
pursued after Midian. 24And Gideon
sent messengers throughout aU the hill-
country of Ephraim, saying: 'Come
down against Midian, and take be
fore them the waters, as far as Beth-
barah, and also the Jordan.' So all the
men of Ephraim were gathered to
gether, and took the waters as far as
Beth-barah, and also the Jordan.
25And they took the two princes of
Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they
slew Oreb at the Rock of Oreb, and
Zeeb they slew at the Winepress of
Zeeb, and pursued Midian; and they
brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb
to Gideon beyond the Jordan.
Q And the men of Ephraim said
unto him: 'Why hast thou served
us thus, that thou didst not call us
when thou wentest to fight with
Midian?' And they did chide with
him sharply. 2And he said unto them :
'What have I now done in comparison
with you? Is not the gleaning of
Ephraim better than the vintage of
Abiezer? 3God hath delivered into
your hand the princes of Midian,
Oreb and Zeeb; and what was I able
to do in comparison with you?'
Then their anger was abated toward
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4And Gideon came to the Jordan,
and passed over, he, and the three
hundred men that were with him;
faint, yet pursuing. 'And he said un
to the men of Succoth: 'Give, I pray
you, loaves of bread unto the people
that follow me; for they are faint, and
I am pursuing after Zebah and Zal-
munna, the kings of Midian.' 'And
the princes of Succoth said: 'Are the
hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in
thy power, that we should give bread
unto thine army?' 'And Gideon said:
Therefore when the Lord hath de
hvered Zebah and Zalmunna into
my hand, then I wiU tear your flesh
with the thorns of the wilderness and
with briers.' 'And he went up thence
to Penuel, and spoke unto them in
like manner; and the men of Penuel
answered him as the men of Succoth
had answered. 'And he spoke also
unto the men of Penuel, saying: 'When
I come back in peace, I will break
down this tower.'
"Now Zebah and Zalmunna were
in Karkor, and their hosts with them,
about fifteen thousand men, all that
were left of all the host of the children
of the east; for there fell a hundred
and twenty thousand men that drew
sword. "And Gideon went up by the
way of them that dwelt in tents on the
east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and
smote the host ; for the host was secure.
"And Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and
he pursued after them; and he took
the two kings of Midian, Zebah and
Zalmunna, and discomfited all the
host. "And Gideon the son of Joash
returned from the battle from the
ascent of Heres. "And he caught a
young man of the men of Succoth,
and inquired of him; and he wrote
down for him the princes of Succoth,
and the elders thereof, seventy and
seven men. HA.nd he came unto the

men of Succoth, and said: 'Behold
Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning
whom ye did taunt me, saying: Are
the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna
now in thy power, that we should give
bread unto thy men that are weary?'
"And he took the elders of the city,
and thorns of the wUderness and
briers, and with them he taught the
men of Succoth. "And he broke
down the tower of Penuel, and slew
the men of the city. "Then said he
unto Zebah and Zalmunna: 'Where
are the men whom ye slew at Tabor?'
And they answered: 'As thou art,
so were they; of one form with the
children of a king.' "And he said:
'They were my brethren, the sons of
my mother; as the Lord Uveth, ff ye
had saved them alive, I would not
slay you.' 20And he said unto Jether
his first-born: 'Up, and slay them.'
But the youth drew not his sword;
for he feared, because he was yet a
youth. Then Zebah and Zalmunna
said: 'Rise thou, and fall upon us; for
as the man is, so is his strength.' And
Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and
Zalmunna, and took the crescents
that were on their camels' necks.
Then the men of Israel said unto
Gideon: 'Rule thou over us, both
thou, and thy son, and thy son's son
also; for thou hast saved us out of the
hand of Midian.' ^And Gideon said
unto them: T wiU not rule over you,
neither shaU my son rule over you;
the Lord shaU rule over you.' 24And
Gideon said unto them: 'I would
make a request of you, that ye would
give me every man the ear-rings of
his spoil.' — For they had golden ear
rings, because they were Ishmaelites.
2'And they answered : ' We wiU willing
ly give them.' And they spread a
garment, and did cast therein every
man the ear-rings of his spoil. 2'And

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the weight of the golden ear-rings that
he requested was a thousand and
seven hundred shekels of gold; be
side the crescents, and the pendants,
and the purple raiment that was on
the kings of Midian, and beside the
chains that were about their camels'
necks. "And Gideon made an ephod
thereof, and put it in his city, even in
Ophrah; and all Israel went astray
after it there; and it became a snare
unto Gideon, and to his house. 2'So
Midian was subdued before the • chil
dren of Israel, and they Ufted up their
heads no more. And the land had
rest forty years in the days of Gideon.
29And Jerubbaal the son of Joash
went and dwelt in his own house.
"And Gideon had threescore and ten
sons of his body begotten; for he
had many wives. "And his concubine
that was in Shechem, she also bore
him a son, and he called his name
Abimelech. 32And Gideon the son of
Joash died in a good old age, and was
buried in the sepulchre of Joash his
father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
^And it came to pass, as soon as
Gideon was dead, that the children
of Israel again went astray after the
Baalim, and made Baal-berith their
god. 34And the children of Israel
remembered not the Lord their God,
who had delivered them out of the
hand of all their enemies on every
side; "neither showed they kindness
to the house of Jerubbaal, namely
Gideon, according to all the goodness
which he had shown unto Israel.
And Abimelech the son of Jerub
baal went to Shechem unto his
mother's brethren, and spoke with
them, and with all the family of the
house of his mother's father, saying:
2< Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all
the men of Shechem : Which is better
for you, that aU the sons of Jerubbaal,

9

who are threescore and ten persons,
rule over you, or that one rule over
you? remember also that I am your
bone and your flesh.' 'And his
mother's brethren spoke of him in the
ears of all the men of Shechem all
these words; and their hearts inchned
to follow Abimelech; for they said:
'He is our brother.' 4And they gave
hiin threescore and ten pieces of silver
out of the house of Baal-berith, where
with Abimelech hired vain and light
fellows, who followed him. 'And., he
went unto his father's house at Oph
rah, and slew his brethren the sons
of Jerubbaal, being threescore and
ten persons, upon one stone; but
Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal
was left; for he hid himseff.
'And all the men of Shechem as
sembled themselves together, and all
Beth-millo, and went and made Abim
elech king, by the terebinth of the
piUar that was in Shechem. 'And
when they told it to Jotham, he went
and stood in the top of mount Geri
zim, and lifted up his voice, and cried,
and said unto them: 'Hearken unto
me, ye men of Shechem, that God'
may hearken unto you. The trees
went forth on a time to anoint a
king over them; and they said unto
the olive-tree: Reign thou over us.
'But the olive-tree said unto them:
Should I leave my fatness, seeing
that by me they honour God and
man, and go to hold sway over the
trees? "And the trees said to the
fig-tree: Come thou, and reign over
us. "But the fig-tree said unto them :
Should I leave my sweetness, and
my good fruitage, and go to hold sway
over the trees? "And the trees said
unto the vine : Come thou, and reign
over us. "And the vine said unto
them: Should I leave my wine,
which cheereth God and man, and go

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to hold sway over the trees? "Then
said all the trees unto the bramble:
Come thou, and reign over us. "And
the bramble said unto the trees: If
in truth ye anoint me king over you,
then come and take refuge in my
shadow; and if not, let fire come out
of the bramble, and devour the ce
dars of Lebanon. "Now therefore, if
ye have dealt truly and uprightly,
in that ye have made Abimelech
king, and if ye have dealt weU with
Jerubbaal and his house, and have
done unto him according to the de
serving of his hands-^Tor my father
fought for you, and adventured his
life, and delivered you out of the
hand of Midian; "and ye are risen
up against my father's house this
day, and have slain his sons, three
score and ten persons, upon one stone,
and have made Abimelech, the son
of his maid-servant, king over the
men of Shechem, because he is your
brother — "if ye then have dealt truly
and uprightly with Jerubbaal and
with his house this day, then rejoice
ye in Abimelech, and let him also
rejoice in you. Tut if not, let fire
come out from Abimelech, and devour
the men of Shechem, and Beth-miUo;
and let fire come out from the men of
Shechem, and from Beth-miUo, and
devour Abimelech.' 21And Jotham
ran away, and fled, and went to Beer,
and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech
his brother.
22And Abimelech was prince over
Israel three years. ^And God sent
an evU spirit between Abimelech and
the. men of Shechem; and the men of
Shechem dealt treacherously with
Abimelech; "that the violence done
to the threescore and ten sons of
Jerubbaal might come, and that their
blood might be laid upon Abimelech
their brother, who slew them, and

upon the men of Shechem, who
strengthened his hands to slay his
brethren. 26And the men of Shechem
set hers-in-wait for him on the tops
of the mountains, and they robbed all
that came along that way by them;
and it was told Abimelech.
2'And Gaal the son of Ebed came
with his brethren, and went on to
Shechem; and the men of Shechem
put their trust im him. "And they
went out into the field, and gathered
their vineyards, and trod the grapes,
and held festival, and went \ into the
house of their god, and did eat and
drink, and cursed Abimelech. 28And
Gaal the son of Ebed said: 'Who is
Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that
we should serve him? is not he the
son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer?
serve ye the men of Hamor the father
of Shechem; but why should we serve
him? 29And would that this people
were under my hand! then would
I remove Abimelech.' And he said
to Abimelech: 'Increase thine army,
and come out.' "And when Zebul
the ruler of the city heard the words
of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger
was kindled. "And he sent messengers
unto Abimelech in Tormah, saying:
'Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and
his brethren are come to Shechem,;
and, behold, they wiU incite the city
against thee. 32Now therefore,, up
by night, thou and the people that are
with thee, and Ue in wait in the
field. 33And it shaU be, that in the
morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou
shalt rise early, and set upon the city;
and, behold, when he and the people
that are with him come out against
thee, then mayest thou do to them ,
as thou shalt be able.'
34And Abimelech rose up, and aU
the people that were with him, by
night, and they lay in wait against

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• Shechem in four companies. "And
Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and
stood in the entrance of the gate of
the city; and Abimelech rose up, and
the people that were with him, from
the ambushment. 3'And when Gaal
saw the people, he said to Zebul:
'Behold, there come people down from
the tops of the mountains.' And
Zebul said unto him: ' Thou seest the
shadow of the mountains as if they
were men.' "And Gaal spoke again
and said : ' See, there come people down
by the middle of the land, and one
company cometh by the way of Elon-
meonenim.' Then said Zebul unto
him: ' Where is now thy mouth, that
thou saidst: Who is Abimelech, that
we should serve him? is not this the
people that thou hast despised? go out
now, I pray, and fight with them.'
"And Gaal went out before the men of
Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
40 And Abimelech chased him, and he
fled before him, and there feU many
wounded, even unto the entrance of
the gate. 41And Abimelech dwelt at
Arumah; and Zebul drove out Gaal
and his brethren, that they should not
dwell in Shechem.
42 And it came to pass on the mor
row, that the people went out into
the field; and it was told Abimelech.
43 And he took the people, and divided
them into three companies, and lay in
wait in the field; and he looked, and,
behold, the people were coming forth
out of the city; and he rose up against
them, and smote them. '"And Abim
elech, and the companies that were
with him, rushed forward, and stood
in the entrance of the gate of the city;
and the two companies rushed upon
aU that were in the field, and smote
them. 4'And Abimelech fought against
the city aU that day; and he took the
city, and slew the people that were

therein; and he beat down the city,
and sowed it with salt.
46And when all the men of the tower
of Shechem heard thereof, they en
tered into the hold of the house of
El-berffh. 4'And ft was told Abim
elech that all the men of the tower
of Shechem were gathered together.
48And Abimelech got him up to mount
Zalmon, he and all the people that
were with him; and Abimelech took
an axe in his hand, and cut down a
bough from the trees, and took it up,
and laid it on his shoulder; and he said
unto the people that were with him:
' What ye have seen me do, make haste,
and do as I have done.' 49And aU
the people Ukewise cut down every
man his bough, and foUowed Abim
elech, and put them to the hold,
and set the hold on fire upon them;
so that aU the men of the tower of
Shechem died also, about a thousand
men and women.
"Then went Abimelech to Thebez,
and encamped against Thebez, and
took it. Tut there was a strong tower
within the city, and thither fled all
the men and women, even aU they of
the city, and shut themselves in, and
got them up to the roof of the tower.
52And Abimelech came unto the tower,
and fought against it, and went close
unto the door of the tower to burn it
with fire. "And a certain woman cast
an upper millstone upon Abimelech's
head, and broke his skull. Then he
called hastily unto the young man
his armour-bearer, and said unto him:
'Draw thy sword, and kiU me, that
men say not of me : A woman, slew
him.' And his young man thrust
him through, and he died. "And
when the men of Israel saw that Abim
elech was dead, they departed every
man unto his place. Thus God re
quited the wickedness of Abimelech,

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which he did unto his father, in slay
ing his seventy brethren; ?'and all the
wickedness of the men of Shechem
did God requite upon their heads;
and upon them came the curse of
Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
And after Abimelech there arose
to save Israel Tola the son of
Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of
Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in
the hiU-country of Ephraim. 2And
he judged Israel twenty and three
years, and died, and was buried in
Shamir. 3And after him arose Jair, the Gil-
eadite; and he judged Israel twenty
and two years. 4And he had thirty
sons that rode on thirty ass colts,
and they had thirty cities, which are
caUed aHawoth-jair unto this day,
which are in the land of Gilead. 'And
Jair died, and was buried in Kamon.
'And the children of Israel again
did that which was evil in the sight
of the Lord, and served the Baahm,
and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of
Aram, and the gods of Zidon, and the
gods of Moab, and the gods of the
children of Ammon, and the gods of
the Philistines; and they forsook the
Lord, and served Him not. 7And
the anger of the Lord was kindled
against Israel, and He gave them
over into the hand of the Philistines,
and into the hand of the children
of Ammon. 'And they oppressed
and crushed the children of Israel
that year; eighteen years [oppressed
they] aU the children of Israel that
were beyond the Jordan in the land
of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.
'And the children of Ammon passed
over the Jordan to fight also against
Judah, and against Benjamin, and.
against the house of Ephraim, so
that Israel was sore distressed. "And
the children of Israel cried unto the

Lord, saying: 'We have sinned
against Thee, in that we have for
saken our God, and have served the
BaaUm.' "And the Lord said unto
the children of Israel: 'Did not I
save you from the Egyptians, and
from the Amorites, from the children
of Ammon, and from the Philistines?
"The Zidonians also, and the Amalek
ites, and the Maonites, did oppress
you; and ye cried iinto Me, and I
saved you out of their hand. "Yet
ye have forsaken Me, and served
other gods; wherefore I will save you
no more. "Go and cry untoi>the gods
which ye have chosen; let them save
you in the time of your distress.'
"And the children of Israel said unto
the Lord: 'We have sinned; do Thou
unto us whatsoever seemeth good
unto Thee; only deliver us, we pray
Thee, this day.' "And they put away
the strange gods from among them,
and served the Lord; and His soul
was grieved for the misery of Israel.
"Then the children of Ammon were
gathered together, and encamped in
Gilead. And the children of Israel
assembled themselves together, and
encamped in Mizpah. "And the peo
ple, the princes of Gilead, said one
to another : ' What man is he that will
begin to fight against the children
of Ammon? he shaU be head over all
the inhabitants of Gilead.'
1 "j Now Jephthah the Gileadite
was a mighty man of valour,
and he was the son of a harlot; and
Gilead begot Jephthah. 2And GU-
ead's wife bore him sons; and when
his wife's sons grew up, they drove
out Jephthah, and said unto him:
' Thou shalt not inherit in our father's
house; for thou art the son of another
woman.' Then Jephthah fled from
his brethren, and dwelt in the land
of Tob; and there were gathered vain

1 That is, The viUages of Jair.
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fellows to Jephthah, and they went
out with him.
4And it came to pass after a while,
that the children of Ammon made war
against Israel. 'And it was so, that
when the children of Ammon made
war against Israel, the elders of
Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of
the land of Tob. 'And they said
unto Jephthah: 'Come and be our
chief, that we may fight with the
children of Ammon.' 7And Jephthah
said unto the elders of Gilead: 'Did
not ye hate me, and drive me out of
my father's house? and why are ye
come unto me now when ye are in
distress?' 'And the elders of Gilead
said unto Jephthah: Therefore are
we returned to thee now, that thou
mayest go with us, and fight with the
children of Ammon, and thou shalt
be our head over all the inhabitants
of Gilead.' 'And Jephthah said unto
the elders of Gilead: 'If ye bring me
back home to fight with the children
of Ammon, and the Lord deUver
them before me, I wiU be your head.'
"And the elders of Gilead said unto
Jephthah: The Lord shaU be wit
ness between us; surely according
to thy word so wiU we do.' Then
Jephthah went with the elders of
Gilead, and the people made him head
and chief over them; and Jephthah
spoke all his words before the Lord
in Mizpah.
"And Jephthah sent messengers un
to the king of the children of Ammon,
saying: 'What hast thou to do with
me, that thou art come unto me
to fight against my land?' "And
the king of the children of Ammon
answered unto the messengers of
Jephthah: ' Because Israel took away
my land, when he came up out of
Egypt, from the Arnon even unto the
Jabbok, and unto the Jordan; now

therefore restore those cities peace
ably.' "And Jephthah sent messen
gers again unto the king of the children
of Ammon; "and he said unto him:
' Thus saith Jephthah : Israel took not
away the land of Moab, nor the land
of the children of Ammon. "But
when they came up from Egypt, and
"Israel walked through the wilder
ness unto the Red Sea, and came to
Kadesh; "then Israel sent messengers
unto the king of Edom, saying: Let
me, I pray thee, pass through thy
land; but the king of Edom heark
ened not. And in Uke manner he
sent unto the king of Moab; but he
would not; and Israel abode in Ka
desh. Then he walked through the
wilderness, and compassed the land
of Edom, and the land of Moab, and
came by the east side of the land of
Moab, and they pitched on the other
side of the Arnon; but they came not
within the border of Moab, for the
Arnon was the border of Moab.
"And Israel sent messengers unto
Sihon king of the Amorites, the king
of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him:
Let us pass, we pray thee, through
thy land unto my place. Tut
Sihon trusted not Israel to pass
through his border; but Sihon gathered
all his people together, and pitched
in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
21 And the Lord, the God of Israel,
delivered Sihon and aU his people
into the hand of Israel, and they
smote them; so Israel possessed all
the land of the Amorites, the in
habitants of that country. 22And
they possessed aU the border of .the
Amorites, from the Arnon even unto
the Jabbok, and from the wilderness
even unto the Jordan. 23So now the
Lord, the God of Israel, hath dis
possessed the Amorites from before
His people Israel, and shouldest thou

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possess them? 24Wilt not thou possess
that which Chemosh thy god giveth
thee to possess? So whomsoever the
Lord our God hath dispossessed from
before us, them wiU we possess.
25And now art thou any thing better
than Balak the son of Zippor, king
of Moab? did he ever strive against
Israel, or did he ever fight against
them? 26While Israel dwelt in Hesh
bon and its towns, and in Aroer
and its towns, and in aU the cities
that are along by the side of the
Arnon, three hundred years; where
fore did ye not recover them within
that time? "I therefore have not
sinned against thee, but thou doest
me wrong to war against me; the
Lord, the Judge, be judge this day
between the children of Israel and the
children of Ammon.' 28Howbeit the
king of the children of Ammon heark
ened not unto the words of Jephthah
which he sent him.
Then the spirit of the Lord came
upon Jephthah, and he passed over
Gilead and Manasseh, and passed
over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from
Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over un
to the children of Ammon. "And
Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord,
and said: 'If Thou wilt indeed de
Uver the children of Ammon into my
hand, 31then it shall be, that whatso
ever cometh forth of the doors of
my house to meet me, when I return
in peace from the children of Am
mon, it shall be the Lord's, and I
wiU offer it up for a burnt-offering.'
32So Jephthah passed over unto the
chil.dren of Ammon to fight against
them; and the Lord dehvered them
into his hand. 33And he smote them
from Aroer until thou come to Min-
nith, even twenty cities, and unto
Abel-cheramim, with a very great
slaughter. So the children of Ammon

were subdued before the children of
Israel. 34And Jephthah came to Mizpah
unto his house, and, behold, his
daughter came out to meet him with
timbrels and with dances; and she
was his only child; beside her he had
neither son nor daughter. "And it
came to pass, when he saw her, that
he rent his clothes, and said: 'Alas,
my daughter! thou hast brought
me very low, and thou art become
my troubler; for I have opened my
mouth unto the Lord, and I cannot
go back.' "And she said unto him:
'My father, thou hast opened thy
mouth unto the Lord; do unto me
according to that which hath pro
ceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch
as the Lord hath taken vengeance
for thee of thine enemies, even of
the children of Ammon.' "And
she said unto her father: 'Let this
thing be done for me: let me alone
two months, that I may depart and
go down upon the mountains, and
bewail my virginity, I and my
companions.' "And he said: 'Go,'
And he sent her away for two months;
and she departed, she and her com
panions, and bewailed her virginity
upon the mountains. "And it came
to pass at the end of two months,
that she returned unto her father,
who did with her according to his vow
which he had vowed; and she had
not known man. And it was a cus
tom in Israel, 40that the daughters
of Israel went yearly to lament the
daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite
four days in a year.
"j O And the men of Ephraim were
gathered together, and passed
to Zaphon; and they said unto
Jephthah: 'Wherefore didst thou pass
over to fight against the children of
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with thee? we will burn thy house
upon thee with fire.' 2And Jephthah
said unto them: T and my people
were at great strife with the children
of Ammon; and when I called you,
ye saved me not out of their hand.
'And when I saw that ye saved me
not, I put my hfe in my hand, and
passed over against the children of
Ammon, and the Lord delivered
them into my hand; wherefore then
are ye come up unto me this day, to
fight against me?' Then Jephthah
gathered together all the men of
Gilead, and fought with Ephraim;
and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim,
because they said: 'Ye are fugitives of
Ephraim, ye Gileadites, in the midst
of Ephraim, and in the midst of
Manasseh.' 'And the Gileadites took
the fords of the Jordan against the
Ephraimites; and it was so, that when
any of the fugitives of Ephraim
said: 'Let me go over', the men of
Gilead said unto him: 'Art thou an
Ephraimite?' If he said: 'Nay';
then said they unto him: 'Say now
Shibboleth'; and he said 'Sibboleth';
for he could not frame to pronounce
it right; then they laid hold on him,
and slew him at the fords of the
Jordan; and there feU at that time of
Ephraim forty and two thousand.
7And. Jephthah judged Israel six
years. Then died Jephthah the
Gileadite, and was buried in one of the
cities of Gilead.
'And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem
judged Israel. 'And he had thirty
sons, and thirty daughters he sent
abroad, and thirty daughters he
brought in from abroad for his sons.
And he judged Israel seven years.
"And Ibzan died, and was buried at
Beth-lehem. "And after him Elon the Zebulunite
judged Israel; and he judged Israel

ten years. "And Elon the Zebulunite
died, and was buried in Aijalon in the
land of Zebulun.
"And after him Abdon the son of
Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.
"And he had forty sons and thirty
sons' sons, that rode on threescore and
ten ass colts; and he judged Israel
eight years. "And Abdon the son of
Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was
buried in Pirathon in the land of
Ephraim, in the hill-country of the
Amalekites. 1 O And the children of Israel again
did that which was evil in the
sight of the Lord; and the Lord
delivered them into the hand of the
Philistines forty years.
2And there was a certain man of
Zorah, of the family of the Danites,
whose name was Manoah; and his
wife was barren, and bore not. -
'And the angel of the Lord appeared
unto the woman, and said unto her:
'Behold now, thou art barren, and
hast not borne; but thou shalt con
ceive, and bear a son. 4Now therefore
beware, I pray thee, and drink no
wine nor strong drink, and eat not
any unclean thing. 'Fpr, lo, thou
shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no
razor shall come upon his head; for
the child shall be a Nazirite unto God
from the womb; and he shall begin to
save Israel out of the hand of the
Philistines.' Then the woman came
and told her husband, saying: 'A
man of God came unto me, and his
countenance was hke the countenance
of the angel of God, very terrible;
and I asked him not whence he was,
neither told he me his name; 7but
he said unto me : Behold, thou shalt
conceive, and bear a son; and now
drink no wine nor strong drink, and
eat not any unclean thing; for the
child shall be a Nazirite unto God

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from the womb to the day of his
death.' Then Manoah entreated the Lord,
and said: 'Oh, Lord, I pray Thee, let
the man of God whom Thou didst
send come again unto us, and teach
us what we shall do unto the child
that shall be born.' 9And God
hearkened to the voice of Manoah;
and the angel of God came again
unto the woman as she sat in the
field; but Manoah her husband was
not with her. "And the woman made
haste, and ran, and told her husband,
and said unto him: 'Behold, the man
hath appeared unto me, that came
unto me that day.' "And Manoah
arose, and went after his wife, and
came to the man, and said unto him:
'Art thou the man that spokest
unto the woman?' And he said:
T am.' "And Manoah said: 'Now
when thy word cometh to pass, what
shaU be the rule for the child, and
what shaU be done with him?' "And
the angel of the Lord said unto
Manoah: 'Of all that I said unto the
woman let her beware. "She may
not eat of any thing that cometh of
the grape-vine, neither let her drink
wine or strorig drink, nor eat any un
clean thing; aU that I commanded
her let her observe.' "And Manoah
said unto the angel of the Lord: 'I
pray thee, let us detain thee, that we
may make ready a kid for thee.'
16And the angel of the Lord said unto
Manoah: Though thou detain me, I
wiU not eat of thy bread; and if thou
wilt make ready a burnt-offering, thou
must offer it unto the Lord.' For
Manoah knew not that he was the
angel of the Lord. "And Manoah
said unto the angel of the Lord:
'What is thy name, that when thy
words come to pass we may do thee
honour?' "And the angel of the

Lord said unto him: 'Wherefore
askest thou after my name, seeing it
is hidden?' "So Manoah took the
kid with the meal-offering, and offered
it upon the rock unto the Lord; and
[the angel] did wondrously , and Manoah
and his wife looked on. Tor it came
to pass, when the flame went up
toward heaven from off the altar,
that the angel of the Lord ascended
in the flame of the altar; and Manoah
and his wife looked on; and they fell
on their faces to the ground. 21But
the angel of the Lord did no more
appear to Manoah or to his wife.
Then Manoah knew that he was the
angel of the Lord. 22Arid Manoah
said unto his wife: 'We shaU sure
ly die, because we have seen God.'
Tut his wife said unto him: 'If
the Lord were pleased to kiU us, He
would not have received a burnt-
offering and a meal-offering at our
hand, neither would He have shown us
aU these things, nor would at this time
have told such things as these.'
^And the woman bore a son, and
caUed his name Samson; and the
child grew, and the Lord blessed
him. 25And the spirit of the Lord
began to move him in Mahaneh-dan,
between Zorah and Eshtaol.
"| A And Samson went down to
Timnah, and saw a woman in
Timnah of the daughters of the
PhiUstines. 2And he came up, and
told his father and his mother, and
said: 'I have seen a woman in
Timnah of the daughters of the
PhiUstines; now therefore get her for
me to wife.' Then his father and his
mother said unto him: 'Is there
never a woman among the daughters
of thy brethren, or among aU my
people, that thou goest to take a wife
of the uncircumcised PhiUstines?'
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'Get her for me; for she pleaseth me
well.' 4But his father and his mother
knew not that it was of the Lord;
for he sought an occasion against
the PhiUstines. Now at that time the
Philistines had rule over Israel.
Then went Samson down, and his
father and his mother, to Timnah, and
came to the vineyards of Timnah;
and, behold, a young Uon roared
against him. 'And the spirit of the
Lord came mightily upon him, and
he rent him as one would have rent
a kid, and he had nothing in his
hand; but he told not his father or
his mother what he had done. 7And
he went down, and talked with the
woman; and she pleased Samson well.
'And after a while he returned to
take her, and he turned aside to see
the carcass of the lion; and, behold,
there was a swarm of bees in the body
of the lion, and honey. 'And he
scraped it out into his hands, and
went on, eating as he went, and he
came to his father and mother, and
gave unto them, and they did eat;
but he told them not that he had
scraped the honey out of the body of
the lion. "And his father went down
unto the woman; and Samson made
there a feast; for so used the young
men to do. "And it came to pass,
when they saw him, that they brought
thirty companions to be with him.
"And Samson said unto them: 'Let
me now put forth a riddle unto you;
if ye can declare it me within the seven
days of the feast, and find it out, then
I will give you thirty Unen garments
and thirty changes of raiment; "but
if ye cannot declare it me, then shaU
ye give me thirty Unen garments and
thirty changes of raiment.' And
they said unto him: 'Put forth thy
riddle, that we may hear it.' "And
he said unto them :

Out of the eater came forth food,
And out of the strong came forth
sweetness.
And they could not in three days
declare the riddle. "And it came to
pass on the seventh day, that they
said unto Samson's wife: 'Entice thy
husband, that he may declare unto
us the riddle, lest we burn thee and
thy father's house with fire; have ye
called us hither to impoverish us?'
"And Samson's wffe wept before him,
and said: Thou dost but hate me,
and lovest me not; thou hast put forth
a riddle unto the children of my peo
ple, and wilt thou not tell it me?' And
he said unto her: 'Behold, I have not
told it my father nor my mother, and
shaU I tell thee?' "And she wept be
fore him the seven days, while their
feast lasted; and it came to pass on
the seventh day, that he told her, be
cause she pressed him sore; and she
told the riddle to the children of her
people. "And the men of the city
said unto him on the seventh day
before the sun went down:
What is sweeter than honey?
And what is stronger than a lion?
And he said unto them:
If ye had not plowed with my
heifer,
Ye had not found out my riddle.
"And the spirit of the Lord came
mightily upon him, and he went down
to Ashkelon, and smote thirty men of
them, and took their spoil, and gave
the changes of raiment unto them that
declared the riddle. And his anger
was kindled, and he went up to his
father's house. Tut Samson's wife
was given to his companion, whom he
had had for his friend.
1 PL But it came to pass after a while,
"*¦ in the time of wheat harvest,
that Samson visited his wife with a
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wife into the chamber.' But her father
would not suffer him to go in. 2And
her father said: T verily thought that
thou hadst utterly hated her; there
fore I gave her to thy companion;
is not her younger sister fairer than
she? take her, I pray thee, instead of
her.' 'And Samson said unto them:
This time shall I be quits with the
Philistines, when I do them a mis
chief.' 4And Samson went and caught
three hundred foxes, and took torches,
and turned tail to tail, and put a
torch in the midst between every
two tails. 'And when he had set
the torches on fire, he let them go
into the standing corn of the Phi
listines, and burnt up both the shocks
and the standing corn, and also the
oliveyards. Then the PhiUstines
said : ' Who hath done this?' And they
said: 'Samson, the son-in-law of the
Timnite, because he hath taken his
wife, and given her to his companion.'
And the Philistines came up, and
burnt her and her father with fire.
7And Samson said unto them: 'If
ye do after this manner, surely I will
be avenged of you, and after that I
will cease.' 'And he smote them hip
and thigh with a great slaughter;
and he went down and dwelt in the
cleft of the rock of Etam.
Then the Philistines went up, and
pitched in Judah, and spread them
selves against Lehi. "And the men of
Judah said: 'Why are ye come up
against us?' And they said: 'To
bind Samson are we come up, to do
to him as he hath done to us.' "Then
three thousand men of Judah went
down to the cleft of the rock of Etam,
and said to Samson: 'Knowest thou
not that the PhiUstines are rulers
over us? what then is this that thou
hast done unto us?' And he said
unto them: 'As they did unto me, so
• That is, The hill of the jawbone.

have I done unto them.' "Arid they
said unto him: 'We are come down
to bind thee, that we may deUver
thee into the hand of the PhiUstines.'
And Samson said unto them: 'Swear
unto me, that ye wiU not faU upon
me yourselves.' "And they spoke
unto him, saying: 'No; but we wiU
bind thee fast, and deUver thee into
their hand; but surely we wiU not
kill thee.' And they bound him with
two new ropes, and brought him up
from the rock. "When he came unto
Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they
met him; and the spirit of the Lord
came mightily upon him, and the
ropes that were upon his arms be
came as flax that was burnt with fire,
and his bands dropped from off his
hands. "And he found a new jaw
bone of an ass, and put forth his
hand, and took it, and smote a thou
sand men therewith. "And Samson
said: With the jawbone of an ass, heaps
upon heaps,
With the jawbone of an ass have I
smitten a thousand men.
"And it came to pass, when he had
made an end of speaking, that he
cast away the jawbone out of his
hand; and that place was caUed
aRamath-lehi. "And he was sore
athirst, and caUed on the Lord, and
said: Thou hast given this great de
liverance by the hand of Thy serv
ant; and now shaU I die for thirst,
and faU into the hand of the un
circumcised?' "But God cleaved the
hoUow place that is in Lehi, and
there came water thereout; and when
he had drunk, his spirit came back,
and he revived; wherefore the name
thereof was called bEn-hakkore, which
is in Lehi unto this day. 2°And he
judged Israel in the days of the
PhiUstines twenty years.
b That is. The spring of him that called.
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"| Cl And Samson went to Gaza, and
saw there a harlot, and went in
unto her. 2[And it was told] the Ga-
zites, saying: ' Samson is come hither.'
And they compassed him in, and lay
in wait for him aU night in the gate
of the city, and were quiet aU the
night, saying: 'Let be till morning
hght, then we will kill him.' 'And
Samson lay tiU midnight, and arose
at midnight, and laid hold of the doors
of the gate of the city, and the two
posts, and plucked them up, bar and
aU, and put them upon his shoulders,
and carried them up to the top of the
mountain that is before Hebron.
4And it came to pass afterward,
that he loved a woman in the valley
of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
'And the lords of the PhiUstines came
up unto her, and said unto her:
'Entice him, and see wherein his
great strength Ueth, and by what
means we may prevail against him,
that we may bind him to afflict him;
and we will give thee every one of
us eleven hundred pieces of silver.'
'And Delilah said to Samson: Tell
me, I pray thee, wherein thy great
strength Ueth, and wherewith thou
mightest be bound to afflict thee.'
'And Samson said unto her: 'If they
bind me with seven fresh bowstrings
that were never dried, then shall I
become weak, and be as any other
man.' Then the lords of the Phi
Ustines brought up to her seven
fresh bowstrings which had not been
dried, and she bound him with them.
'Now she had hers-in-wait abiding
in the inner chamber. And she said
unto him: 'The PhiUstines are up
on thee, Samson.' And he broke
the bowstrings as a string of tow is
broken when it toucheth the fire. So
his strength was not known. "And
Delilah said unto Samson: 'Behold,

thou hast mocked me, and told me
lies; now tell me, I pray thee, where
with thou mightest be bound.' "And
he said unto her: 'If they only bind
me with new ropes wherewith no
work hath been done, then shall I
become weak, and be as any other
man.' "So Delilah took new ropes,
and bound him therewith, and said
unto him: 'The PhiUstines are upon
thee, Samson.' And the liers-in-
wait were abiding in the inner cham
ber. And he broke them from off his
arms like a thread. "And Delilah
said unto Samson: 'Hitherto thou
hast mocked me, and told me lies;
tell me wherewith thou mightest be
bound.' And he said unto her:
'If thou weavest the seven locks of
my head with the web.' "And she
fastened it with the pin, and said
unto him: The Philistines are upon
thee, Samson.' And he awoke out
of his sleep, and plucked away the
pin of the beam, and the web. "And
she said unto him: 'How canst thou
say: I love thee, when thy heart is
not with me? thou hast mocked me
these three times, and hast not told
me wherein thy great strength lieth.'
"And it came to pass, when she pressed
him daily with her words, and urged
him, that his soul was vexed unto
death. "And he told her all his
heart, and said unto her: There hath
not come a razor upon my head; for I
have been a Nazirite unto God from
my mother's womb; if I be shaven,
then my strength will go from me, and
I shaU become weak, and be Uke any
other man.' "And when Delilah
saw that he had told her aU his heart,
she sent and caUed for "the lords of the
PhiUstines, saying: 'Come up this
onoe, for he hath told me aU his heart.'
Then the lords of the PhiUstines came
up unto her, and brought the money

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in their hand. "And she made him
sleep upon her knees; and she called
for a man, and had the seven locks
of his head shaven off; and she began
to afflict him, and his strength went
from him. 20And she said: The
Philistines are upon thee, Samson.'
And he awoke out of his sleep, and
said : ' I will go out as at other times,
and shake myself.' But he knew not
that the Lord was departed from
him. 21And the PhiUstines laid hold
on him, and put out his eyes; and they
brought him down to Gaza, and bound
him with fetters of brass; and he did
grind in the prison-house. 22Howbeit
the hair of his head began to grow
again after he was shaven.
23And the lords of the PhiUstines
gathered them together to offer a
great sacrifice unto Dagon their god,
and to re j oice ; f or they said : ' Our god
hath dehvered Samson our enemy into
our hand.' MAnd when the people
saw him, they praised their god; for
they said: 'Our god hath dehvered
into our hand our enemy, and the
destroyer of our country, who hath
slain many of us.' 25And it came to
pass, when their hearts were merry,
that they said : ' CaU for Samson, that
he may make us sport.' And they
caUed for Samson out of the prison-
house; and he made sport before them;
and they set him between the pillars.
2'And Samson said unto the lad that
held him by the hand : ' Suffer me that
I may feel the pillars whereupon the
house resteth, that I may lean upon
them.' "Now the house was full of
men and women; and all the lords of
the PhiUstines were there; and there
were upon the roof about three thou
sand men and women, that beheld
while Samson made Sport. 28And
Samson called unto the Lord, and
said: '0 Lord God, remember me,

I pray Thee, and strengthen me,- 1
pray Thee, only this once, 0 God, that
I may be this once avenged of the
Philistines for my two eyes.' 29And
Samson took fast hold of the two
middle piUars upon which the house
rested, and leaned upon them, the one
with his right hand, and the other with
his left. "And Samson said: 'Let me
die with the Philistines.' And he
bent with all his might; and the
house feU upon the lords, and upon
aU the people that were therein. So
the dead that he slew at his death
were more than they that he slew in
his hfe. Then his brethren and all
the house of his father came down,
and took him, and brought him up,
and buried him between Zorah and
Eshtaol in the burying-place of Ma
noah his father. And he judged
Israel twenty years.
"j ij Now there was a man of the
hiU-country of Ephraim, whose
name was Micah. 2And he said unto
his mother: The eleven hundred
pieces of silver that were taken from
thee, about which thou didst utter a
curse, and didst also speak it in mine
ears, behold, the silver is with me;
I took it.' And his mother said : ' Bless
ed be my son of the Lord.' 3And he
restored the eleven hundred pieces
of silver to his mother, and his mother
said: T verily dedicate the silver
unto the Lord from my hand for my
son, to make a graven image and a
molten image; now therefore I will
restore it unto thee.' 4And when he
restored the money unto his mother,
his mother took two hundred pieces
of silver, and gave them to the founder,
who made thereof a graven image and
a molten image; and it was in the
house of Micah. 'And the man Micah
had a house of God, and he made
an ephod, and teraphim, and conse-

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crated one of his sons, who became
his priest. 'In those days there was no
king in Israel; every man did that
which was right in his own eyes.
7And there was a young man out of
Beth-lehem in Judah — in the family
of Judah — who was, a Levite, and he
sojourned there. 8And the man de
parted out of the city, out of Beth
lehem in Judah, to sojourn where he
could find a place; and he came to the
hill-country of Ephraim to the house
of Micah, as he journeyed. 9And
Micah said unto him: 'Whence com
est thou?' And he said unto him:
'I am a Levite of Beth-lehem in Judah,
and I go to sojourn where I may find
a place.' "And Micah said unto him :
'DweU with me, and be unto me a
father and a priest, and I will give thee
ten pieces of silver by the year, and
a suit of apparel, and thy victuals.'
So the Levite went in. "And the
Levite was content to dwell with the
man; and the young man was unto
him as one of his sons. "And Micah
consecrated the Levite, and the young
man became his priest, and was in
the house of Micah. "Then said
Micah: 'Now know I that the Lord
wiU do me good, seeing I have a Levite
as my priest.'
1 C In those days there was no king
in Israel; and in those days the
tribe of the Danites sought them an
inheritance to dweU in; for unto that
day there had nothing been aUotted
unto them among the tribes of Israel
for an inheritance. 2And the children
of Dan sent of their family five men
from their whole number, men of
valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol,
to spy out the land, and to searoh it;
and they said unto them : ' Go, search
the land' ; and they came to the hiU-
country of Ephraim, unto the house
of Micah, and lodged there. 3When

they were by the house of Micah,
they knew the voice of the young
man the Levite; and they turned
aside thither, and said unto him:
'Who brought thee hither? and what
doest thou in this place? and what
hast thou here? ' 4And he said unto
them: 'Thus and thus hath Micah
dealt with me, and he hath hired me,
and I am become his priest.' 'And
they said unto him: 'Ask counsel,
we pray thee, of God, that we may
know whether our way which we are
going shall be prosperous.' 'And the
priest said unto them: 'Go in peace;
before the Lord is your way wherein
ye go.'
Then the five men departed, and
came to Laish, and saw the people
that were therein, how they dwelt in
security, after the manner of the
Zidonians, quiet and secure; for there
was none in the land, possessing
authority, that might put them to
shame in any thing, and they were
far from the Zidonians, and had no
deahngs with any man. 'And they
came unto their brethren to Zorah
and Eshtaol; and their brethren said
unto them: 'What say ye?' 'And
they said: 'Arise, and let us go up
against them; for we have seen the
land, and, behold, it is very good;
and are ye stiU? be not slothful to go
and to enter in to possess the land.
"When ye go, ye shaU come unto a
people secure, and the land is large;
for God hath given it into your hand;
a place where there is no want; it hath
every thing that is in the earth.'
"And there set forth from thence
of the family of the Danites, out of
Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred
men girt with weapons of war. "And
they went up, and encamped in
Kiriath-jearim, in Judah; wherefore
that place was caUed Mahaneh-dan

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unto this day; behold, it is behind
Kiriath-jearim. "And they passed
thence unto the hiU-country of Ephra
im, and came unto the house of Micah.
Then answered the five men that went
to spy out the country of Laish, and
said unto their brethren: 'Do ye
know that there is in these houses an
ephod, and teraphim, and a graven
image, and a molten image? now there
fore consider what ye have to do.'
"And they turned aside thither, and
came to the house of the young man
the Levite, even unto the house of
Micah, and asked him of his welfare.
"And the six hundred men girt with
their weapons of war, who were of the
children of Dan, stood by the entrance
of the gate. "And the five men that
went to spy out the land went up,
and came in thither, and took the
graven image, and the ephod, and
the teraphim, and the molten image;
and the priest stood by the entrance
of the gate with the six hundred men
girt with weapons of war. "And when
these went into Micah's house, and
fetched the graven image of the ephod,
and the teraphim, and the molten im
age, the priest said unto them: 'What
do ye?' "And they said unto him:
'Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon
thy mouth, and go with us, and be
to us a father and a priest; is it better
for thee to be priest unto the house
of one man, or to be priest unto a
tribe and a family in Israel?' ?°And
the priest's heart was glad, and he
took the ephod, and the teraphim, and
the graven image, and went in the
midst of the people. 21So they turned
and departed, and put the Uttle ones
and the cattle and the goods before
them. 22When they were a good way
from the house of Micah, the men that
were in the houses near to Micah's
house were gathered together, and

overtook the children of Dan. MAnd
they cried unto the children of Dan.
And they turned their faces, and said
unto Micah: 'What aileth thee, that
thou comest with such a company?'
24 And he said: 'Ye have taken away
my god which I made, and the priest,
and are gone away, and what have
I more? and how then say ye un
to me: What aileth thee?' 25And
the children of Dan said unto him:
' Let not thy voice be heard among us,
lest angry fellows fall upon you, and
thou lose thy hfe, with the hves of
thy household.' 2'And the children of
Dan went their way; and when Micah
saw that they were too strong for
him, he turned and went back unto
his house. "And they took that which
Micah had made, and the priest whom
he had, and came unto Laish, unto
a people quiet and secure, and smote
them with the edge of the sword; and
they burnt the city with fire. 28And
there was no dehverer, because it was
far from Zidon, and they had no deal
ings with any man; and it was in the
valley that Ueth by Beth-rehob. And
they built the city, and dwelt therein.
29And they called the name of the city
Dan, after the name of Dan their
father, who was born unto Israel;
howbeit the name of the city was
Laish at the first. "And the children
of Dan set - up for themselves the
graven image; and Jonathan, the son
of Gershom, the son of "Manasseh, '
he and his sons were priests to the
tribe of the Danites until the day of
the captivity of the land. 31So they
set them up Micah's graven image
which he made, aU the time that the
house of God was in Shiloh.
1 Q And it came to pass in those
days, when there was no king in
Israel, that there was a certain Levite
sojourning on the farther side of the

a Heb. nB^D. with a suspended, indicating an earlier reading, Moses.
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hiU-country of Ephraim, who took
to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem
in Judah. 2And his concubine played
the harlot against him, and went
away from him unto her father's house
to Beth-lehem in Judah, and was there
the space of four months. 'And her
husband arose, and went after her,
to speak kindly unto her, to bring
her back, having his servant with
him, and a couple of asses; and she
brought him into her father's house;
and when the father of the damsel
saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
4And his father-in-law, the damsel's
father, retained him; and he abode
with him three days; so they did eat
and drink, and lodged there. 'And
it came to pass on the fourth day,
that they arose early in the morning,
and he rose up to depart; and the
damsel's father said unto his son-in-
law: 'Stay thy heart with a morsel
of bread, and afterward ye shall go
your way.' 'So they sat down, and
did eat and drink, both of them to
gether; and the damsel's father said
unto the man: 'Be content, I pray
thee, and tarry aU night, and let thy
heart be merry. ' 7And the man rose
up to depart; but his father-in-law
urged him, and he lodged there again.
8 And he arose early in the morning on
the fifth day to depart; and the dam
sel's father said: . 'Stay thy heart,
I pray thee, and tarry ye until the day
declineth' ; and they did eat, both of
them. 'And when the man rose up to
depart, he, and his concubine, and his
servant, his- father-in-law, the damsel's
father, said unto him: 'Behold, now
the day draweth toward evening; tar
ry, I pray you, all night; behold, the
day groweth to an end; lodge here,
that thy heart may be merry; and to
morrow get you early on your way,
that thou mayest go home.' "But the

man would not tarry that night, but he
rose up and departed, and came over
against Jebus — the same is Jersualem;
and there were with him a couple of
asses saddled; his concubine also was
with him. "When they were by Jebus
— the day was far spent — the servant
said unto his master: 'Come, I pray
thee, and let us turn aside into this
city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.'
"And his master said unto him: 'We
wiU not turri aside into the city of a
foreigner, that is not of the childreri
of Israel; but we will pass over to
Gibeah.' "And he said unto his
servant: 'Come and let us draw near
to one of these places; and we wiU
lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.' "So
they passed on and went their way;
and the sun went down upon them
near to Gibeah, which belongeth to
Benjamin. "And they turned aside
thither, to go in to lodge in Gibeah;
and he went in, and sat him down in
the broad place of the city; for there
was no man that took them into his
house to lodge. "And, behold, there
came an old man from his work out
of the field at even; now the man was
of the hill-country of Ephraim, and
he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of
the place were Benjamites. "And
he lifted up his eyes, and saw the
wayfaring man in the broad place of
the city ; and the old man said : ' Whith
er goest thou? and whence comest
thou?' "And he said unto him: 'We
are passing from Beth-lehem in Judah
unto the farther side of the hiU-
country of Ephraim; from thence am
I, and I went to Beth-lehem in Judah,
and I am now going to the house of
the Lord; and there is no man that
taketh me into his house. "Yet there
is both straw and provender for our
asses; and there is bread and wine
also for me, and for thy handmaid,

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and for the young man that is with
thy servants; there is no want of
any thing.' 20And the old man said:
'Peace be unto thee; howsoever let
all thy wants Ue upon me; only lodge
not in the broad place.' 21So he
brought him into his house, and gave
the asses fodder; and they washed
their feet, and did eat and drink.
22As they were making their hearts
merry, behold, the men of the city,
certain base feUows, beset the house
round about, beating at the door;
and they spoke to the master of the
house, the old man, saying: 'Bring
forth the man that came into thy
house, that we may know him.' 23And
the man, the master of the house, went
out unto them, and said unto them:
'Nay, my brethren, I pray you, do
not so wickedly; seeing that this man
is come into my house, do not this
wanton deed. Tehold, here is my
daughter a virgin, and his concubine;
I wiU bring them out now, and humble
ye them, and do with them what
seemeth good unto you; but unto this
man do not so wanton a thing.' Tut
the men would not hearken to him;
so the man laid hold on his concubine,
and brought her forth unto them;
and they knew her, and abused her
all the night until the morning; and
when the day began to spring, they let
her go. Then came the woman in
the dawning of the day, and fell down
at the door of the man's house where
her lord was, till it was light. "And
her lord rose up in the morning, and
opened the doors of the house, and
went out to go his way; and, behold,
the woman his concubine was fallen
down at the door of the house, with
her hands upon the threshold. 28And
he said unto her: 'Up, and let us
be going'; but none answered; then he
took her up upon the ass ; and the man

rose up, and got him unto his place.
29And when he was come into his
house, he took a knife, and laid hold on
his concubine, and divided her, limb
by Umb, into twelve pieces, and sent
her throughout aU the borders of
Israel. "And it was so, that all that
saw it said: 'Such a thing hath not
happened nor been seen from the day
that the children of Israel came up
out of the land of Egypt unto this day;
consider it, take counsel, and speak.'
OQ Then aU the children of Israel
went out, and the congregation
was assembled as one man, from Dan
even to Beer-sheba, with the land
of Gilead, unto the Lord at Mizpah.
2And the chiefs of all .the people,
even of aU the tribes of Israel, pre
sented themselves in the assembly
of the people of God, four hundred
thousand footmen that drew sword —
'Now the children of Benjamin heard;
that the children of Israel were gone
up to Mizpah- — And the children of
Israel said: TeU us, how was this
wickedness brought to pass?' 4And
the Levite, the husband of the woman
that was murdered, answered and
said: 'I came into Gibeah that be-
longeth to Benjamin, I and my con
cubine, to lodge. 'And the men of
Gibeah rose against me, and beset
the house round about upon me by
night; me they thought to have slain,
and my concubine they forced, and
she is dead. 'And I took my concu
bine, and cut her in pieces, and sent
her throughout all the country of the
inheritance of Israel; for they have
committed lewdness and wantonness
in Israel. 'Behold, ye are aU here,
children of Israel, give here your ad
vice and counsel.' 'And all the peo
ple arose as one man, saying: ' We will
not any of us go to his tent, neither
wiU we any of us turn unto his house.

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9But now this is the thing wliich we
wiU do to Gibeah : we will go up against
it by lot; "and we wiU take ten men of
a hundred throughout aU the tribes
of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand,
and a thousand out of ten thousand,
to fetch victuals for the people, that
they may do, when they come to
"Gibeah of Benjamin, according to
all the wantonness that they have
wrought in Israel.' "So aU the men of
Israel were gathered against the city,
knit together as one man.
"And the tribes of Israel sent men
through aU the tribe of Benjamin,
saying: 'What wickedness is this
that is come to pass among you?
"Now therefore deliver up the men,
the base fellows that are in Gibeah,
that we may put them to death, and
put away evil from Israel.' But the
children of Benjamin would not heark
en to the voice of their brethren the
children of Israel. "And the children
of Benjamin gathered themselves to
gether out of their cities unto Gibeah,
to go out to battle against the chil
dren of Israel. "And the children of
Benjamin numbered on that day out
of the cities twenty and six thousand
men that drew sword, besides the
inhabitants of Gibeah, who numbered
seven hundred chosen men. "AU this
people, even seven hundred chosen
men, were left-handed; every one could
sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not
miss. "And the men of Israel, beside
Benjamin, numbered four hundred
thousand men that drew sword; aU
these were men of war. "And the
children of Israel arose, and went up
to Beth-el, and asked counsel of God;
and they said: 'Who shall go up for
us first to battle against the children
of Benjamin?' And the Lord said:
'Judah first.' "And the children, of

Israel rose up in the morning, and
encamped against Gibeah. 20And the
men of Israel went out to battle
against Benjamin; and the men of
Israel set the battle in array against
them at Gibeah. 21And the children
of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah,
and destroyed down to the ground of
the Israelites on that day twenty and
two thousand men. 22And the people,
the men of Israel, encouraged them
selves, and set the battle again in
array in the place where they set
themselves in array the first day.
23 And the chUdren of Israel went up
and wept before the Lord until even;
and they asked of the Lord, saying:
'ShaU I again draw nigh to battle
against the children of Benjamin my
brother?' And the Lord said: 'Go
up against him.'
24And the children of Israel came
near against the children of Benjamin
the second day. 25And Benjamin went
forth against them out of Gibeah the
second day, and destroyed down to
the ground of the children of Israel
again eighteen thousand men; all these
drew the sword. Then all the chil
dren of Israel, and aU the people, went
up, and came unto Beth-el, and wept,
and sat there before the Lord, and
fasted that day until even; and they
offered burnt-offerings and peace-
offerings before the Lord. "And the
children of Israel asked of the Lord
— for the ark of the covenant of God
was there in those days, 28and Phin
ehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of
Aaron, stood before it in those days —
saying: 'ShaU I yet again go out to
battle against the children of Ben
jamin my brother, 'or shaU I cease?'
Arid the Lord said: 'Go up; for to
morrow I wiU deliver him into thy
hand.' 29And Israel set Uers-in-wait
against Gibeah round about.

» Heb. Geba.
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"And the children of Israel went
up against the children of Benjamin
on the third day, and set themselves
in array against Gibeah, as at other
times. 31And the children of Benja
min went out against the people, and
were drawn away from the city; and
they began to smite and kill of the
people, as at other times, in the field,
in the highways, of which one goeth
up to Beth-el, and the other to
Gibeah^ about thirty men of Israel.
32 And, the chUdren of Benjamin said:
'They are smitten down before us,
as at the first.' But the children of
Israel said: 'Let us flee, and draw
them away from the city unto the
highways.' 33And all the men of
Israel rose up out of their place, and
set themselves in array at Baal-
tamar; and the liers-in-wait of Israel
broke forth out of their place, even
out of Maareh-geba. 34And there
came over against Gibeah ten thou
sand chosen men out of aU Israel, and
the battle was sore; but they knew
not that evil was close upon them.
"And the Lord smote Benjamin be
fore Israel; and the children of
Israel destroyed of Benjamin that
day twenty and five thousand and
a hundred men; all these drew the
sword. "So the children of Benjamin saw
that they were smitten. And the men
of Israel gave place to Benjamin,
because they trusted unto the Uers-
in-wait whom they had set against
Gibeah. — "And the liers-in-wait has
tened, and rushed upon Gibeah; and
the liers-in-wait drew forth, and smote
all the city with the edge of the sword.
38Now there was an appointed sign
between the men of Israel and the
liers-in-wait, that they should make a
great beacon of smoke rise up out of
the city. — "And the men of Israel

turned in the battle, and Benjamin
began to smite and kill of the men of
Israel about thirty persons; for they
said: 'Surely they are smitten down
before us, as in the first battle.'
Tut when the beacon began to
arise up out of the city in a piUar of
smoke, the Benjamites looked behind
them, and, behold, the whole of the
city went up in smoke to heaven.
41 And the men of Israel turned, and
the men of Benjamin were amazed;
for they saw that evil was come upon
them. Therefore they turned their
backs before the men of Israel unto
the way of the wilderness; but the
battle followed hard after them; and
they that came out of the city
destroyed them in the midst of the
men of Israel. They inclosed the
Benjamites round about, and chased
them, and overtook them at their
resting-place, as far as over against
Gibeah toward the sunrising. '"And
there fell of Benjamin eighteen thou
sand men; all these were men of
valour. 45And they turned and fled
toward the wilderness unto the rock
of Rimmon; and they gleaned of them
in the highways five thousand men;
and foUowed hard after them unto
Gidom, and smote of them two
thousand men. 46So that all who fell
that day of Benjamin were twenty and
five thousand men that drew the
sword; aU these were men of valour.
Tut six hundred men turned and
fled toward the wilderness unto the
rock of Rimmon, and abode in the
rock of Rimmon four months. 48And
the men of Israel turned back upon
the children of Benjamin, and smote
them with the edge of the sword,
both the entire city, and the cattle,-
and all that they found; moreover all; ,
the cities which they'f ound they set on
fire.

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21.22

0 1 Now the men of Israel had sworn
ux- in Mizpah, saying: 'There
shall not any of us give his daughter
unto Benjamin to wife.' 2And the
people came to Beth-el, and sat there
till even before God, and lifted up
their voices, and wept sore. 3And
they said: '0 Lord, the God of
Israel, why is this come to pass in
Israel, that there should be to-day'
one tribe lacking in Israel?' 4And it
came to pass on the morrow that' the
people rose early, and built there an
altar, and offered burnt-offerings and
peace-offerings. 'And the children of
Israel said: 'Who is there among all
the tribes of Israel that came not up
in the assembly unto the Lord?'
For they had made a great oath con
cerning him that came not up unto the
Lord to. Mizpah, saying: 'He shaU
surely be put to death.' 'And the
children of Israel repented them for
Benjamin their brother, and said:
'There is one tribe cut off from Israel
this day. Tow shaU we do for wives
for them that remain, seeing we
have sworn by the Lord that we will
not give them of our daughters to
wives?' 'And they said: 'What one
is there of the tribes of Israel that
came not up unto the Lord to Miz
pah?' And, behold, there came none
to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the
assembly. 'For when the people
were numbered, behold, there were
none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-
gilead there. "And the congregation
sent thither twelve thousand men of
the valiantest, and commanded them,
saying : ' Go and smite the inhabitants
of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the
sword, with the women and the Uttle
ones. "And this is the thing that
ye shall do: ye shaU utterly destroy
every male; and every woman that
hath lain by man.' "And they found

among the inhabitants of Jabesh-
gilead four hundred young virgins,
that had not known man by lying
with him; and they brought them
unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in
the land of Canaan.
13And the whole congregation sent
and spoke to the children of Ben
jamin that were in the rock of Rim
mon, and proclaimed peace unto
them. "And Benjamin returned at
that time; and they gave them the
women whom they had saved alive
of the women of Jabesh-gilead; and
yet so they sufficed them not. "And
the people repented them for Ben
jamin, because that the Lord had
made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
Then the elders of the congrega
tion said: ' How shaU we do for wives
for them that remain, seeing the wom
en are destroyed out of Benjamin?'
"And they said: 'They that are
escaped must be as an inheritance for
Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted
out from Israel. "Howbeit we may
not give them wives of our daughters.'
For the Children of Israel had sworn,
saying: 'Cursed be he that giveth a
wife to Benjamin.' "And they
said: 'Behold, there is the feast of the
Lord from year to year in Shiloh,
which is on the north of Beth-el, on
the east side of the highway that
goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem,
and on the south of Lebonah.' 20And
they commanded the children of
Benjamin, saying: 'Go and lie in
wait in the vineyards; 21and see, and,
behold, if the daughters of Shiloh
come out to dance in the dances,
then come ye out of the vineyards,
and catch you every man his wife of
the daughters of Shiloh, and go to
the land of Benjamin. ^And it
shall be, when their fathers or their
brethren come to strive with us, that

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we will say unto them: Grant them
graciously unto us; because we took
not for each man of them his wife in
battle; neither did ye give them unto
them, that ye should now be guUty.'
23And the children of Benjamin did
so, and took them wives, according
to their number, of them that danced,
whom they carried off; and they went

and returned unto their inheritance,
and built the cities, and dwelt in them.
24And the children of Israel departed
thence at that time, every man to his
tribe and to his farinly, and they went
out from thence every man to his in
heritance. 2'In those days there was
no king in Israel; every man did that
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i Now there was a certain man of
Ramathaim-zophim, of the hill-
country of Ephraim, and his name
was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham,
the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu,
the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2And
he had two wives: the name of the
one was Hannah, and the name of
the other Peninnah; and Peninnah
had children, but Hannah had no
children. 3And this man went up
out of his city from year to year to
worship and to sacrifice unto the
Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two
sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas,
were there priests unto the Lord.
4And it came to pass upon a day,
when Elkanah sacrificed, that he gave
to Peninnah his wife, and to all her
sons and her daughters, portions; 'but
unto Hannah he gave a double por
tion; for he loved Hannah, but the
Lord had shut up her womb. 'And
her rival vexed her sore, to make her
fret, because the Lord had shut up her
womb. 'And as he did so year by year,
when she went up to the house of
the Lord, so she vexed her; therefore
she wept, and would not eat. 8And
Elkanah her husband said unto her:
'Hannah, why weepest thou? and
why eatest thou not? and why is thy
heart grieved? am not I better to thee
than ten sons?' 9So Hannah rose up
after they had eaten in Shiloh, and
after they had drunk — now EU the
priest sat upon his seat by the door
post of the temple of the Lord; "and
she was in bitterness of soul — and

prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.
"And she vowed a vow, and said: '0
Lord of hosts, if Thou wilt indeed look
on the affliction of Thy handmaid, and
remember me, and not forget Thy
handmaid, but wilt give unto Thy
handmaid a man-child, then I will
give him unto the Lord all the days
of his life, and there shall no razor
come upon his head.' "And it came
to pass, as she prayed long before the
Lord, that Eli watched her mouth.
"Now Hannah, she spoke in her
heart; only her lips moved, but her
voice could not be heard; therefore
Eh thought she had been drunken.
"And EU said unto her: 'How long
wilt thou be drunken? put away thy
wine from thee.' "And Hannah an
swered and said: 'No, my lord, I am
a woman of a sorrowful spirit; I have
drunk neither wine nor strong drink,
but I poured out my soul before the
Lord. "Count not thy handmaid
for a wicked woman: for out of
the abundance of my complaint and
my vexation have I spoken hitherto.'
Then EU answered and said: 'Go
in peace, and the God of Israel grant
thy petition that thou hast asked
of Him.' "And she said: 'Let thy
servant find favour in thy sight.' So
the woman went her way, and did
eat, and her countenance was rio more
sad. "And they rose up in the morn
ing early, and worshipped before the
Lord, and returned, and came to their
house to Ramah; and Elkanah knew
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membered her. 20And it came to pass,
when the time was come about, that
Hannah conceived, and bore a son;
and she called his name Samuel:
'because I have asked him of the
Lord.' 21 And the man Elkanah, and all his
house, went up to offer unto the Lord
the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
Tut Hannah went not up; for she
said unto her husband: 'Until the
child be weaned, when I wiU bring
him, that he may appear before the
Lord, and there abide for ever.' ^And
Elkanah her husband said unto her:
'Do what seemeth thee good; tarry
until thou have weaned him; only
the Lord estabhsh His word.' So
the woman tarried and gave her son
suck, until she weaned him. 24And
when she had weaned him, she took
him up with her, with three buUocks,
and one ephah of meal, and a bottle
of wine, and brought him unto the
house of the Lord in Shiloh; and the
child was young. B'And when the
bullock was slain, the child was
brought to EU. "And she said: 'Oh,
my lord, as thy soul hveth, my lord,
I am the woman that stood by thee
here, praying unto the Lord. Tor
this child I prayed; and the Lord hath
granted me my petition which I asked
of Him; 28therefore I also have lent
him to the Lord; as long as he Uveth
he is lent to the Lord.' And he wor
shipped the Lord there.
O And Hannah prayed, and said:
My heart exulteth in the Lord,
My horn is exalted in the Lord;
My mouth is enlarged over mine
enemies;
Because I rejoice in Thy salvation.
There is none holy as the Lord;
For there is none beside Thee;
Neither is there any rock Uke our
God.

3Multiply not exceeding proud talk;
Let not arrogancy come out of
your mouth;
For the Lord is a God of knowl
edge,
And by Him actions are weighed.
The bows of the mighty men are
broken,
And they that stumbled are girded
with strength.
They that were full have hired out
themselves for bread;
And they that were hungry have
ceased;
While the barren hath borne seven,
She that had niany children hath
languished.
The Lord kiUeth, and maketh
aUve;
He bringeth down to the grave,
and bringeth up.
The Lord maketh poor, and mak
eth rich;
He bringeth low, He also hfteth
up.
8He raiseth up the poor out of the
dust,
He hfteth up the needy from the
dung-hill,
To make them sit with princes,
And inherit the throne of glory;
For the piUars of the earth are the
Lord's,
And "He hath set the world upon
them.
9He wiU keep the feet of His holy
ones,
But the wicked shaU be put to
silence in darkness;
For not by strength shaU man
prevail.
"They that strive with the Lord
shaU be broken to pieces;
Against them wiU He thunder in
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The Lord will judge the ends of the
earth;
And He will give strength unto His
king,
And exalt the horn of His anointed.
"And Elkanah went to Ramah to
his house. And the child did minister
unto the Lord before Eli the priest.
"Now the sons of EU were base
men; they knew not the Lord. "And
the custom of the priests with the
people was, that, when any man of
fered sacrifice, the priest's servant
came, while the flesh was in seething,
with a flesh-hook of three teeth in his
hand; "and he struck it into the pan,
or kettle, or caldron, or pot; aU that
the flesh-hook brought up the priest
took therewith. So they did unto
all the Israehtes that came thither
in Shiloh. "Yea, before the fat was
made to smoke, the priest's servant
came, and said to the man that sacri
ficed: 'Give flesh to roast for the
priest; for he wiU not have sodden
flesh of thee, but raw.' "And if the
man said unto him: 'Let the fat be
made to smoke first of aU, and then
take as much as thy soul desireth';
then he would say: 'Nay, but thou
shalt give it me now; and ff not, I
will take it by force.' "And the sin
of the young men was very great before
the Lord; for the men dealt contemp
tuously with the offering of the Lord.
"But Samuel ministered before the
Lord, being a child, girded with a
linen ephod. l5Moreover his mother
made him a Uttle robe, and brought
it to him from year to year, when she
came up with her husband to offer the
yearly sacrifice. 20And Eli would bless
Elkanah and his wife, and say: 'The
Lord give thee seed of this woman
for the loan which was lent to the
Lord.' And they would go unto their

own home. 21So the Lord remembered
Hannah, and she conceived, and bore
three sons and two daughters. And
the child Samuel grew before the
Lord. 22Now Eli was very old; and he
heard aU that his sons did unto all
Israel, and how that they lay with
the' women that did service at the
door of the tent of meeting. ^And
he said unto them: 'Why do ye such
things? for I hear evil reports con
cerning you from all this people.
24Nay, my sons; for it is no good report
which I hear the Lord's people do
spread abroad. 25If one man sin
against another; God shall judge him;
but if a man sin against the Lord,
who shaU entreat for him?' But they
hearkened not unto the voice of their
father, because the Lord would slay
them. 2'And the child Samuel grew
on, and increased in favour both with
the Lord, and also with men.
"And there came a man of God
unto Eh, and said unto him: 'Thus
saith the Lord : Did I reveal Myself
unto the house of thy father, when
they were in Egypt in bondage to
Pharaoh's house? 2!And did I choose
him out of aU the tribes of Israel to
be My priest, to go up unto Mine altar,
to burn incense, to wear an ephod
before Me? and did I give unto the
house of thy father all the offerings of
the children of Israel made by fire?
"Wherefore kick ye at My sacrifice
and at Mine offering, which I have
commanded in My habitation; and
honourest thy sons above Me, to make
yourselves fat with the chiefest of all
the offerings of Israel My people?
Therefore the Lord, the God of
Israel, saith: I said indeed that thy
house, and the house of thy father,
should walk before Me for ever; but
now the Lord saith : Be it far from Me ;

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for them that honour Me I wiU honour,
and they that despise Me shaU be
lightly esteemed. Tehold, the days
come, that I will cut off thine arm,
and the arm of thy father's house, that
there shall not be an old man in thy
house. 32And thou shalt behold a
rival in My habitation, in aU the
good which shall be done to Israel;
and there shall not be an old man in
thy house for ever. 33Yet wiU I not
cut off every man of thine from Mine
altar, to make thine eyes to fail, and
thy heart to languish; and aU the in
crease of thy house shall die young
men, MAnd this shall be the sign
unto thee, that which shall come upon
thy two sons, on Hophni and Phine
has: in one day they shall die both
of them. "And I wiU raise Me up a
faithful priest, that shaU do accord
ing to that which is in My heart and
in My mind; and I will build him a
sure house; and he shaU walk before
Mine anointed for ever. "And it shall
come to pass, that every one that
is left in thy house shall come and
bow down to him for a piece of silver
and a loaf of bread, and shall say:
Put me, I pray thee, into one of the
priests' offices, that I may eat a mor
sel of bread.'
O And the child Samuel ministered
unto the Lord before EU. And
the word of the Lord was precious
in those days; there was no frequent
vision. 2And it came to pass at that
time, when Eli was laid down in his
place — now his eyes had begun to
wax dim, that he could not see — 3and
the lamp of God was not yet gone out,
and Samuel was laid down to sleep
in the temple of the Lord, where the
ark of God was, ^hat the Lord caUed
Samuel; and he said: 'Here am I.'
'And he ran unto EU, and said: 'Here
am I; for thou didst caU me.' And he

T called not; Ue down again.'
And he went and lay down. 'And the
Lord caUed yet again Samuel. And
Samuel arose and went to EU, and
said: 'Here am I; for thou didst caU
me.' And he answered: T caUed not,
my son; Ue down again.' 'Now
Samuel did not yet know the Lord,
neither was the word of the Lord yet
revealed unto him. 'And the Lord
caUed Samuel again the third time.
And he arose and went to EU, and
said: 'Here am I; for thou didst call
me.' And EU perceived that the
Lord was caUing the child. 'There
fore EU said unto Samuel: 'Go, lie
down; and it shaU be, if thou be caUed,
that thou shalt say: Speak, Lord;
for Thy servant heareth.' So Sam
uel went and lay down in his place.
"And the Lord came, and stood, and
caUed as at other times: 'Samuel,
Samuel.' Then Samuel said: 'Speak;
for Thy servant heareth.' "And the
Lord said to Samuel: 'Behold, I will
do a thing in Israel, at which both the
ears of every one that heareth it shaU
tingle. "In that day I wiU perform
against Eli all that I have spoken con
cerning his house, from the beginning
even unto the end. "For I have told
him that I wiU judge his house for
ever, for the iniquity, in that he
knew that his sons did bring a curse
upon themselves, and he rebuked
them not. "And therefore I have
sworn unto the house of Eli, that the
iniquity of Eli's house shaU not be
expiated with sacrifice nor offering
for ever.' "And Samuel lay until the
morning, and opened the doors of
the house of the Lord. And Samuel
feared to tell EU the vision. Then
EU called Samuel, and said: 'Sam
uel, my son.' And he said : ' Here am L'
"And he said: 'What is the thing that
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hide it not from me; God do so to
thee, and more also, if thou hide any
thing from me of aU the things that
He spoke unto thee.' "And Samuel
told him aU the words, and hid noth
ing from him. And he said: 'It is
the Lord; let Him do what seemeth
Him good.'
"And Samuel grew, and the Lord
was with him, and did let none of his
words faU to the ground. 20And all
Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba
knew that Samuel was established
to be a prophet of the Lord. 21And
the Lord appeared again in Shiloh;
for the_ Lord revealed Himself to
Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the
A Lord. :And the word of Samuel
came to all Israel.
Now Israel went out against the
PhiUstines to battle, and pitched be
side Eben-ezer; and the PhiUstines
pitched in Aphek. 2And the PhiUs
tines put themselves in array against
Israel; and when the battle was spread,
Israel was smitten before the PhiUs
tines; and they slew of the army in
the field about four thousand men.
'And when the people were come into
the camp, the elders of Israel said:
'Wherefore hath the Lord smitten us
to-day before the Philistines? Let us
fetch the ark of the covenant of the
Lord out of Shiloh unto us, that He
may come among us, and save us
out of the hand of our enemies.' 4So
the people sent to Shiloh, and they
brought from thence the ark of the
covenant of the Lord of hosts, who
sitteth upon the cherubim; and the
two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas,
were there with the ark of the cov
enant of God. 'And when the ark of
the covenant of the Lord came into
the camp, aU Israel shouted with a
great shout, so that the earth rang.
'And when the Philistines heard the

noise of the shout, they said: 'What
meaneth the noise of this great shout
in the camp of the Hebrews?' And
they knew that the ark of the Lord
was come into the camp. 'And the
PhiUstines were afraid, for they said :
'God is come into the camp.' And
they said: 'Woe unto us! for there
was not such a thing yesterday and
the day before. 'Woe unto us! who
shaU deliver us out of the hand of
these mighty gods? these are the gods
that smote the Egyptians with aU
manner of plagues and in the wil
derness. 'Be strong, and quit your
selves Uke men, 0 ye PhiUstines, that
ye be not servants unto the Hebrews,
as they have been to you; quit your
selves like men, and fight.' "And
the Philistines fought, and Israel was
smitten, and they fled every man to
his tent; and there was a very great
slaughter; for there feU of Israel
thirty thousand footmen. "And the
ark of God was taken; and the two
sons of EU, Hophni and Phinehas,
were slain.
"And there ran a man of Benjamin
out of the army, and came to Shiloh
the same day with his clothes rent,
and with earth upon his head. "And
when he came, lo, Eli sat upon his seat
by the wayside watching; for his heart
trembled for the ark of God. And
when the man came into the city, and
told it, aU the city cried out. "And
when Eli heard the noise of the crying,
he said: 'What meaneth the noise of
this tumult?' And the man made
haste, and came and told Eli. "Now
Eli was ninety and eight years old;
and his eyes were set, that he could
not see. "And the man said unto
EU: 'I am he that came out of
the army, and I fled to-day out of the
army.' And he said: 'How went the
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the tidings answered and said: 'Israel
is fled before the Philistines, and there
hath been also a great slaughter among
the people, and thy two sons also,
Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and
the ark of God is taken.' "And it
came to pass, when he made mention
of the ark of God, that he fell from
off his seat backward by the side of
the gate, and his neck broke, and he
died; for he was an old man, and
heavy. And he had j udged Israel forty
^years. "And his daughter-in-law, Phine
has' wife, was with child, near to be
dehvered; and when she heard the
tidings that the ark of God was taken,
and that her father-in-law and her
husband were dead, she bowed her
self and brought forth; for her pains
came suddenly upon her. 20And
about the time of her death the women
that stood by her said unto her:
'Fear not; for thou hast brought
forth a son.' But she answered not,
neither did she regard it. 21And she
named the child "Ichabod, saying:
The glory is departed from Israel';
because the ark of God was taken,
and because of her father-in-law and
her husband. 22And she said: The
glory is departed from Israel; for the
ark of God is taken.'
PL Now the Philistines had taken the
ark of God, and they brought it
from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod. 2And
the Philistines took the ark of God,
and brought it into the house of
Dagon, and set it by Dagon. 3And
when they of Ashdod arose early on
the morrow, behold, Dagon was
fallen upon his face to the ground
before the ark of the Lord. And
they took Dagon, and set him in his
place again, 4And when they arose
early on the morrow morning, behold,
Dagon was f aUen upou his face to the

» That is, There is no glory.
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ground before the ark of the Lord;
and the head of Dagon and both the
palms of his hands lay cut off upon the
threshold; only the trunk of Dagon
was left to him. Therefore neither
the priests of Dagon, nor any that
come into Dagon's house, tread on the
threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto
this day.
'But the hand of the Lord was
heavy upon them of Ashdod, and He
destroyed them, and smote them
with emerods, even Ashdod and the
borders thereof. 7And when the men
of Ashdod saw that it was so, they
said: 'The ark of the God of Israel
shaU not abide with us; for His hand
is sore upon us, and upon Dagon
our god.' They sent therefore and
gathered all the lords of the ' Phi
listines unto them, and said: 'What
shaU we do with the ark of the God
of Israel?' And they answered:
'Let the ark of the God of Israel be
carried about unto Gath.' And they
carried the ark of the God of Israel
about thither. 'And it was so, that,
after they had carried it about, the
hand of the Lord was against the
city with a very great discomfiture;
and He smote the men of the city,
both small and great, and emerods
broke out upon them. "So they
sent the ark of God to Ekron. And
it came to pass, as the ark of God came
to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried
out, saying: 'They have brought
about the ark of the God of Israel to
us, to slay us and our people.' "They
sent therefore and gathered together
all the lords of the Philistines, and
they said: 'Send away the ark of the
God of Israel, and let it go back to its
own place, that it slay us not, and our
people'; for there was a deadly dis
comfiture throughout all the city; the
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FIRST SAMUEL

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"And the men that died not were
smitten with the emerods; and the
cry of the city went up to heaven.
Cl And the ark of the Lord was in
the country of the Philistines
se^en months. 2And the Phihstines
called for the priests and the diviners,
saying: 'What shaU we do with the
ark of the Lord? declare unto us
wherewith we shall send it to its
place.' 'And they said: 'If ye send
away the ark of the God of Israel,
send it not empty; but in any wise
return Him a guilt-offering; then ye
shaU be healed, and it shaU be
known to you why His hand is not re
moved from you.' Then said they:
'What shall be the guilt-offering which
we shall return to Him?' And they
said : ' Five golden emerods, and five
golden mice, according to the num
ber of the lords of the Philistines; for
one plague was on you all, and on
your lords. 'Wherefore ye shall make
images of your emerods, and images
of your mice that mar the land; and
ye shall give glory unto the God of
Israel; peradventure He will lighten
His hand from off you, and from off
your gods, and from off your land.
'Wherefore then do ye harden your
hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh
hardened their hearts? when He had
wrought among them, did they not
let the people go, and they de
parted? 7Now therefore take and
prepare you a new cart, and two
milch kine, on which there hath come
no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart,
and bring their calves home from
them. 'And take the ark of the
Lord, and lay it upon the cart; and
put the jewels of gold, which ye re
turn Him for a guilt-offering, in a
coffer by the side thereof; and send
it away, that it may go. 9And see,
if it goeth up by the way of its

own border to Beth-shemesh, then He
hath done us this great evil; but if
not, then we shaU know that it is not
His hand that smote us; it was a
chance that happened to us.'
"And the men did so; and took two
milch kine, and tied them to the cart,
and shut up their calves at home.
"And they put the ark of the Lord
upon the cart, and the coffer with the
mice of gold and the images of their
emerods. "And the kine took the
straight way by the way to Beth-
shemesh; they went along the high
way, lowing as they went, and turned
not aside to the right hand or to
the left; and the lords of the Phi
listines went after them unto the
border of Beth-shemesh. "And they
of Beth-shemesh were reaping their
wheat harvest in the valley ; and they
lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark,
and rejoiced to see it. "And the cart
came into the field of Joshua the Beth-
shemite, and stood there, where there
was a great stone; and they cleaved
the wood of the cart, and offered up
the kine for a burnt-offering unto the
Lord. "And the Levites took down
the ark of the Lord, and the coffer
that was with it, wherein the Jewels
of gold were, and put them on the
great stone; and the men of Beth-
shemesh offered burnt-offerings and
sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto
the Lord. "And when the five lords
of the Philistines had seen it, they
returned to Ekron the same day.
"And these are the golden emerods
which the Philistines returned for a
guilt-offering unto the Lord: for
Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ash-
kelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron
one; "and the golden mice, according
to the number of all the cities of
the Philistines belonging to the five
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country villages, even unto Abel by
the great stone, whereon they set down
the ark of the Lord, which stone re
maineth unto this day in the field of
Joshua the Beth-shemite. "And He
smote of the men of Beth-shemesh,
because they had gazed upon the ark
of the Lord, even He smote of the
people seventy men, and fifty thou
sand men; and the people "mourned,
because the Lord had smitten the
people with a great slaughter. 20And
the men of Beth-shemesh said: 'Who
is able to stand before the Lord, this
holy God? and to whom shall it go up
from us?' 2lAnd they sent messengers
to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim,
saying: The PhiUstines have brought
back the ark of the Lord; come ye
down, and fetch it up to you.'
<7 And the men of Kiriath-jearim
came, and fetched up the ark of
the Lord, and brought it into rthe
house of Abinadab in the hiU, and
sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the
ark of the Lord.
2And it came to pass, from the
day that the ark abode in Kiriath-
jearim, that the time was long; for it
was twenty years; and all the house
of Israel yearned after the Lord.
'And Samuel spoke unto all the house
of Israel, saying: 'If ye do return
unto the Lord with all your heart,
then put away the foreign gods and
the Ashtaroth from among you, and
direct your hearts unto the Lord,
and serve Him only; and He will
deliver you out of the hand of the
Philistines.' Then the children of
Israel did put away the Baahm and the
Ashtaroth, and served the! Lord only.
'And Samuel said : 'Gather all Israel
to Mizpah, and I will pray for you
unto the Lord.' 'And they gathered
together to Mizpah, and drew water,
and poured it out before the Lord,
ft From the Hebrew root abel.

and fasted on that day, and said
there: 'We have sinned against the
Lord.' And Samuel judged the chil
dren of Israel in Mizpah.
'And when the Philistines heard
that the children of Israel were
gathered together to Mizpah, the
lords of the PhiUstines went up against
Israel. And when the children of
Israel heard it, they were afraid of
the PhiUstines. 'And the children
of Israel said to Samuel: 'Cease not
to cry unto the Lord our God for
us, that He save us out of the hand
of the PhiUstines.' 'And Samuel
took a sucking lamb", and offered it
for a whole burnt-offering unto the
Lord; and Samuel cried unto the
Lord for Israel; and the Lord an
swered him. "And as Samuel was
offering up the burnt-offering, the
Phihstines drew near to battle against
Israel; but the Lord thundered with
a great thunder on that day upon the
PhiUstines, and discomfited them; and
they were smitten down before Israel.
"And the men of Israel went out of
Mizpah, and pursued the PhiUstines,
and smote them, until they came un
der Beth-car. Then Samuel took a
stone, and set it between Mizpah and
Shen, and caUed the name of it bEben-
ezer, saying : ' Hitherto hath the Lord
helped us.' "So the Philistines were
subdued, and they came no more with
in the border of Israel; and the hand
of the Lord was agairist the Philistines
all the days of Samuel. "And the cities
which the Phihstines had taken from
Israel were restored to Israel, from
Ekron even unto Gath; and the border
thereof did Israel deliver out of the
hand of the Phihstines. And there
was peace between Israel and the
Amorites. "And Samuel judged
Israel all the days of his life. "And
he went from year to year in circuit
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to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpah;
and he judged Israel in all those places.
"And his return was to Ramah, for
there was his house; and there he
judged Israel; and he built there an
altar unto the Lord.
Q And it came to pass, when Samuel
was old, that he made his sons
judges over Israel. 2Now the name of
his first-born was Joel; and the name
of his second, Abijah; they were
judges in Beer-sheba. 'And his soris
walked not in his ways, but turned
aside after lucre, and took bribes, and
perverted justice.
Then all the elders of Israel
gathered themselves together, and
came to Samuel unto Ramah. 'And
they said unto him: 'Behold, thou
art old, and thy sons walk not in thy
ways; now make us a king to judge
us like aU the nations.' 'But the
thing displeased Samuel, when they
said: 'Give us a king to judge us.'
And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.
'And the Lord said unto Samuel:
' Hearken unto the voice of the people
in all that they say unto thee; for
they have not rejected thee, but they
have rejected Me, that I should not
be king over them. 'According to all
the works which they have done since
the day that I brought them up out
of Egypt even unto this day, in that
they have forsaken Me, and served
other gods, so do they also unto thee.
'Now therefore hearken unto their
voice; howbeit thou shalt earnestly
forewarn them, and shalt declare unto
them the manner of the king that shall
reign over them.'
"And Samuel told all the words of
the Lord unto the people that asked
of him a king.. "And he said: This
will be the manner of the king that
shall reign over you: he will take your
sons, and appoint them unto him, for

his chariots, and to be his horsemen;
and they shaU run before his chariots.
"And he will appoint them unto him
for captains of thousands, and cap
tains of fifties; and to plow his ground,
and to reap his harvest, and to make
his instruments of war, and the in
struments of his chariots. "And he
will take your daughters to be per
fumers, and to be cooks, and to be
bakers. "And he wiU take your fields,
and your vineyards, and your olive-
yards, even the best of them, and
give them to his servants. "And
he wiU take the tenth of your seed,
and of your vineyards, and give to
his officers,- and to his servants.
"And he will take your men-servants,
and your maid-servants, and your
goodUest young men, and your asses,
and put them to his work. VHe will
take the tenth of your flocks; and ye
shall be his servants. . "And ye shall
cry out in that day because of your
king whom ye shall have chosen you;
and the Lord wiU not answer you in
that day.' "But the people refused
to hearken unto the voice of Samuel;
and they said: 'Nay; but there shall
be a king over us; 20that we also may
be hke all the nations; and that our
king may judge us, and go out before
us, and fight our battles.' 21And'
Samuel heard all the words of the
people, and he spoke them in the
ears of the Lord, 22And the Lord
said to Samuel: 'Hearken unto their
voice, and make them a king.' And
Samuel said unto the men of Israel:
Go ye every man unto his city.'
Now there was a man of Ben
jamin, whose name was Kish, the
son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son
of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the
son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of
valour. 2And he had a son, whose
name was Saul, young and goodly,

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and there was not among the children
of Israel a goodlier person than he:
from his shoulders and upward he
was higher than any of the people.
3Now the asses of Bash Saul's father
were lost. And Kish said to Saul
his son: Take now one of the serv
ants with thee, and arise, go seek
the asses.' 4And he passed through
the hill-country of Ephraim, and
passed through the land of Shafishah,
but they found them not; then they
passed through the land of Shaafim,
and there they were not; and he
passed through the land of the Ben
jamites, but they found them not.
'When they were come to the land of
Zuph, Saul said to his servant that
was with him: 'Come and let us
return; lest my father leave caring for
the asses, and become anxious con
cerning us.' 'And he said unto him:
'Behold now, there is in this city a
man of God, and he is a man that is
held in honour; all that he saith com
eth surely to pass; now let us go
thither; peradventure he can tell us
concerning our journey whereon we
go.' Then said Saul to his servant:
'But, behold, if we go, what shall we
bring the man? for the bread is spent
in our vessels, and there is not a pres
ent to bring to the man of God;
what have we?' 'And the servant
answered Saul again, and said: 'Be
hold, I have in my hand the fourth
part of a shekel of silver, that will
I give to the man of God, to tell us
our way.' — 'Beforetime in Israel,
when a man went to inquire of God,
thus he said: 'Come and let us go to
the seer'; for he that is now ealled a
prophet was beforetime called a
seer. — Then said Saul to his serv
ant: 'WeU said; come, let us go.'
So they went unto the city where the
man of God was. "As they went up

the ascent to the city, they found
young maidens going out to draw
water, and said unto them: 'Is the
seer here?' "And they answered
them, and said: 'He is; behold, he is
before thee; make haste now, for he
is come to-day into the city; for the
people have a sacrifice to-day in the
high place. "As soon as ye are come
into the city, ye shaU straightway
find him, before he go up to the high
place to eat; for the people wiU not
eat until he come, because he doth
bless the sacrifice ; and afterwards they
eat that are bidden. Now therefore
get you up; for at this time ye shall
find him.' "And they went up to
the city; and as they came within the
city, behold, Samuel came out toward
them, to go up to the high place.
"Now the Lord had revealed unto
Samuel a day before Saul came, say
ing: "To-morrow about this time I
wiU send thee a man out of the land
of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint
him to be prince over My people
Israel, and he shall save My people
out of the hand of the PhiUstines;
for I have looked upon My people, be
cause their cry is come unto Me.'
"And when Samuel saw Saul, the
Lord spoke unto him: 'Behold the
man of whom I said unto thee: This
same shaU have authority over My
people.' "Then Saul drew near to
Samuel in the gate, and said: TeU
me, I pray thee, where the seer's
house is.' "And Samuel answered
Saul, and said: 'I am the seer; go up
before me unto the high place, for ye
shall eat with me to-day; and in the
morning I will let thee go, and will
tell thee all that is in thy heart.
20And as for thine asses that were
lost three days ago, set not thy
mind on them; for they are found.
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Israel? .Is it not on thee, and on
all thy father's house?' 21And Saul
answered and said: 'Am not I a
Benjamite, of the smaUest of the
tribes of Israel? and my family the
least of aU the families of the tribe
of Benjamin? wherefore then speak-
est thou to me after this manner?'
22And Samuel took Saul and his
servant, and brought them into the
chamber, and made them sit in the
chiefest place among them that were
bidden, who were about thirty per
sons. 23And Samuel said unto the
cook: 'Bring the portion which I
gave thee, of which I said unto thee:
Set it by thee.' 24And the cook
took up the thigh, and that which was
upon it, and set it before Saul. And
[Samuel] said: 'Behold that which
hath been reserved! set it before thee
and eat; because unto the appointed
time hath it been kept for thee, for
I said: I have invited the people.'
So Saul did eat with Samuel that
day. 25And when they were come
down from the high place into the
city, he spoke with Saul upon the
housetop. 26And they arose early;
and it came to pass about the break
of day, that Samuel called to Saul on
the housetop, saying: 'Up, that I
may send thee away.' And Saul
arose, and they went out both of
them, he and Samuel, abroad. "As
they were going down at the end of the
city, Samuel said to Saul: 'Bid the
servant pass on before us — and he
passed on — but stand thou still at
this time, that I may cause thee to
hear the word of God.'
1 A Then Samuel took the vial of
v oil, and poured it upon his
head, and kissed him, and said: 'Is
it not that the Lord hath anointed
thee to be prince over His inheritance?
2When thou art departed from me to

day, then thou shalt find two men by
the tomb of Rachel, in the border of
Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will
say unto thee: The asses which thou
wentest to seek are found; and, lo,
thy father hath left off caring for the
asses, and is anxious concerning you,
saying: What shall I do for my son?
Then shalt thou go on forward from
thence, and thou shalt come to the
terebinth of Tabor, and there shall
meet thee there three men going up to
God to Beth-el, one carrying three
kids, and another carrying three
loaves of bread, and another carrying
a bottle of wine. 4And they will
salute thee, and give thee two cakes
of bread; which thou shalt receive of
their hand. 'After that thou shalt
come to the hill of God, where is the
garrison of the Philistines; and it
shall come to pass, when thou art
come thither to the city, that thou
shalt meet a band of prophets coming
down from the high place with a
psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe,
and a harp, before them; and they
will be prophesying. 'And the spirit
of the Lord will come mightily
upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy
with them, and shalt be turned into
another man. 'And let it be, when
these signs are come unto thee,
that thou do as thy hand shall find;
for God is with thee. 8And thou shalt
go down before me to GUgal; and,
behold, I wiU come down unto thee,
to offer burnt-offerings, and to sacri
fice sacrifices of peace-offerings; seven
days shalt thou tarry, tiU I come unto
thee, and teU thee what thou shalt
do.' 9And it was so, that when he had
turned his back to go from Samuel,
God gave him another heart; and
all those signs came to pass that day.
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the hill, behold, a band of prophets
met him; and the spirit of God came
mightily upon him, and he prophesied
among them. "And it came to pass,
when aU that knew him beforetime
saw that, behold, he prophesied with
the prophets, then the people said
one to another: 'What is this that is
come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul
also among the prophets?' "And one
of the same .place answered and said :
'And who is their father?' Therefore
it became a proverb: 'Is Saul also
among the prophets?' "And when
he had made an end of prophesying,
he came to the high place.
"And Saul's uncle said unto him
and to his servant: 'Whither went
ye?' And he said: To seek the asses;
and when we saw that they were not
found, we came to Samuel.' "And
Saul's uncle said: 'Tell me, I pray
thee, what Samuel said unto you.'
"And Saul said unto his uncle: 'He
told us plainly that the asses were
found.' But concerning the matter of
the kingdom, whereof Samuel spoke,
he told him not.
"And Samuel called the people
together unto the Lord to Mizpah.
"And he said unto the children of
Israel: Thus saith the Lord, the
God of Israel: I brought up Israel
out of Egypt, and I deUvered you out
of the hand of the Egyptians, and
out of the hand of aU the kingdoms
that oppressed you. "But ye have
this day rejected your God, who Him
self saveth you out of aU your calam
ities and your distresses; and ye have
said unto Him: Nay, but set a king
over us. Now therefore present your
selves before the Lord by your tribes,
and by your thousands.' 20So Samuel
brought all the tribes of Israel near,
and- the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
21 And he brought the tribe of Ben

jamin near by their familiesl and the
family of the Matrites was taken;
and Saul the son of Kish was taken;
but when they sought him, he could
not be found. Therefore they asked
of the Lord further: 'Is there yet a
man come hither?' And the Lord
answered: 'Behold, he hath hid him
self among the baggage.' ^And they
ran and fetched him thence; and
when he' stood among the people, he
was higher than any of the people
from his shoulders and upward.
MAnd Samuel said to all the people:
'See ye him whom the Lord hath
chosen, that there is none like him
among aU the people?' And aU the
people shouted, and said : ' Long Uve
the king.'
Then Samuel told the people the
manner of the kingdom, and wrote it
in a book, and laid it up before the
Lord. And Samuel sent aU the
people away, every man to his house.
26And Saul also went 'to his house to
Gibeah; and there went with him the
men of valour, whose hearts God had
touched. "But certain base fellows
said: 'How shaU this man save us?'
And they despised him, and brought
him no present. But he was as one that
held his peace.
1 1 Then Nahash the Ammonite
came up, and encamped against
Jabesh-gilead.; and aU the men of
Jabesh said unto Nahash: 'Make a
covenant with us, and we wiU serve
thee.' 2And Nahash the Ammonite
said unto them: 'On this condition
will I make it with you, that aU your
right eyes be put out; and I will lay
it for a reproach upon aU Israel.'
3 And the elders of Jabesh said unto
him: 'Give us seven days' respite,
that we may send messengers unto
all the borders of Israel; and then,
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wiU come out to thee.' Then came
the messengers to Gibeath-shaul, and
spoke these words in the ears of the
people; and aU the people lifted up
their voice, and wept. 'And, behold,
Saul came foUowing the oxen out of
the field; and Saul said: 'What aileth
the people that they weep?' And they
told him the words of the men of
Jabesh. 'And the spirit of God came
mightily upon Saul when he heard
those words, and his anger was
kindled greatly. 'And he took a yoke
of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and
sent them throughout all the borders
of Israel by the hand of messengers,
saying: 'Whosoever cometh not forth
after Saul and after Samuel, so shall
it be done unto his oxen.' And the
dread of the Lord feU on the people,
and they came out as one man.
'And he numbered them in Bezek;
and the children of Israel were three
hundred thousand, and the men of
Judah thirty thousand. 9And they
said unto the messengers that came:
Thus shah ye say unto the men of
Jabesh-gilead: To-morrow, by the
time the sun is hot, ye shall have
deUverance.' And the messengers
came and told the men of Jabesh; and
they were glad. "And the men of
Jabesh said: To-morrow we will
come out unto you, and ye shaU do
with us aU that seemeth good unto
' you.' "And it was so on the morrow, that
Saul put the people in three com
panies; and they came into the midst
of the camp in the morning watch,
and smote the Ammonites until the
heat of the day; and it came to pass,
that they that remained were scat
tered, so that two of them were not
left together. "And the people said
unto Samuel: 'Who is he that said:
ShaU Saul reign over us? bring the

men, that we may put them to death.'
"And Saul said: There shaU not a
man be put to death this day; for
to-day the Lord hath wrought deUver
ance in Israel.'
Then said Samuel to the people:
'Come and let us go to Gilgal, and
renew the kingdom there.' "And all
the people went to Gilgal; and there
they made Saul king before the Lord
in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed
sacrifices of peace-offerings before the
Lord; and there Saul andaU the men
of Israel rejoiced greatly.
1 O And Samuel said unto aU Israel:
' Behold, I have hearkened unto
your voice in all that ye said unto me,
and have made a king over you.
2And now, behold, the king walketh
before you; and I am old and gray-
headed; and, behold, my sons are
with you; and I have walked before
you from my youth unto this day.
'Here I am; witness against me be
fore the Lord, and before His anointed :
whose ox have I taken? or whose ass
have I taken? or whom have I de
frauded? or whom have I oppressed?
or of whose hand have I taken a
ransom to blind mine eyes therewith?
and I wiU restore it you.' 4And they
said: Thou hast npt defrauded us,
nor oppressed us, neither hast thou
taken aught of any man's hand.'
'And he said unto them: The Lord
is witness against you, and His
anointed is witness this day, that ye
have not found aught in my hand.'
And they said: 'He is witness.'
.'And Samuel said unto the people:
'It is the Lord that made Moses and
Aaron, and that brought your fathers
up out of the land of Egypt. 7Now
therefore stand still, that I may plead
with you before the Lord concerning
all the righteous acts of the Lord,
which He did to you and to your

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fathers. 'When Jacob was come into
Egypt, then your fathers cried unto
the Lord, and the Lord sent Moses
and Aaron, who brought forth your
fathers out of Egypt, and they were
made to dweU in this place. 9But
they forgot the Lord their God, and
He gave them over into the hand of
Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor,
and into the hand of the PhiUstines,
and into the hand of the king of
Moab, and they fought against them.
"And they cried unto the Lord,
and said: We have sinned, because
we have forsaken the Lord, and have
served the Baahm and the Ashtaroth;
but now deUver us out of the hand of
our enemies, and we wiU serve Thee.
"And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, and
Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel,
and dehvered you out of the hand of
your enemies on every side, and ye
dwelt in safety. "And when ye saw
that Nahash the king of the children
of Ammon came against you, ye said
unto me: Nay, but a king shaU
reign over us; when the Lord your
God was your king. "Now therefore
behold the king whom ye have chosen,
and whom ye have asked for; and,
behold, the Lord hath set a king over
you. "If ye wiU fear the Lord, and
serve Him, and hearken unto His
voice, and not rebel against the com
mandment of the Lord, and both ye
and also the king that reigneth over
you be foUowers of the Lord your
God — ; "but if ye will not hearken unto
the voice of the Lord, but rebel against
the commandment of the Lord, then
shaU the hand of the Lord be against
you, and against your fathers. "Now
therefore stand stiU and see this great
thing, which the Lord wiU do before
your eyes. "Is it not wheat harvest
to-day? I wiU caU unto the Lord,
that He may send thunder and rain;

aTho number is wanting in the.Hebrew.
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and ye shaU know and see that your
wickedness is^ great, which ye have
done in the sight of the Lord, in
asking you a king.' "So Samuel caUed
unto the Lord; and the Lord sent
thunder and rain that day; and aU the
people greatly feared the Lord and
Samuel. "And aU the people said
unto Samuel: 'Pray for thy servants
unto the Lord thy God, that we die
not; for we have added unto aU our
sins this evil, to ask us a king.' 20And
Samuel said unto the people: 'Fear
not; ye have indeed done aU this evU;
yet turn not aside from foUowing the
Lord, but serve the Lord with all
your heart; 21and turn ye not aside;
for then should ye go after vain things
which cannot profit nor deUver, for
they are vain. Tor the Lord wUl
not forsake His people for His great
name's sake; because it hath pleased
the Lord to make you a people unto
Himseff. ^Moreover as for me, far
be it from me that I should sin against
the Lord in ceasing to pray for you;
but I wiU instruct you in the good and
the right way. ^Only fear the Lord,
and serve Him in truth with aU your
heart; for consider how great things
He hath done for you. Tut if ye
shaU still do wickedly, ye shaU be
swept away, both ye and your king.'
10 Saul was "  years old when
he began to reign; and two^years
he reigned over Israel. 2And Saul
chose him three thousand men of
Israel; whereof two thousand were
with Saul in Michmas and in the
mount of Beth-el, and a thousand
were with Jonathan in Gibeath-
benjamin; and the rest of the people
he sent every man to his tent. 3And •
Jonathan smote the garrison of the
Phihstines that was in Geba, and the
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land, saying: 'Let the Hebrews hear.'
4And all Israel heard say that Saul
had smitten the garrison of the
PhiUstines, and that Israel also had
made himseff odious with the PhiUs
tines. And the people were gathered
together after Saul to Gilgal.
'And the PhiUstines assembled
themselves together to fight with
Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and
six thousand horsemen, and people
as the sand which is on the sea-shore
in multitude; and they came up, and
pitched in Michmas, eastward of
Beth-aven. 'When the men of Israel
saw that they were in a strait — for
the people were distressed — then the
people did hide themselves in caves,
and in thickets, and in rocks, and in
holds, and in pits. 'Now some of the
Hebrews had gone over the Jordan to
the land of Gad and GUead; but as
for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and aU
the people foUowed him trembhng.
8And he tarried seven days, ac
cording to the set time that Samuel
had appointed; but Samuel came not
to GUgal; and the people were scat
tered from him. 9And Saul said:
'Bring hither to me the burnt-offering
and, the peace-offerings.' And he
offered the burnt-offering. "And it
came to pass that, as soon as he had
made an end of offering the burnt-
offering, behold, Samuel came; and
Saul went out to meet him, that he
might salute him. • "And Samuel
said: 'What hast thou done?' And
Saul said: 'Because I saw that the
people were scattered from me, and
that thou earnest not within the
days appointed, and that the PhiUs
tines assembled themselves together
against Michmas; "therefore said I:
Now wiU the Philistines come down
upon me to Gilgal, and I have not
entreated the favour of the Lord;
« Heb. Geba.

I forced myself therefore, and offered
the burnt-offering.' "And Samuel
said to Saul: ' Thou hast done foolish
ly; thou hast not kept the com
mandment of the Lord thy God,
which He commanded thee; for now
would the Lord have established thy
kingdom upon Israel for ever. "But
now thy kingdom shaU not continue;.
the Lord hath sought him a man after
His own heart, and the Lord hath
appointed him to be prince over His
people, because thou hast not kept
that which the Lord commanded
thee.' "And Samuel arose, and got him up
from Gilgal unto Gibeath-benjamin.
And Saul numbered the people that
were present with him, about six
hundred men. "And Saul, and Jon
athan his son, and the people that were
present with them, abode in "Gibeath-
benjamin; but the Philistines en
camped in Michmas. "And the spoil
ers came out of the camp of the
Philistines in' three companies: one
company turned unto the way that
leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of
Shual; "and another company turned
the way to Beth-horon; and another
company turned the way of the border
that looketh down upon the valley
of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
"Now there was no smith found
throughout aU the land of Israel; for
the Philistines said: 'Lest the Hebrews
make them swords or spears'; 20but
aU the IsraeUtes went down to the
Philistines, to sharpen every man his
plowshare, and his coulter, and his
axe, and his mattock. ^And the price
of the filing was ba pirn for the mat
tocks, and for the coulters, and for the
forks with three teeth, and for the
axes; and to set the goads. 22So it
came to pass in the day of battle, that
there was neither sword nor spear
bThat is, two-thirds of a shekel.
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found in the hand of any of the people
that were with Saul and Jonathan;
but with Saul and with Jonathan his
son was there found. ^And the gar
rison of the PhiUstines went out unto
the pass of Michmas.
1 A Now it fell upon a day, that
Jonathan the son of Saul said
unto the young man that bore his
armour: 'Come and let us go over
to the PhiUstines' garrison, that is on
yonder side.' But he told not his
father. 2And Saul tarried in the ut
termost part of Gibeah under the
pomegranate-tree which is in Migron;
and the people that were with him
were about six hundred men, 3and
Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's
brother, the son of Phinehas, the son
of Eh, the priest of the Lord in Shiloh,
wearing an ephod. And the people
knew not that Jonathan was gone.
4And between the passes, by which
Jonathan sought to go over unto the
Phihstines' garrison, there was a rocky
crag on the one side, and a rocky crag
on the other side; and the name of the
one was Bozez, and the name of the
other Seneh. The one crag rose up
on the north in front of Michmas,
and the other on the south in front
of Geba.
'And Jonathan said to the young
man that bore his armour: 'Come
and let us go over unto the garrison
of these uncircumcised ; it may be that
the Lord wiU work for us; for there
is no restraint to the Lord to save
by many or by few.' 'And his
armour-bearer said unto him : ' Do all
that is in thy heart; turn thee, behold
I am with thee according to thy heart.'
Then said Jonathan: 'Behold, we
will pass over unto the men, and we
wiU disclose ourselves unto them. 9If
they say thus unto us: Tarry until
we come to you; then we will stand

still in our place, and wiU not go up
unto them. "But if they say, thus:
Come up unto us; then we wiU go
up; for the Lord hath dehvered them
into our hand; and this shah be the
sign unto us.' "And both of them
disclosed themselves unto the gar
rison of the PhiUstines; and the Philip
tines said: ! Behold Hebrews coming
forth out of the holes where they hid
themselves.' "And the men of the
garrison spoke to Jonathan and his
armour-bearer, and said : ' Come up to
us, and we will show you a thing.'
And Jonathan said unto his armour-
bearer: 'Come up after me; for the
Lord hath dehvered them into the hand
of Israel.' "And Jonathan chmbed
up upon his hands and upon his
feet, and his armour-bearer after him;
and they fell before Jonathan; and
his armour-bearer slew them after him.
"And that first slaughter, which Jon
athan and his armour-bearer made, was
about twenty men, within as it were
half a furrow's length in an acre of
land. "And there was a trembling
in the camp in the field, and among
all the people; the garrison, and the
spoilers, they also trembled; and the
earth quaked; so it grew into a terror
from God. "And the watchmen of
Saul in Gibeath-benjamin looked; and,
behold, the multitude melted away,
and they went hither and thither.
"Then said Saul unto the people
that were with him: 'Number now,
and see who is gone from us.' And
when they had numbered, behold,
Jonathan and his armour-bearer were
not there. "And Saul said unto Ahi
jah: 'Bring hither the ark of God.'
For the ark of God was there at that
time with the children of Israel.
"And it came to pass, while Saul
talked unto the priest, that the tumult
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tines went on and increased; and Saul
said unto the priest: 'Withdraw thy
hand.' 20And Saul and aU the people
that were with him were gathered
together, and came to the battle; and,
behold, every man's sword was against
his feUpw, and there was a very great
discomfiture. 21Now the Hebrews
that were with the Philistines as be
foretime, and that went up with them
into the camp round about; even
they also turned to be with the
Israefites that were with Saul and
Jonathan. "Likewise all the men of
Israel that had hid themselves in the
hill-country of Ephraim, when they
heard that the Philistines fled, even
they also followed hard after them in
the battle. ^So the Lord saved Israel
that day; and the battle passed on
as far as Beth-aven.
"And the men of Israel were dis
tressed that day; but Saul adjured
the people, saying: 'Cursed be the
man that eateth any food until it be
evening, and I be avenged on mine
enemies.' So none of the people tasted
food. 25And aU the people came in
to the forest; and there was honey
upon the ground. "And when the
people were come unto the forest, be
hold a flow of honey; but no man put
his hand to his mouth; for the people
feared the oath. "But Jonathan heard
not when his father charged the peo
ple with the oath; and he put forth
the end of the rod that was in his
hand, and dipped it in the honey
comb, and put his hand to his mouth;
and his eyes brightened. Then an
swered one of the people, and said:
'Thy father straitly charged the peo
ple with an oath, saying: Cursed
be the man that eateth food this day;
and the people are faint.' Then said
Jonathan: 'My father hath troubled
the land; see, I pray you, how mine

eyes are brightened, because I tasted
a Uttle of this honey. "How much
more, if haply the people had eaten
freely to-day of the spoil of their
enemies which they found? had there
not been then a much greater slaugh
ter among the PhiUstines?' 31And
they smote of the Philistines that day
from Michmas to Aijalon; and the
people were very faint. 32And the
people flew upon the spoil, and took
sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew
them on the ground; and the people
did eat them with the blood. Then
they told Saul, saying: 'Behold, the
people sin against the Lord, in that
they eat with the blood.' And he
said : ' Ye have dealt treacherously ; roll
a great stone unto me this day.' 34And
Saul said : ' Disperse yourselves among
the people, and say unto them: Bring
me hither every man his ox, and every
man his sheep, and slay them here,
and eat; and sin not against the Lord
in eating with the blood.' And all
the people brought every man his ox
with him that night, and slew them
there. "And Saul built an altar unto
the Lord; the same was the first altar
that he built unto the Lqrd.
"And Saul said: 'Let us go down
after the PhiUstines by night, and spoil
them until the morning light, and let
us not leave a man of them.' And
they said: 'Do whatsoever seemeth
good unto thee.' Then said the priest :
'Let us draw near hither unto God.'
"And Saul asked counsel of God:
' Shall I go down after the Phihstines?
wilt Thou deliver them into the hand
of Israel?' But He answered him not
that day. "And Saul said: 'Draw
nigh hither, aU ye chiefs of the peo
ple; and know and see wherein this -
sin hath been this day. Tor, as the
Lord Uveth, who saveth Israel, though
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surely die.' But there was not a man
among all the people that answered
him. Then said he unto aU Israel:
'Be ye on one side, and I and Jon
athan my son wUl be on the other
side.' And the people said unto Saul:
'Do what seemeth good unto thee.'
Therefore Saul said unto the Lord,
the God of Israel: 'Declare the right.'
And Jonathan and Saul were taken
by lot; but the people escaped. ^And
Saul said : ' Cast lots between me and
Jonathan my son.' And Jonathan
was taken. Then Saul said to Jon
athan : ' Tell me what thou hast done.'
And Jonathan told him, and. said:
'I did certainly taste a Uttle honey
with the end of the rod that was
in my hand; here am I: I wiU die.'
^And Saul said : ' God do so and more
also; thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.'
45And the people said unto Saul: 'Shall
Jonathan die, who hath wrought this
great salvation in Israel? Far from it;
as the Lord Uveth, there shaU not one
hair of his head fall to the ground;
for he hath wrought with God this
day.' So the people rescued Jon
athan, that he died not. Then Saul
went up from following the Philis
tines; and the Phihstines went to their
own place.
47So Saul took the kingdom over
Israel, and fought against all his ene
mies on every side, against Moab,
and against the children of Ammon,
and against Edom, and against the
kings of Zobah, and against the PhiUs
tines; and whithersoever he turned
himself, he put them to the worse.
48And he did valiantly, and smote the
Amalekites, and delivered Israel out
of the hands of them that spoiled
them. 49Now the sons of Saul were Jon
athan, and Ishvi, and Malchi-shua;
and the names of his two daughters

were these : the name of the first-born
Merab, and the name of the younger
Michal; 50and the name of Saul's wife
was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz ;
and the name of the captain of his
host was "Abner, the son of Ner,
Saul's uncle. 51And Kish was the
father of Saul, and Ner the father of
Abner was the son of Abiel.
62And there was sore war against
the Philistines all the days of Saul;
and when Saul saw any mighty man,
or any vahant man, he took him unto
him. "1 PL And Samuel said unto Saul:
The Lord sent me to anoint
thee to be king over His people, over
Israel; now therefore hearken thou
unto the voice of the words of the
Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts:
I remember that which Amalek did
to Israel, how he set himself against
him in the way, when he came up out
of Egypt. 'Now go and smite Amalek,
and utterly destroy aU that they have,
and spare them not; but slay both
man and woman, infant and suck
ling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.'
4And Saul summoned the people,
and numbered them in Telaim, two
hundred thousand footmen, and ten
thousand men of Judah. 'And Saul
came to the city of Amalek, and lay
in wait in the valley. 'And Saul said
unto the Kenites: 'Go, depart, get
you down from among the Amalekites,
lest I destroy you with them; for ye
showed kindness to all the children,
of Israel, when they came up out
of Egypt.' So the Kenites departed
from among the Amalekites. 7And
Saul_ smote the Amalekites, from
Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is
in front of Egypt. 'And he took Agag
the king of the Amalekites alive, and
utterly destroyed all the people with
the edge of the sword. 9But Saul and

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the people spared Agag, and the best
of the sheep, and of the oxen, even
the young of the second birth, and
the lambs, and aU that was good, and
would not utterly destroy them; but
every thing that was of no account and
feeble, that they destroyed utterly.
Then came the word of the Lord
unto Samuel, saying: u'It repenteth
Me that I have set up Saul to be
king; for he is turned back from fol
lowing Me, and hath not performed
My commandments.' And it grieved
Samuel; and he cried unto the Lord
aU night. "And Samuel rose early
to meet Saul in the morning; and it
was told Samuel, saying: 'Saul came
to Carmel, and, behold, he is setting
him up a monument, and is gone
about, and passed on, and gone down
to Gilgal.' "And Samuel came to
Saul; and Saul said unto him: 'Bless
ed be thou of the Lord; I have per
formed the commandment of the
Lord.' "And Samuel said: 'What
meaneth then this bleating of the
sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of
the oxen which I hear?' "And Saul
said: ' They have brought them from
the Amalekites; for the people spared
the best of the sheep and of the oxen,
to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God;
and the rest we have utterly de
stroyed.' Then Samuel said unto
Saul: 'Stay, and I will teU thee what
the Lord hath said to me this night.'
And he said unto him: 'Say on.'
"And Samuel said: Though thou
be httle in thine own sight, art thou
not head of the tribes of Israel? And
the Lord anointed thee king over
Israel; "and the Lord sent thee on a
journey, and said: Go and utterly
destroy the sinners the Amalekites,
and fight against them until they be
consumed. "Wherefore then didst
thou ,not hearken to the voice of the

Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil,
and didst that wliich was evil in the
sight of the Lord?' 20And Saul said
unto Samuel: ' Yea, I have hearkened
to the voice of the Lord, and have
gone the way which the Lord sent me,
and have brought Agag the king of
Amalek, and have utterly destroyed
the Amalekites. Tut the people
took of the spoil, sheep and oxen,
the chief of the devoted things, to
sacrifice unto the Lord thy God in
Gilgal.' ^And Samuel said:
'Hath the Lord as great delight
in burnt-offerings and sacrifices,
As in hearkening to the voice of
the Lord?
Behold, to obey is better than
sacrifice,
And to hearken than the fat of rams.
Tor rebelhon is as the sin of witch
craft,
And stubbornness is as idolatry and
teraphim.
Because thou hast rejected the word
of the Lord, He hath also rejected
thee from being king.' "And Saul
said unto Samuel: 'I have sinned;
for I have transgressed the command
ment of the Lord, and thy words;
because I feared the people, and
hearkened to their voice. "Now there
fore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and
return with me, that I may worship
the Lord.' "And Samuel said unto
Saul: 'I will not return with thee;
for thou hast rejected the word of the
Lord, and the Lord hath rejected
thee from being king over Israel.'
"And as Samuel turned about to go
away, he laid hold upon the skirt of
his robe, and it rent. 28And Samuel
said unto him: The Lord hath rent
the kingdom of Israel from thee this
day, and hath given it to a neighbour
of thine, that is better than thou.
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not Ue nor repent; for He is not a man,
that He should repent.' Then he
said: 'I have sinned; yet honour me
now, I pray thee, before the elders of
my people, and before Israel, and
return with me, that I may worship
the Lord thy God.' 31So Samuel re
turned after Saul; and Saul wor
shipped the Lord.
Then said Samuel : ' Bring ye hither
to me Agag the king of the Amalek
ites.' And Agag came unto him in
chains. And Agag said: 'Surely the
bitterness of death is at hand.' lAnd
Samuel said :
As thy sword hath made women
childless,
So shall thy mother be childless
among women.
And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces
before the Lord in Gilgal.
Then Samuel went to Ramah;
and Saul went up to his house to
Gibeath-shaul. "And Samuel never
beheld Saul again until the day of
his death; for Samuel mourned for
Saul; and the Lord repented that He
had made Saul king over Israel.
"| Cl And the Lord said unto Samuel:
' How long wilt thou mourn for
Saul, seeing I have rejected him from
being king over Israel? fill thy horn
with oil, and go, I will send thee to
Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have
provided Me a king among his sons.'
2And Samuel said: 'How can I go?
if Saul hear it, he will kiU me.' And
the Lord said: Take a heifer with
thee, and say: I am come to sacri
fice to the Lord. 3And caU Jesse
to the sacrifice, and I wiU teU thee
what thou shalt do; and thou shalt
anoint unto Me him whom I name unto
thee.' 4And Samuel did that which
the Lord spoke, and came to Beth
lehem. And the elders of the city
came to meet him trembUng, and said:

'Comest thou peaceably?' 'Andhesaid:
'Peaceably; I am come to sacrifice un
to the Lord; sanctify yourselves, and
come with me to the sacrifice.' And
he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and
caUed them to the sacrifice. 'And it
came to pass, when they were come,
that he beheld Eliab, and said: 'Surely
the Lord's anointed is before Him.'
'But the Lord said unto Samuel:
'Look not on his countenance, or on
the height of his stature; because I
have rejected him; for it is not as
man seeth: for man looketh on the
outward appearance, but the Lord
looketh on the heart.' Then Jesse
called Abinadab, and made him pass
before Samuel. And he said: 'Neither
hath the Lord chosen this.' Then
Jesse made Shammah to pass by.
And he said: 'Neither hath the Lord
chosen this.' ."And Jesse made seven
of his sons to pass before Samuel.
And Samuel said unto Jesse: The
Lord hath not chosen these.' "And
Samuel said unto Jesse: 'Are here
all thy children?' And he said: ' There
remaineth yet the youngest, and, be
hold, he keepeth the sheep.' And
Samuel said unto Jesse: 'Send and
fetch him; for we will not sit down
tiU he come hither.' "And he sent,
and brought him in. Now he was
ruddy, and withal of beautiful eyes,
and goodly to look upon. And the
Lord said: 'Arise, anoint him; for
this is he.' "Then Samuel took the
horn of oil, and anointed him in the
midst of his brethren; and the spirit
of the Lord came mightily upon
David from that day forward. So
Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
"Now the spirit of the Lord had
departed from Saul, and an evil spirit
from the Lord terrified him. "And
Saul's servants said unto him: 'Be
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terrifieth thee. "Let our lord now
command thy servants, that are be
fore thee, to seek out a man who is
a skilful player on the harp; and it
shall be, when the evil spirit from God
cometh upon thee, that he shall play
with his hand, and thou shalt be weU.'
"And Saul said unto his servants:
' Provide me now a man that can play
well, and bring him to me.' Then
answered one of the young men, and
said: 'Behold, I have seen a son of
Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skil
ful in playing, and a mighty man of
valour, and a man of war, and prudent
in affairs, and a comely person, and
the Lord is with him.' "Wherefore
Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and
said: 'Send me'David thy son, who
is with the sheep.' 20And Jesse took
an ass laden with bread, and a bottle
of wine, and a kid, and sent them by
David his son unto Saul. 21And David
came to Saul, and stood before him;
and he loved him greatly; and he be
came his armour-bearer. 22And Saul
sent to Jesse, saying: 'Let David, I
pray thee, stand before me; for he hath
found favour in my sight.' ^And it
came to pass, when the [evil] spirit
from God was upon Saul, that David
took the harp, and played with his
hand; so Saul found relief, and it was
well with him, and the evil spirit de
parted from him.
1 ij Now the Philistines gathered to-
gether their armies to battle,
and they were gathered together at
Socoh, which belongeth to Judah, and
pitched between Socoh and Azekah,
in Ephes-dammim. 2And Saul and
the men of Israel were gathered to
gether, and pitched in the vale of
Elah, and set the battle in array
against the Philistines. 3And the
Philistines stood on the mountain on
the one side, and Israel stood on the

mountain on the other side; and there
was a vaUey between them. 4And
there went out a champion from the
camp of the Philistines, named Goliath,
of Gath, whose height was six cubits
and a span. 'And he had a helmet of
brass upon his head, and he was clad
with a coat of mail; and the weight of
the coat was five thousand shekels of
brass. 'And he had greaves of brass
upon his legs, and a javehn of brass
between his shoulders. 'And the shaft
of his spear was hke a weaver's beam;
and his spear's head weighed six hun
dred shekels of iron; and his shield-
bearer went before him. "And he
stood and cried unto the armies of
Israel, and said unto them: 'Why do
ye come out to set your battle in ar
ray? am not I a Philistine, and ye
servants to Saul? choose you a man
for you, and let him come down to
me. 9If he be able to fight with me,
and kill me, then wiU we be your serv
ants; but if I prevail against him, and
kill him, then shaU ye be our servants,
and serve us.' "And the Philistine
said: T do taunt the armies of Israel
this day; give me a man, that we may
fight together.' "And when Saul and
aU Israel heard those words of the
Philistine, they were dismayed, and
greatly afraid.
"Now David was the son of that
Ephrathite of Beth-lehem in Judah,
whose name was Jesse; and he had
eight sons; and the man was an old
man in the days of Saul, stricken in
years among men. "And the three
eldest sons of Jesse had gone after
Saul to the battle; and the names of
his three sons that went to the battle
were Eliab the first-born, and next
unto him Abinadab, and the third
Shammah. "And David was the
youngest; and the three eldest foUowed
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from Saul to feed his father's sheep
at Beth-lehem.— "And the PhiUstine
drew near morning and evening, and
presented himself forty days.
"And Jesse said unto David his
son: Take now. for thy brethren an
ephah of this parched corn, and these
ten loaves, and carry them quickly
to the camp to thy brethren. "And
bring these ten cheeses unto the cap
tain of their thousand, and to thy
brethren shalt thou bring greetings,
and take their pledge; "now Saul,
and they, and all the men of Israel,
are in the vale of Elah, fighting with
the Phihstines.' 20And David rose up
early in the morning, and left the
sheep with a keeper, and took, and
went, as Jesse had commanded him;
and he came to the barricade, as the
host which was going forth to the
fight shouted for the battle. 2IAnd
Israel and the Philistines put the
battle in array, army against army.
22And David left his baggage in the
hand of the keeper of the baggage,
and ran to the army, and came and
greeted his brethren. 23And as he
talked with them, behold, there came
up the champion, the Philistine of
Gath, Goliath by name, out of the
ranks of the Philistines, and spoke
according to the same words; and
David hoard them. 24And all the men
of Israel, when they saw the man, fled
from him, and were sore afraid. "And
the men of Israel said: 'Have ye seen
this man that is come up? surely to
taunt Israel is he come up; and it shall
be, that the man who kiUeth him, the
king will enrich him with great riches,
and will give him his daughter, and
make his father's house free in Israel.'
"And David spoke to the men that
stood by him, saying: 'What shall
be done to the man that kiUeth this
PhiUstine, and taketh away the taunt

from Israel? for who is this uncir
cumcised PhiUstine, that he should
have taunted the armies of the living
God?' "And the people answered him
after this manner, saying: 'So shall
it be done to the man that killeth
him.' 2'And Eliab his eldest brother
heard when he spoke unto the men;
and EUab's anger was kindled against
David, and he said: 'Why art thou
come down? and with whom hast
thou left those few sheep in the wilder
ness? I know thy presumptuousness,
and the naughtiness of thy heart; for
thou art come down that thou might
est see the battle.' 29And David said:
' What have I now done? Was it not
but a word?' "And he turned away
from him toward another, and spoke
after the same manner; and the peo
ple answered him after the former
manner. 31And when the words were heard
which David spoke, they rehearsed
them before Saul; and he was taken
to him. 32And David said to Saul:
'Let no man's heart fail within him;
thy servant wiU go and fight with this
Philistine.' 33And Saul said to David:
Thou art not able to go against
this Philistine to fight with him; for
thou art but a youth, and he a man
of war from his youth.' 34And David
said unto Saul: Thy servant kept
his father's sheep; and when there
came a Uon, or a bear, and took a
lamb out of the flock, "I went out
after him, and smote him, and de
livered it out of his mouth; and when
he arose against me, I caught him by
his beard, and smote him, and slew
him. Thy servant smote both the-
Uon and the bear; and this uncircum
cised PhiUstine shall be as one of them,
seeing: he hath taunted the armies of
the. living God.' "And David said:
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the paw of the lion, and out of the
paw of the bear, He will deUver me
out of the hand of this PhiUstine.' And
Saul said unto David: 'Go, and the
Lord shall be with thee.' "And Saul
clad David with his apparel, and he
put a helmet of brass upon his head,
and he clad him with a coat of mail.
"And David girded his sword upon
his apparel, and he essayed to go [, but
could not] ; for he had not tried it. And
David said unto Saul: 'I cannot go
with these; for I have not tried them.'
And David put them off him. . 40And
he took his staff in his hand, and
chose, him five smooth stones out of
the brook, and put them in the shep
herd's bag which he had, even in his
scrip; and his sling was in his hand;
and he drew near to the PhiUstine.
41 And the PhiUstine came nearer and
nearer unto David; and the man that
bore the shield went before him. ^And
when the Philistine looked about, and
saw David, he disdained him; for he
was but a youth, and ruddy, and
withal of a fair countenance. ^And
the PhiUstine said unto David: 'Am
I a dog, that thou comest to me with
staves?' And the Philistine cursed
David by his god. 44And the Philis
tine said to David : ' Come to me, and
I wiU give thy flesh unto the fowls
of the air, and to the beasts of the
field.' Then said David to the Phi
listine: 'Thou comest to me with a
sword, and with a spear, and with a
javelin; but I come to thee in the name
of the Lord of hosts, the God of the
armies of Israel, whom thou hast
taunted. This day will the Lord
deliver thee into my hand; and I wiU
smite thee, and take thy head from
off thee; and I wiU give the carcasses
of the host of the PhiUstines this day
unto the fowls of the air, and to the
wild beasts of the earth; that aU the

earth may know that there is a God
in Israel; 47and that all this assembly
may know that the Lord saveth not
with sword and spear; for the battle
is the Lord's, and He will give you
into our hand.' 48And it came to pass,
when the Philistine arose, and came
and drew nigh to meet David, that
David hastened, and ran toward the
army to meet the PhiUstine. 49And
David put his hand in his bag, and
took thence a stone, and slung it,
and smote the Philistine in his fore
head; and the stone sank into his
forehead, and he feU upon his face to
the earth. "So David prevailed over
the Philistine with a sling and with
a stone, and smote the Philistine,
and slew him; but there was no sword
in the hand of David. 51And David
ran, and stood over the Philistine,
and took his sword, and drew it out
of the sheath thereof, and slew him,
and cut off his head therewith. And
when the PhiUstines saw that their
mighty1 man was dead, they fled.
52And the men of Israel and of Judah
arose, and shouted, and pursued the
•Phihstines, until thou comest to Gai,
and to the gates of Ekron. And the
wounded of the Phihstines feU down
by the way to Shaaraim, even unto
Gath, and unto Ekron. "And the
children of Israel returned from chas
ing after the PhiUstines, and they
spoiled their camp. MAnd David took
the head of the PhiUstine, and brought
it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour
in his tent.
"And when Saul saw David go
forth against the Philistine, he said
unto Abner, the captain of the host:
'Abner, whose son is this youth?' And
Abner said: 'As thy soul Uveth, 0
king, I eannot tell.' "And the king
said: 'Inquire thou whose son the
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from the slaughter of the PhiUstine,
Abner took him, and brought him
before Saul with the head of the
PhiUstine in his hand. "And Saul
said to him: 'Whose son art thou,
thou young man?' And David an
swered: 'I am the son of thy servant
Jesse the Beth-lehemite.'
1 Q And it came to pass, when he
had made an end of speaking
unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan
was knit with the soul of David, and
Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
2And Saul took him that day, and
would let him go no more home to
his father's house. Then Jonathan
made a covenant with David, because
he loved him as his own soul. 4And
Jonathan stripped himself of the robe
that was upon him, and gave it to
David, and his apparel, even to bis
sword, and to his bow, and to his
girdle. 'And David went out; whith
ersoever Saul sent him, he had good
success; and Saul set him over the
men of war; and it was good in the
sight of all the people, and also in the
sight of Saul's servants.
'And it came to pass as they came,
when David returned from the slaugh
ter of the PhiUstine, that the women
came out of aU the cities of 'Israel,
singing and dancing, to meet king
Saul, with timbrels, with joy, and
with three-stringed instruments. 'And
the women sang one to another in
their play, and said:
Saul hath slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands.
'And Saul was very wroth, and this
saying displeased him; and he said:
'They have ascribed unto David ten
thousands, and to me they have
ascribed but thousands; and aU he
lacketh is the kingdom!' 'And Saul
eyed David from that day and for
ward.

"And it came to pass on the mor
row, that an evil spirit from God came
mightily upon Saul, and he raved in
the midst of the house; and David
played with bis hand, as he did day
by day; and Saul had his spear in his
hand. uAnd Saul cast the spear; for
he said: 'I wUl smite David even to
the waU.' And David stepped aside
out of his presence twice. "And Saul
was afraid of David, because the
Lord was with him, and was departed
from Saul. Therefore Saul removed
him from him, and made him his cap
tain over a thousand; and he went out
and came in before the people. "And
David had great success in all his
ways: and the Lord was with him.
"And when Saul saw that he had
great success, he stood in awe of him.
"ButaU Israel and Judahloved David;
for he went out and came in before
them. "And Saul said to David: ' Behold
my elder daughter Merab, her wUl
I give thee to wife; only be thou
vaUant for me, and fight the Lord's
battles.' For Saul said: 'Let not my
hand be upon him, but let the hand of
the PhiUstines -be upon him.' "And
David said unto Saul: 'Who am I,
andwhat is my life, or my father's
famUy in Israel, that I should be
son-in-law to the king?' "But it
came to pass at the time when Merab
Saul's daughter should have been
given to David, that she was given
unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
20And Michal Saul's daughter loved
David; and they told Saul, and the
thing pleased him. 21And Saul said:
T wiU give him her, that she may be
a snare to him, and that the hand of
the PhiUstines may be against him.'
Wherefore Saul said to David: Thou
shalt this day be my son-in-law
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Saul commanded his servants : ' Speak
with David secretly, and say: Be
hold, the king hath delight in thee,
and all his servants love thee; now
therefore be the king's son-in-law.'
MAnd Saul's servants spoke those
words in the ears of David. And
David said: 'Seemeth it to you a
Ught thing to be the king's son-in-
law, seeing that I am a poor man, and
Ughtly esteemed?' MAnd the servants
of Saul told him, saying: 'On this
manner spoke David.' "And Saul
said: Thus shall ye say to David:
The king desireth not any dowry,
but a hundred foreskins of the PhiUs
tines, to be avenged of the king's en
emies.' For Saul thought to make
David fall by the hand of the Philis
tines. "And when his servants told
David these words, it pleased David
well to be the king's son-in-law. And
the days were not expired; "and
David arose and went, he and his
men, and slew of the Phihstines two
hundred men; and David brought
their foreskins, and they gave them in
fuU number to the king, that he might
be the king's son-in-law. And Saul
gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
"And Saul saw and knew that the
Lord was with David; and Michal
Saul's daughter loved him. 29And
Saul was yet the more afraid of David;
and Saul was David's enemy con
tinually. "Then the princes of the PhiUstines
went forth; and it came to pass, as
often as they went forth, that David
prospered more than all the servants
of Saul; so that his name was much
set by.
1 Q And Saul spoke to Jonathan his
son, and to aU his servants, that
they should slay David; but Jon
athan Saul's son delighted much in
David. 2And Jonathan told David,

saying: 'Saul my father seeketh to
slay thee; now therefore, I pray thee,
take heed to thyself in the morning,
and abide in a secret place, and hide
thyself. 3And I will go out and stand
beside my father in the field where
thou art, and I will speak with my
father of thee; and if I see aught, I
will tell thee.'
4And Jonathan spoke good of David
unto Saul his father, and said unto
him: 'Let not the king sin against
his servant, against David; because
he hath not sinned against thee, and
because his work hath been very good
towards thee; for he put his life in his
hand, and smote the Philistine, and
the Lord wrought a great victory for
aU Israel; thou sawest it, and didst
rejoice; wherefore then wilt thou sin
against innocent blood, to slay David
without a cause?' 'And Saul heark
ened unto the voice of Jonathan;
and Saul swore : 'As the Lord Uveth,
he shall not be put to death.' 7And
Jonathan called David, and Jonathan
told him aU those things. And Jon
athan brought David to Saul, and he
was in his presence, as beforetime.
'And there was war again; and
David went out, and fought with the
PhiUstines, and slew them with a
great slaughter; and they fled before
him. 'And an evil spirit from the
Lord was upon Saul, as he sat in his
house with his spear in his hand; and
David was playing with his hand.
"And Saul sought to smite David
even to the wall with the spear; but
he slipped away out of Saul's pres
ence, and he smote the spear into the
waU; and David fled, and escaped that
night. "And Saul sent messengers
unto David's house, to watch him,
and to slay him in the morning; and
Michal David's wife told him, saying:
'If thou save not thy life to-night,

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to-morrow thou shalt be slain.' "So
Michal let David down through the
window; and he went, and fled,
and escaped. "And Michal took the
teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and
put a quilt of goats' hair at the head
thereof, and covered it with a cloth.
"And when Saul sent messengers to
take David, she said: 'He is sick.'
"And Saul sent the messengers to
see David, saying: 'Bring him up to
me in the bed, that I may slay him.'
"And when the messengers came in,
behold, the teraphim was in the bed,
with the quilt of goats' hair at the
head thereof. "And Saul said unto
Michal: 'Why hast thou deceived
me thus, and let mine enemy go, that
he is escaped?' And Michal answered
Saul: 'He said unto me: Let me go;
why should I Mil thee?'
"Now David fled, and escaped, and
came to Samuel to Ramah, and told
him all that Saul had done to him.
And he and Samuel went and dwelt
in Naioth. "And it was told Saul,
saying: 'Behold, David is at Naioth
in Ramah.' 20And Saul sent mes
sengers to take David; and when they
saw the company of the prophets
prophesying, and Samuel standing as
head over them, the spirit of God
came upon the messengers of Saul,
and they also prophesied. 21And
when it was told Saul, he sent other
messengers, and they also prophesied.
And Saul sent messengers again the
third time, and they also prophesied.
Then went he also to Ramah, and
came to the great cistern that is in
Secu; and he asked and said: 'Where
are Samuel and David?' And one
said: 'Behold, they are at Naioth in
Ramah.' 23And he went thither to
Naioth in Ramah; and the spirit of
God came upon him also, and he went
on, and prophesied, until he came to

Naioth in Ramah. 24And he also
stripped off his clothes, and he also
prophesied before Samuel, and lay
down naked all that day and aU that
night. Wherefore they say: 'Is Saul
also among the prophets?'
OA And David fled from Naioth
in Ramah, and came and said
before Jonathan: 'What have I
done? what is mine iniquity? and what
is my sin before thy father, that he
seeketh my life?' 2And he said unto
him: 'Far from it; thou shalt not
die; behold, my father doeth nothing
either great or smaU, but that he
discloseth it unto me; and why
should my father hide this thing
from me? it is not so.' 3And David
swore moreover, and said: Thy
father knoweth weU that I have found
favour in thine eyes; and he saith:
Let not Jonathan know this, lest
he be grieved; but truly as the
Lord Uveth, and as thy soul hveth,
there is but a step between me and
death.' Then said Jonathan unto
David: 'What doth thy soul desire,
that I should do it for thee?' 'And
David said unto Jonathan: 'Behold,
to-morrow is the new moon, when
I should sit with the king to eat;
so let me go, that I may hide my
self in the field unto the third day
at even. 'If thy father miss me at
aU, then say: David earnestly asked
leave of me that he might run to
Beth-lehem his city; for it is the yearly
sacrifice there for aU the family. 7If
he say thus: It is weU; thy serv
ant shall have peace; but if he be
wroth, then know that evil is de
termined by him. Therefore deal
kindly with thy servant; for thou
hast brought thy servant into a cove
nant of the Lord with thee; but if
there be in me iniquity, slay me thy
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to thy father?' 9And Jonathan said:
'Far be it from thee; for if I should
at all know that evil were determined
by my father to come upon thee, then
would not I tell it thee?' "Then said
David to Jonathan: 'Who shall tell
me if perchance thy father answer
thee roughly?' "And Jonathan said
unto David : ' Come and let us go out
into the field.' And they went out
both of them into the field.
"And Jonathan said unto David:
'The Lord, the God of Israel — when
I have sounded my father about this
time to-morrow, or the third day,
behold, if there be good toward
David, shaU I not then send unto
thee, and disclose it unto thee?
The Lord do so to Jonathan, and
more also, should it please my father
to do thee evil, if I disclose it not unto
thee, and send thee away, that thou
mayest go in peace; and the Lord
be with thee, as He hath been with
my father. "And thou shalt not
only while yet I live show me the
kindness of the Lord, that I die not;
"but also thou shalt not cut off thy
kindness from my house for ever;
no, not when the Lord hath cut off the
enemies of David every one from the
face of the earth.' "So Jonathan made
a covenant with the house of David:
'The Lord even require it at the hand
of David's enemies.' "And Jonathan
caused David to swear again, for the
love that he had to him; for he loved
him as he loved his own soul.
"And Jonathan said unto him:
To-morrow is the new moon; and
thou wilt be missed, because thy seat
will be empty. "And in the third
day thou shalt hide thyself well,
and come to the place where thou
didst hide thyself in the day of work,
and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.
20 And I wiU shoot three arrows to

the side-ward, as though I shot at a
mark. 21And, behold, I wiU send the
lad: Go, find the arrows. If I say
unto the lad: Behold, the arrows are
on this side of thee; take them, and
come; for there is peace to thee and
no hurt, as the Lord Uveth. Tut
if I say thus unto the boy: Behold,
the arrows are beyond thee; go thy
way; for the Lord hath sent thee
away. "And as touching the matter
which I and thou have spoken of,
behold, the Lord is between me and
thee for ever.'
^So David hid himseff in the field;
and when the new moon was come, the
king sat him down to the meal to
eat. "And the king sat upon his seat,
as at other times, even upon the seat
by the waU; and Jonathan stood up,
and Abner sat by Saul's side; but
David's place was empty. "Never
theless Saul spoke not any thing
that day; for he thought: 'Something
hath befaUen him, he is unclean;
surely he is not clean.' "And it came
to pass on the morrow after the new
moon, which was the second day, that
David's place was empty; and Saul
said unto Jonathan his son: 'Where
fore cometh not the son of Jesse to
the meal, neither yesterday, nor to
day?' 28And Jonathan answered Saul:
'David earnestly asked leave of me
to go to Beth-lehem; 29and he said:
Let me go, I pray thee; for our
family hath a sacrifice in the city; and
my brother, he hath commanded me;
and now, if I have found favour in
thine eyes, let me get away, I pray
thee, and see my brethren. There
fore he is not come unto the king's
table.' Then Saul's anger was kindled
against Jonathan, and he said unto
him: Thou son of perverse rebeUion,
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the son of Jesse to thine own shame,
and unto the shame of thy mother's
nakedness? 31For as long as the son of
Jesse Uveth upon the earth, thou shalt
not be established, nor thy kingdom.
Wherefore now send and fetch him
unto me, for he deserveth to die.'
32And Jonathan answered Saul his
father, and said unto him : ' Wherefore
should he be put to death? what hath
he done?' "And Saul cast his spear
at him to smite him; whereby Jon
athan knew that it was determined
of his father to put David to death.
34So Jonathan arose from the table
in fierce anger, and did eat no food
the second day of the month; for he
was grieved for David, and because
his father had put him to shame.
"And it came to pass' in the morning,
that Jonathan went out into the field
at the time appointed with David,
and a little lad with him. "And he
said unto his lad: 'Run, find now the
arrows which I shoot.' And as the
lad ran, he shot an arrow beyorid
him. "And when the lad was come
to the place of the arrow which
Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried
after the lad, and said: 'Is not the
arrow beyond thee?' "And Jonathan
cried after the lad: 'Make speed,
hasten, stay not.' And Jonathan's
lad gathered up the arrows, and came
to his master. "But the lad knew not
any thing; only Jonathan and David
knew the matter. 40And Jonathan
gave his weapons unto his lad, and
said unto him : ' Go, carry them to the
city.' ^And as soon as the lad was
gone, David arose out of a place
toward the South, and fell on his
face to the ground, and bowed down
three times; and they kissed one an
other, and wept one with another,
until David exceeded. 42And Jon
athan said to David: 'Go in peace,

forasmuch as we have sworn both
of us in the name of the Lord, say
ing: The Lord shall be between me
and thee, and between my seed and
0"| thy seed, for ever.' xAnd he
arose and departed; and Jon
athan went into the city.
Then came David to Nob to Ahim-
elech the priest; and Ahimelech
came to meet David trembUng, and
said unto him: 'Why art thou alone,
and no man with thee?' 'And David
said unto Ahimelech the priest:
The king hath commanded me a
business, and hath said unto me: Let
no man know any thing of the business
whereabout I send thee, and what
I have commanded thee; and the
young men have I appointed to such
and such a place. 4Now therefore
what is under thy hand? five loaves
of bread? give them in my hand, or
whatsoever there is present.' 'And
the priest answered David, and said:
There is no common bread under my
hand, but there is holy bread; if only
the young men have kept themselves
from women.' 'And David answered
the priest, and said unto him: 'Of a
truth women have been kept from
us about these three days; when I
came out, the vessels of the young
men were holy, though it was but a
common journey; how much more
then to-day, when there shaU be
holy bread in their vessels?' 7So the
priest gave him holy bread; for there
was no bread there but the showbread,
that was taken from before the
Lord, to put hot bread in the day
when it was taken away. — 8Now a
certain man of the servants of Saul
was there that day, detained before
the Lord; and bis name was Doeg the
Edomite, the chiefest of the herd'
men that belonged to Saul. — 9And
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is there peradventure here under thy
hand spear or sword? for I have
neither brought my sword nor my
weapons with me, because the king's
business required haste.' "And the
priest said: The sword of Goliath the
Philistine, whom thou slewest in the
vale of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped
in a cloth behind the ephod; if thou
wilt take that, take it; for there is no
other save that here.' And David said :
' There is none Uke that; give it me.'
"And David arose, and fled that
day for fear of Saul, and went to
Achish the king of Gath. "And the
servants of Achish said unto him:
'Is not this David the king of the
land? Did they not sing one to another
of him in dances, saying:
Saul hath slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands?'
"And David laid up these words in
his heart, and was sore afraid of
Achish the king of Gath. "And he
changed his demeanour before them,
and feigned himself mad in their
hands, and scrabbled on the doors of
the gate, and let his spittle faU down
upon his beard. Then said Achish
unto his servants : ' Lo, when ye see
a man that is mad, wherefore do ye
bring him to me? "Do I lack mad
men, that ye have brought this fellow
to play the madman in my presence?
shall this fellow come into my house?'
O O David therefore departed thence,
' and escaped to the cave of Adul
lam; and when his brethren and all
his father's house heard it, they went
down thither to him. 2And every one
that was in distress, and every one
that was in debt, and every one that
was discontented, gathered themselves
unto him; and he became captain over
them; and there were with him about
four hundred men.

3And David went thence to Mizpeh
of Moab; and he said unto the king
of Moab: 'Let my father and my
mother, I pray thee, come forth,
and be with you, tiU I know what
God wiU do for me.' 4And he brought
them before the king of Moab; and
they dwelt with him all the while
that David was in the stronghold..
'And the prophet Gad said unto
David: 'Abide not in the stronghold;
depart, and get thee into the land of
Judah.' Then David departed and
came into the forest of Hereth.
'And Saul heard that David was
discovered, and the men that were
with him; now Saul was sitting in
Gibeah, under the tamarisk-tree in
Ramah, with his spear in his hand,
and aU his servants were standing
about him. 7And Saul said unto his
servants that stood about him: 'Hear
now, ye Benjamites; will the son of
Jesse give every one of you fields and
vineyards, will he make you all
captains of thousands and captains of
hundreds; that aU of you have con
spired against me, and there was none
that disclosed it to me when my son
made a league with the son of Jesse,
and there is none of you that is sorry
for ,me, or discloseth unto me that
my son hath stirred up my servant
against me, to lie in wait, as at this
day?' Then answered Doeg the
Edomite, who was set over the serv
ants of Saul, and said: 'I saw the
son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahim
elech the son of Ahi tub. "And he
inquired of the Lord for him, and gave
him victuals, and gave him the sword
of GoUath the PhiUstine.'
"Then the king sent to caU Ahim
elech the priest, the son of Ahitub,
and aU his father's house, the priests
that were in Nob; and they came
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said: 'Hear now, thou son of Ahitub.'
And he answered: 'Here I am, my
lord.' "And Saul said unto him:
'Why have ye conspired against -me,
thou and the son of Jesse, in that
thou hast given him bread, and a
sword, and hast inquired of God for
him, that he should rise against me,
to lie in wait, as at this day?' Then
Ahimelech answered the king, and
said : ' And who among all thy servants
is so trusted as David, who is the
king's son-in-law, and giveth heed
unto thy bidding, and is honourable
in thy house? "Have I to-day 'be
gun to inquire of God for him? be it
far from me; let not the king im
pute any thing unto his servant, nor
to all the house of my father; for
thy servant knoweth nothing of all
this, less or more.' "And the king
said: Thou shalt surely die, Ahim
elech, thou, and all thy father's house.'
"And the king said unto the guard
that stood about him: Turn, and
slay the priests of the Lord; because
their hand also is with David, and
because they knew that he fled, and
did not disclose it to me.' But the
servants of the king would not put
forth their hand to f aU upon the priests
of the Lord. "And the king said to
Doeg: 'Turn thou, and faU upon the
priests.' And Doeg the Edomite
turned, and he feU upon the priests,
and he slew on that day fourscore and
five persons that did wear a Unen
ephod. "And Nob, the city of the
priests, smote he with the edge of
the sword, both men and women,
children and sucklings, and oxen and
asses and sheep, with the edge of the
sword. 20And one of the sons of
Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named
Abiathar, escaped, and fled after
David. 21And Abiathar told David
that Saul had slain the Lord's

priests. 22And David said unto
Abiathar: ' I knew on that day, when
Doeg the Edomite was there, that he
would surely teU Saul; I have brought
about the death of all the persons of
thy father's house. "Abide thou with
me, fear not; for he that seeketh my
fife seeketh thy hfe; for with me thou
shalt be in safeguard.'
OO And they told David, saying:
' Behold, the Phihstines are
fighting against Keilah, and they
rob the threshing-floors.' Therefore
David inquired of the Lord, saying:
' Shall I go and smite these Phihstines?'
And the Lord said unto David: 'Go,
and smite the PhiUstines, and save
Keilah.' 3And David's men said
unto him: 'Behold, we are afraid
here in Judah; how much more then
if we go to Keilah against the armies
of the Philistines?' Then David in
quired of the Lord yet again. And
the Lord answered him and said:
'Arise, go down to Keilah; for I wiU
deliver the Phihstines into thy hand.'
'And David and his men went to
Keilah, and fought with the PhiUs
tines, and brought away their cattle,
and slew them with a great slaughter.
So David saved the inhabitants of
Keilah. 'And it came to pass, when Abiathar
the son of Ahimelech fled to David
to Keilah, that he came down with an
ephod in his hand. 'And it was told
Saul that David was come to Keilah.
And Saul said: 'God hath delivered
him into my hand; for he is shut in,
by entering into a town that hath gates
and bars.' 'And Saul summoned aU
the people to war, to go down to
Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
9And David knew that Saul devised
mischief against him; and he said to
Abiathar. the priest: 'Bring hither
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Lord, the God of Israel, Thy serv
ant hath surely heard that Saul
seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy
the city for my sake. "WiU the men
of Keilah deUver me up into his hand?
wiU Saul come down, as Thy serv
ant hath heard? O Lord, the God
of Israel, I beseech Thee, teU Thy
servant.' And the Lord said: 'He
will come down.' Then said David:
'WiU the men of Keilah deliver up
me and my men into the hand of
Saul?' And the Lord said: 'They
wUl deUver thee up.' Then David
and his men, who were about six
hundred, arose and departed out of
Keilah, and went whithersoever they
could go. And it was told Saul that
David was escaped from Keilah; and
he forbore to go forth.
"And David abode in the wilderness
in the strongholds, and remained in
the hill-country in the wilderness of
Ziph. And Saul sought him every
day, but God dehvered him not into
his hand. "And David saw that
Saul was come out to seek his hfe;
and David was in the wilderness of
Ziph in the wood. "And Jonathan
Saul's son arose, and went to David
into the wood, and strengthened his
hand in God. "And he said urito him :
'Fear not; for the hand of Saul my
father shah not find thee; and thou
shalt be king over Israel, and I shall
be next unto thee; and that also Saul
my father knoweth.' "And they two
made a covenant before the Lord;
and David abode in the wood, and
Jonathan went to his house.
"Then came up the Ziphites to Saul
to Gibeah, saying: 'Doth not David
hide himself with us in the strong
holds in the wood, in the hiU of
Hachilah, which is on the south of
Jeshimon? 20Now therefore, 0 king,
come down, according to all the desire

of thy soul to come down; and our
part shaU be to deliver him up into
the king's hand.' 21And Saul said:
'Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ye
have had compassion on me. ^Go,
I pray you, make yet more sure, and
know and see his place where his
haunt is, and who hath seen him
there; for it is told me that he dealeth
very subtly. "See therefore, and
take knowledge of all the lurking-
places where he hideth himseff, and
come ye back to me with the certainty,
and I will go with you; and it shall
come to pass, if he be in the land, that
I wiU search him out among all the
thousands of Judah.' MAnd they
arose, and went to Ziph before Saul;
but David and his men were in the
wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah
on the south of Jeshimon. "And Saul
and his men went to seek him. And
they told David; wherefore he came
down to the rock, and abode in
the wilderness of Maon. And when
Saul heard that, he pursued after
David in the wUderness of Maon.
26And Saul went on this side of the
mountain, and David and his men on
that side of the mountain; and David
made haste to get away for fear of
Saul; for Saul and his men compassed
David and his men round about to
take them. "But there came a
messenger unto Saul, saying: 'Haste
thee, and come; for the PhiUstines
have made a raid upon the land.'
2SSo Saul returned from pursuing
after David, and went against the
Philistines; therefore they caUed that
OJ. place "Sela-hammahlekoth. 'And
David went up from thence, and
dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.
2And it came to pass, when Saul
was returned from following the Phi
listines, that it was told him, say
ing: 'Behold, David is in the wilder-

B That is, The rock of divisions,
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ness of En-gedi.'. Then Saul took
three thousand chosen men out of all
Israel, and went to seek David and
his men upon the rocks of the wild
goats. 4And he came to the sheepcotes
by the way, where was a cave; and
Saul went in to cover his feet. Now
David and his men were sitting in the
innermost parts of the cave. 'And
the men of David said unto him:
'Behold the day in which the Lord
hath said unto thee: Behold, I will
deliver thine enemy into thy hand,
and thou shalt do to him as it shall
seem good unto thee.' Then David
arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's
robe privily. 'And it came to pass
afterward, that David's heart smote
him, because he had cut off Saul's
skirt. 7And he said unto his men:
' The Lord forbid it me, that I should
do this thing unto my lord, the Lord's
anointed, to put forth my hand against
him, seeing he is the Lord's anointed.'
'So David checked his men with
these words, and suffered them not
to rise against Saul. And Saul rose
i up out of the cave, and went on his
way. 'David also arose afterward, and
went out of the cave, and cried after
Saul, saying: 'My lord the king.'
And when Saul looked behind him,
David bowed with his face to the
earth, and prostrated himself. "And
David said to Saul: 'Wherefore
hearkenest thou to men's words,
saying: Behold, David seeketh thy
hurt? "Behold, this day thine eyes
have seen how that the Lord had de
livered thee to-day into my hand in
the cave; and some bade me kill thee;
but mine eye spared thee; and I
said: I will not put forth my hand
against my lord; for he is the Lord's
anointed. "Moreover, my father,
see, yea, see the skirt, of thy robe in

my hand; for in that I cut off the
skirt of thy robe, and kiUed thee not,
know thou and see that . there is
neither evil nor transgression in my
hand, and I have not sinned against
thee, though thou layest wait for
my soul to take it. "The Lord
judge between me and thee, and the
Lord avenge me of thee; but my hand
shaU not be upon thee. "As saith the
proverb of the ancients: Out of the
wicked cometh forth wickedness; but
my hand shaU not be upon thee.
"After whom is the king of Israel
come out? after whom dost thou pur
sue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
The Lord therefore be judge, and
give sentence between me and thee,
and see, and plead my cause, and
deUver me out of thy hand.'
"And it came to pass, when David
had made an end of speaking these
words unto Saul, that Saul said: 'Is
this thy voice, my son David?' And
Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
"And he said to David: Thou art
more righteous than I; for thou hast
rendered unto me good, whereas I
have rendered unto thee evil. "And
thou hast declared this day how that
thou hast dealt well with me; foras
much as when the Lord had de
livered me up into thy hand, thou
didst not kill me. Tor if a man find
his enemy, will he let him go well
away? wherefore the Lord reward
thee good for that which thou hast
done unto me this day. 21And now,
behold, I know that thou shalt surely
be king, and that the kingdom of
Israel shall be established in thy hand.
22Swear now therefore unto me by
the Lord, that thou wilt not cut off
my seed after me, and that thou
wilt not destroy my name out of my
father's house.' "And David swore
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David and his men got them up unto
the stronghold.
OK And Samuel died; and all Israel
gathered themselves together,
and lamented him, and buried him
in his house at Ramah. And David
arose, and went down to the wilder
ness of Paran.
2And there was a man in Maon,
whose possessions were in Carmel;
and the man was very great, and he
had three thousand sheep, and a
thousand goats; and he was shearing
his sheep in Carmel. 3Now the name
of the man was Nabal; and the name
of his wife Abigail; and the woman
was of good understanding, and of
a beautiful form; but the man was
churhsh and evil in his doings; and
he was of the house of Caleb. 4And
David heard in the wilderness that
Nabal was shearing his sheep. , 'And
David sent ten young men, and
David said unto the young men: 'Get
you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal,
and greet him in my name; 'and thus
ye shall say: All hail! and peace be
both unto thee, and peace be to thy
house, and peace be unto all that thou
hast. 7And now I have heard that
thou hast shearers; thy shepherds
have now been with us, and we did
them no hurt, neither was there aught
missing unto them, all the while they
were in Carmel. 8Ask thy young men,
and they will tell thee; wherefore let
the young men find favour in thine
eyes; for we come on a good day; give,
I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to
thy hand, unto thy servants, and to
thy son David.'
'And when David's young men
came, they spoke to Nabal according
to all those words in the name of
David, and ceased. "And Nabal
answered David's servants, and said:
'Who is David? and who is the son

of Jesse? there are many servants
now-a-days that break away every
man from his master; "shaU I then
take my bread, and my water, and
my flesh that I have killed for my
shearers, and give it unto men of
whom I know not whence they are?'
I2So David's young men turned on
their way, and went back, and came
and told him according to all these
words. "And David said unto his
men: 'Gird ye on every man his
sword.' And they girded on every
man his sword; and David also girded
on his sword; and there went .up after
David about four hundred men; and
two hundred abode by the baggage.
"But one of the young men told
Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying: 'Be
hold, David sent messengers out of
the wilderness to salute our master;
and he flew upon them. "But the
men were very good unto us, and we
were not hurt, neither missed we any
thing, as long as we went with them,
when we were in the fields; 16they
were a wall unto us both by night
and by day, all the while we were
with them keeping the sheep. "Now
therefore know and consider what
thou wilt do; for evil is determined
against our master, and against all
his house; for he is such a base fellow,
that one cannot speak to him.'
Then Abigail made haste, and
took two hundred loaves, and two
bottles of wine, and five sheep ready
dressed, and five measures of parched
corn, and a hundred clusters of
raisins, and two hundred cakes of
figs, and laid them on asses. "And
she said unto her young men: 'Go
on before me; behold, I come after
you.' But she told not her husband
Nabal. 20And it was so, as she rode
on her ass, and came down by the
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David and his men came down to
wards her; and she met them. — "Now
David had said : ' Surely in vain have
I kept aU that this fellow hath in
the wilderness, so that nothing was
missed of aU that pertained unto him;
and he hath returned me evil for good.
22God do so unto the enemies of David,
and more also, if I leave of all that
pertain to him by the morning light
so much as one male.'— "And when
Abigail saw David, she made haste, and
ahghted from her ass, and feU before
David on her face, and bowed down
to the ground. 24And she fell at his
feet, and said: 'Upon me, my lord,
upon me be the iniquity; and let
thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in
thine ears, and hear thou the words of
thy handmaid. "Let not my lord, I
pray thee, regard this base fellow,
even Nabal; for as his name is, so is
he : "Nabal is his name, and churlish
ness is with him; but I thy handmaid
saw not the young men of my lord,
whom thou didst send. "Now there
fore, my lord, as the Lord Uveth, and
as thy soul Uveth, seeing the Lord
hath withholden thee from blood-
guiltiness, and from finding redress for
thyself with thine own hand, now
therefore let thine enemies, and them
that seek evil to my lord, be as Na
bal. "And now this present which
thy servant hath brought unto my
lord, let it be given unto the young
men that follow my lord. "Forgive,
I pray thee, the trespass of thy hand
maid; for the, Lord will certainly
make my lord a sure house, because
my lord fighteth the battles of the
Lord; and evil is not found in thee
all thy days. 29And though man
be risen up to pursue thee, and to
seek thy soul, yet the soul of my lord
shall be bound in the bundle of hfe
with the Lord thy God ; and the souls
» That is, Churl,

of thine enemies, them shall he sling
out, as from the hoUow of a sling.
"And it shaU come to pass, when the
Lord shaU have done to my lord
according to all the good that He
hath spoken concerning thee, and
shaU have appointed thee prince over
Israel; 31that this shall be no stum-
bUngblock unto thee, nor offence of
heart unto my lord, either that thou
hast shed blood without cause, or that
my lord hath found redress for himself.
And when the Lord shaU have dealt
well with my lord, theri remember thy
handmaid.' 32And David - said to b Abigail:
'Blessed be the Lord, the God of
Israel, who sent thee this day to
meet me; "and blessed be thy dis
cretion, and blessed be thou, that hast
kept me this day from bloodguiltiness,
and from finding redress for myself
with mine own hand. ^For in very
deed, as the Lord, the God of Israel,
Uveth, who hath withholden me from
hurting thee, except thou hadst made
haste and come to meet me, surely
there had not been left unto Nabal
by the morning light so much as
one male.' "So David 'received of
her hand that which she had brought
him; and he said unto her: 'Go up
in peace to thy house; see, I have
hearkened to thy voice, and have
accepted thy person.'
"And Abigail came to Nabal; and,
behold, he held a feast in his house,
Uke the feast of a king; and Nabal's
heart was merry within him, for he
was very drunken; wherefore she told
him nothing, less or more, until the
morning hght. "And it came to
pass in the morning, when the wine
was gone out of Nabal, that his wife
told him these things, and his heart
died within him, and he became as a
stone. "And it came to pass about
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ten days after, that the Lord smote
Nabal, so that he died.,
"And when David heard that Nabal
was dead, he said: 'Blessed be the
Lord, that hath pleaded the cause of
my reproach from the hand of Nabal,
and hath kept back His servant from
evil; and the evil-doing of Nabal
hath the Lord returned upon his own
head.' And David sent and spoke
concerning Abigail, to take her to
him to wife. 40And when the servants
of David were come to Abigail to
Carmel, they spoke unto her, saying:
'David hath sent us unto thee, to
take thee to him to wife.' '"And she
arose, and bowed down with her face
to the earth, and said: 'Behold, thy
handmaid is a servant to wash the
feet of the servants of my lord.' fflAnd
Abigail hastened, and arose, and rode
upon an ass, with five damsels of
hers that foUowed her; and she went
after the messengers of David, and
became his wffe.
T)avid also took Ahinoam of Jez
reel; and they became both of them
his_ wives. ^Now Saul had given
Michal his daughter, David's wife, to
Palti the son of Laish, who was of
Galhm. OC{ And the Ziphites came unto
Saul to Gibeah, saying: 'Doth
not David hide himself in the hill
of Hachilah, which is before Jeshi
mon?' Then Saul arose, and went
down to the wilderness of Ziph, having
three thousand chosen men of Israel
with him, to seek David in the wilder
ness of Ziph. 3And Saul pitched in the
hill of Hachilah, which is before
Jeshimon, by the way. But David
abode in the wilderness, and he saw
that Saul came after him into the
wilderness. 4David ^therefore sent
out spies, and understood that Saul
was come of a certainty. 'And David

arose, and came to the place where
Saul. had pitched; and David beheld
the place where Saul lay, and Abner
the son of Ner, the captain of his
host; and Saul lay within the barri
cade, and the people pitched round
about him.
Then answered David and said
to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to
Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to
Joab, saying: 'Who will go down
with me to Saul to the camp?' And
Abishai said: 'I will go down with
thee.' 7So David and Abishai came
to the people by night; and, behold,
Saul lay sleeping within the barricade,
with his spear stuck in the ground at
his head; and Abner and the people
lay round about him. Then said
Abishai to David:' 'God hath de
hvered up thine enemy into thy hand
this day; now therefore let me smite
him, I pray thee, with the spear to the
earth at one stroke, and I wiU not
smite him the second time.' 9And
David said to Abishai: 'Destroy him
not; for who can put forth his hand
against the Lord's anointed, and be
guiltless?' "And David said: 'As
the Lord Uveth, nay, but the Lord
shall smite him; or his day shall come
to die; or he shall go down into battle,
and be swept away. "The Lord for
bid it me, that I should put forth my
hand against the Lord's anointed;
but now take, I pray thee, the spear
that is at his head, and the cruse of
water, and let us go.' "So David took
the spear and the cruse of water from
Saul's head; and they got them away,
and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither
did any awake; for they were all
asleep; because a deep sleep from the
Lord was faUen upon them.
Then David went over to the other
side, and stood on the top of the moun
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between them. "And David cried
to the people, and to Abner the son
of Ner, saying: 'Answerest thou not,
Abner?' Then Abner answered and
said: 'Who art thou that criest to the
king?' "And David said to Abner:
'Art not thou a variant man? and who
is like to thee in Israel? wherefore
then hast thou not kept watch over
thy lord the king? for there came one
of the people in to destroy the king
thy lord. This thing is not good
that thou hast done. As the Lord
fiveth, ye deserve to die, because ye
have not kept watch over your lord,
the Lord's anointed. And now, see,
where the king's spear is, and the
cruse of water that was at his head.'
"And Saul knew David's voice, and
said: 'Is this thy voice, my son
David?' And David said: 'It is my
voice, my lord, O king.' "And he
said • ' Wherefore doth my lord pursue
after his servant? for what have I
done? or what evil is in my hand?
"Now therefore, I pray thee, let my
lord the king hear the words of his
servant. If it be the Lord that hath
stirred thee up against me, let Him
accept an offering; but if it be the
children of men, cursed be they before
the Lord; for they have driven me out
this day that I should not cleave unto
the inheritance of the Lord, saying:
Go, serve other gods. 20Now there
fore, let not my blood f aU to the earth
away from the presence of the Lord;
for the king of Israel is come out to
seek a single flea, as when one doth
hunt a partridge in the mountains.'
Then said Saul: T have sinned;
return, my son David; for I will no
more do thee harm, because my hfe
was precious in thine eyes this day;
behold, I have played the fool and
erred exceedingly.' 22And David an
swered and said: 'Behold the king's

spear! let then one of the young men
come over and fetch it. "And the
Lord wiU render to every man his
righteousness and his faithfulness;
forasmuch as the Lord deUvered thee
into my hand to-day, and I would riot
put forth my hand against the Lord's
anointed. MAnd, "behold, as thy life
was much set by this day in mine
eyes, so let my Ufe be much set by iii
the eyes of the Lord, and let Him
deUver me out of aU tribulation.'
Then Saul said to David: 'Blessed
be thou, my son David; thou shalt
both do mightily, and shalt surely
prevaU.' So David went his way, and
Saul returned to his place.
07 And David said in his heart:
'I shaU now be swept away one
day by the hand of Saul; there is
nothing better for me than that I
should escape into the land of the
PhiUstines; and Saul wiU despair of
me, to seek me any more in all the
borders of Israel; so shaU I escape out
of his hand.' 2And David arose, and
passed over, he and the six hundred
men that were with him, unto Achish
the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
3And David dwelt with Achish at
Gath, he and his men, every man with
his household, even David with his
two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess,
and Abigail the Carmehtess, Nabal's
wffe. 4And it was told Saul that David
was fled to Gath; and he sought no
more again for him.
'And David said unto Achish:
'If now I have found favour in thine
eyes, let them give me a place in one
of the cities in the country, that I
may dweU there; for why should thy
servant dweU in the royal city with
thee?' Then Achish gave him Ziklag:
that day; wherefore Ziklag belongeth
unto the kings of Judah unto this
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7And the number of the days that
David dwelt in the country of the
PhiUstines was a fuU year and four
months. 'And David and his men
went up, and made a raid upon the
Geshurites, and the Gizrites, and the
Amalekites; for those were the in
habitants of the land, who were of
old, as thou goest to Shur, even unto
the land of Egypt. 9And David smote
the land, and left neither man nor
woman ahve, and took away the sheep,*
and the oxen, and the asses, and the
camels, and the apparel: And he
returned, and came to Achish. "And
Achish said: 'Whither have ye made
a raid to-day?' And David said:
'Against the South of Judah, and
against the South of the Jerahmeel-
ites, and against the South of the
Kenites.' "And David left neither
man nor woman ahve, to bring them
to Gath, saying: 'Lest they should
tell on us, saying: So did David,
and so hath been his manner aU the
while he hath dwelt in the country of
the PhiUstines.' _ "And Achish be
lieved David, saying: 'He hath made
his people Israel utterly to abhor
him; therefore he shaU be my servant
for ever.'
OQ And it came to pass in those
° days, that the PhiUstines gath
ered their hosts together for warfare,
to fight with Israel. And Achish said
unto David: 'Know thou assuredly,
that thou shalt go out with me in
the host, thou and thy men.' 2And
David said to Achish: Therefore
thou shalt know what thy servant
wiU do.' And Achish said to David :
'Therefore will I make thee keeper of
my head for ever.'
3Now Samuel was dead, and all
Israel had lamented him, and buried
him in Ramah, even in his own city.
And Saul had put away those that

divined by a ghost or a familiar spirit
out of the land. 4And the PhiUs
tines gathered themselves together,
and came and pitched in Shunem;
and Saul gathered all Israel together,
and they pitched in Gilboa. 'And
when Saul saw the host of the PhiUs
tines, he was afraid, and his heart
trembled greatly. 'And when Saul
inquired of the Lord, the Lord
answered him not, neither by dreams,
nor by Urim, nor by prophets. 'Then
said Saul unto his servants: 'Seek
me a woman that divineth by a ghost,
that I may go to her, and inquire of
her.' And his servants said to him:
'Behold, there is a woman that divin
eth by a ghost at En-dor.'
'And Saul disguised himself, and
put on other raiment, and went, he
and two men with him, and they
came to the woman by night; and
he said: 'Divine unto me, I pray
thee, by a ghost, and bring me up
whomsoever I shaU name unto thee.'
'And the woman said unto him:
'Behold, thou knowest what Saul
hath done, how he hath cut off those
that divine by a ghost or a familiar
spirit out of the land; wherefore
then layest thou a snare for my life,
to cause me to die?' "And Saul
swore to her by the Lord, saying:
'As the Lord Uveth, there shaU no
punishment happen to thee for this
thing.' "Then said the woman:
'Whom shah I bring up unto thee?'
And he said: 'Bring me up Samuel.'
"And when the woman saw Samuel,
she cried with a loud voice; and the
woman spoke to Saul, saying: 'Why
hast thou deceived me? for thou art
Saul.' "And the king said unto her:
'Be not afraid; for what seest thou?'
And the woman said unto Saul: 'I
see a godlike being coming up out of
the earth.' "And he said unto her:

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'What form is he of?' And she said:
'An old man cometh up; and he is
covered with a robe.' And Saul per
ceived that it was Samuel, and, he
bowed with his face to the ground,
and prostrated himself.
"And Samuel said to Saul: 'Why
hast thou disquieted me, to bring
me up?' And Saul answered:. 'I
am Sore distressed; for the Philistines
make war against me, and God is
departed from me, and answereth
me no more, neither by prophets, nor
by dreams; therefore I have called
thee, that thou mayest make known
unto me what I shall do.' "And
Samuel said: 'Wherefore then dost
thou ask of me, seeing the Lord is
departed from thee, and is become
thine adversary? "And the Lord
hath wrought for Himseff, as He
spoke by me; and the Lord hath
rent the kingdom out of thy hand, and
given it to thy neighbour, even to
David. "Because thou didst not
hearken to the voice of the Lord,
and didst not execute His fierce wrath
upon Amalek, therefore hath the Lord
done this thing unto thee this day.
"Moreover the Lord will deliver
Israel also with thee into the hand of
the Philistines; and to-morrow shalt
thou and thy sons be with me; the
Lord will deUver the host of Israel
also into the hand of the Philistines.'
Then Saul fell straightway his
full length upon the earth, and was
sore afraid, because of the words of
Samuel; and there was no strength in
him; for he had eaten no bread all
the day, nor all the night. 21And the
woman came unto Saul, and saw that
he was sore affrighted, and said unto
him: 'Behold, thy handmaid hath
hearkened unto thy voice, and I
have put my life in my hand, and have
hearkened unto thy words which thou

spokest unto me. 22Now therefore,
I pray thee, hearken thou also unto
the voice of thy handmaid, and let
me set a morsel of bread before thee;
and eat, that thou mayest have
strength, when thou goest on thy
way.' Tut he refused, and said:
'I will not eat.' But his servants,
together with the woman, urged him;
and he hearkened unto their voice.
So he arose from the earth, and sat
•upon the bed. MAnd the woman had
a fatted calf in the house; and she
made haste, and killed it; and she took
flour, and kneaded it, and did bake
unleavened bread thereof; "and she
brought it before Saul, and before his
servants; and they did eat. Then
they rose up, and went away that
night. OQ Now the Philistines gathered
together aU their hosts to Aphek;
and the Israelites pitched by the
fountain which is in Jezreel. 2And
the lords of the PhiUstines passed
on by hundreds, and by thousands;
and David and his men passed on in
the rearward with Achish. Theri
said the princes of the PhiUstines:
'What dp these Hebrews'here?' And
Achish said unto the princes of the
Phihstines: 'Is not this David, the
servant of Saul the king of Israel, who
hath been with me these days or these
years, and I have found no fault in
him since he feU away unto me unto
this day?' 4But the princes of the
PhiUstines were wroth with him; and
the princes of the PhiUstines said
unto him: 'Make the man return,
that he may go back to his place
where thou hast appointed him, and
let him not go down with us to battle,
lest in the battle he become an. ad
versary to us; for wherewith should
this fellow reconcile himself unto his
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of these men? 'Is not this David, of
whom they sang one to another in
dances, saying:
Saul hath slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands?'
'Then Achish caUed David, and
said unto him: 'As the Lord Uveth,
thou hast been upright, and thy
going out and thy coming in with me
in the host is good in my sight; for I
have not found evil in thee since the
day of thy coming unto me unto this
day; nevertheless the lords favour
thee not. 'Wherefore now return, and
go in peace, that thou displease not
the lords of the Philistines.' 8And
David said unto Achish: 'But what
have I done? and what hast thou
found in thy servant so long as I have
been before thee unto this day, that
I may not go and fight against the
enemies 'of my lord the king?' 'And
Achish answered and said to David:
'I know that thou art good in my
sight, as an angel of God; notwith
standing the princes of the Philistines
have said: He shaU not go up with
us to the battle. "Wherefore now
rise up early in the morning with the
servants of thy lord that are come with
thee; and as soon as ye are up early
in the morning, and have light, de
part.' "So David rose up early, he
and his men, to depart in the morn
ing, to return into the land of the
Philistines. And the Phihstines went
up to Jezreel.
O A And it came to pass, when David
and his men were come to Ziklag
on the third day, that the Amalekites
had made a raid upon the South, and
upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag,
and burned it with fire; 2and had
taken captive the women and all that
were therein, both smaU and great;
they slew not any, but carried them
off, and went their way. 3And when

David and his men came to the city,
behold, it was burned with fire; and
their wives, and their sons, and their
daughters, were taken captives.
Then David and the people that
were with him Ufted up their voice and
wept, until they had no more power
to weep. 'And David's two wives
were taken captives, Ahinoam the
Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of
Nabal the Carmelite. 'And David
was greatly distressed; for the people
spoke of stoning him, because the
soul of all the people was grieved,
every man for his sons and for his
daughters; but David strengthened
himseff in the Lord his God.
7And David said to Abiathar the
priest, the son of Ahimelech: 'I
pray thee, bring me hither the ephod.'
And Abiathar brought thither the
ephod to David. 'And David in
quired of the Lord, saying: 'Shall
I pursue after this troop? shall I
overtake them?' And He answered
him: 'Pursue; for thou shalt surely
overtake them, and shalt without fail
recover all.' 'So David went, he
and the six hundred men that were
with him, and came to the brook
Besor, where those that were left
behind stayed. "But David pursued,
he and four hundred men; for two
hundred stayed behind, who were so
faint that they could not go over the
brook Besor.
"And they found an Egyptian in
the field, and brought him to David,
and gave him bread, and he did eat;
and they gave him water to drink;
"and they gave him a piece of a cake
of figs, and two clusters of raisins;
and when he had eaten, his spirit
came back to him; for he had eaten no
bread, nor drunk any water, three
days and three nights. "And David
said unto him: /To whom belongest

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thou? and whence art thou?' And
he said: 'I am a young Egyptian,
servant to an Amalekite; and my
master left me, because three days
ago I fell sick. 14We made a raid upon
the South of the Cherefhites, and upon
that which belongeth to Judah, and
upon the South of Caleb; and we
burned Ziklag with fire.' "And David
said to him : ' WUt thou bring me down
to this troop?' And he said: 'Swear
unto me by God, that thou wilt neither
kill me, nor deliver me up into the
hands of my master; and I will bring
thee down to this troop.'
"And when he had brought him
down, behold, they were spread
abroad over all the ground, eating
and drinking, and feasting, because
of all the great spoil that they had
taken out of the land of the Philis
tines, and out of the land of Judah.
"And David smote them from the
twilight even unto the evening of the
next day; and there escaped not a man
of them, save four hundred young
men, who rode upon camels and fled.
"And David recovered all that the
Amalekites had taken; and David
rescued his two wives. "And there
was nothing lacking to them, neither
small nor great, neither sons nor
daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing
that they had taken to them; David
brought back aU. 20And David took
all the flocks and the herds, which
they drove before those other cattle,
and said: This is David's spoil.'
21And David came to the two hun
dred men, who were so faint that they
could not follow David, whom also
they had made to abide at the brook
Besor; and they went forth to meet
David, and to meet the people that
were with him; and when David came
near to the people, he saluted them.
Then answered all the wicked men

and base fellows, of those that went
with David, and said: 'Because they
went not with us, we will not give
them aught of the spoil that we have
recovered, save to every man his
wife and his children, that they may
lead them away, and depart.' Then
said David: 'Ye shall not do so,
my brethren,' with that which the
Lord hath given unto us, who hath
preserved us, and dehvered the troop
that came against us into our hand.
24And who wiU hearken unto you in
this matter? for as is the share of him
that goeth down to the battle, so shall
be the share of him that tarrieth by
the baggage; they shall share alike.'
"And it was so from that day for
ward, that he made it a statute and
an ordinance for Israel unto this
day. "And when David came to Ziklag,
he sent of the spoil unto the elders
of Judah, even to his friends, saying:
'Behold a present for you of the
spoU of the enemies of the Lord';
"to them that were in Beth-el, and to
them that were in Ramoth of the
South, and to them that were in Jattir;
28and to them that were in Aroer, and
to them that were in Siphmoth, and
to them that were in Eshtemoa; "and
to them that were in Racal, and to
them that were in the cities of the
Jerahmeelites, and to them that were
in the cities of the Kenites; "and to
them that were in Hormah, and to
them that were in Bor-ashan, and to
them that were in Athach; 31and to
them that were in Hebron, and to all
the places where David himself and
his men were wont to haunt.
OI Now the PhiUstines fought
against Israel, and the men of
Israel fled from before the PhiUstines,
and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
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upon Saul and upon his sons; and the
Phihstines slew Jonathan, and Abina-
dab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of
Saul. 3And the battle went sore
against Saul, and the archers over
took him; and he was in great anguish
by reason of the archers. Then said
Saul to his armour-bearer : ' Draw thy
sword, and thrust me through there
with; lest these uncircumcised come
and thrust me through, and make a
mock of me.' But his armour-bearer
would not; for he was sore afraid.
Therefore Saul took his sword, and
feU upon it. 'And when his armour-
bearer saw that Saul was dead, he
likewise feU upon his sword, and died
with him. 'So Saul died, and his three
sons, and his armour-bearer, and aU
his men, that same day together.
7And wheri the men of Israel that
were on the other side of the valley,
and they that were beyond the Jordan,
saw that the men. of Israel fled, and
that Saul and his sons were dead, they

forsook the cities, and fled; and the
Philistines came and dwelt in them.
'And it came to pass on the morrow,
when the Phihstines came to strip
the slain, that they found Saul and
his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
'And they cut off his head, and
stripped off his armour, and sent into
the land of the Phihstines round about,
to carry the tidings unto the house
of their idols, and to the people. "And
they put his armour in the house of
the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his
body to the wall of Beth-shan. "And
when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead
heard concerning him that which the
Philistines had done to Saul, "all the
vahant men arose, and went all night,
and took the body of Saul and the
bodies of his sons from the wall of
Beth-shan; and they came to Jabesh,
and burnt them there. "And they
took their bones, and buried them
under the tamarisk-tree in Jabesh,
and fasted seven days.

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"| And it came to pass after the
death of Saul, when David was
returned from the slaughter of the
Amalekites, and David had abode two
days in Ziklag; ^t came even to pass
on the third day, that, behold, a man
came out of the camp from Saul
with his clothes rent, and earth up
on his head; and so it was, when he
came to David, that he fell to the
earth, and prostrated himself. 3And
David said unto him: 'From whence
comest thou?' And he said unto him:
'Out of the camp of Israel am I es
caped.' 4And David said unto him:
'How went the matter? I pray thee,
tell me.' And he answered: The
people are fled from the battle, and
many of the people also are fallen and
dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son
are dead also.' 'And David said unto
the young man that told him: 'How
knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan
his son are dead?' 'And the young
man that told him said: 'As I happened
by chance upon mount Gilboa, be
hold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and,
lo, the chariots and the horsemen
pressed hard upon him. 'And when
he looked behind him, he saw me, and
called unto me. And I answered:
Here am I. 'And he said unto me:
Who art thou? And I answered
him: I am an Amalekite. 'And he
said unto me: Stand, I pray thee,
beside me, and slay me, for the agony
hath taken hold of me; because my
life is just yet in me. "So I stood
beside him, and slew him, because

I was sure that he could not Uve after
that he was faUen; and I took the
crown that was upon his head, and the
bracelet that was on his arm, and have
brought them hither unto my lord.'
"Then David took hold on his
clothes, and rent them; and likewise
all the men that were with him. "And
they wailed, and wept, and fasted
until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan
his son, and for the people of the
Lord, and for the house of Israel;
because they were faUen by the sword.
"And David said unto the young man
that told him: 'Whence art thou?'
And he answered: 'I am the son of
an Amalekite stranger.' "And David
said unto him: 'How wast thou not
afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy
the Lord's anointed?' "And David
called one of the young men, and said:
' Go near, and fall upon him.' And he
smote him that he died. "And David
said unto him: Thy blood be upon
thy head; for thy mouth hath testified
against thee, saying: I have slain the
Lord's anointed.' /
"And David lamented with this
lamentation over Saul and over Jon
athan his son, "and said — To teach the
sons of Judah'the^ bow. Behold, it is
written in the book of Jashar:
Thy beauty, O Israel, upon thy high
places is slain!
How are the mighty faUen!
Tell it not in Gath,
Publish it not in the streets of
Ashkelon;

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Lest the daughters of the Philistines
rejoice,
Lest the daughters of the uncircum
cised triumph.
21Ye mountains of Gilboa,
Let there be no dew nor rain upon
you,
Neither fields of choice fruits;
For there the shield of the mighty
was vilely cast away,
The shield of Saul, not anointed
with oil.
22From the blood of the slain, from
the fat of the mighty,
The bow of Jonathan turned not
back,
And the sword of Saul returned not
empty.
"Saul and Jonathan, the lovely and
the pleasant
In their fives, even in their death
they were not divided;
They were swifter than eagles,
They were stronger than lions.
MYe daughters of Israel, weep over
Saul,
Who clothed you in scarlet, with
other dehghts,
Who put ornaments of gold upon
your apparel.
"How are the mighty fallen in the
midst of the battle!
Jonathan upon thy high places is
slain!
"I am distressed for thee, my brother
Jonathan;
Very pleasant hast thou been unto
me;
Wonderful was thy love to me,
Passing the love of women.
"How are the mighty fallen,
And the weapons of war perished!
O And it came to pass after this,
that David inquired of the Lord,
saying: -'Shall I go up into any of

the cities of Judah?' And the Lord
said unto him: 'Go up.' And David
said: 'Whither shall I go up?' And
He said: 'Unto Hebron.' 2So David
went up thither, and his two wives
also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and
Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmel
ite. 3And his men that were with him
did David bring up, every man with
his household; and they dwelt in the
cities of Hebron. -4And the men of
Judah came, and they there anointed
David king over the house of Judah.
And they told David, saying: The
men of Jabesh-gilead were they that
buried Saul.' 'And David sent mes
sengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead,
and said unto them: 'Blessed be ye
of the Lord, that ye have shown this
kindness unto your lord, even unto
Saul, and have buried him. 'And
now the Lord show kindness and
truth unto you; and I also will re
quite you this kindness, because ye
have done this thing. 'Now there
fore let your hands be strong, and be
ye variant; for Saul your lord is dead,
and also the house of Judah have
anointed me king over them.'
'Now Abner the son of Ner, cap
tain of Saul's host, had taken Ish-
bosheth the son of Saul, and brought
him over to Mahanaim; 'and he made
him king over Gilead, and over the
Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over
Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and
over all Israel. "Ish-bosheth Saul's
son was forty years old when he be
gan to reign over Israel, and he
reigned^two years. But the house of
Judah followed David. "And the
time that David was king in Hebron
over the house of Judah was seven
years and six months.
"And Abner the son of Ner, and the
servants of Ish-bosheth the son of
Saul, went out from Mahanaim to

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Gibeon. "And Joab the son of Zeru-
iah, and the servants of David, went
out; and they met together by the
pool of Gibeon, and sat down, the
one on the one side of the pool, and the
other on the other side of the pool.
"And Abner said to Joab: 'Let the
young men, I pray thee, arise and
play before us.' And Joab said: 'Let
them arise.' Then they arose and
passed over by number: twelve for
Benjamin, and for Ish-bosheth the
son of Saul, and twelve of the servants
of David. "And they caught every
one his f eUow by the head, and thrust
his sword in his feUow's side; so they
f eU down together ; wherefore that place
was called "Helkath-hazzurim, which
is in Gibeon. "And the battle was very
sore that day; and Abner was beaten,
and the men of Israel, before the
servants of David.
"And the three sons of Zeruiah
were there, Joab, and Abishai, and
Asahel; and Asahel was as light of
foot as one of the roes that are in the
field. "And Asahel pursued after
Abner; and in going he turned not to
the right hand nor to the left from
foUowing Abner. Then Abner looked
behind him, and said: 'Is it thou,
Asahel?' And he answered: 'It is I.'
21And Abner said to him: Turn thee
aside to thy right hand or to thy left,
and lay thee hold on one of the young
men, and take thee his armour.' But
Asahel would not turn aside from
foUowing him. "And Abner said
again to Asahel. Turn thee aside
from following me; wherefore should
I smite thee to the ground? how then
should I hold up my face to Joab thy
brother?' "Howbeit he refused to
turn aside; wherefore Abner with the
hinder end of the spear smote him in
the groin, that the spear came out
behind him; and he fell down there,

ft That is, The field of the sharp knives.
368

and died in the same place; and it
came to pass, that as many as came
to the place where Asahel feU down
and died stood still.
Tut Joab and Abishai pursued
after Abner; and the sun went down
when they were come to the hiU of
Amman, that Ueth before Giah by
the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
"And the children of Benjamin gath
ered themselves together after Abner,
and became one band, and stood on
the top of a hiU. Then Abner called
to Joab, and said: 'ShaU the sword
devour for ever? knowest thou not
that it will be bitterness in. the end?
how long shaU it be then, ere thou
bid the people return from foUowing
their brethren?' "And Joab said: 'As
God Uveth, if thou hadst not spoken,
surely then only after the morning
the people had gone away, every one
from following his, brother.' "So
Joab blew the horn, and aU the people
stood stiU, and pursued after Israel
no more, neither fought they any
more. 29And Abner and his men went
aU that night through the Arabah;
and they passed over the Jordan, and
went through aU Bithron, and came
to Mahanaim.
"And Joab returned from foUowing
Abner; and when he had gathered all
the people together, there lacked of
David's servants nineteen men and
Asahel. Tut the servants of David
had smitten of Benjamin, even of
Abner's men — three hundred and three
score men died. 32And they took up
Asahel, and buried him in the sep
ulchre of his father, which was in
Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men
went all night, and the day broke
upon them at Hebron.
O Now there was long war between
the house of Saul and the house
of David; and David waxed- stronger

SECOND SAMUEL

3.22

and stronger, but the house of Saul
waxed weaker and weaker.
2And unto David were sons born
in Hebron; and his first-born was
Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
'and his second, Chileab, of Abigail
the wife of Nabal the CarmeUte; and
the third, Absalom the son of Maacah
the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur ;
4and the fourth, Adonijah the son of
Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah
the son of Abital; 'and the sixth, Ith-
ream, of Eglah David's wife. These
were born to David in Hebron.
'And it came to pass, while there
was war between the house of Saul
and the house of David, that Abner
showed himself strong in the house
of Saul. 'Now Saul had a concubine,
whose name was Rizpah, the daughter
of Aiah; and [Ish-bosheth] said to Ab
ner: 'Wherefore hast thou gone in
unto my father's concubine?' Then
was Abner very wroth for the words of
Ish-bosheth, and said: 'Am I a dog's
head that belongeth to Judah? This
day do I show kindness ufito the
house of Saul thy father, to his breth
ren, and to his friends, and have not
delivered thee into the hand of David,
and yet thou chargest me this day
with a fault concerning this woman.
'God do so to Abner, and more also,
if, as the Lord hath sworn to David,
I do not even so to him; "to transfer
the kingdom from the house of Saul,
and to set up the throne of David
over Israel and over Judah, from Dan
even to Beer-sheba.' "And he could
not answer Abner another word, be
cause he feared him.
"And Abner sent messengers to
David straightway, saying: 'Whose
is the land?' saying also: 'Make
thy league with me, and, behold, my
hand shaU be with thee, to bring over
aU Israel unto thee.' "And he said:

'Well; I will make a league with thee;
but one thing I require of thee, that
is, thou shalt not see my face, except
thou first bring Michal Saul's daugh
ter, when thou comest to see my face.'
"And David sent messengers to. Ish-
bosheth Saul's son, saying: 'DeUver
me my wife Michal, whom I be
trothed to me for a hundred fore
skins of the PhiUstines.' "And Ish-
bosheth sent, and took her from her
husband, even from Paltiel the son
of Laish. "And her husband went
with her, weeping as he went, and
followed her to Bahurim. Then said
Abner unto him: 'Go, return'; and
he returned.
17 And Abner had communication
with the elders of Israel, saying: 'In
times past ye sought for David to be
king over you; "now then do it; for
the Lord hath spoken of David, say
ing: By the hand of My servant
David I will save My people Israel
out of the hand of the PhiUstines, and
out of the hand of all their enemies.'
"And Abner also spoke in the ears of
Benjamin; and Abner went also to
speak in the ears of David in Hebron
all that seemed good to Israel, and
to the whole house of Benjamin. 20So
Abner came to David to Hebron,
and twenty men with him. And
David made Abner and the men that
were with him a feast. 2lAnd Abner
said unto David: 'I will arise and go,
and wiU gather all Israel unto my
lord the king, that they may make a
covenant with thee, and that thou
mayest reign over all that thy soul
desireth.' And David sent Abner
away; and he went in peace.
22 And, behold, the servants Of David
and Joab came from a foray, and
brought in a great spoil with them;
but Abner was not with David in
Hebron; for he had sent him away,

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and he was gone in peace. "When
Joab and aU the host that was with
him were come, they told Joab, say
ing: 'Abner the son of Ner came to
the king, and he hath sent him away,
and he is gone in peace.' Then Joab
came to the king, and said: 'What
hast thou done? behold, Abner came
unto thee; why is it that thou hast
sent him away, and he is quite gone?
Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner,
that he came to deceive thee, and to
know thy going out and thy coming
in, and to know aU that thou doest.'
"And when Joab was come out from
David, he sent messengers after Ab
ner, and they brought him back from
Bor-sirah; but David knew it not.
"And when Abner was returned to
Hebron, Joab took him aside into the
midst of the gate to speak with him
quietly, and smote him there in the
groin, that he died, for the blood, of
Asahel his brother. "And afterward
when David heard it, he said: 'I and
my kingdom are guiltless before the
Lord for ever from the blood of Ab
ner the son of Ner; 29let it fall upon
the head of Joab, and upon all his
father's house; and let there not fail
from the house of Joab one that hath
an issue, or that is a leper, or that
leaneth on a staff, or that faUeth by
the sword, or that lacketh bread.'
"So Joab and Abishai his brother slew
Abner, because he had killed their
brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
31And David said to Joab, and to
aU the people that were with him:
'Rend your clothes, and gird you
with sackcloth, and wail before Ab
ner.' And king David foUowed the
bier. 32And they buried Abner in
Hebron; and the king lifted up his
voice, and wept at the grave of Abner;
and aU the people wept. "And the
king lamented for Abner, and said:

Should Abner die as a churl dieth?
Thy hands were not bound, nor
thy feet put into fetters;
As a man falleth before the chil
dren of iniquity, so didst thou faU.
And aU the people wept again over
him. "And aU the people came to
cause David to eat bread while it was
yet day; but David swore, saying:
'God do so to me, and more also, if
I taste bread, or aught else, tiU the
sun be down.' "And aU the people
took notice of it, and it pleased them;
whatsoever the king did, pleased all
the people. "So all the people and
aU Israel understood that day that it
was not of the king to slay Abner the
son of Ner. 38And the king said unto
his servants : ' Know ye not that there
is a prince and a great man fallen this
day in Israel? "And I am this day
weak, and just anointed king; and-
these men the sons of Zeruiah are
too hard for me; the Lord reward the
evil-doer according to his wickednessi'
A And when Saul's son heard that
Abner was dead in Hebron, his
hands became feeble, and all the
Israelites were affrighted. 2And Saul's
son had two men that were captains
of bands; the name of the one was
Baanah, and the name of the other
Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the
Beerothite, of the children of Benja
min; for Beeroth also is reckoned
to Benjamin; 3and the Beerothites
fled to Gittaim, and have been so
journers there until this day.
4Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a
son that was lame of his feet. He was
five years old when the tidings came
of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel,
and his nurse took him up, and fled;
and it came to pass, as she made haste
to flee, that he feU, and became lame.
And his name was Mephibosheth.

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'And the sons of Rimmon the
Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went;
and came about the heat of the day
to the house of Ish-bosheth, as he took
his rest at noon. 'And they came
thither into the midst of the house, as
though they would have fetched wheat;
and they smote him in the groin; and
Rechab and Baanah his brother
escaped. 'Now when they came into
the house, as he lay on his bed in his
bed-chamber, they smote him, and
slew him, and beheaded him, and took
his head, and went by the way of the
Arabah aU night. 'And they brought
the head of Ish-bosheth unto David
to Hebron, and said to the king: 'Be
hold the head of Ish-bosheth the son
of Saul thine enemy, who sought thy
life; and the Lord hath avenged my
lord the king this day of Saul, and
of his seed.' 'And David answered
Rechab and Baanah his brother, the
sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and
said unto them: 'As the Lord Uveth,
who hath redeemed my soul out of all
adversity, "when one told me, say
ing: Behold, Saul is dead, and he was
in his own eyes as though he brought
good tidings, I took hold of him, and
slew him in Ziklag, instead of giving a
reward for his tidings. "How much
rriore, when wicked men have slain a
righteous person in his own house upon
his bed, shah I not now require his
blood of your hand, and take you
away from the earth?' "And David
commanded his young men, and they
slew them, and cut off their hands and
their feet, and hanged them up beside
the pool in Hebron. But they took
the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it
in the grave of Abner in Hebron.
PL Then came all the tribes of Israel
to David unto Hebron, and spoke,
saying : ' Behold, we are thy bone and
thy flesh. 2In times past, when Saul

was king over us, it was thou that
didst lead out and bring in Israel;
and the Lord said to thee: Thou
shalt feed My people Israel, and thou
shalt be prince over Israel.' 'So all
the elders of Israel came to the king
to Hebron; and king David made a
covenant with them in Hebron before
the Lord; and they anointed David
king over Israel.
4David was thirty years old when he
began to reign, and he reigned forty
years. 'In Hebron he reigned over
Judah seven years and six months;
and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty
and three years over aU Israel and
Judah. 'And the king and his men went to
Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the
inhabitants of the land, who spoke
unto David, saying: 'Except thou
take away the bhnd and the lame,
thou shalt not come in hither'; think
ing: 'David cannot come in hither.'
'Nevertheless David took the strong
hold of Zion; the same is the city of
David. 'And David said on that day:
'Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, and
getteth up to the gutter, and [taketh
away] the lame and the bhnd, that
are hated of David's soul — .' Where
fore they say: 'There are the bhnd
and the lame; he cannot come into
the house.' 'And David dwelt in the
stronghold, and caUed it the city of
David. And David built round about
from Millo and inward. "And David
waxed greater and greater; for the
Lord, the God of hosts, was with him.
"And Hiram king of Tyre sent
messengers to David, and cedar-trees,
and .carpenters, and masons; and they
built David a house. "And David
perceived that the Lord had estab
lished him king over Israel, and that
He had exalted his kingdom for His
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"And David took him more con
cubines and wives out of Jerusalem,
after he was come from Hebron; and
there were yet sons and daughters
born to David. "And these are the
names of those that were born unto
him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and
Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon;
"and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg,
and Japhia; "and EUshama, and
Eliada, and EUphelet.
"And when the PhiUstines heard
that David was anointed king over
Israel, aU the Philistines went up to
seek David; and David heard of it,
and went down to the hold. "Now
the Philistines had come and spread
themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
"And David inquired of the Lord,
saying: 'ShaU I go up against the
PhiUstines? wilt Thou deUver them
into my hand?' And the Lord said
unto David: 'Go up; for I wiU
certainly deUver the PhiUstines into
thy hand.' 20And David came to
Baal-perazim; and David smote them
there; and he said: The Lord hath
broken mine enemies before me, hke
the breach of waters.' Therefore
the name of that place was caUed
?Baal-perazim. 21And they left their
images there, and David and his men
took them away.
22And the PhiUstines came up yet
again, and spread themselves in the
valley of Rephaim. "And when David
inquired of the Lord, He said : ' Thou
shalt not go up; make a circuit be
hind them, and come upon them over
against the mulberry-trees. 24And
it shaU be, when thou hearest the
sound of marching in the tops of
the mulberry-trees, that then thou
shalt bestir thyself; for then is the
Lord gone out before thee to smite
the host of the Philistines.' "And
David did so, as the Lord commanded
B That is, The possessor of breaches,

him, and smote the PhiUstines from
Geba until thou come to Gezer.
Cl And David again gathered to-
gether aU the chosen men of
Israel, thirty thousand. 2And David
arose, and went with aU the people
that were with him, from Baale-
judah, to bring up from thence the
ark of God, whereupon is called the
Name, even the name of the Lord
of hosts that sitteth upon the cheru
bim. 'And they set the ark of God
upon a new cart, and brought it out
of the house of Abinadab that was in
the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the
sons of Abinadab, drove the new
cart. 4And they brought it out of the
house of Abinadab, which was in
the hiU, with the ark of God, and
Ahio went before the ark. 'And
David and aU the house of Israel
played before the Lord with all
manner of instruments made of
cypress-wood, and with harps, and
with psalteries, and with timbrels, and
with sistra, and with cymbals.
'And when they came to the thresh
ing-floor of Nacon, Uzzah put forth
his hand to the ark of God, and took
hold of it; for the oxen stumbled.
7And the anger of the Lord was
kindled against Uzzah; and God
smote him there for his error; and
there he died by the ark of God. 8And
David was displeased, because the
Lord had broken forth upon Uzzah;
and that place was caUed bPerez-
uzzah, unto this day. 9And David
was afraid of the Lord that day; and
he said: 'How shall the ark of the
Lord come unto me?' "So David
would not remove the ark of the Lord
unto him into the city of David; but
David carried it aside into the house of
Obed-edom the Gittite. ¦ "And the
ark of the Lord remained in the house
of Obed-edom the Gittite three months ;
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and the Lord blessed Obed-edom, and
all his house.
"And it was told king David, say
ing: The Lord hath blessed the
house of Obed-edom, and aU that
pertaineth unto him, because of the
ark of God.' And David went and
brought up the ark of God from the
house of Obed-edom into the city of
David with joy. "And it was so?
that when they that bore the ark of
the Lord had gone six paces, he
sacrificed an ox and a fatUng. "And
David danced before the Lord with
all his might; and David was girded
with a Unen ephod. "So David and
all the house of Israel brought up the
ark of the Lord with shouting, and
with the sound of the horn.
"And it was so, as the ark of the
Lord came into the city of David, that
Michal the daughter of Saul looked
out at the window, and saw king-
David leaping and dancing before
the Lord ; and she despised him in her
heart. "And they brought in the ark
of the Lord, and set it in its place, in
the midst of the tent that David had
pitched for it; and David offered
burnt-offerings and peace-offerings be
fore the Lord. "And when David had
made an end of offering the burnt-
offering and the peace-offerings, he
blessed the people in the name of
the Lord of hosts. "And he dealt
among aU the people, even among the
whole multitude of Israel, both to
men and women, to every one a cake
of bread, and a cake made in a pan,
and a sweet cake. So all the people
departed every one to his house.
' Then David returned to bless his
household. And Michal the daughter
of Saul came out to meet David, and
said: 'How did the king of Israel
get him honour to-day, who un
covered himself to-day in the eyes of

the handmaidsi of his servants, as
one of the vain feUows shamelessly
uncovereth himself!' 21And David
said unto Michal: 'Before the Lord,
who chose me above thy father, and
above all his house, to appoint me
prince over the people of the Lord,
over Israel, before the Lord wiU I
make merry. ^And I wiU be yet more
vile than thus, and will be base in
mine own sight; and with the hand
maids whom thou hast spoken of, with
them wiU I get me honour.' "And
Michal the daughter of Saul had no
child unto the day of her death.
U And it came to pass, when the
' king dwelt in his house, and the
Lord had given him rest from aU his
enemies round about, Hhat the king
said unto Nathan the prophet: 'See
now, I dweU in a house of cedar, but
the ark of God dweUeth within cur
tains.' 'And Nathan said to the
king: 'Go, do aU that is in thy heart;
for the Lord is with thee.' 4And it
came to pass the same night, that the
word of the Lord came unto Nathan,
saying: ''Go and teU My servant
David: Thus saith the Lord:
Shalt thou build Me a house for Me
to dweU in? for I have not dwelt in a
house since the day that I brought up
the children of Israel out of Egypt,
even to this day, but have walked in
a tent and in a tabernacle. 'In all
places wherein I have walked among
all the children of Israel, spoke I a
word with any of the tribes of Is
rael, whom I commanded to feed My
people Israel, saying: Why have ye
not built Me a house of cedar? 'Now
therefore thus shalt thou say unto
My servant David: Thus saith the
Lord of hosts: I took thee from the
sheepcote, from foUowing the sheep,
that thou shouldest be prince over
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been with thee whithersoever thou
didst go, and have cut off all thine
enemies from before thee; and I will
make thee a great name, hke unto the
name of the great ones that are in the
earth. "And I wiU appoint a place
for My people Israel, and will plant
them, that they may dwell in their
own place, and be disquieted no more;
neither shaU the children of wickedness
afflict them any more, as at the first,
"even from the day that I com
manded judges to be over My people
Israel; and I will cause thee to rest
from all thine enemies. Moreover the
Lord telleth thee that the Lord will
make thee a house. "When thy days
are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with
thy fathers, I will set up thy seed
after thee, that shall proceed out of thy
body, and I will establish his king
dom. "He shaU build a house for My
name, and I will estabhsh the throne
of his kingdom for ever. "I will be
to him for a father, and he shall be
to Me for a son; if he commit iniquity,
I will chasten him with the rod of
men, and with the stripes of the
children of men; "but My mercy shall
not depart from him, as I took it from
Saul, whom I put away before thee.
"And thy house and thy kingdom
shall be made sure for ever before
thee; thy throne shall be established
for ever.' " According to all these
words, and according to all this vision,
so did Nathan speak unto David.
"Then David the king went in, and
sat before the Lord; and he said:
'Who am I, 0 Lord God, and what
is my house, that Thou hast brought
me thus far? "And this was yet a
' small thing in Thine eyes, O Lord
God; but Thou hast spoken also of
Thy servant's house for a great while
to come ; and this too after the manner
of great men, 0 Lord God. 20And what

can David say more unto Thee? for
Thou knowest Thy servant, 0 Lord
God. 21For Thy word's- sake, and
according to Thine own heart, hast
Thou wrought all this greatness, to
make Thy servant know it. There
fore Thou art great, 0 Lord God;
for there is none like Thee, neither
is there any God beside Thee, ac
cording to all that we have heard
with our ears. "And who is like Thy
people, hke Israel, a nation one in
the earthy whom God went to redeem
unto Himself for a people, and to make
Him a name, and to do for Thy land
great things and tremendous, even
for you, [in driving out] from before
Thy people, whom Thou didst redeem
to Thee out of Egypt, the nations and
their gods? MAnd Thou didst estab
hsh to Thyself Thy people Israel to be
a people unto Thee for ever ; and Thou,
Lord, becamest their God. "And
now, 0 Lord God, the word that Thou
hast spoken concerning Thy servant,
and concerning his house, confirm
Thou it for ever, and do as Thou hast
spoken. "And let Thy name be
magnified for ever, that it may be
said : The Lord of hosts is God over
Israel; and the house of Thy servant
David shall be estabUshed before
Thee. "For Thou, O Lord of hosts,
the God of Israel, hast revealed to Thy
servant, saying: I wiU build thee a
house; therefore hath Thy servant
taken heart to pray this prayer
unto Thee. "And now, 0 Lord: God,:
Thou alorie art God, and Thy words
are truth, and Thou hast promised
this good thing unto Thy servant;
29now therefore let it please Thee to
bless the house of Thy servant, that
it may continue for ever before Thee;
for Thou, 0 Lord God, hast spoken it;
and through Thy blessing let the house
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Q And after this it came to pass,
that David smote the PhiUs
tines, and subdued them; and David
took Metheg-ammah out of the hand
of the Philistines.
2And he smote Moab, and measured
them with the Une, making them to he
down on the ground; and he measured
two lines to put to death, and one
fuU Une to keep alive. And the
Moabites became servants to David,
and brought presents.
'David smote also Hadadezer the
son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he
went to establish his dominion at the
river Euphrates. 4And David took
from him a thousand and seven hun
dred horsemen, and twenty thousand
footmen; and David houghed all
the chariot horses, but reserved of
them for a hundred chariots. 'And
when the Arameans of Damascus
came to succour Hadadezer king of
Zobah, David smote of the Arameans
two and twenty thousand men.
'Then David put garrisons in Aram
of Damascus; and the Arameans be
came servants to David, and brought
presents. And the Lord gave vic
tory to David whithersoever he
went. 'And David took the shields
of gold that were on the servants
of Hadadezer, and brought them to
Jerusalem. 'And from Betah and
from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer,
king David took exceeding much

9And when Toi king of Hamath
heard that David had smitten aU the
host of Hadadezer, "then Toi sent
Joram his son unto king David, to
salute him, and to bless him — be
cause he had fought against Hadad
ezer and smitten him; for Hadadezer
had wars with Toi, — and he brought
with him vessels of silver, and vessels
of gold, and vessels of brass. "These

also did king David dedicate unto the
Lord, with the silver and gold that he
dedicated of aU the nations which he
subdued: "of Aram, and of Moab,
and of the children of Ammon, and of
the Philistines, and of Amalek, and
of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of
Rehob, king of Zobah. "And David
got him a name when he returned
from smiting the Arameans in the
Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand
men. "And he put garrisons in
Edom; throughout all Edom put he
garrisons, and all the Edomites be
came servants to David. And the
Lord gave victory to David whither
soever he went.
"And David reigned over all Israel;
and David executed justice and
righteousness unto all his people.
"And Joab the son of Zeruiah was
over the host; and Jehoshaphat the
son of Ahilud was recorder ; "and Za
dok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech
the son of Abiathar, were priests;
and Seraiah was scribe; "and Bena-
iah the son of Jehoiada was over the
Cherethites and the Pelethites; and
David's sons were chief ministers.
Oy And David said: 'Is there yet
any that is left of the house of
Saul, that I may show him kindness for
Jonathan's sake?' 2Now there was
of the house of Saul a servant whose
name was Ziba, and they called him
unto David; and the king said unto
him: 'Art thou Ziba?' And he said:
Thy servant is he.' 'And the king
said: 'Is there not yet any of the
house of Saul, that I may show the
kindness of God unto him?' And
Ziba said unto the king: 'Jonathan
hath yet a son, who is lame on his
feet.' 4And the king said unto him:
' Where is he?' And Ziba said unto the
king: 'Behold, he is in the house of
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debar.' Then king David sent, and
fetched him out of the house of Machir
the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.
'And Mephibosheth, the son of
Jonathan, the son of Saul, came unto
David, and feU on his face, and
prostrated himself. And David said:
'Mephibosheth!' And he answered:
'Behold thy servant!' 'And David
said unto him: 'Fear not; for I wiU
surely show thee kindness for Jonathan
thy father's sake, and wiU restore
thee aU the land of Saul thy father;
and thou shalt eat bread at my table
continuaUy.' 'And he bowed down,
and said: 'What is thy servant, that
thou shouldest look upon such a dead
dog as I am?'
Then the king caUed to Ziba, Saul's
servant, and said unto him: 'AU
that pertained to Saul and to aU his
house have I given unto thy master's
son. "And thou shalt till the land
for him, thou, and thy sons, and thy
servants; and thou shalt bring in
the fruits, that thy master's son may
have bread to eat; but Mephibosheth
thy master's son shaU eat bread con
tinuaUy at my table.' Now Ziba had
fifteen sons and twenty servants.
Then said Ziba unto the king: 'Ac
cording to all that my lord the king
commandeth his servant, so shaU thy
servant do; but Mephibosheth eateth
at my table as one of the king's sons.'
"Now Mephibosheth had a young
son, whose name was Mica. And aU
that dwelt in the house of Ziba were
servants unto Mephibosheth. "But
Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem;
for he did eat continuaUy at the
king's table; and he was lame on both
his feet.
i A And it came to pass after this,
¦*¦ that the king of the children of
Ammon died, and Hanun his son
reigned in his stead. 2And David

said: 'I wiU show kindness unto
Hanun the son of Nahash, as his
father showed kindness unto me.'
So David sent by the hand of his
servants to comfort him concerning
his father. And David's servants
came into the land of the children of
Ammon. 'But the princes of the
children of Ammon said unto Hanun
their lord: Thinkest thou that
David doth honour thy father, that
he hath sent comforters unto thee?
hath not David sent his servants unto
thee to search the city, and to spy
it out, and to overthrow it?' 4So
Hanun took David's servants, and
shaved off the one half of their beards,
and cut off their garments in the mid
dle, even to their buttocks, and sent
them away. 'When they told it unto
David, he sent to meet them; for
the men were greatly ashamed. And
the king said: Tarry at Jericho untU
your beards be grown, and then re
turn.' 'And when the children of Ammon
saw that they were become odious to
David, the children of Ammon sent
and hired the Arameans of Beth-
rehob, and the Arameans of Zobah,
twenty thousand footmen, and the
king of Maacah with a thousand men,
and the men of Tob twelve thousand
men. 'And when David heard of it,
he sent Joab, and aU the host of the
mighty men. 'And the children of
Ammon came out, and put the battle
in array at the entrance of the gate;
and the Arameans of Zobah, and of
Rehob, and the men of Tob and
Maacah, were by themselves in the
field. 9Now when Joab saw that the
battle was set against him before and
behind, he chose of all the choice
men of Israel, and put them in array
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of the people he committed into the
hand of "Abishai his brother, and he
put them in array against the children
of Ammon. "And he said: 'If the
Arameans be too strong for me, then
thou shalt help me, but if the children
of Ammon be too strong for thee, then
I will come and help thee. "Be of
good courage, and let us prove strong
for our people, arid for the cities of
our God; and the Lord do that
which seemeth Him good.' "So Joab
and the people that were with him
drew nigh unto the battle against the
Arameans; and they fled before him.
"And when the children of Ammon
saw that the Arameans were fled,
they Ukewise fled before Abishai, and
entered into the city. Then Joab
returned from the children of Am
mon, and came to Jerusalem.
"And when the Arameans saw that
they were put to the worse before
Israel, they gathered themselves to
gether. "And Hadadezer sent, and
brought out the Arameans that were
beyond the River; and they came to
Helam, with Shobach the captain of
the host of Hadadezer at their head.
J' And it was told David; and he
gathered aU Israel together, and
passed over the Jordan, and came to
Helam. And the Arameans set them
selves in array against David, and
fought with him. "And the Arameans
fled before Israel; and David slew of
the Arameans seven hundred drivers
of chariots, and forty thousand
horsemen, and smote Shobach the
captain of their host, so that he died
there. "And when all the kings that
were servants to Hadadezer saw that
they were put to the worse before
Israel, they made peace with Israel,
and served them. So the Arameans
feared to help the children of Ammon
any more. •Heb.

"j "| And it came to pass, at the
return of the year, at the time
when kings go out to battle, that
David sent Joab, and his servants
with him, and all Israel; and they de
stroyed the children of Ammon, and
besieged Rabbah. But David tarried
at Jerusalem.
2And it came to pass at eventide,
that David arose from off his bed, and
walked upon the roof of the king's
house; and from the roof he saw a
woman bathing; and the woman was
very beautiful to look upon. 'And
David sent and inquired after the
woman. And one said: 'Is not this
Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam,
the wife of Uriah the Hittite?' 4And
David sent messengers, and took her;
and she came in unto him, and he lay
with her; for she was purified from
her uncleanness; and she returned
unto her house. 'And the woman con
ceived; and she sent and told David,
and said: T am with child.'
'And David sent to Joab [, saying] :
'Send me Uriah the Hittite.', And
Joab sent Uriah to David. 7And when
Uriah was come unto him, David asked
of him how Joab did, and how the peo
ple fared, and how the war prospered.
'And David said to Uriah: 'Go down
to thy house, and wash thy feet.' And
Uriah departed out of the king's house,
and there followed him a mess of food
from the king. 'But Uriah slept at
the door of the king's house with all
the servants of his lord, and went not
down to his house. "And when they
had told David, saying: 'Uriah went
not down unto his house', David said
unto Uriah: 'Art thou not come from
a journey? wherefore didst thou not
go down unto thy house?' "And
Uriah said unto David: The ark,
and Israel, and Judah, abide in booths;
and my lord Joab, and the servants
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of my lord, are encamped in the open
field; shaU I then go into my house, to
eat and to drink, and to Ue with my
wife? as thou Uvest, and as thy soul
Uveth, I wiU not do this thing.' "And
David said to Uriah: Tarry here
to-day also, and to-morrow I wiU let
thee depart.' So Uriah abode in
Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.
"And when David had called him,
he did eat and drink before him; and
he made him drunk; and at even he
went out to Ue on his bed with the
servants of his lord, but went not
down to his house.
HAnd it came to pass in the morn
ing, that David wrote a letter to
Joab, and sent it by the hand of
Uriah. "And he wrote in the letter,
saying: ' Set ye Uriah in the forefront
of the hottest battle, and retire ye
from him, that he may be smitten,
and die.' "And it came to pass, when
Joab kept watch upon the city, that
he assigned Uriah unto the place
where he knew that vahant men were.
"And the men of the city went out,
and fought with Joab; and there fell
some of the people, even of the serv
ants of David; and Uriah the Hittite
died also. "Then Joab sent and told
David aU the things concerning the
war; "and he charged the messenger,
saying: 'When thou hast made an
end of teUing all the things concerning
the war unto the king, 20it shaU be
that, if the king's wrath arise, and he
say unto thee: Wherefore went ye
so nigh unto the city to fight? knew
ye not that they would shoot from
the waU? 21who smote Abimelech
the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a
woman cast an upper miUstone upon
him from the wall, that he died at
Thebez? why went ye so nigh the
wall? then shalt thou say: Thy serv
ant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.'

^So the1 messenger went, and came
and told David aU that Joab had
sent him for. "And the messenger'
said unto David: ' The men prevailed
against us, and came out unto us into
the field, and we were upon them even
unto the entrance of the gate. MAnd
the shooters shot at thy servants
from off the wall; and some of the
king's servants are dead, and thy
servant Uriah the Hittite is dead
also.' Then David said unto the
messenger: Thus shalt thou say unto
Joab: Let not this thing displease
thee, for the sword devoureth in one
manner or another; make thy battle
more strong against the city, and
overthrow it; and encourage thou
him.' "And when the wife of Uriah heard
that Uriah her husband was dead, she
made lamentation for her husband.
"And when the mourning was past,
David sent and took her home to his
house, and she became his wife, and
bore him a son. But the thing that Da
vid had done displeased the Lord.
1 O And the Lord sent Nathan unto
David. And he came unto him,
and said unto him: There were two
men in one city: the one rich, and the
other poor. The rich man had ex
ceeding many flocks and herds; 3but
the poor man had nothing, save one
Uttle ewe lairib, which he had bought
and reared; and. it grew up together
with him, and with his children; it
did eat of his own morsel, arid drank
of his own cup, and lay in his bosom,
and was unto him as a daughter. 4And
there came a traveUer unto the rich *=*
man, and he spared to take of his
own flock and of his own herd, to
dress for the wayfaring man that was
come unto him, but took the poor
man's lamb, and dressed it for the
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David's anger was greatly kindled
against the man; and he said to Na
than : ' As the Lord 1 i veth, the man that
hath done this deserveth to die; 'and
he shaU restore the lamb fourfold,
because he did this thing, and because
he had no pity.'
'And Nathan said to David: Thou
art the man. Thus saith the Lord,
the God of Israel: I anointed thee
king over Israel, and I dehvered thee
out of the hand of Saul; 'and I gave
thee thy master's house, and thy
master's wives into thy bosom, and
gave thee the house of Israel and of
Judah; and if that were too Uttle,
then would I add unto thee so much
more. 'Wherefore hast thou despised
the word of the Lord, to do that which
is evil in My sight? Uriah the Hittite
thou hast smitten with the sword, and
his wife thou hast taken to be thy wife,
and him thou hast slain with the sword
of the children of Ammon. "Now
therefore, the sword shaU never depart
from thy house; because thou hast
despised Me, and hast taken the wife
of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
"Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I
will raise up evil against thee out of
thine own house, and I wiU take thy
wives before thine eyes, and give them
unto thy neighbour, and he shall Ue
with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
Tor thou didst it secretly; but I will
do this thing before aU Israel, and be
fore the sun.' "And David said unto
Nathan: 'I have sinned against the
Lord.' And Nathan said unto David :
'The Lord also hath put away thy
sin; thou shalt not die. "Howbeit,
because by this deed thou hast greatly
blasphemed the enemies of the Lord,
the child also that is born unto thee
shaU surely die.' "And Nathan de
parted unto his house.
And the Lord struck the child that

Uriah's wife bore unto David, and it
was very sick. "David therefore be
sought God for the child; and David
fasted, and as often as he went in,
he lay all night upon the earth. "And
the elders of his house arose, and
stood beside him, to raise him up from
the earth; but he would not, neither
did he eat bread with them. "And it
came to pass on the seventh day, that
the child died. And the servants of
David feared to teU him that the
child was dead; for they said: 'Be
hold, while the child was yet alive,
we spoke unto him, and he hearkened
not unto our voice; how then shall
we tell him that the child is dead, so
that he do himself some harm?' "But
when David saw that his servants
whispered together, David perceived
that the child was dead; and David
said unto his servants : ' Is the child
dead?' And they said: 'He is dead.'
"Then David arose from the earth,
and washed, and anointed himself,
and changed his apparel; and he came
into the house of the Lord, and wor
shipped; then he came to his own
house; and when he required, they
set bread before him, and he did eat.
Then' said his servants unto him:
'What thing is this that thou hast
done? thou didst fast and weep for
the child, while it was alive; but when
the child was dead, thou didst rise
and eat bread.' 22Andhesaid: 'While
the child was yet alive, I fasted and
wept; for I said: Who knoweth
whether the Lord will not be gracious
to me, that the child may Uve?
Tut now he is dead, wherefore should
I fast? can I bring him back again?
I shaU go to him, but he will not return
to me.'
MAnd David comforted Bath-sheba
his wife, and went in unto her, and
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caUed his name Solomon. And the
Lord loved him; "and He sent by the
hand of Nathan the prophet, and he
caUed his name "Jedidiah, for the
Lord's sake.
"Now Joab fought against Rab-
bah of the children of Ammon, and
took the royal city. "And Joab sent
messengers to David, and said: 'I
have fought against Rabbah, yea, I
have taken the city of waters. "Now
therefore gather the rest of the people
together, and encamp against the
city, and take it; lest I take the
city, and it be caUed after my name.'
29And David gathered aU the people
together, and went to Rabbah, and
fought against it, and took it. "And
he took the crown of Malcam from
off his head; and the weight thereof
was a talent of gold, and in it were
precious stones; and it was set on
David's head. And he brought forth
the spoil of the city, exceeding much.
31 And he brought forth the people that
were therein, and put them under
saws, and under harrows of iron, and
under axes of iron, and made them
pass through the brickkiln; and thus
did he unto all the cities of the chil
dren of Ammon. And David and aU
the people returned unto Jerusalem.
1 O And it came to pass after this,
that Absalom the son of David
had a fair sister, whose name was
Tamar; and Amnon the son of David
loved her. 2And Amnon was so dis
tressed that he feU sick because of his
sister Tamar; for she was a virgin;
and it seemed hard to Amnon to do
any thing unto her. 'But Amnon had
a friend, whose name was Jonadab,
the son of Shimeah David's brother;
and Jonadab was a very subtle man.
4And he said unto him: 'Why, 0 son
of the king, art thou thus becoming
leaner from day to day? wilt thou

not teU me?' And Amnon said unto
him: 'I love Tamar, my brother
Absalom's sister.' 'And Jonadab said
unto him: 'Lay thee down on thy
bed, and feign thyself sick; and when
thy father cometh to see thee, say
unto him: Let my sister Tamar come,
I pray thee, and give me bread to eat,
and dress the food in my sight, that
I may see it, and eat it at her hand.'
'So Amnon lay down, and feigned him
seff sick; and when the king was come
to see him, Amnon said unto the
king: 'Let my sister Tamar come, I
pray thee, and make me a couple of
cakes in my sight, that I may eat at
her hand.'
Then David sent home to Tamar,
saying: 'Go now to thy brother Am-
non's house, and dress him food.' 'So
Tamar went to her brother Amnon's
house; and he was lying down. And
she took dough, and kneaded it, and
made cakes in his sight, and did bake
the cakes. 'And she took the pan, and
poured them out before him; but he
refused to eat. And Amnon said:
'Have out aU men from me.' And
they went out every man from him.
"And Amnon said unto Tamar: 'Bring
the food into the chamber, that I may
eat of thy hand.' And Tamar took
the cakes which she had made, and
brought them into the chamber to
Amnon her brother. "And when she
had brought them near unto him to
eat, he took hold of her, and said unto
her: 'Come Ue with me, my sister.'
"And she answered him: 'Nay, my
brother, do not force me; for no such
thing ought to be done in Israel; do
not thou this wanton deed. "And J,
whither shaU I carry my shame? and
as for thee, thou wilt be as one of the
base men in Israel. Now therefore,
I pray thee, speak unto the king; for
he wiU not withhold me from thee.'

•That is, Beloved of the Lord.
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"Howbeit he would not hearken unto
her voice; but being stronger than she,
he forced her, and lay with her.
Then Amnon hated her with ex
ceeding great hatred; for the hatred
wherewith he hated her was greater
than the love wherewith he had loved
her. And Amnon said unto her:
'Arise, be gone.' "And she said un
to him: 'Not so, because this great
wrong in putting me forth is worse
than the other that thou didst unto
me.' But he would not hearken unto
her. "Then he caUed his servant
that ministered unto him, and said:
' Put now this woman out from me, and
bolt the door after her.' — "Now she
had a garment of many colours upon
her; for with such robes were the
king's daughters that were virgins
appareUed. — And his servant brought
her out, and bolted the door after her.
"And Tamar put ashes on her head,
and rent her garment of many colours
that was on her; and she laid her
hand on her head, and went her way,
crying aloud as she went.
20 And Absalom her brother said un
to her: 'Hath "Amnon thy brother
been with thee? but now hold thy
peace, my sister: he is thy brother;
take not this thing to heart.' So
Tamar remained desolate in her
brother Absalom's house. Tut when
king David heard of aU these things,
he was very wroth. 22And Absalom
spoke unto Amnon neither good nor
bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, be
cause he had forced his sister Tamar.
"And it came to pass after two
fuU years, that Absalom had sheep-
shearers in Baal-hazOr, which is beside
Ephraim; and Absalom invited aU the
king's sons. ^And Absalom came to
the king, and said: 'Behold now, thy
servant hath sheep-shearers; let the
king, I pray thee, and his servants go
• Heb.

with thy servant.' "And the king
said to Absalom: 'Nay, my son, let
us not aU go, lest we be burdensome
unto thee.' And he pressed him; how
beit he would not go, but blessed
him. Then said Absalom: 'If notj
I pray thee, let my brother Amnon
go with us.' And the king said unto
him: 'Why should he go with thee?'
"But Absalom pressed him, and he let
Amnon and aU the king's sons go
with him. "And Absalom command
ed his servants, saying: 'Mark ye
now, when Amnon's heart is merry
with wine; and when I say unto your
Smite Amnon, then kill him, fear
not; have not I commanded you? be
courageous, and be valiant.' 29And
the servants of Absalom did unto Am
non as Absalom had commanded.
Then aU the king's sons arose, and
every man got him up upon his mule,
and fled.
"And it came to pass, while they
were in the way, that the tidings came
to David, saying: 'Absalom hath
slain aU the king's sons, and there is
not one of them left.' 'Then the
king arose, and rent his garments, and
lay on the earth; and aU his servants
stood by with their clothes rent. 32And
Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's
brother, answered and said: 'Let not
my lord suppose that they have killed
aU the young men the king's sons; for
Amnon only is dead; for by the ap
pointment of Absalom this hath been
determined from the day that he
forced his sister Tamar. "Now there
fore let not my lord the king take the
thing to his heart, to think that all
the king's sons are dead; for Amnon
only is dead.'
Tut Absalom fled. And the young
man that kept the watch Ufted up
his eyes, and looked, and, behold,
there came much people in a round-
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14

about way. by the hill-side. "And
Jonadab said unto the king: 'Be
hold, the king's sons are come; as thy
servant said, so it is.' "And it came to
pass, as soon as he had made an end
of speaking, that, behold, the king's
sons came, and lifted up their voice,
and wept; and the king also and aU
his servants wept very sore.
Tut Absalom fled, and went to
Talmai the son of Ammihud, king
of Geshur. And [David] mourned for
his son every day.
38So Absalom fled, and went to
Geshur, and was there three years.
"And the soul of king David failed
with longing for Absalom; for he was
comforted concerning Amnon, seeing
he was dead.
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah
perceived that the king's heart
was toward Absalom. 2And Joab
sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a
wise woman, and said unto her: T
pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourn
er, and put on mourning apparel, I
pray thee, and anoint not thyself with
oil, but be« as a woman that had a
long time mourned for the dead; 3and
go in to the king, and speak on this
manner unto him.' So Joab put the
words in her mouth.
4And when the woman of Tekoa
spoke to the king, she fell on her
face to the ground, and prostrated
herself, and said: 'Help, O king.'
'And the king said unto her: 'What
aileth thee?' And she answered: 'Of
•a truth I am a widow, my husband
being dead. 'And thy handmaid had
two sons, and they two strove to
gether in the field, and there was
none to part them, but the one smote
the other, and killed him. 'And, be
hold, the whole family is risen against
thy handmaid, and they said: De
Uver him that smote his brother,

that we may kiU him for, the Ufe; of
his brother whom he slew, and so
destroy the heir also. Thus will they
quench my coal which is left, and wiU
leave to my husband neither name
nor remainder upon the face of the
earth.' 8And the king said unto the woman:
'Go to thy house, and I will give
charge concerning thee.' 'And the
woman of Tekoa said unto the king:
' My lord, O king, the iniquity be on
me, and on my father's house; and
the king and his throne be guiltless.?
"And the king said : ' Whosoever saith
aught unto thee, bring him to me, and
he shaU not touch thee any more.'
Then said she: 'I pray thee, let
the king remember the Lord thy God,
that the avenger of blood destroy
not any more, lest they destroy my
son.' And he said: 'As the Lord
hveth, there shaU not one hair of thy
son faU to the earth.'
"Then the woman said: 'Let thy
handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word
unto my lord the king.' And he said:
'Say on.' "And the woman said:
'Wherefore then hast thou devised
such i a thing against the people of
God? for in speaking this word the
king is as one that is guilty, in that
the king doth not fetch home again
his banished one. "For we must
needs die, and are as water spilt on
the ground, which cannot be gathered
up again; neither doth God respect
any person; but let him devise means',
that he that is banished be not an
outcast from him. "Now therefore
seeing that I am come to speak this
word unto my lord the king, it is
because the people have made me
afraid; and thy handmaid said: I '
will now speak unto' the king; it may
be that- the king will perform the
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will hear, to deliver his servant out
of the hand of the man that would
destroy me and my son together out
of the inheritance of God. Then
thy handmaid said: Let, I pray thee,
the word of my lord the king be for
my comfort; for as an angel of God,
so is my lord the king to discern good
and bad; and the Lord thy God be
with thee.'
Then the king answered and said
unto the woman: ' Hide not from me,
I pray thee, aught that I shaU ask
thee.' And the woman said: 'Let
my lord the king now speak.' "And
the king said: 'Is the hand of Joab
with thee in all this?' And the woman
answered and said: 'As thy soul
liveth, my lord the king, none can
turn to the right hand or to the left
from aught that my lord the king
hath spoken; for thy servant Joab,
he bade me, and he put aU these
words in the mouth of thy handmaid;
"to change the face of the matter hath
thy servant Joab done this thing;
and my lord is wise, according to the
wisdom of an angel of God, to know
aU things that are in the earth.'
21 And the king said unto Joab:
'Behold now, I have granted this
request; go therefore, bring the young
man Absalom back.' 22And Joab
feU to the ground on his face, and
prostrated himself, and blessed the
king; and Joab said: 'To-day thy
servant knoweth that I have found
favour in thy sight, my lord, O king,
in that the king hath performed the
request of thy servant.' "So Joab
arose and went to Geshur, and brought
Absalom to Jerusalem. MAnd the
king said: 'Let him turn to his own
house, but let him not see my face.'
So Absalom turned to his own house,
and saw not the king's face.
"Now in all Israel there was none

to be so much praised as Absalom for
his beauty; from the sole of his foot
even to the crown of his head there
was no blemish in him. "And when
he polled his head — now it was at
every year's end that he polled it;
because the hair was heavy on him,
therefore he polled it — he weighed
the hair of his head at two hundred
shekels, after the king's weight. "And
unto Absalom there were born three
sons, and one daughter, whose name
was Tamar; she was a woman of a
fair countenance.
"And Absalom dwelt two full years
in Jerusalem; and he saw not the
king's face. Then Absalom sent for
Joab, to send him to the king; but
he would not come to him; and he
sent again a second time, but he
would not come. "Therefore he said
unto his servants: 'See, Joab's field is
near mine, and he hath barley there;
go and set it on fire.' And Absalom's
servants set the field on fire. 'Then
Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto
his house, and said unto him: 'Where
fore have thy servants set my field
on fire?' 32And Absalom answered
Joab : ' Behold, I sent unto thee, say
ing: Come hither, that I may send
thee to the king, to say: Wherefore
am I come from Geshur? it were
better for me to be there stiU; now
therefore let me see the king's face;
and if there be iniquity in me, let him
kiU me.' 33So Joab came to the
king, and told him; and when he had
called for Absalom, he came to the
king, and bowed himself on his face
to the ground before the king; and the
king kissed Absalom.
1 PL And it came to pass after this,
that Absalom prepared him a
chariot and horses, and fifty men to
run before him. 2And Absalom used
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way of the gate; and it was so, that
when any man had a suit which should
come to the king fqr judgment, then
Absalom called unto him, and said:
'Of what city art thou?' And he
said: Thy servant is of one of the
tribes of Israel.' 3And Absalom said
unto him: ' See, thy matters are good
and right; but there is no man de
puted of the king to hear thee.'
4Absalom said moreover: 'Oh that
I were made judge in the land, that
every man who hath any suit or
cause might come unto me, and I
would do him justice!' 'And it was
so, that when any man came nigh to
prostrate himself before him, he put
forth his hand, and took hold of
him, and kissed him. 'And on this
manner did Absalom to ah Israel that
came to the king for judgment; so
Absalom stole the hearts of the men
of Israel.
7And it came to pass at the end of
forty years, that Absalom said unto
the king: 'I pray thee, let me go and
pay my vow, which I have vowed
unto the Lord, in Hebron. 'For thy
servant vowed a vow while I abode
at Geshur in Aram, saying: If the
Lord shaU indeed bring me back to
Jerusalem, then I wiU serve the
Lord.' 'And the king said unto
him: 'Go in peace.' So he arose, and
went to Hebron. "But Absalom sent
spies throughout all the tribes of
Israel, saying : ' As soon as ye hear the
sound of the horn, then ye shall say:
Absalom is king in Hebron.' "And
with Absalom went two hundred men
out of Jerusalem, that were invited,
and went in their simpUcity ; and they
knew not any thing. "And Absalom
sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite,
David's counseUor, from his city,
even from Giloh, while he offered the
sacrifices. And the conspiracy was

strong; for the people increased con
tinually with Absalom.
"And there came a messenger to
David , sayirig : ' The hearts of the men
of Israel are after Absalom.' "And
David said unto aU his servants that
were with him at Jerusalem: 'Arise,
and let us flee; for else none of us shaU
escape from Absalom; make speed to
depart, lest he overtake us quickly,
and bring down evil upon us, and
smite the city with the edge of the
sword.' "And the king's servants,
said unto the king: 'Behold, thy
servants are ready to do whatsoever
my lord the king shaU choose.' "And
the king went forth, and aU his house
hold after him. And the king left ten
women, that were concubines, to keep
the house. "And the king went forth,
and all the people after him; and they
tarried in Beth-merhak. "And aU
his servants passed on beside him; and
aU the Cherethites, and aU the Pele-
thites, and aU the Gittites, six hun
dred men that came after him from
Gath, passed on before the king.
"Then said the king to Ittai the
Gittite: 'Wherefore goest thou also
with us? return, and abide with the
king; for thou art a foreigner, and
also an exile from thine own place.
20Whereas thou earnest but yester
day, should I this day make thee go
up and down with us, seeing I go
whither I may? return thou, and take
back thy brethren with thee in
kindness and truth.' 21And Ittai
answered the king, and said: 'As
the Lord Uveth, and as my lord the
king Uveth, surely in what place my
lord the king shall be, whether for
death or for Ufe, even there also wiU
thy servant be.' 22And David said
to Ittai: 'Go and pass over.' And
Ittai the Gittite passed over, and aU
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were with him. "And all the country
wept with a loud voice, as aU the
people passed over; and as the king
passed over the brook Kidron, aU
the people passed over, toward the
way of the wilderness.
"And, lo, Zadok also came, and all
the Levites with him, bearing the ark
of the covenant of God; and they set
down the ark of God — but Abiathar
went up— until aU the people had done
passing but of the city. "And the
king said unto Zadok: 'Carry back
the ark of God into the city; if I
shaU find favour in the eyes of the
Lord, He wiU bring me back, and
show me both it, and His habitation;
"but if He, say thus: I have no de-
Ught in thee; behold, here am I, let
Him do to me as seemeth good unto
Him.' "The king said also unto Zadok
the priest: 'Seest thou? return into
the city in peace, and your two sons
with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jon
athan the son of Abiathar. "See, I
wiU tarry in the plains of the wilder
ness, until there come word from you
to announce unto me.' 29Zadok there
fore and Abiathar carried the ark of
God back to Jerusalem; and they abode
there. '"And David went up by the ascent
of the mount of Olives, and wept as
he went up; and he had his head
, covered, and went barefoot; and all
the people that were with him covered
every man his head, and they went up,
weeping as they went up. 31And
one told David, saying: 'Ahithophel
is among the conspirators with Ab
salom.' And David said: 'O Lord,
I pray Thee, turn the counsel of
Ahithophel into fooUshness.' 32And
it came to pass, that when David was
come to the top of the ascent, where
God was wont to be worshipped,
behold, Hushai the Archite came to

meet him with his coat rent, and earth
upon his head. "And David said
unto him: 'If thou passest on with
me, then thou wilt be a burden unto
me; 34but if thou return to the city,
and say unto Absalom: I will be
thy servant, 0 king; as I have been
thy father's servant in time past, so
wiU I now be thy servant; then
wilt thou defeat for me the counsel of
Ahithophel. "And hast thou not
there with thee Zadok and Abiathar
the priests? therefore it shall be, that
what thing soever thou shalt hear out
of the king's house, thou shalt teU it
to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
"Behold, they have there with them
their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's
son, and Jonathan Abiathar's son;
and by them ye shall send unto me
every thing that ye shall hear.'
"So Hushai David's friend came into
the city; and Absalom was at the
point of coming into Jerusalem.
"J Cl And when David was a little
past the top, behold, Ziba the
servant of Mephibosheth met him,
with a couple of asses saddled, and
upon them two hundred loaves of
bread, and a hundred clusters of,
raisins, and a hundred of summer
fruits, and a bottle of wine. 2And
the king said unto Ziba: 'What
meanest thou by these?' And Ziba
said: The asses are for the king's
household to ride on; and the bread
and summer fruit for the young men to
eat; and the wine, that such as are
faint in the wilderness may drink.'
'And the king said: 'And where is
thy master's son?' And Ziba said
unto the king: 'Behold, he abideth
at Jerusalem; for he said: To-day
will the house of Israel restore me the
kingdom of my father.' Then said the
king to Ziba: 'Behold, thine is all
that pertaineth unto Mephibosheth.'

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And Ziba said : ' I prostrate myself ; let
me find favour in thy sight, my lord,
O king.' 'And when king David came to
Bahurim, behold, there came out
thence a man of the family of the
house of Saul, whose name was Shimei,
the son of Gera; he came out, and
kept on cursing as he came. 'And
he cast stones at David, and at all
the servants of king David; and aU
the people and all the mighty men
were on his right hand and on his
left. 'And thus said Shimei when he
cursed: 'Begone, begone, thou man
of blood, and base feUow; the Lord
hath returned upon thee aU the blood
of the house of Saul, in whose stead
thou hast reigned; and the Lord
hath dehvered the kingdom into the
hand of Absalom thy son; and, be
hold, thou art taken in thine own
mischief, because thou art a man of
blood.' Then said Abishai the son of
Zeruiah unto the king: 'Why should
this dead dog curse my lord the king?
let me go over, I pray thee, and take
off his head.' "And the king said:
'What have I to do with you, ye sons
of Zeruiah? So let him curse, be
cause the Lord hath said unto him:
Curse David; who then shaU say:
Wherefore hast thou done so?' "And
David said to Abishai, and to aU
his servants: 'Behold, my son, who
came forth of my body, seeketh my
life; how much more this Benjamite
now? let him alone, and let him
curse; for the Lord hath bidden him.
"It may be that the Lord wiU look
on mine eye, and that the Lord
wiU requite me good for his cursing
of me this day.' "So David and his
men went by the way; and Shimei
went along on the MU-side over
against him, and cursed as he went,

and threw stones at him, and east dust.
"And the king, and aU the people that
were with him, came weary; and he
refreshed himself there.
"And Absalom, and aU the people,
the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem,
and Ahithophel with him. "Arid it
came to pass, when Hushai the
Archite, David's friend, was come
unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto
Absalom: 'Long Uve the king, long
Uve the king.' "And Absalom said
to Hushai:' 'Is this thy kindness to
thy friend? why wentest thou not
with thy friend?' "And Hushai skid
unto Absalom: 'Nay; but whom
the Lord, and this people, and aU
the men of Israel have qhosen, his
wiU I be, and with him wUl I abide.
"And again, whom should I serve?
should I not serve in the presence
of his son? as I have served in thy
father's presence, so wUl I be in thy
presence.' Then said Absalom to Ahithophel:
'Give your counsel what we shah do.'
21 And Ahithophel said unto Absalom:
'Go in unto thy father's concubines,
that he hath left to keep the house;
and aU Israel wiU hear that thou art
abhorred of thy father; then will the
hands of aU that are with thee be
strong.' 22So they spread Absalom a
tent upon the top of the house; and
Absalom went in unto his father's ,
concubines in the sight of aU Israel. —
"Now the counsel of Ahithophel,
which he counselled in those days,
was as if a man inquired of the word
of God; so was all the counsel of
Ahithophel both with David and with
Absalom. 1 >J Moreover Ahithophel said unto
Absalom: 'Let me now choose
out twelve thousand meri, and I
wiU arise, and pursue after David this
night; 2a$d I wUl come upon him while

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he is weary and weak-handed, . and
wiU make him afraid; and all the
people that are with him shall flee;
and I will smite the king only; 3and
I wiU bring back all the people
unto thee; when all shall have re
turned, [save] the man whom thou
seekest, aU the people will he in
peace.' 4And the saying pleased
Absalom weU, and aU the elders of
Israel. Then said Absalom: 'Call now
Hushai the Archite also, and let us
hear likewise what he saith.' 'And
when Hushai was come to Absalom,
Absalom spoke unto him, saying:
'Ahithophel hath spoken after this
manner; shaU we do after his saying?
if not, speak thou.' 'And Hushai said
unto Absalom: The counsel that
Ahithophel hath given this time is
not good.' 'Hushai said moreover:
Thou knowest thy father and his
men, that they are mighty men, and
they are embittered in their minds,
as a bear robbed of her whelps in
the field; and thy father is a irian
of war, and wiU not lodge with the
people. 'Behold, he is hid now in
some pit, or in some place; and
it wUl come to pass, when they fall
upon them at the first, and whoso
ever heareth it shaU say: There is
a slaughter among the people that
foUow Absalom; "then even he that
is vahant, whose heart is as the heart
of a Uon, will utterly melt; for aU
Israel knoweth that thy father is a
mighty man, and they that are with
him are vahant men. "But I counsel
that all Israel be gathered together
unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-
sheba, as the sand that is by the sea
for multitude; and that thoU go to
battle in thine own person. "So shaU
we come upon him in some place
where he shah be found, and we wUl

fight upon him as the dew falleth on
the ground; and of him and of all the
men that are with him we will not
leave so much as one. "Moreover, if
he withdraw himseff into a city, then
shall all Israel bring up ropes to that
city, and we will draw it into the vaUey
until there be not one smaU stone
found there.' "And Absalom and aU
the men of Israel said: The counsel
of Hushai the Archite is better than
the counsel of Ahithophel.': — For the
Lord had ordained to defeat the good
counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent
that the Lord might bring evil upon
Absalom. Then said Hushai unto Zadok and
to Abiathar the priests: Thus and
thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom
and the elders of Israel; and thus and
thus have I counseUed. "Now there
fore send quickly, and teU David,
saying: Lodge not this night in the
plains of the wilderness, but in any
wise pass over; lest the king be swal
lowed up, and all the people that
are with him.' "Now Jonathan and
Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel; and
a maid-servant used to go and tell
them; and they went and told king
David; for they might not be seen
to come into the city. "But a lad
saw them, and told Absalom; and
they went both of them away quickly,
and came to the house of a man in
Bahurim, who had a weU in his court;
and they went down thither. "And
the woman took and spread the
covering over the well's mouth, and
strewed groats thereon; and noth
ing was known. "And Absalom's
servants came to the woman to
the house; and they said: 'Where
are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?' And
the woman said unto them: 'They
are gone over the brook of water.'
And when they had sought and could

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not find them, they returned to
Jerusalem. ^And it came to pass, after they
were departed, that they came up out
of the well, and went and told king
David; and they said unto David:
'Arise ye, and pass quickly over the
water; for thus hath Ahithophel
counseUed against you.' Then David
arose, and all the people that were
with him, and they passed over the
Jordan; by the morning Ught there
lacked not one of them that was not
gone over the Jordan.
"And when Ahithophel saw that
his counsel was not foUowed, he sad
dled his ass, and arose, and got him
home, unto his city, and set his house
in order, and strangled himself; and
he died, and was buried in the sepul
chre of his father.
24When David was come to Maha
naim, Absalom passed over the Jordan,
he and aU the men of Israel with him.
"And Absalom had set Amasa over
the host instead of Joab. Now Amasa
was the son of a man, whose name
was Ithra the Jesraehte, that went
in to Abigal the daughter of Nahash,
sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother. "And
Israel and Absalom pitched in the land
of Gilead.
"And it came to pass, when David
was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi
the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the
children of Ammon, and Machir the
son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and
Barzillai the Gileadite of RogeUm,
"brought beds, and basins, and earth
en vessels, and wheat, and barley, and
meal, and parched corn, and beans,
and lentils, and parched pulse, 29and
honey, and curd, and sheep, and cheese
of kine, for David, and for the people
that were with him, to eat; for they
said: The people is hungry, and faint,
and thirsty, in the wilderness.'

1 Q And David numbered the people
i0 that were with him, and set
captains of thousands and captains of
hundreds over them. 2And David
sent forth the people, a third part
under the hand of Joab, and a third
part under the hand of Abishai the
son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and
a third part under the hand of Ittai
the Gittite. And the king said unto
the people: 'I wiU surely go forth
with you myself also.' 'But the
people said: Thou shalt not go
forth; for if we flee away, they will
not care for us; neither ff half of us
die, will they care for us; but thou
art worth ten thousand of us: there
fore now it is better that thou be
ready to succour us out of the city.'
4And the king said unto them: 'What
seemeth you best I wiU do.' And the
king stood by the gate-side, and all
the people went out by hundreds and
by thousands. 'And the king com
manded Joab arid Abishai and Ittai,
saying : ' Deal gently for my sake with
the young man, even with Absalom.'
And aU the people heard when the
king gave all the captains charge
concerning Absalom.
'So the people went out into the
field against Israel; and the battle
was iri the forest of Ephraim. 7And
the people of Israel were smitten there
before the servants of David, and
there was a great slaughter there
that day of twenty thousand fiien.
'For the battle was there spread over
the face of all the country; and the
forest devoured more people that day
than the sword devoured.
'And Absalom chanced to meet the
servants of David. And Absalom
was riding upon his mule, and the
mule went under the thick boughs of a
great terebinth, and his head caught
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taken up between the heaven and the
earth; and the mule that was under
him went on. "And a certain man
saw it, and told Joab, and said: 'Be
hold, I saw Absalom hanging in a
terebinth.' "And Joab said unto
the man that told him: 'And, be
hold, thou sawest it, arid why didst
thou not smite him there to the
ground? and I would have had to
give thee ten pieces of silver, and a
girdle.' "And the man said unto
Joab: Though I should receive a
thousand pieces of silver in my hand,
yet would I not put forth my hand
against the king's son; for in our
hearing the king charged thee and
Abishai and Ittai, saying: Beware
that none touch the young man Absa
lom. "Otherwise if I had dealt
falsely against mine own fife — and
there is no matter hid from the king —
then thou thyself wouldest have
stood aloof.' "Then said Joab: 'I
may not tarry thus with thee.' And
he took three darts in his hand, and
thrust them through the heart of
Absalom, while he was yet aUve in the
midst of the terebinth; "And ten
young men that bore Joab's armour
compassed about and smote Absalom,
and slew him.
"And Joab blew the horn, and the
people returned from pursuing after
Israel; for Joab held back the people.
' "And they took Absalom, and cast
him into the great pit in the forest,
and raised over him a very great heap
of stones; and all Israel fled every one
to his tent. — "Now Absalom in his
life-time had taken and reared up for
himself the piUar, which is in the
king's dale; for he said: 'I have no
son to keep my name in remem
brance'; and he called the piUar after
his own name; and it is called Absa
lom's monument unto this day.

"Then said Ahimaaz the son of
Zadok: 'Let me now run, and bear
the king tidings, how that the Lord
hath avenged him of his enemies.'
"And Joab said unto him: Thou
shalt not be the bearer of tidings this
day, but thou shalt bear tidings anoth
er day; but this day thou shalt bear
no tidings, forasmuch as the king's
son is dead.' Then said Joab to the
Cushite: ' Go tell the king what thou .
hast seen.' And the Cushite bowed
down unto Joab, and ran. Then
said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet
again to Joab : 'But come what may,
let me, I pray thee, also run after the
Cushite.' And Joab said: 'Wherefore
wilt thou run, my son, seeing that
thou wilt have no reward for the tid
ings?' "'But come what may, [said
he,] I wiU run.' And he said unto
him: 'Run.' Then Ahimaaz ran by
the way of the Plain, and overran the
Cushite. MNow David sat between the two
gates; and the watchman went up to
the roof of the gate unto the wall,
and Ufted up his eyes, and looked,
and behold a man running alone.
"And the watchman cried, and told
the king. And the king said : ' If he be
alone, there is tidings in his mouth.'
And he came apace, and drew near.
"And the watchman saw another man
running; and the watchman called un
to the porter, and said: 'Behold an
other man running alone.' And the
king said: %'He also bringeth tidings.'
"And the watchman said: ' I think the
running of the foremost is like the
running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.'
And the king said: 'He is a good
man, and cometh with good tidings.'
28And Ahimaaz called, and said
unto the king: 'All is well.' And he
bowed down before the king with his
face to the earth, and said: 'Blessed

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be the Lord thy God, who hath de
livered up the men that Ufted up their
hand against my lord the king.' "And
the king said: 'Is it well with the
young man Absalom?' And Ahimaaz
answered: 'When Joab sent the king's
servant, and me thy servant, I saw
a great tumult, but I knew not what
it was.' "And the king said: Turn
aside, and stand here.' And he turned
aside, and sto.od still.
31 And, behold, the Cushite came;
and the Cushite said: Tidings for
my lord the king; for the Lord hath
avenged thee this day of aU them that
rose up against thee.' 32And the -king
said unto the Cushite: 'Is it well with
the young man Absalom?' And the
Cushite answered: The enemies of
my lord the king, and all that rise up
against thee to do thee hurt, be as
that young man is.'
"| Q And the king was much moved,
and went up to the chamber
over the gate, and wept; and as he
went, thus he said: '0 my son Ab
salom, my son, my son Absalom!
would I had died for thee, O Absalom,
my son, my son!'
2And it was told Joab : ' Behold, the
king weepeth and mourneth for Ab
salom.' ,3And the victory that day
was turned into mourning unto aU the
people; for the people heard say that
day: The king grieveth for his son.'
4 And the people got them by stealth
that day into the city, as people that
are ashamed steal away when they
flee in battle. 'And the king covered
his face, and the king cried with a
loud voice: '0 my son Absalom, O
Absalom, my son, my son!' 'And
Joab came into the house to the king,
and said: ' Thou hast shamed this day
the faceS'of all thy servants, who this
day have saved thy Ufe, and the Uves
of thy sons and of thy daughters, and

the Uves of thy wives, and the Uves
of thy concubines; 7in that thou lovest
them that hate thee, and hatest them
that love thee. For thou hast de-
clared^this day, that princes and serv
ants are nought unto thee; for this
day I perceive, that ff Absalom had
hved, and all we had died this day,
then it had pleased thee weU. 'Now
therefore arise, go forth, and speak
to the heart of thy servants; for I
swear by the Lord, if thou go not
forth, there wiU not tarry a man with
thee this night; and that wiU he worse
unto thee than aU the evil that hath
befallen thee from thy youth until
now.' Then the king arose, and sat
in the gate. And they told unto all
the people, saying: 'Behold, the king
doth sit in the gate' ; and all the peo
ple came before the king.
Now Israel had fled every man to
his tent. "And aU the people were
at strife throughout aU the tribes of
Israel, saying: 'The king delivered
us out of the hand of our enemies, and
he saved us out of the hand of the
Philistines; and now he is fled out of
the land from Absalom. "And Ab
salom, whom we anointed over us, is
dead in battle. Now therefore why
speak ye not a word of bringing the
king back?'
"And king David sent to Zadok
and to Abiathar the priests, saying:
' Speak unto the elders of Judah, say
ing: Why are ye the last to bring
the king back to his house? — For the
speech of aU Israel was come to the
king, to bring him to his house. — "Ye
are my brethren, ye are my bone and
my flesh; wherefore then should ye be
the last to bring back the king? "And
say ye to Amasa: Art thou not my
bone and my flesh? God do so to me,
and more also, if thou be not captain
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the room of Joab.' "And he bowed
the heart of all the men of Judah,
even as the heart of one man; so that
they sent unto the king : ' Return thou,
and all thy servants.'
"So the king returned, and came to
the Jordan. And Judah came to
Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring
the king over the Jordan. "And
Shimei the son of Gera, the Benja-
mite, who was of Bahurim, made
haste and came down with the men of
Judah to meet king David. "And
there were a thousand men of Benja
min with him, and Ziba the servant of
the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons
and his twenty servants with him.
And they rushed into the Jordan be
fore the king. "And the ferry-boat
passed to and fro to bring over the
king's household, and to do what he
thought good. And Shimei the son
of Gera fell down before the king,
when he would go over the Jordan.
20And he said unto the king: 'Let not
my lord' impute iniquity unto me,
neither do thou remember that which
thy servant did iniquitously the day
that my lord the king went out of
Jerusalem, that the king should take
it to his heart. Tor thy servant doth
' know that I have sinned; therefore,
behold, I am come this day the first
of aU the house of Joseph to go down
to meet my lord the king.' Tut
Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered
and said: 'Shall not Shimei be put
to death for this, because he cursed
the Lord's anointed?' "And David
said: 'What have I to do with you,
ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this
day be adversaries unto me? shaU
there any man be put to death this
day in Israel? for do not I know that
I am this day king over Israel?' MAnd
the king said unto Shimei : ' Thou shalt
notdie.' And the king swore unto him.

"And Mephibosheth the son of
Saul came down to meet the king; and
he had neither dressed his feet, nor
trimmed his beard, nor washed his
clothes, from the day the king de
parted until the day he came home in
peace. "And it came to pass, when
he was come to Jerusalem to meet the
king, that the king said unto him:
Wherefore wentest not thou with me,
Mephibosheth?' "And he answered:
'My lord, O king, my servant de
ceived me; for thy servant said: I
wiU saddle me an ass, that I may ride
thereon, and go with the king; be
cause thy servant is lame. "And he
hath slandered thy servant unto my
lord the king; but my lord the king is
as an angel of God; do therefore what
is good in thine eyes. Tor all my
father's house were deserving of death
at the hand of my lord the king; yet
didst thou set thy servant among
them that did eat at thine own table.
What right therefore have I yet? or
why should I cry any more unto
the king?' "And the king said unto
him: 'Why speakest thou any more of
thy matters? I say : Thou and Ziba
divide the land.' 31And Mephibosheth
said unto the king: 'Yea, let him
take aU, forasmuch as my lord the
king is come in peace unto his own
house.' 32And Barzillai the Gileadite came
down from RogeUm; and he passed on
to the Jordan with the king, to bring him
on the way over the Jordan. "Now Bar
zillai was a very aged man, even four
score years old ; and he had provided the
king with sustenance while he lay at
Mahanaim; for he was a very great
man. 34And the king said unto Bar
zillai : ' Come thou over with me, and
I will sustain thee with me in Jeru
salem.' "And Barzillai said unto the
king : ' How many are the days of the

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years of my life, that I should go up
with the king unto Jerusalem? "I
am this day fourscore years old; can
I discern between good and bad? can
thy servant taste what I eat or what
I drink? can I hear any more the
voice of \ singing men and singing
women? wherefore then should thy
servant be yet a burden unto my lord
the king? "Thy servant would but
just go over the Jordan with the king;
and why should the king recompense
it me with such a reward? "Let thy
servant, I pray thee, turn back, that
I may die in mine own city, by the
grave of my father and my mother.
But behold thy servant Chimham;
let him go over with my lord the king;
and do to him what shaU seem good
unto thee.' "And the king answered:
'Chimham shaU go over with me, and
I wiU do to him that which shall seem
good unto thee; and whatsoever thou
shalt require of me, that will I do
for thee.' 40And aU the people went
over the Jordan, and the king went
over; and the king kissed BarziUai,
and blessed him; and he returned unto
his own place.
41So the king went over to Gilgal,
and "Chimham went over with him;
and aU the people of Judah brought
the king over, and also half the people
of Israel. ^And, behold, all the men
of Israel came to the king, and said
unto the king: 'Why have our breth
ren the men of Judah stolen thee
away, and brought the king, and his
household, over the Jordan, and aU
David's men with him?' ^And all
the men of Judah answered the men of
Israel : ' Because the king is near of kin
to us; wherefore then are ye angry for
this matter? have we eaten at aU of
the king's cost? or hath any gift been
given us?' **And the men of Israel
answered the men of Judah, and said:

'We have ten parts in the king, and
we have also more right in David
than ye; why then did ye despise us,
that our advice should not be first
had in bringing back our king?' And
the words of the men of Judah were
fiercer than the words of the men of
Israel. O f\ Now there happened to be there
a base fellow, whose name was
Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite;
and he blew the horn, and said: 'We
have no portion in David, neither
have we inheritance in the son of Jesse;
every man to his tents, O Israel.' 2So
all the men of Israel went up from
following David, and followed Sheba
the son of Bichri; but the men of
Judah did cleave unto their king, from
the Jordan even to Jerusalem.
3And David came to his house at
Jerusalem; and the king took the ten
women his concubines, whom, he had
left to keep the house, and put them in
ward, and provided them with sus
tenance, but went not in urito them.
So they were shut up unto the day of
their death, in widowhood, with their
husband aUve.
Then said the king to Amasa : ' Call
me the men of Judah together within
three days, and be thou here present.'
'So Amasa went to call the men of
Judah together; but he tarried longer
than the set time which he had ap
pointed him. 'And David said to
Abishai: 'Now wiU Sheba the son of
Bichri do us more harm than did
Absalom; take thou thy lord's serv
ants, and pursue after him, lest he
get him fortified cities, and escape
out of our sight.' 'And there went
out after him Joab's men, and the
Cherethites and the Pelethites, and
aU the mighty men; and they went
out of Jerusalem, to pursue after
Sheba the son of Bichri. 8When they

° Heb. Chimhan.
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were at the great stone which is in
Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them.
And Joab was girded with his ap
parel of war that he had put on, and
thereon Was a girdle with a sword
fastened upon his loins in the sheath
thereof; and as he went forth it feU
out. 'And Joab said to Amasa: 'Is
it weU with thee, my brother?' And
Joab took Amasa by the beard with
his right hand to kiss him. "But
Amasa took no heed to the sword that
was in Joab's hand; so he smote him
therewith in the groin, and shed out
his bowels to the ground, and struck
him not again; and he died.
And Joab and Abishai his brother
pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
"And there stood by him one of Joab's
young men, and said: 'He that fa-
voureth Joab, and he that is for David,
let him foUow Joab.' "And Amasa
lay wallowing in his blood in the
midst of the highway. And when
the man saw that all the people stood
stiU, he carried Amasa out of the
highway into the field, and cast a gar
ment over him, when he saw that
every one that came by him stood stiU.
"When he was removed out of the
highway, aU the people went on after
Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son
of Bichri.
"And he went through aU the tribes
of Israel unto Abel, and to BetiV
maacah, and aU the Berites; and they
were gathered together, and went in
also after him. "And they came and
besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah,
and they cast up a mound against the
city, and it stood in the moat; and all
the people that were with Joab bat
tered the waU, to throw it down.
Then cried a wise woman out of
the city: 'Hear, hear; say, I pray you,
unto Joab : Come near hither, that I
may speak with thee.' "And he came

near unto her; and the woman said:
'Art thou Joab?' And he answered:
T am.' Then she said unto him:
'Hear the words of thy handmaid.'
And he answered: 'I do hear.' "Then
she spoke, saying: 'They were wont
to speak in old time, saying: They
shaU surely ask counsel at Abel; and
so they ended the matter. "We are
of them that are peaceable and faith
ful in Israel; seekest thou to destroy
a city and a mother in Israel? why
wilt thou swallow up the inheritance
of the Lord?' 20And Joab answered
and said: 'Far be it, far be it from
me, that I should swaUow up or de
stroy. The matter is not so; but a
man of the hiU-country of Ephraim,
Sheba the son of Bichri by name,
hath Ufted up his hand against the
king, even against David; deUver him
only, and I wiU depart from the city.'
And the woman said unto Joab : ' Be
hold, his head shall be thrown to thee
over the waU.' Then the woman
went unto aU the people in her wis
dom. And they cut off the head of
Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it
out to Joab. And he blew the horn,
and they were dispersed from the
city, every man to his' tent. And
Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the
king. "Now Joab was over aU the host of
Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoi-
ada was over the Gherethites and
over the Pelethites; Mand Adoram was
over the levy; and Jehoshaphat the
son of Ahilud was the recorder; "and
Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and
Abiathar were priests; "and Ira also
the Jairite was chief minister unto
David. OI And there was a famine in the
days of David three years, year
after year; and David sought the
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said : 'It is for Saul, and for his bloody
house, because he put to death the
Gibeonites.' 2And the king called
the Gibeonites, and said unto them
— now the Gibeonites were not of the
children of Israel, but of the remnant
of the Amorites; and the children of
Israel had sworn unto them; and Saul
sought to slay them in his zeal for the
children of Israel and Judah — 'and
David said unto the Gibeonites:
'What shall I do for you? and where
with shall I make atonement, that ye
may bless the inheritance of the
Lord?' 4And the Gibeonites said
unto him: 'It is no matter of silver or
gold between us and Saul, or his house;
neither is it for us to put any man to
death in Israel.' And he said: 'What
say ye that I should do for you?' 'And
they said unto the king: 'The man
that consumed us, and that devised
against us, so that we have been de
stroyed from remaining in any of the
borders of Israel, 'let seven men of his
sons be deUvered unto us, and we will
hang them up unto the Lord in Gibeah
of Saul, the chosen of the Lord.' And
the king said: 'I will deliver them,'
7But the king spared Mephibosheth,
the son of Jonathan the son of Saul,
because of the Lord's oath that was
between them, between David and
Jonathan the son of Saul. 'But the
king took the two sons of Rizpah the
daughter of Aiah, whom she bore un
to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth;
and the five sons of Michal the daugh
ter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel
the son of BarziUai the Meholathite;
'and he delivered them into the hands
of the Gibeonites, and they hanged
them in the mountain before the
Lord, and they fell aU seven together;
and they were put to death in the
days of harvest, in the first days, at
the beginning of barley harvest.

"And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah
took sackcloth, and spread, it for her
upon the rock, from the beginning
of harvest until Water was poured
upon them from heaven; and she
suffered neither the birds of the air
to rest on them by day, nor the beasts
of the field by night. "And it was
told David what Rizpah the daughter
of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had
done. "And David went and took the
bones of Saul and the bones of Jona
than his son from the men of Jabeshr
gilead, who had stolen them from the
broad place of Beth-shan, where the
Phihstines had hanged them, in the
day that the PhiUstines slew Saul in
Gilboa; "and he brought up from
thence the bones of Saul and the bones
of Jonathan his son; and they gath
ered the bones of them that were
hanged. "And they buried the bones
of Saul and Jonathan his son in the
country of Benjamin in Zela, in the
sepulchre of Kish his father; and they
performed all that the king command
ed. And after that God was entreated
for the land.
"And the PhiUstines had war again
with Israel; and David went down, and
his servants with him, and fought
against the Phihstines; and David
waxed faint. "And Ishbi-benob, who
was of the sons of the giant, the weight
of whose spear was three hundred
shekels of brass in weight, he being
girded with new armour, thought to
have slain David. "But Abishai the
son of Zeruiah succoured him, and
smote the PhiUstine, and killed him.
Then the men of David swore unto
him, saying: Thou shalt go no more
out with us to battle,, that thou quench
not the lamp of Israel.'
"And it came to pass after this,
that there was again war with the
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the Hushathite slew Saph, who was
of the sons of the giant. "And there
was again war with the Philistines
at Gob; and Elhanan the son of
Jaare-oregim the Beth-lehemite slew
Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose
spear was like a weaver's beam. "And
there was again war at Gath, where
was a champion, that had on every
hand six fingers, and on every foot
six toes, four and twenty in number;
and he also was born to the giant.
2IAnd when he taunted Israel, Jona
than the son of Shimea David's
brother slew him. These four were
born to the giant in Gath; and they
fell by the hand of David, and by the
hand of his servants.
OO And David spoke unto the
Lord the words of this song in
the day that the Lord delivered him
out of the hand of all his enemies, and
out of the hand of Saul ; 2and he said :
The Lord is my rock, and my
fortress, and my deliverer;
The God who is my rock, in Him
I take refuge;
My shield, and my horn of salva
tion, my high tower, and my
refuge;
My saviour, Thou savest me from
violence.
4Praised, I cry, is the Lord,
And I am saved from mine ene
mies.
'For the waves of Death compassed
me,
The floods of "BeUal assaUed me.
The cords of "Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of Death confronted me.
'In my distress I caUed upon the
Lord,
Yea, I called unto my God;
And out of His temple He heard
my voice,
And my cry did enter into His ears.
¦ That is, the

Then the earth did shake and quake,
The foundations of heaven did
tremble;
They were shaken, because He was
wroth.
9Smoke arose up in His nostrils,
And fire out of His mouth did de-'
vour;
Coals flamed forth from Him.
"He bowed the heavens also, and
came down;
And thick darkness was under His
feet.
"And He rode upon a Cherub, and
did fly;
Yea, He was seen upon the wings
of the wind.
"And He made darkness pavilions
round about Him,
Gathering of waters, thick clouds
of the skies.
"At the brightness before Him
Coals of fire flamed forth.
"The Lord thundered from heaven,
And the Most High gave forth His
voice.
"And He sent out arrows, and scat
tered them;
Lightning, and discomfited them.
"And the channels of the sea ap
peared,
The foundations of the world were
laid bare,
By the rebuke of the Lord,
At the blast of the breath of His
nostrils.
"He sent from on high, He took
me;
He drew me out of many waters;
"He dehvered me from mine enemy
most strong,
From them that hated me, for they
were too mighty for me.
They confronted me in the day of
my calamity;
But the Lord was a stay unto me.
nether-world.

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20He brought me forth also into a
large place;
He dehvered me, because He de-
Ughted in me.
The Lord rewarded me according
to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my
hands hath He recompensed me.
Tor I have kept the ways of the
Lord,
And have not wickedly departed
from my God.
Tor aU His ordinances were before
me;
And as for His statutes, I did not
depart from them.
24And I was single-hearted toward
Him,
And I kept myself from mine in
iquity.
Therefore hath the Lord recom
pensed me according to my
righteousness,
According to my cleanness in His
eyes.
"With the merciful Thou dost show
Thyself merciful,
With the upright man, Thou dost
show Thyself upright;
"With the pure Thou dost show
Thyself pure;
And with the crooked Thou dost
show Thyself subtle.
28And ^.he afflicted people Thou dost
save;
But Thine eyes are upon the haughty,
that Thou mayest humble them.
Tor Thou art my lamp, 0 Lord;
And the Lord doth Ughten my
darkness.
"For by Thee I run upon a troop;
By my God do I scale a wall.
31 As for God, His way is perfect;
The word of the Lord is tried;

He is a shield unto aU them that
take refuge in Him.
Tor who is God, save the Lord?
And who is a Rock, save our God?
The God who is my strong fortress,
And who letteth my way go forth
straight;
34Who maketh my feet like hinds',
And setteth me upon my high
places;
"Who traineth my hands for war,
So that mine arms do bend a bow
of brass.
Thou hast also given me Thy shield
of salvation;
And Thy condescension hath made
me great.
"Thou hast enlarged my steps under
me,
And my feet have not sUpped.
38I have pursued mine enemies, and
destroyed them;
Neither did I turn back tiU they
were consumed.
"And I have consumed them, and
smitten them through, that they
cannot arise;
Yea, they are faUen under my feet.
Tor Thou hast girded me with
strength unto the battle;
Thou hast subdued under me those
that rose up against me.
Thou hast also made mine enemies
turn their backs unto me;
Yea, them that hate me, that I
might cut them off.
They looked, but there was none
to save;
Even unto the Lord, but He an
swered them not.
Then did I beat them smaU as the
dust of the earth,
I did stamp them as the mire of
the streets, and did tread them
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Thou also hast delivered me from
the contentions of my people;
Thou hast kept me to be the head
of the nations;
A people whom I have not known
serve me.
The sons of the stranger dwindle
away before me;
As soon as they hear of me, they
obey me.
The sons of the stranger fade away,
And come halting out of their close
places.
The Lord Uveth, and blessed be my
Rock;
And exalted be the God, my Rock
of salvation;
48Even the God that executeth ven
geance for me,
And bringeth down peoples under
me,
49And that bringeth me forth from
mine enemies;
Yea, Thou Uftest me up above them
that rise up against me;
Thou defiverest me from the violent
man.
Therefore I will give thanks unto
Thee, O Lord, among the na
tions,
And will sing praises unto Thy
name.
61A tower of salvation is He to His
king;
And showeth mercy to His anoint
ed,
To David and to his seed, for ever
more.
OO Now these are the last words
^° of David:
The saying of David the son of
Jesse,
And the saying of the man raised
on high,
The anointed of the God of Jacob,

And the sweet singer of Israel:
The spirit of the Lord spoke by
me,
And His word was upon my tongue.
The God of Israel said,
The Rock of Israel spoke to me :
¦ 'Ruler over men shaU be
The righteous, even he that ruleth
in the fear of God,
4And as the light of the morning,
when the sun riseth,
A morning without clouds;
When through clear shining after
rain,
The tender grass springeth out of the
earth.'
'For is not my house estabUshed
with God?
For an everlasting covenant He
hath made with me,
Ordered in aU things, and sure;
For aU my salvation, and all my
desire,
Will He not make it to grow?
'But the ungodly, they are as
thorns thrust away, aU of them,
For they cannot be taken with
the hand;
7But the man that toucheth them
Must be armed with iron and the
staff of a spear;
And they shaU be utterly burned
with fire in their place.
These are the names of the
mighty men whom David had:
Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite,
chief of the captains; the same was
Adino the Eznite; [he lifted up his
spear] against eight hundred, whom
he slew at one time.
'And after him was Eleazar the
son of Dodo the son of an Ahohite,
one of the three mighty men with
David, when they jeoparded their
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there gathered together to battle,
and the men of Israel were gone
away; "he stood firm, and smote the
Phihstines until his hand was weary,
and his hand did cleave unto the
sword; and the Lord wrought a great
victory that day; and the people
returned after him only to strip the
slain. "And after him was Shammah the
son of Age the Ararite. And the
PhiUstines were gathered together
into a troop, where was a plot of
ground fuU of lentils; and the people
fled from the Phihstines. Tut he
stood in the midst of the plot, and
defended it, and slew the Philistines;
and the Lord wrought a great vic
tory. "And three of the thirty chief
went down, and came ¦ to David in
the harvest time unto the cave of
AduUam; and the troop of the PhiUs
tines were encamped in the vaUey of
Rephaim. "And David was then in
the stronghold, and the garrison of
the PhiUstines was then in Beth
lehem. "And David longed, and
said: 'Oh that one would give me
water to drink of the weU of Beth
lehem, which is by the gate!' > "And
the three mighty men broke through
tbe host of the Philistines, and drew
water out of the weU of Beth-lehem,
that was by the gate, and took it,
and brought it to David; but he
would not drink thereof, but poured
it out unto the Lord. "And he said:
'Be it far from me, O Lord, that I
should do this; shaU I drink the blood
of the men that went in jeopardy of
their Uves?' therefore he would not
drink it. These things did the three
mighty men.
"And Abishai, the brother of Joab,
the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the
three. And he Ufted up his spear

against three hundred and slewthem,
and had a name among the three.
"He was most honourable of the three;
therefore he was made their captain;
howbeit he attained not unto the
first three.
"And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
the son of a variant man of Kabzeel,
who had done mighty deeds, Ue smote
the two altar-hearths of Moab ; he went
down also and slew a Uon in the midst
of a pit in time of snow; ^and he slew
an Egyptian, a goodly man; and the
Egyptian had a spear in his hand;
but he went down to him with a staff,
and plucked the spear out of the
Egyptian's hand, and slew him with
his own spear. These things did
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had
a name among the three mighty men.
23He was more honourable than the
thirty, but he attained not to the
first three. And David set him over
his guard.
^Asahel the brother of Joab was
one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of
Dodo of Beth-lehem; 25Shammah the
Harodite, Elika the Harodite; "Helez
the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the
Tekoite; "Abiezer the Anathothite,
Mebunnai the Hushathite; "Zalmon
the Ahohite, Maharai the Netopha-
thite; 29Heleb the son of Baanah the
Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai
of Gibeah of the children of Ben
jamin; "Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai
of Nahale-gaash; 31Abi-albon the Ar-
bathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite;
32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons
of Jashen, Jonathan; "Shammah the
Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar
the Ararite; TUphelet the son of
Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite,
EUam the son of Ahithophel the
Gilonite; "Hezrai the Carmelite,
Paarai the Arbite; "Igal the son of
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"Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the
Beerothite, armour-bearer to Joab
the son of Zeruiah; "Ira the Ithrite,
Gareb the Ithrite; "Uriah the Hittite.
Thirty and seven in aU.
O A And again the anger of the Lord
was kindled against Israel, and
He moved David against them, say
ing: 'Go, number Israel and Judah.'
2And the king said to Joab the cap
tain of the host that was with him:
'Go now to and fro through aU the
tribes of Israel, from Dan even to
Beer-sheba, and number ye the people,
that I may know the sum of the peo
ple.' 3And Joab said unto the lung:
' Now the Lord thy God add unto the
people, how many soever they may
be, a hundredfold, and may the eyes
of my lord the king see it; but why
doth my lord the king delight in
this thing?' Notwithstanding the
king's word prevailed against Joab,
and against the captains of the host.
And Joab and the captains of the host
went out from the presence of the
king, to number trie people of Israel.
'And they passed over the Jordan,
and pitched in Aroer, on the right
side of the city that is in the middle
of the vaUey of Gad, and unto Jazer;
then they came to Gilead, and to the
land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came
to Dan-jaan, and round about to
Zidon, 7and came to the stronghold of
Tyre, and to aU the cities of the
Hivites, and of the Canaanites;
and they went out to the south of
Judah, at Beer-sheba. 'So when they
had gone to and fro through all the
land, they came to Jerusalem at the
end of nine months and twenty days.
'And Joab gave up the sum of the
numbering of the people unto the
king; and there were in Israel eight
hundred thousand vaUant men that
drew the sword; and the men of

Judah were five hundred thousand
men. "And David's heart smote him
after that he had numbered the people.
And David said unto the Lord: T
have sinned greatly in what I have
done; but now, O Lord, put away, I
beseech Thee, the iniquity of Thy
servant; for I have done very foohsh-
ly.' "And when David rose up in the
morning, the word of the Lord came
unto the prophet Gad, David's seer,
saying: 12'Go and speak unto David:
Thus saith the Lord : I lay upon thee
three things; choose thee one of therri,
that I may do it unto thee.' "So
Gad came to David, and told him,
and said unto him: 'Shall seven
years of famine come unto thee in
thy land? or wilt thou flee three
months before thy foes while they
pursue thee? or shaU there be three
days' pestilence in thy land? now
advise thee, and consider what an
swer I shall return to Him that sent
me.' "And David said unto Gad:
'I am in a great strait; let us fall now
into the hand of the Lord; for His
mercies are great; and let me not fall
into the hand of man.'
"So the Lord sent a pestilence upon
Israel from the morning even to the
time appointed; and there died of the
people from Dan even to Beer-sheba
seventy thousand men. "And when
the angel stretched out his hand
toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the
Lord repented Him of the evil, and
said to the angel that destroyed the
people: 'It is enough; now stay thy
hand.' And the angel of the Lord
was by the threshing-floor of Araunah
the Jebusite. "And David spoke
unto trie Lord when he saw the angel
that smote the people, and said:
'Lo, I have sinned, and I have done
iniquitously; but these sheep, what

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have they done? let Thy hand, I
pray Thee, be against me, and against
my father's house.'
' "And Gad came that day to David,
and said unto him: 'Go up, rear an
altar unto the Lord in the threshing-
floor of Araunah the Jebusite.' "And
David went up according to the say
ing of Gad, as the Lord coinmanded.
20 And Araunah looked forth, and saw
the king and his servants coming on
toward him; and Araunah went out,
and bowed down before the king
with his face to the ground. 21And
Araunah said : ' Wherefore is my lord
the king come to his servant?' And
David said: To buy the threshing-
floor of thee, to build an altar un
to the Lord, that the plague may
be stayed from the people.' 22And
Araunah said unto David: 'Let my

lord fthe' king take and offer up what
seemedeth-,good unto him; behold the
oxeri for, the burnt-offering, and the
threshingTinstruments and the fur
niture of the oxen for the wood.'
'"AU this did Araunah the king give
unto the .king. And Araunah said
unto the king: The Lord thy God
accept thee.' "And the king said
unto Araunah: 'Nay; but T wiU
verily buy it of thee at a price;
neither wiU I offer burnt-offeririgs
unto the Lord my God which cost
me nothing.' So David bought the
threshing-floor and the oxen for
fifty shekels of silver. "And David
built there an altar unto the Lord,
and offered burnt-offerings and peace-
offerings. So the Lord was entreated
for the land, and the plague was
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1 Now king David was old and
stricken in years; and they covered
him with clothes, but he could get no
heat. 2Wherefore his servants said
unto him: 'Let there be sought for
my lord the king a young virgin; and
let her stand before the king, and
be a companion unto him; and let
her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the
king may get heat.' 'So they sought
for a fair damsel throughout all the
borders of Israel, and found Abishag
the Shunammite, and brought her to
the king. 4And the damsel was very
fair; and she became a companion unto
the king, and ministered to him; but
the king knew her not.
'Now Adonijah the son of Haggith
exalted himself, saying: 'I will be
king' • and he prepared him chariots
and horsemen, and fifty men to run
before him. 'And his father had not
grieved him aU his life in saying: 'Why
hast thou done so?' and he was also
a very goodly man; and he was born
after Absalom. 7And he conferred
with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with
Abiathar the priest; and they foUowing
Adonijah helped him. 'But Zadok
the priest, and Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet,
and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty
men that belonged to David, were not
with Adonijah. 'And Adonijah slew
sheep and oxen and fatUngs by the
stone of Zoheleth, which is beside
En-rogel; and he caUed aU his brethren
the king's sons, and all the men of
Judah the king's servants; "but Na

than the prophet, and Benaiah, and
the mighty men, and Solomon his
brother, he caUed not.
"Then Nathan spoke unto Bath-
sheba the mother of Solomon, say
ing : ' Hast thou not heard that Adoni-
jah the son of Haggith doth reign, and
David our lord knoweth it not? "Now
therefore come, let me, I pray thee,
give thee counsel, that thou mayest
save thine own life, and trie life of thy
son Solomon. "Go and get thee in
unto king David, and say unto him:
Didst not thou, my lord, 0 king,
swear unto thy handmaid, saying:
Assuredly Solomon thy son shall
reign after me, and he shaU sit upon
my throne? why then doth Adonijah
reign? "Behold, while thou yet
talkest there with the king, I also
wiU come in after thee, and confirm
thy words.'
"And Bath-sheba went in unto the
king into the chamber. — Now the king
was very old; and Abishag the Shu
nammite ministered unto the king. —
"And Bath-sheba bowed, and pros
trated herself unto the king. And
the king said: 'What wouldest thou?'
"And she said unto him: 'My lord,
thou didst swear by the Lord thy
God unto thy handmaid: Assuredly
Solomon thy son shall reign after me,
and he shaU sit upon my throne.
"And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth;
and thou, my lord the king, knowest
it not. "And he hath slain oxen and
fatUngs and sheep in abundance, and
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and Abiathar the priest, and Joab
the captain of the host; but Solomon
thy servant hath he not called. "And
thou, my lord the king, the eyes of
all Israel are upon thee, that thou
shouldest tell them who shaU sit on
the throne of my lord the king after
him. "Otherwise it will come to pass,
when my lord the king shaU sleep
with his fathers, that I and my son
Solomon shaU be counted offenders.'
22 And, lo, while she yet talked with
the king, Nathan the prophet came
in. "And they told the king, saying:
'Behold Nathan the prophet.' And
when he was come in before the king,
he bowed down before the king with
his face to the ground. 24And Nathan
said: 'My lord, O king, hast thou
said: Adonijah shall reign after me,
and [he shall sit upon my throne?
Tor he is gone down this day, and
hath slain oxen and f atlings and sheep
in abundance, and hath called all the
king's sons, and the captains of the
host, and Abiathar the priest; and,
behold, they eat and drink before him,
and say: Long live king Adonijah.
Tut me, even me thy servant, and
Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon,
hath he not called. "Is this thing
done by my lord the king, and thou
hast not declared unto thy servant
who should sit on the throne of my
lord the king after him?'
Then king David answered and
said: ' Call me Bath-sheba.' And she
came into the king's presence, and
stood before the king. 29And the
king swore and said: 'As the Lord
Uveth, who hath redeemed my soul
out of all adversity, "verily as I
swore unto thee by the Lord, the
God of Israel, saying: Assuredly
Solomon thy son shaU reign after me,
and he shall sit upon my throne in my

stead; verily so wiU I do this day.'
Then Bath-sheba bowed with her
face to the earth, and prostrated her
self to the king, and said: 'Let my
lord king David live for ever.'
32 And king David said: 'CaU me
Zadok the priest, and Nathan the
prophet, and Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada.' And they came before the
king. "And the king said unto them:
Take with you the servants of your
lord, and cause Solomon my son to
ride upon mine own mule, and bring
him down to Gihon. ^And let Zadok
the priest and Nathan the prophet
anoint him there king over Israel;
and blow ye with the horn, and say:
Long Uve king Solomon. Then
ye shall come up after him, and he
shall come and sit upon my throne;
for he shall be king in my stead; and
I have appointed him to be prince
over Israel and over Judah.' 36And
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered
the king, and said : ' Amen ; so say the
Lord, the God of my lord the king.
"As the Lord hath been with my
lord the king, even so be He with
Solomon, and make his throne greater
than the throne of my lord king
David.' "So Zadok the priest, and Nathan
the prophet, and Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and
the Pelethites, went down, and caused
Solomon to ride upon king David's
mule, and brought him to Gihon.
"And Zadok the priest took the horn
of oil out of the Tent, and anointed
Solomon. And they blew the ram's
horn; and all the people said: 'Long
live king Solomon.' 40And all the
people came up after him, and the
people piped with pipes, and rejoiced
with great joy, so that the earth rent
with the sound of them.
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that were with him heard it as they
had made an end of eating. And
when Joab heard the sound of the
horn, he said: 'Wherefore is this
noise of the city being in an uproar?'
^While he yet spoke, behold, Jon
athan the son of Abiathar the priest
came; and Adonijah said: 'Come in;
for thou art a worthy man, and bring-
est good tidings.' 43And Jonathan
answered and said to Adonijah: 'Verily
our lord king David hath made
Solomon king. *And the king hath
sent with him Zadok the priest, and
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada, and the Chere-
thites and the Pelethites, and they
have caused him to ride upon the king's
mule. 45And Zadok the priest and
Nathan the prophet have anointed
him king in Gihon; and they are come
up from thence rejoicing, so that the
city is in an uproar. This is the noise
that ye have heard. 46And also
Solomon sitteth on the throne of the
kingdom. 47And moreover the king's
servants came to bless our lord king
David, saying: God make the name
of Solomon better than thy name, and
make his throne greater than thy
throne; and the king bowed down
upon the bed. 48And also thus said
the king: Blessed be the Lord, the
God of Israel, who hath given one to
sit on my throne this day, mine eyes
even seeing it.'
49And all the guests of Adonijah
were afraid, and rose up, and went
every man his way. '"And Adonijah
feared because of Solomon; and he
arose, and went, and caught hold on
the horns of the altar. 61And it was
told Solomon, saying: 'Behold, Ado
nijah feareth king Solomon; for, lo,
he hath laid hold on the horns of
the altar, saying: Let king Solomon
swear unto me first of all that he will

not slay his servant with the sword.'
62And Solomon said : 'If he shall show
himself a worthy man, there shall not
a hair of him fall to the earth; but if
wickedness be found in him, he shall
die.' "So king Solomon sent, and they
brought him down from the altar.
And he came and prostrated himself
before king Solomon; and Solomon
said unto him: 'Go to thy house.'
O Now the days of David drew
nigh that he should die; and he
charged Solomon his son, saying: 2T
go the way of all the earth; be thou
strong therefore, and show thyself a
man; 'and keep the charge of the
Lord thy God, to walk in His ways,
to keep His statutes, and His com
mandments, and His ordinances, and
His testimonies, according to that
which is written in the law of Moses,
that thou mayest prosper in all that
thou doest, and whithersoever thou
turnest thyself; 4that the Lord may
estabhsh His word which He spoke
concerning me, saying: If thy chil
dren take heed to their way, to walk
before Me in truth with all their heart
and with aU their soul, there shall
not fail thee, said He, a man on the
throne of Israel. 'Moreover thou
knowest also what Joab the son of
Zeruiah did unto me, even what he did
to the two captains of the hosts of
Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner
and unto Amasa the son of Jether,
whom he slew, and shed the blood
of war in peace, and put the blood of
war upon his girdle that was about
his loins, and in his shoes that were
on his feet. 'Do therefore according
to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar
head go down to the grave in peace.
7But show kindness unto the sons of
Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them
be of those that eat at thy table; for
so they drew nigh unto me when I

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fled from Absalom thy brother. 8And,
behold, there is with thee Shimei the
son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Ba
hurim, who cursed me with a grievous
curse in the day when I went to
Mahanaim; but he came down to meet
me at the Jordan, and I swore to him
by the Lord, saying: I will not put
thee to death with the sword. 'Now
therefore hold him not guiltless, for
thou art a wise man; and thou wilt
know what thou oughtest to do unto
him, and thou shalt bring his hoar
head down to the grave with blood.'
"And David slept with his fathers,
and was buried in the city of David.
"And the days that David reigned
over Israel were forty years: seven
years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty
and three years reigned he in Jeru
salem. "And Solomon sat upon the
throne of David his father; and his
kingdom was established firmly.
"Then Adonijah the son of Hag
gith came to Bath-sheba the mother
of Solomon. And she said: "'Comest
thou peaceably?' And he said : ' Peace
ably.' "He said moreover: 'I have
somewhat to say unto thee.' And
she said: 'Say on.' "And he said:
Thou knowest that the kingdom
was mine, and that all Israel set their
faces on me, that I should reign; how-
beit the kingdom is turned about, and
is become my brother's; for it was
his from the Lord. "And now I
ask one petition of thee, deny me
not.' And she said unto him: 'Say on.'
17 And he said: 'Speak, I pray thee,
unto Solomon the king — for he will
not say thee nay — that he give me
Abishag the Shunammite to wife.'
"And Bath-sheba said: 'WeU; I wiU
speak for thee unto the king.'
"Bath-sheba therefore went unto
king Solomon, to speak unto him for
Adonijah. And the king rose up to

meet her, and bowed down unto her,
and sat down on his throne, and
caused a throne to be set for the king's
mother; and she sat on his right
hand. Then she said: 'I ask one
smaU petition of thee; deny me not.'
And the king said unto her: 'Ask
on, my mother; for I wiU not deny
thee.' 21And she said: 'Let Abishag
the Shunammite be given to Adonijah
thy brother to wife.' "And king Solo
mon answered and said unto his
mother: 'And why dost thou ask
Abishag the Shunammite for Ado
nijah? ask for him the kingdom also;
for he is mine elder brother; even for
him, and for Abiathar the priest, and
for Joab the son of Zeruiah.' "Then
king Solomon swore by the Lord, say
ing: 'God do so to me, and more
also, if Adonijah have not spoken this
word against his own hfe. 24Now
therefore as the Lord Uveth, who
hath established me, and set me on
the throne of David my father, and
who hath made me a house, as He
promised, surely Adonijah shaU be
put to death this day.' "And king
Solomon sent by the hand of Be
naiah the son of Jehoiada; and he feU
upon him, so that he died.
"And unto Abiathar the priest said
the king : ' Get thee to Anathoth, unto
thine own fields; for thou art deserving
of death; but I wiU not at this time
put thee to death, because thou didst
bear the ark of the Lord God before
David my father, and because thou
wast afflicted in all wherein my father
was afflicted.' "So Solomon thrust
out Abiathar from being priest unto
the Lord; that the word of the Lord
might be fulfilled, which He spoke
concerning the house of EU in Shiloh.
28And the tidings came to Joab ; for
Joab had turned after Adonijah,
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And Joab fled unto the Tent of the
Lord, and caught hold on the horns
of the altar. "And it was told king
Solomon: 'Joab is fled unto the Tent
of the Lord, and, behold, he is by the
altar.' Then Solomon sent Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada, saying: 'Go, fall
upon him.' "And Benaiah came to
the Tent of the Lord, and said unto
him: Thus saith the king: Come
forth.' And he said: 'Nay; but I
wiU die here.' And Benaiah brought
back word unto the king, saying:
Thus said Joab, and thus he answered
me.' 3lAnd the king said unto him:
'Do as he hath said, and fall upon
him, and bury him; that thou mayest
take away the blood, which Joab
shed without cause, from me and
from my father's house. 32And the
Lord wiU return his blood upon his
own head, because he feU upon two
men more righteous and better than
he, and slew them with the sword,
and my father David knew it not:
Abner the son of Ner, captain of the
host of Israel, and Amasa the son of
Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
33So shall their blood return upon the
head of Joab, and upon the head of
his seed for ever; but unto David,
and unto his seed, and unto his house,
and unto his throne, shaU there be
peace for ever from the Lord.' Then
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up,
and feU upon him, and slew him; and
he was buried in his own house in the
wilderness. "And the king put Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada in his room over
the host; and Zadok the priest did the
king put in the room of Abiathar.
"And the king sent and caUed for
Shimei, and said unto him: 'Build
thee a house in Jerusalem, and dweU
there, and go not forth thence any
whither. "For on the day thou goest
out, and passest over the brook Kid-

ron, know thou for certain that thou
shalt surely die; thy blood shaU be
upon thine own head.' "And Shimei
said unto the king: The saying is
good; as my lord the king hath said,
so wiU thy servant do.' And Shimei
dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
"And it came to pass at the end of
three years, that two of the servants
of Shimei ran away unto Achish, son
of Maacah, king of Gath. And they
told Shimei, saying: 'Behold, thy
servants are in Gath.' 40And Shimei
arose, and saddled his ass, and went
to Gath to Achish, to seek his serv
ants; and Shimei went, and brought
his servants from Gath. ^And it was
told Solomon that Shimei had gone
from Jerusalem to Gath, and was
come back. ^And the king sent and
called for Shimei, and said unto him:
' Did I not make thee to swear by the
Lord, and forewarned thee, saying:
Know for certain, that on the day
thou goest out, and walkest abroad
any whither, thou shalt surely die?
and thou saidst unto me: The say
ing is good; I have heard it. 43Why
then hast thou not kept the oath of
the Lord, and the commandment that
I have charged thee with?' The
king said moreover to Shimei: Thou
knowest aU the wickedness which
thy heart is privy to, that thou didst
to David my father; therefore the
Lord shall return thy wickedness
upon thine own head. Tut king Sol
omon shaU be blessed, and the throne
of David shall be established before
the Lord for ever.' 4'So the king com
manded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada;
and he went out, and feU upon him,
so that he died.
And the kingdom was established in
Q the hand of Solomon. *And Sol-
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Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her
into the city of David, until he had
made an end of building his own
house, and the house of the Lord, and
the wall of Jerusalem round about.
2Only the people sacrificed in the high
places, because there was no house
built for the name of the Lord until
those days. 3And Solomon loved the
Lord, walking in the statutes of David
his father; only he sacrificed and of
fered in the high places.
4And the king went to Gibeon to
sacrifice there; for that was the great
high place; a thousand burnt-offerings
did Solomon offer upon that altar.
'In Gibeon the Lord appeared to
Solomon in a dream by night; and
God said: 'Ask what I shaU give
thee.' 'And Solomon said: 'Thou
hast shown unto Thy servant David
my father great kindness, according
as he walked before Thee in truth,
and in righteousness, and in upright
ness of heart with Thee; and Thou
hast kept for him this great kindness,
that Thou hast given him a son to
sit on his throne, as it is this day.
7And now, O Lord my God, Thou
hast made Thy servant king instead
of David my father; and I am but a
Uttle child; I know not how to go out
or come in. 'And Thy servant is in
the midst of Thy people which Thou
hast chosen, a great people, that can
not be numbered nor counted for
multitude. 'Give Thy servant there
fore an understanding heart to judge
Thy people, that I may discern be
tween good and evil; for who is able
to judge this Thy great people?'
"And the speech pleased the Lord,
that Solomon had asked this thing.
"And God said unto him: 'Because
thou hast asked this thing, and hast
not asked for thyself long life; neither
hast asked riches for thyself, nor

hast asked the hfe of thine enemies;
but hast asked for thyself under
standing to discern justice; "behold,
I have done according to thy word:
lo, I have given thee a wise and an
understanding heart; so that there
hath been none like thee before thee,
neither after thee shaU any arise
like unto thee. "And I have also
given thee that which thou hast not
asked, both riches and honour — so
that there hath not been any among
the kings Uke unto thee — all thy
days. "And if thou wilt walk in My
ways, to keep My statutes and My
commandments, as thy father David
did walk, then I will lengthen thy
days.' "And Solomon awoke, and,
behold, it was a dream; and he came
to Jerusalem, and stood before the
ark of the covenant of the Lord, and
offered up burnt-offerings, and offered
peace-offerings, and made a feast to
aU his servants.
Then came there two women, that
were harlots, unto the king, and stood
before him. "And the one woman
said: 'Oh, my lord, I and this woman
dweU in one house; and I was deliv
ered of a child with her in the house.
"And it came to pass the third day
after I was dehvered, that this woman
was dehvered also; and we were to
gether; there was no stranger with
us in the house, save we two in the
house. 19And this woman's child died
in the night; because she overlay it.
"And she arose at midnight, and took
my son from beside me, while thy
handmaid slept, and laid it in her
bosom, and laid her dead child in my
bosom. 21And when I rose in the morn
ing to give my child suck, behold, it
was dead; but when I had looked well
at it in the morning, behold, it was
not my son, whom I did bear.' 22And
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the living is my son, and the dead is
thy son.' And this said: 'No; but
the dead is thy son, and the Uving is
my son.' Thus they spoke before
the king.
"Then said the king: The one
saith: This is my son that Uveth,
and thy son is the dead; and the
other saith: Nay; but thy son is
the dead, and my son is the living.'
24And the king said: 'Fetch me a
sword.' And they brought a sword
before the king. "And the king said:
'Divide the Uving child in two, and
give half to the one, and half to the
other.' "Then spoke the woman
whose the Uving child was unto the
king, for her heart yearned upon her
son, and she said : ' Oh, my lord, give
her the Uving child, and in no wise
slay it.' But the other said: 'It shall
be neither mine nor thine; divide
it.' "Then the king answered and
said: 'Give her the living child, and
in no wise slay it: she is the mother
thereof.' "And all Israel heard of the
judgment which the king had judged;
and they feared the king; for they
saw that the wisdom of God was in
him, to do justice.
A And king Solomon was king over
^ all Israel. 2And these were the
princes whom he had: Azariah the
son of Zadok, the priest; 'Elihoreph
and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha,
scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of
Ahilud, the recorder; 4and Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada was over the
host; and Zadok and Abiathar were
priests; 'and Azariah the son of Na
than was over the officers; and Zabud
the son of Nathan was ohief min
ister and the king's friend; 'and Ahi-
shar was over the household; and
Adoniram the son of Abda was over
the levy.
7And Solomon had twelve officers

over all Israel, who provided victuals
for the king and his household: each
man had to make provision for a
month in the year. 8And these are
their names: The son of Hur, in the
hill-country of Ephraim; 9the son of
Deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim,
and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-
hanan; "the son of Hesed, in Arub-
both; to him pertained Socoh, and
all the land of Hepher; "the son of
Abinadab, in all the region of Dor;
he had Taphath the daughter of
Solomon to wife; "Baana the son of
Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo,
and aU Beth-shean which is beside
Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth-
shean to Abel-meholah, as far as
beyond Jokmeam; "the son of Geber,
in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained
the viUages of Jair the son of Manas
seh, which are in Gilead; even to him
pertained the region of Argob, which
is in Bashan, threescore great cities
with waUs and brazen bars; "Ahina-
dab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
"Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took
Basemath the daughter of Solomon
to wife; "Baana the son of Hushai, in
Asher and Bealoth; "Jehoshaphat the
son of Paruah, in Issachar; "Shimei
the son of Ela, in Benjamin; "Geber
the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead,
the country of Sihon king of the
Amorites and of Og king of Bashan;
and one officer that was [over all the
officers] in the land. 20 Judah and Israel
were many, as the sand which is by
the sea in multitude, eating and drink
ing and making merry.
PL And Solomon ruled over all the
^ kingdoms from the River unto the
land of the Philistines, and unto the
border of Egypt; they brought pres
ents, and served Solomon all the days
of his life.
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day was thirty measures of fine flour,
and threescore measures of meal; ten
fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the
pastures, and a hundred sheep, beside
harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and
fatted fowl. 4For he had dominion
over aU the region on this side the
River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza,
over aU the kings on this side the
River; and he had peace on all sides
round about him. 'And Judah and
Israel dwelt safely, every man under
his vine and under his fig-tree, from
Dan even to Beer-sheba, aU the days
of Solomon.
'And Solomon had forty thousand
stalls of horses for his chariots, and
twelve thousand horsemen. 7And
those officers provided victual for
king Solomon, and for aU that came
unto king Solomon's table, every man
in his month; they let nothing be
lacking. 'Barley also and straw for
the horses and swift steeds brought
they unto the place where it should
be, every man according to his charge.
9And God gave Solomon wisdom
and understanding exceeding much,
and largeness of heart, even as the
sand that is on the sea-shore. "And
Solomon's wisdom exceUed the wis
dom of all the children of the east,
and aU the wisdom of Egypt. "For
he was wiser than all men: than
Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and
Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol;
and his fame was in all the nations
round about. "And he spoke three
thousand proverbs; and his songs
were a thousand and five. "And he
spoke of trees, from the cedar that is
in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that
springeth out of the wall; he spoke
also of beasts, and of fowl, and. of
creeping things, and of fishes. "And
there came of aU peoples to hear the
wisdom of Solomon, from all kings

of the earth, who had heard of his
wisdom. "And Hiram king of Tyre sent his
servants unto Solomon; for he had
heard that they had anointed him
king in the room of his father; for
Hiram was ever a lover of David.
"And Solomon sent to Hiram, say
ing : "' Thou knowest how that David
my father could not build a house for
the name of the Lord his God for the
wars wliich were about him on every
side, until the Lord put them under
the soles of my feet. "But now the
Lord my God hath given me rest
on every side; there is neither ad
versary, nor evil occurrence. "And,
behold, I purpose to build a house
for the name of the Lord my God, as
the Lord spoke unto David my father,
saying: Thy son, whom I will set
upon thy throne in thy room, he shaU
build the house for My name. 20Now
therefore command thou that they
hew me cedar-trees out of Lebanon;
and my servants shaU be with thy
servants; and I wiU give thee hire
for thy servants according to aU that
thou shalt say; for thou knowest that
there is not among us any that hath
skill to hew timber hke unto the
Zidonians.' 21 And it came to pass, when Hiram
heard the words of Solomon, that he
rejoiced greatly, and said: 'Blessed
be the Lord this day, who hath given
unto David a wise son over this great
people.' "And Hiram sent to Solomon,
saying: ' I have heard that which thou
hast sent unto me; I wiU do aU thy
desire concerning timber of cedar, and
concerning timber of cypress. ^My
servants shaU bring them down from
Lebanon unto the sea; and I will make
them into rafts to go by sea unto the
place that thou shalt appoint me, and
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and thou shalt receive them; and
thou shalt accomplish my desire, in
giving food for my household.' ^So
"Hiram gave Solomon timber of cedar
and timber of cypress according to
all his desire. "And Solomon gave
Hiram twenty thousand measures of
wheat for food to his household, and
twenty measures of beaten oil; thus
gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
"And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom,
as He promised him; and there was
peace between Hiram and Solomon;
and they two made a league together.
27 And king Solomon raised a levy
out of aU Israel; and the levy was
thirty thousand men. "And he sent
them to Lebanon, ten thousand a
month by courses : a month they were
in Lebanon, and two months at home;
and Adoniram was over the levy.
29And Solomon had threescore and
ten thousand that bore burdens, and
fourscore thousand that were hewers
in the mountains; "besides Solomon's
chief officers that were over the work,
three thousand and three hundred,
who bore rule over the people that
wrought in the work. 31And the
king commanded, and they quarried
great stones, costly stones, to lay the
foundation of the house with hewn
stone. 32And Solomon's builders and
Hiram's builders and the GebaUtes
did fashion them, and prepared the
timber and the stones to build the
house. Cl And it came to pass in the four
hundred and eightieth year after
the children of Israel were come out of
the land of Egypt, in the fourth year
of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the
month Ziv, which is the second month,
that he began to build the house of
the Lord. 2And the house which
king Solomon built for the. Lord, the
length thereof was threescore cubits,
a Heb. Hirom, and in verse 32. b That is, the holy place.
innermost room, the most holy place.

and the breadth thereof twenty cubits,
and the. height thereof thirty cubits.
3And the porch before Hhe temple of
the house, twenty cubits was the
length thereof, according to the
breadth of the house; and ten cubits
was the breadth thereof before the
house. 4And for the house he made
windows broad within, and narrow
without. 'And against the wall of the
house he built a side-structure round
about, against the walls of the house
round about, both of the temple and
of "the Sanctuary; and he made side-
chambers round about; 'the nether
most story of the side-structure was
five cubits broad, and the middle was
six cubits broad, and the third was
seven cubits broad ; for on the outside
he made rebatements in the wall of the
house round about, that the beams
should not have hold in the walls of
the house. — 7For the house, when it
was in building, was built of stone
made ready at the quarry; and there
was neither hammer nor axe nor any
tool of iron heard in the house, while
it was in building. — The door for
the ^lowest row of chambers was in
the right side of the house; and triey
went up by winding stairs into the
middle row, and out of the middle
into the third. 'So he built the house,
and finished it; and he covered in
the house with planks of cedar over
beams. "And he built the stories of
the side-structure against all the house,
each five cubits high; and they rested
on the house with timber of cedar.
"And the word of the Lord came
to Solomon, saying: "As for this house
which thou art building, if thou wilt
walk in My statutes, and execute Mine
ordinances, and keep all My com
mandments to walk in them; then
will I establish My word with thee,
which I spoke unto David thy father;
0 Heb. debir, that is, the hindmost or
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"in that I wiU dweU therein among the
children of Israel, and wiU not for
sake My people Israel.'
"So Solomon built the house, and
finished it. "And he built the walls
of the house within with boards of
cedar; from the floor of the house unto
the joists of the ceihng, he covered
them on the inside with wood; and
he covered the floor of the house with
boards of cypress. "And he built
twenty cubits on the hinder part of the
house with boards of cedar from the
floor unto the joists; he even built
them for himself within, for a Sanc
tuary, even for the most holy place.
"And the house, that is, the temple
before [the Sanctuary], was forty cubits
long. "And the cedar on the house
within was carved with knops and
open flowers; all was cedar; there was
no stone seen. "And he prepared the
Sanctuary in the midst of the house
within, to set there the ark of the
covenant of the Lord." 20And before
the Sanctuary which was twenty cu
bits in length, and twenty cubits in
breadth, and twenty cubits in the
height thereof, overlaid with pure
gold, he set an altar, which he covered
with cedar. 21So Solomon overlaid
"the house within with pure gold; and
he drew chains of gold across the wall
before the Sanctuary; aiid he overlaid
it with gold. 22And the whole house
he overlaid with gold, until all the
house was finished; also the whole
altar that belonged to the Sanctuary
he overlaid with gold.
"And in the Sanctuary he made
two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten
cubits high. 24And five cubits was the
one wing of the cherub, and five cubits
the other wing of the cherub; from
the uttermost part of the one wing
unto the uttermost part of the other
were ten cubits. "And the other

a That is, the Sanctuary.
410

cherub was ten cubits; both the cheru
bim were of one measure and one
form. "The height of the one cherub
was ten cubits, and so was it of the
other cherub. "And he set the cheru
bim within the inner house; and the
wings of the cherubim were stretched
forth, so that the wing of the one
touched the one wall, and the wing
of the other cherub touched the other
wall; and their wings touched one
another in the midst of the house.
"And he overlaid the cherubim with
gold. 29And he carved aU the walls of the
house round about with carved figures
of cherubim and palm-trees and open
flowers, within and without. "And
the floor of the house he overlaid
with gold, within and without. 31And
for the entrance of the Sanctuary he
made doors of ohve-wood, the door
posts within the frame having five
angles. 32And as for the two doors of
olive-wood, he carved upon them
carvings of cherubim and palm-trees
and open flowers, and overlaid them
with gold; and he spread the gold
upon the cherubim, and upon the
palm-trees. 33So also made he for
the entrance of the temple door-posts
of olive-wood, within a frame four
square; 34and two doors of cypress-
wood; the two leaves of the one door
were folding, and the two leaves of the
other door were folding. "And he
carved thereon cherubim and palm-
trees and open flowers; and he over
laid them with gold fitted upon the
graven work. "And he built the
inner court with three rows of hewn
stone, and a row of cedar beams.
"In the fourth year was the founda
tion of the house of the Lord laid,
in the month Ziv. "And in the
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finished throughout all the parts there
of, and according to all the fashion of it.
So was he seven years in building it.
r7 And Solomon was bunding his
own house thirteen years, and he
finished all his house.
2For he built the house of the forest
of Lebanon: the length thereof was
a hundred cubits, and the breadth
thereof fifty cubits, and the height
thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows
of cedar pillars, with cedar beams
upon the. pillars. 'And it was covered
with cedar above upon the side-
chambers, that lay on forty and five
pillars, fifteen in a row. 4And there
were beams in three rows; and Ught
was over against Ught in three ranks.
'And all the doors with their posts
were square in the frame; and Ught
was over against light in three ranks.
'And he made the porch of pillars:
the length thereof was fifty cubits,
and the breadth thereof thirty cubits;
and a porch before them; and pillars
and thick beams before them.
7And he made the porch of the throne
where he might judge, even the porch
of judgment; and it was covered with
cedar from floor to floor.
'And his house where he might
dweU, in the other court, within the
porch, was of the hke work. He made
also a house for Pharaoh's daughter,
whom Solomon had taken to wife, like
unto this porch.
'All these were of costly stones,
according to the measures of hewn
stones, sawed with saws, within and
without, even from the foundation
unto the coping, and so on the outside
unto the great court. "And the foun
dation was of costly stones, even great
stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones
of eight cubits. "And above were
costly stones, after the measure of

hewn stones, and cedar-wood. "And
the great court round about had three
rows of hewn stone, and a row of
cedar beams, like as the inner court
of the house of the Lord, and the
court of the porch of the house.
"And king Solomon gent and fetched
Hiram out of Tyre. "He was the
son of a widow of the tribe of Naph
tali, and his father was a man of Tyre,
a worker in brass; and he was filled
with wisdom and understanding and
skill, to work all works in brass. And
he came to king Solomon, and wrought
aU his work.
"Thus he fashioned the two pillars
of brass, of eighteen cubits high each;
and a line of twelve cubits did com
pass it about; [and so] the other pillar.
"And he made two capitals of molten
brass, to set upon the tops of the
pillars; the height of the one capital
was five cubits, and the height of the
other capital was five cubits. "He
also made nets of checker-work, and
wreaths of chain-work, for the capitals
which were upon the top of the pillars:
seven for trie one capital, and seven
for the other capital. "And he made
the pillars; and there were two rows
round about upon the one network,
to cover the capitals that were upon
the top of the pomegranates; and so
did he for the other capital. "And
the capitals that were upon the top of
the pillars in the porch were of lily-
work, four cubits. "And there were
capitals above also upon the two
pillars, close by the belly which was
beside the network; and the pome
granates were two hundred, in rows
round about upon each capital.
21And he set up the pillars at the
porch of the temple; and he set up
the right piUar, and called the name
thereof Jachin; and he set up the left
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Boaz. 22And upon the top of the
piUars was Uly-work; so was the work
of the pillars finished.
"And he made the molten sea of
ten cubits from brim to brim, round
in compass, and the height thereof was
five cubits; and a Une of thirty cubits
did compass it round about. MAnd
under the brim of it round about there
were knops which did compass it, for
ten cubits, compassing the sea round
about; the knops were in two rows,
cast when it was cast. "It stood upon
twelve oxen, three looking toward
the north, and three looking toward the
west, and three looking toward the
south, and three looking toward
the east; and the sea was set upon
them above, and all their hinder parts
were inward. "And it was a hand-
breadth thick; and the brim thereof
was wrought like the brim of a cup,
hke the flower of a Uly; it held two
thousand baths.
"And he made the ten bases of
brass; four cubits was the length of
one base, and four cubits the breadth
thereof, and three cubits the height
of it. 28And the work of the bases was
on this manner: they had borders;
and there were borders between the
stays; 29and on the borders that were
between the stays were Uons, oxen,
and cherubim; and upon the stays
it was in like manner above; and be
neath the lions and oxen were wreaths
of hanging work. "And every base
had four brazen wheels, and axles of
brass; and the four feet thereof had
undersetters; beneath the laver were
the undersetters molten, with wreaths
at the side of each. 31And the mouth
of it within the crown and above was
a cubit high; and the mouth thereof
was round after the work of a pedestal,
a cubit and a half; and also upon the
mouth of it were gravings; and their •Heb.

borders were foursquare, not round.
32 And the four wheels were underneath
the borders; and the axletrees of the
wheels were in the base; and the
height of a wheel was a cubit and half
a cubit. "And the work of the wheels
was like the work of a chariot wheel;
their axletrees, and their felloes, and
their spokes, and their naves, were aU
molten. **And there were four under
setters at the four corners of each
base; the undersetters thereof were
of one piece with the base itself. "And
in the top of the base was there a round
compass of half a cubit high; and on
the top of the base the stays thereof
and the borders thereof were of one
piece therewith. "And on the plates
of the stays thereof, and on the bor
ders thereof, he graved cherubim,
Uons, and palm-trees, according to
the space of each, with wreaths round
about. "After this manner he made
the ten bases; all of them had one
casting, one measure, and one form.
"And he made ten lavers of brass:
one laver contained forty baths; and
every laver was four cubits; and upon
every one of the ten bases one laver.
39And he set the bases, five on the
right side of the house, and five on
the left side of the house; and he set
the sea on the right side of the house
eastward, toward the south.
40And "Hiram made the pots, and
the shovels, and the basins.
So Hiram made an end of doing
all the work that he wrought for king
Solomon in the house of the Lord:
¦"the two pillars, and the two bowls
of the capitals that were on the top
of the pillars; and the two networks
to cover the two bowls of the capitals
that were on the top of the pillars;
42and the four hundred pomegranates
for the two networks, two rows of
pomegranates for each network, to
Hirom.

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cover the two bowls of the capitals
that were upon the top of the piUars;
43and the ten bases, and the ten la vers
on the bases; ^arid the one sea, and
the twelve oxen under the sea; 45and
the pots, and the shovels, and the
basins; even aU these vessels, which
Hiram made for king Solomon, in the
house of the Lord, were of burnished
brass. 4'In the plain of the Jordan
did the king cast them, in the clay
ground between Succoth and Zare-
than. 47And Solomon left all the
vessels unweighed, because they were
exceeding many; the weight of the
brass could not be found out. 48And
Solomon made aU the vessels that
were in the house of the Lord: the
golden altar, and the table where
upon the showbread was, of gold;
49and the candlesticks, five on the
right side, and five on the left, be
fore the Sanctuary, of pure gold; and
the flowers, and the lamps, and the
tongs, of gold; "and the cups, and
the snuffers, and the basins, and the
pans, and the fire-pans, of pure gold;
and the hinges, both for the doors of
the inner house, the most holy place,
and for the doors of the house, that
is, of the temple, of gold.
'Thus all the work that king Sol
omon wrought in the house of the Lord
was finished. And Solomon brought
in the things which David his father
had dedicated, the silver, and the
gold, and the vessels, and put them
in the treasuries of the house of the
Lord. Q Then Solomon assembled the el-
ders of Israel, and all the heads of
the tribes, the princes of the fathers'
houses of the children of Israel, unto
king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring
up the ark of the . covenant of the
Lord out of the city of David, which
is Zion. 2And all the men of Israel

assembled themselves unto king Sol
omon at the feast, in the month Etha-
nim, which is the seventh month.
'And all the elders of Israel came, and
the priests took up the ark. 4And
they brought up the ark of the Lord,
and the tent of meeting, and all the
holy vessels that were in the Tent;
even these did the priests and the
Levites bring up. 'And king Solomon
and aU the congregation of Israel,
that were assembled unto him, were
with him before the ark, sacrificing
sheep and oxen, that could not be
told nor numbered for multitude.
'And the priests brought in the ark of
the covenant of the Lord unto its
place, into the Sanctuary of the house,
to the most holy place, even under the
wings of the cherubim. 7For the
cherubim spread forth their wings
over the place of the ark, and the
cherubim covered the ark and the
staves thereof above. 'And the staves
were so long that the ends of the
staves were seen from the holy place,
even before the Sanctuary; but they
could not be seen without; and there
they are unto this day. There was
nothing in the ark save the two tables
of stone which Moses put there at
Horeb, when the Lord made a cove
nant with the children of Israel when
they came out of the land of Egypt.
"And it came to pass, when the priests
were come out of the holy place, that
the cloud filled the house of the Lord,
uso that the priests could not stand
to minister by reason of the cloud; for
the glory of the Lord filled the house
of the Lord.
"Then spoke Solomon:
The Lord hath said that He would
dweU in the thick darkness.
"I have surely built Thee a house
of habitation,
A place for Thee to dwell in for ever.

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"And the king turned his face about,
and blessed all the congregation of
Israel; and all the congregation of
Israel stood. "And he said: 'Blessed
be the Lord, the God of Israel, who
spoke with His mouth unto David
my father, and hath with His hand
fulfilled it, saying: "Since the day
that I brought forth My people
Israel out of Egypt, I chose no
city out of aU the tribes of Israel to
build a house, that My name might
be there; but I chose David to be
over My people Israel. ' "Now it
was in the heart of David my father
to build a house for the name of the
Lord, the God of Israel. "But the
Lord said unto David my father:
Whereas it was in thy heart to build
a house for My name, thou didst well
that it was in thy heart; "nevertheless
thou shalt not build the house; but
thy son that shaU come forth out of
thy loins, he shaU build the house for
My name. "And the Lord hath
established His word that He spoke;
for I am risen up in the room of David
my father, and sit on the throne of
Israel, as the Lord promised, and
have built the house for the name of
the Lord, the God of Israel. 21And
there have I set a place for the ark,
wherein is the covenant of the Lord,
which He made with our fathers,
when He brought them out of the
land of Egypt.'
22And Solomon stood before the
altar of the Lord in the presence of all
the congregation of Israel, and spread
forth his hands toward heaven; "and
he said: '0 Lord, the God of Israel,
there is no God like Thee, in heaven
above, or on earth beneath; who
keepest covenant and mercy with
Thy servants, that walk before Thee
with all their heart; 24who hast kept
with Thy servant David my father

that which Thou didst promise him;
yea, Thou spokest with Thy mouth,
and hast fulfilled it with Thy hand,
as it is this day. "Now therefore, O
Lord, the God of Israel, keep with
Thy servant David my father that
which Thou hast promised him, say
ing: There shaU not fail thee a man
in My sight to sit on the throne of
Israel, if only thy children take heed
to their way, to walk before Me as
thou hast walked before Me. "Now
therefore, O God of Israel, let Thy
word, I pray Thee, be verified, which
Thou didst speak unto Thy servant
David my father.
Tut will God in very truth dweU
on the earth? behold, heaven and the
heaven of heavens cannot contain
Thee; how much less this house that
I have builded! "Yet have Thou
respect unto the prayer of Thy serv
ant, and to his supplication, 0 Lord
my God, to hearken unto the cry and
to the prayer wliich Thy servant
prayeth before Thee this day; 29that
Thine eyes may be open toward this
house night and day, even toward
the place whereof Thou hast said:
My name shall be there; to hearken
unto the prayer which Thy servant
shaU pray toward this place. "And
hearken Thou to the supplication of
Thy servant, and of Thy people Israel,
when they shaU pray toward this place;
yea , hear Thou in heaven Thy dwelling-
place; and when Thou hearest, forgive.
31If a man sin against his neighbour,
and an oath be exacted of him to
cause him to swear, and he come and
swear before Thine altar in this house;
32then hear Thou in heaven, arid do,
and judge Thy servants, condemning
the wicked, to bring his way upon his
own head; and justifying the right
eous, to give him according to his
righteousness.

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"When Thy people Israel are smit
ten down before the enemy, when they
do sin against Thee, if they turn again
to Thee, and confess Thy name, and
pray and make supplication unto Thee
in this house; ^hen hear Thou in
heaven, and forgive the sin of Thy
people Israel, and bring them back
unto the land which Thou gavest unto
their fathers.
"When heaven is shut up, and there
is no rain, when they do sin against
Thee; if they pray toward this place,
and confess Thy name, and turn from
their sin, when Thou dost afflict them;
"then hear Thou in heaven, and for
give the sin of Thy servants, and of
Thy people Israel, when Thou teach-
est them the good way wherein they
should walk; and send rain upon Thy
land, which Thou hast given to Thy
people for an inheritance.
37If there be in the land famine, if
there be pestilence, if there be blast
ing or mildew, locust or caterpiUar;
if their enemy besiege them in the
land of their cities; whatsoever plague,
whatsoever sickness there be; "what
prayer and supphcation soever be
made by any man of all Thy people
Israel, who shaUknow every man the
plague of his own heart, and spread
forth his hands toward this house;
"then hear Thou in heaven Thy dweU-
ing-place, and forgive, and do, and
render unto every man according to
all his ways, whose heart Thou know
est — for Thou, even Thou only,
knowest the hearts of aU the children
of men — 40that they may fear Thee
all the days that they hve in the land
which Thou gavest unto our fathers.
^Moreover concerning the stranger
that is not of Thy people Israel, when
he shall come out of a far country
for Thy name's sake — ^for they shall
hear of Thy great name, and of Thy

mighty hand, and of Thine out
stretched arm — when he shaU come
and pray toward this house; ^hear
Thou in heaven Thy dwelling-place,
and do according to all that the stranger
calleth to Thee for; that all the peoples
of the earth may know Thy name, to
fear Thee, as doth Thy people Israel,
and that they may know that Thy
name is caUed upon this house which
I have built.
Tf Thy people go out to battle
against their enemy, by whatsoever
way Thou shalt send them, and they
pray unto the Lord toward the city
which Thou hast chosen, and toward
the house which I have built for Thy
name; 45then hear Thou in heaven their
prayer and their supplication, and
maintain their cause. 46If they sin
against Thee — for there is no man
that sinneth not — and Thou be angry
with them, and deliver them to the
enemy, so that they carry them away
captive unto the land of the enemy, far
off or near; 47yet if they shall bethink
themselves in the land whither they
are carried captive, and turn back,
and make supplication unto Thee in
the land of them that carried them
captive, saying: We have sinned,
and have done iniquitously, we have
dealt wickedly; 48if they return unto
Thee with aU their heart and with
all their soul in the land of their
enemies, who carried them captive,
and pray unto Thee toward their
land, which Thou gavest unto their
fathers, the city which Thou hast
chosen, and the house which I have
built for Thy name; 49then hear Thou
their prayer and their supphcation
in heaven Thy dwelling-place, and
maintain their cause; "and forgive
Thy people who have sinned against
Thee, and all their transgressions
wherein they have transgressed against

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Thee; and give them compassion
before those who carried them cap
tive, that they may have compassion
on them; 61for they are Thy people,
and Thine inheritance, which Thou
broughtest forth out of Egypt, from
the midst of the furnace of iron; S2that
Thine eyes may be open unto the
supplication of Thy servant, and unto
the supphcation of Thy people Israel,
to hearken unto them whensoever
they cry unto Thee. Tor Thou didst
set them apart from among aU the
peoples of the earth, to be Thine in
heritance, as Thou didst speak by the
hand of Moses Thy servant, when
Thou broughtest our fathers out of
Egypt, O Lord God.j
MAnd it was so, that' when Sol
omon had made an end of praying aU
this prayer and suppUcation unto the
Lord, he arose from before the altar
of the Lord, from kneeling on his
knees with his hands spread forth
toward heaven. "And he stood, and
blessed all the congregation of Israel
with a loud voice, saying: "'Blessed
be the Lord, that hath given rest
unto His people Israel, according to
all that He promised; there hath not
failed one word of aU His good
promise, which He promised by the
hand of Moses His servant. 'The
Lord our God be with us, as He was
with our fathers; let Him not leave
us, nor forsake us; "that He may in
cline our hearts unto Him, to walk
in aU His ways, and to keep His com
mandments, and His statutes, and
His ordinances, which He commanded
our fathers. 59And let these my words,
wherewith I have made suppUcation
before the Lord, be nigh unto the
Lord our God day and night, that
He maintain the cause of His servant,
and the cause of His people Israel,
as every day shall require; "that aU

the peoples of the earth may know
that the Lord, He is God; there is
none else. Tet your heart therefore
be whole with the Lord our God, to
walk in His statutes, and to keep His
commandments, as at this day.'
62And the king, and all Israel with
him, offered sacrifice before the Lord.
"And Solomon offered for the sacrifice
of peace-offerings, wliich He offered
unto the Lord, two and twenty
thousand oxen, and a hundred and
twenty thousand sheep. So the king
and all the children of Israel dedicated
the house of the Lord. The same
day did the king haUow the middle of
the court that was before the house
of the Lord; for there he offered the
burnt-offering, and the meal-offering,
and the fat of the peace-offerings;
because the brazen altar that was
before the Lord was too Uttle to re
ceive the burnt-offering, and the meal-
offering, and the fat of the peace-
offerings. _ "So Solomon held the feast at that
time, and aU Israel with him, a great
congregation, from the entrance of
Hamath unto the Brook of Egypt,
before the Lord our God, seven days
and seven days, even fourteen days.
"On the eighth day he sent the people
away, and they blessed the king, and
went unto their tents joyful and glad
of heart for aU the goodness that the
Lord had shown unto David His
servant, and to Israel His people.
Oy And it came to pass, when
Solomon had finished the building
of the house of the Lord, and the
king's house, and aU Solomon's de-
Ught which he was pleased to do,
2that the Lord appeared to Solomon
the second time, as He had appeared
unto him at Gibeon. 'And the Lord
said unto him: 'I have heard thy
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hast made before Me: I have hal
lowed this house, which thou hast
built, to put My name there for ever;
and Mine eyes and My heart shaU be
there perpetuaUy. 4And as for thee,
if thou wilt walk before Me, as David
thy father walked, in integrity of
heart, and in uprightness, to do ac
cording to all that I have command
ed thee, and wilt keep My statutes
and Mine ordinances; then I will
estabUsh the throne of thy kingdom
over Israel for ever; according as I
promised to David thy father, saying:
There shall not fail thee a man upon
the throne of Israel. 'But if ye shall
turn away from following Me, ye or
your children, and not keep My com
mandments and My statutes which I
have set before you, but shall go and
serve other gods, and worship them;
7then wiU I cut off Israel out of the
land which I have given them; and
this house, which I have hallowed
for My name, wiU I cast out of My
sight; and Israel shall be a proverb
and a byword among all peoples;
'and this house which is so high
[shaU become desolate], and every
one that passeth by it shall be aston
ished, and shall hiss; and when they
shall say : Why hath the Lord done
thus unto this land, and to this
house? 'they shaU be answered: Be
cause they forsook the Lord their
God, who brought forth their fathers
out of the land of Egypt, and laid
hold on other gods, and worshipped
them, and served them; therefore hath
the Lord brought all this evil upon
them.' "And it came to pass at the end
of twenty years, wherein Solomon
had built the two houses, the house of
the Lord and the king's house —
"now Hiram the king of Tyre had
furnished Solomon with cedar-trees

and cypress-trees, and with gold,
according to all his desire — that then
king Solomon gave Hiram twenty
cities in the land of Galilee. "And
Hiram came out from Tyre to see the
cities which Solomon had given him;
and they pleased him not. "And he
said: 'What cities are these which
thou hast given me, my brother?' And
they were called the land of Cabul,
unto this day. "And Hiram sent to
the king sixscore talents of gold.
"And this is the account of the
levy which king Solomon raised; to
build the house of the Lord, and his
own house, and Millo, and the wall of
Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo,
and Gezer. "Pharaoh king of Egypt
had gone up, and taken Gezer, and
burnt it with fire, and slain the
Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and
given it for a portion unto his daugh
ter, Solomon's wife. ^7And Solomon
built Gezer, and Beth-horon the
nether, "and Baalath, and Tadmor in
the wilderness, in the land, "and all
the store-cities that Solomon had,
and the cities for his chariots, and
the cities for his horsemen, and that
which Solomon desired to build for
his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in
Lebanon, and in all the land of his
dominion. "All the people that were
left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the
Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jeb
usites, who were not of the children
of Israel; 21even their children that
were left after them in the land, whom
the children of Israel were not able
utterly to destroy, of them did Sol
omon raise a levy of bondservants,
unto this day. Tut of the children
of Israel did Solomon make no bond
servants; but they were the men of
war, and his servants, and his princes,
and his captains, and rulers of his
chariots and of his horsemen.

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"These were the chief officers that
were over Solomon's work, five hun
dred and fifty, who bore rule over the
people that wrought in the work.
Tut Pharaoh's daughter came up
out of the city of David unto her
house which [Solomon] had built for
her; then did he build MiUo.
"And three times in a year did
Solomon offer burnt-offerings and
peace-offerings upon the altar which
he built unto the Lord, offering
thereby, upon the altar that was
before the Lord. So he finished the
house. "And king Solomon made a navy
of ships in Ezion-geber, which is be
side Eloth, on the shore of the Red
Sea, in the land of Edom. "And
Hiram sent in the navy his servants,
shipmen that had knowledge of the
sea, with the servants of Solomon.
"And they came to Ophir, and
fetched from thence gold, four hun
dred and twenty talents, and brought
it to king Solomon.
1 A And when the queen of Sheba
heard of the fame of Sol
omon because of the name of the
Lord, she came to prove him with
hard questions. 2And she came to
Jerusalem with a very great train,
with camels that bore spices and
gold very much, and precious stones;
and when she was come to Solomon,
she spoke with him of all that was
in her heart. 3And Solomon told her
all her questions; there was not any
thing hid from the king which he told
her not. 4And when the queen of
Sheba had seen all the wisdom of
Solomon, and the house that he had
built, 'and the food of his table, and
the sitting of his servants, and the
attendance of his ministers, and their
apparel, and his cupbearers, and
his burnt-offering which he offered

in the house of the Lord, there was
no more spirit in her. 'And she said
to the king : ' It was a true report that
I heard in mine own land of thine
acts, and of thy wisdom. 7Howbeit
I beUeved not the words, untU I
came, and mine eyes had seen it;
and, behold, the half was not told me;
thou hast wisdom and prosperity
exceeding the fame which I heard.
'Happy are thy men, happy are these
thy servants, that stand continually
before thee, and that hear thy wis
dom. 9Blessed be the Lord thy God,
who delighted in thee, to set thee on
the throne of Israel; because the
Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore
made He thee king, to do justice and
righteousness.' "And she gave the
king a hundred and twenty talents
of gold, and of spices very great store,
and precious stones; there came no
more such abundance of spices as
these which the queen of Sheba gave
to king Solomon. "And the navy
also of Hiram, that brought gold from
Ophir, brought in from Ophir great
plenty of sandal-wood and precious
stones. "And the king made of the
sandal-wood piUars for the house of
the Lord, and for the king's house,
harps also and psalteries for the sing
ers; there came no such sandal- wood,
nor was seen, unto this day. "And
king Solomon gave to the queen of
Sheba aU her desire, whatsoever she
asked, beside that which Solomon
gave her of his royal bounty. So
she turned, and went to her own land,
she and her servants.
"Now the weight of gold that came
to Solomon in one year was six hun
dred threescore and six talents of
gold, "beside that which came of the
merchants, and of the traffic of the
traders, and of aU the kings of the
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the country. "And king Solomon
made two hundred targets of beaten
gold : six hundred shekels of gold went
to one target. "And he made three
hundred shields of beaten gold : three
pounds of gold went to one shield; and
the king put them in the house of the
forest of Lebanon.
"Moreover the king made a great
throne of ivory, and overlaid it with
the finest gold. "There were six
steps to the throne, and the top of the
throne was round behind; and there
were arms on either side by the place
of the seat, and two lions standing
beside the arms. "And twelve Uons
stood there on the one side and on the
other upon the six steps; there was
not the hke made in any kingdom.
21And all king Solomon's drinking-
vessels were of gold, and aU the vessels
of the house of the forest of Lebanon
were of pure gold; none were of silver;
it was nothing accounted of in the
days of Solomon. Tor the king had
at sea a navy of Tarshish with the
navy of Hiram; once every three years
came the navy of Tarshish, bringing
gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and
peacocks. "So king Solomon exceeded all the
kings of the earth in riches and in
wisdom. MAnd all the earth sought
the presence of Solomon, to hear his
wisdom, which God had put in his
heart. "And they brought every man
his present, vessels of silver, and vessels
of gold, and raiment, and armour, and
spices, horses, and mules, a rate year
by year.
"And Solomon gathered together
chariots and horsemen; and he had a
thousand and four hundred chariots,
and twelve thousarid horsemen, that
he bestowed in the chariot cities,
and with the king at Jerusalem. "And
the king made silver to be in Jerusalem

as stones, and cedars made he to be
as the sycomore-trees that are in
the Lowland, for abundance. "And
the horses which Solomon had were
brought out of Egypt; also out of
Keveh, the king's merchants buying
them of the men of Keveh at a price.
29And a chariot came up and went
out of Egypt for six hundred shekels
of silver, and a horse for a hundred
and fifty; and so for aU the kings of the
Hittites, and for the kings of Aram, did
they bring them out by their means.
1 1 Now king Solomon loved many
foreign women, besides the
daughter of Pharaoh, women of the
Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zi
donians, and Hittites; 2of the nations
concerning which the Lord said unto
the children of Israel: 'Ye shall not
go among them, neither shall they
come among you; for surely they
will turn away your heart after their
gods' ; Solomon did cleave unto these
in love. 3And he had seven hundred
wives, princesses, and three hundred
concubines; and his wives turned
away his heart. 4For it came to pass,
when Solomon was old, that his wives
turned away his heart after other gods;
and his heart was not whole with the
Lord his God, as was the heart of
David his father. 'For Solomon
went after Ashtoreth the goddess of
the Zidonians, and after Milcom the
detestation of the Ammonites. 'And
Solomon did that which was evil in
the sight of the Lord, and went not
fully after the Lord, as did David
his father. Then did Solomon build
a high place for Chemosh the detesta
tion of Moab, in the mount that is
before Jerusalem, and for Molech
the detestation of the children of
Ammon. 8And so did he for all his
foreign wives, who offered and sacri
ficed unto their gods.

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9And the Lord was angry with
Solomon, because his heart was
turned away from the Lord, the God
of Israel, who had appeared unto him
twice, "and had commanded him
concerning this thing, that he should
not go after other gods; but he kept
not that which the Lord com
manded. "Wherefore the Lord said
unto Solomon: 'Forasmuch as this
hath been in thy mind, and thou hast
not kept My covenant and My
statutes, which I have commanded
thee, I wiU surely rend the kingdom
from thee, and wiU give it to thy
servant. "Notwithstanding in thy
days I will not do it, for David thy
father's sake; but I will rend it out of
the hand of thy son. "Howbeit I
wiU not rend away all the kingdom;
but I will give one tribe to thy son, for
David My servant's sake, and for
Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.'
"And the Lord raised up an ad
versary unto Solomon, Hadad the
Edomite; he was of the king's seed
in Edom. "For it came to pass,
when David was in Edom, and Joab
the captain of the host was gone up to
bury the slain, and had smitten every
male in Edom — "for Joab and all
Israel remained there six months,
until he had cut off every male in
¦Edom — ."that "Hadad fled, he and
certain Edomites of his father's
servants with him, to go into Egypt;
Hadad being yet a Uttle child. "And
they arose out of Midian, and came
to Paran; and they took men with
them out of Paran, and they came to
Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt,
who gave him a house, and appointed
him victuals, and gave him land.
"And Hadad found great favour in
the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave
him to wife the sister of his own wife,
the sister of Tahpenes the queen.

» Heb. Adad.
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"And the sister of Tahpenes bore him
Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes
weaned in Pharaoh's house; and
Genubath was in Pharaoh's house
among the sons of Pharaoh. 21And
when Hadad heard in Egypt that
David slept with his fathers, and that
Joab the captain of the host was dead,
Hadad said to Pharaoh: 'Let me
depart, that I may go to mine own
country.' Then Pharaoh said unto
him: 'But what hast thou lacked
with me, that, behold, thou seekest
to go to thine own country?' And
he .answered: 'Nothing; howbeit let
me depart in any wise.'
23 And God raised up another ad
versary unto him, Rezon the son of
Eliada, who had fled from his lord
Hadadezer king of Zobah. 24And
he gathered men unto him, and be
came captain over a troop, when
David slew them [of Zobah]; and they
went to Damascus, and dwelt therein,
and reigned in Damascus. "And he
was an adversary to Israel all the
days of Solomon, beside the mischief
that Hadad did; and he abhorred
Israel, and reigned over Aram.
"And Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
an Ephraimite of Zeredari, a servant
of Solomon, whose mother's name was
Zeruah, a widow, he also Ufted up his
hand against the king. "And this
was the cause that he lifted up his
hand against the king: Solomon
built Millo, and repaired the breach
of the city of David his father. "And
the man Jeroboam was a mighty
man of valour; and Solomon saw the
young man that he was industrious,
and he gave him charge over all the
labour of the house of Joseph. 29And
it came to pass at that time, when
Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem,
that the prophet Ahi j ah the Shilonite
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had clad himself with a new garment;
and they two were alone in the field.
"And Ahijah laid hold of the new
garment that was on him, and rent it
in twelve pieces. 31And he said to
Jeroboam: 'Take thee ten pieces;
for thus saith the Lord, the God of
Israel: Behold, I will rend the
kingdom out of the hand of Solomon,
and will give ten tribes to thee — ¦
32but he shall have one tribe, for
My servant David's sake, and for
Jerusalem's sake, the city which
I have chosen out of aU the tribes
of Israel — "because that they have
forsaken Me, and have worshipped
Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zi
donians, Chemosh the god of" Moab,
and Milcom the god of the children
of Ammon; and they have not walked
in My ways, to do that which is
right in Mine eyes, and to keep My
statutes and Mine ordinances, as did
David his father. Towbeit I will
not take the whole kingdom out of
his hand; but I will make him prince
aU the days of his life, for David My
servant's sake, whom I chose, because
he kept My commandments and My
statutes; "but I wiU take the kingdom
out of his son's hand, and wiU give it
unto thee, even ten tribes. "And
unto his son will I give one tribe, that
David My servant may have a lamp
alway before Me in Jerusalem, the
city which I have chosen Me to put
My name there. "And I will take
thee, and thou shalt reign over all
that thy soul desireth, and shalt be
king over Israel. "And it shall be,
if thou wilt hearken unto aU that I
command thee, and wilt walk in My
ways, and do that which is right in
Mine eyes, to keep My statutes and
My commandments, as David My
servant did, that I will be with thee,
and will build thee a sure house, as I

built for David, and will give Israel
unto thee. "And I wiU for this afflict
the seed of David, but not for ever.'
"Solomon sought therefore to kill
Jeroboam; but Jeroboam arose, and
fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of
Egypt, and was in Egypt until the
death of Solomon.
¦"Now the rest of the acts of Sol
omon, and all that he did, and his wis
dom, are they not written in the book
of the acts of Solomon? ^And the
time that Solomon reigned in Jeru
salem over all Israel was forty years.
43And Solomon slept with his fathers,
and was buried in the city of David
his father; and Rehoboam his son
reigned in his stead.
1 O And Rehoboam went to She-
chem; for aU Israel were come to
Shechem to make him king. 2And
it came to pass, when Jeroboam the
son of Nebat heard of it — for he
was yet in Egypt, whither he had fled
from the presence of king Solomon,
and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt, 3and
they sent and called him — that
Jeroboam and all the congregation of
Israel came, and spoke unto Reho
boam, saying: Thy father made
our yoke grievous; now therefore
make thou the grievous service of thy
father, and his heavy yoke which he
put upon us, lighter, and we will
serve thee.' 'And he said unto them:
' Depart yet for three days, then come
again to me.' And the people de
parted. 'And king Rehoboam took counsel
with the old men, that had stood be
fore Solomon his father while he yet
Uved, saying: 'What counsel give
ye me to return answer to this people?'
7 And they spoke unto him, saying:
'If thou wilt be a servant unto this
people this day, and wilt serve them,
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words to them, then they wiU be thy
servants for ever.' 8But he forsook
the counsel of the old men which they
had given him, and took counsel with
the young men that were grown up
with him, that stood before him.
'And he said unto them: 'What coun
sel give ye, that we may return
answer to this people, who have
spoken to me, saying: Make the
yoke that thy father did put upon us
lighter?' "And the young men that
were grown up with him spoke unto
him, saying: Thus shalt thou say
unto this people that spoke unto thee,
saying: Thy father made our yoke
heavy, but make thou it Ughter
unto us; thus shalt thou speak unto
them: My Uttle finger is thicker than
my father's loins. "And now whereas
my father did burden you with a
heavy yoke, I wiU add to your yoke;
my father chastised you with whips,
but I will chastise you with scorpions.'
"So Jeroboam and aU the people
came to Rehoboam the third day, as
the king bade, saying: 'Come to me
again the third day.' "And the king
answered the people roughly, and
forsook the counsel of the old men
which they had given him; "and spoke
to them after the counsel of the young
men, saying: 'My father made your
yoke heavy, but I will add to your
yoke; my father chastised you with
whips, but I will chastise you with
scorpions.' "So the king hearkened
not unto the people; for it was a
thing brought about of, the Lord,
that He might establish His word,
which the Lord spoke by the hand of
Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the
son of Nebat.
"And when aU Israel saw that the
king hearkened not unto them, the
people answered the king, saying:
'What portion have we in David?

neither have we inheritance in the son
of Jesse; to your tents, O Israel; now
see to thine own house, David. ' So Is
rael departed unto their tents. "But
as for the children of Israel that dwelt
in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam
reigned over them. "Then king Re
hoboam sent Adoram, who was over
the levy; and all Israel stoned him
with stones, so that he died. And
king Rehoboam made speed to get
him up to his chariot, to flee to Jeru
salem. "So Israel rebeUed against the
house of David, unto this day. ^And
it came to pass,when aU Israel heard
that Jeroboam was returned, that
they sent and caUed him unto the
congregation, and made him king over
all Israel; there was none that fol
lowed the house of David, but the
tribe of Judah only.
2lAnd when Rehoboam was come
to Jerusalem, he assembled aU the
house of Judah, and the tribe of
Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore
thousand chosen men that were
warriors, to fight against the house of
Israel, to bring the kingdom back to
Rehoboam the son of Solomon. Tut
the word of God came unto Shemaiah
the man of God, saying: "'Speak unto
Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king
of Judah, and unto all the house of
Judah and Benjamin, and to the
rest of the people, saying: Thus
saith the Lord : Ye shaU not go up,
nor fight against your brethren the
children of Israel; return every man
to his house; for this thing is of Me.'
So they hearkened unto the word of
the Lord, and returned and went their
way, according to the word of the
Lord. Then Jeroboam built Shechem in
the hiU-country of Ephraim, and dwelt
therein; and he went out from thence,
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said in his heart: 'Now wiU the king
dom return to the house of David.
"If this people go up to offer sacrifices
in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem,
then will the heart of this people
turn back unto their lord, even unto
Rehoboam king of Judah; and they
will kill me, and return to Rehoboam
king of Judah.' "Whereupon the
king took counsel, and made two
calves of gold; and he said unto
them: ' Ye have gone up long enough
to Jerusalem; behold thy gods, O
Israel, which brought thee up out of
the land of Egypt.' 29And he set
the one in Beth-el, and the other put
he in Dan. "And this thing became
a sin; for the people went to worship
before the one, even unto Dan.
31 And he made houses of high places,
and made priests from among all
the people, that were not of the sons
of Levi. 32And Jeroboam ordained
a feast in the eighth month, on the
fifteenth day of the month, hke unto
the feast that is in Judah, and he
went up unto the altar; so did he in
Beth-el, to sacrifice unto the calves
that he had made; and he placed in
Beth-el the priests of the high places
that he had made. "And he went up
unto the altar which he had made in
Beth-el on the fifteenth day in the
eighth month, even in the month
which he had devised of his own heart;
and he ordained a feast for the chil
dren of Israel, and went up unto the
altar, to offer.
"1 Q And, behold, there came a man
of God out of Judah by the word
of the Lord unto Beth-el; and Jero
boam was standing by the altar to
offer. 2And he cried against the
altar by the word of the Lord, and
said: 'O altar, altar, thus saith the
Lord: Behold, a son shall be born
unto the house of David, Josiah by

name; and upon thee shaU he sacrifice
the priests of the high places that
offer upon thee, and men's bones
shaU they burn upon thee.' 3And
he gave a sign the same day, saying:
This is the sign which the Lord
hath spoken: Behold, the altar shall
be rent, and the ashes that are upon
it shall be poured out.' 4And it
came to pass, when the king heard
the saying of the man of God, which
he cried against the altar in Beth-el,
that Jeroboam put forth his hand from
the altar, saying: 'Lay hold on him.'
And his hand, which he put forth
against him, dried up, so that he
could not draw it back to him. The
altar also was rent, and the ashes
poured out from the altar, according
to the sign which the man of God
had given by the word of the Lord.
'And the king answered and said unto
the man of God: 'Entreat now the
favour of the Lord thy God, and pray
for me, that my hand may be re
stored me.' And the man of God
entreated the Lord, and the king's
hand was restored him, and became as
it was before. 7And the king said
unto the man of God: 'Come home
with me, and refresh thyself, and I will
give thee a reward.' 8And the man
of God said unto the king: 'If thou
wilt give me half thy house, I will
not go in with thee, neither will I
eat bread nor drink water in this
place. 'For so was it charged me by
the word of the Lord, saying: Thou
shalt eat no bread, nor drink water,
neither return by the way that thou
earnest.' "So he went another way,
and returned not by the way that he
came to Beth-el.
"Now there dwelt an old prophet
in Beth-el; and one of his sons came
and told him all the works that the
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Beth-el, and the words which he had
spoken unto the king, and they told
them unto their father. "And their
father said unto them: 'What way
went he?' For his sons had seen
what way the man of God went, that
came from Judah. "And he said
unto his sons: 'Saddle me the ass.'
So they saddled him the ass; and he
rode thereon. "And he went after
the man of God, and found him
sitting under a terebinth; and he
said unto him: 'Art thou the man of
God that earnest from Judah?' And
he said: T am.' Then he said
unto him: 'Come home with me, and
eat bread.' "And he said: 'I may
not return with thee, nor go in with
thee; neither will I eat bread nor drink
water with thee in this place. "For
it was said to me by the word of the
Lord : Thou shalt eat no bread nor
drink water there, nor turn back to
go by the way that thou earnest.'
"And he said unto him: T also am a
prophet as thou art; and an angel
spoke unto me by the word of the
Lord, saying: Bring him back with
thee into thy house, that he may eat
bread and drink water.' — He Ued
unto him. — "So he went back with
him, and did eat bread in his house,
and drank water.
20And it came to pass, as they sat
at the table, that the word of the
Lord came unto the prophet that
brought him back. 2IAnd he cried
unto the man of Cod that came from
Judah, saying: Thus saith the
Lord: Forasmuch as thou hast
rebeUed against the word of the
Lord, and hast not kept the com
mandment which the Lord thy God
commanded thee, 22but earnest back,
and hast eaten bread and drunk
water in the place of which He said
to thee: Eat no bread, and drink

no water; thy carcass shall not come
unto the -sepulchre of thy fathers.'
"And it came to pass, after he had
eaten bread, and after he had drunk,
that he saddled for him the ass,
namely, for the prophet whom he had
brought back. 24And when he was
gone, a Uon met him by the way, and
slew him; and his carcass was cast
in the way, and the ass stood by it;
the lion also stood by the carcass.
"And, behold, men passed by, and
saw the carcass cast in the way, and the
lion standing by the carcass; and
they came and told it in the city
where the old prophet dwelt.
"And when the prophet that
brought him back from the way
heard thereof, he said : ' It is the man
of God, who rebelled against the word
of the Lord; therefore the Lord hath
dehvered him unto the lion, which
hath torn him, and slain him, accord
ing to the word of the Lord, which He
spoke unto him.' "And he spoke
to his sons, saying: 'Saddle me the
ass.' And they saddled it. "And
he went and found his carcass cast
in the way, and the ass and the lion
standing by the carcass; the hon had
not eaten the carcass, nor torn the ass.
29And the prophet took up the carcass
of the man of God, and laid it upon
the ass, and brought it back; and he
came to the city of the old prophet,
to lament, and to bury him. "And
he laid his carcass in Ms own grave;
and they made lamentation for him:
'Alas, my brother!' 31And it came
to pass, after he had buried him,
that he spoke to his sons, saying:
'When I am dead, then bury me in the
sepulchre wherein the man of God
is buried; lay my bones beside his
bones. Tor the saying which he
cried by the word of the Lord against
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the houses of the high places which
are in the cities of Samaria, shall
surely come to pass.'
"After this thing Jeroboam re
turned not from his evil way, but
made again from among all the
people priests of the high places; who
soever would, he consecrated him, that
he might be one of the priests of the
high places. 34And by this thing
there was sin unto the house of Jero
boam, even to cut it off, and to destroy
it from off the face of the earth.
1 A At that time Abijah the son of
Jeroboam fell sick. 2And Jero
boam said to his wife: 'Arise, I pray
thee, and disguise thyself, that thou
be not known to be the wife of Jero
boam; and get thee to Shiloh; behold,
there is Ahi j ah the prophet, who
spoke concerning me that I should
be king over this people. 'And take
with thee ten loaves, and biscuits,
and a cruse of honey, and go to him;
he will teU thee what shall become of
the child.' 4And Jeroboam's wife did
so, and arose, and went to Shiloh,
and came to the house of Ahijah.
Now Ahijah could not see; for his
eyes were set by reason of his age.
'Now the Lord had said unto Ahijah:
' Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh
to inquire of thee concerning her son;
for he is sick; thus and thus shalt
thou say unto her; for it will be,
when she cometh in, that she will
feign herself to be another Woman.'
'And it was so, when Ahijah heard
the sound of her feet, as she came in
at the door, that he said: 'Come in,
thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest
thou thyself to be another? for I am
sent to thee with heavy tidings. 7Go,
tell Jeroboam: Thus saith the Lord,
the God of Israel: Forasmuch as I
exalted thee from among the people,
and made thee prince over My people

Israel, 8and rent the kingdom away
from the house of David, and gave it
thee; and yet thou hast not been as
My servant David, who kept My
commandments, and who followed
Me with all his heart, to do that
only which was right in Mine eyes;
9but hast done evil above aU that were
before thee, and hast gone and made
thee other gods, and molten images,
to provoke Me, and hast cast Me
behind thy back; "therefore, behold,
I will bring evil upon the house of
Jeroboam, and will cut off from
Jeroboam every man-child, and him
that is shut up and him that is left
at large in Israel, and will utterly
sweep away the house of Jeroboam,
as a man sweepeth away dung, till it
be aU gone. "Him that dieth of
Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs
eat; .and him that dieth in the field
shall the fowls of the air eat; for the
Lord hath spoken it. "Arise thou
therefore, get thee to thy house; and
when thy feet enter into the city, the
child shall die. "And all Israel shall
make lamentation for him, and bury
him; for he only of Jeroboam shall
come to the grave; because in him
there is found some good thing
toward the Lord, the God of Israel, in
the house of Jeroboam. "Moreover
the Lord will raise Him up a king
over Israel, who shall cut off the house
of Jeroboam that day. But what
is it even then? "for the Lord will
smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the
water; and He will root up Israel out
of this good land, which He gave
to their fathers, and will scatter them
beyond the River; because they have
made their Asherim, provoking the
Lord. "And He will give Israel up
because of the sins of Jeroboam, which
he hath sinned, and wherewith he
hath made Israel to sin.'

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"And Jeroboam's wife arose, and
departed, and came to Tirzah; and
as she came to the threshold of the
house, the child died. "And aU Israel
buried him, and made lamentation for
him; according to the word of the
Lord, which He spoke by the hand of
His servant Ahijah the prophet.
"And the rest of the acts of Jero
boam, how he warred, and how he
reigned, -behold, they are written in
the book of the chronicles of the kings
of Israel. 20And the days which Jero
boam reigned were two and twenty
years; and he slept with his fathers,
and Nadab his son reigned in his
stead. 21And Rehoboam the son of Sol
omon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was
forty and one years old when he began
to reign, and he reigned seventeen
years in Jerusalem, the city which the
Lord had chosen out of aU the tribes
of Israel, to put His name there; and
his mother's name was Naamah the
Ammonitess. 22And Judah did that
which was evil in the sight of the
Lord; and they moved Him to jeal
ousy with their sins wliich they com
mitted, above all that their fathers
had done. Tor they also built them
high places, and piUars, and Asherim,
on every high bill, and under every
leafy tree ; Mand there were also sodom
ites in the land; they did according
to aU the abominations of the nations
which the Lord drove out before the
children of Israel.
"And it came to pass in the fifth
year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak
king of Egypt came up against Jeru
salem ; "and he took away the treasures
of the house of the Lord, and the
treasures of the king's house; he even
took away aU; and he took away all
the shields of gold which Solomon
had made. "And king Rehoboam

made in their stead shields of brass,
and committed them to the hands of
the captains of the guard, who kept
the door of the king's house. "And
it was so, that as oft as the king went
into the house of the Lord, the guard
bore them, and brought them back
into the guard-chamber.
29Now the rest of the acts of
Rehoboam, 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 Reho
boam and Jeroboam continually.
31And Rehoboam slept with his fathers,
and was buried with his fathers in
the city of David; and his mother's
name was Naamah the Ammonitess.
And Abijam his son reigned in his
stead. "1 PL Now in the eighteenth year
of king Jeroboam the son of
Nebat began Abijam to reign over
Judah. Three years reigned he in
Jerusalem; and his mother's name was
Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
lAnd he walked in aU the sins of his
father, which he had done before
him; and his heart was not whole
with the Lord his God, as the heart
of David his father. Nevertheless for
David's sake did the Lord bis God
give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set
up his son after him, and to establish
Jerusalem; 'because David did that
which was right in the eyes of the
Lord, and turned not aside from any
thing that He commanded him all the
days of his hfe, save only in the matter
of Uriah the Hittite. 'Now there was
war between Rehoboam and Jero
boam aU the days of his hfe.
7 And the rest of the acts of Abijam,
and all that he did, are they not writ
ten in the book of the chronicles of
the kings of Judah? And there was
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8 And Abijam slept with his fathers;
and they buried him in the city of
David; and Asa his son reigned in his
stead. 9And in the twentieth year of
Jeroboam king of Israel began Asa to
reign over Judah. "And forty and
one years reigned he in Jerusalem;
and his mother's name was Maacah
the daughter of Abishalom. "And
Asa did that which was right in the
eyes of the Lord, as did David his
father. "And he put away the
sodomites out of the land, and re
moved aU the idols that his fathers
had made. "And also Maacah his
mother he removed from being queen,
because she had made an abominable
image for an Asherah; and Asa cut
down her image, and burnt it at the
brook Kidron. "But the high places
were not taken away; nevertheless
the heart of Asa was whole with the
Lord all his days. "And he brought
into the house of the Lord the things
that his father had hallowed, and the
things that himself had hallowed,
silver, and gold, and vessels.
"And there was war between Asa
and Baasa king of Israel aU their
days. "And Baasa king of Israel
went up against Judah, arid built
Ramah, that he might not suffer any
to go out or come in to Asa king of
Judah. "Then Asa took all, the silver
and the gold that were left in the
treasures of the house of the Lord,
and the treasures of the king's house,
and delivered them into the hand of
his servants; and king Asa sent them
to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimmon,
the son of Hezion, king of Aram, that
dwelt at Damascus, saying: "There
is a league between me and thee,
between my father and thy father; be
hold, I have sent unto thee a present
of sUver and gold; go, break thy league

with Baasa king of Israel, that he
may depart from me.' "And Ben-
hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and
sent the captains of his armies against
the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon,
and Dan, and Abel-beth-maacah, and
all Chiiineroth, with all the land of
Naphtali. 2IAnd it came to pass,
when Baasa heard thereof, that he
left off building Ramah, and dwelt in
Tirzah. Then king Asa made a
proclamation unto all Judah; none
was exempted; and they carried away
the stones of Ramah, and the timber
thereof, wherewith Baasa had build
ed; and king Asa built therewith Geba
of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
"Now the rest of aU the acts of
Asa, and aU his might, and all that
he did, and the cities which he built,
are they not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Judah?
But in the time of his old age he was
diseased in his feet. MAnd Asa slept
with his fathers, and was buried with
his fathers in the city of David his
father; and Jehoshaphat his son
reigned in his stead.
"And Nadab the son of Jeroboam
began to reign over Israel in the
second year of Asa king of Judah, and
he reigned over Israel two years.
"And he did that which was evil in
the sight of the Lord, and walked in
the way of his father, and in his sin
wherewith he made Israel to sin.
"And Baasa the son of Ahijah, of
the house of Issachar, conspired
against him; and Baasa smote him
at Gibbethon, which belonged to the
Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel
were laying siege to Gibbethon.
"Even in the third year of Asa king
of Judah did Baasa slay him, and
reigned in his stead. 29And it came
to pass that, as soon as he was king-
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he left not to Jeroboam any that
breathed, until he had destroyed him;
according unto the saying of the
Lord, which He spoke by the hand
of His servant Ahijah the Shilonite;
"for the sins of Jeroboam which
he sinned, and wherewith he made
Israel to sin; because of his provoca
tion wherewith he provoked the Lord,
the God of Israel.
31Now the rest of the acts of Nadab,
and all that he did, are they not writ
ten in the book of the chronicles of
the kings of Israel? 32And there was
war between Asa and Baasa king of
Israel aU their days.
33In the third year of Asa king of
Judah began Baasa the son of Ahijah
to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, and
reigned twenty and four years. 34And
he did that which was evil in the sight
of the Lord, and walked in the way of
Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith
he made Israel to sin.
-1 Cl And the word of the Lord came
to Jehu the son of Hanani
against Baasa, saying: 2' Forasmuch
as I exalted thee out of the dust, and
made thee prince over My people
Israel; and thou hast walked in the
way of Jeroboam, and hast made My
people Israel to sin, to provoke Me
with their sins; 3behold, I will utterly
sweep away Baasa and his house;
and I will make thy house like the
house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
4Him that dieth of Baasa in the city
shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth
of his in the field shall the fowls of
the air eat.'
'Now the rest of the acts of Baasa,
and what he did, and his might, are
they not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Israel?
'And Baasa slept with his fathers,
and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah
his son reigned in his stead.

7And moreover by the hand of the
prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came
the word of the Lord against Baasa,
and against his house, both because of
all the evil that he did in the sight of
the Lord, to provoke Him with the
work of his hands, in being like the
house of Jeroboam, and because he
smote him.
8In the twenty and sixth year of
Asa king of Judah began Elah the son
of Baasa to reign over Israel in
Tirzah, and reigned two years. 9And
his servant Zimri, captain of half his
chariots, conspired against him; now
he was in Tirzah, drinking himself
drunk in the house of Arza, who was
over the household in Tirzah; "and
Zimri went in and smote him, and
killed him, in the twenty and seventh
year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned
in his stead. "And it came to pass,
when he began to reign, as soon as he
sat on his throne, that he smote all the
house of Baasa; he left him not a
single man-child, neither of his kins
folks, nor of his friends. "Thus did
Zimri destroy aU the house of Baasa,
according to the word of the Lord,
which He spoke against Baasa by
Jehu the prophet, "for all the sins
of Baasa, and the sins of Elah his
son, which they sinned, and wherewith
they made Israel to sin, to provoke
the Lord, the God of Israel, with
their vanities.
"Now the rest of the acts of Elah,
and aU 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 did Zimri reign
seven days in Tirzah. Now the
people were encamped against Gib-- i
bethon, which belonged to the Phihs
tines. "And the people that were
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spired, and hath also smitten the king';
wherefore all Israel made Omri, the
captain of the host, king over Israel
that day in the camp. "And Omri
went up from Gibbethon, and all
Israel with him, and they besieged
Tirzah. "And it came to pass, when
Zimri saw that the city was taken, that
he went into the castle of the king's
house, and burnt the king's house
over him with fire, and died; "for his
sins which he sinned in doing that
which was evU in the sight of the
Lord, in walking in the way of Jero
boam, and in his sin which he did, to
make Israel to sin.
"Now the rest of the acts of Zimri,
and his treason that he wrought, are
they not written in the book of the
chronicles of the ldngs of Israel?
Then were the people of Israel
divided into two parts: half of the
people followed Tibni the son of
Ginath, to make him king; and half
followed Omri. Tut the people that
followed Omri prevailed against the
people that followed Tibni the son of
Ginath; so Tibni died, and Omri
reigned. 23In the thirty and first year of Asa
king of Judah began Omri to reign
over Israel, and reigned twelve years;
six years reigned he in Tirzah. 24And
he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer
for two talents of silver; and he built
on the hill, and called the name of the
city which he built, after the name of
Shemer, the owner of the hill, Sa
maria. "And Omri did that which
was evil in the sight of the Lord, and
dealt wickedly above all that were
before him. "For he walked in all
the way of Jeroboam the son of
Nebat, and in his sins wherewith he
made Israel to sin, to provoke the
Lord, the God of Israel, with their
vanities.

"Now the rest of the acts of Omri
which he did, and his might that he
showed, are they not written in the
book of the chronicles of the kings of
Israel? "And Omri slept with his
fathers, and was buried in Samaria;
and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
29And in the thirty and eighth year
of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the
son of Omri to reign over Israel; and
Ahab the son of Omri reigned over
Israel in Samaria twenty and two
years. "And Ahab the son of Omri
did that which was evil in the sight
of the Lord above all that were be
fore him. 31And it came to pass, as
if it had been a Ught thing for him to
walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son
of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel
the daughter of Ethbaal king of the
Zidonians, and went and served Baal,
and worshipped him. 32And he reared
up an altar for Baal in the house of
Baal, which he had built in Samaria.
33 And Ahab made the Asherah; and
Ahab did yet more to provoke the
Lord, the God of Israel, than aU the
kings of Israel that were before him.
34In his days did Hiel the Beth-
elite build Jericho; with Abiram his
first-born he laid the foundation there
of, and with his youngest son Segub
he set up the gates thereof; according
to the word of the Lord, which He
spoke by the hand of Joshua the son
of Nun.
1 <7 And Elijah the Tishbite, who
was of the settlers of Gilead,
said unto Ahab: 'As the Lord, the
God of Israel, hveth, before whom I
stand, there shall not be dew nor
rain these years, but according to my
word.' 2And the word of the Lord
came unto him, saying: ''Get thee
hence, and turn thee eastward, and
hide thyself by the brook Cherith,
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shall be, that thou shalt drink of the
brook; and I have commanded the
ravens to feed thee there.' 'So he went
and did according unto the word of
the Lord ; for he went and dwelt by the
brook Cherith, that is before the
Jordan. 'And the ravens brought him
bread and flesh in the morning, and
bread and flesh in the evening; and he
drank of the brook. 7And it came
to pass after a while, that the brook
dried up, because there was no rain
in the land.
'And the word of the Lord came
unto him, saying: ''Arise, get thee
to Zarephath, which belongeth to
Zidon, and dwell there; behold, I have
commanded a widow there to sus
tain thee.' "So he arose and went
to Zarephath; and when he came to
the gate of the city, behold, a widow
was there gathering sticks; and he
called to her, and said: 'Fetch me, I
pray thee, a little water in a vessel,
that I may drink.' "And as she was
going to fetch it, he called to her, and
said: 'Bring me, I pray thee, a mor
sel of bread in thy hand.' "And she
said: 'As the Lord thy God liveth, I
have not a cake, only a handful of
meal in the jar, and a little oil in the
cruse; and, behold, I am gathering two
sticks, that I may go in and dress it
for me and my son, that we may eat
it, and die.' "And Elijah said unto
her:, 'Fear not; go and do as thou hast
said; but make me thereof a Uttle
cake first, and bring it forth unto me,
and afterward make for thee and for
thy son. "For thus saith the Lord,
the God of Israel: The jar of meal
shall not be spent, neither shall the
cruse of oil fail, until the day that the
Lord sendeth rain upon the land.'
"And she went and did according
to the saying of Ehjah; and she, and
he, and her house, did eat many days.

"The jar of meal was not spent,
neither did the cruse of oil fail, ac
cording to the word of the Lord, which
He spoke by Elijah.
"And it came to pass after these
things, that the son of the woman, the
mistress of the house, fell sick; and
his sickness was so sore, that there was
no breath left in him. "And she said
unto Ehjah: ' What have I to do with
thee, O thou man of God? art thou
come unto me to bring my sin to
remembrance, and to slay my son?'
"And he said unto her : ' Give me thy
son.' And he took him out of her
bosom, and carried him up into the
upper chamber, where he abode, and •
laid him upon his own bed. "And
he cried unto the Lord, and said: '0
Lord my God, hast Thou also brought
evil upon the widow with whom I
sojourn, by slaying her son?' 21And
he stretched himseff upon the child
three times, and cried unto the Lord,
and said: 'O Lord my God, I pray
Thee, let this child's soul come back
into him.' 22And the Lord hearkened
unto the voice of Elijah; and the soul
of the child came back into him, and
he revived. "And Ehjah took the
child, and brought him down out of
the upper chamber into the house, and
dehvered him unto his mother; and
Elijah said: 'See, thy son liveth.' 24And
the woman said to Elijah: 'Now I
know that thou art a man of God,
and that the word of the Lord in thy
mouth is truth.'
1 Q And it came to pass after many
days, that the word of the Lord
came to Ehjah, in the third year, say
ing: ' Go, show thyself unto Ahab, and
I will send rain upon the land.' 2And
EUjah went to show himself unto
Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria.
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over the household. — Now Obadiah
feared the Lord greatly; ^or it was
so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets
of the Lord, that Obadiah took a hun
dred prophets, and hid them fifty in
a cave, and fed them with bread and
water. — 'And Ahab said unto Oba
diah: 'Go through the land, unto all
the springs of water, and unto all the
brooks; peradventure we may find
grass and save the horses and mules
ahve, that we lose not all the beasts.'
'So they divided trie land between
them to pass throughout it: Ahab
went one way by himself, and Obadiah
went another way by himself.
7And as Obadiah was in the way,
behold, Elijah met him; and he knew
him, and feU on his face, and said: 'Is
it thou, my lord Ehjah?' 'And he
answered him: 'It is I; go, tell thy
lord: Behold, EUjah is here.' 'And
he said: ' Wherein have I sinned, that
thou wouldest deliver thy servant
into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
"As the Lord thy God Uveth, there
is no nation or kingdom, whither my
lord hath not sent to seek thee; and
when they said: He is not here,
he took an oath of the kingdom and
nation, that they found thee not.
"And now thou sayest: Go, tell thy
lord: Behold, Elijah is here. "And
it will come to pass, as soon as I am
gone from thee, that the spirit of the
Lord will carry thee whither I know
not; and so when I come and teU
Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he
will slay me; but I thy servant fear
the Lord from my youth. "Was it
not told my lord what I did when
Jezebel slew the prophets of the Lord,
how I hid a hundred men of the Lord's
prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed
them with bread and water? "And
now thou sayest: Go, tell thy lord:
Behold, Ehjah is here; and he will

slay me.' "And Elijah said: 'As the
Lord of hosts Uveth, before whom I
stand, I will surely show myself unto
him to-day.'
"So Obadiah went to meet Ahab,
and told him; and Ahab went to meet
Ehjah. "And it came to pass, when
Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto
him: 'Is it thou, thou troubler of
Israel?' "And he answered: 'I have
not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy
father's house, in that ye have for
saken the commandments of the Lord,
and triou hast followed the Baalim.
"Now therefore send, and gather to
me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and
the prophets of Baal four hundred and
fifty, and the prophets of the Asherah
four hundred, that eat at Jezebel's
table.' 20 And Ahab sent unto all the chil
dren of Israel, and gathered the proph
ets together unto mount Carmel.
21 And Elijah came near unto all the
people, and said: 'How long halt ye
between two opinions? if the Lord be
God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow
him.' And the people answered him
not a word. Then said EUjah unto
the people: 'I, even I only, am left a
prophet of the Lord; but Baal's
prophets are four hundred and fifty
men. "Let them therefore give us
two bullocks; and let them choose one
bullock for themselves, and cut it in
pieces, and lay it on the wood, and
put no fire under; and I will dress the
other bullock, and lay it on the wood,
and put no fire under. 24And call ye
on the name of your god, and I will
call on the name of the Lord; and the
God that answereth by fire, let him be
God.' And aU the people answered
and said: 'It is well spoken.'
"And EUjah said unto the prophets
of Baal: 'Choose you one bullock
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ye are many; and call on the name of
your god, but put no fire under.'
"And they took the bullock which was
given them, and they dressed it, and
called on the name of Baal from
morning even until noon, saying:
'0 Baal, answer us.' But there was
no voice, nor any that answered. And
they danced in halting wise about
the altar which was made. "And it
came to pass at noon, that Elijah
mocked them, and said: 'Cry aloud;
for he is a god; either he is musing, or
he is gone aside, or he is in a journey,
or peradventure he sleepeth, and must
be awaked.' "And they cried aloud, and
cut themselves after their manner with
swords and lances, tiU the blood
gushed out upon them. 29And it was
so, when midday was past, that they
prophesied until the time of the offer
ing of the evening offering; but there
was neither voice, nor any to answer,
nor any that regarded.
"And EUjah said unto aU the people :
'Come near unto me'; and all the
people came near unto him. And he
repaired the altar of the Lord that
was thrown down. 31And Elijah took
twelve stones, according to the num
ber of the tribes of the sons of Jacob,
unto whom the word of the Lord
came, saying: 'Israel shaU be thy
name.' 32And with the stones he
built an altar " in the name of the
Lord; and he made a trench about the
altar, as great as would contain two
measures of seed. ^And he put the
wood in order, and cut the buUock
in pieces, and laid it on the wood.
34And he said: 'Fill four jars with
water, and pour it on the burnt-
offering, and on the wood.' And he
said: 'Do it the second time'; and
they did it the second time. And he
said: 'Do it the third time'; and they
did it the third time. "And the water

ran round about the altar; and he
filled the trench also with water.
"And it came to pass at the time of
the offering of the evening offering,
that EUjah the prophet came near,
and said: '0 Lord, the God of Abra
ham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be
known this day that Thou art God in
Israel, and that I am Thy servant,
and that I have done aU these things
at Thy word. "Hear me, O Lord,
hear me, that this people may know
that Thou, Lord, art God, for Thou
didst turn their heart backward.'
Then the fire of the Lord feU, and
consumed the burnt-offering, and
the wood, and the stones, and the dust,
and Ucked up the water that was in
the trench. "And when aU the people
saw it, they feU on their faces; and
they said: 'The Lord, He is God;
the Lord, He is God.' 40And Ehjah
said unto them: 'Take the prophets
of Baal; let not one of them escape.'
And they took them; and EUjah
brought them down to the brook
Kishon, and slew them there.
41 And EUjah said unto Ahab: 'Get
thee up, eat and drink; for there is the
sound of abundance of rain.' ^So
Ahab went up to eat and to drink.
And Elijah went up to the top of
Carmel; and he bowed himself down
upon the earth, and put his face
between his knees. 43 And. he said to
his servant: 'Go up now, look toward
the sea.' And he went up, and looked,
and said: There is nothing.' And
he said: 'Go again seven times.'
MAnd it came to pass at the seventh
time, that he said: 'Behold, there
ariseth a cloud out of the sea, as small
as a man's hand.' And he said: 'Go
up, say unto Ahab: Make ready
thy chariot, and get thee down, that
the rain stop thee not.' 46And it
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the heaven grew black with clouds
and wind, and there was a great rain.
And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
46And the hand of the Lord was on
EUjah; and he girded up his loins,
and ran before Ahab to the entrance
of Jezreel. And Ahab told Jezebel all that
EUjah had done, and withal
how he had slain all the prophets
with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a
messenger unto EUjah, saying: 'So
let the gods do [to me], and more also,
if I make not thy hfe as the life of
one of them by to-morrow about this
time.' 'And when he saw that, he
arose, and went for his hfe, and came
to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to
Judah, and left his servant there.
4But he himself went a day's journey
into the wilderness, and came and
sat down under a broom-tree; and
he requested for himself that he might
die; and said: 'It is enough; now, O
Lord, take away my life; for I am
not better than my fathers.' 'And
he lay down and slept under a broom-
tree; and, behold, an angel touched
him, and said unto him: 'Arise and
eat.' 'And he looked, and, behold,
there was at his head a cake baked
on the hot stones, and a cruse of
water. And he did eat and drink, and
laid him down again. 7And the angel
of the Lord came again the second
time, and touched him, and said:
'Arise and eat; because the journey
is too great for thee.' 'And he arose,
and did eat and drink, and went in
the strength of that meal forty days
and forty nigrits unto Horeb the
mount of God.
'And he came thither unto a cave,
and lodged there; and, behold, the
word of the Lord came to him, and
He said unto him: 'What doest thou
here, EUjah?' "And he said: T have

been very jealous for the Lord, the
God of hosts; for the children of
Israel have forsaken Thy covenant,
thrown down Thine altars, and slain
Thy prophets with the sword; and I,
even I only, am left; and they seek
my life, to take it away.' "And He
said : ' Go forth, and stand upon the
mount before the Lord.' And, behold,
the Lord passed by, and a great and
strong wind rent the mountains, and
broke in pieces the rocks before the
Lord; but the Lord was not in the
wind; and after the wind an earth
quake ; but the Lord was not in the
earthquake; "and after the earthquake
a fire; but the Lord was not in the
fire; and after the fire a stiU small
voice. "And it was so, when EUjah
heard it, that he wrapped his face in
his mantle, and went out, and stood
in the entrance of the cave. And, be
hold, there came a voice unto him, and
said: 'What doest thou here, Ehjah?'
"And he said: T have been very
jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts;
for the children of Israel have for
saken Thy covenant, thrown down
Thine altars, and slain Thy prophets
with the sword; and I, even I only,
am left; and they seek my life, to take
it away.'
"And the Lord said unto him: ' Go,
return on thy way to the wilderness
of Damascus; and when thou comest,
thou shalt anoint Hazael to be king
over Aram; "and Jehu the son of
Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king
over Israel; and Elisha the son of
Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou
anoint to be prophet in thy room.
"And it shall come to pass, that him
that escapeth from the sword of
Hazael shall Jehu slay; and him that
escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall
Elisha slay. "Yet will I leave seven
thousand in Israel, all the knees which

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have not bowed unto Baal, and every
mouth which hath not kissed him.'
"So he departed thence, and found
Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was
plowing, with twelve yoke of oxen
before him, and h^ with the twelfth;
and EUjah passed over unto him, and
cast his mantle upon him. 20And he
left the oxen, and ran after EUjah,
and said: 'Let me, I pray thee, kiss
my father and my mother, and then
I wiU foUow thee.' And he said unto
him: 'Go back; for what have I done
to thee?' 21And he returned from
foUowing him, and took the yoke of
oxen, and slew them, and boUed their
flesh with the instruments of the
oxen, and gave unto the people, and
they did eat. Then he arose, and
went after Elijah, and ministered unto
him. OA And Ben-hadad the king of
Aram gathered aU his host to
gether; and there were thirty and two
kings with him, and horses and
chariots; and he went up and be
sieged Samaria, and fought against
it. 2And he sent messengers to Ahab
king of Israel, into the city, 'and said
unto him: Thus saith Ben-hadad:
Thy silver and thy gold is _ mine;
thy wives also and thy children,
even the goodliest, are mine.' 4And
the king of Israel answered and said:
'It is according to thy saying, my
lord, 0 king: I am thine, and all that
I have.' 'And the messengers came
again, and said: Thus speaketh Ben-
hadad, saying: I sent indeed unto
thee, saying: Thou shalt deUver me
thy silver, and thy gold, and thy
wives, and thy children; 'but I will
send my servants unto thee to-morrow
about this time, and they shaU search
thy house, and the houses of thy
servants; and it shaU be, that what
soever is pleasant in thine eyes, they

shaU put it in their hand, and take it
away.' Then the king of Israel caUed all
the elders of the land, and said:
'Mark, I pray you, and see how this
man seeketh mischief; for he sent
unto me for my wives, and for my
children, and for my silver, and for
my gold; and I denied him not.' 'And
aU the elders and aU the people said
unto him: ' Hearken thou not, neither
consent.' 9Wherefore he said unto the
messengers of Ben-hadad: TeU my
lord the king: AU that thou didst
send for to thy servant at the first
I wiU do; but this thing I may not do.'
And the messengers departed, and
brought him back word. "And Ben-
hadad sent unto him, and said: The
gods do so unto me, and more also, if
the dust of Samaria shah suffice for
handfuls for aU the people that f oUow
me.' "And the king of Israel an
swered and said: TeU him: Let not
him that girdeth on his armour boast
himseff as he that putteth it off.'
"And it came to pass, when [Ben-
hadad] heard this message, as he was
drinking, he and the kings, in the
booths, that he said unto his servants:
'Set yourselves in array.' And they
set themselves in array against the
city. "And, behold, a prophet came near
unto Ahab king of Israel, and said:
Thus saith trie Lord: Hast thou
seen aU this great multitude? behold,
I will deUver it into thy hand this
day; and thou shalt know that I am
the Lord.' "And Ahab said: 'By
whom?' And he said: Thus saith
the Lord : By the young men of the
princes of the provinces.' Then he
said: 'Who shall begin the battle?'
And he answered: 'Thou.' "Then
he numbered the young men of the
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two hundred and thirty-two; and
after them he numbered all the people,
even all the children of Israel, being
seven thousand.
"And they went out at noon. But
Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk
in the booths, he and the kings, the
thirty and two kings that helped him.
"And the young men of the princes
of the provinces went out first; and
Ben-hadad sent out, and they told
him, saying: There are men come
out from Samaria.' "And he said:
'Whether they are come out for
peace, take them alive; or whether
they are come out for war, take them
alive.' "So these went out of the city,
the young men of the princes of the
provinces, and the army which fol
lowed them. "And they slew every
one his man; and the Arameans fled,
and Israel pursued them; and Ben-
hadad the king of Aram escaped on a
horse with horsemen. 21And the king
of Israel went out, and smote the
horses and chariots, and slew the
Arameans with a great slaughter.
22And the prophet came near to the
king of Israel, and said unto him: 'Go,
strengthen thyseff, and mark, and
see what thou doest; for at the return
of the year the king of Aram will come
up against thee.'
"And the servants of the king of
Aram said unto him: Their God is
a God of the hills; therefore they were
stronger than we; but let us fight
against them in the plain, and surely
we shaU be stronger than they. 24And
do this thing: take the kings away,
every man out of his place, and put
governors in their room: "and num
ber thee an army, like the army that
thou hast lost, horse for horse, and
chariot for chariot; and we will fight
agains't them in the plain, and surely
we shall be stronger than they.' And

he hearkened unto their voice, and
did so.
"And it came to pass at the return
of the year, that Ben-hadad mustered
the Arameans, and went up to Aphek,
to fight against Israel. "And the
children of Israel were mustered, and
were victualled, and went against
them; and the children of Israel en
camped before them like two little
flocks of kids; but the Arameans filled
the country. "And a man of God
came near and spoke unto the king of
Israel, and said: 'Thus saith the
Lord: Because the Arameans have
said: The Lord is a God of the
hills, but he is not a God of the
valleys; therefore will I deUver all
this great multitude into thy hand,
and ye shall know that I am the
Lord.' 29And they encamped one
over against the other seven days.
And so it was, that in the seventh
day the battle was joined; and the
children of Israel slew of the Arameans
a hundred thousand footmen in one
day. "But the rest fled to Aphek,
into the city; and the wall fell upon
twenty and seven thousand men that
were left. And Ben-hadad fled, and
came into the city, into an inner
chamber. 31 And his servants said unto him:
'Behold now, we have heard that the
kings of the house of Israel are merci
ful kings; let us, we pray thee, put
sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon
our heads, and go out to the king of
Israel; peradventure he wiU save thy
life.' 32So they girded sackcloth on
their loins, and put ropes on their
heads, and came to the king of Israel,
and said: 'Thy servant Ben-hadad
saith: I pray thee, let me live.'
And he said: 'Is he yet alive? he is
my brother.' 33Now the men took it
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him; and they said: Thy brother
Ben-hadad.' Then he said: 'Go ye,
bring him.' Then Ben-hadad came
forth to him; and he caused him to
come up into his chariot. 34And [Ben-
hadad] said unto him: 'The cities
which my father took from thy father
I will restore; and thou shalt make
streets for thee in Damascus, as my
father made in Samaria.' 'And I
[,said Ahab,] will let thee go with this
covenant.' So he made a covenant
with him, and let him go.
"And a certain man of the sons of
the prophets said unto his fellow by
the word of the Lord: 'Smite me, I
pray thee.' And the man refused to
smite him. "Then said he unto him:
' Because thou hast not hearkened to
the voice of the Lord, behold, as soon
as thou art departed from me, a lion
shall slay thee.' And as soon as he
was departed from him, a lion found
him; and slew him. "Then he found
another man, and said: 'Smite me,
I pray thee.' And the man smote him,
smiting and wounding him. "So the
prophet departed, and waited for the
king by the way, and disguised him
seff with his headband over his eyes.
"And as the king passed by, he cried
unto the king; and he said: 'Thy
servant went out into the midst of
the battle; and, behold, a man turned
aside, and brought a man unto me, and
said: Keep this man; if by any means
he be missing, then shall thy life be
for his life, or else thou shalt pay a
talent of silver. 40And as thy serv
ant was busy here and there, he was
gone.' And the king of Israel said
unto him: 'So shall thy judgment be;
thyself hast decided it.' '"And he
hastened, and took the headband away
from his eyes; and the king of Israel
discerned him that he was of the
prophets. ^And he said unto him:

Thus saith the Lord: Because thou
hast let go out of thy hand the man
whom I had devoted to destruction,
therefore thy life shaU go for his fife,
and thy people for his people.' ^And
the king of Israel went to his house
sullen and displeased, and came to
Samaria. O ~i And it came to pass after these
things, that Naboth the Jez-
reeUte had a vineyard, which was in
Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab,
king of Samaria. 2And Ahab spoke
unto Naboth, saying: 'Give me thy
vineyard, that I may have it for a
garden of herbs, because it is near
unto my house; and I wiU give thee
for it a better vineyard than it; or,
if it seem good to thee, I will give
thee the worth of it in money.' 3And
Naboth said to Ahab: The Lord
forbid it me, that I should give the
inheritance of my fathers unto thee.'
4And Ahab came into his house suUen
and displeased because of the word
which Naboth the Jezreelite had
spoken to him; for he had said: 'I
wiU not give thee the inheritance of
my fathers.' And he laid him down
upon his bed, and turned away his
face, and would eat no bread.
'But Jezebel his wife came to him,
and said unto him: 'Why is thy spirit
so sullen, that thou eatest no bread?'
'And he said unto her: 'Because I
spoke unto Naboth the Jezreehte,.
and said unto him: Give me thy
vineyard for money; or else, if it
please thee, I will give thee another
vineyard for it; and he answered:. I
wiU not give thee my vineyard.' 7And
Jezebel his wife said unto him : 'Dost
thou now govern the kingdom of
Israel? arise, and eat bread, and
let thy heart be merry; I will give
thee the vineyard of Naboth the
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Ahab's name, and sealed them with
his seal, and sent the letters unto the
elders and to the nobles that were in
his city, and that dwelt with Naboth.
'And she wrote in the letters, saying:
'Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at
the head of the people; "and set two
men, -base fellows, before him, and let
them bear witness against him, saying:
Thou didst curse God and the king.
And then carry him out, and stone
him, that he die.'
"And the men of his city, even the
elders and the nobles who dwelt in his
city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them,
according as it was written in the
letters which she had sent unto them.
They proclaimed a fast, and set
Naboth at the head of the people.
"And the two men, the base feUows,
came in and sat before him; and the
base fellows bore witness against hifri,
even against Naboth, in the presence
of the people, saying: 'Naboth did
curse God and the king.' Then they
carried him forth out of the city,
and stoned him with stones, that he
died. Then they sent to Jezebel,
saying: 'Naboth is stoned, and is
dead.' "And it came to pass, when
Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned,
and was dead, that Jezebel said to
Ahab: 'Arise, take possession of the
vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite,
which he refused to give thee for
money; for Naboth is not ahve, but
dead.' "And it came to pass, when
Ahab heard that Naboth was dead,
that Ahab rose up to go down to the
vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to
take possession of it.
"And the word of the Lord came
to Eli j ah the Tishbite, saying : "' Arise,
go down to meet Ahab king of
Israel, who dwelleth in Samaria; be
hold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth,
whither he is gone down to take

possession .of it. "And thou shalt
speak unto him, saying: Thus saith
the Lord: Hast thou killed, and
also taken possession? and thou shalt
speak unto him, saying: Thus saith
the Lord: In the place where dogs
ricked the blood of Naboth shaU dogs
lick thy blood, even thine.' "And
Ahab said to Ehjah : ' Hast thou found
me, O mine enemy?' And he an
swered: 'I have found thee; because
thou hast given thyself over to do
that which is evil in the sight of the
Lord. Tehold, I wiU bring evil upon
thee, and will utterly sweep thee
away, and wiU cut off from Ahab
every man-child, and him that is shut
up and him that is left at large in
Israel. "And I will make thy house
like the house of Jeroboam the son of
Nebat, and hke the house of Baasa
the son of Ahijah, for the provocation
wherewitri thou hast provoked Me,
and hast made Israel to sin. "And -
of Jezebel also spoke the Lord, say
ing: The dogs shall eat Jezebel m
the moat of Jezreel. Tim that dieth
of Ahab in the city the dogs shall
eat; and him that dieth in the
field shaU the fowls of the air
eat.' Tut there was none like un
to Ahab, who did give himseff over
to do that which was evil in the sight
of the Lord, whom Jezebel his wife
stirred up. "And he did very abom
inably in following idols, according
to all that the Amorites did, whom the
Lord cast out before the children of
Israel. 27 And it came to pass, when Ahab
heard those words, that he rent his
clothes, and put sackcloth upon his
flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackoloth,
and went softly. "And the word of the
Lord came to Ehjah the Tishbite,
saying : _ 29' Seest thou how Ahab hum-
bletri himself before Me? because he

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humbleth himself before Me, I will
not bring the evil in his days; but in
his son's days wiU I bring the evil
upon his house.'
O O And they continued three years
without war between Aram and
Israel. 2And it came to pass in the
third year, that Jehoshaphat the king
of Judah came down to the king of
Israel. 3And the king of Israel said
unto his servants: 'Know ye triat
Ramoth-gilead is ours, and we are
still, and take it not out of the hand
of the king of Aram?' 4And he said
unto Jehoshaphat: 'Wilt thou go
with me to battle to Ramoth-gilead?'
And Jehoshaphat said to the king of
Israel: T am as thou art, my people
as thy people, my horses as thy
horses.' 'And Jehoshaphat said unto the
king of Israel: 'Inquire, I pray
thee, at the word of the Lord to-day.'
Then the king of Israel gathered the
prophets together, about four hundred
men, and said unto them: 'Shall I
go against Ramoth-gilead to battle,
or shall I forbear?' And they said:
'Go up; for the Lord will deUver it
into the hand of the king.' 7But
Jehoshaphat said: 'Is there not here
besides a prophet of the Lord, that
we might inquire of him?' 8And the
king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat :
There is yet one man by whom' we
may inquire of the Lord, Micaiah
the son of Imlah; but I hate him; for
he doth not prophesy good concerning
me, but evil.' And Jehoshaphat said:
'Let not the king say so.' Then the
king of Israel called an officer, and
said: 'Fetch quickly Micaiah the son
of Imlah.' "Now the king of Israel
and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah
sat each on his throne, arrayed in
their robes, in a threshing-floor, at the
entrance of the gate of Samaria; and

all the prophets prophesied before
them. "And Zedekiah the son of
Chenaanah made him horns of iron,
and said: ' Thus saith the Lord : With
these shalt thou gore the Arameans,
until they be consumed.' "And all the
prophets prophesied so, saying: 'Go
up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper; for
the Lord will deUver it into the hand
of the king.'
"And the messenger that went to
caU Micaiah spoke unto him, saying:
' Behold now, the words of the proph
ets declare good unto the king, with
one mouth, let thy word, I pray thee,
be like the word of one of them, and
speak thou good.' "And Micaiah
said: 'As the Lord liveth, what the
Lord saith unto me, that wiU I speak.'
"And when he was come to the king,
the king said unto him: 'Micaiah,
shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle,
or shall we forbear?' And he an
swered him: 'Go up, and prosper;
and the Lord wiU deUver it into the
hand of the king.' "And the king said
unto him: 'How many times shall I
adjure thee that thou speak unto me
nothing but the truth in the name of
the Lord?' "And he said: 'I saw
aU Israel scattered upon the moun
tains, as sheep that have no shepherd;
and the Lord said: These have no
master; let them return every man to
his house in peace.' "And the king
of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: 'Did
I not teU thee that he would not
prophesy good concerning me, but
evil?' J'And he said: Therefore hear
thou the word of the Lord. I saw the
Lord sitting on His throne, and all
the host of heaven standing by Him
on His right hand and on His left.
"And the Lord said: Who shaU en
tice Ahab, that he may go up and faU
at Ramoth-gilead? And one said:
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On that manner. 21And there came
forth the spirit, and stood before
the Lord, and said: I will entice
him. ^And the Lord said unto him:
Wherewith? And he said: I will
go forth, and wiU be a lying spirit
in the mouth of aU his prophets.
And He said: Thou shalt entice him,
and shalt prevail also; go forth, and
do so. "Now therefore, behold, the
Lord hath put a lying spirit in the
mouth of all these thy prophets; and
the Lord hath spoken evil concerning
thee.' Then Zedekiah the son of Chena-
anah came near, and smote Micaiah
on the cheek, and said: 'Which way
went the spirit of the Lord from me
to speak unto thee?' "And Micaiah
said: 'Behold, thou shalt see on that
day, when thou shalt go into an inner
chamber to hide thyself.' "And the
king of Israel said: Take Micaiah,
and carry him back uoto Arnon the
governor of the city, and to Joash
the king's son; "and say: Thus saith
the king: Put this feUow in the
prison, and feed him with scant bread
and with scant water, until I come in
peace.' "And Micaiah said :' If thou
return at aU in peace, the Lord hath
not spoken by me.' And he said:
'Hear, ye peoples, all of you.'
29So the king of Israel and Jehosha
phat the king of Judah went up to
Ramoth-gilead. "And the king of
Israel said unto Jehoshaphat: T will
disguise myself, and go into the battle;
but put thou on thy robes.' And the
king of Israel disguised himself, and
went into the battle. 31Now the king
of Aram had commanded the thirty
and two captains of his chariots, say
ing: 'Fight neither with small nor
great, save only with the king of
Israel' 32And it came to pass, when
the captains of the chariots saw Je

hoshaphat, that they said: 'Surely
it is the king of Israel'; and they
turned aside to fight against him;
and Jehoshaphat cried out. "And it
came to pass, when the captains of the
chariots saw that it was not the king
of Israel, that they turned back from
pursuing him. 34And a certain man
drew his bow at a venture, and smote
the king of Israel between the lower
armour and the breastplate; where
fore he said unto the driver of his
chariot: Turn thy hand, and carry
me out of the host; for I am sore
wounded.' "And the battle increased
that day; and the king was stayed up
in his chariot against the Arameans,
and died at even; and the blood ran
out of the wound into the bottom of
the chariot. "And there went a cry
throughout the host about the going
down of the sun, saying: 'Every man
to his city, and every man to his
country.' "So the king died, and was brought
to Samaria; and they buried the king
in Samaria. "And they washed the
chariot by the pool of Samaria; and
the dogs licked up his blood; the har
lots also washed themselves there;
according unto the word of the Lord
which He spoke.
"Now trie rest of the acts of Ahab,
and all that he did, and the ivory
house which he built, and all the cities
that he built, are they not written in
the book of the chronicles of the kings
of Israel? 40So Ahab slept with his
fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned
in his stead.
41 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa
began to reign over Judah in the fourth
year of Ahab king of Israel. ^Je-
hoshaphat was thirty and five years
old when he began to reign; and he
reigned twenty and five years in
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was Azubah the_ daughter of Shilhi.
43 And he walked in aU the way of Asa
his father; he turned not aside from
it, doing that which was right in the
eyes of the Lord; ^howbeit the high
places were not taken away; the
people still sacrificed and offered in the
high places. 45And Jehoshaphat made
peace with the king of Israel.
^Now the rest of the acts of Je
hoshaphat, and his might that he
showed, and how he warred, are they
not written in the book of the chron
icles of the kings of Judah? 47And
the remnant of the sodomites that re
mained in the days of his father Asa,
he put away out of the land. 48And
there was no king in Edom: a deputy
was king. 49 Jehoshaphat made ships
of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold;
but they went- not; for the ships were
broken at Ezion-geber. "Then said

Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Je
hoshaphat: 'Let my servants go with
thy servants in the ships.' But Jehosh
aphat would not. "And Jehoshaphat
slept with his fathers, and was buried
with his fathers in the city of David
his father; and Jehoram his son reigned
in his stead.
62Ahaziah the son of Ahab began
to reign over Israel in Samaria in the
seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king
of Judah, and he feigned two years
over Israel. ^And he did that which
was evil in the sight of the Lord,
and walked in the way of his father,
and in the way of his mother, and in
the way of Jeroboam the son of Ne
bat, wherein he made Israel to sin.
54 And he served Baal, and worshipped
him, and provoked the Lord, the
God of Israel, according to all that
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"j And Moab rebeUed against Israel
after the death of Ahab.
2And Ahaziah f eU down through the
lattice in his upper chamber that was
in Samaria, and was sick; and he sent
messengers, and said unto them:
'Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of
Ekron whether I shall recover of this
sickness.' 3But an angel of the Lord
said to Elijah the Tishbite: 'Arise,
go up to meet trie messengers of the
king of Samaria, and say unto them:
Is it because there is no God in
Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-
zebub the god of Ekron? 4Now
therefore thus saith the Lord: Thou
shalt not come down from the bed
whither thou art gone up, but shalt
surely die.' And Elijah departed.
'And the messengers returned unto
him, and he said unto them: 'Why
is it that ye are returned?' 'And they
said unto him: There came up a
man to meet us, and said unto us:
Go, return unto the king that sent
you, and say unto him: Thus saith
the Lord: Is it because there is no
God in Israel, that thou sendest to
inquire of Baal-zebub the god of
Ekron? therefore thou shalt _ not
come down from the bed whither
thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.'
'And he said unto them: 'What man
ner of man was he that came up to
meet you, and told you these words?'
'And they answered him: 'He was a
hairy man, and girt with a girdle of
leather about his loins.' And he said:
'It is Elijah the Tishbite.'

Then the king sent unto him a
captain of fifty with his fifty. And he
went up to nun; and, behold, he sat
on the top of the hill. And he spoke
unto him: '0 man of God, the king
hath said: Comedown.' "And Elijah
answered and said to the captain
of fifty: 'If I be a man of God,
let fire come down from heaven, and
consume thee and thy fifty.' And
there came down fire from heaven,
and consumed him and his fifty.
"And again he sent unto him another
captain of fifty with his fifty. And he
answered and said unto him: 'O
man of God, thus hath the king
said: Come down quickly.' "And
Elijah answered and said unto them:
'If I be a man of God, let fire come
down from heaven, and consume thee
and thy fifty,' And the fire of God
came down from heaven, and con
sumed him and his fifty. "And again
he sent the captain of a third fifty
with his fifty. And the third captain
of fifty went up, and came and f eU
on his knees before EUjah, and be
sought him, and said unto him: '0
man of God, I pray thee, let my life,
and the life of these fifty thy servants,
be precious in thy sight. "Behold,
there came fire down from heaven, and
consumed the two former captains of
fifty with their fifties; but now let my
fife be precious in thy sight.' "And
the angel of the Lord said unto
Elijah: 'Go down with him; be not
afraid of him.' And he arose, and
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"And he said unto him: Thus saith
the Lord: Forasmuch as thou hast
sent messengers to inquire of Baal-
zebub the god of Ekron, is it because
there is no God in Israel to inquire of
His word? therefore thou shalt not
come down from the bed whither thou
art gone up, but shalt surely die.'
"So he died according to the word
of the Lord which Ehjah had spoken.
And Jehoram began to reign in his
stead in the second year of Jehoram
the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah;
because he had no son. "Now the
rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he
did, are they not written in the book
of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
O And it came to pass, when the
Lord would take up EUjah by a
whirlwind into heaven, that Elijah
went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2And
EUjah said unto Elisha: Tarry here,
I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent
me as far as Beth-el.' And Elisha
said: 'As the Lord Uveth, and as thy
soul Uveth, I wiU not leave thee.'
So they went down to Beth-el. — 'And
the sons of the prophets that were at
Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and
said unto him: 'Knowest thou that
the Lord wiU take away thy master
from thy head to-day?' And he said:
'Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.' —
4And Ehjah said unto him: 'EUsha,
tarry here, I pray thee;. for the Lord
hath sent me to Jericho.' And he
said: 'As the Lord Uveth, and as thy
soul Uveth, I will not leave thee.'
So they came to Jericho. — 'And the
sons of the prophets that were at
Jericho came near to Elisha, and said
unto him: 'Knowest thou that the
Lord will take away thy master from
thy head to-day?' And he answered:
'Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.' —
'And Elijah said unto him: Tarry

here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath
sent me to the Jordan.' And he said:
'As the Lord Uveth, and as thy soul
Uveth, I wiU not leave thee.' And
they two went on.
7And fifty men of the sons of the
prophets went, and stood over against
them afar off; and they two stood
by the Jordan. 'And Elijah took his
mantle, and wrapped it together, and
smote the waters, and they were
divided hither and thither, so that
they two went over on dry ground.
'And it came to pass, when they were
gone over, that Elijah said unto
Elisha: 'Ask what I shaU do for
thee, before I am taken from thee.'
And Ehsha said: 'I pray thee, let
a double portion of thy spirit be
upon me.' "And he said: Thou
hast asked a hard thing; nevertheless,
if thou see me when I am taken from
thee, it shaU be so unto thee; but if
not, it shaU not be so.' "And it
came to pass, as they stiU went on,
and talked, that, behold, there ap
peared a chariot of fire, and horses of
fire, which parted them both asunder;
and Ehjah went up by a whirlwind
into heaven.
"And EUsha saw it, and he cried:
'My father, my father, the chariots
of Israel and the horsemen thereof!'
And he saw him no more; and he
took hold of his own clothes, and
rent them in two pieces, "He took
up also the mantle of EUjah that fell
from him, and went back, and stood
by the bank of the Jordan. "And he
took the mantle of Ehjah that fell
from him, and smote the waters, and
said: ' Where is the Lord, the God of
EUjah?' and when he also had smitten
the waters, they were divided hither
and thither; and Elisha went over.
"And when the sons of the prophets
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saw him, they said: 'The spirit of
Elijah doth rest on Elisha.' And
they came to meet him, and bowed
down to the ground before him. "And
they said unto him: 'Behold now,
there are with thy servants fifty
strong men; let them go, we pray thee,
and seek thy master; lest peradventure
the spirit of the Lord hath taken him
up, and cast him upon some mountain,
or into some valley.' And he said:
'Ye shall not send.' "And when
they urged him till he was ashamed,
he said: 'Send.' They sent therefore
fifty men; and they sought three days,
but found him not. "And they
came back to him, while he tarried at
Jericho; and he said unto them: 'Did
I not say unto you : Go not?'
"And the men of the city said unto
Elisha: 'Beriold, we pray triee, the
situation of this city is pleasant, as
my lord seeth; but the water is bad,
and the land miscarrieth.' 20And he
said: 'Bring me a new cruse, and put
salt therein.' And they brought it to
him. 21And he went forth unto the
spring of the waters, and cast salt
therein, and said: Thus saith the
Lord: I have healed these waters;
there shall not be from thence any
more death or miscarrying.' 22So
the waters were healed unto this day,
according to the word of Elisha wliich
he spoke.
"And he went up from thence unto
Beth-el; and as he was going up by
the way, there came forth Uttle
children out of the city, and mocked
him, and said unto him: 'Go up, thou
baldhead; go up, thou baldhead.'
MAnd he looked behind him and saw
them, and cursed them in the name
of the Lord. And there came forth
two she-bears out of the wood, and tore
forty and two children of them. "And
he went from thence to mount Carmel,

and from thence he returned to
Samaria. O Now Jehoram the son of Ahab
began to reign over Israel in Sa
maria in the eighteenth year of
Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and
reigned twelve years. 2And he did
that which was evil in the sight of
the Lord; but not hke his father, and
like his mother; for he put away the
pillar of Baal that his father had made.
'Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins
of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, where
with he- made Israel to sin; he de
parted not therefrom.
4Now Mesha king of Moab was a
sheep-master; and he rendered unto
the king of Israel the wool of a hundred
thousand lambs, and of a hundred
thousand rams. 'But it came to
pass, when Ahab was dead, that the
king of Moab rebelled against the
king of Israel. 'And king Jehoram
went out of Samaria at that time, and
mustered all Israel. 7And he went and
sent to Jehoshaphat the king of
Judah, saying: The king of Moab
hath rebelled against me; wilt thou
go with me against Moab to battle?'
And he said: 'I will go up; I am as
thou art, my people as thy people,
my horses as thy horses.' 'And he
said: 'Which way shaU we go up?'
And he answered: The way of the
wilderness of Edom.' 'So the king
of Israel went, and the king of Judah,
and the king of Edom; and they made
a circuit of seven days' journey; and
there was no water for the host, nor
for the beasts that foUowed them.
"And the king of Israel said: 'Alas!
for the Lord hath called these three
kings together to deUver them into the
hand of Moab.' "But Jehoshaphat
said: 'Is there not here a prophet of
the Lord, that we may inquire of the
Lord by him?' And one of the kh)g of

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Israel's servants answered and said:
' EUsha the son of Shaphat is here, who
poured water on the hands of Elijah.'
"And Jehoshaphat said: The word
of the Lord is with him.' So the
king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and
the king of Edom went down to him.
"And Elisha said unto the king of
Israel: 'What have I to do with thee?
get thee to the prophets of thy father,
and to the prophets of thy mother.'
And the king of Israel said unto him:
'Nay; for the Lord hath called these
three kings together to deUver them
into the hand of Moab.' "And Ehsha
said: 'As the Lord of hosts liveth,
before whom I stand, surely, were it
not that I regard the presence of
Jehoshaphat the _king of Judah, I
would not look toward thee, nor see
thee. Tut now bring me a minstrel.'
And it came to pass, when the minstrel
played, that the hand of the Lord
came upon him. "And he said:
Thus saith the Lord: Make this
valley full of trenches. "For thus
saith the Lord: Ye shaU not see
wind, neither shah ye see rain, yet
that valley shaU be filled with water;
and ye shaU drink, both ye and your
cattle and your beasts. "And this is
but a Ught thing in the sight of the
Lord ; He wiU also deUver the Moab
ites into your hand. "And ye shall
smite every fortified city, and every
choice city, and shaU feU every good
tree, and stop aU fountains of water,
and mar every good piece of land with
stones.' 20And it came to pass in
the morning, about the time of making
the offering, that, behold, triere came
water by the way of Edom, and the
country was filled with water.
21Now when aU the Moabites heard
that the kings were come up to fight
against them, they gathered them
selves together, all that were able to

put on armour, and upward, and
stood on the border. "And they rose
up early in the morning, and the sun
shone upon the water, and the Moab
ites saw, the water some way off as
red as blood; "and they said: This
is blood: the kings have surely fought
together, and they have smitten each
man his fellow; now therefore, Moab,
to the spoil.' ^And when they came
to the camp of Israel, the Israelites
rose up and smote the Moabites, so
that they fled before them. And they
smote the land, even Moab, mightily.
"And they beat down the cities; and
on every good piece of land they cast
every man his stone, and filled it;
and they stopped all the fountains of
water, and felled aU the good trees;
until there was left only Kir-hareseth
with the stones of the wall thereof;
so the slingers encompassed it, and
smote it. "And when the king of
Moab saw that the battle was too sore
for him, he took with him seven
hundred men that drew sword, to
break through unto the king of Edom;
but they could not. Then he took
his eldest son that should have
reigned in his stead, and offered him
for a burnt-offering upon the waU.
And there came great wrath upon
Israel; and they departed from him,
and returned to their own land.
A Now there cried ascertain woman
of the wives of the sons of the
prophets unto Ehsha, saying: Thy
servant my husband is dead; and thou
knowest that thy servant did fear
the Lord; and the creditor is come to
take unto him my two children to be
bondmen.' 2And Ehsha said unto
her: 'What shaU I do for thee? teU
me; what hast thou in the house?'
And she said: Thy handmaid hath
not any thing in the house, save a pot
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thee vessels abroad of all thy neigh
bours, even empty vessels; borrow
not a few. 4And thou shalt go in,
and shut the door upon thee and
upon thy sons, and pour out into all
those vessels; and thou shalt set aside
that which is full.' 'So she went from
him, and shut the door upon her and
upon her sons; they brought the ves
sels to her, and she poured out. 'And
it came to pass, when the vessels were
full, that she said unto her son:
'Bring me yet a vessel.' And he
said unto her: There is not a vessel
more.' And trie oil stayed. Then
she came and told the man of God.
And he said: 'Go, sell the oil, and
pay thy debt, and live thou and thy
sons of the rest.'
'And it fell on a day, that EUsha
passed to Shunem, where was a
great woman; and she constrained him
to eat bread. And so it was, that as
oft as he passed by, he turned in
thither to eat bread. 9And she said
unto her husband: 'Behold now, I
perceive that this is a holy man of
God, that passeth by us continually.
"Let us make, I pray thee, a Uttle
chamber on the roof; and let us
set for him there a bed, and a table,
and a stool, and a candlestick; and
it shaU be, when he cometh to us,
that he shall turn in thither.' "And
it fell on a day, that he came thither,
and he turned into the upper chamber
and lay there. "And he said to Gehazi
his servant: 'Call this Shunammite.'
And when he had called hery she
stood before him. "And he said unto
him: I'Say now unto her: Behold,
thou hast been careful for us with all
this care; what is to be done for thee?
wouldest thou be spoken for to the
king, or to the captain of the host?'
And she answered: 'I dwell among
mine own people.' "And he said:

'What then is to be done for her?'
And Gehazi answered: 'Verily she
hath no son, and her husband is old.'
"And he said: 'CaU her.' And when
he had called her, she stood in the
door. "And he said: ' At this season,
when the time cometh round, . thou
shalt embrace a son.' And she said:
'Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do
not Ue unto thy handmaid.' ,7And the
woman conceived, and bore a son at
that season, when the time came
rourid, as Elisha had said unto her.
"And when the child was grown, it
feU on a day, that he went out to his
father to the reapers. "And he said
unto his father: 'My head, my head.'
And he said to his servant: 'Carry
him to his mother.' "And when he
had taken him, and brought him to his
mother, he sat on her knees till noon,
and then died. 21And she went up,
and laid him on the bed of the man of
God, and shut the door upon him,
and went out. 22And she called
unto her husband, and said: 'Send
me, I pray thee, one of the servants,
and one of the asses, that I may run
to the man of God, and come back.'
"And he said: 'Wherefore wilt thou
go to him to-day? it is neither new
moon nor sabbath.' And she said:
'It shaU be well.' Then she sad
dled an ass, and said to her servant:
'Drive, and go forward; slacken me
not the riding, except I bid thee.'
"So she went, and came unto the
man of God to mount Carmel.
And it came to pass, when the man
of God saw her afar off, that he said
to Gehazi his servant: 'Behold,
yonder is that Shunammite. "Run,
I pray thee, now to meet her, and say
unto her: Is it well with thee? is
it well with thy husband? is it well
with the child?' And she an
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came to the man of God to the hill,
she caught hold of his feet. And
Gehazi came near to thrust her away;
but the man of God said: 'Let her
alone; for her soul is bitter within
her; and the Lord hath hid it from
me, and hath not told me.' Then
she said: 'Did I desire a son of my
lord? did I not say: Do not deceive
me?' Then he said to Gehazi:
' Gird up thy loins, and take my staff
in thy hand, and go thy way; if thou
meet any man, salute him not; and
if any salute thee, answer him not;
and lay my staff upon the face of
the child.' "And the mother of the
child said: 'As the Lord Uveth, and
as thy soul liveth, I wiU not leave
thee.' And he arose, and foUowed
her. 31And Gehazi passed on before
them, and laid the staff upon the face
of the child; but there was neither
voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he
returned to meet him, and told him,
saying: The child is not awaked.'
32And when Elisha was come into
the house, behold, the child was dead,
and laid upon his bed. "He went in
therefore, and shut the door upon
them twain, and prayed unto the
Lord. 34 And he went up, and lay
upon the child, and put his mouth
upon his mouth, and his eyes upon
his eyes, and his hands upon his
hands; and he stretched himself upon
him; and the flesh of the child waxed
warm. Then he returned, and
walked in the house once to and fro;
and went up, and stretched himself
upon him; and the child sneezed
seven times, and the child opened
his eyes. "And he called Gehazi, and
said: ' CaU this Shunammite.' So he
caUed her. And when she was come
in unto him, he said: 'Take up thy
son.' 'Then she went in, and fell
at his feet, and bowed down to the

ground; and she took up her son, and
went out.
"And Ehsha came again to Gilgal;
and there was a dearth in the land;
and the sons of the prophets were sit
ting before him; and he said unto
his servant: 'Set on the great pot,
and seethe pottage for the sons of
the prophets.' "And one went out
into the field to gather herbs, and
found a wild vine, and gathered there
of wild gourds his lap full, and came
and shred them into the pot of pot
tage; for they knew them not. 40So
they poured out for the men to eat.
And it came to pass, as they were eat
ing of the pottage, that they cried
out, and said: 'O man of God, there
is death in the pot.' And they could
not eat thereof. T5ut he said:
Then bring meal.' And he cast it
into the pot; and he said: 'Pour out
for the people, that they may eat.'
And triere was no harm in the pot.
42 And there came a man from Baal-
shahshah, and brought the man of
God bread of the first-fruits, twenty
loaves of barley, and fresh ears of
corn in his sack. And he said: 'Give
unto the people, that they may eat.'
43 And his servant said: 'How should
I set this before a hundred men?'
But he said: 'Give the people, that
they may eat; for thus saith the
Lord: They shall eat, and shaU
leave thereof.' "So he set it before
them, and they did eat, and left
thereof, according to the word of the
Lord. PL Now Naaman, captain of the host
of the king of Aram, was a great
man with his master, and held in
esteem, because by him the Lord
had given victory unto Aram; he
was also a mighty man of valour, but
he was a leper. 2And the Arameans
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brought away captive out of the land
of Israel a httle maid; and she waited
on Naaman's wife. 'And she said
unto her mistress: 'Would that my
lord were with the prophet that is in
Samaria! then would he recover him
of his leprosy.' 4And he went in,
and told his lord, saying: Thus and
thus said the maid that is of the land
of Israel.' 'And the king of Aram
said: 'Go now, and I will send a
letter unto the king of Israel.' And
he departed, and took with him ten
talents of silver, and six thousand
pieces of gold, and ten changes of
raiment. 'And he brought the letter
to the king of Israel, saying: 'And
now when this letter is come unto thee,
behold, I have sent Naaman my serv
ant to thee,- that thou mayest re
cover him of his leprosy.' 7And it
came to .pass, when the king of Israel
had read the letter, that he rent his
clothes, and said: 'Am I God, to
kiU and to make aUve, that this man
doth send unto me to recover a man
of his leprosy? but consider, I pray
you, and see how he seeketh an occa
sion against me.'
'And it was so, when EUsha the
man of God heard that the king of
Israel had rent his clothes, that he
sent to the king, saying: 'Wherefore
hast thou rent thy clothes? let him
come now to me, and he shaU know
that there is a prophet in Israel.' 'So
Naaman came with his horses and
with his chariots, and stood at the
door of the house of Elisha. "And
Elisha sent a messenger unto him,
saying: 'Go and wash in the Jordan
seven times, and thy flesh shaU come
back to thee, and thou shalt be clean.'
"But Naaman was wroth, and went
away, and said: 'Behold, I thought:
He will surely come out to me, and
stand, and call on the name of the

Lord his God, and wave his hand
over the place, and recover the leper.
"Are not Amanah and Pharpar, trie
rivers of Damascus, better than all
the waters of Israel? may I not wash
in them, and be clean?' So he turned,
and went away in a rage. "And his
servants came near, and spoke unto
him, and said: 'My father, if the
prophet had bid thee do some great
thing, wouldest thou not have done
it? how much rather then, when he
saith to thee: Wash, and be clean?'
Then went he down, and dipped him
self seven times in the Jordan, ac
cording to the saying of the man of
God; and his flesh came back like unto
the flesh of a httle child, and he was
clean. "And he returned to the man of
God, he and all his company, and
came, and stood before him; and he
said: 'Behold now, I know that there
is no God in aU the earth, but in Is
rael; now therefore, I pray thee, take
a present of thy servant.' "But he
said: 'As the Lord Uveth, before
whom I stand, I wiU receive none.'
And he urged him to take it; but
he refused. "And Naaman said: 'If
not, yet I pray thee let there be given
to thy servant two mules' burden of
earth; for thy servant wiU henceforth
offer neither burnt-offering nor sacri
fice unto other gods, but unto the
Lord. "In this thing the Lord par
don thy servant: when my master
goeth into the house of Rimmon to
worship there, and he leaneth on my
hand, and I prostrate myself in the
house of Rimmon, when I prostrate
myself in the house of Rimmon, the
Lord pardon thy servant in this thing.'
"Arid he said unto him: 'Go in
peace.' So he departed from him
some way.
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the man of God, said: 'Behold, my
master hath spared this Naaman the
Aramean, in not receiving at his
hands that which he brought; as the
Lord hveth, I will surely run after
him, and take somewhat of him.' 21So
Gehazi followed after Naaman. And
when Naaman saw one running after
him, he ahghted from the chariot to
meet him, and said: 'Is all well?'
22 And he said: 'AU is well. My mas
ter hath sent me, saying: Behold,
even now there are come to me from
trie hill-country of Ephraim two young
men of the sons of the prophets; give
them, I pray thee, a talent of silver,
and two changes of raiment.' "And
Naaman said: 'Be content, take two
talents.' And he urged him, and
bound two talents of silver in two
bags, with two changes of raiment, and
laid them upon two of his servants;
and they bore them before him. MAnd
when he came to the hiU, he took
them from their hand, and deposited
them in the house; and he let the men
go, and they departed. "But he went
in, and stood before his master.
And EUsha said unto him: 'Whence
comest thou, Geriazi?' And he said:
' Thy servant went no whither.' "And
he said unto him: 'Went not my
heart [with thee], when the man
turned back from his chariot to meet
thee? Is it a time to receive money,
and to receive garments, and olive-
yards and vineyards, and sheep and
oxen, and men-servants and maid
servants? The leprosy therefore of
Naaman shaU cleave unto thee, and
unto thy seed for ever.' And he went
out from his presence a leper as white
as snow.
Cl And the sons of the prophets said
unto EUsha: 'Behold now, the
place where we dweU before thee is
too strait for us. 2Let us go, we pray

thee, unto the Jordan, and take thence
every man a beam, and let us make
us a place there, where we may dweU.'
And he answered: 'Go ye.' 'And
one said : ' Be content, I pray thee, and
go with thy servants.' And he an
swered: T will go.' 4So he went with
them. And when they came to the
Jordan, they cut down wood. 'But
as one was felling a beam, the axe-
head feU into the water; and he cried,
and said: 'Alas, my master! for it
was borrowed.' 'And the man of
God said: 'Where feU it?' And he
showed him the place. And he cut
down a stick, and cast it in thither,
and made the iron to swim. 7And he
said: Take it up to thee.' So he put
out his hand, and took it.
'Now the king of Aram warred
against Israel; and he took counsel
with his servants, saying: 'In such
and such a place shaU be my camp.'
'And the man of God sent unto the
king of Israel, saying: 'Beware that
thou pass not such a place; for thither
the Arameans are coming down.'
"And the king of Israel sent to the
place which trie man of God told him
and warned him of; and he guarded
himseff there, not once nor twice.
"And the heart of the king of Aram
was sore troubled for this thing; and
he caUed his servants, and said unto
them: 'WiU ye not teU me which of
us is for the king of Israel?' "And
one of his servants said: 'Nay, my
lord, 0 king; but EUsha, the prophet
that is in Israel, telleth the king of
Israel the words that thou speakest
in thy bed-chamber.' "And he said:
'Go and see where he is, that I may
send and fetch him.' And it was told
him, saying: 'Behold, he is in Dothan.'
"Therefore sent he thither horses,
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trie city about. "And when the serv
ant of the man of God was risen early,
and gone forth, behold, a host with
horses and chariots was round about
the city. And his servant said unto
him: 'Alas, my master! how shaU we
do?' "And he answered: 'Fear not:
for they that are with us are more
than they that are with them.' "And
Ehsha prayed, and said: 'Lord, I
pray Thee, open his eyes, that he may
see.' And the Lord opened the eyes
of the young man; and he saw; and,
behold, the mountain was full of
horses and chariots of fire round
about Ehsha. "And when they came
down to him, EUsria prayed unto the
Lord, and said: 'Smite this people,
I pray Thee, with blindness.' And
He smote them with blindness ac
cording to the word of Elisha. "And
Elisha said unto them: This is not
the way, neither is this the city;
follow me, and I wiU bring you to the
man whom ye seek.' And he led
them to Samaria.
20 And it came to pass, when they
were come into Samaria, that Ehsha
said: .'Lord, open the eyes of these
men, that they may see.' And the
Lord opened their eyes, and they saw;
and, behold, they were in the midst
of Samaria. 21And the king of Israel
said unto Ehsha, when he saw them:
'My father, shall I smite them? shall
I smite triem?' 22And he answered:
Thou shalt not smite them; hast
thou taken captive with thy sword
and with thy bow those whom thou
wouldest smite? set bread and water
before triem, that they may eat and
drink, and go to their master.' "And
he prepared great provision for them;
and when they had eaten and drunk,
he sent them away, and they went to
their master. And the bands of Aram
came no more into the land of Israel.

MAnd it came to pass after this,
that Ben-hadad king of Aram gath
ered aU Lis host, and went up, and
besieged Samaria. "And there was a
great famine in Samaria; and, behold,
they besieged it, until an ass's head
was sold for fourscore pieces of silver,
and the fourth part of a kab of dove's
dung for five pieces of silver. "And
as the king of Israel was passing by
upon the waU, there cried a woman
unto him, saying: 'Help, my lord,
0 king.' "And he said: 'If the Lord
do not help thee, whence shaU I help
thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out
of the winepress?' "And the king
said unto her: 'What aileth thee?'
And she answered: ' This woman said
unto me : Give thy son, that we may
eatNbim to-day, and we will eat my
son to-morrow. 29So we boiled my
son, and did eat him; and I said unto
her on the next day: Give thy son,
that we may eat him; and she hath
hid her son.' "And it came to pass,
when the king heard the words of the
woman, that he rent his clothes
— now he was passing by upon the
wall — and the people looked, and,
behold, he had sackcloth within upon
his flesh. Then he said: 'God do so
to me, and more also, if the head of
Ehsha the son of Shaphat shaU stand
on him this day.'
Tut Ehsha sat in his house, and
the elders sat with him; and the king
sent a man from before him; but ere
the messenger came to him, he said
to the elders: 'See ye how this son of
a murderer hath sent to take away my
head? look, when the messenger com
eth, shut the door, and hold the door
fast against him; is not the sound of
his master's feet behind him?' "And
while he yet talked with them, behold,
the messenger came down unto him;
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is of the Lord; why should I wait for
ij the Lord any longer?' 'And Elisha
said : ' Hear ye the word of the Lord ;
thus saith the Lord : To-morrow about
this time shall a measure of fine flour
be sold for a shekel, and two measures
of barley for a shekel, in the gate of
Samaria.' Then the captain on whose
hand the king leaned answered the
man of God, and said: 'Behold, if the
Lord should make windows in heaven,
might this thing be?' And he said:
'Behold, thou shalt see it with thine
eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.'
3Now there were four leprous inen
at the entrance of the gate; and they
said one to another: 'Why sit we
here until we die? 4If we say: We
will enter into the city, then the
famine is in the city, and we shaff'die
there; and if we sit stiU here, we die
also. Now therefore come, and let us
fall unto the host of the Arameans; if
they save us ahve, we shaU five; and
if they kill us, we shall but die.'
'And they rose up in the twUight, to
go unto the camp of the Arameans;
and when they were come to the
outermost part of the camp of the
Arameans, behold, there was no man
there. 'For the Lord had made the
host of the Arameans to hear a noise
of chariots, and a noise of horses,
even the noise of a great host; and
they said one to another: 'Lo, the
king of Israel hath hired against us
the kings of the Hittites, and the
kings of the Egyptians, to come upon
us.' 'Wherefore they arose and fled
in the twilight, and left their tents,
and their horses, and their asses, even
the camp as it was, and fled for their
life. 8And when these lepers came to
the outermost part of the camp, they
went into one tent, and did eat and
drink, and carried thence silver, and
gold, and raiment, and went and hid

it; and they came back, and entered
into another tent, and carried thence
also, and went and hid it.
Then they said one to another:
'We do not well; this day is a day of
good tidings, and we hold our peace;
if we tarry tiU the morning Ught, pun
ishment will overtake us; now there
fore come, let us go and teU the king's
household.' "So they came and called
unto the porters of the city; and they
told them, saying: 'We came to the
camp of the Arameans, and, behold,
there was no man there, neither voice
of man, but the horses tied, and the
asses tied, and the tents as they
were.' "And the porters caUed, and
they told it to the king's household
within. "And the king arose in the
night, and said unto his servants: 'I
will now teU you what the Arameans
have done to us. They know that we
are hungry; therefore are they gone
out of the camp to hide themselves in
the field, saying: When they come
out of the city, we shaU take them
alive, and get into the city.' "And
one of his servants answered and
said: ' Let some take, I pray thee, five
of the horses that remain, which are
left in the city  behold, they are as
aU the multitude of Israel that are left
in it; behold, they are as aU the mul
titude of Israel that are consumed —
and let us send and see.' "They took
therefore two chariots with horses;
and the king sent after the host of
the Arameans, saying: 'Go and see.'
"And they went after them unto the
Jordan; and, lo, all the way was full
of garments and vessels, which the
Arameans had cast away in their haste.
And the messengers returned, and told
the king.
"And the people went out, and
spoiled the camp of the Arameans.
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for a shekel, and two measures of
barley for a shekel, according to the
word of the Lord. "And the king
appointed the captain on whose hand
he leaned to have the charge of the
gate; and the people trod upon him
in the gate, and he died as the man of
God had said, who spoke when the
king came down to him. "And it
came to pass, as the man of God had
spoken to the king, saying: Two
measures of barley for a shekel, and
a measure of fine flour for a shekel,
shall be to-morrow about this time
in the gate of Samaria'; "and that
captain answered the man of God,
and said: 'Now, behold, if the Lord
should make windows in heaven,
might such a thing be?' and he said:
'Behold, thou shalt see it with thine
eyes, but shalt not eat thereof; "it
came to pass even so unto him; for
the people trod upon him in the gate,
and he died.
Q Now EUsha had spoken unto the
woman, whose son he had restored
to life, saying: 'Arise, and go thou and
vthy household, and sojourn whereso
ever thou canst sojourn; for the Lord
hath called for a famine; and it shall
also come upon the land seven years.'
2And the woman arose, and did ac
cording to the word of the man of
God; and she went with her household,
and -sojourned in the land of the
Philistines seven years. 3And it came
to pass at the seven years' end, that
the woman returned out of the land of
the Philistines; and she went forth
to cry unto the king for her house
and for her land. 4Now the king was
talking with Gehazi the servant of
the man of God, saying: Tell me, I
pray thee, all the great things that
Elisha hath done.' 'And it came to
pass, as he was telling the king how
he had restored to life him that was

dead, that, behold, the woman, whose
son he had restored to Ufe, cried to
the king for her house and for her
land. And Gehazi said: 'My lord,
0 king, this is the woman, and this is
her son, whom Elisha restored to
life.' 'And when the king asked the
woman, she told him. So the king
appointed unto her a certain officer,
saying: 'Restore all that was hers,
and all the fruits of the field since the
day that she left the land, even until
now.' 7And Elisha came to Damascus;
and Ben-hadad the king of Aram was
sick; and it was told him, saying:
'The man of God is come hither.'
'And the king said unto Hazael: Take
a present in triy hand, and go meet
the man of God, and inquire of the
Lord by him, saying; Shall I re
cover of this sickness?' 9So Hazael
went to meet him, and took a present
with him, even of every good thing of
Damascus, forty camels' burden, and
came and stood before him, and said:
Thy son Ben-hadad king of Aram
hath sent me to thee, saying: Shall
I recover of this sickness?' "And
Elisha said unto him: 'Go, say unto
him: Thou shalt surely recover-
howbeit the Lord hath shown me
that he shall surely die.' "And he
settled his countenance stedfastly
upon him, until he was ashamed; and
the man of God wept. "And Hazael
said: 'Why weepeth my lord?' And
he answered: 'Because I know the
evil that thou wilt do unto the chil
dren of Israel: their strongholds wilt
thou set on fire, and their young men
wilt" thou slay with the sword, and
wilt dash in pieces their little ones,
and rip up their women with child.'
"And Hazael said: 'But what is thy
servant, who is but a dog, that he
should do this great thing?' And

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Elisha answered: The Lord hath
shown me that thou shalt be king
over Aram.' Then he departed from
Elisha, and came to his master, who
said to him: 'What said EUsha to
thee?' And he answered: 'He told
me that thou wouldest surely recover.'
"And it came to pass on the morrow,
that he took the coverlet, and dipped
it in water, and spread it on his face,
so that he died; and Hazael reigned
in his stead.
"And in the fifth year of Joram the
son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehosha
phat being then king of Judah, Je
horam the son of Jehoshaphat king
of Judah began to reign. Thirty
and two years old was he when he
began to reign; and he reigned eight
years in Jerusalem. "And he walked
in the way of the kings of Israel, as
did the house of Ahab; for he had the
daughter of Ahab to wife; and he did
that which was evil in the sight of the
Lord. "Howbeit the Lord would not
destroy Judah, for David His serv
ant's sake, as He promised him to
give unto him a lamp and to his
children alway.
20In his days Edom revolted from
under the hand of Judah, and made
a king over themselves. Then
Joram passed over to Zair, and all
his chariots with him; and he rose
up by night, and smote the Edom
ites that compassed him about, and
the captains of the chariots; and the
people fled to their tents. 22Yet Edom
revolted from under the hand of
Judah, unto this day. Then did
Libnah revolt at the same time. "And
the rest of the acts of Joram, and all
that he did, are they not written in
the book of the chronicles of the kings
of Judah? MAnd Joram slept with
his fathers, and was buried with his
fathers in the city of David; and

Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
"In the twelfth year of Joram the
son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah
the son of Jehoram king of Judah
begin to reign. Two and twenty
years old was Ahaziah when he began
to reign; and he reigned one year in
Jerusalem. And his mother's name
was Athahah the daughter of Omri
king of Israel. 27And he walked in
the way of the house of Ahab, and did
that which was evil in the sight of
the Lord, as did the house of Ahab;
for he was the son-in-law of the
house of Ahab. "And he went with
Joram the son of Ahab to war against
Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-
gilead; and the Arameans wounded
Joram. "And king Joram returned
to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds
which the Arameans had given him
at Ramah, when he fought against
Hazael king of Aram. And Ahaziah
the son of Jehoram king of Judah
went down to see Joram the son of
Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
Oy And Elisha the prophet called -
one of the sons of the prophets,
and said unto him: 'Gird up thy
loins, and take this vial of oil in
thy hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
2And when thou comest thither, look
out there Jehu the son 6f Jehoshaphat
the son of Nimshi, and go in, andmake
him arise up from among his brethren,
and carry him to an inner chamber.
Then take the vial of oil, and pour
it on his head, and say: Thus saith
the Lord: I have anointed thee king
over Israel. Then open the door,
and flee, and tarry not.' ^o the
young man, even the young man
the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
'And when he came, behold, the
captains of the host were sitting; and
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0 captain.' And Jehu said: 'Unto
which of us all?' And he said: To
thee, 0 captain.' 'And he arose, and
went into the house; and he poured
the oil on his head, and said unto
him: Thus saith the Lord, the
God of Israel: I have anointed thee
king over the people of the Lord,
even over Israel. 7And thou shalt
smite the house of Ahab thy master,
that I may avenge the blood of My
servants the prophets, and the blood
of all the servants of the Lord, at
the hand of Jezebel. 8For the whole
house of Ahab shaU perish; and I
will cut off from Ahab every man-
child, and him that is shut up and
him that is left at large in Israel.
9And I wiU make the riouse of Ahab
like the house of Jeroboam the son
of Nebat, and like the house of Baasa
the son of Ahijah. "And the dogs
shall eat Jezebel in the portion of
Jezreel, and there shall be none to
bury her.' And he opened the door,
and fled.
"Then Jehu came forth to the serv
ants of his lord; and one said unto
him: 'Is all well? wherefore came this
mad fellow to thee?' And he said
unto them: 'Ye know the man and
what his talk was.' "And they said:
'It is false; tell us now.' And he
said: Thus and thus spoke he to
me, saying: Thus saith the Lord: I
have anointed thee king over Israel.'
"Then they hastened, and took every
man his garment, and put it under
him on the top of the stairs, and
blew trie horn, saying: 'Jehu is
king.' "So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat
the son of Nimshi conspired against
Joram. — Now Joram had been guard
ing Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel,
because of Hazael king of Aram;
"but king "Joram was returned to be
a Heb. Jehoram, and in

healed in Jezreel of the wounds which
the Arameans had given him, when he
fought with Hazael king of Aram. —
And Jehu said : ' If this be your mind,
then let none escape and go forth out
of the city; to go to tell it in Jezreel.'
"So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went
to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And
Ahaziah king of Judah was come down
to see Joram.
"Now the watchman stood on trie
tower in Jezreel, and he spied the
company of Jehu as he came, and said:
T see a company.' And Joram said:
Take a horseman, and send to meet
them, and let him say: Is it peace?'
"So there went one on horseback to
meet him, and said: Thus saith the
king: Is it peace?' And Jehu said:
'What hast thou to do with peace?
turn thee behind me.' And the watch
man told, saying: The messenger
came to them, but he cometh not
back.' "Then he sent out a second
on horseback, who came to them, and
said: 'Thus saith the king: Is it
peace?' And Jehu answered: 'What
hast thou to do with peace? turn thee
behind me.' "And the watchman
told, saying: 'He came even unto
them, and cometh not back; and the
driving is like the driving of Jehu
the son of Nimshi; for he driveth
furiously.' 21 And Joram said: 'Make ready.'
And they made ready his chariot.
And Joram king of Israel and Aha
ziah king of Judah went out, each in
his chariot, and they went out to
meet Jehu, and found him in the por
tion of Naboth the Jezreehte. 22And
it came to pass, when Joram saw
Jehu, that he said: 'Is it peace,
Jehu?' And he answered: 'What
peace, so long as the harlotries of thy
mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts
are so many?' "And Joram turned
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his hands, and fled, and said to Aha
ziah: There is treachery, O Ahaziah.'
MAnd Jehu drew his bow with his full
strength, and smote Joram between
his arms, and the arrow went out at
his heart, and he sunk down in his
chariot. Then said [Jehu] to Bidkar
his captain: Take up, and cast him
in the portion of the field of Naboth
the Jezreelite; for remember how that,
when I and thou rode together after
Ahab his father, the Lord pronounced
this burden against him: "Surely
I have seen yesterday the blood of
Naboth, and the blood of his sons,
saith the Lord; and I will requite
thee in this plot, saith the Lord.
Now therefore take and cast him into
the plot of ground, according to the
word of the Lord.'
Tut when Ahaziah the king of
Judah saw this, he fled by the way of
the garden-house. And Jehu fol
lowed after him, and said: 'Smite
him also in the chariot'; [and they
smote him] at the ascent of Gur,
which is by Ibleam. And he fled
to Megiddo, and died there. "And
his servants carried him in a chariot
to Jerusalem, and buried him in his
sepulchre with his fathers in the city
of David.
29And in the eleventh year of Joram
the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to
reign over Judah.
"And when Jehu was come to
Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she
painted her eyes, and attired her
head, and looked out at the window.
31And as Jehu entered in at the gate,
she said: 'Is it peace; thou Zimri,
thy master's murderer?' 32And he
lifted up his face to the window, and
said: 'Who is on my side? who?' And
there looked out to him two or three
officers. "And he said: Throw her
down.' So they threw her down;

and some of her blood was sprinkled
on the waU, and on the horses; and
she was trodden under foot. MAnd
when he was come in, he did eat
and drink; and he said: 'Look now
after this cursed woman, and bury
her; for she is a king's daughter.'
"And they went to bury her; but
they found no more of her than the
skull, and the feet, and the palms of
her hands. "Wherefore they came
back, and told him. And- he said:
This is the word of the Lord, which
He spoke by His servant Ehjah the
Tishbite, saying: In the portion of
Jezreel shall the dogs eat the flesh
of Jezebel; "and the carcass of Jezebel
shaU be as dung upon the face of the
field in the portion of Jezreel; so that
they shall not say: This is Jezebel.'
1 A Now Ahab had seventy sons
in Samaria. And Jehu wrote
letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the
rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and
unto them that brought up [the sons
of] Ahab, saying: 2'And now as soon
as this letter cometh to you, seeing
your master's sons are with you, and
there are with you chariots and horses,
fortified cities also, and armour;
'look ye out the best and meetest of
your master's sons, and set him on his
father's throne, and fight for your
master's house.' 4But they were
exceedingly afraid, and said: 'Be
hold, the two kings stood not before
him; how then shah we stand?' 'And
he that was over the household, and
he that was over the city, the elders
also, and they that brought up the
children, sent to Jehu, saying: 'We
are thy servants, and wiU do all that
thou shalt bid us; we will not make
any man king; do thou that which is
good in thine eyes.' Then he wrote
a letter the second time to them, say
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wiU hearken unto my voice, take ye
the heads of the men your master's
sons, and come to me to Jezreel by
to-morrow this time.' Now the king's
sons, being seventy persons, were with
the great men of the city, who brought
them up. 7And it came to pass, when
the letter came to them, that they
took fhe king's sons, and slew them,
even seventy persons, and put their
heads in baskets, and sent them unto
him to Jezreel. 'And there came a
messenger, and told him, saying:
'They have brought the heads of the
king's sons.' And he said: 'Lay ye
them in two heaps at the entrance
of the gate until the morning.' 9And
it came to pass in the morning, that
he went out, and stood, and said to
all the people: 'Ye are righteous;
behold, I conspired against my master,
and slew him; but who smote all
these? "Know now that there shall
fall unto the- earth nothing of the
word of the Lord, which the Lord
spoke concerning the riouse of Ahab;
for the Lord hath done that which He
spoke by His servant Elijah.' "So
Jehu smote all that remained of the
house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his
great men, and his familiar friends,
and his priests, until there was left
him none remaining.
*?And he arose and departed, and
went to Samaria. And as he was at
the shearing-house of the shepherds
in the way, "Jehu met with the breth
ren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and
said: 'Who are ye?' And they an
swered: 'We are the brethren of
Ahaziah; and we go down to salute
the children of the king and the chil
dren of the queen.' "And he said:
Take them alive.' And they took
them alive, and slew them at the pit
of the shearing-house, even two and
forty men; neither left he any of them.

"And when he was departed thence,
he lighted on Jehonadab the son of
Rechab coming to meet him; and he
saluted him, and said to him:. 'Is
thy heart right, as my heart is with
thy heart?' And Jehonadab answered :
'It is.' 'If it be, [said Jehu,] give
me thy hand.' And he gave him his
hand; and he took him up to him into
the chariot. "And he said: 'Come
with me, and see my zeal for the Lord.'
So they made him ride in his chariot.
"And when he came to Samaria, he
smote all that remained unto Ahab in
Samaria, till he had destroyed him,
according to the word of the Lord,
which He spoke to Ehjah.
"And Jehu gathered all the people
together, and said unto them: 'Ahab
served Baal a little; but Jehu will
serve him much. "Now therefore
call unto me aU the prophets of Baal,
all his worshippers, and all his priests;
let none be wanting; for I have a
great sacrifice to do to Baal; whoso
ever shall be wanting, he shall not
live.' But Jehu did it in subtlety,
to the intent that he might destroy
the worshippers of Baal. "And
Jehu said: 'Sanctify a solemn as
sembly for Baal.' And they pro
claimed it. 21And Jehu sent through
all Israel; and all the worshippers of
Baal came, so that there was not a
man left that came not. And they
came into the house of Baal; and the
house of Baal was filled from one end
to another. 22And he said unto him
that was over the vestry: 'Bring
forth vestments for all the wor
shippers of Baal.' And he brought
them forth vestments. "And Jehu
went, and Jehonadab the son of
Rechab, into the house of Baal; and
he said unto the worshippers of Baal:
'Search, and look that there be here
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the Lord, but the worshippers of
Baal only.' 24And they went in to
offer sacrifices and burnt-offerings.
Now. Jeriu had appointed him four
score men without, and said: 'If
any of the men whom I bring into
your hands escape, his life shall be
for the life of him.'
"And it came to pass, as soon as
he had made an end of offering the
burnt-offering, that Jehu said to the
guard and to the captains: 'Go in,
and slay them; let none come forth.'
And they smote them with the edge
of the sword; and the guard and the
captains cast them out, and went to
the city of the house of Baal. "And
they brought forth the piUars that
were in the house of Baal, and burned
them. "And they broke down the
pillar of Baal, and broke down the
house of Baal, and made it a draught-
house, unto this day.
Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of
Israel. 29Howbeit from the sins of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, where
with he made Israel to sin, Jehu
departed not from after them, the
golden calves that were in Beth-el,
and that were in Dan. "And the
Lord said unto Jehu: 'Because thou
hast done well in executing that
which is right in Mine eyes, and hast
done unto the house of Ariab accord
ing to all that was in My heart, thy
sons of the fourth generation shall sit
on the throne of Israel.' Tut Jehu
took no heed to walk in the law of
the Lord, the God of Israel, with all
his heart; he departed not from the
sins of Jeroboam, wherewith he made
Israel to sin.
32In those days the Lord began to
cut Israel short; and Hazael smote
them in all the borders of Israel:
"from the Jordan eastward, all the
land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the

Reubenites, and the Manassites, from
Aroer, which is by the vaUey of Arnon,
even Gilead and Bashan. 34Now the
rest of the aets of Jehu, and all that
he did, arid all his might, are they not
written in the book of the chronicles
of the kings of Israel? "And Jehu
slept with his fathers; and they buried
him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his
son reigned in his stead. "And the
time that Jehu reigned over Israel
in Samaria was twenty and eight
years. "j "j Now when Athaliah the mother
of Ahaziah saw that her son
was dead, she arose and destroyed all
the seed royal. 2But Jehosheba, the
daughter of king Joram, sister of Aha
ziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah,
and stole him away from among the
king's sons that were slain, even him
and his nurse, and put them in the
bed-chamber; and they hid him from
Athaliah, so that he was not slain.
3And he was with her hid in the house
of the Lord six years; and Athaliah
reigned over the land.
4And in the seventh year Jehoiada
sent and fetched the captains over
hundreds, of the Carites and of the
guard, and brought them to him into
the house of the Lord; and he made
a covenant with them, and took an
oath of them in the house of the
Lord, and showed them the king's
son. 'And he commanded them,
saying : This is the thing that ye shall
do: a third part of you, that come in
on the sabbath, and that keep the
watch of the king's house — 'now
another third part was at the gate
Sur, and another third part at the
gate behind the guard — shah keep the
watch of the house, and be a barrier.
7And the other two parts of you, even
all that go forth on the sabbath, shall
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Lord about the king. 'And ye shall
compass the king round about, every
man with his weapons in his hand;
and he that cometh within the ranks,
let him be slain; and be ye with the
king when he goeth out, and when he
cometh in.'
9And the captains over hundreds
did according to all that Jehoiada
the priest commanded; and they took
every man his men, those that were
to come in on the sabbath, with those
that were to go out on the sabbath,
and came to Jehoiada the priest.
"And the priest dehvered to the
captains over hundreds the spear and
shields that had been king David's,
which were in the house of the Lord.
"And the guard stood, every man with
his weapons in his hand, from the
right side of the house to the left
side of the house, along by the altar
and the house, by the king round
about. Then he brought out the
king's son, and put upon him the
crown and the insignia; and they
made him king, and anointed him;
and they clapped their hands, and
said: 'Long live the king.'
"And when Athaliah heard the
noise of the guard and of the peo
ple, she came to the people into the
house of the Lord. "And she looked,
and, behold, the king stood on the
platform, as the manner was, and
the captains and the trumpets by
the king; and all the people of the
land rejoiced, and blew with trum
pets . Then Athaliah rent h er clothes ,
and cried: Treason, treason.' "And
Jehoiada the priest commanded the
captains of hundreds, the officers of
the host, and said unto them: 'Have
her forth between the ranks; and him
that followeth her slay with the
sword'; for the priest said: 'Let her
not be slain in the house of the Lord.'

"So they made way for her; and she
went by the way of the horses' entry
to the king's house; and there was she
slain. "And Jehoiada made a covenant
between the Lord and the king and
the people, that they should be the
Lord's people; between the king also
and the people. "And all the people
of the land went to the house of
Baal, and broke it down; his altars
and his images broke they in pieces
thoroughly, and slew Mattan the
priest of Baal before the altars. And
the priest appointed officers over the
house of the Lord. "And he took the
captains over hundreds, and the
Carites, and the guard, and all the
people of the land; and they brought
down the king from the house of the
Lord, and came by the way of the
gate of the guard unto the king's
house. And he sat on the throne of
the kings. 20So aU the people of the
land rejoiced, and the city was quiet;
and they slew Athaliah with the
sword at the king's house.
1 O Jehoash was seven years old
when he began to reign. 2In
the seventh year of Jehu began
Jehoash to reign; and he reigned forty
years in Jerusalem; and his mother's
name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. 3And
Jehoash did that which was right in
the eyes of the Lord all his days
wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed
him. 4Howbeit the high places were
not taken away; the people still
sacrificed and offered in the high
places. 'And Jehoash said to the priests:
'AU the money of the hallowed things
that is brought into the house of the
Lord, in current money, the money
of the persons for whom each man is
rated, all the money that it cometh
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the house of the Lord, 'let the priests
take it to them, every man from
him that bestoweth it upon him; and
they shall repair the breaches of the
house, wheresoever any breach shall
be found.' 7But it was so, that in the
three and twentieth year of king
Jehoash the priests had not repaired
the breaches of the house. Then king
Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest,
and for the other priests, and said
unto them: 'Why repair ye not the
breaches of the house? now therefore
take no longer money from them that
bestow it upon you, but dehver it
for the breaches of the house.' 'And
the priests consented that they should
take no longer money from the peo
ple, neither repair the breaches of the
house. '
"And Jehoiada the priest took a
chest, and bored a hole in the hd of it,
and set it beside the altar, on the right
side as one cometh into the house of
the Lord; and the priests that kept
the threshold put therein all the
money that was brought into the
house of the Lord. "And it was so,
when they saw that there was much
money in the chest, that the king's
scribe and the high priest came up, and
they put up in bags and counted the
money that was found in the house of
the Lord. "And they gave the money
that was weighed out into the hands
of them that did the work, that had
the oversight of the house of the Lord;
and they paid it out to the carpenters
and the builders, that wrought upon
the house of the Lord, "and to the
masons and the hewers of stone, and
for buying timber and hewn stone to
repair the breaches of the house of the
Lord, and for all that was laid out
for the house to repair it. "But there
were not made for the house of the
Lord cups of silver, snuffers, basins,

trumpets, any vessels of gold, or ves
sels of silver, of the money that was
brought into the house of the Lord;
15f or they gave that to them that did
the work, and repaired therewith the
house of the Lord. "Moreover they
reckoned not with the men, into whose
hand they dehvered the money to give
to them that did the work; for they
dealt faithfully. The forfeit money,
and the sin money, was not brought
into the house of the Lord ; it was the
priests'. Then Hazael king of Aram went
up, and fought against Gath, and
took it; and Hazael set his face to go
up to Jerusalem. "And Jehoash kirig
of Judah took aU the haUowed things
that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and
Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah,
had dedicated, and his own hallowed
things, and aU the gold that was found
in the treasures of the house of the
Lord, and of the king's house, and
sent it to Hazael king of Aram; and
he went away from Jerusalem.
"Now the rest of the acts of Joash,
and all that he did, are they not writ
ten in the book of the chronicles of
the kings of Judah? 21And his serv
ants arose, and made a conspiracy,
and smote Joash at Beth-miUo, on
the way that goeth down to SiUa.
Tor Jozacar the son of Shimeath,
and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his
servants, smote him, and he died; and
they buried him with his fathers in
the city of David; and Amaziah his
son reigned in his stead.
1 Q In the three and twentieth
year of Joash the son of Ahaziah,
king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of
Jehu began to reign over Israel in
Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.
2And he did that which was evil in the
sight of the Lord, and foUowed the
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wherewith he made Israel to sin; he
departed not therefrom. 'And the
anger of the Lord was kindled against
Israel, and He delivered them into
the hand of Hazael king of Aram, and
into the hand of Ben-hadad the son
of Hazael, continuaUy. 4And Jeho
ahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord
hearkened unto him; for He saw the
oppression of Israel, how that the
king of Aram oppressed them. — 'And
the Lord gave Israel a deliverer, so
that they went out from under the
hand of the Arameans; and the chil
dren of Israel dwelt in their tents,
as beforetime. 'Nevertheless they de
parted not from the sins of the house
of Jeroboam, wherewith he made
Israel to sin, but walked therein; and
there remained the Asherah also in
Samaria. — Tor there was not left
to Jehoahaz of the people save fifty
horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten
thousand footmen; for the king of
Aram destroyed them, and made them
like the dust in threshing. 8Now the
rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all
that he did, and his might, are they
not written in the book of the chron
icles of the kings of Israel? 9And
Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and
they buried him in Samaria; and Joash
his son reigned in his stead.
"In the thirty and seventh year of
Joash king of Judah began Jehoash
the son of Jehoahaz to reign over
Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen
years. "And he did that which
was evil in the sight of the Lord; he
departed not from all the sins of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, where
with he made Israel to sin; but he
walked therein. "Now the rest of
the acts of Joash, and all that he did,
and his might wherewith he fought
against Amaziah king of Judah, are
they not written in the book of the

chronicles of the kings of Israel?
"And Joash slept with his fathers; and
Jeroboam sat upon his throne; and
Joash was buried in Samaria with the
kings of Israel.
"Now EUsha was fallen sick of his
sickness whereof he was to die; and
Joash the king of Israel came down
unto him, and wept over him, and
said: 'My father, my father, the
chariots of Israel and the horsemen
thereof!' "And Ehsha said unto him:
Take bow and arrows'; and he took
unto him bow and arrows. "And
he said to the king of Israel: 'Put
thy hand upon the bow'; and he
put his hand upon it. And EUsha
laid his hands upon the king's hands.
"And he said: ' Open the window east
ward' ; and he opened it. Then Elisha
said: 'Shoot'; and he shot. And he
said: The Lord's arrow of victory,
even the arrow of victory against
Aram; for thou shalt smite the
Arameans in Aphek, till thou have
consumed them.' "And he said:
' Take the arrows ' ; and he took them.
And he said unto the king of Israel:
'Smite upon the ground'; and he
smote thrice, and stayed. "And the
man of God was wroth with him, and
said: Thou shouldest have smitten
five or six times; then hadst thou
smitten Aram till thou hadst con
sumed 'it; whereas now thou shalt
smite Aram but thrice.'
20 And Elisha died, and they buried
him. Now the bands of the Moabites
used to invade the land at the coming
ill of the year. 21And it came to pass,
as they were burying a man, that, be
hold, they spied a band; and they cast
the man into the sepulchre of EUsha;
and as soon as the man touched the
bones of Ehsha, he revived, and stood
up on his feet.
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pressed Israel all the days of Jeho
ahaz. Tut the Lord was gracious
unto them, and had compassion on
them, and had respect unto them,
because of His covenant with Abra
ham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not
destroy them, neither hath He cast
them from His presence until now.
MAnd Hazael king of Aram died; and
Ben-hadad his son reigned in his stead.
"And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz
took again out of the hand of Ben-
hadad the son of Hazael the cities
which he had taken out of the hand
of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three
times did Joash smite him, and re
covered the cities of Israel.
1 A In the second year of Joash son
of Joahaz king of Israel began
Amaziah the son of Joash king of
Judah to reign. 2He was twenty and
five years old when he began to reign;
and he reigned twenty and nine years
in Jerusalem; and his mother's name
was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 3And
he did that which was right in the
eyes of the Lord, yet not hke David
his father; he did according to all that
Joash his father had done. 4Howbeit
the high places were not taken away;
the people still sacrificed and offered
in the high places. 'And it came to
pass, as soon as the kingdom was
established in his hand, that he slew
his servants who had slain the king
his father; 'but the children of the
murderers he put not to death; ac
cording to that which is written in the
book of trie law of Moses, as the Lord
commanded, saying : ' The fathers shall
not be put to death for the children,
nor the children be put to death for the
fathers; but every man shall be put
to death for his own sin.' 7He slew of
Edom in the Valley of Salt ten thou
sand, and took Sela by war, and called
the name of it Joktheel, unto this day.

Then Amaziah sent messengers to
Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of-
Jehu, king, of Israel, saying: 'Come,
let us look one another in the face.'
9And Jehoash the king of Israel sent
to Amaziah king of Judah, saying:
The thistle that was in Lebanon sent
to the cedar that was in Lebanon,
saying: Give thy daughter to my son
to wife; and there passed by the wild
beasts that were in Lebanon, and
trod down the thistle. "Thou hast
indeed smitten Edom, and will thy
heart rift thee up? glory therein, and re
main at home; for why shouldest thou
meddle with evil, that thou shouldest
faU, even thou, and Judah with thee?'
"But Amaziah would not hear. So'
Jehoash king of Israel went up; and
he and Amaziah king of Judah looked
one another in the face at Beth-
shemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
"And Judah was put to the worse
before Israel; and they fled every man
to his. tent. "And Jehoash king of
Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the
son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at
Beth-shemesh, and came to Jeru
salem, and broke down the wall of
Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim
unto the corner gate, four hundred
cubits. "And he took all {he gold
and silver, and all the vessels that
were found in the house of the Lord,
and in the treasures of the king's
house, the hostages also, and returned
to Samaria.
^Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash
which he did, and his might, and how
he fought with Amaziah king of Judah,
are they not written in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
"And Jehoash slept with his fathers,
and was buried in Samaria with the
kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son
reigned in his stead.
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king of Judah lived after the death
of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of
Israel fifteen years. "Now the rest of
the acts of Amaziah, are they not
written in the book of the chronicles
of the kings of Judah? "And they
made a conspiracy against him in
Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish;
but they sent after him to Lachish,
and slew him- there. 20And they
brought him upon horses; and he
was buried at Jerusalem with his
fathers in the city of David. 21And
all the people of Judah took Azariah,
who was sixteen years old, and made
him king in the room of his father
Amaziah. 22He built Elath, and re
stored it to Judah, after that the
king slept with his fathers.
"In the fifteenth year of Amaziah
the son of Joash king of Judah Jero
boam the son of Joash king of Israel
began to reign in Samaria, and reigned
forty and one years. 24And he did
that which was evil in the sight of the
Lord; he departed not from all the
sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
wherewith he made Israel to sin. "He
restored the border of Israel from the
entrance of Hamath unto the sea of
the Arabah, according to the word of
the Lord, the God of Israel, which He
spoke by the hand of His servant
Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet,
who was of Gath-hepher. "For the
Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that
it was very bitter; for there was none
shut up nor left at large, neither was
there any helper for Israel. "And
the Lord said not that He would blot
out the name of Israel from under
heaven; but He saved them by the
hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.
"Now the rest of the acts of Jero
boam, and all that he did, and his
might, riow he warred, and how he
recovered Damascus, and Hamath,
a In verses 13,

for Judah in Israel, are they not writ
ten in the book of the chronicles of
the kings of Israel? "And Jeroboam
slept with his fathers, even with the
kings of Israel; and Zechariah his son
reigned in his stead.
"| PL In the twenty and seventh year
of Jeroboam king of Israel be
gan "Azariah son of Amaziah king of
Judah to reign. 2Sixteen years old
was he when he began to reign; and
he reigned two and fifty years in
Jerusalem; and his mother's name
was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 'And he
did that which was right in the eyes of
the Lord, according to all that his
father Amaziah had done. 4Howbeit
the high places were not taken away ;
the people stiU sacrificed and offered
in the high places. 'And the Lord
smote the king, so that he was a
leper unto the day of his death, and
dwelt in a house set apart. And
Jotham the king's son was over the
household, judging the people of the
land. 'Now the rest of the acts of
Azariah, and aU that he did, are they
not written in the book of the chron
icles of the kings of Judah? 7And
Azariah slept with his fathers; and
they buried him with his fathers in
the city of David; and Jotham his
son reigned in his stead.
'In the thirty and eighth year of
Azariah king of Judah did Zechariah
the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel
in Samaria six months. 'And he did
that which was evil in the sight of the
Lord, as his fathers had done; he
departed not from the sins of Jero
boam the son of Nebat, wherewith he
made Israel to sin. "And ShaUum
the son of Jabesh conspired against
him, and smote him before the peo
ple, and slew him, and reigned in his
stead. "Now the rest of the acts of
Zechariah, behold, they are written
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in the book of the crironicles of the
kings of Israel. "This was the word
of the Lord which He spoke unto
Jehu, saying : ' Thy sons to the fourth
generation shall sit upon the throne
of Israel.' And so it came to pass.
"Shallum the son of Jabesh began
to reign in the nine and thirtieth year
of Uzziah' king of Judari; and he
reigned the space of a month in Sa
maria. "And Menahem the son of
Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came
to Samaria, and smote Shallum the
son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew
him, and reigned in his stead. "Now
the rest of the acts of Shallum, and
his conspiracy which he made, behold,
they are written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Israel.
"Then Menahem smote Tiphsari, and
all that were therein, and the borders
thereof, from Tirzah; because they
opened not to him, therefore he smote
it; and all the women therein that
were with child he ripped up.
"In the nine and thirtieth year of
Azariah king of Judah began Mena
hem the son of Gadi to reign over
Israel, and reigned ten years in Sa
maria. "And he did that which was
evil in the sight of the Lord; he de
parted not all his days from the sins
of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, where
with he made Israel to sin. There
came against the land Pul the king
of Assyria; and Menahem gave Pul
a thousand talents of silver, that his
hand might be with him to confirm
the kingdom in his hand. "And Men
ahem exacted the money of Israel,
even of all the mighty men of wealth,
of each man fifty shekels of silver, to
give to the king of Assyria. So the
king of Assyria turned back, and
stayed not there in the land. 21Now
the rest of the acts of Menahem, and
all that he did, are they not written

in the book of the chronicles of the
kings of Israel? 22And Menahem
slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah
his son reigned in his stead.
"In the fiftieth year of Azariah
king of Judah Pekahiah the son of
Menahem began to reign over Israel
in Samaria, and reigned two years.
24And he did that which was evil in
the sight of the Lord; he departed not
from the sins of Jeroboam the son of
Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to
sin. "And Pekah the son of Rem-
ahah, his captain, conspired "against
him, and smote him in Samaria, in
the castle of the king's house, by Argob
and by Arieh; and with him were
fifty men of the Gileadites; and he
slew him, and reigned in his stead.
"Now the rest of the acts of Pekahiah,
and all that he did, behold, they are
written in the book of the chronicles
of the kings of Israel.
"In the two and fiftieth year of
Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son
of Remaliah began to reign over
Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty
years. "And he did that which was
evil in the sight of the Lord; he de
parted not from the sins of Jeroboam
the son of Nebat, wherewith he made
Israel to sin. 29In the days of Pekah
king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser
king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and
Abel-beth-maacah, and Janoah, and
Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and
Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and
he carried them captive to Assyria.
"And Hoshea the son of Elah made a
conspiracy against Pekah the son of
Remaliah, and smote him, and slew
him, and reigned in his stead, in the
twentieth year of Jotham the son of
Uzziah. 3lNow the rest of the acts
of Pekah, and all that he did, behold,
they are written in the book of the
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32In the second year of Pekah the
son of Remaliah king of Israel began
Jotham the son of Uzziah king of
Judah to reign. "Five and twenty
years old was he when he began to
reign; and he reigned sixteen years
in Jerusalem; and his mother's name
was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.
34 And he did that which was right in
the eyes of the Lord ; he did according
to all that his father Uzziah had done.
"Howbeit the high places were not
taken away; the people still sacrificed
and offered in the high places. He
built the upper gate of the house of the
Lord. "Now the rest of the acts of
Jotham, and all that he did, are they
not written in the book of the chron
icles of the kings of Judah? "In those
days the Lord began to send against
Judah Rezin the king of Aram, and
Pekah the son of Remaliah. "And
Jotham slept with his fathers, and
was buried with his fathers in the
city of David his father; and Ahaz his
son reigned in his stead.
"j Cl In the seventeenth year of Pekah
the son of Remaliah Ahaz the
son of Jotham king of Judah began
to reign. Twenty years old was Ahaz
when he began to.reign; and he reigned
sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did
not that which was right in the eyes
of the Lord his God, like David his
father. 3But he walked in the way of
the kings of Israel, yea, and made his
son to pass through the fire, according
to the abominations of the heathen,
whom the Lord cast out from before
the children of Israel. 4And he sacri
ficed and offered in the high places,
and on the hills, and under every
leafy tree.
Then Rezin king of Aram and Pe
kah son of Remahah king of Israel
came up to Jerusalem to war; and
they besieged Ahaz, but could not
»Heb.

overcome him. 'At that time Rezin
king of Aram recovered Elath to Aram,
and drove the Jews from "Elath; and
the Edomites came to Elath, and
dwelt there, unto this day.
7So Ahaz sent messengers to Tig-
lath-pileser king of Assyria, saying:
'I am thy servant and thy son; 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 rise up
against me.' 'And Ahaz took the
silver and gold that was found in the
house of the Lord, and in the treasures
of the king's house, and sent it for a
present to the king of Assyria. 'And
the king of Assyria hearkened unto
him; and the king of Assyria went up
against Damascus, and took it, and
carried the people of it captive to Kir,
and slew Rezin.
"And king Ahaz went to Damascus
to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria,
and saw the altar that was at Damas
cus; and king Ahaz sent toUrijah the
priest the fashion of the altar, and the
pattern of it, according to all the work
manship thereof. "And Urijah the
priest built an altar; according to aU
that king Ahaz had sent from Damas
cus, so did Urijah the priest make it
against the coming of king Ahaz from
Damascus. "And when the king was
come from Damascus, the king saw
the altar; and the king drew near unto
the altar, and offered thereon. "And
he offered his burnt-offering and his
meal-offering, and poured his drink-
offering, and dashed the blood of his
peace-offerings against the altar.
"And the brazen altar, which was
before the Lord, he brought from the
forefront of the house, from between
his altar and the house of the Lord,
and put it on the north side of his^
altar. "And king Ahaz commanded
Urijah the priest, saying: 'Upon the
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great altar offer the morning burnt-
offering, and the evening meal-offering,
and the king's burnt-offering, and his
meal-offering, with the burnt-offering
of all the people of the land, and
their meal-offering, and their drink-
offerings; and dash against it all the
blood of the burnt- offering, and all the
blood of the sacrifice; but the brazen
altar shaU be for me to look to.'
Thus did Urijah the priest, according
to all that king Ahaz commanded.
"And king Ahaz cut off the borders
of the bases, and removed the laver
from off them; and took down the sea
from off the brazen oxen that were
under it, and put it upon a pavement
of stone. "And the covered place
for the sabbath that they had built
in the house, and the king's entry
without, turned he unto the house of
the Lord, because of the king of
Assyria. "Now the rest of the acts
of Ahaz which he did, are they not
written in the book of the chronicles
of the kings of Judah? 20And Ahaz
slept with his fathers, and was buried
with his fathers in the city of David;
and Hezekiah his son reigned in his
stead. 1 7 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king
of Judah began Hoshea the son
of Elah to reign in Samaria over
Israel, and reigned nine years. 2And
he did that which was evil in the sight
of the Lord, yet not as the kings of
Israel that were before him. 'Against
him came up Shalmaneser king of
Assyria; and Hoshea became his serv
ant, and brought him presents. 4And
the king of Assyria found conspiracy
in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers
to So king of Egypt, and offered no
present to the king of Assyria, as he
• had done year by year; therefore the
king of Assyria shut him up, and bound
him in prison. Then the king of

Assyria came up throughout aU the
land, and went up to Samaria, and
besieged it three years. 'In the ninth
year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria
took Samaria, and carried Israel away
unto Assyria, and placed them iri
Halah, and in Habor, on the river of
Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
'And it was so, because the children
of Israel had sinned against the Lord
their God, who brought them up out
of the land of Egypt from under the
hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and
had feared other gods, 'and walked in
the statutes of the nations, whom the
Lord cast out from before the children
of Israel, and of the kings of Israel,
which they practised; 9and the children
of Israel did impute things that were
not right unto the Lord their God, and
they built them high places in aU their
cities, from the tower of the watch
men to the fortified city; "and they
set them up piUars and Asherim upon
every high hill, and under every leafy
tree; "and there they offered in aU the
high places, as did the nations whom
the Lord carried away before them;
and wrought wicked things to provoke
the Lord; "and they served idols,
whereof the Lord had said unto them:
'Ye shall not do this thing'; "yet the
Lord forewarned Israel, and Judah,
by the hand of every prophet, and
of every seer, saying: 'Turn ye from
your evil ways, and keep My com
mandments and My statutes, accord
ing to all the law which I commanded
your fathers, and which I sent to you
by the hand of My servants the
prophets'; "notwithstanding they
would not hear, but hardened their
neck, hke to the neck of their fathers,
who beUeved not in the Lord their
God; "and they rejected His statutes,
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wherewith He testified against them;
and they went after things of nought,
and became nought, and after the
nations that were round about them,
concerning whom the Lord had
charged them that they should not do
like them; "and they forsook aU the
commandments of the Lord their
God, and made them molten images,
even two calves, and made an Asherah,
and worshipped aU the host of heaven,
and served Baal; "and they caused
their sons and their daughters to pass
through the fire, and used divination
and enchantments, and gave them
selves over to do that wliich was evil
in the sight of the Lord, to provoke
Him ; "that the Lord was very angry
with Israel, and removed them out of
His sight; there was none left but the
tribe of Judah only. "Also Judah
kept not the commandments of the
Lord their God, but walked in the
statutes of Israel which they practised.
"And the Lord rejected all the seed
of Israel, and afflicted them, and de
livered them into the hand of spoilers,
until He had cast them out of His
sight. Tor He rent Israel from the
house of David; and they made Jero
boam the son of Nebat king; and
Jeroboam drew Israel away from fol
lowing the Lord, and made them sin
a great sin. 22And the children of
Israel walked in all the sins of Jero
boam which he did; they departed not
from them; "until the Lord removed
Israel out of His sight, as He spoke
by the hand of all His servants the
prophets. So Israel was carried away
out of their own land to Assyria, unto
this day.
24 And the king of Assyria brought
men from Babylon, and from Cuthah,
and from Awa, and from Hamath
and Sepharvaim, and placed them in
the cities of Samaria instead of the

children of Israel; and they possessed
Samaria, and dwelt in the cities there
of. "And so it was, at the beginning
of their dwelling there, that they feared
not the Lord; therefore the Lord
sent lions among them, which killed
some of them. "Wherefore they spoke
to the king of Assyria, saying: 'The
nations which thou hast carried away,
and placed in the cities of Samaria,
know not the manner of the God of
the land; therefore He hath sent Uons
among them, and, behold, they slay
them, because they know not the
manner of the God of the land.'
"Then the king of Assyria command
ed, saying : ' Carry thither one of the
priests whom ye brought from thence;
and let them go and dwell there, and
let him teach them the manner of the
God of the land.' "So one of the
priests whom they had carried away
from Samaria came and dwelt in
Beth-el, and taught them how they
should fear the Lord. 29Howbeit
every nation made gods of their own,
and put them in the houses of the
high places which the Samaritans had
made, every nation in their cities
wherein they dwelt. "And the men
of Babylon made Succoth-benoth,
and the men of Cuth made Nergal,
and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
31and the Awites made Nibhaz and
Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt
their children in the fire to Adram-
melech and Anammelech, the gods of
Sepharvaim. 32So they feared the
Lord, and made unto them from
among themselves priests of the high
places, who sacrificed for them in the
houses of the high places. They
feared the Lord, and served their own
gods, after the manner of the nations
from among whom they had been
carried away.
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former manners: they fear not the
Lord, neither do they after their
statutes, or after their ordinances, or
after the law or after the command
ment which the Lord commanded
the children of Jacob, whom He named
Israel; "with whom the Lord had
made a covenant, and charged them,
saying : ' Ye shall not fear other gods,
nor bow down to them, nor serve
them, nor sacrifice to them; "but the
Lord, who brought you up out of the
land of Egypt with great power and
with an outstretched arm, Him shall
ye fear, and Him shall ye worship,
and to Him shall ye sacrifice; "and
the statutes and the ordinances, and
the law and the commandment, which
He wrote for you, ye shaU observe to
do for evermore; and ye shall not fear
other gods; "and the covenant that I
have made with you ye shall not for
get; neither shall ye fear other gods;
"but the Lord your God shall ye
fear; and He will deUver you out of
the hand of all your enemies.' 40How-
beit they did not hearken, but they
did after their former manner. ^So
these nations feared the Lord, and
served their graven images; their
children Ukewise, and their children's
children, as did their fathers, so do
they unto this day.
1Q Now it came to pass in the third
year of Hoshea son of Elah king
of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of
Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.
Twenty and five years old was he
when he began to reign; and he
reigned twenty and nine years in
Jerusalem; and his mother's name was
Abi the daughter of Zechariah. 3And
he did that which was right in the
eyes of the Lord, according to all that
David his father had done. 4He re
moved the high places, and broke
the piUars, and cut down the Asherah;

* That is, A thing of brass.
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and he broke in pieces the brazen
serpent that Moses had made; for
unto those days the children of Israel
did offer to it; and it was caUed aNe-
hushtan. 'He trusted in the Lord,
the God of Israel; so that after him
was none like him among all the kings
of Judah, nor among them that were
before him. 'For he cleaved to the
Lord, he departed not from foUowing
Him, but kept His commandments,
which the Lord commanded Moses.
7And the Lord was with him: whith
ersoever he went forth he prospered;
and he rebeUed against the king of
Assyria, and served him not. 'He
smote the Philistines unto Gaza and
the borders thereof, from the tower
of the watchmen to the fortified city.
'And it came to pass in trie fourth
year of king Hezekiah, which was the
seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah
king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king
of Assyria came up against Samaria,
and besieged it. "And at the end of
three years they took it; even in the
sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the
ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel,
Samaria was taken. "And the king of
Assyria carried Israel away unto
Assyria, and put them in Halah, and
in Habor, on the river of Gozan, and
in the cities of the Medes; "because
they hearkened not to the voice of the
Lord their God, but transgressed His
covenant, even all that Moses the
servant of the Lord commanded, and
would not hear it, nor do it.
"Now in the fourteenth year of
king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king
of Assyria come up against aU the
fortified cities of Judah, and took
them. "And Hezekiah king of Judah
sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish,
saying: 'I have offended; return from
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appointed unto Hezekiah king of
Judah three hundred talents of silver
and thirty talents of gold. "And
Hezekiah gave him all the silver
that was found in the house of the
Lord, and in the treasures of trie
king's house. "At that time did Heze
kiah cut off the gold from the doors
of the temple of the Lord, and from
the door-posts which Hezekiah king of
Judah had overlaid, and gave it to
the king of Assyria.
"And the king of Assyria sent
Tartan and bRab-saris and °Rab-
shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah
with a great army unto Jerusalem.
And they went up and came to Jeru
salem. And when they were come up,
they came and stood by the conduit
of the upper pool, which is in the
highway of the fullers' field. "And
when they had called to the king,
there came out to them EUakim the
son of Hilkiah, who was over the
household, and Shebnah the scribe,
and Joah the son of Asaph the re
corder. "And Rab-shakeh said unto them:
'Say ye now to Hezekiah: Thus saith
the great king, the king of Assyria:
What confidence is this wherein
thou trustest? 20Sayest thou that a
mere word of the lips is counsel and
strength for the war? Now on whom
dost thou trust, that thou hast re
belled against me? 2INow, beriold,
thou trustest upon the staff of this
bruised reed, even upon Egypt; where
on if a man lean, it will go into his
hand, and pierce it; so is Pharaoh
king of Egypt unto all that trust on
him. Tut if ye say unto me: We
trust in the . Lord our God; is not
that He, whose high places and whose
altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and
hath said to Judah and to Jerusalem:
Ye shall worship before this altar
"- That is, commander-in-chief. b That is.

in Jerusalem? "Now therefore, I
pray thee, make a wager with my
master the king of Assyria, and I will
give thee two thousand horses, if thou
be able on thy part to set riders upon
them. "How then canst thou turn
away the face of one captain, even of
the least of my master's servants?
and yet thou puttest thy trust on
Egypt for chariots and for horsemen!
"Am I now come up without the Lord
against this place to destroy it? The
Lord said unto me: Go up against
this land, and destroy it.'
"Then said EUakim the son of
Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, unto
Rab-shakeh: 'Speak, I pray thee, to
thy servants in the Aramean lan
guage; for we understand it; and speak
not with us in the Jews' language, in
the ears of the people that are on the
wall.' "But Rab-shakeh said unto
them: 'Hath my master sent me to
thy master, and to thee, to speak
these words? hath he not sent me to
the men that sit on the wall, to eat
their own dung, and to drink their
own water with you?' Then Rab-
shakeh stood, and cried with a loud
voice in the Jews' language, and spoke,
saying : ' Hear ye the word of the great
king, the king of Assyria. Thus saith
the king: Let not Hezekiah be
guile you; for he will not be able to
deliver you out of his hand; "neither
let Hezekiah make you trust in the
Lord, saying: The Lord will surely
dehver us, and this city shall not be
given into the hand of the king of
Assyria. 31Hearken not to Hezekiah;
for thus saith the king of Assyria:
Make your peace with me, and
come out to me; and eat ye every
one of his vine, and every one of his
fig-tree, and drink ye every one
the waters of his own cistern; 32until
I come and take you away to a
chief of the eunuchs. cThat is, chief butler.

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land hke your own land, a land of
corn and wine, a land of bread and
vineyards, a land of oUve-trees and
of honey, that ye may live, and not
die; and hearken not unto Hezekiah,
when he persuadeth you, saying: The
Lord will deliver us. "Hath any of
the gods of the nations ever delivered
his land out of the hand of the king
of Assyria? 34Where are the gods of
Hamath, and of Arpad? where are
the gods of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and
Ivvah? have they dehvered Samaria
out of my hand? "Who are they
among all the gods of the countries,
that have dehvered their country out
of my hand, that the Lord should
deUver Jerusalem out of my hand?'
Tut the people held their peace,
and answered him not a word; for
the king's commandment was, say
ing: 'Answer him not.' Then came
EUakim the son of Hilkiah, who was
over the household, and Shebna the
scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph
the recorder, to Hezekiah with their
clothes rent, and told him the words
of Rab-shakeh.
"j Q And it came to pass, when king
Hezekiah heard it, that he rent
his clothes, and covered himseff with
sackcloth, and went into the house
of the Lord. 2And he sent EUakim,
who was over the household, and
Shebna the scribe, and the elders of
the priests, covered with sackcloth,
unto Isaiah the prophet the son of
Amoz. 3And they said unto him:
'Thus saith Hezekiah: This day is
a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and
of contumely; for the children are
come to the birth, and there is not
strength to bring forth. 4It may be the
Lord thy God wiU hear all the words
of Rab-shakeh, whom the king of As
syria his master hath sent to taunt the
living God, and will rebuke the words

which the Lord thy God hath heard;
wherefore make prayer for the rem
nant that is left.' 'So the servants
of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
'And Isaiah said unto them: Thus
shall ye say to your master: Thus
saith the Lord : Be not afraid of the
words that thou hast heard, wherewith
the servants of the king of Assyria
have blasphemed Me. 7Behold, I will
put a spirit in him, and he shall hear
a rumour, and shaU return to his own
land; and I will cause him to fall by
the sword in his own land.'
'So Rab-shakeh returned, and found
the king of Assyria warring against
Libnah; for he had heard that he was
departed from Lachish. 'And when
he heard say of Tirhakah king of
Ethiopia: 'Behold, he is come out to
fight against thee' ; he sent messengers
agairi unto Hezekiari, saying: "Thus
shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of
Judah, saying: Let not thy God in
whom thou trustest beguile thee, say
ing: Jerusalem shaU not be given
into the hand of the king of Assyria.
"Behold, thou hast heard what the
kings of Assyria have done to all
lands, by destroying them utterly;
and shalt thou be deUvered? "Have
the gods of the nations dehvered them,
which my fathers have destroyed, Go
zan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the
children of Eden that were in Telas-
sar? "Where is the king of Hamath,
and the king of Arpad, and the king of
the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and
Ivvah?' "And Hezekiah received the letter
from the hand of the messengers, and
read it; and Hezekiah went up unto the
house of the Lord, and spread it
before the Lord. "And Hezekiah
prayed before the Lord, and said: '0
Lord, the God of Israel, that sittest
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even Thou alone, of all the kingdoms
of the earth; Thou hast made heaven
and earth. "Incline Thine ear, O
Lord, and hear; open Thine eyes, 0
Lord, and see; and hear the words
of Sennacherib, wherewith he hath
sent him to taunt the living God.
"Of a truth, Lord, the kings of As
syria have laid waste the nations and
their lands, "and have cast their gods
into the fire; for they were no gods,
but the work of men's hands, wood
and stone; therefore they have de
stroyed them. "Now therefore, 0
Lord our God, save Thou us, I be
seech Thee, out of his hand, that all
the kingdoms of the earth may know
that Thou art the Lord God, even
Thou only.' _
2Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent
to Hezekiah, saying: Thus saith the
Lord, the God of Israel: Whereas
thou hast prayed to Me against Sen
nacherib king of Assyria, I have heard
thee. This is the word that the
Lord hath spoken concerning him :
The virgin daughter of Zion
Hath despised thee and laughed
thee to scorn;
The daughter of Jerusalem
Hath shaken her head at thee.
22Whom hast thou taunted and
blasphemed?
And against whom hast thou
exalted thy voice?
Yea, thou hast Ufted up thine eyes
on high,
Even against the Holy One of Israel!
23By thy messengers thou hast
taunted the Lord,
And hast said: With the multitude
of my chariots
Am I come up to the height of trie
mountains,
To the innermost parts of Lebanon;
And I have cut down the tall
cedars thereof,

And the choice cypresses thereof;
And I have entered into his farthest
lodge,
The forest of his fruitful field.
24I have digged and drunk
Strange waters,
And with the sole of my feet have
I dried up
All the rivers of Egypt.
"Hast thou not heard?
Long ago I made it,
In ancient times I fashioned it;
Now have I brought it to pass,
Yea, it is done; that fortified cities
Should be laid waste into ruinous
heaps.
"Therefore their inhabitants were
i of small power,
They were dismayed and con
founded;
They were as the grass of the field,
And as the green herb,
As the grass on the housetops,
And as corn blasted before it is
grown up.
Tut I know thy sitting down, and
thy going out, and thy coming in,
And thy raging against Me.
Tecause of thy raging against Me,
And for that thy tumult is come
up into Mine ears,
Therefore will I put My hook in thy
nose,
And My bridle in thy hps,
And I will turn thee back by the
way
By which thou earnest.
29And this shall be the sign unto
thee : ye shaU eat this year that which
groweth of itself, and in the second
year that which springeth of the
same; and in the third year sow ye,
and reap, and plant vineyards, and
eat the fruit thereof. "And the rem
nant that is escaped of the house of

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Judah shall again take root down
ward, and bear fruit upward. 31For
out of Jerusalem shall go forth a
remnant, and out of mount Zion they
that shall escape; the zeal of the
Lord of hosts shall perform this.
Therefore thus saith the Lord con
cerning the king of Assyria: He
shall not come unto this city, nor shoot
an arrow there, neither shall he come
before it with shield, nor cast a
mound against it. "By the way that
he came, by the same shall he return,
and he shall not come "unto this city,
saith the Lord. Tor I will defend
this city to save it, for Mine own
sake, and for My servant David's
sake.' "And it came to pass that night,
that the angel of the Lord went
forth, and smote in the camp of the
Assyrians a hundred fourscore and
five thousand; and when men arose
early in the morning, behold, they
were all dead corpses. "So Sennach
erib king of Assyria departed, and
went and returned, and dwelt at
Nineveh. "And it came to pass, as
he was worshipping in the house of
Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech
and Sarezer his sons smote him with
the sword; and they escaped into the
land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon
his son reigned in his stead.
OA In those days was Hezekiah
sick unto death. And Isaiah
the prophet the son of Amoz came
to him, and said unto him: 'Thus
saith the Lord: Set thy house in
order; for thou shalt die, and not
live.' Then he turned his face to
the wall, and prayed unto the Lord,
saying: ''Remember now, O Lord,
I beseech Thee, how I have walked
before Thee in truth and with a
whole heart, and have done that which
is good in Thy sight.' And Hezekiah

wept sore. 4And it came to pass,
before Isaiah was gone out of the
inner court of the city, that the word
of the Lord came to him, saying:
''Return, and say to Hezekiah the
prince of My people: Thus saith the
Lord, the God of David thy father:
I have heard thy prayer, I have seen
thy tears; behold, I will heal thee; on
the third day thou shalt go up unto
the house of the Lord. 'And I will
add unto thy days fifteen years; and
I wiU deUver thee and this city out
of the hand of the king of Assyria;
and I will defend this city for Mine
own sake, and for My servant David's
sake.' 7And Isaiah said: Take a
cake of figs.' And they took and laid
it on the boil, and he recovered.
8And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah:
'What shall be the sign that the Lord
will heal me, and that I shaU go up
unto the house of the Lord the third
day?' 9And Isaiah said: This shaU
be the sign unto thee from the Lord,
that the Lord will do the thing that
He hath spoken: shaU the shadow go
forward ten degrees, or go' back ten
degrees?' "And Hezekiah answered:
'It is a Ught thing for the shadow to
decline ten degrees; nay, but let the
shadow return backward ten degrees.'
"And Isaiah the prophet cried unto
the Lord ; and he brought the shadow
ten degrees backward, by which it
had gone down on the dial of Ahaz.
"At that time Berodach-baladan
the son of Baladan, king of Babylon,
sent a letter and a present unto Heze
kiah; for he had heard that Hezekiah
had been sick. "And Hezekiah heark
ened unto them, and showed them
all his treasure-house, the silver, and
the gold, and the spices, and the
precious oil, and the house of his ar
mour, and all that was found in his
treasures; there was nothing in his

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house, nor in all his dominion, that
Hezekiah showed them not. "Then
came Isaiah the prophet unto king
Hezekiah, and said unto him: 'What
said these men? and from whence
came they unto thee?' And Heze
kiah said: 'They are come from
a far country, even from Babylon.'
"And he said: 'What have they seen
in thy house?' And Hezekiah an
swered: 'All that is in my house
have they seen; there is nothing
among my treasures that I have not
shown them.'
"And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah:
'Hear the word of the Lord. "Be
hold, the days come, that all that
is in thy house, and that which thy
fathers have laid up in store unto this
day, shall be carried to Babylon;
nothing shall be left, saith the Lord.
"And of thy sons that shaU issue
from thee, whom thou shalt beget,
shall they take away; and they shall
be officers in the palace of the king of
Babylon.' "Then said Hezekiah unto
Isaiah: 'Good is the word of the Lord
which thou hast spoken.' He said
moreover: 'Is it not so, if peace and
truth shall be in my days?'
"Now the rest of the acts of Heze
kiah, and all his might, and how he
made the pool, and the conduit, and
brought water into the city, are they
not written in the book of the chron
icles of the kings of Judah? 21And
Hezekiah slept with his fathers; and
Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

21

Manasseh was twelve years old
when he began to reign; and
he reigned five and fifty years in
Jerusalem; and his mother's name was
Hephzi-bah. 2And he did that which
was evil in the sight of the Lord,
after the abominations of the nations,
whom the Lord cast out before the

children of Israel. 'For he built
again the high places which Hezekiah
his father had destroyed; and he
reared up altars for Baal, and made an
Asherah, as did Ahab king of Israel,
and worshipped all the host of heaven,
and served them. 4And he built
altars in the house of the Lord,
whereof the Lord said: 'In Jerusalem
wiU I put My name.' 'And he built
altars for aU the host of heaven in the
two courts of the house of the Lord.
'And he made his son to pass through
the fire, and practised soothsaying,
and used enchantments, and ap
pointed them that divined by a ghost
or a familiar spirit : he wrought much
evil in the sight of the Lord, to pro
voke Him. 7And he set the graven
image of Asherah, that he had made,
in the house of which the Lord said
to David and to Solomon his son:
' In this house, and in Jerusalem, which
I have chosen out of all the tribes of
Israel, will I put My name for ever;
'neither wiU I cause the feet of Israel
to wander any more out of the land
which I gave their fathers; if only they
wiU observe to do according to all
that I have commanded them, and
according to aU the law that My
servant Moses commanded them.'
'But they hearkened not; and Ma
nasseh seduced them to do that which
is evil more than did the nations,
whom the Lord destroyed before the
children of Israel.
"And the Lord spoke by His
servants the prophets, saying: "' Be
cause Manasseh king of Judah hath
done these abominations, and hath
done wickedly above all that the
Amorites did, that were before him,
and hath made Judah also to sin with
his idols; 12therefore thus saith the
Lord, the God of Israel: Behold, 1
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Judah, that whosoever heareth of it,
both his ears shaU tingle. "And I
will stretch over Jerusalem the Une of
Samaria, and the plummet of the
house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jeru
salem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping
it and turning it upside down. "And
I will cast off the remnant of Mine
inheritance, and dehver them into the
hand of their enemies; and they shall
become a prey and a spoil to all their
enemies; "because they have done that
which is evil in My sight, and have
provoked Me, since the day their
fathers came forth out of Egypt, even
unto this day.'
"Moreover Manasseh shed innocent
blood very much, tiU he had fiUed
Jerusalem from one end to another;
beside his sin wherewith he made
Judah to sin, in doing that which was
evil in the sight of the Lord. "Now
the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and
all that he did, and his sin that he
sinned, are they not written in the
book of the chronicles of the kings of
Judah? "And Manasseh slept with
his fathers, and was buried in the
garden of his own house, in the garden
of Uzza; and Arnon his son reigned
in his stead.
"Anion was twenty and two years
old when he began to reign; and he
reigned two years in Jerusalem; and
his mother's name was Meshullemeth
the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
20And he did that which was evil in
the sight of the Lord, as did Manasseh
his father. - 21And he walked in all
the way that his father walked in,
and served the idols that his father
served, and worshipped them. ^And
he forsook the Lord, the God of his
fathers, and walked not in the way of
the Lord. "And the servants of
Arnon conspired against him, and put
the king to death in his own house.

Tut the people of the land slewaU
them that had conspired against
king Arnon; and the people of the land
made Josiah his son king in his stead.
"Now the rest of the acts of Arnon
which he did, are they. not written in
,the book of the chronicles of the kings
of Judah? "And he was buried in his
sepulchre in the garden of Uzza; and
Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
OO Josiah was eight years old
when he began to reign; and he
reigned thirty and one years in
Jerusalem; and his mother's name was
Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of
Bozkath. 2And he did that which was
right in the eyes of the Lord, and
walked in aU the way of David his
father, and turned not aside to the
right hand or to the left.
'And it came to pass in the eight
eenth year of king Josiah, that the
king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah,
the son of MeshuUam, the scribe, to
the house of the Lord, saying: 4'Go
up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he
may sum the money which is brought
into the house of the Lord, which the
keepers of the door have gathered
of the people; 'and let them deliver
it into the hand of the workmen that
have the oversight of the house of the
Lord; and let them give it to the
workmen that are in the house of
the Lord, to repair the breaches of the
house; 'unto the carpenters, and to
the builders, and to the masons; and
for buying timber and hewn stone to
repair the house.' — 7Howbeit there
was no reckoning made with them of
the money that was dehvered into
their hand; for they dealt faithfully.
'And Hilkiah the high priest said
unto Shaphan the .scribe: 'I have
found the book of the Law in the house
of the Lord.' And»Hilkiah delivered
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'And Shaphan the scribe came to
the king, and brought back word
unto the king, and said: 'Thy serv
ants have poured out the money that
was found in the house, and have
dehvered it into the hand of the work
men that have the oversight of the
house of the Lord.' "And Shaphan
the scribe told the king, saying:
' Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me
a book.' And Shaphan read it before
the king. "And it came to pass,
when the king had heard the words of
the book of the Law, that he rent his
clothes. "And the king commanded
Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the
son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of
Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and
Asaiah the king's servant, saying:
"' Go ye, inquire of the Lord for me,
and for the people, and for aU Judah,
concerning the words of this book that
is found; for great is the wrath of the
Lord that is kindled against us, be
cause our fathers have not hearkened
unto the words of this book, to do ac
cording unto aU that which is written
concerning us.'
"So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam,
and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah,
went unto Huldah the prophetess, the
wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the
son of Harhas, keeper of the ward
robe — now she dwelt in Jerusalem in
the second quarter — and they spoke
with her. "And she said unto them:
Thus saith the Lord, the God of
Israel: Tell ye the man that sent
you unto me: "Thus saith the Lord:
Behold, I wiU bring evil upon this
place, and upon the inhabitants there
of, even all the words of the book
which the king of Judah hath read;
17because they have forsaken Me, and
have offered unto other gods, that
they might provoke Me with aU the
work of their hands; therefore My

wrath shall be kindled against this
place, and it shaU not be quenched.
"But unto the king of Judah, who
sent you to inquire of the Lord, thus
shaU ye say to him: Thus saith the
Lord, the God of Israel: As touching
the words which thou hast heard,
"because thy heart was tender, and
thou didst humble thyseff before
the Lord, when thou heardest what
I spoke against this place, and against
the inhabitants thereof, that they
should become an astonishment and
a curse, and hast rent thy clothes,
and wept before Me, I also have
heard thee, saith the Lord. There
fore, behold, I wiU gather thee to thy
fathers, and thou shalt be gathered
to thy grave in peace, neither shall
thine eyes see all the evil which I will
bring upon this place.' And they
brought back word unto the king.
OQ And the king sent, and they
gathered unto him all the elders
of Judah and of Jerusalem. 2And
the king went up to the house of the
Lord, and all the men of Judah and
aU the inhabitants of Jerusalem with
him, and the priests, and the prophets,
and aU the people, both smaU and
great; and he read in. their ears all
the words of the book of the covenant
which was found in the house of the
Lord. 3And the king stood on the
platform, and made a covenant before
the Lord, to walk after the Lord,
and to keep His commandments, and
His testimonies, and His statutes,
with aU his heart, and all his soul, to
confirm the words of this covenant
that were written in this book; and
aU the people stood to the covenant.
4Anfi the king commanded Hilkiah
the high priest, and the priests of the
second order, and the keepers of the
door, to bring forth out of the temple
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made for Baal, and for the Asherah,
and for all the host of heaven; and he
burned them without Jerusalem in the
fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes
of them unto Beth-el. 'And he put
down the idolatrous priests, whom the
kings of Judah had ordained to offer
in the high places in the cities of Judah,
and in the places round about Jerusa
lem; them also that offered unto Baal,
to the sun, and to the moon, and to the
constellations, and to ajl the host of
heaven. 'And he brought out the
Asherah from the house of the Lord,
without Jerusalem, unto the brook
Kidron, and burned it at the brook
Kidron, and stamped it small to
powder, and cast the powder there
of upon the graves of the common
people. 7And he broke down the
houses of the sodomites, that were
in the house of the Lord, where
the women wove coverings for the
Asherah. 'And he brought all the
priests out of the cities of Judah,
and defiled the high places where the
priests had made offerings, from
Geba to Beer-sheba; and he broke
down the high places of the gates
that were at the entrance of the
gate of Joshua the governor of the
city, which were on a man's left hand
as he entered the gate of the city.
Nevertheless the priests of the high
places came not up to the altar of the
Lord in Jerusalem, but they did eat
unleavened bread among their breth
ren. "And he defiled Topheth, which
is in the valley of the son of Hinnom,
that no man might make his son or
his daughter to pass through the
fire to Molech. "And he took away
the horses that the kings of 'Judah
had given to the sun, at the entrance
of the house of the Lord, by the
chamber of Nethan-melech the officer,
which was in the precincts; and he

burned the chariots of the sun with
fire. "And the altars that were on
the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz,
which the kings of Judah had made,
and the altars which Manasseh had
made in the two courts of the house
of the Lord, did the king break down,
and beat them down from thence, and
cast the dust of them into the brook
Kidron. "And the high places that
were before Jerusalem, which were on
the right hand of the mount of cor
ruption, which Solomon the king of
Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the
detestation of the Zidonians, and for
Chemosh the detestation of Moab,
and for Milcom the abomination of
the children of Ammon, did the king
defile. "And he broke in pieces the
piUars, and cut down the Asherim,
and fiUed their places with the bones
of men.
"Moreover the altar that was at
Beth-el, and the high place which
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made
Israel to sin, had made, even that
altar and the high place he. broke
down; and he burned the high place
and stamped it smaU to powder, and
burned the Asherah. "And as Josiah
turned himself, he spied the sepulchres
that were there in the mount; and he
sent, and took the bones out of the
sepulchres, and burned them upon the
altar, and defiled it, according to the
word of the Lord which the man of
God proclaimed, who proclaimed these
things. "Then he said: 'What mon
ument is that which I see?' And the
men of the city told him: 'It is the
sepulchre of the man of God, who
came from Judah, and proclaimed
these things that thou hast done
against the altar of Beth-el.' "And
he said: 'Let him be; let no man move
his bones.' So they let his bones
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that came out of Samaria. "And all
the houses also of the higri places that
were in the cities of Samaria, which
the kings of Israel had made to pro
voke [the Lord], Josiah took away, and
did to them according to all the acts
that he had done in Beth-el. 20And
he slew aU the priests of the high
places that were there, upon the altars,
and burned men's bones upon them;
and he returned to Jerusalem.
21And the king commanded all the
people, saying: 'Keep the passover
unto the Lord yo.ur God, as it is
written in this book of the covenant.'
Tor there was not kept such a pass-
over from the days of the judges that
judged Israel, nor in all the days of the
kings of Israel, nor of the kings of
Judah; "but in the eighteenth year
of king Josiah was this passover kept
to the Lord in Jerusalem. 24More-
over them that divined by a ghost or
a famiUar spirit, and the teraphim,
and the idols, and all the detestable
things that were spied in the land of
Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah
put away, that he might confirm the
words of the law wliich were written
in the book that Hilkiah the priest
found in the house of the Lord.
"And hke unto him was there no king
before him, that turned to the Lord
with all his heart, and with all his soul,
and with all his might, according to
all the law of Moses; neither after him
arose there any Uke him.
"Notwithstanding the Lord turned
not from the fierceness of His great
wrath, wherewith His anger was
kindled against Judah, because of all
the provocations wherewith Manasseh
had provoked Him. "And the Lord
said: 'I wiU remove Judah also out
of My sight, as I have removed Israel,
and I will cast off this city which I
have chosen, even Jerusalem, and the

house of which I said: My name
shall be there.'
28Now the rest of the acts of Josiah,
and all that he did, are they not
written in the book of the chronicles
of the kings of Judah? 29In his days
Pharaoh-necoh king of Egypt went
up against the king of Assyria to the
river Euphrates; and king Josiah went
against him; and he slew him at
Megiddo, when he had seen him.
"And his servants carried him in a
chariot dead from Megiddo, and
brought him to Jerusalem, and buried
him in his own sepulchre. And the
people of the land took Jehoahaz the
son of Josiah, and anointed him, and
made him king in his father's stead.
31 Jehoahaz was twenty and three
years old when he began to reign; and
he reigned three months in Jerusalem;
and his mother's name was Hamutal
trie daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
32And he did that which was evil in
the sight of the Lord, according to all
that his fathers had done. "And
Pharaoh-necoh put him in bands at
Riblah in the land of Hamath, that
he might not reign in Jerusalem; and
put the land to a fine of a hundred
talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
34And Pharaoh-necoh made Eliakim
the son of Josiah king in the room of
Josiah his father, and changed his
name to Jehoiakim; but he took Je
hoahaz away; and he came to Egypt,
and died there. "And Jehoiakim
gave the silver and the gold to Pha
raoh; but he taxed the land to give
the money according to the command
ment of Pharaoh; he exacted the
silver and the gold of the people of
the land, of every one according to
his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh-
necoh. "Jehoiakim was twenty and five
years old when he began to reign; and

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he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem;
and his mother's name was Zebudah
the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
37 And he did that which was evil in
the sight of the Lord, according to aU
that his fathers had done.
OJ. In his days Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon came up, and
Jehoiakim became his servant three
years; then he turned and rebeUed
against him. 2And the Lord sent
against him bands of the Chaldeans,
and bands of the Arameans, and bands
of the Moabites, and bands of the
children of Ammon, and sent them
against Judah to destroy it, according
to the word of the Lord, which He
spoke by the hand of His servants
the prophets. 3Surely at the com
mandment of the Lord came this up
on Judah, to remove them out of His
sight, for the sins of Manasseh, ac
cording to all that he did; 4and also
for the innocent blood that he shed;
for he filled Jerusalem with inno
cent blood; and the Lord would not
pardon. 'Now the rest of the acts of Jehoia
kim, and all that he did, are they not
written in the book of the chronicles
of the kings of Judah? 'So Jehoiakim
slept with his fathers; and Jehoiachin
his son reigned in his stead. 7And
the king of Egypt came not again
any more out of his land; for the
king of Babylon had taken, from the
Brook of Egypt unto the river Eu
phrates, all that pertained to the king
of Egypt.
'Jehoiachin was eighteen years old
when he began to reign; and he reigned
in Jerusalem three months; and his
mother's name was Nehushta the
daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
'And he did that which was evil in
the sight of the Lord, according to all
that his father had done. "At that

time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem,
and the city was besieged. "And
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came
unto the city, while his servants were
besieging it. "And Jehoiachin the
king of Judah went out to the king of
Babylon, he, and his mother, and his
servants, and his princes, and his
officers; and the king of Babylon took
him in the eighth year of his reign.
"And he carried out thence all the
treasures of the house of the Lord, and
the treasures of the king's house, and
cut in pieces all the vessels of gold
which Solomon king of Israel had
made in the temple of the Lord, as
the Lord had said. "And he carried
away all Jerusalem, and all the princes,
and all the mighty men of valour, even
ten thousand captives, and all the
craftsmen and the smiths; none re
mained, save the poorest sort of the
people of the land. "And he carried
away Jehoiachin to Babylon; and
the king's motrier, and the king's
wives, and his officers, and the chief
men of the land, carried he into cap
tivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.
"And. all the men of might, even
seven thousand, and the craftsmen
and the smiths a thousand, all of
them strong and apt for war, even
them the king of Babylon brought
captive to Babylon. "And the king
of Babylon made Mattaniah his
father's brother king in his stead,
and changed his name to Zedekiah.
"Zedekiah was twenty and one
years old when he began to reign; and
he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem;
and his mother's name was Hamutal
the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
"And he did that which was evil in
the sight of the Lord, according to
all that Jehoiakim had done. Tor
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come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah,
until He had cast them out from His
presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the
O PL king of Babylon. l And it came
to pass in the ninth year of his
reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth
day of the month, that Nebuchadnez
zar king of Babylon came, he and all
his army, against Jerusalem, and en
camped against it; and they built forts
against it round about. 2So the city
was besieged unto the eleventh year of
king Zedekiah. 'On the ninth day of
the [fourth] month the famine was sore
in the city, so that there was no bread
for the people of the land. Then a
breach was made in the city, and all
the men of war [fled] by night by the
way of the gate between the two waUs,
wliich was by the king's garden — now
the Chaldeans were against the city
round about — and the king went by
the way of the Arabari. 'But the
army of the Chaldeans pursued after
the king, and overtook him in the
plains of Jericho; and all his army was
scattered from him. Then they took
the king, and carried him up unto
the king of Babylon to Riblah; and
they gave judgment upon him. 7And
they slew the sons of Zedekiah before
his eyes, and put out the eyes of
Zedekiah, and bound him in fetters,
and carried him to Babylon.
'Now in the fifth month, on the
seventh day of trie month, which was
the nineteenth year of king Nebuchad
nezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebu-
zaradan the captain of the guard,
a servant of the king of Babylon, unto
Jerusalem. 9And he burnt the house of
the Lord, and the king's house; and
all the houses of Jerusalem, even every
great man's house, burnt he with fire.
"And all the army of the Chaldeans,
that were with the captain of the

guard, broke down the walls of Jeru
salem round about. "And the residue
of the people that were left in the
city, and those that fell away, that
feU to the king of Babylon, and the
residue of the multitude, did Nebu-
zaradan the captain of the guard
carry away captive. "But the captain
of the guard left of the poorest of the
land to be vinedressers and husband
men. 13 And the pillars of brass that were
in the house of the Lord, and. the
bases and the brazen sea that were in
the house of the Lord, did the Chal
deans break in pieces, and carried the
brass of them to Babylon. "And the
pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers,
and the pans, and all the vessels of
brass wherewith they ministered, took
triey away. "And the fire-pans, and
the basins, that which was of gold,
in gold, and that which was of silver,
in silver, the captain of the guard
took away. The two pillars, the one
sea, and the bases, which Solomon
had made for the house of the Lord;
the brass of aU these vessels was with
out weight. "The height of the one
pillar was eighteen cubits, and a
capital of brass was upon it; and the
height of the capital was three cubits;
with network and pomegranates upon
the capital round about, all of brass;
and like unto these had the second
pillar with network.
"And the captain of the guard took
Seraiah the chief priest, and Zepha
niah the second priest, and the three
keepers of the door; "and out of the
city he took an officer that was set
over the men of war; and five men of
them that saw the king's face, who
were found in the city; and the scribe
of the captain of the host, who mus
tered the people of the land; and three
score men of trie people of the land,

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that were found in the city. 20And
Nebuzaradan the captain of the
guard took them, and brought them
to the king of Babylon to Riblah. 2lAnd
the king of Babylon smote them, and
put them to death at Riblah in the
land of Hamath. So Judah was car
ried away captive out of his land.
22 And as for the people that were left
in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchad
nezzar king of Babylon had left, even
over them he made Gedaliah the
son. of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan,
governor. "Now when all the captains of the
forces, they and their men, heard that
the king of Babylon had made Geda
liah governor, they came to Gedaliah
to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of
Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of
Kareah,' and Seraiah the son of Tan-
humeth the Netophathite, and Jaaza-
niah the son of the Maacathite, they
and their men. 24And Gedahah swore
to them and to their men, and said
unto them: 'Fear not because of the
servants of the Chaldeans; dwell in the
land, and serve the king of Babylon,
and it shall be well with you.' Tut it

came to pass in the seventh month,
that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah,
the son of Elishama, of the seed royal,
came, and ten men with him, and
smote Gedaliah, that he died, and
the Jews and the Chaldeans that
were with him at Mizpah. "And all
the people, both smaU and great,
and the captains of the forces, arose,
and came to Egypt; for they were
afraid of the Chaldeans.
"And it came to pass in the seven
and thirtieth year of the captivity of
Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the
twelfth month, on the seven and
twentieth day of the month, that
Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in
the year that he began to reign, did
hf t up the head of Jehoiachin- king of
Judah out of prison. "And he spoke
kindly to him, and set his throne
above the throne of the kings that
were with him in Babylon. 29And
he changed his prison garments, and
did eat bread -before him continually
all the days of his life. "And for his
allowance, there was a continual al
lowance given him of the king, every
day a portion, all the days of his life.

478

ISAIAH

"I The vision of Isaiah the son of
Amoz, which he saw concerning
Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of
Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah,
kings of Judah.
2Hear, 0 heavens, and give ear, 0
earth,
For the Lord hath spoken:
Children I have reared, and brought
up,
And they have rebelled against Me.
The ox knoweth his owner,
And the ass his master's crib;
But Israel doth not know,
My people doth not consider.
4Ah sinful nation,
A people laden with iniquity,
A seed of evil-doers,
Children that deal corruptly;
They have forsaken the Lord,
They have contemned the Holy One
of Israel,
They are turned away backward.
'On what part will ye be yet strick
en,
Seeing ye stray away more and
more?
The whole head is sick,
And the whole heart faint;
'From the sole of the foot even unto
the head
There is no soundness in it;
But wounds, and bruises, and fester
ing sores:
They have not been pressed, neither
bound up,
Neither molUfied with oil.

7 Your country is desolate;
Your cities are burned with fire;
Your land, strangers devour it in
your presence,
And it is desolate, as overthrown by
floods.
'And the daughter of Zion is left
As a booth in a vineyard,
As a lodge in a garden of cucumbers,
As a besieged city.
'Except the Lord of hosts
Had left unto us a very smaU rem
nant,
We should have been as Sodom,
We should have been like unto
Gomorrah.
"Hear the word of the Lord,
Ye rulers of Sodom;
Give ear unto the law of our God,
Ye people of Gomorrah.
"To what purpose is the multitude
of your sacrifices unto Me?
Saith the Lord;
I am full of the burnt-offerings of
rams,
And the fat of fed beasts;
And I dehght not in the blood
Of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-
goats.
"When ye come to appear before Me,
Who hath required this at your
hand,
To trample My courts?
"Bring no more vain oblations;
It is an offering of abomination
unto Me;
New moon and sabbath, the hold
ing of convocations —

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ISAIAH

I cannot endure iniquity along with
the solemn assembly.
"Your new moons and your appoint
ed seasons
My soul hateth;
They are a burden unto Me;
I am weary to bear them.
"And when ye spread forth your
hands,
I wiU hide Mine eyes from you;
Yea, when ye make many prayers,
I will not hear;
Your hands are full of blood.
"Wash you, make you clean,
Put away the evil of your doings
From before Mine eyes,
Cease to do evil;
"Learn to do weU;
Seek justice, reUeve the oppressed,
Judge the fatherless, plead for the
widow.
"Come now, and let us reason to
gether,
Saith the Lord;
Though your sins be as scarlet,
They shall be as white as snow;
Though they be red like crimson,
They shall be as wool.
"If ye be wiUing and obedient,
Ye shall eat the good of the land;
Tut if ye refuse and rebel,
Ye shall be devoured with the sword ;
For the mouth of the Lord hath
spoken.
Tow is the faithful city
Become a harlot!
She that was full of justice,
Righteousness lodged in her,
But now murderers.
Thy silver is become dross,
Thy wine mixed witri water.
Thy princes are rebeUious,
And companions of thieves;
Every one loveth bribes,
And followeth after rewards;

They judge not the fatherless,
Neither doth the cause of the wid
ow come unto them.
Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord
of hosts,
The Mighty One of Israel:
Ah, I will ease Me of Mine ad
versaries,
And avenge Me of Mine enemies;
"And I will turn My hand upon thee,
And purge. away thy dross as with
lye,
And will take away all thine alloy;
"And I will restore thy judges as at
the first,
And thy counsellors as at the begin
ning;
Afterward thou shalt be caUed The
city of righteousness,
The faithful city.
"Zion shall be redeemed with justice,
And they that return of her with
righteousness.
Tut the destruction of the trans
gressors and the sinners shall be
together,
And they that forsake the Lord
shall be consumed.
Tor they shall be ashamed of the
terebinths which ye have desired,
And ye shall be confounded for the
gardens that ye have chosen.
"For ye shall be as a terebinth whose
leaf fadeth,
And as a garden that hath no water.
31 And the strong shaU be as tow,
And his work as a spark;'
And they shaU both burn together,
And none shaU quench them.
O The word that Isaiah the son of
Amoz saw concerning Judah and
Jerusalem. 2And it shall come to pass in the end
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2.2^

That the mountain of the Lord's
house shall be estabUshed as the
top of the mountains,
And shaU be exalted above the hills;
And all nations shall flow unto it.
'And many peoples shall go and say:
'Come ye, and let us go up to the
mountain of the Lord,
To the house of the God of Jacob;
And He will teach us of His ways,
And we wiU walk in His paths.'
For out of Zion shaU go forth the
law,
And the word of the Lord from
Jerusalem.
4And He shaU judge between the
nations,
And shall decide for many peoples;
And they shall beat their swords
into plowshares,
And their spears into pruning-hooks;
Nation shaU not lift up sword
against nation,
Neither shaU they learn war any

50 house of Jacob, come ye, and let
us walk
In the light of the Lord.
'For Thou hast forsaken Thy people
the house of Jacob;
For they are replenished from the
east,
And with soothsayers like the
PhiUstines,
And they please themselves in the
brood of aliens.
Their land also is full of silver and
gold,
Neither is there any end of their
treasures;
Their land also is fuU of horses,
Neither is there any end of their
chariots.
Their land also is fuU of idols;
Every one worshippeth the work
of his own hands.

That which his own fingers have
made.
9And man boweth down,
And man lowereth himself;
And Thou canst not bear with them.
"Enter into the rock,
And hide thee in the dust,
From before the terror of the Lord,
And from the glory of His majesty.
"The lofty looks of man shall be
brought low,
And the haughtiness of men shall
be bowed down,
And the Lord alone shall be exalted
in that day.
"For the Lord of hosts hath a day
Upon aU that is proud and lofty,
And upon all that is lifted up, and
it shall be brought low;
13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon,
That are high and lifted up,
And upon all the oaks of Bashan;
"And upon all the high mountains,
And upon aU the hills that are
lifted up;
"And upon every lofty tower,
And upon every fortified wall;
"And upon all the ships of Tarshish,
And upon all delightful imagery.
"And the loftiness of man shall be
bowed down,
And the haughtiness of men shall
be brought low;
And the Lord alone shall be exalted
in that day.
"And the idols shaU utterly pass
away.
"And men shall go into the caves of
the rocks,
And into the holes of the earth,
From before the terror of the Lord,
And from the glory of His majesty,
When He ariseth to shake mightily
the earth.
20In that day a man shall cast away

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ISAIAH

His idols of silver, and his idols of
gold,
Which they made for themselves
to worship,
To the moles and to the bats;
To go into the clefts of the rocks,
And into the crevices of the crags,
From before the terror of the Lord,
And from the glory of His majesty,
When He ariseth to shake mightily
the earth.
22Cease ye from man, in whose nostrils
is a breath;
For how little is he to be accounted!
Q For, behold, the Lord, the Lord
of hosts,
Doth take away from Jerusalem
and from Judah
Stay and staff,
Every stay of bread, and every stay
of water;
The mighty man, and the man of
war;
The judge, and the prophet,
And the diviner, and the elder;
The captain of fifty, and the man
of rank,
And the counsellor, and the cun
ning charmer, and the skilful
enchanter. "
4And I will give chUdren to be their
princes,
And babes shall rule over them.
'And the people shaU oppress one
another,
Every man his feUow, and every
man his neighbour;
The child shaU behave insolently
against the aged,
And the base against the honourable.
'For a man shaU take hold of his
brother of the house of his father :
Thou hast a mantle,
Be thou our ruler,
And let this ruin be under thy hand.'

7In that day shall he swear, saying:
'I will not be a healer;
For in my house is rieither bread
nor a mantle;
Ye shall not make me ruler of a
people.'
8For Jerusalem is ruined,
And Judah is faUen;
Because their tongue and their
doings are against the Lord,
To provoke the eyes of His glory.
The show of their countenance doth
witness against them;
And they declare their sin as Sodom,
they hide it not.
Woe unto their soul!
For they have wrought evil unto
themselves.
"Say ye of the righteous, that it shall
be well with him;
For they shaU eat the fruit of their
doings.
"Woe unto the wicked! it shaU be ill
with him;
For the work of his hands shall be
done to him.
"As for My people, a babe is their
master,
And women rule over them.
0 My people, they that lead thee
cause thee to err,
And destroy the way of thy paths.
"The Lord standeth up to plead,
And standeth to judge the peoples.
"Trie Lord will enter into judgment
With the elders of His people, and
the princes thereof:
'It is ye that have eaten Up the
vineyard;
The spoil of the poor is in your
houses;
"What mean ye that ye crush My
people,
And grind the face of the poor?'
Saith the Lord, the God of hosts.

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5.4

"Moreover the Lord said:
Because the daughters of Zion are
haughty,
And walk with stretched-f orth necks
And wanton eyes,
Walking and mincing as they go,
And making a tinkling with their
feet;
"Therefore the Lord will smite with
a scab
The crown of the head of the daugh
ters of Zion,
And the Lord wiU lay bare their
secret parts.
"In that day the Lord will take away
the bravery of their anklets, and the
fiUets, and the crescents; "the pen
dants, and the bracelets, and the veils;
Mthe headtires, and the armlets, and
the sashes, and the corselets, and
the amulets; 21the rings, and the nose-
jewels; 22the aprons, and the mantelets,
and the cloaks, and the girdles; "and
the gauze robes, and the fine linen,
and the turbans, and the mantles.
MAnd it shall come to pass, that
Instead of sweet spices there shall
be rottenness;
And instead of a girdle rags;
And instead of curled hair baldness;
And instead of a stomacher a gird
ing of sackcloth;
Branding instead of beauty.
Thy men shall fall by the sword,
And thy mighty in the war.
"And her gates shaU lament and
mourn;
And utterly bereft she shaU sit upon
the ground.
A And seven women shall take hold
^ of one man in that day, saying:
'We wiU eat our own bread, and wear
our own apparel; only let us be called
by thy name; take thou away our
reproach.' 2In that day shall the growth of the
Lord be beautiful and glorious,

And the fruit of the land exceUent
and comely
For them that are escaped pf Israel.
3And it shall come to pass, that he
that is left in Zion, and he that re
maineth in Jerusalem, shall be called
holy, even every one that is written
unto life in Jerusalem; 4when the
Lord shall have washed away the
filth of the daughters of Zion, and
shall have purged the blood of Jeru
salem from the midst thereof, by
the spirit of judgment, and by the
spirit of destruction. 'And the Lord
will create over the whole habitation
of mount Zion, and over her assem
blies, a cloud and smoke by day, and
the shining of a flaming fire by night;
for over all the glory shall be a canopy.
'And there shall be a pavilion for a
shadow in the day-time from the
heat, and for a refuge and for a covert
frofai storm and from rain.
PL Let me sing of my well-beloved,
A song of my beloved touching
his vineyard.
My well-beloved had a vineyard
In a very fruitful hill;
2And he digged it, and cleared it of
stones,
And planted it with the choicest
vine,
And built a tower in the midst of
it,
And also hewed out a vat therein;
And he looked that it should bring
forth grapes,
And it brought forth wild grapes.
'And now, 0 inhabitants of Jeru
salem and men of Judah,
Judge, I pray you, betwixt me
and my vineyard.
4What could have been done more
to my vineyard,
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Wherefore, when I looked that it
should bring forth grapes,
Brought it forth wild grapes?
'And now come, I will tell you
What I wiU do to my vineyard :
I will take away the hedge thereof,
And it shaU be eaten up;
I will break down the fence thereof,
And it shall be trodden down;
'And I will lay it waste:
It shall not be pruned nor hoed,
But there shall come up briers and
thorns;
I will also command the clouds
That they rain no rain upon it.
7For the vineyard of the Lord of
hosts is the house of Israel,
And the men of Judah the plant
of His dehght;
And He looked for justice, but be
hold violence;
For righteousness, but behold a cry.
8Woe unto them that join house to
house,
That lay field to field,
Till there be no room, and ye be
made to dwell
Alone in the midst of the land!
9In mine ears said the Lord of
hosts:
Of a truth many houses shaU be
desolate,
Even great and fair, without in
habitant.
"For ten acres of vineyard shall yield
one bath,
And the seed of a homer shall yield
an ephah.
"Woe unto them that rise up early
in the morning,
That they may follow strong drink;
That tarry late into the night,
Till wine inflame them!

"And the harp and the psaltery, the
tabret and the pipe,
And wine, are in their feasts;
But they regard not the work of the
Lord,
Neither have they considered the
operation of His hands.
"Therefore My people are gone into
captivity,
For want of knowledge;
And their honourable men are
famished,
And their multitude are parched
with thirst.
"Therefore the nether-world hath
enlarged her desire,
And opened her mouth without
measure;
And down goeth their glory, and
their tumult, and their uproar,
And he that rejoiceth among them.
"And man is bowed down,
And man is humbled,
And the eyes of the lofty are
humbled;
"But the Lord of hosts is exalted
through justice,
And God the Holy One is sanctified
through righteousness.
"Then shall the lambs feed as in
their pasture,
And the waste places of the fat
ones shall wanderers eat.
"Woe unto them that draw iniquity
with cords of vanity,
And sin as it were with a cart rope,
"That say: 'Let Him make speed,
let Him hasten His work,
That we may see it;
And let the counsel of the Holy One
of Israel draw nigh and come,
That we may know it!'
20Woe unto them that call evil good,
And good evil;
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And light into darkness;
That change bitter into sweet,
And sweet into bitter!
21Woe unto them that are wise in
their own eyes,
And prudent in their own sight!
"Woe unto them that are mighty to
drink wine,
And men of strength to mingle
strong drink;
That justify the wicked for a re
ward,
And take away the righteousness of
the righteous from him!
Therefore as the tongue of fire de-
voureth the stubble,
And as the criaff is consumed in
the flame,
So their root shaU be as rottenness,
And their blossom shall go up as dust ;
Because they have rejected the
law of the Lord of hosts,
And contemned the word of the
Holy One of Israel.
Therefore is the anger of the Lord
kindled against His people,
And He hath stretched forth His
hand against them, and hath
smitten them,
And the hills did tremble,
And their carcasses were as refuse
in the midst of the streets.
For all this His anger is not turned
away,
But His hand is stretched out still.
"And He will lift up an ensign to the
nations from far,
And will hiss unto them from the
end of the earth;
And, behold, they shall come with
speed swiftly;
"None shall be weary nor stumble
among them;

None shall slumber nor sleep;
Neither shall the girdle of their
loins be loosed,
Nor the latchet of their shoes be
broken;
28 Whose arrows are sharp,
And aU their bows bent;
Their horses' hoofs shall be counted
Uke flint,
And their wheels like a whirlwind;
Their roaring shall be like a lion,
They shaU roar like young lions,
yea,1 they shall roar,
And lay hold of the prey, and carry
it away safe,
And there shall be none to deliver.
"And they shaU roar against them in
that day
Like the roaring of the sea;
And if one look unto the land,
Behold darkness and distress,
And the light is darkened in the
skies thereof.
Cl In the year that king Uzziah died
I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne
high and lifted up, and His train
filled the temple. 2Above Him stood
the seraphim; each one had six wings:
with twain he covered his face, and
with twain he covered his feet, and
with twain he did fly. 3And one called
unto another, and said :
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of
hosts;
The whole earth is full of His glory.
4And the posts of the door were
moved at the voice of them that
called, and the house was filled with
smoke. Then said I :
Woe is me! for I am undone;
Because I am a man of unclean
lips,
And I dwell in the midst of a people
of unclean Ups;
For mine eyes have seen the King,
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Then flew unto me one of the
seraphim, with a glowing stone in his
hand, which he had taken with the
tongs from off the altar; 7and he
touched my mouth with it, and said :
Lo, this hath touched thy lips;
And thine iniquity is taken away,
And triy sin expiated.
8And I heard the voice of the Lord,
saying: Whom shall I send,
And who will go for us?
Then I said: 'Here am I; send me.'
9And He said: 'Go, and tell this
people: Hear ye indeed, but understand
not;
And see ye indeed, but perceive
not.
"Make the heart of this people fat,
And make their ears heavy,
And shut their eyes;
Lest they, seeing with their eyes,
And hearing with their ears,
And understanding with their heart,
Return, and be healed.'
"Then said I: 'Lord, how long?'
And He answered:
'Until cities be waste without in
habitant,
And houses without man,
And the land become utterly waste,
"And the Lord have removed men
far away,
And the forsaken places be many in
the midst of the land.
"And if there be yet a tenth in it, it
shall again be eaten up; as a terebinth,
and as an oak, whose stock remaineth,
when they cast their leaves, so the
holy seed shall be the stock thereof.'
H And it came to pass in the days of
* Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son
of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin
the king of Aram, and Pekah the son
of RemaUah, king of Israel, went up to

Jerusalem to war against it; but could
not prevail against it. 2And it was told
the house of David, saying: 'Aram
is confederate with Ephraim.' And
his heart was moved, and the heart
of his people, as the trees of the forest
are moved with the wind.
Then said the Lord unto Isaiah:
'Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou,
and "Shear- jashub thy son, at the
end of the conduit of the upper pool,
in the highway of the fuUers' field;
4and say unto him : Keep calm, and
be quiet;, fear not, neither let thy
heart be faint, because of these two
tails of smoking firebrands, for the
fierce anger of Rezin and Aram, and
of the son of Remaliah. 'Because
Aram hath counselled evil against
thee, Ephraim also, and the son of
RemaUah, saying: 'Let us go up
against Judah, and vex it, and let us
make a breach therein for us, and set
up a king in the midst of it, even
the son of Tabeel; 7thus saith the
Lord God :
It shall not stand, neither shall
it come to pass.
8For the head of Aram is Damascus,
And the head of Damascus is
Tiezin;
And within threescore and five
years
ShaU Ephraim be broken, that it be
not a people ;
9And the head of Ephraim is Sama
ria,
And the head of Samaria is Rema
liah' s son.
If ye will not have faith, surely ye
shall not be established.'
"And the Lord spoke again unto
Ahaz, saying: "'Ask thee a sign of the
Lord thy God: ask it either in the
depth, or in the height above.' "But
Ahaz said: 'I will not ask, neither

a That is, A remnant shall return.
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8.

will I try the Lord.' "And he said:
'Hear ye now, O house of David:
Is it a small thing for you to weary
men, that ye will weary my God
also? Therefore the Lord Himself
shaU give you a sign: behold, the
young woman shall conceive, and
bear a son, and shaU caU his name
aImmanuel. "Curd and honey shall
he eat, when he knoweth to refuse
the evU, and choose the good. "Yea,
before the child shall know to refuse
the evil, and choose the good, the
land whose two kings thou hast a
horror of shaU be forsaken. "The
Lord shaU bring upon thee, and upon
thy people, and upon thy father's
house, days that have not come, from
the day that Ephraim departed from
Judah; even the king of Assyria.'
18 And it shaU come to pass in that day,
That the Lord shall hiss for the fly
That is in the uttermost part of
the rivers of Egypt,
And for the bee that is in the land
of Assyria.
"And they shaU come, and shaU rest
aU of them
In the rugged valleys, and in the
holes of the rocks,
And upon aU thorns, and upon all
brambles.
20In that day shall the Lord shave
with a razor that is hired in the parts
beyond the River, even with the king
of Assyria, the head and the hair of
the feet; and it shaU also sweep away
the beard.
21 And it shall come to pass in that
day, that a man shaU rear a young
cow, and two sheep; 22and it shaU come
to pass, for the abundance of milk
that they shah give, he shaU eat curd;
for curd and honey shaU every one eat
that is left in the midst of the land.
"And it shall come to pass in that
day, that every place, where there
» That is, God is with us,

were a thousand vines at a thousand
silverlings, shaU even be for briers
and thorns. 24With arrows and with
bow shaU one come thither; because
aU the land shaU become briers and
thorns. "And all the hills that were
digged with the mattock, thou shalt
not come thither for fear of briers
and thorns, but it shaU be for the
sending forth of oxen, and for the
treading of sheep. ,

8

And the Lord said unto me:
Take thee a great tablet, and
write upon it in common script:
The spoil speedeth, the prey hasteth;
2and I wiU take unto Me faithful wit
nesses to record, Uriah the priest, and
Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.'
'And I went unto the prophetess; and
she conceived, and bore a son. Then
said the Lord unto me: 'Call his
name bMaher-shalal-hash-baz. 4For
before the child shaU have knowledge
to cry: My father, and: My mother,
the riches of Damascus and the spoil
of Samaria shaU be carried away before
the king of Assyria.'
'And the Lord spoke unto me yet
again, saying:
'Forasmuch as this people hath re
fused
The waters of Shiloah that go softly,
And rejoiceth with Rezin and
RemaUah's son;
Now therefore, behold, the Lord
bringeth up upon them
The waters of the River, mighty
and many,
Even the king of Assyria and all
his glory;
And he shaU come up over all his
channels,
And go over all his banks;
8And he shaU sweep through Judah,
Overflowing as he passeth through;
He shall reach even to the neck;
b That is, The spoil speedeth, the prey hasteth.
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And the stretching out of his wings
Shall fill the breadth of thy land,
O Immanuel.
9Make an uproar, 0 ye peoples,
and ye shall be broken in pieces;
And give ear, aU ye of far countries;
Gird yourselves, and ye shall be
broken in pieces;
Gird yourselves, and ye shaU be
broken in pieces.
"Take counsel together, and it shaU
be brought to nought;
Speak the word, and it shall not
stand;
For God is with us.
"For the Lord spoke thus to me
with a strong hand, admonishing
me that I should not walk in the way
of this people, saying: "'Say ye not:
A conspiracy, concerning all where
of this people do say: A conspiracy;
neither fear ye their fear, nor account
it dreadful. The Lord of hosts, Him
shall ye sanctify; and let Him be your
fear, and let Him be your dread.
"And He shall be for a sanctuary;
but for a stone of stumbling and for a
rock of offence to both the houses of
Israel, for a gin and for a snare to
the inhabitants of Jerusalem. "And
many among them shall stumble, and
fall, and be broken, and be snared,
and be taken.'
"'Bind up the testimony, seal the
instruction among My disciples.'
"And I will wait for the Lord, that
hideth His face from the house of
Jacob, and I wiU look for Him. "Be
hold, I and the children whom the
Lord hath given me shall be for signs
and for wonders in Israel from the
Lord of hosts, who dweUeth in mount
Zion. "And when they shall say unto
you: 'Seek unto the ghosts and the
familiar spirits, that chirp and that
mutter; should not a people seek

unto their God? on behalf of the
living unto the dead "for instruction
and for testimony?' — Surely they wiU
speak according to this word, wherein
there is no Ught. — "And they shall
pass this way that are sore bestead
and hungry; and it shaU come to pass
that, when they shall be hungry, they
shall fret themselves, and curse by
their king and by their God, and,
whether they turn their faces upward,
22or look unto the earth, behold dis
tress and darkness, the gloom of an
guish, and outspread thick darkness.
"For is there no gloom to her that was
stedfast? Now the former hath lightly
afflicted the land of Zebulun and the
land of NaphtaU, but the latter hath
dealt a more grievous blow by the way
of the sea, beyond the Jordan, in the
district of the nations.
Oj The people that walked in darkness
Have seen a great light;
They that dwelt in the land of the
shadow of death,
Upon them hath the Ught shined.
Thou hast multiplied the nation,
Thou hast increased their joy;
They joy before Thee according to
,the joy in harvest,
As men rejoice when they divide
the spoil.
3For the yoke of his burden,
And the staff of his shoulder,
The rod of his oppressor,
Thou hast broken as in the day of
Midian.
4For every boot stamped with fierce
ness,
And every cloak roUed in blood,
Shall even be for burning, for fuel
of fire.
'For a child is born unto us,
A son is given unto us;
And the government is upon his
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And his name is called
aPele-j oez-el-gibbor-
Abi-ad-sar-shalom ;
'That the government may be in
creased,
And of peace there be no end,
Upon the throne of David, and
upon his kingdom,
To establish it, and to uphold it
Through justice and through right
eousness
From henceforth even for ever.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts doth
perform this.
The Lord sent a word into Jacob,
And it hath lighted upon Israel.
'And aU the people shall know,
Even Ephraim and the inhabitant
of Samaria,
That say in pride and in arrogancy
of heart :
'The bricks are fallen, but we wiU
build with hewn stones;
The sycomores are cut down, but
cedars will we put in their place.'
Therefore the Lord doth set upon
high the adversaries of Rezin
against him,
And spur his enemies;
"Trie Arameans on the east, and the
PhiUstines on the west;
And they devour Israel with open
mouth.
For all this His anger is not turned
away,
But His hand is stretched out still.
"Yet the people turneth not unto
Him that smiteth them,
Neither do they seek the Lord
of hosts.
"Therefore the Lord doth cut off
from Israel •head and tail,
Palm-branch and rush, in one day.
"The elder and the man of rank,
he is the head;

And the prophet that teacheth
hes, he is the tail.
"For they that lead this people cause
them to err;
And they that are led of them are
destroyed.
"Therefore the Lord shall have no
joy in their young men,
Neither shall He have compassion
on their fatherless and widows;
For every one is ungodly and an
evil-doer,
And every mouth speaketh wanton
ness.
For aU this His anger is not turned
away,
But His hand is stretched out still.
"For wickedness burneth as the fire;
It devoureth the briers and thorns;
Yea, it kindleth in the thickets of
the forest,
And they roll upward in thick
clouds of smoke.
"Through the wrath of the Lord
of hosts is the land burnt up ;
The people also are as the fuel of
fire;
No man spareth his brother.
"And one snatcheth on trie right
hand, and is hungry;
And he eateth on the left hand, and
is not satisfied;
They eat every man the flesh of
his own arm:
"Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim,
Manasseh;
And they together are against
Judah.
For all this His anger is not turned
away,
But His hand is stretched out still.

10

Woe unto them that decree
unrighteous decrees,
And to the writers that write in
iquity;

B That is, Wonderful in counsel is God the Mighty, the Everlasting Father, the Ruler of peace,
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ISAIAH

To turn aside the needy from
judgment,
And to take away the right of the
poor of My people,
That widows may be their spoil,
And that they may make the father
less their prey!
3And what will ye do in the day of
visitation,
And in the ruin which shaU come
from far?
To whom wiU ye flee for help?
And where will ye leave your
glory?
They can do nought except crouch
under the captives,
And fall under the slain.
For all this His anger is not turned
away,
But His hand is stretched out stiU.
'0 Asshur, the rod of Mine anger,
In whose hand as a staff is Mine
indignation!
6I do send him against an ungodly
nation,
And against the people of My wrath
do I give him a charge,
To take the spoil, and to take the
prey,
And to tread them down hke the
mire of the streets.
7Howbeit he meaneth not so,
Neither doth his heart think so;
But it is in his heart to destroy,
And to cut off nations not a few.
'For he saith:
'Are not my princes all of them
kings?
9Is not Calno as Carchemish?
Is not Hamatri as Arpad?
Is not Samaria as Damascus?
"As my hand hath reached the
kingdoms of the idols,
Whose graven images did exceed
them of Jerusalem and of Sa

maria;

"ShaU I not, as I have done unto
Samaria and her idols,
So do to Jerusalem and her idols?'
"Wherefore it shaU come to pass,
that when the Lord hath performed
His whole work upon mount Zion
and on Jerusalem, I will punish the
fruit of the arrogant heart of the
king of Assyria, and the glory of
his haughty looks. "For he hath
said: By the strength of my hand I
have done it,
And by my wisdom, for I am
prudent;
In that I have removed the bounds
of the peoples,
And have robbed their treasures,
And have brought down as one
mighty the inhabitants;
"And my hand hath found as a
nest the riches of the peoples;
And as one gathereth eggs that are
forsaken,
Have I gathered aU the earth;
And there was none that moved
the wing,
Or that opened the mouth, or
chirped.
"Should the axe boast itself against
him that heweth therewith?
Should the saw magnify itself
against him that moveth it?
As if a rod should move them that
lift it up,
Or as if a staff should lift up him
that is not wood.
"Therefore will the Lord, the Lord
of hosts,
Send among his fat ones leanness;
And under His glory there shall be
kindled
A burning like the burning of fire.
"And the light of Israel shall be for a
fire,
And his Holy One for a flame;

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11.2

And it shaU burn and devour his
thorns
And his briers in one day.
"And the glory of his forest and of
his fruitful field,
He wiU consume both soul and body;
And it shaU be as when a sick man
wasteth away.
"And the remnant of the trees of his
forest shall be few,
That a child may write them down.
20And it shall come to pass in that day,
That the remnant of Israel,
And they that are escaped of the
house of Jacob,
Shall no more again stay upon him
that smote theiri;
But shall stay upon the Lord, the
Holy One of Israel, in truth.
21 aA remnant shall return, even the
remnant of Jacob,
Unto God the Mighty.
Tor though thy people, O Israel,
be as the sand of the sea,
Only a remnant of them shall
return;
An extermination is determined,
overflowing with righteousness.
"For an extermination wholly de
termined
Shall the Lord, the God of hosts,
make in the midst of all the earth.
Therefore thus saith the Lord,
the God of hosts : 0 My people that
dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of
Asshur, though he smite thee with
the rod, and hft up his staff against
thee, after the manner of Egypt.
"For yet a very little while, and the
indignation shall be accomplished,
and Mine anger shall be to their de
struction. "And the Lord of hosts
shall stir up against him a scourge,
as in the slaughter of Midian at the
Rock of Oreb; and as His rod was

over the sea, so shall He lift it up after
the manner of Egypt. "And it shall
come to pass in that day, that
His burden shaU depart from off
thy shoulder,
And his yoke from off triy neck,
And the yoke shall be destroyed
by reason of fatness.
"He is come to Aiath,
He is passed through Migron;
At Michmas he layeth up his bag-

They are gone over the pass ;
They have taken up their lodging
at Geba;
Ramah trembleth;
Gibeath-shaul is fled.
"Cry thou with a shriU voice, O
daughter of Gallim!
Hearken, O Laish! 0 thou poor
Anathoth!
31Madmenah is in mad flight;
The inhabitants of Gebim flee to
cover.
This very day shall he halt at Nob,
Shaking his hand at the mount of
the daughter of Zion,
The hill of Jerusalem.
"Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts,
ShaU lop the boughs with terror;
And the high ones of stature shall
be hewn down,
And the lofty shall be laid low.
34And He shall cut down the thickets
of the forest with iron,
And Lebanon shall f aU by a mighty
one. And there shall come forth a
shoot out of the stock of Jesse,
And a twig shall grow forth out
of his roots.
2And the spirit of the Lord shall rest
upon him,
The spirit of wisdom and under
standing,

11

* Heb. shear jashub.
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The spirit of counsel and might,
The spirit of knowledge and of the
fear of the Lord.
3 And his deUght shall be in the fear
of the Lord;
And he shall not judge after the
sight of his eyes,
Neither decide after the hearing of
his ears;
4But with righteousness shah he
judge the poor,
And decide with equity for the
meek of the land;
And he shall smite the land with
the rod of his mouth,
And with the breath of his Ups
shall he slay the wicked.
'And righteousness shaU be the
girdle of his loins,
And faithfulness the girdle of his
reins.
'And the wolf shall dweU with the
lamb,
And the leopard shaU lie down with
the kid ;
And the calf and the young Uon
and the fatling together;
And a little child shaU lead them.
7 And the cow and the bear shaU feed;
Their young ones shaU Ue down
together;
And the Uon shall eat straw Uke
the ox.
'And the sucking child shall play
on the hole of the asp,
And the weaned child shaU put his
hand on the basilisk's den.
'They shaU not hurt nor destroy
In all My holy mountain;
For the earth shaU be fuU of the
knowledge of the Lord,
As the waters cover the sea.
"And it shaU come to pass in that
day,
That the root of Jesse, that standeth
for an ensign of the peoples, .

Unto him shall the nations seek;
And his resting-place shall be glo-

11 And it shall come to pass in that
day,
That the Lord will set His hand
again the second time
To recover the remnant of His peo
ple,
That shall remain from Assyria,
and from Egypt,
And from Pathros, and frorri Cush,
and from Elam,
And from Shinar, and from Hamath,
and from the islands of the sea.
"And He will set up an ensign for
the nations,
And will assemble the dispersed of
Israel,
And gather together the scattered
of Judah
From the four corners of the earth.
"The envy also of Ephraim shaU
depart,
And they that harass Judah shall
be cut off;
Ephraim shall not envy Judah,
And Judah shall not vex Ephraim.
"And they shaU fly down upon the
shoulder of the Phihstines on the
west;
Together shaU they spoil the chil
dren of the east;
They shaU put forth their hand
upon Edom and Moab ;
And the children of Ammon shall
obey them.
"And the Lord will utterly destroy
the tongue of the Egyptian sea;
And with His scorching wind will
He shake His hand over the River,
And will smite it into seven streams,
And cause men to march over dry-
shod.
"And there shall be a highway for
the remnant of His people,

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That shall remain from Assyria;
Like as there was for Israel
In the day that he came up out
of the land of Egypt.
1 O And in that day thou shalt say:
T wiU give thanks unto Thee,
0 Lord;
For though Thou wast angry with
me,
Thine anger is turned away, and
Thou comfortest me.
2Behold, God is my salvation;
I wiU trust, and will not be afraid;
For God the Lord is my strength
and song;
And He is become my salvation.'
Therefore with joy shall ye draw
water
Out of the wells of salvation.
4And in that day shall ye say :
'Give thanks unto the Lord,
proclaim His name,
Declare His doings among the peo
ples,
Make mention that His name is
exalted.
'Sing unto the Lord; for He hath
done gloriously ;
This is made known in all the earth.
'Cry aloud and shout, thou inhab
itant of Zion;
For great is the Holy One of Israel
in the midst of thee.'
"J Q The burden of Babylon, which
Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
2Set ye up an ensign upon the high
mountain,
Lift up the voice unto them,
Wave the hand, that they may go
Into the gates of the nobles.
3I have commanded My conse
crated ones,
Yea, I have called My mighty ones
for Mine anger,

Even My proudly exulting ones.
4Hark, a tumult in the mountains,
Like as of a great people!
Hark, the uproar of the kingdoms
Of the nations gathered together!
The Lord of hosts mustereth
The host of the battle.
They come from a far country,
From the end of heaven,
Even the Lord, and the weapons of
His indignation,
To destroy the whole earth.
'Howl ye; for the day of the Lord
is at hand;
As destruction from the Almighty
shaU it come.
Therefore shall all hands be slack,
And every heart of man shall melt.
'And they shall be affrighted;
Pangs and throes shall take hold
of them;
They shall be in pain as a woman in
travail;
They shaU look aghast one at
another;
Their faoes shaU be faces of flame.
"Behold, the day of the Lord
cometh,
Cruel, and fuU of wrath and fierce
anger;
To make the earth a desolation,
And to destroy the sinners thereof
out of it.
"For the stars of heaven and the
constellations thereof
Shall not give their light;
The sun shaU be darkened in his
going forth,
And the moon shall not cause hei
Ught to shine.
"And I wiU visit upon the world
their evil,
And upon the wicked their iniquity;
And I wiU cause the arrogancy of
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And will lay low the haughtiness
of the tyrants.
"I will make man more rare than
fine gold,
Even man than the pure gold of
Ophir.
"Therefore I will make the heavens
to tremble,
And the earth shall be shaken out
of her place,
For the wrath of the Lord of hosts,
And for the day of His fierce anger.
"And it shaU come to pass, that as
the chased gazelle,
And as sheep that no man gathereth,
They shall turn every man to his
own people,
And shall flee every man to his
own land.
"Every one that is found shall be
thrust through;
And every one that is caught shaU
fall by the sword.
"Their babes also shaU be dashed in
pieces before their eyes;
Their houses shaU be spoiled,
And their wives ravished.
"Behold, I will stir up the Medes
against them,
Who shall not regard silver,
And as for gold, they shall- not de
light in it.
"And their bows shall dash the
young men in pieces ;
And they shall have no pity on the
fruit of the womb; -
Their eye shall not spare children.
"And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms,
The beauty of the Chaldeans' pride,
Shall be as when God overthrew
Sodom and Gomorrah.
20It shall never be inhabited,
Neither shall it be dwelt in from
generation to generation;

Neither shall the Arabian pitch
tent there;
Neither shall the shepherds make
their fold there.
Tut wild-cats shall lie there; t
And their houses shaU be full of
ferrets ;
And ostriches shall dwell there,
And satyrs shaU dance there.
22And jackals shaU howl in their
castles,
And wild-dogs in the pleasant
palaces;
And her time is near to come,
And her days shall not be prolonged.

14

For the Lord wiU have com
passion on Jacob, and will yet
choose Israel, and set them in their
own land; and the stranger shall join
himseff with them, and they shall
cleave to the house of Jacob. 2And
the peoples sriall take them, and
bring them to their place; and the
house of Israel shall possess them in
the land of the Lord for servants
and for handmaids; and they shaU
take them captive, whose captives
they were; and they shaU rule over
their oppressors.
3And it shall come to pass in the
day that the Lord shall give thee rest
from thy travail, and from thy trou
ble, and from the hard service wherein
thou wast made to serve, ^hat thou
shalt take up this parable against the
king of Babylon, and say:
How hath the oppressor ceased!
The exactress of gold ceased!
The Lord hath broken the staff of
the wicked,
The sceptre of the rulers,
That smote the peoples in wrath
With an incessant stroke,
That ruled the nations in anger,
With a persecution that none re
strained.

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14.24

The whole earth is at rest, and is
quiet;
They break forth into singing.
8Yea, the cypresses rejoice at thee,
And the cedars of Lebanon1 :
' Since thou art laid down,
No feller is come up against us.'
The nether-world from beneath is
moved for thee
To meet thee at thy coming;
The shades are stirred up for thee,
Even all the chief ones of the earth;
AU the kings of the nations
Are raised up from their thrones.
"AU they do answer
And say unto thee :
'Art thou also become weak as we?
Art thou become like unto us?
Thy pomp is brought down to
the nether-world,
And the noise of thy psalteries;
The maggot is spread under thee,
And the worms cover thee.'
"How art thou fallen from heaven,
O day-star, son of the morning!
How art thou cut down to the
ground,
That didst cast lots over the nations !
"And thou saidst in thy heart:
T will ascend into heaven,
Above the stars of God
Will I exalt my throne;
And I wiU sit upon the mount of
meeting,
In the uttermost parts of the north;
"I will ascend above the heights of
the clouds;
I will be like the Most High.'
"Yet thou shalt be brought down to
the nether-world,
To the uttermost parts of the pit.
"They that saw thee do narrowly
look upon thee,
They gaze earnestly at thee:

'Is this the man that made the
earth to tremble,
That did shake kingdoms;
"That made the world as a wilder
ness,
And destroyed the cities thereof;
That opened not the house of his
prisoners?'
"AU the kings of the nations,
All of them, sleep in glory,
Every one in his own house.
"But thou art cast forth away from
thy grave
Like an abhorred offshoot,
In the raiment of the slain, that
are thrust through with the sword,
That go down to the pavement of
the pit,
As a carcass trodden under foot.
Thou shalt not be joined with
them in burial,
Because thou hast destroyed thy
land,
Thou hast slain thy people;
The seed of evil-doers shall not
Be named for ever.
21Prepare ye slaughter for his children
For the iniquity of their fathers;
That they rise not up, and possess
the earth,
And fill the face of the world with
cities.
22And I will rise up against them,
saith the Lord of hosts, and cut off
from Babylon name and remnant, and
offshoot and offspring, saith the Lord.
T wiU also make it a possession for the
bittern, and pools of water; and I will
sweep it with the besom of destruction,
saith the Lord of hosts.
The Lord of hosts hath sworn,
saying: Surely as I have thought, so shall
it come to pass;
And as I have purposed, so shall
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ISAIAH

That I will break Asshur in My
land,
And upon My mountains tread him
under foot;
Then shaU his yoke depart from off
them,
And his burden depart from off their
shoulder.
This is trie purpose that is purposed
upon the whole earth;
And this is the hand-that is stretched
out upon all the nations.
"For the Lord of hosts hath pur
posed,
And who shall disannul it?
And His hand is stretched out,
And who shaU turn it back?
"In the year that king Ahaz died
was this burden.
Tejoice not, 0 PhiUstia, aU of
thee,
Because the rod that smote thee is
broken :
For out of the serpent's root shaU
come forth a basilisk,
And his fruit shall be a flying
serpent.
"And the first-born of the poor shall
feed,
And the needy shaU Ue down in
safety;
And I will kill thy root with
famine,
And thy remnant shaU be slain.
31Howl, O gate; cry, O city;
Melt away, O Philistia, all of thee;
For there cometh a smoke out of
the north,
And there is no straggler in his
ranks.
"What then shall one answer the
messengers of the nation?
That the Lord hath founded Zion,
And in her shall the afflicted of His
people take refuge.

IK The burden of Moab.
For in the night that Ar of Moab is
laid waste,
He is brought to ruin;
For in the night that Kir of Moab is
laid waste,
He is brought to ruin.
2He is gone up to Baith, and to
Dibon,
To the high places, to weep;
Upon Nebo, and upon Medeba,
Moab howleth;
On all their heads is baldness,
Every beard is shaven.
3In their streets they gird them
selves with sackcloth;
On their housetops, and in their
broad places,
Every one howleth, weeping pro
fusely.
4And Heshbon crieth out, and
Elealeh;
Their voice is heard even unto
Jahaz;
Therefore the armed men of Moab
cry aloud;
His soul is faint within him.
'My heart crieth out for Moab;
Her fugitives reach unto Zoar,
A heifer of three years old;
For by the ascent of Luhith
With weeping they go up;
For in the way of Horonaim
They raise up a cry of destruction.
'For the Waters of Nimrim shall
be desolate;
For the grass is withered away, the
herbage faileth,
There is no green thing.
Therefore the abundance they have
gotten,
And that which they have laid up,
ShaU they carry away to the brook
of the wiUows.
8For the cry is gone round about
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16. M

The howhng thereof unto Eglaim,
And the howling thereof unto Beer-
eUm. :
9For the waters of Dirrion are full of
blood;
For I will bring yet more Upon
Dimon,
A Uon upon him that escapeth of
Moab,
And upon the remnant of the land.
1 (1 Send ye the lambs for the. ruler
- of the land
From the crags that are toward the
wilderness,
Unto the mount of the daughter of
Zion.
2For it shall be that, as wandering
birds, •
As a scattered nest,
, So shall the daughters of Moab he
At the fords of Arnon.
3'Give counsel, execute justice;
Make thy shadow as the night in the
midst of the noonday;
Hide the outcasts; betray not the
fugitive.
4Let mine outcasts dwell with thee;
As for Moab, be thou a covert to
him from the face of the spoiler.'
For the extortion is at an end,
spoiling ceaseth,
They that trampled down are con
sumed out of the land;
'And a throne is established through
mercy,
And there sitteth thereon in truth,
in the tent of David,
One that judgeth, and seeketh
justice, and is ready in righteous
ness.
'We have heard of the pride of
Moab; sh\
He is very proud; '¦''•>
Even of his haughtiness, and- his
pride, and his'arrogancy,' . ')"•

His ill-founded boastings.
Therefore shall . Moab ; wail for
/: Moab, uiiLia .. ."'
Every one. shall wail; '•'-
For the sweet cakes of Kir-hareseth
shall ye mourn,
Sorely stricken. : j ¦
8For the fields of Heshbon languish,
••' And the vine of Sibmah,
Whose choice plants did o'vercoriie
The lords of nations; , ¦¦. ,
They beached even unto^azerp,".
They wandered into' the wilder-
:.ness; T -~ t ¦ <¦ .-¦ ¦ .. ¦!
Her branches, were spread abroad,
They passed over the sea.
Therefore I will weep with the
weeping of Jazer
For the vine of Sibmah;
I will water thee with my tears,
0 Heshbon, and Elealeh;
For upon'-thy summer fruits and
upon thy harvest
The battle shout is fallen.
"And gladness and joy are 'taken
away <>¦• > , '
Out of the fruitful field; ;c
And in the vineyards therec. shall
be no singing,
Neither shall there be shouting;
. .No treader shall tread out wine in
the presses; . " - ;
I have made the vintage shout to
cease. . ¦$>¦¦ ¦
"Wherefore my heart moaneth like
a harp for Moab,
'And mine inward parts 'for Kir-
heres. ,'7ji; .-i.
"And it shall come to pass, when it
is seen that Moab hath wearied him
self upon the high place, that he
shall come to" his sanctuary to pray;
but he shall not prevail. < ¦ •¦
"This is the word that^the <L6rd
spoke concerning Moab in time past.
Tut now 'the Lord hatb- spoken,
saying: 'Within three years, as the

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16.14

ISAIAH

years of a hireUng, and the glory of
Moab shall wax contemptible for all
his great multitude; and the remnant
shall be very smaU ,and without
strength.' 1 H The burden of Damascus.
Behold, Damascus is taken away
from being a city,
And it shall be a ruinous heap.
The cities of Aroer are forsaken;
They shall be for flocks,
Wliich shall lie down, and none shall
make them afraid.
The fortress also shaU cease from
Ephraim,
And the kingdom from Damascus;
And the remnant of Aram shall be
as the glory of the children of
Israel,
Saith the Lord of hosts.
4And it shaU come to pass in that
day,
That the glory of Jacob shall be
made thin,
And the fatness of his flesh shall
wax lean.
'And it shah be as when the har-
vestman gathereth the standing
corn,
And reapeth the ears with his arm;
Yea, it shaU be as when one glean-
eth ears
In the vaUey of Rephaim.
'Yet there shall be left therein
. gleanings,
As at the beating of an oUve-tree,
Two or three berries
In the top of the uppermost bough,
Four or five in the branches of the
fruitful tree,
Saith the Lord, the God of Israel.
7In that day shall a man regard his
Maker,

And his eyes shall look to the Holy
One of Israel.
'And he shaU not regard the altars,
The work of his hands,
Neither shaU he look to that which
his fingers have made,
Either the Asherim, or the sun-
images.
9In that day shaU his strong cities
be as the forsaken places, which were
forsaken from before the children of
Israel, after the manner of woods and
lofty forests; and it shaU be a desola
tion. "For thou hast forgotten the God
of thy salvation,
And thou hast not been mindful
of the Rock of thy stronghold;
Therefore thou didst plant plants
of pleasantness,
And didst set it with sUps of a
stranger;
"In the day of thy planting thou
didst make it to grow,
And in the morning thou didst make
thy seed to blossom —
A heap of boughs in the day of
grief
And of desperate pain.
"Ah, the uproar of many peoples,
That roar hke the roaring of the

And the rushing of nations, that
rush
Like the rushing of mighty waters!
The nations shall rush Uke the
rushing of many waters;
But He shaU rebuke them, and
they shall flee far off,
And shall be chased as the chaff of
the mountains before the wind,
And Uke the whirUng dust before
the storm.
"At eventide behold terror;
And before the morning they are not.

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19.6

This is the portion of them that
spoil us,
And the lot of them that rob us.
"| ,Q Ah, land of the buzzing of
-1-0 wings,
Which is beyond the rivers of
Ethiopia;
That sendeth ambassadors by the
sea,
Even in vessels of papyrus upon
the waters!
Go, ye swift messengers,
To a nation tall and of glossy skin,
To a people terrible from their
beginning onward;
A nation that is sturdy and tread-
eth down,
Whose land the rivers divide!
3AU ye inhabitants of the world, and
ye dwellers on the earth,
When an ensign is Ufted up on the
mountains, see ye;
And when the horn is blown, hear
ye-
4For thus hath the Lord said unto
me:
I will hold Me still, and I wiU look
on in My dweUing-place,
Like clear heat in sunshine,
Like a cloud of dew in the heat of
harvest.
'For before the harvest, when the
blossom is over,
And the bud becometh a ripening
grape,
He will cut off the sprigs with
pruning-hooks,
And the shoots will He take away
and lop off.
They shall be left together unto
the ravenous birds of the moun
tains,
And to the beasts of the earth;
And the ravenous birds shall sum
mer upon them,

And all the beasts of the earth shall
winter upon them.
7In that time shall a present be
brought unto the Lord of hosts of a
people tall and of glossy skin, and,
from a people terrible from their
beginning onward; a nation that is
sturdy and treadeth down, whose land
the rivers divide, to the place 'of the
name of the Lord of hosts, the mount
Zion. 1 Q The burden of Egypt.
Behold, the Lord rideth upon a
swift cloud,
And cometh unto Egypt;
And the idols of Egypt shall be
moved at His presence,
And the heart of Egypt shall melt
within it.
2And I will spur Egypt against
Egypt;
And they shall 'fight every one
against his brother,
And every one against his neigh
bour;
City against city, and kingdom
against kingdom.
3And the spirit of Egypt shall be
made empty within it;
And I will make void the counsel
thereof;
And they shall seek unto the idols,
and to the whisperers,
And to the ghosts, and to the famil
iar spirits.
4And I will give over the Egyptians
Into the hand of a cruel lord;
And a fierce king shaU rule over
them,
Saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.
'And the waters shall fail from the
sea,
And the river shall be drained dry.
'And the rivers shaU become foul;

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19.6

ISAIAH

The streams of Egypt shall be min-
ished and dried up;
The reeds and flags shall wither.
The mosses by the Nile, by the
brink of the Nile,
And all that is sown by the Nile,
Shall become dry, be driven away,
and be no more.
The fishers also shall lament,
And all they that cast angle into
the Nile shall mourn,
And they that spread nets upon the
waters shall languish.
9Moreover they that work in combed
flax, ¦ '
And they that weave cotton, shaU
be ashamed;
"And her foundations shaU be
crushed,
All they that make dams shaU be
grieved in soul.
"The princes of Zoan are utter fools;
The wisest counsellors of Pharaoh
are a senseless counsel;
How can ye say unto Pharaoh:
' I am the son of the wise,
The son of ancient kings ' ?
"Where are they, then, thy wise
men?
And let them tell thee now;
And let them know what the Lord
of hosts
Hath purposed concerning Egypt.
"The princes of Zoan are become
fools,
The princes of Noph are deceived;
They have caused Egypt to go
astray,
That ' are the corner-stone of her
tribes.
The Lord hath mingled within her
A spirit of dizziness;
: Arid ' they have caused Egypt to
stagger in every work thereof,
As a drunken fnan staggereth in his
Vomit. ''"¦'

"Neither shaU there be for Egypt any
work,
Which head or taU, palm-branch or
rush, may do.
"In that day shall Egypt be Uke
unto women; and it shaU tremble arid
fear because of the shaking of the
hand of the Lord of hosts, wliich He
shaketh over it. "And the land of
Judah shaU become a terror unto
Egypt, whensoever one maketh men
tion thereof to it; it shaU be afraid,
because of the purpose of the Lord of
hosts, which He purposeth against it.
"In that day there shall be five
cities in the land of Egypt that speak
the language of Canaan, and swear to
the Lord of hosts; one shall be caUed
The cityjrf destruction.
"In that day shaU there be an altar
to the Lord in the midst of the land of
Egypt, and a pillar at the border there
of to the Lord. 20And it shall be for
a sign and for a witness urito the
Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt;
for they shaU cry unto the Lord be
cause of the oppressors, and He wiU
send them a saviour, and a defender,
who will deUver them. 21And the
Lord shall make Himself known to
Egypt, and the Egyptians shaU know
the Lord in that day; yea, they shaU
worship with sacrifice and offering,
and shall vow a vow unto the Lord,
and shall perform it. "And the Lord
will smite Egypt, smiting and heahng;
and they shall return unto the Lord,
and He will be entreated of them, and
will heal them.
"In that day shall there be a high
way out of Egypt to Assyria, and the
Assyrian: shall come into Egypt, and
the Egyptian into Assyria; and the
Egyptians shaU worship with the As
syrians. 24In that day shall Israel be the
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blessing in the midst of the earth; 26for
that the Lord of hosts hath blessed
him, saying: 'Blessed be Egypt My
people, and Assyria the work of My
hands, and Israel Mine inheritance.'
OA In the year that Tartan came
unto Ashdod, when Sargon the
king of Assyria sent him, and he fought
against Ashdod and took it; 2at that
time the Lord spoke by Isaiah the son
of Amoz, saying: 'Go, and loose the
sackcloth from off thy loins, and put
thy shoe from off thy foot.' And he
did so, walking naked and barefoot.
'And the Lord said: 'Like as My
servant Isaiah hath walked naked and
barefoot to be for three years a sign
and a wonder upon Egypt and upon
Ethiopia, 4so shall the king of As
syria lead away the captives of Egypt,
and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and
old, naked and barefoot, and with
buttocks uncovered, to the shame of
Egypt. 'And they shall be dismayed
and ashamed, because of Ethiopia their
expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
'And the inhabitant of this coast-land
shall say in that day: Behold, such
is our expectation, whither we fled
for help to be dehvered from the king
of Assyria; and how shaU we escape?'
O "J The burden of the wilderness of
the sea.
As whirlwinds in the South sweep
ing on,
It cometh from the wilderness, from
a dreadful land.
2A grievous vision isdeclared untome :
The .treacherous dealer dealeth
treacherously, and the spoiler
spoileth.
Go up, 0 Elam! besiege, 0 Media!
All the sighing thereof have I made
to cease.'

Therefore are my loins fiUed with
convulsion;
Pangs have taken hold upon me, as
the pangs of a woman in travail;
I am bent so that I cannot hear;
I am affrighted so that I cannot see.
¦4My heart is bewildered, terror hath
overwhelmed me;
The twiUght that I longed for hath
been turned for me into trembling.
They prepare the table, they light
the lamps, they eat, they drink—
'Rise up, ye princes, anoint the
shield.'
'For thus hath the Lord said unto
me:
Go, set a watchman;
Let him declare what he seeth!
7And when he seeth a troop, horse
men by pairs,
A troop of asses, a troop of camels,
He shall hearken diligently with
much heed.
'And he cried as a Uon: 'Upon the
watch-tower, O Lord,
I stand continually in the .day-time,
And I am set in my ward all trie
nights.'
9And, behold, there came a troop
of men, horsemen by pairs.
And he spoke and said :
'FaUen, faUen is Babylon;
And all the graven images of her
gods are broken unto the ground.'
"0 thou my threshing, and the win
nowing of my floor,
That which I have heard from the
Lord of hosts,
The God of Israel, have I declared
unto you.
The burden of Dumah.
One calleth unto me out of Seir:
'Watchman, what of the night?
Watchman, what of the night?'

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21.12

ISAIAH

The watchman said:
' The morning cometh, and also the
night —
If ye will inquire, inquire ye; re
turn, come.'
"The burden upon Arabia.
In the thickets in Arabia shaU ye
lodge, O ye caravans of Dedanites.
"Unto him that is thirsty bring ye
water!
The inhabitants of the land of
Tema did meet the fugitive with
his bread.
"For they fled away from the swords,
from the drawn sword,
And from the bent bow, and from
the grievousness of war.
"For thus hath the Lord said unto me :
'Within a year, according to the years
of a hireUng, and aU the glory of
Kedar shall fail; "and the residue of
the number of the archers, the mighty
men of the children of Kedar, shall be
diminished; for the Lord, the God
of Israel, hath spoken it.'
OO The burden concerning the
VaUey of Vision.
What aileth thee now, that thou
art wholly gone up to the house
tops,
Thou that art fuU of uproar, a
tumultuous city, a joyous town?
Thy slain are not slain with the
sword, nor dead in battle.
3AU thy rulers are fled together,
Without the bow they are bound;
AU that are found of thee are bound
together, they are fled afar off.
Therefore said I : ' Look away from
me, I will weep bitterly;
Strain not to comfort me, for the
destruction of the daughter of
my people.'

'For it is a day of trouble, and of
tramphng, and' of perplexity,
From the Lord, the God of hosts,
in the Valley of Vision;
Kir shouting, and Shoa at the mount.
'And Elam bore the quiver, with
troops of men, even horsemen;
And Kir uncovered the shield.
7And it came to pass, when thy choic
est valleys were fuU of chariots,
And the horsemen set themselves in
array at the gate,
'And the covering of Judah was laid
bare,
that thou didst look in that day to
the armour in the house of the for
est. 9And ye saw the breaches of
the city of David, that they were
many; and ye gathered together the
waters of the lower pool. "And ye
numbered the houses of Jerusalem,
and ye broke down the houses to
fortify the wall; "ye made also a
basin between the two walls for the
water of the old pool-
But ye looked not unto Him that
had done this,
Neither had ye respect unto Him
that fashioned it long ago.
"And in that day did the Lord, the
God of hosts, caU
To weeping, and to lamentation,
and to baldness, and to girding
with sackcloth; ;
"And behold joy and gladness,
Slaying oxen and killing sheep,
Eating flesh and drinking wine —
' Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow
we shall die!'
"And the Lord of hosts revealed
Himself in mine ears:
Surely this iniquity shaU not be
expiated by you tiU ye die,
Saith the Lord, the God of hosts.

Thus saith the Lord, the God of
hosts:

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ISAIAH

23.8

Go, get thee unto this steward,
Even unto Shebna, who is over the
house:
"What hast thou here, and whom
hast thou here,
That thou hast hewed thee out here
a sepulchre,
Thou that hewest thee out a sep
ulchre on high,
And gravest a habitation for thy
self in the rock?
Tehold, the Lord wiU hurl thee up
and down with a man's throw;
Yea, He will wind thee round and
round;
"He will violently roll and toss thee
like a baU into a large country;
There shalt thou die, and there shall
be the chariots of thy glory,
Thou shame of thy lord's house.
"And I will thrust thee from thy
post,
And from thy station shalt thou
be pulled down.
20And it shall come to pass in that day,
That I will caU my servant EUakim
the son of Hilkiah;
21And I wiU clothe him with thy
robe,
And bind him with thy girdle,
And I wiU commit thy government
into his hand;
And he shall be a father to the in
habitants of Jerusalem, and to
the house of Judah.
wAnd the key of the house of David
will I lay upon his shoulder;
And he shall open, and none shaU
shut;
And he shaU shut, and none shall
open.
"And I wiU fasten him as a peg in a
sure place;
And he shaU be for a throne of
honour to his father's house.
MAnd they shall hang upon him all
the glory of his father's house, the

offspring and the issue, aU vessels of
small quantity, from the vessels of
cups even to aU the vessels of flagons.
"In that day, saith the Lord of
hosts, shall the peg that was fastened
in a sure place give way; and it shall
be hewn down, and faU, and the
burden that was upon it shah be cut
off; for the Lord hath spoken it.
OQ The burden of Tyre.
Howl, ye ships of Tarshish,
For it is laid waste, so that there is
no house, no entering hi;
From the land of Kittim it is re
vealed to them.
2Be still, ye inhabitants of the coast-
land;
Thou whom the merchants of Zidon,
that pass over the sea, have re
plenished.
3And on great waters the seed of
Shihor,
The harvest of the Nile, was her
revenue;
And she was the mart of nations.
4Be thou ashamed, 0 Zidon; for
the sea hath spoken,
The stronghold of the sea, saying:
'I have not travailed, nor brought
forth,
Neither have I reared young men,
nor brought up virgins.'
'When the report cometh to Egypt,
They shall be sorely pained at the
report of Tyre.
'Pass ye over to Tarshish;
Howl, ye inhabitants of the coast-
land.
7Is this your joyous city,
Whose feet in antiquity,
In ancient days,
Carried her afar off to sojourn?
'Who hath devised this against
Tyre, the crowning city,

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23.

ISAIAH

Whose merchants are princes,
Whose traffickers are the hon
ourable of the earth?
The Lord of hosts hath devised it,
To pollute the pride of all glory,
To bring into contempt all the
honourable of the earth.
''Overflow thy land as the Nile,
O daughter of Tarshish! there is no
girdle any more.
"He hath stretched out His hand
over the sea,
He hath shaken the kingdoms;
The Lord hath given command
ment concerning Canaan,
To destroy the strongholds thereof;
"And He said: ' Thou shalt no more
rejoice.'
O thou oppressed virgin daughter
of Zidon,
Arise, pass over to Kittim;
Even there shalt thou have no rest.
"Behold, the land of the Chaldeans —
this is the people that was not, when
Asshur founded it for shipmen — they
set up their towers, they overthrew the
palaces thereof; it is made a ruin.
"Howl, ye ships of Tarshish,
For your stronghold is laid waste.
"Arid it shall come to pass in that
day, that Tyre shall be forgotten
seventy years, according to the days
of one king; after the end of seventy
years it shall fare with Tyre- as in the
song of the harlot:
"Take a harp,
Go about the city,
Thou harlot long forgotten;
Make sweet melody,
Sing many songs,
That thou mayest be remembered.
"And it shall come to pass after the
end of seventy years, that the Lord
will remember Tyre, and she shall
return to her hire, and shall have
commerce with aU the kingdoms of

the world upon the face of the earth.
"And her gain and her. hire shall be
hohness to the Lord; it shaU not be
treasured nor laid up; for her gain
shall be for them that dweU before the
Lord, to eat their fill, and for stately
clothing. OA Behold, the Lord. maketh the
earth empty and maketh it
waste,
And turneth it upside down, and
scattereth abroad the inhabitants
thereof.
2And it shaU be, as with the people,
so with the priest;
As with the servant, so with his
master;
As with the maid, so with her mis
tress;
As with the buyer, so with the seller:
As with the lender, so with the
borrower;
As with the creditor, so with the
debtor.
The earth shaU be utterly emptied,
and clean despoiled;
For the Lord hath spoken this
word.
The earth fainteth and fadeth
- away,
The world faileth and fadeth away,
The lofty people of the earth do fail.
The earth also is defiled under the
inhabitants thereof;
Because they have transgressed
the laws,, violated the statute,
Brokenthe everlasting covenant.
Therefore hath a curse devoured
the earth,
And they that dweU therein are
found guilty;
Therefore the inhabitants of the
earth waste away, .
And men are left few.,
The new wine faileth, the vine
¦ i. fadeth,

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ISAIAH

25.2

All the merry-hearted do sigh.
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth,
The noise of them that rejoice
endeth,
The joy. of the harp ceaseth.
They drink not wine with a song;
Strong drink is bitter to them that
drink it.
"Broken down is the city of waste-
ness;
Every house is shut up, that none
may come in.
"There is a crying in the streets
amidst the wine;
All joy is darkened,
The mirth of the land is gone.
"In the city is left desolation,
And the gate is smitten unto ruin.
Tor thus shaU it be in the midst
of the earth, among the peoples,
As at the beating of an olive-tree,
As at the gleanings when the vint
age is done.
"Those yonder lift up their voice,
they sing for joy;
For the majesty of the Lord they
shout from the sea :
"Therefore glorify, ye the Lord in
the regions of light,
Even the name of the Lord, the
God of Israel, in the isles of the

"From the uttermost part of the
earth have we heard songs:
'Glory to the righteous.'
But I say: I waste away, I waste
away, woe is me!
The treacherous deal treacherously;
Yea, the treacherous deal very
treacherously.
'Terror, and the pit, and the trap,
are upon thee, 0 inhabitant of the
earth.
"And it shaU come to pass, that he
who fleeth from the noise of the
terror shall fall into the pit;

And he that cometh up out of the
midst of the pit shall be taken in
the trap; '
For the windows on high are
opened,
And the foundations of the earth
do shake;
"The earth is broken, broken down,
The earth is crumbled in pieces,
The earth trembleth and tottereth;
The earth reeleth to and fro like a
drunken man,
And swayeth to and fro as a lodge;
And the transgression thereof is
heavy upon it,
And it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that
day,
That the Lord will punish the host
of the high heaven on high,
And the kings of the earth upon
the earth.
22And they shall be gathered to
gether, as prisoners are gathered
in the dungeon,
And shaU be shut up in the prison,
And after many days shall they be
punished.
Then the moon shall be confounded,
and the sun ashamed;
For the Lord of hosts will reign in
mount Zion, and in Jerusalem,
And before His elders shall be
Glory.
O PL O Lord, Thou art my God,
I will exalt Thee, I wiU praise
Thy name,
For Thou hast done wonderful
things;
Even counsels of old, in faithfulness
and truth.
2For Thou hast made of a city a
heap,
Of a fortified city a ruin;
A castle of strangers to be no city,
It shall never be built.

505

25.3

ISAIAH

Therefore shall the strong people
glorify Thee,
The city of the terrible nations shaU
fear Thee.
4For Thou hast been a stronghold to
the poor,
A stronghold to the needy in his
distress,
A refuge from the storm, a shadow
from the heat;
For the blast of the terrible ones
was as a storm against the waU.
'As the heat in a dry place, Thou
didst subdue the noise of stran
gers;
As the heat by the shadow of a
cloud, the song of the terrible
ones was brought low.
'And in this mountain will the
Lord of hosts make unto aU
peoples
A feast of fat things, a feast of
wines on the lees,
Of fat things full of marrow, of
wines on the lees well refined. '
7And He will destroy in this mountain
The face of the covering that is
cast over all peoples,
And the veil that is spread over all
nations.
8He will swallow up death for ever;
And the Lord God will wipe away
tears from off all faces;
And the reproach of His people wiU
He take away from off aU the
earth;
For the Lord hath spoken it.
'And it shall be said in that day:
'Lo, this is our God,
For whom we waited, that He might
save us;
This is the Lord, for whom we
waited,
We will be glad and rejoice in His
salvation.'

"For in this mountain wiU the. hand
of the Lord rest,
And Moab shaU be trodden down in
his place,
Even as straw is trodden down in
the dunghiU.
"And when he shaU spread forth his
hands in the midst thereof,
As he that swimmeth spreadeth
forth his hands to swim,
His pride shall be brought down
together with the cunning of his
hands.
"And the high fortress of thy walls
will He bring down, lay low,
And bring to the ground, even to
the dust.
OC In that day shah this song be
sung in the land of Judah:
We have a strong city;
Walls and bulwarks doth He ap
point for salvation.
20pen ye the gates,
That the righteous nation that
keepeth faithfulness may enter in.
'The mind stayed on Thee Thou
keepest in perfect peace;
Because it trusteth in Thee.
Trust ye in the Lord for ever,
For the Lord is God, an ever
lasting Rock.
'For He hath brought down them
that dwell on high,
The lofty city,
Laying it low, laying it low even
to the ground,
Bringing it even to the dust.
The foot shall tread it down,
Even the feet of the poor, and the
steps of the needy.
The way of the just is straight;
Thou, Most Upright, makest plain
the path of the just.
'Yea, in the way of Thy judgments,
0 Lord, have we waited for Thee;

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ISAIAH

27.3

To Thy name and to Thy memorial
is the desire of our soul.
'With my soul have I desired Thee
in the night;
Yea, with my spirit within me
have I. sought Thee earnestly;
For when Thy judgments are in the
earth,
The inhabitants of the world learn
righteousness.
"Let favour be shown to the wicked,
yet will he not learn righteous
ness;
In the land of uprightness will he
deal wrongfuUy,
And will not behold the majesty
of the Lord.
"Lord, Thy hand was Ufted up, yet
they see not ;
They shall see witn shame Thy zeal
for the people;
Yea, fire shall devour Thine ad
versaries.
"Lord, Thou wilt establish peace for
us;
For Thou hast indeed wrought all
our works for us.
"0 Lord our God, other lords be
side Thee have had dominion
over us;
But by Thee only do we make
mention of Thy name.
"The dead Uve not, the shades
rise not;
To that end hast Thou punished
and destroyed them, and made
all their memory to perish.
'Thou hast gotten Thee honour
with the nations, O Lord,
Yea, exceeding great honour with
the nations;
Thou art honoured unto the farthest
ends of the earth.
"Lord, in trouble have they sought
Thee,

Silently they poured out a prayer
when Thy chastening was upon
them.
"Like as a woman with child, that
draweth near the time of her
delivery,
Is in pain and crieth out in her
pangs;
So have we been at Thy presence,
0 Lord.
"We have been with child, we have
been in pain,
We have as it were brought forth
wind;
We have not wrought any de-
Uverance in the land;
Neither are the inhabitants of the
world come to life.
"Thy dead shaU Uve, my dead bodies
shall arise —
Awake and sing, ye that dwell in
the dust —
For Thy dew is as the dew of light,
And the earth shall bring to life
the shades.
"Come, my people, enter thou into
thy chambers,
And shut thy doors about thee;
Hide thyself for a little moment,
Until the indignation be overpast.
2'For, behold, the Lord cometh forth
out of His place
To visit upon the inhabitants of
the earth their iniquity; '
The earth also shall disclose her
blood,
And shall no more cover her slain.
07 In that day the Lord with His
sore and great and strong swora
will punish leviathan the slant ser
pent, and leviathan the tortuous
serpent; and He will slay the dragon
that is m the sea.
2In that day sing ye of her:
'A vineyard of foaming wine! '
'I the Lord do guard it,

507

27 .3

ISAIAH

I water it every moment;
Lest Mine anger visit it,
I guard it night and day.
4Fury is not in Me;
Would that I were as the briers
and thorns in flame!
I would with one step burn it al
together.
'Or else let him take hold of My
strength,
That he may make peace with Me;
Yea, let him make peace with Me.
'In days to come shaU Jacob take
root,
Israel shaU blossom and bud;
And the face of the world shall be
filled with fruitage.
'Hath He smitten him as He smote
those that smote him?
Or is he slain according to the
slaughter of them that were
slain by Him?
'In full measure, when Thou sendest
her away, Thou dost contend
with her;
He hath removed her with His
rough blast in the day of the east
wind.
'Therefore by this shall the iniquity
of Jacob be expiated,
And this is all the fruit of taking
away his sin:
When he maketh all the stones of
the altar as chalkstones that are
beaten in pieces,
So that the Asherim and the sun-
images shall rise no more.
t"For the fortified city is solitary,
A habitation abandoned and for
saken, Uke the wilderness;
There shall the caff feed, and there
shall he lie down,
And consume the branches thereof.
"When the boughs thereof are
withered, they shall -be broken
off;

The women shaU come, and set
them on fire; r
For it is a people of no under
standing;
Therefore He that made them will
not have compassion upon them,
And He that formed them wiU not
be gracious unto them..
"And it shall come to pass in that
day, ¦
That the Lord wUl beat off [His
fruit]
From the flood of the River unto the
Brook of Egypt,
And ye shall be gathered one by one,
0 ye children of Israel.
"And it shaU come to pass in that
day,
That a great horn shaU be blown;
And they shall come that were
lost in the land of Assyria,
And they that were dispersed in the
land of Egypt;
And they shall worship the Lord
in the holy mountain at Jeru
salem.
O Q Woe to the crown of pride of the
drunkards of Ephraim,
And to the fading flower of his
glorious beauty,
Which is on the head of the fat
valley of them that are smitten
down with wine!
2Behold, the Lord hath a mighty
and strong one,
As a storm of hail, a tempest of
destruction,
As a storm of mighty waters over
flowing,
That casteth down to the earth
with violence.
The crown of pride of the drunkards
of Ephraim
Shall be trodden under foot;

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ISAIAH

28.18

4And the fading flower of his glorious
beauty,
Which is on the head of the fat
valley,
Shall be as the first-ripe fig before
the summer,
Which when one looketh upon it,
While it is yet in his hand he
eateth it up.
'In that day shall the Lord of hosts be
For a- crown of glory, and for a
diadem of beauty,
Unto the residue of His people;
'And for a spirit of judgment to him
that sitteth in judgment,
And for strength to them that turn
back the battle at the gate.
'But these also reel through wine,
And stagger through strong drink;
The priest and the prophet reel
through strong drink,
They are confused because of wine,
They stagger because of strong
drink;
They reel in vision, they totter in
judgment.
'For all tables are full of filthy vomit,
And no place is clean.
'Whom shall one teach knowledge?
And whom shall one make to under
stand the message?
Them that are weaned from the
milk,
Them that are drawn from the
breasts?
"For it is precept by precept, pre
cept by precept,
Line by line, line by line;
Here a little, there a little.
"For with stammering lips and with
a strange tongue
Shall it be spoken to this people;
"To whom it was said: This is
the rest,

Give ye rest to the weary;
And this is the refreshing' ;
Yet they would not hear.
"And so the word of the Lord is
unto them
Precept by precept, precept by
precept,
Line by line, line by line;
Here a little, there a little;
That they may go, and fall back
ward, and be broken,
And snared, and taken.
"Wherefore hear the word of the
Lord, ye scoffers,
The ballad-mongers of this people
wliich is in Jerusalem:
"Because ye have said:., 'We have
made a covenant with death,
And with the nether-world are
we at agreement;
When the scouring scourge shall
pass through,
It shall not come unto us;
i For we have made lies our refuge,
j And in falsehood have we hid our-
i selves ' ;
"Therefore thus saith the Lord God:
Behold, I lay in Zion for a founda
tion a stone,
A tried stone, a costly corner-stone
of sure foundation;
He that beheveth shall not make
haste.
"And I will make justice theJine,,
And righteousness the plummet;
And the hail shall sweep away the
refuge of hes,
And the waters shall overflow the
hiding-place.
18 And your covenant with death
shall be disannulled,
And your agreement with the nether
world shaU not stand;
When the, -scouring scourge shall
pass through,
Then ye shall be trodden down by it.

509

28.19

ISAIAH

it

it

"As often as it passeth through,
shall take you;
For morning by morning shall
pass through,
By day and by night;
And it shall be sheer terror to under
stand the message.
Tor the bed is too short for a man
to stretch himseff;
And the covering too narrow when
he gathereth himself up.
21For the Lord will rise up as in
mount Perazim,
He will be wroth as in the valley of
Gibeon;
That He may do His work, strange
is His work,
And bring to pass His act, strange
is His act.
'"Now therefore be ye not scoffers,
Lest your bands be made strong;
For an extermination wholly deter
mined have I heard from the Lord,
the God of hosts,
Upon the whole land.
"Give ye ear, and hear my voice;
Attend, and hear my speech.
24Is the plowman never done with
plowing to sow,
With the opening and harrowing of
his ground? v
"When he hath made plain the face
thereof,
Doth. .he not cast abroad the black
cummin, and scatter the cum
min,
.And put in the wheat in rows and
the barley in the appointed place
And the spelt in the border there
of?
"For He doth instruct him aright;
His God doth teach him.
"For the black cummin is not
threshed with a threshing-sledge,
Neither is a cart-wheel turned about
upon the cummin;

« That is, The hearth of God.
510

But the black cummin -is beaten
out with a staff,
And the cummin with a rod.
28Is bread corn crushed?
Nay, he will not ever be threshing
it;
And though the roUer of his wagon
and its sharp edges move noisily,
He doth not crush it.
This also cometh forth from the
Lord of hosts:
Wonderful is His counsel, and great
His wisdom.
O Q Ah, "Ariel, Ariel, the city where
David encamped!
Add ye year to year,
Let the feasts come round!
Then will I distress Ariel,
And there shaU be mourning and
moaning;
And she shall be unto Me as a hearth
of God.
'And I will encamp against thee
round about,
And wiU lay siege against thee with
a mound,
And I will raise siege works against
thee.
4And brought down thou shalt speak
out of the ground,
And thy speech shall be low out of
the dust;
And thy voice shall be as of a ghost
out" of the ground,
And thy speech shaU chirp out of
the dust.
'But the multitude of thy foes shaU
be Uke small dust,
And the multitude of the terrible
ones as chaff that passeth away;
Yea, it shaU be at an instant sud
denly —
There shall be a visitation frbm
the Lord of hosts
With thunder, and with earthquake,
and great noise,

ISAIAH

29.20

With whirlwind and tempest, and
the flame of a devouring fire.
'And the multitude of aU the nations
that war against Ariel,
Even all that war against her, and
the bulwarks about her, and they
that distress her,
Shall be as a dream, a vision of the
night.
'And it shaU be as when a hungry
man dreameth, and, behold, he
eateth,
But he awaketh, and his soul is
empty;
Or as when a thirsty man dreameth,
and, behold, he drinketh,
But he awaketh, and, behold, he is
faint, and his soul hath appetite —
So shaU the multitude Of all the
nations be,
That fight against mount Zion.
'Stupefy yourselves, and be stupid!
Blind yourselves, and be blind!
Ye that are drunken, but not with
wine,
That stagger, but not with strong
drink.
"For the Lord hath poured out upon
you the spirit of deep sleep,
And hath closed your eyes;
The prophets, and your heads, the
seers, hath He covered.
"And the vision of all this is become
unto you as the words of a writing
that is sealed, which men deUver to
one that is learned, saying: 'Read
this, I pray thee'; and he saith: 'I
cannot, for it is sealed'; "and the
writing is deUvered to him that is not
learned, saying: 'Read this, I pray
thee' ; and he saith : ' I am not learned.'
"And the Lord said: Forasmuch as
this people draw near,
And with their mouth and with
their Ups do honour Me,

But have removed their heart far
from Me,
And their fear of Me is a command
ment of men learned by rote;
"Therefore, behold, I will again do a
marveUoug work among this peo
ple,
Even a marveUous work and a
wonder^
And the wisdom of their wise men
shall perish,
And the prudence of their prudent
men shall be hid.
"Woe unto them that seek deep to
hide their counsel from the Lord,
And their works are in the dark,
And they say: 'Who seeth us? and
who knoweth us?'
"0 your perversity!
Shall the potter be esteemed as
clay;
That the thing made should say of
him that made it: 'He made me
not';
Or the thing framed say of him
that framed it: 'He hath no
understanding?' '
"Is it not yet a very Uttle while,
And Lebanon shall be turned into a
fruitful field,
And the fruitful field shall be es
teemed as a forest?
"And in that day shaU the deaf hear
the words of a book,
And the eyes of the bhnd shall see
out of obscurity and out of dark
ness.
"The humble also shall increase their
joy in the Lord,
And the neediest among men shaU
exult in the Holy One of Israel.
Tor the terrible one is brought to
nought,
And the scorner ceaseth,
And all they that watch for iniquity
are cut off;

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29.251

ISAIAH

¦¦.That inake a' man an offender by
words,
! And lay a snare for him that 're-
proveth in the gate, :
.-. And turn aside the just with a thing
of nought.
Therefore thus saith the Lord, who
redeemed Abraham, concerning the
house of Jacob : ' - : '
Jacob shall not now be ashamed,
Neither shall his face now wax
. pale;
"When he seeth his children, the
t work of My hands, in the midst
of him, - i-
That they sanctify My name;
Yea, they shall sanctify the Holy
One of Jacob, .
And shall stand in awe of the God
> of Israel.
They also that err in spirit shall
cofne to understanding,
And they that murmur shall learn
instruction.
QA Woe to the rebellious children,
saith the Lord,
That take counsel, but not of Me;
And that form' projects, but not of
My spirit,
-That they riiay add siri to sin;
That walk to go down into Egypt,
And have not asked at My rhouth;
To take refuge in the stronghold of
Pharaoh,
. And to take shelter in. the shadow
of Egypt!
- Therefore '. shall the stronghold of
Pharaoh turn to your shame,
h And- the shelter in the shadow of
I Egypt to your confusion.
i, ;4Fdrj'hjs< princes are at Zoan,
And his ambassadors are come to
Hanes,: ¦ - i
, They shall alLbei ashamed of a peo
ple that cannot profit them,

>. That .are not a help nor profit, .
Buta:sJ|iame, and also^a reproach.
The burden, of the. beasts of the
b'j'- South.
Through the land of trouble and
nft "anguish,;!
From whence come the Uoness and
the lion,
The viper and flying, serpent,
They carry their riches . upon the
'¦ shoulders of young asses,, <
And their treasures upon the humps
' of camels,
To a people that shall not profit
them.
'For Egypt helpeth in vain, and to
no purpose;
Therefore have I caUed her
Arrogancy that sitteth stiU.
Now go, write it before them on a
tablet, ;
And inscribe it in a book,
That it .may be for the time to come
For ever and ever.
, 9For if is a rebeUious people,
Lying children,
Ghildreri that refuse to hear the
teaching of the Lord ;
"That say to the seers : ' See not',
And to the prophets: 'Prophesy not
unto us right things,
Speak unto us smooth things, proph
esy delusions;
"Get you out of the way,
Turn aside out of the path,
Cause the Holy One of -Israel
To cease, from before us.'
"Wherefore thus saith the Holy One
of Israel:
Because ye despise this word,
And trust in oppression and per-
verseness,
And stay thereon;
"Therefore this; iniquity shall be to
you -.' -,-,., .,

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' As a breach ready to fall, swelfing
out in a. high wall,
Whose breaking cometh suddenly
at an instant.
"And He shaU break it as a potter's
vessel is brpken,
Breaking it in pieces without spar
ing;
So that there shall not be found
among the pieces thereof a sherd
To take fire from the hearth,
Or to take water out of the cistern.
"For thus said the Lord God, the
Holy One of Israel:
In sitting still and rest shall ye be
saved,
In quietness and in confidence shall
be your strength; .
And ye Would riot.
"But ye said: 'No, for we wUl flee
, upon horses';
Therefore shall ye flee;
And: 'We will ride upon the swift';
Therefore shall they that pursue
you be swift.
"One thousand shall flee at the re
buke of one,
At the rebuke of five shall ye flee;
Till ye be left as a beacon upon the
top of a mountain,
And as an ensign on a hill.
"And therefore wiU the Lord wait,
that He may be gracious unto
you,
And therefore will He be exalted,
that He may have compassion
upon you;
For the Lord is a God of justice,
Happy are all they that wait for
Him.
"For, O people that dwellest in Zion at
Jerusalem,
Thou shalt weep no more;
He wUl surely be gracious unto thee
at the voice of thy cry,

When He shall hear, He will an
swer thee.
"And though the Lord give you spar
ing bread and scant water,
Yet shall not thy Teacher hide
Himseff any more,
But thine eyes shall see thy Teach
er;
21And thine ears shall hear a word
behind thee, saying:
This is the way/walk ye in it,
When ye turn to the right hand, and
when ye turn to the left.'
22 And ye shall defile thy graven im
ages overlaid with silver,
And thy molten images covered
with gold;
Thou shalt put them far away as one
unclean;
Thou shalt say unto it: 'Get thee
hence.'
"And He will give the rain for thy
seed, wherewith thou sowest the
ground,
And bread of the increase of the
ground, and it shall be fat and
plenteous;
In that day shall thy cattle feed in
large pastures.
The oxen likewise and the young
asses that till the ground
Shall eat savoury provender,
Which hath been winnowed with
the shovel and with the fan.
"And there shall be upon every lofty
mountain, and upon every high
hill,
Streams and watercourses,
In the day of the great slaughter,
when the towers fall.
"Moreover the hght of the moon shaU
be as the light of the sun,
And the Ught of the sun shall be
sevenfold, as the light of the
seven days,
In the day that the Lord bindeth
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And healeth the stroke of their
wound.
"Behold, the name of the Lord
cometh from far,
With His anger burning, and in
thick uplifting of smoke;
His Ups are full of indignation,
And His tongue is as a devouring
fire;
"And His breath is as an overflowing
stream,
That divideth even unto the neck,
To sift the nations with the sieve
of destruction;
And a bridle that causeth to err
shaU be in the jaws of the peoples.
29Ye shall have a song
As in the night when a feast is
haUowed;
And gladness of heart, as when one
goeth with the pipe
To come into the mountain of the
Lord, to the Rock of Israel.
"And the Lord will cause His
glorious voice to be heard,
And will show the Ughting down of
His arm,
With furious anger, and the flame
of a devouring fire,
With a bursting of clouds, and a
storm of rain, and hailstones.
"For through the voice of the Lord
shaU Asshur be dismayed,
The rod with which He smote.
32And in every place where the ap
pointed staff shall pass,
Which the Lord shall lay' upon
him,
It shaU be with tabrets and harps;
And in battles of wielding will He
fight with them.
"For a hearth is ordered of old;
Yea, for the king it is prepared,
Deep and large;
The pile thereof is fire and much
wood;

The breath of the Lord, Uke a
stream of brimstone, doth kindle
it.
Q 1 Woe to them that go down to
u *- Egypt for help,
And rely on horses,
And trust in chariots, because they
are many,
And in horsemen, because they are
exceeding mighty;
But they look not unto the Holy
One of Israel,
Neither seek the Lord!
2Yet He also is wise,
And bringeth evil,
And doth not caU back His words;
But will arise against the house of
the evil-doers,
And against the help of them that
work iniquity.
Now the Egyptians are men, and
not God,
And their horses flesh, and not
spirit;
So when the Lord shaU stretch out
His hand,
Both he that helpeth shall stumble,
and he that is helped shall fall,
And they aU shaU perish together.
4For thus saith the Lord unto me:
Like as the Uon, or the young Uon,
growling over his prey,
Though a multitude of shepherds be
called forth against him,
Will not be dismayed at their voice,
Nor abase himself for the noise of
them;
So will the Lord of hosts come down
To fight upon mount Zion, and
upon the hill thereof.
'As birds hovering,
So will the Lord of hosts protect
Jerusalem;
He wiU deliver it as He protecteth it,
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Turn ye unto Him
Against whom ye have deeply
rebeUed, 0 children of Israel.
'For in that day they shaU cast
away
Every man his idols of sUver, and
his idols of gold,
Wliich your own hands have made
unto you for a sin.
Then shaU Asshur fall with the
sword, not of man,
And the sword, not of men, shall
devour him;
And he shaU flee from the sword,
And his young men shaU become
tributary.
'And his rock shaU pass away by
reason of terror,
And his princes shaU be dismayed
at the ensign,
Saith the Lord, whose fire is in
Zion,
And His furnace in Jerusalem.
OO Behold, a king shall reign in
righteousness,
And as for princes, they shaU rule
in justice.
2And a man shall be as in a hiding-
place from the wind,
And a covert from the tempest;
As by the watercourses in a dry
place,
As in the shadow of a great rock in a
weary land.
'And the eyes of them that see shall
riot be closed,
And the ears of them that hear
shall attend.
The heart also of the rash shall
understand knowledge,
And the tongue of the stammerers
shall be ready to speak plainly.
The vile person shall be no more
caUed Uberal,
Nor the churl said to be noble.
'For the vile person wiU speak viUany,

And his heart will work iniquity,
To practise ungodUness, and to
utter wickedness against the Lord,
To make empty the soul of the
hungry,
And to cause the drink of the thirsty
to fail.
The instruments also of the churl
are evil;
He deviseth wicked devices
To destroy the poor with lying
words,
And the needy when he speaketh
right.
'But the Uberal deviseth Uberal
things;
And by Uberal things shall he stand.
'Rise up, ye women that are at ease,
and hear my voice;
Ye confident daughters, give ear
unto my speech.
"After a year and days shall ye be
i troubled, ye confident women;
For the vintage shall fail, the in
gathering shaU not come.
"Tremble, ye women that are at
ease;
Be troubled, ye confident ones;
Strip you, and make you bare,
And gird sackcloth upon your loins,
"Smiting upon the breasts
For the pleasant fields, for the fruit
ful vine;
"For the land of my people
Whereon thorns and briers come up;
Yea, for all the houses of joy
And the joyous city.
"For the palace shaU be forsaken;
The city with its stir shall be de
serted;
The mound and the tower shaU be
for dens for ever,
A joy of wild asses, a pasture of
flocks;
"Until the spirit be poured upon us
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And the wilderness become a fruit
ful field,
And the fruitful field be counted
for a forest;
"Then justice shaU dwell in the
wilderness,
And righteousness shall abide in
the fruitful field.
"And the work of righteousness shaU
be peace;
And the effect of righteousness
quietness and confidence for ever.
"And my people shaU abide in a
peaceable habitation,
And in secure dwellings, and in
quiet resting-places.
"And it shall hail, in the downfaU of
the forest;
But the city shaU descend into the
valley.
20Happy are ye that sow beside aU
waters,
That send forth freely the feet of
the ox and the ass.
QQ Woe to thee that spoilest, and
thou wast not spoiled;
And dealest treacherously, and
they dealt not treacherously with
thee!
When thou hast ceased to spoil,
thou shalt be spoiled;
And when thou art weary with
dealing treacherously, they shall
deal treacherously with thee.
20 Lord, be gracious unto us;
We have waited for Thee;
Be Thou their arm every morning,
Our salvation also in the time of
trouble.
'At the noise of the tumult the
peoples are fled;
At the Ufting up of Thyseff the
nations are scattered.
4And your spoil is gathered as the
caterpillar gathereth;

As locusts leap do they leap upon
it.
The Lord is exalted, for He dweU
eth on high;
He hath filled Zion with justice and
righteousness.
'And the stabihty of thy times shaU
be
A hoard of salvation — wisdom and
knowledge,
And the fear of the Lord which is
His treasure.
7Behold, their vahant ones cry
without;
The ambassadors of peace weep
bitterly.
The highways Ue waste,
The wayfaring man ceaseth;
He hath broken the covenant,
He hath despised the cities,
He regardeth not man.
The land mourneth and languisheth;
Lebanon is ashamed, it withereth;
Sharon is like a wilderness;
And Bashan and Carmel are clean
bare.
"Now wiU I arise, saith the Lord;
Now wiU I be exalted;
Now will I Uft Myself up.
"Ye conceive chaff, ye shaU bring
forth stubble;
Your breath is a fire that shaU de
vour you.
"And the peoples shaU be as the
. burnings of Ume;
As thorns cut down, that are burned
in the fire.
"Hear, ye that are far off, what I
have done;
And, ye that are near, acknowledge
My might.
'The sinners in Zion are afraid;
TrembUng hath seized the ungodly:
'Who among us shall dweU with the
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Who among us shall dwell with
everlasting burnings? '
"He that walketh righteously, and
speaketh uprightly;
He that despisetH the gain of op
pressions,
That shaketh his hands from hold
ing of bribes,
That stoppeth his ears from hearing
of blood,
And shutteth his eyes from looking
upon evil;
"He shall dwell on high;
His place of defence shaU be the
munitions of rocks;
His bread shaU be given, his waters
shall be sure.
"Thine eyes shaU see the king in his
beauty;
They shall behold a land stretching
afar.
"Thy heart shall muse on the terror :
'Where is he that counted, where
is he that weighed?
Where is he that counted the
towers?'
"Thou srialt not see the fierce peo
ple:
A people of a deep speech that thou
canst not perceive,
Of a stammering tongue that thou
canst not understand.
Took upon Zion, the city of our
solemn gatherings;
Thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a
peaceful habitation,
A tent that shall not be removed,
The stakes whereof shall never be
plucked up,
Neither shall any of the cords there
of be broken.
Tut there the Lord will be with us
in majesty,
In a place of broad rivers and
streams;
Wherein shaU go no galley with oars,

Neither shah gallant ship pass
thereby.
"For the Lord is our Judge,
The Lord is our Lawgiver,
The Lord is our King;
He will save us.
Thy tacklings are loosed;
They do not hold the stand of their
mast,
They do not spread the sail;
Then is the prey of a great spoil
divided;
The lame take the prey.
24 And the inhabitant shaU not say:
' I am sick' ;
The people that dwell therein shall
be forgiven their iniquity.
QA Come near, ye nations, to hear,
And attend, ye peoples;
Let the earth hear, and the fulness
thereof,
The world, and all things that come
forth of it.
2For the Lord hath indignation
against all the nations,
And fury against all their host;
He hath utterly destroyed them,
He hath dehvered them to the
slaughter.
Their slain also shall be cast out,
And the stench of their carcasses
shall come up,
And the mountains shall be melted
with their blood.
4And all the host of heaven shall
moulder away,
And the heavens shaU be rolled
together as a scroU;
And all their host shall fall down,
As the leaf falleth off from the vine,
And as a falUng fig from the fig-
tree.
'For My sword hath drunk its fill
in heaven;
Behold, it shaU come down upon
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And upon the people of My ban,
to judgment.
The sword of the Lord is filled with
blood,
It is made fat with fatness,
With the blood of lambs and goats,
With the fat of the kidneys of rams;
For the Lord hath a sacrifice in
Bozrah,
And a great slaughter in the land
of Edom.
7And the wild-oxen shall come down
with them,
And the bullocks with the bulls;
And their land shall be drunken with
blood,
And their dust made fat with fat
ness.
'For the Lord hath a day of ven
geance,
A year of recompense for the con
troversy of Zion.
'And the streams thereof shall be
turned into pitch,
And the dust thereof into brim
stone,
And the land thereof shaU become
burning pitch.
"It shaU not be quenched night nor
day,
The smoke thereof shall go up for
ever;
From generation to generation it
shaU lie waste :
None shall pass through it for ever
and ever.
"But the peUcan and the bittern
shaU possess it,
And the owl and the raven shall
dwell therein ;
And He shall stretch over it
The line of confusion, and the plum
met of emptiness.
"As for her nobles, none shall be
there to be called to the king
dom;
And aU her princes shall be nothing.

"And thorns shall come up in her
palaces,
Nettles and thistles in the fortresses
thereof;
And it shaU be a habitation of
wild-dogs,
An enclosure for ostriches. ,
"And the wild-cats shaU meet with
the jackals,
And the satyr shall cry to his fellow;
Yea, the night-monster shall re
pose there,
And shaU find her a place of rest.
'There shaU the arrowsnake make
her nest, and lay,
And hatch, and brood under her
shadow;
Yea, there shall the kites be gath
ered,
Every one with her mate.
"Seek ye out of the book of the
Lord, and read;
No one of these shaU be missing,
None shaU want her mate;
For My mouth it hath commanded,
And the breath thereof it hath
gathered them.
"And He hath cast the lot for them,
And His hand hath divided it unto
them by Une;
They shaU possess it for ever,
From generation to generation shall
they dwell therein.
Q PL The wilderness and the parched
^u land shall be glad;
And the desert shall rejoice, and
blossom as the rose.
2It shall blossom abundantly, and
rejoice,
Even with joy and singing;
The glory of Lebanon shaU be given
unto it,
The excellency of Carmel and
Sharon;
They shall see the glory of the Lord,
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'Strengthen ye the weak hands,
And make firm the tottering
knees.
4Say to them that are of a fearful
heart: 'Be strong, fear not';
Behold, your God wiU come with
vengeance,
With the recompense of God He
wiU come and save you.
Then the eyes of the bUnd shall be
opened,
And the ears of the deaf shaU be un
stopped.
Then shaU the lame man leap as a
hart,
And the tongue of the dumb shall
sing;
For in the wilderness shall waters
break out,
And streams in the desert.
'And the parched land shall become
a pool,
And^the thirsty ground springs of
/water;
/In the habitation of jackals herds
shaU lie down,
It shall be an enclosure for reeds
and rushes.
'And a highway shall be there, and
a way,
And it shaU be called The way of
hohness;
The unclean shaU not pass over it;
but it shall be for those;
The wayfaring men, yea fools,
shaU not err therein.
'No Uon shall be there,
Nor shall any ravenous beast go up
thereon,
They shall not be found there;
But the redeemed shall walk there;
"And the ransomed of the Lord
shall return,
And come with singing unto Zion,
And everlasting joy shall be upon
their heads;

They shall obtain gladness and joy,
And sorrow and sighing shall flee
away.
QC Now it came to pass in the
fourteenth year of king Heze
kiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria
came up against all the fortified cities
of Judah, and took them. 2And the
king of Assyria sent Rab-shakeh from
Lachish to Jerusalem unto king
Hezekiah with a great army. And
he stood by the conduit of the upper
pool in the highway of the fullers'
field. Then came forth unto him
Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, that was
over the household, and Shebna the
scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the
recorder. 4And Rab-shakeh said unto
them: 'Say ye now to Hezekiah:
Thus saith the great king, the king
of Assyria: What confidence is this
wherein thou trustest? 'I said: It
is but vain words; for counsel and
strength are for the war. Now on
whom dost thou trust, that thou hast
rebelled against me? 'Behold, thou
trustest upon the staff of this bruised
reed, even upon Egypt; whereon if a
man lean, it will go into his hand, and
pierce it; so is Pharaoh king of Egypt
to all that trust on him. 'But if thou
say unto me: We trust in the Lord
our God; is not that He, whose high
places and whose altars Hezekiah
hath taken away, and hath said to
Judah and to Jerusalem: Ye shall
worship before this altar? Now
therefore, I pray thee, make a wager
with my master the king of Assyria,
and I will give thee two thousand
horses, if thou be able on thy part to
set riders upon them. 'How then
canst thou turn away the face of
one captain, even of the least of my
master's servants? yet thou puttest
thy trust on Egypt for chariots and

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for horsemen! "And am I now come
up without the Lord against this
land to destroy it? The Lord said
unto me: Go up against this land,
and destroy it.'
"Then said EUakim and Shebna
and Joah unto Rab-shakeh: 'Speak,
I pray thee, unto thy servants in the
Aramean language, for we under
stand it; and speak not to us in the
Jews' language, in the ears of the
people that are on the waU.' Tilt
Rab-shakeh said: 'Hath rriy master
sent me to thy master, and to thee,
to speak these words? hath he not sent
me to the men that sit upon the wall,
to eat their own dung, and to drink
their own water with you?' Then
Rab-shakeh stood, and cried with a
loud voice in the Jews' language, and
said : ' Hear ye the words of the great
king, the king of Assyria; "Thus
saith the king: Let not Hezekiah
beguile you, for he will not be able to
deliver, you; "neither let Hezekiah
make you trust in the Lord, saying:
The Lord will surely deliver us;
this city shall not be given into the
hand of the [king of Assyria. "Heark
en not to Hezekiah; for thus saith. the
king of Assyria: Make your peace
with me, and, come out to me; and
eat ye every one of his, vine, and every
one of his fig-tree, and drink ye every
one the waters of his own cistern;
"until I come and take you away to a
land like your own land, a land of corn
and wine, a land of bread and vine
yards. - "Beware lest Hezekiah per
suade you, saying : The Lord will
deliver us. Hath any of the gods of
the nations delivered his land out of
the hand of, the king of Assyria?
"Where are the gods of Hamath and
Arpad? where are the gods of Seph-
arvaim? and have they delivered
Samaria out of my hand? "Who

are they among alb the gods of these
countries, that have dehvered their
country out of my hand/ that the
Lord should deUver Jerusalem out of
my hand?'.
Tut they held their peace, and
answered him not a word; for the
king's commandment was, saying:
'Answer him not.' Theri came
Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, that was
over the household, and Shebna the
scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the
recorder, to Hezekiah with their
clothes rent, and told him the words
of Rab-shakeh.
Q <7 And it came to pass, when king
Hezekiah heard it, that he rent
his clothes, and covered himseff with
sackcloth, and went into the house
of the Lord. 2And he sent Eliakim,
who was over the household, and
Shebna trie scribe, and the elders of
the priests, covered with i sackcloth,
unto Isaiah the prophet the son of
Amoz. 'And they said unto him:
Thus saith Hezekiah: This day
is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and
Of contumely; for the children are
come to the birth, and there is not
strength to bring forth. 4It, may be
the Lord thy God will hear the words
of Rab-shakeh, whom the king of
Assyria his master hath sent to
taunt the Uving God, and will rebuke
the words which the Lord thy God
hath heard; wherefore make prayer
for the remnant that is left.' 'So
the servants of king Hezekiah came
to Isaiah. 'And Isaiah said unto
them: Thus shall ye say to your
master: Thus saith the Lord:
Be not afraid of the words that thou
hast heard, wherewith the servants
of the king of Assyria have blas
phemed Me. 7Behold, I will put a
spirit in him, and he shall hear a
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own land; and I will cause him to fall
by the sword in his own land.'
'So Rab-shakeh returned, and found
the king of Assyria warring against
Libnah; for he had heard that he was
departed from Lachisn. 'And he
heard say concerning Tirhakah king
of Ethiopia:' 'He is come out to fight
against thee.' And when he heard it,
he sent messengers to Hezekiah,
saying: "Thus shaU ye speak to
Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: Let
not thy God in whom thou trustest
beguile thee, saying: Jerusalem shaU
not be given into the hand of the
king of Assyria. "Behold, thou hast
heard what the kings of Assyria have
done to all lands, by destroying them
utterly; and shalt thou be dehvered?
"Have the gods of the nations de
hvered them, wliich my fathers have
destroyed, Gozan, and Haran, and
Rezeph, and the children of Eden
that were in Telassar? "Where is the
king of Hamath, and the king of
Arpad, and the king of the city of
Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Iwah?'
14And Hezekiah received the letter
from the hand of the messengers, and
read it; and Hezekiah went up unto
the house of the Lord, and spread it
before the Lord., "And Hezekiah
prayed unto the Lord, saying: "'0
Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, that
sittest upon the cherubim, Thou art
the God, even Thou alone, of aU the
kingdoms of the earth; Thou hast
made heaven and earth. "IncUne
Thine ear, 0 Lord, and hear; open
Thine eyes, 0 Lord, and see; and
hear all the words of Sennacherib,
who hath sent to taunt the Uving
God. "Of a truth, Lord, the kings'
of Assyria have laid waste all the
countries, and their land; "and have
cast their gods into the fire; for they
were no gods, but the 'work of men's

hands, wood and stone; therefore they
have destroyed them. "Now there
fore, O Lord our God, save us from
his hand, that all the kingdoms of the
earth may know that Thou art the
Lord, even Thou only.'
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent
unto Hezekiah, saying: Thus saith
the Lord, the God of Israel: Where
as thou hast prayed to Me against
Sennacherib king of Assyria, 22this
is the word which the Lord hath
spoken concerning him :
The virgin daughter of Zion
Hath despised thee and laughed
thee to scorn;
The daughter of Jerusalem
Hath shaken her head at thee.
"Whom hast thou taunted and
blasphemed?
And against whom hast thou ex
alted thy voice?
Yea, thou hast lifted up thine eyes
on high, .
Even against the Holy One of
Israel!
Ty thy servants hast thou taunted
the Lord,
And riast said: With the multi
tude of my chariots
Am I come up to the height of the
mountains,
To the innermost parts of Lebanon;
And I have cut down the tall
cedars thereof ,
And the choice cypress-trees there-
of;
And I have entered into his farthest
height,
The forest of his fruitful field.
"I have digged and drunk water,
And with the sole of my feet have
1 I dried up
AU the rivers of Egypt.
"Hast thou not heard?
Long ago I made it,
In ancient times I fashioned it;

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Now have I brought it to pass,
Yea, it is done; that fortified cities
Should be laid waste into ruinous
heaps.
Therefore their inhabitants were
of smaU power,
They were dismayed and confound
ed;
They were as the grass of the field,
And as the green herb,
As the grass on the housetops,
And as a field of corn before it is
grown up.
Tut I know thy sitting down, and
thy going out, and thy coming
in,
And thy raging against Me.
"Because of thy raging against Me,
And for that thine uproar is come
up into Mine ears,
Therefore will I put My hook in thy
nose,
• And My bridle in thy lips,
And I wiU turn thee back by the
way
By which thou earnest.
"And this shall be the sign unto
thee : ye shall eat this year that which
groweth of itself, and in the second
year that which springeth of the same;
and in the third year sow ye, and reap,
and plant vineyards, and eat the
fruit thereof. "And the remnant that
is escaped of the house of Judah shall
again take root downward, and bear
fruit upward. 32For out of Jerusalem
shall go forth a remnant, and out of
mount Zion they that shall escape; the
zeal of the Lord of hosts shall per
form this. Therefore thus saith the
Lord concerning the king of Assyria:
He shall not come unto this city,
nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall
he come before it with shield, nor
cast a mound against it. MBy the
way that he came, by the same shall

he return, and he shall not come unto
this city, saith the Lord. "For I
will defend this city to save it, for
Mine own sake, and for My servant
David's sake.'
"And the angel of the Lord went
forth, and smote in the camp of the
Assyrians a hundred and fourscore
and five thousand;- and- when men
arose early in the morning, behold,
they were all dead corpses. "So
Sennacherib king of Assyria departed,
and went, and returned, and dwelt at
Nineveh. 3'And it came to pass, as he
was worshipping in the house of Nis-
roch his god, that Adrammelech and
Sarezer his sons smote him with the
sword; and they escaped into the land
of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son
reigned in his stead.
QQ In those days was Hezekiah sick
unto death. And Isaiah the
prophet the son of Amoz came to him,
and said unto him: 'Thus saith the
Lord: Set thy house in order; for
thou shalt die, and not live.' Then
Hezekiah turned his face to the wall,
and prayed unto the Lord, 3and said:
'Remember now, O Lord, I beseech
Thee, how I have walked before Thee
in truth and with a whole heart, and
have done that which is good in Thy
sight.' And Hezekiah wept sore.
Then came the word of the Lord
to Isaiah, saying: ''Go, and say to
Hezekiah: Thus saith the Lord, the
God of David thy father: I have
heard thy prayer, I have seen thy
tears; behold, I wUl add unto thy days
fifteen years. 'And I will deliver thee
and this city out of the hand of the
king of Assyria; and I will defend this
city. 'And this shall be the sign un
to thee from the Lord, that the Lord
will do this thing that He hath spoken:
'behold, I will cause the shadow of
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sun-dial of Ahaz, to return backward
ten degrees.' So the sun returned ten
degrees, by which degrees it was gone
down. The writing of Hezekiah king of
Judah, when he had been sick, and
was recovered of his sickness.
"I said: In the noontide of my days
I shall go,
Even to the gates of the nether
world;
I am deprived of the residue of my
years.
"I said: I shall not see the Lord,
Even the Lord in the land of the
Uving;
I shall behold man no more with
the inhabitants of the world.
"My habitation is plucked up and
carried away from me
As a shepherd's tent;
I have rolled up like a weaver my
life;
He wiU cut me off from the thrum;
From day even to night wilt Thou
make an end of me.
The more I make myself like unto
a lion until morning,
The more it breaketh all my bones;
From day even to night wilt Thou
make an end of me.
"Like a swallow or a crane, so do
I chatter,
I do moan as a dove;
Mine eyes fail with looking upward.
O Lord, I am oppressed, be Thou
my surety.
"What shaU I say? He hath both
spoken unto me,
And Himself hath done it;
I shall go softly aU my years for the
bitterness of my soul.
"0 Lord, by these things men Uve,
And altogether therein is the fife
of my spirit;

Wherefore recover Thou me, and
make me to Uve.
"Behold, for my peace I had great
bitterness;
But Thou hast in love to my soul
deUvered it
From the pit of corruption;
For Thou hast cast all my sins be
hind Thy back.
"For the nether-world cannot praise
Thee,
Death cannot celebrate Thee;
They that go down into the pit
cannot hope for Thy truth.
'The Uving, the Uving, he shall praise
Thee,
As I do this day;
The father to the children shall
make known Thy truth.
The Lord is ready to save me;
Therefore we will sing songs to the
stringed instruments
All the days of our life in the house
of the Lord.
21 And Isaiah said : ' Let them take a
cake of figs, and lay it for a plaster
upon the boil, and he shall recover.'
22 And Hezekiah said: 'What is the
sign that I shall go up to the house
of the Lord?'
QQ At that time Merodach-baladan
the son of Baladan, king of
Babylon, sent a letter and a present to
Hezekiah; for he heard that he had
been sick, and was recovered. 2And
Hezekiah was glad of them, and
showed them his treasure-house, the
silver, and the gold, and the spices,
and the precious oil, and all the house
of his armour, and aU that was found
in his treasures; there was nothing in
his house, nor in aU his dominion, that
Hezekiah showed them not. Then
came Isaiah the prophet unto king
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said these men? and from whence came
they unto thee?' And Hezekiah said :
'They are come from a far country
unto me, even from Babylon.' Then
said he: 'What have they seen in thy
house?' And Hezekiah answered:
'AU that is in my house have, they
seen; there is nothing' among my
treasures that I have not shown
them.' Then said Isaiah to Heze
kiah: 'Hear the word of the Lord
of hosts : 'Behold, the days come, that
all that is in thy house, and that which
thy fathers have laid up in store until
this day, shall be carried to Babylon;
nothing shall be left, saith the Lord.
7And of thy sons that shall issue from
thee, whom thou shalt beget, shall
they take away; and they shall be
officers in the palace of the king of
Babylon.' Then said Hezekiah unto
Isaiah: 'Good is the word of the
Lord which thou hast spoken.' He
said moreover: 'If but there shall be
peace and truth in my days.'
A A Comfort ye, comfort ye My
people,
Saith your God.
2Bid Jerusalem take heart,
And proclaim unto her,
That her time of service is accom-
phshed,
That her guilt is paid off;
That she hath received of the
Lord's hand
Double for all her sins.
'Hark! one calleth:
' Clear ye in the wilderness the way
of the Lord,
Make plain in the desert
A highway for our God.
4Every valley shall be Ufted up,
And every mountain and hill shall
be made low;
And the rugged shall be made level,

And the rough places a plain;
'And the glory of the Lord shall be
revealed,
And all flesh shaU see it together;
For the mouth of the Lord hath
spoken it.'
'Hark! one saith: 'Proclaim!'
And he saith: 'What shall I pro
claim?'
'All flesh is grass,-
And all the goodhness thereof is as
the flower of the field;
Trie grass withereth, the flower
fadeth;
Because the breath of the Lord
bloweth upon it —
Surely the people is grass.
The grass withereth, the flower
fadeth;
But the word of our God shaU stand
for ever.'
90 thou that teUest good tidings to
Zion,
Get thee up into the high mountain;
O thou that teUest good tidings to
Jerusalem,
Lift up thy voice with strength;
Lift it up, be not afraid;
Say unto the cities of Judah:
'Behold your God!'
"Behold, the Lord God wiU come as
a Mighty One,
And His arm will rule for Him;
Behold, His reward is with Him,
And His recompense before Him.
"Even as a shepherd that feedeth
his flock,
That gathereth the lambs in his^rm,
And carrieth them in his bosom,
And gently leadeth those that give
suck.
"Who hath measured the waters in
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And comprehended the dust of the
earth in a measure,
And weighed the mountains in
scales,
And the hills in a balance?
"Who hath meted out the spirit of
the Lord?
Or who was His counseUor that
he might instruct Him?
"With whom took He counsel, and
who instructed Him,
And taught Him in' the path of
right,
And taught Him knowledge,
And made Him to know the way of
discernment?
"Behold, the nations are as a drop of
¦ a bucket,
And are counted as the small dust
of the balance;
Behold, the isles are as a mote in
weight'.
"And Lebanon is not sufficient fuel,
Nor the beasts thereof • sufficient
. for burnt-offerings.
"All the nations are as nothing be
fore Him;
They are accounted by Him as
things of nought, and vanity.
To whom then will ye Uken God?
Or what likeness will ye compare
unto Him?
"The image perchance, which the
craftsman hath melted,
And the goldsmith spread over with
gold,
The silversmith casting silver chains?
20A holm-oak is set apart,
He chooseth a tree that will not rot;
He seeketh unto him a cunning
craftsman
To set up an image, that shall not
be moved.
21Know fe not? hear ye not?
Hath it not been told you from the
beginning?

Have ye not understood the founda
tions of the earth?
22It is He that sitteth above the circle
of the earth,
And the inhabitants thereof are as
grasshoppers;
That stretcheth out the heavens
as a curtain,
And spreadeth them out as a tent
to dwell in;
That bringeth princes to nothing;
He maketh the judges of the earth
as a thing of nought.
^Scarce are they planted,
Scarce are they sown,
Scarce hath their stock taken root
in the earth;
When He bloweth upon them, they
wither,
And the whirlwind taketh them
away as stubble.
"To whom then will ye liken Me,
that I should be equal?
Saith the Holy One.
Tift up your eyes on high,
And see: who hath created these?
He that bringeth out their host by
number,
He caUeth them all by name;
By the greatness of His might, and
for that He is strong in power,
Not one faileth.
"Why sayest thou, O Jacob,
And speakest, 0 Israel:
'My way is hid from the .Lord,
And my right is passed over from
my God'?
"Hast thou not known? hast thou
not heard
That the everlasting God, the Lord,
The Creator of the ends of the
earth,
Fainteth not, neither is weary?
His discernment is past searching
out.
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And to him that hath no might He
increaseth strength.
"Even the youths shaU faint and be
weary,
And the young men shaU utterly
fall;
Tut they that wait for the Lord
shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings as
eagles;
They shaU run, and not be weary;
They shall walk, and not faint.
J.1 Keep silence before Me, 0 is-
/ lands,
And let the peoples renew their
strength;
Let them draw near, then let them
speak;
Let us come near together to judg
ment.
2Who hath raised up one from the
east,
At whose steps victory attendeth?
He giveth nations before him,
And maketri him rule over kings;
His sword maketh them as the dust,
His bow as the driven stubble.
3He pursueth them, and passeth on
safely;
The way with his feet he treadeth
not.
4Who hath wrought and done it?
He that called the generations from
the beginning.
I, the Lord, who am the first,
And with the last am the same.
The isles saw, and feared;
The ends of the earth trembled;
They drew near, and came.
They helped every one his neigh
bour;
And every one said to his brother:
'Be of good courage.'
'So the carpenter encouraged the
goldsmith,

And he that smootheth with the
hammer him that smiteth the
anvil,
Saying of the soldering: 'It is
good';
And he fastened it with nails, that
it should not be moved.
8But thou, Israel, My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
The seed of Abraham My friend;
Thou whom I have taken hold of
from the ends of the earth,
And caUed thee from the uttermost
parts thereof,
And said unto thee: 'Thou art My
servant,
I have chosen thee and not cast thee
away';
"Fear thou not, for I am with thee,
Be not dismayed, for I am thy
God;
I strengthen thee, yea, I help thee;
Yea, I uphold thee with My victori
ous right hand.
"Behold, aU they that were incensed
against thee
ShaU be ashamed and confounded;
They that strove with thee
ShaU be as nothing, and shaU perish.
"Thou shalt seek them, arid shalt
not find them,
Even them that contended with
thee;
They that warred against thee
Shall be as nothing, and as a thing
of nought.
"For I the Lord thy God
Hold thy right hand,
Who say unto thee: 'Fear not,
I help thee.'
"Fear not, thou worm Jacob,
And ye men of Israel;
I help thee, saith the Lord,
And thy Redeemer, the Holy One of
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"Behold, I make thee a new thresh
ing-sledge
Having sharp teeth;
Thou shalt thresh the mountains,
and beat them small,
And shalt make the hills as chaff.
"Thou shalt fan them, and the wind
shaU carry them away,
And the whirlwind shall scatter
them;
And thou shalt rejoice in the Lord,
Thou shalt glory in the Holy One of
Israel.
"The poor and needy seek water and
there is none,
And their tongue faileth for thirst;
I the Lord will answer them,
I the God of Israel will not forsake
them.
"I wiU open rivers on the high hills,
And fountains in the midst of the
valleys;
I will make the wilderness a pool
of water,
And the dry land springs of water.
"I wiU plant in the wilderness the
cedar, the acacia-tree,
And the myrtle, and the oil-tree;
I will set in the desert the cypress,
the plane-tree, and the larch to
gether;
That they may see, and know,
And consider, and understand to
gether,
That the hand of the Lord hath
done this,
And the Holy One of Israel hath
created it.
"'Produce your cause, saith the Lord;
Bring forth your reasons, saith the
King of Jacob.
Tet them bring them forth, and de
clare nnto us
The things that shall happen;
The former things, what are they?

Declare ye, that we may consider,
And know the end of them;
Or announce to us things to come.
"Declare the things that are to come
hereafter,
That we may know that ye are gods;
Yea, do good, or do evil,
That we may be dismayed, and
behold it together.
^Behold, ye are nothing,
And your work a thing of nought;
An abomination is he that chooseth
you.
"I have roused up one from the
north, and he is come,
From the rising of the sun one that
calleth upon My name;
And he shall come upon rulers as
upon mortar,
And as the potter treadeth clay.
"Who hath declared from the be
ginning, that we may know?
And beforetime, that we may say
that he is right?
Yea, there is none that declareth,
Yea, there is none that announceth,
Yea, there is none that heareth
your utterances.
"A harbinger unto Zion will I give :
'Behold, behold them',
And to Jerusalem a messenger of
good tidings.
"And I look, but there is no man ;
Even among them, but there is no
counsellor,
That, when I ask of them, can give
an answer.
Tehold, all of them,
Their works are vanity and nought;
Their molten images are wind and
confusion.
AO Behold My servant, whom I
*^ uphold;
Mine elect, in whom My soul de-
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I have put My spirit upon him,
He shaU make the right to go forth
to the nations.
2He shall not cry, nor lift up,
Nor cause his voice to be heard in
the street.
3A bruised reed shall he not break,
And the dimly burning wick shall
he not quench;
He shall make the right to go forth
according to the truth.
4He shall not fail nor be crushed, .
Till he have set the right in the
earth;
And the isles shaU wait for his
teaching.
Thus saith God the1 Lord,
He that created the heavens, and
stretched them forth,
He that spread forth the earth and
that which cometh out of it, ',
He that giveth breath unto the
people upon it,
And spirit to them that walk there
in:
'I the Lord have called thee in
righteousness,
And have taken hold of thy hand,
And kept thee, and set thee for a
covenant of the people,
For a hght of the nations;
To open the blind eyes,
To bring out the prisoners from
the dungeon,
And them that sit iri darkriess out of
trie prison-house.
'I am the Lord, that is My name;
And My glory will I not give to
another,
Neither My praise to graven im-

9Behold, the former things are come
to pass,
And new things do I declare;
Before they spring forth I tell you
of them.

"Sing unto the Lord a new song,
And His praise from the end of the
earth;
Ye that go down to the sea, and aU
that is therein,
The isles, and the inhabitants there
of.
"Let the wilderness and the cities
thereof lift up their voice,
The viUages that Kedar doth in
habit;
Let the inhabitants of Sela exult,
Let them shout from the. top of the
mountains. ,
"Let them give glory unto the Lord,
And declare His praise in the islands.
"The Lord will go forth as a mighty
man,
He wiU stir up jealousy Uke a man
of war;
He wiU cry, yea, He wiU shout
aloud,
He wiU prove Himseff mighty
against His enemies 
"I have long time held My peace,
I have been stiU, and refrained My
self;
Now wiU I cry Uke a travailing
woman, .
Gaspirig and panting at once.
"I will make waste mountains and
hills,
And dry up aU their herbs;
And I wiU make the rivers islands,
And will dry up the pools.
"And I will bring the blind by a way
that they knew not,
In paths that they knew not wiU I
lead them;
I wiU make darkness Ught before
.- them,
And rugged places plain.
These things will I. do,
And I will not leave them undone.
"They shall be turned back, greatly
ashamed,

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That trust in graven images,
That say unto molten images:
'Ye are our gods.'
"Hear, ye deaf,
And look, ye bhnd, that ye may see.
"Who is bhnd, but My servant?
Or deaf, as My messenger that I
send?
Who is bhnd as he that is whole
hearted,
And bhnd as the Lord's servant?
"Seeing many things, thou observest
not;
Opening the ears, he heareth not.
The Lord was pleased, for His
righteousness' sake,
To make the teaching great and
glorious.
Tut this is a people robbed and
spoiled,
They are all of them snared in holes,
And they are hid in prison-houses;
They are for a prey, and none de-
livereth,
For a spoil, and none saith: 'Re
store.'
"Who among you wiU give -ear to
this?
Who will hearken and hear for the
time to come?
MWho gave Jacob for a spoil, and
Israel to the robbers?
Did not the Lord?
He against whom we have sinned,
And in whose ways they would not
walk,
Neither were they obedient unto
His law.
Therefore He poured upon him the
fury of His anger,
And the Strength of battle;
And it set him on fire round about,
yet he knew not,
And it burned him, yet he laid it
not to heart.

AO But now thus saith the Lord
that created thee, O Jacob,
And He that formed thee, O Israel :
Fear not, for I have redeemed thee,
I have called thee by thy name, thou
art Mine.
2When thou passest through the
waters, I wiU be with thee,
And through the rivers, they shaU
not overflow thee;
,When thou walkest through the,
fire, thou shalt not be burned,
Neither shaU the flame kindle upon
thee.
'For I am the Lord thy God,
The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour;
I have given Egypt as thy ransom,
Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
4Since thou art precious in My sight,
and honourable,
And I have loved thee;
Therefore will I give men for thee,
And peoples for thy hfe.
'Fear not, for I am with thee;
I wiU bring thy seed from the east,
And gather thee from the west;
6I wiU say to the north : 'Give up' ,
And to the south: 'Keep not back,
Bring My sons from far,
And My daughters from the end of
the earth;
7Every one that is caUed by My
name,
And whom I have created for My
glory,
I have formed him, yea, I have made
him.'
The bhnd people that have eyes
shall be brought forth,
And the deaf that have ears.
9AU the nations are gathered to
gether,
And the peoples are assembled;
Who among them can declare this,
And announce to us former things?
Let them bring their witnesses, that
they may be justified;

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And let them hear, and say: 'It is
truth.'
"Ye are My witnesses, saith the
Lord,
And My servant whom I have
chosen;
That ye may know and beUeve Me,
and understand
That I am He;
Before Me there was no God formed,
Neither shall any be after Me.
"I, even I, am the Lord;
And beside Me there is no saviour.
"I have declared, and I have saved,
And I have announced,
And there was no strange god among
you; ¦
Therefore ye are My witnessess,
saith the Lord, and I am God.
"Yea, since the day was I am He,
And there is none that can deUver
out of My hand;
I wiU work, and who can reverse it?
"Thus saith the Lord, your Re
deemer,
The Holy One of Israel:
For your sake I have sent to
Babylon,
And I will bring down aU of them
as fugitives,
Even the Chaldeans, in the ships
of their shouting.
"I am the Lord, your Holy One,
The Creator of Israel, your King.
"Thus saith the Lord, who maketh a
way in the sea,
And a path in the mighty waters;
"Who bringeth forth the chariot and
horse,
The army and the power —
They lie down together, they shall
not rise,
They are extinct, they are quenched
as a wick:

''Remember ye not the former things,
Neither consider the things of old.
"Behold, I will do a new thing;
Now shall it spring forth; shall ye
not know it?
I will even make a way in the wilder
ness,
And rivers in the desert.
The beasts of the field shall honour
Me,
The jackals and the ostriches;
Because I give waters in the wilder
ness,
And rivers in the desert,
To give drink to My people, Mine
elect;
The people which I formed for My
self,
That they might tell of My praise.
"Yet thou hast not called upon Me,
0 Jacob,
Neither hast thou wearied thyself
about Me, O Israel.
Thou hast not brought Me the small
cattle of thy burnt-offerings;
Neither hast thou honoured Me with
thy sacrifices.
I have not burdened thee with a
meal-offering,
Nor wearied thee with frankincense.
Thou hast bought Me no sweet
cane with money,
Neither hast thou satisfied Me with
the fat of thy sacrifices;
But thou hast burdened Me with
thy sins,
Thou hast wearied Me with thine
iniquities.
"I, even I, am He that blotteth out
thy transgressions for Mine own
sake;
And thy sins I will not remember.
Tut Me in remembrance, let us
plead together;
Declare thou, that thou mayest be
justified.

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Thy first father sinned,
And thine intercessors have trans
gressed against Me.
Therefore I have profaned the
princes of the sanctuary,
And I have given Jacob to con
demnation,
And Israel to revihng.
A A Yet now hear, 0 Jacob My
servant,
And Israel, whom I have chosen;
Thus saith the Lord that made
thee,
And formed thee from the womb,
who will help thee:
Fear not, O Jacob My servant,
And thou, Jeshurun, whom I have
chosen.
3For I will pour water upon the
thirsty land,
And streams upon the dry ground;
I wiU pour My spirit upon thy seed,
And My blessing upon thine off
spring;
4And they shall spring up among the
grass,
As willows by the watercourses.
'One shall say: T am trie Lord's';
' And another shall call himseff by
the name of Jacob;
And another shall subscribe with
his hand unto the Lord,
And surname himself by the name
of Israel.
Thus saith the Lord, the King
of Israel,
And his Redeemer the Lord of
hosts:
I am the first, and I am the last,
And beside Me there is no God.
7And who, as I, can proclaim —
Let him declare it, and set it in
order for Me —
Since I appointed the ancient peo
ple?

And the things that are coming, and
that shaU come to pass, let them
declare.
8Fear ye not, neither be afraid;
Have I not announced unto thee of
old, and declared it?
And ye are My witnesses.
Is there a God beside Me?
Yea, there is no Rock; I know not
any.
'They that fashion a -graven image
are all of them vanity,
And their delectable things shaU
not profit;
And their own witnesses see not,
nor know;
That they may be ashamed.
"Who hath fashioned a god, or mol
ten an image
That is profitable for nothing?
"Behold, all the feUows thereof shaU
be ashamed;
And the craftsmen skilled above
men;
Let them all be gathered together,
let them stand up ;
They shall fear, they shaU be
ashamed together.
The smith maketh an axe,
And worketh in the coals, and fash-
ioneth it with hammers,
And worketh it with his strong arm;
Yea, he is hungry, and his strength
faileth;
He drinketh no water, and is faint.
"The carpenter stretcheth out a Une;
He marketh it out with a pencil;
He fitteth it with planes,
And he marketh it out with the
compasses,
And maketh it after the figure of a
man,
According to the beauty of a man,
to dwell in the house.
"He hewetri him down cedars,

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And taketh the ilex and the oak,
And strengtheneth for himseff one
among the trees of the forest;
He planteth a bay-tree, and the
rain doth nourish it.
Then a man useth it for fuel;
And he taketh thereof, and wanri-
eth himself;
Yea, he kindleth it, and baketh
bread;
Yea, he maketh a god, and worship-
peth it; -
He maketh it a graven image, and
faUeth down thereto.
"He burneth trie riaff thereof in the
fire;
With the half thereof he eateth
flesh; >
He roasteth roast, and is satisfied;
Yea, he warmeth himself, and saith:
'Aha,
I am warm, I have seen the fire';
"And the residue thereof he maketh
a god, even his graven image;
He faUeth down unto it and wor-
shippetri, and prayeth unto it,
And saith: 'DeUver me, for thou
art my god.'
"They know not, neither do they
understand;
For their eyes are bedaubed, that
they cannot see,
And their hearts, that they cannot
understand.
"And none considereth in his heart,
Neither is there knowledge nor
understanding to say:
'I have burned the half of it in the
fire;
Yea, also I have baked bread upon
trie coals thereof;
I have roasted flesh and eaten it;
And shaU I make the residue there
of an abomination?
Shall I faU down to the stock of a
tree?'

20He striveth after ashes,
A deceived heart hath turned him
aside,
That he cannot dehver his soul,
nor say:
' Is there not a Ue in my right hand?'
Temember these things, O Jacob,
And Israel, for thou art My servant;
I have formed thee, thou art Mine
own servant;
0 Israel, thou shouldest not forget
Me.
22I have blotted out, as a thick cloud,
thy transgressions,
And, as a cloud, thy sins;
Return unto Me, for I have re
deemed thee.
"Sing, O ye heavens, for the Lord
hath done it;
Shout, ye lowest parts of the earth;
Break forth into singing, ye moun
tains,
0 forest, and every tree therein;
For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob,
And doth glorify Himself in Israel.
Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer,
And He that formed thee from the
womb : »
I am the Lord, that maketh aU
things;
That stretched forth the heavens
alone;
That spread abroad the earth by
Myself;
That frustrateth the tokens of the
impostors,
And maketh diviners mad;
That turneth wise men backward,
And maketh their knowledge foohsh;
"That confirmeth the word of His
servant,
And performeth the counsel of His
messengers;
That saith of Jerusalem: 'She shaU
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And of the cities of Judah: 'They
shall be built,
And I will raise up the waste places
thereof ;
"That saith to the deep: 'Be dry,
And I will dry up thy rivers' ;
That saith of Cyrus: 'He is My
shepherd,
And shall perform all My pleasure' ;
Even saying of Jerusalem: 'She
shall be built' ;
And to the temple: 'Thy founda
tion shall be laid.'
A PL Thus saith the Lord to His
anointed,
To Cyrus, whose right hand I have
holden,
To subdue nations before him,
And to loose the loins of kings;
To open the doors before him,
And that the gates may not be
shut:
2I wiU go before thee,
And make the crooked places
straight;
I will break in pieces the doors of
brass,
And cut in sunder the bars of
iron;
'And I will give thee the treasures of
darkness,
And hidden riches of secret places,
That thou mayest know that I am
the Lord,
Who caU thee by thy name, even
the God of Israel.
4For the sake of Jacob My servant,
And Israel Mine elect,
I have called thee by thy name,
I have surnamed thee, though thou
hast not known Me.
'I am the Lord, and there is none
else,
Beside Me there is no God;
I have girded thee, though thou
hast not known Me;

That they may know from the ris
ing of the sun, and from the west,
That there is none beside Me;
I am the Lord, and there is none
else;
7I form the light, and create dark
ness;
I make peace, and create evil;
I am the Lord, that doeth all these
things.
8Drop down, ye heavens, from above,
And let the skies pour down right
eousness;
Let the earth open, that they may
bring forth salvation,
And let her cause righteousness to
spring up together;
I the Lord have created it.
9Woe unto him that striveth with
his Maker,
As a potsherd with the potsherds
of the earth!
Shall the clay say to him that
fashionethit: ' Whatmakestthou?'
Or: 'Thy work, it hath no hands'?
"Woe unto him that saith unto his
father: 'Wherefore begettest
thou?'
Or to a woman: 'Wherefore tra-
vailest thou?'
"Thus saith the Lord,
The Holy One of Israel, and his
Maker:
Ask Me of the things that are to
come;
Concerning My sons, and concern
ing the work of My hands, com
mand ye Me.
"I, even I, have made the earth,
And created man upon it;
I, even My hands, have stretched
out the heavens,
And all their host have I command
ed.

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"I have roused him up in victory,
And I rhake level all his ways;
He shall build My city,
And he shall let Mine exiles go free,
Not for price nor reward,
Saith the Lord of hosts.
"Thus saith the Lord:
The labour of Egypt, and the
merchandise of Ethiopia,
And of the Sabeans, men of stature,
Shall come over unto thee, and they
shall be thine;
They shall go after thee, in chains
they shall come over;
And they shall fall down unto thee,
They shall make supplication unto
thee:
Surely God is in thee, and there is
none else,
There is no other God.
"Verily Thou art a God that hidest
Thyseff,
0 God of Israel, the Saviour.
"They shall be ashamed, yea, con
founded, all of them;
They shall go in confusion together
that are makers of idols.
"0 Israel, that art saved by the
Lord with an everlasting salva
tion;
Ye shall not be ashamed nor con
founded world without end.
"For thus saith the Lord that created
the heavens,
He is God;
That formed the earth and made it,
He estabUshed it,
He created it not a waste, He formed
it to be inhabited :
I am the Lord, and there is none
else.
"I have not spoken in secret,
In a place of the land of darkness;
I said not unto the seed of Jacob :
'Seek ye Me in vain' ;

I the Lord speak righteousness,
I declare things that are right.
"Assemble yourselves and come,
draw near together,
Ye that are escaped of the nations;
They have no knowledge that carry
the wood of their graven image,
And pray unto a god that cannot
save.
21Declare ye, and bring them near,
Yea, let them take counsel together:
Who hath announced this from
ancient time,
And declared it of old?
Have not I the Lord?
And there is no God else beside Me;
A just God and a Saviour;
There is none beside Me.
Took unto Me, and be ye saved,
All the ends of the earth;
For I am God, and there is none
else.
"By Myself have I sworn,
The word is gone forth from My
mouth in righteousness,
And shaU not come back,
That unto Me every knee shall
bow,
Every tongue shaU swear.
MOnly in the Lord, shall one say of
Me, is victory and strength;
Even to Him shall men come in
confusion,
All they that were incensed against
Him.
"In the Lord shaU all the seed of
Israel
Be justified, and shaU glory.
AC! Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth;
Their idols are upon the beasts,
and upon the cattle;
The things that ye carried about
are made a load,
A burden to the weary beast.
They stoop, they bow down to
gether,

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47.7

They could not deliver the burden;
And themselves are gone into cap
tivity.
3Hearken unto Me, 0 house of Jacob,
And all the remnant of the house of
Israel,
That are borne [by Me] from the
birth,
That are carried from the womb :
4Even to old age I am the same,
And even to hoar hairs wiU I
carry you;
I have made, and I will bear;
Yea, I will carry, and will deliver.
To whom will ye Uken Me, and
make Me equal,
And compare Me, that we may be
like?
'Ye that lavish gold out of the bag,
And weigh silver in the balance;
Ye that hire a goldsmith, that he
make it a god,
To fall down thereto, yea, to wor
ship.
'He is borne upon the shoulder, he
is carried,
And set in his place, and he stand
eth,
From his place he doth not remove;
Yea, though one cry unto him, he
cannot answer,
Nor save him out of his trouble.
8Remember this, and stand fast;
Bring it to mind, 0 ye transgress
ors.
9Remember the former things of
old:
That I am God, and there is none
else;
I am God, and there is none like
Me;
"Declaring the end from the begin
ning,
And from ancient times things that
are not yet done;

Saying: 'My counsel shall stand,
And all My pleasure will I do' ;
"Calling a bird of prey from the east,
The man of My counsel from a far
country;
Yea, I have spoken, I will also
bring it to pass,
I have purposed, I wiU also do it.
"Hearken unto Me, ye stout-hearted,
That are far from righteousness :
"I bring near My righteousness, it
shall not be far off,
And My salvation shall not tarry;
And I will place salvation in Zion
For Israel My glory.
A p7 Come down, and sit in the dust,
O virgin daughter of Babylon,
Sit on the ground without a throne,
0 daughter of the Chaldeans;
For thou shalt no more be called
Tender and delicate.
Take the millstones, and grind meal;
Remove thy veil,
Strip off the train, uncover the leg,
Pass through the rivers.
Thy nakedness shall be uncovered,
Yea, thy shame shaU be seen;
I will take vengeance,
And wiU let no man intercede.
4Our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is
His name,
The Holy One of Israel.
'Sit thou silent, and get thee into
darkness,
0 daughter of the Chaldeans;
For thou shalt no more be called
The mistress of kingdoms.
'I was wroth with My people,
I profaned Mine inheritance,
And gave them into triy hand;
Thou didst show them no mercy;
Upon the aged hast thou very
heavily
Laid thy yoke.
7And thou saidst:

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'For ever shall I be mistress'; ¦
So that thou didst not lay these
things to thy heart,
Neither didst remember the end
thereof.
Now therefore hear this, thou that
art given to pleasures,
That sittest securely,
That sayest in thy heart:
'I am, and there is none else beside
me;
I shall not sit as a widow,
Neither shaU I know the loss of
children' ;
9But these two things shaU come to
thee in a moment
In one day,
The loss of chUdren, and widow-
' hood;
In their full measure shaU they
come upon thee,
For the multitude of thy sorceries,
And the great abundance of thine
enchantments.
"And thou hast been secure in thy
wickedness,
Thou hast said : ' None seeth me' ;
Thy wisdom and thy knowledge,
It hath perverted thee;
And thou hast said in thy heart:
T am, and there is none else beside
me.'
"Yet shaU evil come upon thee;
Thou shalt not know how to charm
it away;
And calamity shaU faU upon thee;
Thou shalt not be able to put it
away;
And ruin shah come upon thee
suddenly,
Before thou knowest.
"Stand now with thine enchantments,
And with the multitude of thy
sorceries,

Wherein thou hast laboured from
thy youth;
If so be thou shalt be able to profit,
If so be thou mayest prevail.
"Thou art wearied in the multitude
of thy courisels;
Let now the astrologers, the star-
gazers,
The monthly prognosticators;
Stand up, and save thee
From the things that shaU come
upon thee.
"Behold, they shall be as stubble;
The fire shall burn them;
They shaU not deliver themselves
From the power of the flame;
It shaU not be a ooal to warm at,
¦ Nor a fire to sit before.
Thus shaU they be unto thee
With whom thou hast laboured;
They that have trafficked with thee
from thy youth
ShaU wander every one to his quar
ter;
There shaU be none to save thee.
AQ Hear ye this, O house of Jacob,
Who are called by the name of
Israel,
And are come forth out of the
fountain of Judah;
Who swear by the name of the Lord,
And make mention of the God of
Israel,
But not in truth, nor in righteous
ness.
2For they caU themselves of the
holy city,
And stay themselves upon the God
of Israel,
The Lord of hosts is His name.
3I have declared the former things
from of old;
Yea, they went forth out of My
mouth, and I announced them;
Suddenly I did them, and they came
to pass.

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4Because I knew that thou art
obstinate,
And thy neck is an iron sinew,
And thy brow brass;
Therefore I have declared it to
thee from of old;
Before it came to pass I announced
it to thee;
Lest thou shouldest say: 'Mine
idol hath done them,
And my graven image, and my
molten image, hath commanded
them.'
Thou hast heard, see, all this;
And ye, will ye not declare it?
I have announced unto thee new
things from this time,
Even hidden things, which thou hast
not known.
'They are created now, and not from
of old,
And before this day thou heardest
them not;
Lest thou shouldest say: 'Behold,
I knew them.'
Tea, thou heardest not;
Yea, thou knewest not;
Yea, from of old thine ear was not
opened;
For I knew that thou wouldest
deal very treacherously,
And wast caUed a transgressor
from the womb.
'For My name's sake will I defer
Mine anger,
And for My praise will I refrain
for thee,
That I cut thee not off.
"Behold, I have refined thee, but
not as silver;
I have tried thee in the furnace of
affliction.
"For Mine own sake, for Mine own
sake, wiU I do it;
For how should it be profaned?
And My glory wiU I not give to
another.

"Hearken unto Me, 0 Jacob,
And Israel My called :
I am He; I am the first,
I also am the last.
"Yea, My hand hath laid the founda
tion of the earth,
And My right hand hath spread out
the heavens;
When I call unto them,
They stand up together.
"Assemble yourselves, aU ye, and
hear;
Which among them hath declared
these things?
He whom the Lord loveth shaU per
form His pleasure on Babylon,
And show His arm on the Chaldeans.
"I, even I, have spoken, yea, I have
caUed him;
I have brought him, and he shall
make his way prosperous. ,
"Come ye near unto Me, hear ye
this:
From the beginning I have not
spoken in seoret;
From the time that it was, there
am I;
And now the Lord God hath sent
me, and His spirit.
"Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer,
The Holy One of Israel:
I am the Lord thy God,
Who teacheth thee for thy profit,
Who leadeth thee by the way that
thou shouldest go.
"Oh that thou wouldest hearken to
My commandments!
Then would thy peace be as a
river,
And thy righteousness as the waves
of the sea;
"Thy seed also would be as the sand,
And the offspring of thy body
like the grains thereof;

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His name would not be cut off
Nor destroyed from before Me.
20Go ye forth from Babylon,
Flee ye from the Chaldeans;
With a voice of singing
Declare ye, tell this,
Utter it even to the end of the earth;
Say ye: The Lord hath redeemed
His servant Jacob.
21 And they thirsted not
When He led them through the
deserts;
He caused the waters to flow
Out of the rock for them;
He cleaved the rock also,
And the waters gushed out.'
There is no peace,
Saith the Lord concerning the
wicked.
A Oy Listen, 0 isles, unto me,
And hearken, ye peoples, from
far:
The Lord hath Called me from the
womb,
From the bowels of my mother hath
He made mention of my name;
2And He hath made my mouth like
a sharp sword,
In the shadow of His hand hath He
hid me;
And He hath made me a pohshed
shaft,
In His quiver hath He concealed
me;
'And He said unto me: Thou art
My servant,
Israel, in whom I will be glorified.'
4But I said: T have laboured in
vain,
I have spent my strength for nought
and vanity;
Yet surely my right is with the
Lord,
And my recompense with my God.'
'And now saith the Lord

That formed me from the womb to
be His servant,
To bring Jacob back to Him,
And that Israel be gathered unto
Him—
For I am honourable in the eyes of
the Lord,
And my God is become my
strength —
'Yea, He saith: 'It is too Ught a
thing that thou shouldest be
My servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob,
And to restore the offspring of
Israel;
I will also give thee for a Ught of
the nations,
That My salvation maj- be unto
the end of the earth.'
Thus saith the Lord,
The Redeemer of Israel, his Holy
One,
To him who is despised of men,
To him who is abhorred of nations,
To a servant of rulers:
Kings shall see and arise,
Princes, and they shaU prostrate
themselves;
Because of the Lord that is faithful,
Even the Holy One of Israel, who
hath chosen thee.
Thus saith the Lord :
In an acceptable time have I an
swered thee,
And in a day of salvation have I
helped thee;
And I will preserve thee, and give
thee
For a covenant of the people,
To raise up the land,
To cause to inherit the desolate
heritages;
'Saying to the prisoners: 'Go forth';
To them that are in darkness:
'Show yourselves';

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49.23

They shall feed in the ways,
And in all high hills shall be their
pasture;
'They shall not hunger nor thirst,
Neither shaU the heat nor sun
smite them;
For He that hath compassion on
them will lead them,
Even by the springs of water will
He guide them.
"And I wiU make all My mountains
a way,
And My highways shall be raised
on high.
"Behold, these shall come from far;
And, lo, these from the north and
from the west,
And these from the land of Sinim.
"Sing, 0 heavens, and be joyful, O
earth,
And break forth into singing, 0
mountains;
For the Lord hath comforted His
people,
And hath compassion upon His
afflicted.
"But Zion said: 'The Lord hath
forsaken me,
And the Lord hath forgotten me.'
"Can a woman forget her sucking
child,
That she should not have compas
sion on the son of her womb?
Yea, these may forget,
Yet will not I forget thee.
"Behold, I have graven thee upon
the palms of My hands;
Thy walls are continually before
Me.
"Thy children make haste;
Thy destroyers and they that made
thee waste shaU go forth from
thee.
"Lift up thine eyes round about, and
behold:

All these gather themselves to
gether, and come to thee.
As I live, saith the Lord,
Thou shalt surely clothe thee with
them all as with an ornament,
And gird thyself with them, Uke a
bride.
"For thy waste and thy desolate
places
And thy land that hath been de
stroyed —
Surely now shalt thou be too strait
for the inhabitants,
And they that swallowed thee up
shaU be far away.
"The children of thy bereavement
Shall yet say in thine ears :
'The place is too strait for me;
Give place to me that I may dwell.'
Then shalt thou say in thy heart:
'Who hath begotten me these,
Seeing I have been bereaved of my
children, and am solitary,
An exile, and wandering to and
fro?
And who hath brought up these?
Behold, I was left alone;
These, where were they?'
Thus saith the Lord God :
Behold, I wiU lift up My hand to
the nations,
And set up Mine ensign to the peo
ples,
And they shaU bring thy sons in
their bosom,
And thy daughters shaU be carried
upon their shoulders.
"And kings shall be thy foster-
fathers,
And their queens thy nursing moth
ers;
They shaU bow down to thee with
their face to the earth,
And lick the dust of thy feet;
And thou shalt know that I am the
Lord,

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For they shaU not be ashamed that
wait for Me.
24ShaU the prey be taken from the
mighty,
Or the captives of the victorious be
dehvered?
"But thus saith the Lord :
Even the captives of the mighty
shall be taken away,
And the prey of the terrible shall
be deUvered;
And I will contend with him that
contendeth with thee,
And I will save thy children.
"And I will feed them that oppress
thee with their own flesh;
And they shaU be drunken with
their own blood, as with sweet
, wine;
And all flesh shall know that I the
Lord am thy Saviour,
And thy Redeemer, the Mighty
One of Jacob.
PLfi Thus saith the Lord:
Where is the biU of your moth
er's divorcement,
Wherewith I have put her away?
Or wliich of My creditors is it
To whom I have sold you?
Behold, for your iniquities were ye
sold,
And for your transgressions was
your mother put away.
2Wherefore, when I came, was there
no man?
When I called, was there none to
answer?
Is My hand shortened at all, that
it cannot redeem?
Or have I no power to deliver?
Behold, at My rebuke I dry up the
sea,
I make the rivers a wilderness;
Their fish become foul, because
there is no water,

And die for thirst.
3I clothe the heavens with blackness,
And I make sackcloth their cover
ing.
The Lord God hath given me
The tongue of them that are taught,
That I should know how to sustain
with words him that is weary;
He wakeneth morning by morning,
He wakeneth mine ear
To hear as they that are taught.
The Lord God hath opened mine
ear,
And I was not rebelhous,
Neither turned away backward.
'I gave my back to the smiters,
And my cheeks to them that plucked
off the hair;
I hid not my face from shame and
spitting.
Tor the Lord God will help me;
Therefore have I not been confound
ed;
Therefore have I set my face hke
a flint,
And I know that I shall not be
ashamed.
'He is near that justifieth me ;
Who will contend with me? let us
stand up together;
Who is mine adversary? let him
come near to me.
'Behold, the Lord God will help me;
Who is lie that shall condemn me?
Behold, they all shall wax old as a
garment,
The moth shaU eat them up.
"Who is among you that feareth
the Lord,
That obeyeth the voice of His
servant?
Though he walketh in darkness,
And hath no Ught,
Let him trust in the name of the
Lord,

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ISAIAH

51.11

And stay upon his God.
"Behold, all ye that kindle a fire,
That gird yourselves with fire
brands,
Begone in the flame of your fire,
And among the brands that ye have
kindled.
This shall ye have of My hand;
Ye shaU Ue down in sorrow.
PL 1 Hearken to Me, ye that foUow
after righteousness,
Ye that seek the Lord ;
Look unto the rock whence ye were
hewn,
And to the hole of the pit whence ye
were digged.
Took unto Abraham your father,
And unto Sarah that bore you;
For when he was but one I caUed
him,
And I blessed him, and made him
many.
3For the Lord hath comforted Zion;
He hath comforted all tier waste
places,
And hath made her wilderness Uke
Eden,
And her desert Uke the garden of
the Lord;
Joy and gladness shall be found
therein,
Thanksgiving, and the voice of
melody.
4Attend unto Me, 0 My people,
And give ear unto Me, 0 My nation;
For instruction shaU go forth from
, Me,
And My right, on a sudden for a
Ught of the peoples.
'My favour is near,
My salvation is gone forth,
And Mine arms shaU judge the
peoples;
The isles shaU wait for Me,
And on Mine arm shaU they trust.

'Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
And look upon the earth beneath;
For the heavens shall vanish away
hke smoke,
And the earth shaU wax old like a
garment,
And they that dweU therein shall
die in Uke manner;
But My salvation shaU be for ever,
And My favour shall not be abol
ished.
7Hearken unto Me, ye that know
righteousness,
The people in whose heart is My law;
Fear ye not the taunt of men,
Neither be ye dismayed at their
revilings.
'For the moth shaU eat them up like
a garment,
And the worm shall eat them like
wool;
But My favour shall be for ever,
And My salvation unto all genera
tions.
'Awake, awake, put on strength,
O arm of the Lord;
Awake, as in the days of old,
The generations of ancient times.
Art thou not it that hewed Rahab
in pieces,
That pierced the dragon?
"Art thou not it that dried up the sea,
The waters of the great deep;
That made the depths of the sea
a way
For the redeemed to pass over?
"And the ransomed of the Lord
shall return,
And come with singing unto Zion,
And everlasting joy shaU be upon
their heads;
They shaU obtain gladness and joy,
And sorrow and sighing shall flee
away.

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"I, even I, am He that comforteth
you;
Who art thou, that thou art afraid
of man that shall die,
And of the son of man that shall be
made as grass;
"And hast forgotten the Lord thy
Maker,
That stretched forth the heavens,
And laid the foundations of the
earth;
And fearest continuaUy all the day
Because of the fury of the oppressor,
As he maketh ready to destroy?
And where is the fury of the op
pressor?
14He that is bent down shall speedily
be loosed;
And he shall not go down dying into
the pit,
Neither shall his bread fail.
"For I afn the Lord thy God,
Who stirreth up the sea, that the
waves thereof roar;
The Lord of hosts is His name.
"And I have put My words in thy
mouth,
And have covered thee in the shad
ow of My hand,
That I may plant the heavens,
And lay the foundations of the earth,
And say unto Zion: 'Thou art My
people.'
"Awake, awake,
Stand up, O Jerusalem,
That hast drunk at the hand of the
Lord
The cup of His fury;
Thou hast drunken the beaker, even
the cup of staggering,
And drained it.
"There is none to guide her
Among all the sons whom she hath
brought forth;
Neither is there any that taketh
her by the hand

Of all the sons that she hath brought
up.
"These two things are befaUen thee;
Who shall bemoan thee?
Desolation and destruction, and the
famine and the sword;
How shaU I comfort thee?
Thy sons have fainted, they lie at
the head of all the streets,
As an antelope in a net;
They are fuU of the fury of the Lord,
The rebuke of thy God.
Theref ore hear now this, thou afflict
ed,
And drunken, but not with wine;
Thus saith thy Lord the Lord,
And thy God that pleadeth the cause
of His people:
Behold, I have taken out of thy
hand
The cup of staggering;
The beaker, even the cup of My fury,
Thou shalt no more drink it again;
23 And I will put it into the hand of
them that afflict thee;
That have said to thy soul:
'Bow down, that we may go over';
And thou hast laid thy back as the
ground,
And as the street, to them that go
over.
PLO Awake, awake,
Put on thy strength, 0 Zion;
Put on thy beautiful garments,
0 Jerusalem, the holy city;
For henceforth there shaU no more
come into thee
The uncircumcised and the unclean.
2Shake thyseff from the dust;
Arise, and sit down, 0 Jerusalem;
Loose thyseff from the bands of thy
neck,
0 captive daughter of Zion.

3For thus saith the Lord:
Ye were sold for nought;

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And ye shall be redeemed without
money.
4For thus saith the Lord God:
My people went down aforetime
into Egypt to sojourn there;
And the Assyrian oppressed them
without cause.
Now therefore, what do I here,
saith the Lord,
Seeing that My people is taken
away for nought?
They that rule over them do howl,
saith the Lord,
And My name continually all the
day is blasphemed.
Therefore My people shaU know
My name;
Therefore they shall know in that
day
That I, even He that spoke, behold,
here I am.
'How beautiful upon the moun
tains
Are the feet of the messenger of
good tidings,
That announceth peace, the har
binger of good tidings,
That announceth salvation;
That saith unto Zion:
Thy God reigneth!'
'Hark, thy watchmen! they lift up
the voice,
Together do they sing;
For they shall see, eye to eye,
The Lord returning to Zion.
9Break forth into joy, sing together,
Ye waste places of Jerusalem;
For the Lord hath comforted His
people,
He hath redeemed Jerusalem.
"The Lord hath made bare His holy
arm
In the eyes of all the nations;
And aU the ends of the earth shaU

see

The salvation of our God.

"Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out
from thence,
Touch no unclean thing;
Go ye out of the midst of her; be
ye clean,
Ye that bear the vessels of the
Lord.
"For ye shall not go out in haste,
Neither shall ye go by flight;
For the Lord will go before you,
And the God of Israel will be your
rearward.
"Behold, My servant shall prosper,
He shall be exalted and Ufted up, and
shall be very high.
"According as many were appalled
at thee —
So marred was his visage unlike
that of a man,
And his form unlike that of the
sons of men — ¦
"So shaU he startle many nations,
Kings shall shut their mouths be
cause of him;
For triat wliich, had not been told
them shaU they see,
And that which they had not heard
shall they perceive.
'Who would have beUeved our
report?
And to whom hath the arm of the
Lord been revealed?
2For he shot up right forth as a
sapling,
And as a root out of a dry ground;
He had no form nor comeliness,
that we should look upon him,
Nor beauty that .we should delight
in him.
3He was despised, and forsaken of men,
A man of pains, and acquainted with
disease,
And as one from whom men hide
their face:
He was despised, and we esteemed
him not.

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4Surely our diseases he did bear, and
our pains he carried;
Whereas we did esteem him stricken,
Smitten of God, and afflicted.
'But he was wounded because of
our transgressions,
He was crushed because of our
iniquities:
The chastisement of our welfare
was upon him,
And with his stripes we were healed.
'All we like sheep did go astray,
We turned every one to his own
way;
And the Lord hath made to light
on him
The iniquity of us all.
'He was oppressed, though he hum
bled himseff
And opened not his mouth;
As a lamb that is led to the slaugh
ter,
And as a sheep that before her
shearers is dumb;
Yea, he opened not his mouth.
8By oppression and judgment he
was taken away,
And with his generation who did
reason?
For he was cut off out of the land
of the living,
For the transgression of my people
to whom the stroke was due.
9And they made his grave with the
wicked,
And with the rich his tomb ;
Although he had done no violence,
Neither was any deceit in his mouth.'
"Yet it pleased the Lord to crush
him by disease;
To see if his soul would offer itself
in restitution,
That he might see his seed, prolong
his days,
And that the purpose of the Lord
might prosper by his hand:

"Of the travail of his soul he shall
see to the full, even My servant,
Who by his knowledge did justify
the Righteous One to the many,
And their iniquities he did bear.
Therefore wiU I divide him a por
tion among the great,
And he shaU divide the spoil with
the mighty;
Because he bared his soul unto
death,
And was numbered with the trans
gressors;
Yet he bore the sin of many,
And made intercession for the trans
gressors.
PL A Sing, O barren, thou that didst
not bear,
Break forth into singing, and- cry
aloud, thou that didst not travail;
For more are the children of the
desolate
Than the children of the married
wife, saith the Lord.
2Enlarge trie place of thy tent,
And let them stretch forth the cur
tains of thy habitations, spare
not;
Lengthen thy cords, and strengthen
thy stakes.
'For thou shalt spread abroad on
trie right hand and on the left;
And thy seed shaU possess the
nations,
And make the desolate cities to be
inhabited.
4Fear not, for thou shalt not be
ashamed.
Neither be thou confounded, for
thou shalt not be put to shame;
For thou shalt forget the shame of
thy youth,
And the reproach of thy widowhood
shalt thou remember no more.
'For thy Maker is thy husband,
The Lord of hosts is His name;

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And the Holy One of Israel is thy
Redeemer,
The God of the whole earth shall
He be called.
'For the Lord hath called thee
As a wife forsaken and grieved in
spirit;
And a wife of youth, can she be
rejected?
Saith thy God.
'For a small moment have I for
saken thee;
But with great compassion will I
gather thee.
'In a Uttle wrath I hid My face from
thee for a moment;
But with, everlasting kindness will I
have compassion on thee,
Saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
'For this is as the waters of Noah
unto Me;
For as I have sworn that the waters
of Noah
Should no more go over the earth,
So have I sworn that I would not
be wroth with thee,
Nor rebuke thee.
"For the mountains may depart,
And the hiUs be removed;
But My kindness shall not depart
from thee,
Neither shall My covenant of peace
be removed,
Saith the Lord that, hath compas
sion on thee.
"0 thou afflicted, tossed with tem
pest,
And not comforted,
Behold, I will set thy stones in
fair colours,
And lay thy foundations with sap
phires.
"And I wiU make thy pinnacles of
rubies,
And thy gates of carbuncles,
And aU thy border of precious stones.

"And all thy children shall be taught
of the Lord;
And great shall be the peace of thy
children.
"In righteousness shalt thou be
established;
Be thou far from oppression, for
thou shalt not fear,
And from ruin, for it shall not come
near thee.
"Behold, they may gather together,
but not by Me;
Whosoever shall gather together
against thee shall fall because of
thee.
"Behold, I have created the smith
That bloweth the fire of coals,
And bringeth forth, a weapon for
his work;
And I have created the waster to
destroy.
"No weapon that is formed against
thee shaU prosper;
And every tongue that shall rise
against thee in judgment thou
shalt condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants
of the Lord,
And their due reward from Me,
saith trie Lord.
PL PL Ho, every one that thirsteth,
come ye for water,
And he that hath no money;
Come ye, buy, and eat;
Yea, come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without price.
2Wherefore do ye spend money for
that which is not bread?
And your gain for that which
satisfieth not?
Hearken diligently unto Me, and
eat ye that which is good.
And let your soul delight itself in
fatness.
'Incline your ear, and come unto Me;
Hear, and your soul shall Uve;

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And I will make an everlasting
covenant with you,
Even the sure mercies of David.
4Behold, I have given him for a
witness to the peoples,
A prince and commander to the
peoples.
8Benold, thou shalt caU a nation that
thou knowest not,
And a nation that knew not thee
shall run unto thee;
Because of the Lord thy God,
And for the Holy One of Israel, for
He hath glorified thee.
'Seek ye the Lord while He may be
found,
Call ye upon Him while He is
near;
'Let the wicked forsake his way,
And the man of iniquity his
thoughts;
And let him return unto the Lord,
and He will have compassion
upon him,
And to our God, for He will abun
dantly pardon.
'For My thoughts are not your
thoughts,
Neither are your ways My ways,
saith the Lord.
'For as the heavens are higher than
the earth,
So are My ways higher than your
ways,
And My thoughts than your
thoughts.
"For as the rain cometh down and
the snow from heaven,
And returneth not thither,
Except it water the earth,
And make it bring forth and bud,
And give seed to the sower and
bread to the eater;
"So shall My word be that goeth
forth out of My mouth:
It shaU not return unto Me void,

Except it accompUsh that which I
please,
And make the thing whereto I sent
it prosper.
"For ye shah go out with joy,
And be led forth with peace;
The mountains and the hills shaU
break forth before you into sing
ing,
And all the trees of the field shaU
clap their hands.
"Instead of the thorn shaU come up
the cypress,
And instead of the brier shaU come
up the myrtle;
And it shaU be to the Lord for a
memorial,
For an everlasting sign that shall
not be cut off.
PLC! Thus saith the Lord:
Keep ye justice, and do right
eousness';
For My salvation is near to come,
And My favour to be revealed.
2Happy is the man that doeth this,
And the son of man that holdeth
fast by it:
That keepeth the sabbath from
profaning it,
And keepeth his hand from doing
any evil.
Neither let the aUen,
That hath joined himself to the
Lord, speak, saying:
The Lord wiU surely separate me
from His people' ; .
Neither let the eunuch say:
'Behold, I am a dry tree.'
4For thus saith the Lord
Concerning the eunuchs that keep
My sabbaths,
And choose the things that please
Me,
And hold fast by My covenant:
'Even unto them will I give in My
house

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And within My walls a monument
and a memorial
Better than sons and daughters;
I will give them an everlasting
memorial,
That shaU not be cut off.
'Also the aliens, that join themselves
to the Lord, to minister unto
Him,
And to love the name of the Lord,
To be His servants,
Every one that keepeth the sabbath
from profaning it,
And holdeth fast by My covenant:
'Even them wiU I bring to My holy
mountain,
And make them joyful in My house
of prayer;
Their burnt-offerings and their sac
rifices
Shall be acceptable upon Mine
altar;
For My house shall be caUed
A house of prayer for all peoples.
'Saith the Lord God who gathereth
the dispersed of Israel:
Yet will I gather others to him,
beside those of him that are
gathered.
'All ye beasts of the field, come to
devour,
Yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
"His watchmen are all blind,
Without knowledge;
They are all dumb dogs,
They cannot bark;
Raving, lying down, loving to slum
ber.
"Yea, the dogs are greedy,
They know not when they have
enough;
And these are shepherds
That cannot understand;
They all turn to their own way,
Each one to his gain, one and aU.
"' Come ye, I wiU fetch wine,

And we will fill ourselves with strong
drink;
And to-morrow shall be as this day,
And much more abundant.'
PL H The righteous perisheth,
And no man layeth it to heart,
And godly men are taken away,
None considering
That the righteous is taken away
from the evil to come.
2He entereth into peace,
They rest in their beds,
Each one that walketh in his up
rightness.
'But draw near hither,
Ye sons of the' sorceress,
The seed of the adulterer and the
harlot. .
4Against whom do ye sport your
selves?
Against whom make ye a wide
mouth,
And draw out the tongue?
Are ye not children of transgres
sion,
A seed of falsehood,
5Ye that inflame yourselves among
the terebinths,
Under every leafy tree;
That slay the children in the valleys,
Under the clefts of the rocks?
'Among the smooth stones of the
valley is thy portion;
They, they are thy lot;
Even to them hast thou poured a
drink-offering,
Thou riast offered a meal-offering.
Should I pacify Myself for these
things?
7Upon a high and lofty mountain
Hast thou set thy bed;
Thither also wentest thou up
To offer sacrifice.
'And behind the doors and the posts
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For thou hast uncovered, and art
gone up from Me;
Thou hast enlarged thy bed,
And chosen thee of them
Whose bed thou lovedst,
Whose hand thou sawest.
'And thou wentest to the king with
ointment,
And didst increase thy perfumes,
And didst send thine ambassadors
far off,
Even down to the nether-world.
'Triou wast wearied with the length
of thy way;
Yet saidst thou not: There is no
riope ' ;
Thou didst find a renewal of thy
strength,
Therefore thou wast not affected.
"And of whom hast thou been afraid
and in fear,
That thou wouldest fail?
And as for Me, thou hast not re
membered Me,
Nor laid it to thy heart.
Have not I held My peace even of
long time?
Therefore thou fearest Me not.
"I will declare thy righteousness;
Thy works also — they shall not
profit thee.
"When thou criest, let them that
thou hast gathered deliver thee;
But the wind shall carry them all
away,
A breath shall bear them off;
But he that taketh refuge in Me
shall possess the land,
And shall inherit My holy mountain.
"And He will say:
Cast ye up, cast ye up, clear the
way,
Take up the stumblingblock out
of the way of My people.
"For thus saith the High and Lofty
One

That inhabiteth eternity, whose
name is Holy :
I dwell in the high and holy pftice,
With him also that is of a contrite
and humble spirit,
To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the
contrite ones.
"For I will not contend for ever,
Neither will I be always wroth;
For the spirit that enwrappeth itself
is from Me,
And the souls which I have made.
"For the iniquity of his covetousness
was I wroth and smote him,
I hid Me and was wroth;
And he went on frowardly in the
way of his heart.
"I have seen his ways, and wiU heal
him;
I wiU lead him also, and requite
with comforts him and his
mourners.
"Peace, peace, to him that is far off
and to him that is near,
Saith the Lord that createth the
fruit of the hps;
And I wiU heal him.
Tut the wicked are hke the troubled
sea;
For it cannot rest,
And its waters cast up mire and
dirt.
There is no peace,
Saith my God concerning the wicked.
PL Q Cry aloud, spare not,
Lift up thy voice like a horn,
And declare unto My people their
transgression,
And to the house of Jacob their.
sins.
2Yet they seek Me daily,
And delight to know My ways;
As a nation that did righteousness,
And forsook not the ordinance of
their God,

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58.14

They ask of Me righteous ordi
nances,
They defight to draw near unto God.
3'Wherefore have we fasted, and
Thou seest not?
Wherefore have we afflicted our
soul, and Thou takest no knowl
edge?' — -
Behold, in the day of your fast ye
pursue your business,
And exact all your labours.
4Behold, ye fast for strife and con
tention,
And to smite with the fist of wicked
ness;
Ye fast not this day
So as to make your voice to be
heard on high.
'Is such the fast that I have chosen?
The day for a man to afflict his
soul?
Is it to bow down his head as a bul
rush,
And to spread sackcloth and ashes
under him?
Wilt thou caU this a fast,
And an acceptable day to the
Lord?
'Is not this the fast that I have
chosen?
To loose the fetters of wickedness,
To undo the bands of the yoke,
And to let the oppressed go free,
And triat ye break every yoke?
'Is it not to deal thy bread to the
hungry,
And that thou bring the poor that
are cast out to thy house?
When thou seest the naked, that
thou cover him,
And that thou hide not thyseff
from thine own flesh?
Theh shaU thy Ught break forth
as the morning,
And thy healing shall spring forth
speedily;

And thy righteousness shall go
before thee,
The glory of the Lord shall be thy
rearward.
Then shalt thou call, and the Lord
will answer;
Thou shalt cry, and He will say:
'Here I am.'
If thou take away from the midst
of thee the yoke,
Trie putting forth of the finger, and'
speaking wickedness;
"And if thou draw out thy soul to
the hungry,
And satisfy the afflicted soul;
Then shall thy light rise in dark
ness,
And thy gloom be as the noon
day;
"And the Lord wiU guide thee con
tinually,
And satisfy thy soul in drought,
And make strong thy bones ;
And thou shalt be like a watered
garden,
And like a spring of water, whose
waters fail not.
12 And they that shaU be of thee shall
build the old waste places,
Thou shalt raise up the foundations
of many generations;
And thou shalt be caUed The
repairer of the breach,
The restorer of paths to dwell in.
"If thou turn away thy foot because
of the sabbatri,
From pursuing thy business on My
holy day;
And call the sabbath a delight,
And the holy of the Lord honour
able;
And shalt honour it, not doing thy
wonted ways,
Nor pursuing thy business, nor
speaking thereof;
Then shalt thou deUght thyseff in
the Lord,

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And I wiU make thee to ride upon
the high places of the earth,
And I wiU feed thee with the her
itage of Jacob thy father;
For the mouth of the Lord hath
spoken it.
PL Ok Behold, the Lord's hand is not
shortened, that it cannot save,
Neither His ear heavy, that it
cannot hear;
2But your iniquities have separated
Between you and your God,
And your sins have hid His face
from you,
That He will not hear.
3For your hands are defiled with
blood,
And your fingers with iniquity;
Your lips have spoken hes,
Your tongue muttereth wickedness.
None sueth in righteousness,
And none pleadeth in truth;
They trust in vanity, and speak
lies,
They conceive mischief, and bring
forth iniquity.
They hatch basihsks' eggs,
And weave the spider's web;
He that eateth of their eggs dieth,
And that which is crushed breaketh
out into a viper.
Their webs shall not become gar
ments,
Neither shall men cover themselves
with their works;
Their works are works of iniquity,
And the act of violence is in their
hands.
'Their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed
innocent blood;
Their thoughts are thoughts of
iniquity,
Desolation and destruction are in
their paths.
The way of peace they know not,

And there is no right in their
goings;
They have made them crooked
paths,
Whosoever goeth therein doth not
know peace.
'Therefore is justice far from us,
Neither doth righteousness over
take us;
We look for Ught, but behold
darkness,
For brightness, but we walk in
gloom.
"We grope for the wall Uke the
bUnd,
Yea, as they that have no eyes do
we grope;
We stumble at noonday as in the
twilight;
We are in dark places Uke the dead.
"We all growl like bears,
And mourn sore like doves;
We look for right, but there is
none;
For salvation, but it is far off from
us.
Tor our transgressions are multiplied
before Thee,
And our sins testify against us;
For our transgressions are present
to us,
And as for our iniquities, we know
them:
Transgressing and denying the
Lord,
And turning away from following
our God,
Speaking oppression and perverse-
ness,
Conceiving and uttering from the
heart words of falsehood.
"And justice is turned away back
ward,
And righteousness standeth afar
off;

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For truth hath stumbled in the
broad place,
And uprightness cannot enter.
"And truth is lacking,
And he that departeth from evil
maketh himself a prey.
And the Lord saw it, and it dis
pleased Him
That there was no justice;
"And He saw that there was no man,
And was astonished that there was
no intercessor;
Therefore His own arm brought
salvation unto Him;
And His righteousness, it sustained
Him;
"And He put on righteousness as a
coat of mail,
And a helmet of salvation upon His
head,
And He put on garments of ven
geance for clothing,
And was clad with zeal as a cloak.
"According to their deeds, accord
ingly He will repay,
Fury to His adversaries, recompense
to His enemies;
To the islands He will repay rec
ompense.
"So shall they fear the name of the
Lord from the west,
And His glory from the rising of the
sun;
For distress wiU come in like a
flood,
Which the breath of the Lord
driveth.
20 And a redeemer will come to Zion,
And unto them that turn from
transgression in Jacob,
Saith the Lord.
21And as for Me, this is My cove
nant with them, saith the Lord;
My spirit that is upon thee, and My
words which I have put in thy mouth,

shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor
out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out
of the mouth of thy seed's seed,
saith the Lord, from henceforth
and for ever.
C1C\ Arise, shine, for thy light is
come,
And the glory of the Lord is risen
upon thee.
2For, behold, darkness shaU cover
the earth,
And gross darkness the peoples;
But upon thee the Lord will arise,
And His glory shall be seen upon
thee.
3And nations shall walk at thy light,
And kings at the brightness of thy
rising.
Tift up thine eyes round about,
and see :
They all are gathered together,
and come to thee;
Thy sons come from far,
And thy daughters are borne on the
side.
Then thou shalt see and be radiant,
And thy heart shall throb and be
enlarged;
Because the abundance of the sea
shall be turned unto thee,
The wealth of the nations shall
come unto thee.
The caravan of camels shall cover
thee,
And of the young camels of Midian
and Ephah,
All coming from Sheba;
They shall bring gold and frankin
cense,
And shaU proclaim the praises of
the Lord.
7AU the flocks of Kedar shaU be
gathered together unto thee,
The rams of Nebaioth shall minister
unto thee;

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They shall come up with acceptance
on Mine altar,
And I will glorify My glorious
house.
'Who are these that fly as a cloud,
And as the doves to their cotes?
'Surely the isles shaU wait for Me,
And the ships of Tarshish first,
To bring thy sons from far,
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 glorified thee.
"And aliens shall build up thy walls,
And their kings shall minister unto
thee;
For in My wrath I smote thee,
But in My favour have I had com
passion on thee.
"Thy gates also shaU be open con
tinually,
Day and night, they shaU not be
shut;
That men may bring unto thee the
wealth of the nations,
And their kings ill procession.
"For that nation and kingdom that
will not serve thee shall perish;
Yea, those nations shaU be utterly
wasted.
"The glory of Lebanon shall come
unto thee,
The cypress, the plane-tree, and
the larch together;
T6 beautify the place of My
sanctuary,
And I will make the place of My
feet glorious.
"And the sons of them that afflicted
thee
Shall come bending unto thee,
And all they that despised thee shall
bow down

At the soles of thy feet;
And they shall caU thee The city
of the Lord,
The Zion of the Holy One of Is
rael.
"Whereas thou hast been forsaken
and hated,
So that no man passed through
thee,
I will make thee an eternal excel
lency,
A joy of many generations.
"Thou shalt also suck the milk of
the nations,
And shalt suck the breast of kings;
And thou shalt know that I the
Lord am thy Saviour,
And I, the Mighty One of Jacob,
triy Redeemer.
"For brass I will bring gold,
And for iron I will bring silver,
And for wood brass,
And for stones iron;
I will also make thy officers peace,
And righteousness thy magistrates.
"Violence shall no more be heard
in thy land,
Desolation nor destruction within
thy borders;
But thou shalt call thy walls Salva
tion,
And thy gates Praise.
"The sun shall be no more thy light
by day,
Neither for brightness shall the
moon give light unto thee;
But the Lord shall be unto thee
an everlasting hght,
And thy God thy glory.
Thy sun shall no more go down,
Neither shall thy moon withdraw
itself;
For the Lord shall be thine ever
lasting light,

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And the days of thy mourning shall
be ended.
Thy people also shall be aU right
eous,
They shall inherit the land for ever;
The branch of My planting, the
work of My hands,
Wherein I glory.
The smallest shall become a thou
sand,
And the least a mighty nation;
I the Lord will hasten it in its
time.
Cl 1 The spirit of the Lord God is
upon me;
Because the Lord hath anointed
me
To bring good tidings unto the
humble;
He hath sent me to bind up the
broken-hearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the eyes to
them that are bound;
To proclaim the year of the Lord's
good pleasure,
And the day of vengeance of our
God;
To comfort all that mourn;
To appoint unto them that mourn
in Zion,
To give unto them a garland for
ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The mantle of praise for the spirit
of heaviness;
That they might be called terebinths
of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, wherein
He might glory.
4And they shall build the old wastes,
They shall raise up the former des
olations,
And they shall renew the waste
cities,

The desolations of many genera
tions.
'And strangers shall stand and feed
your flocks,
And aliens shall be your plowmen
and your vinedressers.
'But ye shall be named the priests
of the Lord,
Men shall call you the ministers of
our God;
Ye shall eat the wealth of the
nations,
And in their splendour shall ye revel.
'For your shame which was double,
And for that they rejoiced: 'Con
fusion is their portion ' ;
Therefore in their land they shall
possess double,
Everlasting joy shall be unto them.
'For I the Lord love justice,
I hate robbery with iniquity ;
And I will give them their recom
pense in truth,
And I will make an everlasting
covenant with them.
'And their seed shaU be known
among the nations,
And their offspring among the
peoples;
All that see them shall acknowledge
them,
That they are the seed which the
Lord hath blessed.
"I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For He hath clothed me with the
garments of salvation,
He hath covered me with the robe
of victory,
As a bridegroom putteth on a
priestly diadem,
And as a bride adorneth herself
with her jewels.
"For as the earth bringeth forth her
growth,

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And as the garden causeth the things
that are sown in it to spring
forth;
So the Lord God will cause victory
and glory
To spring forth before all the na
tions.
CIO For Zion's sake will I not hold
My peace,
And for Jerusalem's sake I will not
rest,
Until her triumph go forth as
brightness,
And her salvation as a torch that
burneth.
'And the nations shall see thy
triumph,
And all kings thy glory;
And thou shalt be called by a new
name,
Which the mouth of the Lord
shall mark out.
Thou shalt also be a crown of beauty
in the hand of the Lord,
And a royal diadem in the open hand
of thy God.
Thou shalt no more be termed
Forsaken,
Neither shall thy land any more
be termed Desolate;
But thou shalt be called, My de-
Ught is in her,
And thy land, Espoused;
For the Lord deUghteth in thee,
And thy land shall be espoused.
'For as a young man espouseth a
virgin,
So shall thy sons espouse thee ;
And as the bridegroom rejoiceth
over the bride,
So shaU thy God rejoice over thee.
'I have set watchmen
Upon thy walls, 0 Jerusalem,
They shall never hold their peace
Day nor night:

'Ye that are the Lord's remem
brancers,
Take ye no rest,
'And give Him no rest,
TiU He estabUsh,
And till He make Jerusalem
A praise in the earth.'
The Lord hath sworn by His
right hand,
And by the arm of His strength :
Surely I wiU no more give thy-
corn
To be food for thine enemies;
And strangers shall not drink thy
wine,
For which thou hast laboured;
9But they that have garnered it
shaU eat it,
And praise the Lord,
And they that have gathered it
shall drink it
In the courts of My sanctuary.
"Go through, go through the gates,
Clear ye the way of the people;
Cast up, cast up the highway,
Gather out the stones;
Lift up an ensign over the peo
ples.
"Behold, the Lord hath proclaimed
Unto the end of the earth :
Say ye to the daughter of Zion:
'Behold, thy salvation cometh;
Behold, His reward is with Him,
And His recompense before Hini.'
"And they shall call them The
holy people,
The redeemed of the Lord;
And thou shalt be called Sought
out,
A city not forsaken.
CIO 'Who is this that cometh from
OC> Edom,
With crimsoned garments from Boz
rah?
This that is glorious in his apparel,

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ISAIAH

63.15

Stately in the greatness of his
strength?' —
'I that speak in victory, mighty to
save.' —
2' Wherefore is Thine apparel red,
And Thy garments like his that
treadeth in the winevat?' —
3T have trodden the winepress
alone,
And of the peoples there was no
man with Me;
Yea, I trod them in Mine anger,
And trampled them in My fury;
And their hf eblood is dashed against
My garments,
And I have stained all My raiment.
4For the day of vengeance that was
in My heart,
And My year of redemption are
come.
'And I looked, and there was none
to help,
And I beheld in astonishment, and
there was none to uphold;
Therefore Mine own arm- brought
salvation unto Me,
And My fury, it upheld Me.
'And I trod down the peoples in
Mine anger,
And made them drunk with My
fury,
And I poured out their lifeblood on
the earth.'
7I will make mention of the mercies
of the Lord,
And the praises of the Lord,
According to all that the Lord hath
bestowed on us;
And the great goodness toward the
house of Israel,
Which He hath bestowed on them
according to His compassions,
And according to the multitude of
His mercies.
'For He said: 'Surely, they are My
people,

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Children that will not deal falsely';
So He was their Saviour.
9In all their affliction He was af
flicted,
And the angel of His presence
saved them;
In His love and in His pity He
redeemed them;
And He bore them, and carried
them all the days of old.
"But they rebelled, and grieved His
holy spirit;
Therefore He was turned to be their
enemy,
Himseff fought against them.
"Then His people remembered the
days of old, trie days of Moses:
'Where is He that brought them
up out of the sea
With the shepherds of His flock?
Where is He that put His holy
spirit
In the midst of them?
"That caused His glorious arm to go
At the right hand of Moses?
That divided the water before
them,
To make Himself an everlasting
name?
"That led them through the deep,
As a horse in the wilderness, without
stumbling?
"As the cattle that go down into the
valley,
The spirit of the Lord caused them
to rest;
So didst Thou lead Thy people,
To make Thyseff a glorious name.'
"Look down from heaven, and see,
Even from Thy holy and glorious
habitation; ? j
Where is Thy zeal and Thy mighty
acts, 1
The yearning of Thy heart and ljhy
compassions, !
Now restrained toward me?

63.16

ISAIAH

"For Thou art our Father;
For Abraham knoweth us not,
And Israel doth not acknowledge us;
Thou, O Lord, art our Father,
Our Redeemer from everlasting is
Thy name.
"0 Lord, why dost Thou make us
to err from Thy ways,
And hardenest' our heart from Thy
fear?
Return for Thy servants' sake,
The tribes of Thine inheritance.
"Thy holy people they have well
nign driven out,
Our adversaries have trodden down
Thy sanctuary.
"We are become as they over whom
Thou never borest rule,
As they that were not caUed by
Triy name.
Oh that Thou wouldest rend the
heavens, triat Triou wouldest
come down,
That the mountains might quake
at Thy presence,
CIA As when, fire kindleth the brush-
u^ wood,
And the fire causeth the waters
to boil;
To make Thy name known to Thine
adversaries,
That the nations might tremble at
Thy presence,
2When Thou didst tremendous things
Which we looked not for —
Oh that Thou wouldest come down,
that the mountains might quake
at Thy presence! —
'And whereof from of old men have
not heard, nor perceived by the
har>
Neither hath the eye seen a God be
dside Thee,
™io worketh for him that waiteth
f for Him.

Thou didst take away him that
joyfully worked righteousness,
Those that remembered Thee in
Thy ways — ¦
Behold, Thou wast wroth, and we
sinned —
Upon them have we stayed of old,
that we might be saved.
'And we are all become as one that
is unclean,
And all our righteousnesses are as a
poUuted garment;
And we all do fade as a leaf,
And our iniquities, Uke the wind,
take us away.
'And there is none that calleth upon
Thy name,
That stirreth up himself to take
hold of Thee;
For Thou hast hid Thy face from
us,
And hast consumed us by means
of our iniquities.
7But now, O Lord, Thou art our
Father;
We are the clay, and Thou our
potter,
And we aU are the work of Thy
hand.
'Be not wroth very sore, 0 Lord,
Neither remember iniquity for ever;
Beriold, look, we beseecri Triee,
we are aU Thy people.
Thy holy cities are become a wilder
ness,
Zion is become a wilderness,
Jerusalem a desolation.
"Our holy and our beautiful house,
Where our fathers praised Thee,
Is burned with fire;
And all our pleasant things are
laid waste.
"Wilt Thou refrain Thyself for these
things, 0 Lord?
Wilt Thou hold Thy peace, and
afflict us very sore?

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ISAIAH

65.16

C1PL I gave access to them that asked
UU not for Me,
I was at hand to them that sought
Me not;
I said: 'Behold Me, behold Me',
Unto a nation that was not called
by My name.
2I have spread out My hands all the
day
Unto a rebelhous people,
That walk in a way that is not
good,
After their own thoughts;
3A people that provoke Me
To My face continually,
That sacrifice in gardens,
And burn incense upon bricks;
That sit among the graves,
And lodge in the vaults;
That eat swine's flesh,
And broth of abominable things is
in their vessels;
That say: 'Stand by thyself,
Come not near to me, for I am
hofier than thou';
These are a smoke in My nose,
A fire that burneth all the day.
'Behold, it is written before Me;
I will not keep silence, except I have
requited,
Yea, I wiU requite into their bosom,
Tour own iniquities, and the in
iquities of your fathers together,
Saith the Lord,
That have offered upon the moun
tains,
And blasphemed Me upon the
hills;
Therefore will I first measure their
wage into their bosom.
Thus saith the Lord:
As, when wine is found in the cluster,
One saith: ' Destroy it not,
For a blessing is in it' ;
So will I do for My servants' sakes,
Triat I may not destroy all.

9And I will bring forth a seed out of
Jacob,
And out of Judah an inheritor of
My mountains;
And Mine elect shall inherit it,
And My servants shall dweU there.
"And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks,
And the valley of Achor a place for
herds to lie down in,
For My people that have sought Me.
"But ye that forsake the Lord,
That forget My holy mountain,
That prepare a table for Fortune.
And that offer mingled wine in full
measure unto Destiny,
"I wiU destine you to the sword,
And ye shall all bow down to the
slaughter;
Because when I called, ye did not
answer,
When I spoke, ye did not hear;
But ye did that which was evil in
Mine eyes,
And chose that wherein I delighted
not.
"Therefore thus saith the Lord God :
Behold, My servants shaU eat,
But ye shall be hungry;
Behold, My servants shaU drink,
But ye shall be thirsty;
Behold, My servants shall rejoice,
But ye shall be ashamed;
"Behold, My servants shaU sing
For joy of heart,
But ye shall cry for sorrow of heart,
And shall wail for vexation of spirit.
"And ye shall leave your name for
a curse unto Mine elect :
' So may the Lord God slay thee ' ;
But He sh.aU call His servants by
another name;
"So that he who blesseth himseff in
the earth
Shall bless himself by the God of
truth;
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ISAIAH

ShaU swear by the God of truth;
Because the former troubles are for
gotten,
And because they are hid from Mine
eyes.
"For, behold, I create new heavens
And a new earth;
And the former things shaU not be
remembered,
Nor come into mind.
"But be ye glad and rejoice for
ever
In that which I create;
For, behold, I create Jerusalem a
rejoicing,
And her people a joy.
"And I will rejoice in Jerusalem,
And joy in My people;
And the voice of weeping shall be
no more heard in her,
Nor the voice of crying.
There shall be no more thence an
infant of days, nor an old man,
That hath not filled his days;
For the youngest shall die a hundred
years old,
And the sinner being a hundred
years old shall be accursed.
21And they shall build houses, and
inhabit them;
And they shall plant vineyards, and
eat the fruit of them.
They shall not build, and another
inhabit,
They shaU not plant, and another
eat;
For as the days of a tree shall be
¦ the days of My people,
And Mine elect shall long enjoy
the work of their hands.
"They shall not labour in vain,
Nor bring forth for terror;
For they are the seed blessed of the
Lord,
And their offspring with them.
24And it shall come to pass that, be
fore they call, I will answer,

And while they are yet speaking,
I will hear.
The wolf and the lamb shall feed
together,
And the Uon shaU eatstraw like the
ox;
, And dust shall be the serpent's
food.
They shall not hurt nor destroy
In aU My holy mountain,
Saith the Lord.
C1C1 Thus saith the Lord:
u u The heaven is My throne,
And the earth is My footstool;
Where is the house that ye may
build unto Me?
And where is the place that may be
My resting-place?
2For all these things hath My hand
made,
And so aU these things came to be,
Saith the Lord;
But on this man will I look,
Even on him that is poor and of a
contrite spirit,
And trembleth at My word.
3He that kiUeth an ox is as if he
slew a man;
He that sacrificeth a lamb, as if
he broke a dog's neck;
He that offereth a meal-offering, as
if he offered swine's blood;
He that maketh a memorial-offering
of frankincense, as if he blessed
an idol;
According as they have chosen their
own ways,
And their soul delighteth in their
abominations;
4Even so I will choose their mock-
ings,
And wiU bring their fears upon
them;
Because when I called, none did
answer;
When I spoke, they did not hear,

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66.19

But they did that which was evil
in Mine eyes,
And chose that in which I delighted
not.
Tlear the word of the Lord,
Ye that tremble at His word :
Your brethren that hate you, that
cast you out for My name's sake,
have said:
'Let the Lord be glorified,
That we may gaze upon your joy',
But they shall be ashamed.
'Hark! an uproar from the city,
Hark! it cometh from the temple,
Hark! the Lord rendereth recom
pense to His enemies.
7Before she travailed, she brought
forth;
Before her pain came,
She was delivered of a man-child.
8Who hath heard such a thing?
Who hath seen such things?
Is a land born in one day?
Is a nation brought forth at once?
For as soon as Zion travailed,
She brought forth her children.
'Shall I bring to the birth, and not
cause to bring forth?
Saith the Lord;
Shall I that cause to bring forth
shut the womb?
Saith thy God.
"Rejoice ye with Jerusalem,
And be glad with her, all ye that
love her;
Rejoice for joy with her,
All ye that mourn for her;
"That ye may suck, and be satisfied
With the breast of her consolations;
That ye may drink deeply with
delight
Of the abundance of her glory.
"For thus saith the Lord :
Behold, I wiU extend peace to her
Uke a river,

, And the wealth of the nations Uke
an overflowing stream,
And ye shall suck thereof;
Ye shall be borne upon the side,
And shaU be dandled upon the
knees.
"As one whom his mother comforteth,
So will I comfort you;
And ye shall be comforted in Jerusa
lem.
"And when ye see this, your heart
shall rejoice,
And your bones shaU flourish like
young grass;
And the hand of the Lord shall be
known toward His servants,
And He will have indignation
against His enemies.
"For, behold, the Lord will come
in fire,
And His chariots shall be like the
whirlwind;
To render His anger with fury,
And His rebuke with flames of fire.
"For by fire wiU the Lord contend,
And by His sword with all flesh;
And the slain of the Lord shall be
many.
"They that sanctify themselves and
purify themselves
To go unto the gardens,
Behind one in the midst,
Eating swine's flesh, and the detest
able thing, and the mouse,
Shall be consumed together, saith
the Lord.
"For I [know] their works and their
thoughts ; [the time] cometh, that I will
gather all nations and tongues; and
they shall come, and shall see My
glory. "And I will work a sign
among them, and I will send such as
escape of them unto the nations, to
Tarshish, Pul and Lud, that draw the
bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the isles
afar off, that have not heard My fame,

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ISAIAH

neither have seen My glory; and they
shall declare My -glory among the
nations. 20And they shall bring all
your brethren out of aU the nations
for an offering unto the Lord, upon
horses, and in chariots, and in Utters,
and upon mules, and upon swift
beasts, to My holy mountain Jerusa
lem, saith the Lord, as the children
of Israel bring their offering in a clean
vessel into the house of the Lord.
21 And of them also will I take for the
priests and for the Levites, saith the
Lord. Tor as the new heavens and
the new earth, which I wiU make, shaU
remain before Me, saith the Lord,
so shall your seed and your name
remain.

"And it shall come to pass,
That from one new moon to an
other,
And from one sabbath to another,
Shall all flesh come to worship be
fore Me,
Saith the Lord.
24And they shaU go forth, and look
Upon the carcasses of the men that
have rebelled against Me;
For their worm shall not die,
Neither shaU their fire be quenched;
And they shall be an abhorring
unto aU flesh.
And it shall come to pass,
That from one new moon to another,
And from one sabbath to another,
Shall all flesh come to worship before Me,
Saith the Lord.

560

TOT
JEREMIAH

1 The words of Jeremiah the son of
Hilkiah, of the priests that were
in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,
2to whom the word of the Lord came
in the days of Josiah the son of Arnon,
king of Judah, in the thirteenth year
of his reign. 3It came also in the
days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah,
king of Judah, unto the end of the elev
enth year of Zedekiah the son of Jo
siah, king of Judah, unto the carrying
away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth
month. 4And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying :
'Before I formed thee in the belly I
knew thee,
And before thou earnest forth out
of the womb I sanctified thee;
I have appointed thee a prophet
unto the nations.
Then said I: 'Ah, Lord God! behold, I
cannot speak; for I am a child.' Tut
the Lord said unto me:
Say not: I am a child;
For to whomsoever I shall send thee
thou shalt go,
And whatsoever I shall command
thee thou shalt speak.
'Be not afraid of them;
For I am with thee to deliver thee,
Saith the Lord.
Then the Lord put forth His hand,
and touched my mouth; and the Lord
said unto me :
Behold, I have put My words in
thy mouth;
"See, I have this day set thee over the
nations and over the kingdoms, 6 Heb. shaked.

To root out and to pull down,
And to destroy and to overthrow;
To build, and to plant.
"Moreover the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying: 'Jeremiah,
what seest thou?' And I said: 'I
see a rod of an "almond-tree. ' Then
said the Lord unto me: Thou hast
well seen; for I b watch over My word
to perform it.'
"And the word of the Lord came
unto me the' second time, saying:
'What seest thou?' And I said: 'I see
a seething pot; and the face thereof is
from the north.' "Then the Lord said
unto me: 'Out of the north the evil
shaU break forth upon all the inhabit
ants of the land. "For, lo, I will caU
all the families of the kingdoms of the
north, saith the Lord; arid they shall
come, and they shall set every one his
throne at the entrance of the gates of
Jerusalem, and against all the walls
thereof round about, and against all
the cities of Judah. "And I will utter
my judgments against them touching
all their wickedness ; in that they have
forsaken Me, and have offered unto
other gods, and ; worshipped the work
of their own hands. "Thou therefore
gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak
unto them all that I command thee;
be not dismayed at them, lest I dis
may thee before them. "For, behold,
I have made thee this day a fortified
city, and an iron pillar, and brazen
walls, against the whole land, against
the kings of Judah, against the princes
b Heb. shoked.

19

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JEREMIAH

thereof, against the priests thereof,
and against the people of the land.
"And they shaU fight against thee;
but they shall not prevail against thee;
For I am with thee, saith the Lord, to
deliver thee.'
O And the word of the Lord came
to me, saying : 2Go, and cry in the
ears of Jerusalem, saying: Thus saith
the Lord :
I remember for thee the affection
of thy youth,
, The love of thine espousals;
How thou wentest after Me in the
wilderness,
In a larid that was not sown.
'Israel is the Lord's haUowed portion,
His first-fruits of the increase;
AU that devour him shall be held
guilty,
Evil shall come upon them,
Saith the Lord.
4Hear ye the word of the Lord, 0
house of Jacob,
And all the famiUes of the house of
Israel;
Thus saith the Lord :
What unrighteousness have your
fathers found in Me,
That they are gone far from Me,
And have walked after things of
nought, and are become nought?
Neither said they:
'Where is the Lord that brought
us up
Out of the land of Egypt;
That led us through the wilder
ness,
Through a land of deserts and of
pits,
Through a land of drought and of
the shadow of death,
Through a land that no man passed
through,
And where no man dwelt?'

7And I brought you into a land of
fruitful fields,
To eat .the fruit thereof and the
good thereof;
But when ye entered, ye defiled My
land,
And made My heritage an abomi
nation.
The priests said not : 'Where is the
Lord?'
And they that handle the law knew
Me not,
And the rulers transgressed against
Me;
The prophets also prophesied by
Baal,
And walked after things that do
not profit.
'Wherefore I will yet plead with you,
saith the Lord,
And with your children's children
will I plead.
"For pass over to the isles of the
Kittites, and see,
And send unto Kedar, and consider
diligently,
And see if there hath been such a
thing. ¦
"Hath a nation changed its gods,
Which yet are no gods?
But My people hath changed its glory
For that which doth not profit.
"Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this,
And be horribly afraid, be ye ex
ceeding amazed,
Saith the Lord.
"For My people have committed
two evils :
They have forsaken Me, the foun
tain of living waters,
And hewed them out cisterns,
broken cisterns,
That can hold no water.
"Is Israel a servant?
Is he a home-born slave?
Why is he become a prey?

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2.28

'The young lions have roared upon

Of a strange vine unto Me?

him,

^For though thou wash thee with

And let their voice resound ;

nitre,

And they have made his land des

And take thee much soap,

olate,

Yet thine iniquity is marked before

His cities are laid waste,

Me,

Without inhabitant.

Saith the Lord God.

'The children also of Noph and

Tahpanhes

"How canst thou say: T am not

Feed upon the crown of thy head.

defiled,

"Is it not this that doth cause it

I have not gone after the Baalim'?

unto thee,

See thy way in the VaUey,

That thou hast forsaken the Lord

Know what thou hast done;

thy God,

Thou art a swift young camel tra

When He led thee by the way?

versing her ways;

24A wild ass used to the wilderness,

"And now what hast thou to do in.

That snuffeth up the wind in her

the way to Egypt,

desire;

To drink the waters of Shihor?

Her lust, who can hinder it?

Or what hast thou to do in the way

All they that seek her will not

to Assyria,

weary themselves;

To drink the waters of the River?

In her month they shall find her.

"Thine own wickedness shall correct

"Withhold thy foot from being un

thee,

shod,

And thy backsUdings shall reprove

And thy throat from thirst;

thee:

But thou saidst : There is no hope;

Know therefore and see that it is

No, for I have loved strangers, and

an evil and a bitter thing,

after them will I go.'

That thou hast forsaken the Lord

thy God,

"As the thief is ashamed when he is

Neither is My fear in thee,

found,

Saith the Lord God of hosts.

So is the house of Israel ashamed;

They, their kings, their princes,
Tor of old time I have broken thy
And their priests, and their prophets ;
yoke,
"Who say to a stock: Thou art my
And burst thy bands,
father',
And thou saidst: T will not trans
And to a stone : ' Thou hast brought
gress';
us forth',
Upon every high hiU
For they have turned their back
And under every leafy tree
unto Me, and not their face;
Thou didst recline, playing the har
But in the time of their trouble they
lot.
wiU say:
21Yet I had planted thee a noble
'Arise, and save us.'
vine,
Tut where are thy gods that thou
WhoUy a right seed;
hast made thee?
How then art thou turned into the
Let them arise, if they can save thee
degenerate plant
in the time of thy trouble;
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For according to the number of thy
cities
Are thy gods, 0 Judah.
29Wherefore will ye contend with
Me?
Ye all have transgressed against
Me,
Saith the Lord.
30In vain have I smitten your chil
dren — •
They received no correction;
Your sword hath devoured your
prophets,
Like a destroying lion.
310 generation, see ye the word of the
Lord: ,
Have I been a wilderness unto
Israel?
Or a land of thick darkness?
Wherefore say My people: 'We
roam at large;
We will come no more unto Thee'?
32Cari a maid forget her ornaments,
Or a bride her attire?
Yet My people have forgotten Me
Days without number.
"How trimmest thou thy way .
To seek love!
Therefore — even the wicked women
Hast thou taught thy ways;
34 Also in thy skirts is found the blood
Of the souls of the innocent poor;
Thou didst not find them breaking
in;
Yet for all these things
Thou saidst : ' I am innocent;
Surely His anger is turned away
from me ' —
Behold, I wUl enter into judgment
with thee,
Because thou sayest: 'I have not
sinned.'
"How greatly dost thou cheapen thy
self

To change thy way?
Thou shalt be ashamed of Egypt
also,
As thou wast ashamed of Asshur.
"From him also shalt thou go forth,
With thy hands upon thy head;
For the Lord hath rejected them
in whom thou didst trust,
And thou shalt not prosper in
them.
Q ... saying:
If a man put away his wife,
And she go from him,
And become another man's,
May he return unto her again?
Will not that land be greatly pol
luted?
But thou hast played the harlot
with many lovers;
And wouldest thou yet return to
Me?
Saith the Lord.
Tift up thine eyes unto the high
hills, and see :
Where hast thou not been lain
: with?
By the ways hast thou sat for
them,
As an Arabian in the wilderness;
And thou hast poUuted the land
With thy harlotries and with thy
wickedness.
Therefore the showers have been
withheld,
And there hath been no latter
rain;
Yet thou hadst a harlot's forehead,
Thou refusedst to be ashamed.
4Didst thou not just now cry unto
Me: 'My father,
Thou art the friend of my youth.
'Will He bear grudge for ever?
Will He keep it to the end?'
Behold, thou hast spoken, but hast
done evil things,
And hast had thy way.

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3.21

'And the Lord said unto me in the
days of Josiah the king: 'Hast thou
seen that which backsliding Israel did?
she went up upon every high mountain
and under every leafy tree, and there
played the harlot. 'And I said:
After she hath done all these things,
she will return unto Me; but she
returned not. And her treacherous
sister Judah saw it. ,'And I saw,
when, forasmuch as backsUding Israel
had committed adultery, I had put
her away and given her a bill of
divorcement, that yet treacherous
Judah her sister feared not; but she
also went and played the harlot;
9and it came to pass through the
Ughtness of her harlotry, that the
land was polluted, and she committed
adultery with stones and with stocks;
"and yet for all this her treacherous
sister Judah hath not returned unto
Me with her whole heart, but feign-
edly, saith the Lord — "even the Lord
said unto me — backsliding Israel hath
proved herself more righteous than
treacherous Judah. "Go, and pro
claim these words toward the north,
and say:
Return, thou backsUding Israel,
Saith the Lord;
I will not frown upon you;
For I am merciful, saith the
Lord,
I will not bear grudge for ever.
"Only acknowledge thine iniquity,
That thou hast transgressed against
the Lord thy God,
And hast scattered thy ways to
the strangers
Under every leafy tree,
And ye have not hearkened to My
voice,
Saith the Lord.
"Return, O backsliding children,
saith the Lord; for I am a lord unto
you, and I will take you one of a city,

and two of a family, and I will bring
you to Zion; "and I will give you
shepherds according to My heart,
who shaU feed you with knowledge
and understanding. "And it shall
come to pass, when ye are multipUed
and increased in the land, in those
days, saith the Lord, they shall say
no more: The ark of the covenant
of the Lord; neither shall it come
to mind; neither shall they make
mention of it; neither shall they
miss it; neither shall it be made any
more. "At that time they shall
call Jerusalem The throne of the
Lord; and all the nations shall be
gathered unto it, to the name of the
Lord, to Jerusalem; neither shall
they walk any more after the stub
bornness of their evil heart. "In
those days the house of Judah shall
walk with the house of Israel, and
they shall come together out of the
land of the north to the land that I
have given for an inheritance unto
your fathers.'
"But I said: 'How would I put thee
among the sons,
And give thee a pleasant land,
The goodhest heritage of the na
tions!'
And I said: 'Thou shalt call Me,
My father;
And shalt not turn away from fol
lowing Me.'
"Surely as a wife treacherously
departeth from her husband,
So have ye dealt treacherously
with Me, 0 house of Israel,
Saith the Lord.
21Hark! upon the high hills is heard
The suppliant weeping of the
children of Israel;
For that they have perverted their
way,

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3.21

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They have forgotten the Lord their
God.
"Return, ye backshding children,
I wiU heal your backslidings. —
'Here we are, we are come unto
Thee;
For Thou art the Lord our God.
"Truly vain have proved the hills,
The uproar on the mountains;
Truly in the Lord our God
Is the salvation of Israel.
Tut the shameful thing hath de
voured
The labour of our fathers from our
youth; t
Their flocks and their herds,
Their sons and their daughters.
"Let us lie down in our shame,
And let our confusion cover us;
For we have sinned against the
Lord our God,
We and our fathers,
From our youth even unto this
day;
And we have not hearkened
To the voice of the Lord our God.'

4

If thou wilt return, 0 Israel,
Saitri the Lord,
Yea, return unto Me;
And if thou wilt put away thy
detestable things out of My
sight,
-And wilt not waver;
2And wilt swear: 'As the Lord
Uveth'
In truth, in justice, and in right
eousness;
Then shall the nations bless them
selves by Him,
And in Him shall they glory.

3For thus saith the Lord to the men
of Judah and to Jerusalem :
Break up for you a fallow ground,
And sow not among thorns.

4Circumcise yourselves to the Lord,
And take away the foreskins of
your heart,
Ye men of Judah and inhabitants
of Jerusalem;
Lest My fury go forth Uke fire,
And burn that none can quench it,
Because of the evil of your doings.
'Declare ye in Judah, and publish
in Jerusalem,
And say: ' Blow ye the horn in the
land';
Cry aloud and say:
'Assemble yourselves, and let us
go into the fortified cities.'
'Set up a standard toward Zion;
Put yourselves under covert, stay
not;
For I will bring evil from the north,
And a great destruction.
7A lion is gone up from his thicket,
And a destroyer of nations
Is set out, gone forth from his
place;
To make thy land desolate,
That thy cities be laid waste, with
out inhabitant.
8For this gird you with sackcloth,
Lament and wail;
For the fierce anger of the Lord
Is not turned back from us.
9And it shall come to pass at that
day,
Saith the Lord,
That the heart of the king shall
i fail,
And the heart of the princes;
And the priests shall be astonished,
And the prophets shall wonder.
"Then said I: 'Ah, Lord God! surely
Thou hast greatly deceived this people
and Jerusalem, saying: Ye shall have
peace; whereas the sword reacheth
unto the soul.'

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4.28

"At that time shall it be said of this
people and of Jerusalem:
A hot wind of the high hills in the
wUderness
Toward the daughter of My people,
Not to fan, nor to cleanse;
12A wind too strong for this shall
come for Me;
Now will I also utter judgments
against them.
, "Behold, he cometh up as clouds,
And his chariots are as the whirl
wind;
His horses are swifter than eagles. —
'Woe unto us! for we are undone.' —
"O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from
wickedness,
That thou mayest be saved.
How long shall thy baleful thoughts
Lodge within thee?
"For hark! one declareth from Dan,
And announceth calamity from the
hills of Ephraim :
"'Make ye mention to the nations:
Behold — publish concerning Jeru
salem —
Watchers come from a far coun
And give out their voice against the
cities of Judah.'
"As keepers of a field
Are they against her round about;
Because she hath been rebellious
against Me,
Saith the Lord.
"Thy way and thy doings have pro
cured
These things unto thee;
This is thy wickedness; yea, it is
bitter,
Yea, it reacheth unto thy heart.
"My bowels, my bowels! I writhe in
pain!
The chambers of my 'heart!
My heart moaneth within me !
I cannot hold my peace!

Because thou hast heard, O my soul,
the sound of the horn,
The alarm of war.
20Destruction foUoweth upon destruc
tion,
For the whole land is spoiled;
Suddenly are my tents spoiled,
My curtains in a moment.
Tow long shall I see the standard,
Shall I hear the sound of the horn?
Tor My people is fooUsh,
They know Me not;
They are sottish children,
And they have no understanding;
They are wise to do evil,
But to do good they have no knowl
edge.
23I beheld the earth,
And, lo, it was waste and void;
And the heavens, and they had no
Ught.
24I beheld the mountains, and, lo,
they trembled,
And all the hills moved to and
fro.
"I beheld, and, lo, there was no
man,
And all the birds of the heavens
were fled.
"I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful field
was a wilderness,
And all the cities thereof were
broken down
At the presence of the Lord,
And before His fierce anger.
"For thus saith the Lord :
The whole land shall be desolate;
Yet will I not make a full end.
Tor this shaU the earth mourn,
And the heavens above be black;
Because I have spoken it, I have
purposed it,
And I have not repented, neither
will I turn back from it.

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4.29

JEREMIAH

Tor the noise of the horsemen and
bowmen
The whole city fleeth;
They go into the thickets,
And climb up upon the rocks;
Every city is forsaken,
And not a man dwelleth therein.
"And thou, that art spoiled, what
doest thou,
That thou clothest thyself with
scarlet,
That thou deckest thee with orna
ments of gold,
That thou enlargest thine eyes
with paint?
In vain dost thou make thyself fair;
Thy lovers despise thee, they seek
thy life.
"For I have heard a voice as of a
woman in travail,
The anguish as of her that bringeth
forth her first child,
The voice of the daughter of Zion,
that gaspeth for breath,
That spreadeth her hands :
'Woe is me, now! for , my soul
fainteth
Before the murderers.'
PL Run ye to and fro through the
streets of Jerusalem,
And see now, and know,
And seek in the broad places thereof,
If ye can find a man,
If there be any that doeth justly,
that seeketh truth;
And I will pardon her.
2 And though they say: 'As the Lord
liveth',
Surely they swear falsely.
30 Lord, are not Thine eyes upon
truth?
Thou hast stricken them, but they
were not affected;
Thou hast consumed them, but they
have refused to receive correc
tion;

They have made their faces harder
than a rock;
They have refused to return.
4And I said: 'Surely these are poor,
They are foolish, for they know not
the way of the Lord, *
Nor the ordinance of their God;
'I wiU get me unto the great men,
And will speak unto them;
For they know the way of the
Lord,
And the ordinance of their God.'
But these had altogether broken the
yoke,
And burst the bands.
'Wherefore a Uon out of the forest
doth slay them,
A wolf of the deserts doth spoil them,
A leopard watcheth over their cities,
Every one that goeth out thence is
torn in pieces;
Because their transgressions are
many,
Their backslidings are increased.
7Wherefore should I pardon thee?
Thy children have forsaken Me,
And sworn by no-gods;
And when I had fed them to the
full, they committed adultery,
And assembled themselves in troops
at the harlots' houses.
They are become as well-fed horses,
lusty stallions;
Every one neigheth after his neigh
bour's wife.
'Shall I not punish for these things?
Saith the Lord;
And shall not My soul be avenged
On such a nation as this?-
"Go ye up into her rows, and destroy,
But make not a full end;
Take away%her shoots;
For they are not the Lord's.
."For the house of Israel and the house
of Judah

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5.27

Have dealt very treacherously against
Me,
Saith the Lord.
'They have belied the Lord,
And said: 'It is not- He,
Neither shah evil come upon us;
Neither shall we see sword nor
famine;
"And the prophets shall become
wind,
And the word is not in them;
Thus be it done unto them.'
"Wherefore thus saith the Lord, the
God of hosts :
Because ye speak this word,
Behold, I will make My words in
thy mouth fire,
And this people wood, and it shall
devour them.
"Lo, I wiU bring a nation upon you
from far,
O house of Israel, saith the Lord;
It is an enduring nation,
It is an ancient nation,
A nation whose language thou
knowest not,
Neither understandest what they
say.
"Their quiver is an open sepulchre,
They are all mighty men.
"And they shall eat up thy harvest,
and thy bread,
They shall eat up thy sons and thy
daughters,
They shall eat up thy flocks and
thy herds,
They shall eat up thy vines and thy
fig-trees;
They shall batter thy fortified cities,
Wherein thou trustest, with the
sword.
"But even in those days, saith the
Lord,
I will not make a full end with you.
"And it shall come to pass, when ye
shall say: 'Wherefore hath the Lord
our God done all these things unto

us?' then shalt Thou say unto them:
'Like as ye have forsaken Me, and
served strange gods in your land, so
shall ye serve strangers in a land that
is not yours.'
"Declare ye this in the house of
Jacob,
And announce it in Judah, saying:
21Hear now this, 0 foolish people,
and without understanding,
That have eyes, and see not,
That have ears, and hear not :
Tear ye not Me? saith the Lord;
Will ye not tremble at My pres
ence?
Who have placed the sand for the
bound of the sea,
An everlasting ordinance, which it
cannot pass;
And though the waves thereof toss
themselves, yet can they not pre
vail;
Though they roar, yet can they not
pass over it.
Tut this people hath a revolting and
a rebellious heart;
They are revolted, and gone.
24N either say they in their heart :
'Let us now fear the Lord our
God,
That giveth the former rain, and
the latter in due season;
That keepeth for us
The appointed weeks of the harvest.'
"Your iniquities have turned away
these things,
And your sins have withholden
good from you.
Tor among My people are found
wicked men;
They pry, as fowlers Ue in wait;
They set a trap, they catch men.
27 As a cage is full of birds,
So are their houses full of deceit;
Therefore they are become great,
and waxen rich;

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5.28

JEREMIAH

"They are waxen fat, they are become
sleek;
Yea, they overpass in deeds of wick
edness;
They plead not the cause, the cause
of the fatherless,
That they might make it to pros
per;
And the right Of the needy do they
not judge.
29Shall I not punish for these things?
Saith the Lord;
Shall not My soul be avenged
On such a nation as this?
30 An appalhng and horrible thing
Is come to pass in the land :
"The prophets prophesy in the serv
ice of falsehood,
And the priests bear rule at their
beck;
And My people love to have it so;
What then will ye do in the end
thereof?
Cl Put yourselves under covert, ye
children of Benjamin,
Away from the midst of Jerusalem,
And blow the horn in Tekoa,
And set up a signal on Beth-
cherem;
For evil looketh forth from the
north,
And a great destruction.
The comely and delicate one,
The daughter of Zion, will I cut off.
'Shepherds with their flocks come
unto her;
They pitch their tents against her
round about;
They feed bare every one what is
nigh at hand.
4' Prepare ye war against her;
Arise, and let us go up at noon!'
'Woe unto us! for the day declineth,
For the shadows of the evening are
stretched out!'

''Arise, and let us go up by night,
And let us destroy her palaces.'
'For thus hath the Lord of hosts said :
Hew ye down her trees,
And cast up a mourid against Jeru
salem;
This is the city to be punished;
Everywhere there is oppression in
the midst of her.
7As a cistern welleth with her waters
So she welleth with her wickedness
Violence and spoil is heard in her.
Before Me continually is sickness
and wounds.
8Be thou corrected, 0 Jerusalem,
Lest My soul be ahenated from
'¦' thee,
Lest I make thee desolate,
A land not inhabited.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts:
They shall thoroughly glean as a vine
The remnant of Israel;
Turn again thy hand
As a grape-gatherer upon the shoots.
"To whom shall I speak and give
warning,
That they may hear?
Behold, their ear is dull,
And they cannot attend;
Behold, the word of the Lord is
become unto them a reproach,
They have no delight in it.
"Therefore I am full of the fury of the
Lord,
I am weary with holding in:
Pour it out upon the babes in the
street,
And upon the assembly of young
men together;
For even the husband with the wife
shall be taken,
The aged with him that is full of
days.
"And their houses shall be turned
unto others, >

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6.26

Their fields and their wives to
gether;
For I wiU stretch out My hand upon
the inhabitants of the land,
Saith the Lord.
"For from the least of them even
unto the greatest of them
Every one is greedy for gain;
And from the prophet even unto the
priest
Every one dealeth falsely.
"They have healed also the hurt of
My people lightly,
Saying: 'Peace, peace', when there
is no peace.
"They shall be put to shame because
they have committed abomina
tion;
Yea, they are not at all ashamed,
Neither know they riow to blush;
Therefore they shall fall among
them that faU,
At the time that I punish them they
shall stumble,
Saith the Lord.
"Thus saith the Lord:
Stand ye in the ways and see,
And ask for the old paths,
Where is the good way, and walk
therein,
And ye shall find rest for your souls.
But they said: 'We will not walk
therein:'
"And I set watchmen over you:
'Attend to the sound of the horn';
But they said: 'We wiU not at
tend.'
"Therefore hear, ye nations,
And know, 0 congregation, what
is against them.
"Hear, O earth:
Behold, I wiU bring evil upon this
people,
Even the fruit of their thoughts,
Because they have not attended
unto My words,

And as for My teaching, they have
rejected it.
To what purpose is to Me the
' frankincense that cometh from
Sheba,
And the sweet cane, from a far
country?
Your burnt-offerings are not accept
able,
Nor your sacrifices pleasing unto
Me.
Theref ore thus saith the Lord :
Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks
before this people,
And the fathers and the sons to
gether shall stumble against them,
The neighbour and his friend, and
they shall perish.
Thus saith the Lord:
Behold, a people cometh from the
north country,
And a great nation shall be roused
from the uttermost parts of the
earth:
"They lay hold on bow and spear,
They are cruel, and have no com
passion;
Their voice is like the roaring sea,
And they ride upon horses;
Set in array, as a man for war,
Against thee, O daughter of Zion.
241 We have heard the fame thereof,
Our hands wax feeble,
Anguish hath taken hold of us,
And pain, as of a woman in travaU.'
"Go not forth into the field,
Nor walk by the way;
For there is the sword of the enemy,
And terror on every side.
"0 daughter of my people, gird thee
with sackcloth,
And wallow thyself in ashes;
Make thee mourning, as for an only
son,
Most bitter lamentation;

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6.26

JEREMIAH

For the spoiler shall suddenly come
upon us.
2'I have made thee a tower and a
fortress among My people;
That thou mayest know and try
their way.
"They are all grievous revolters,
Going about with slanders;
They are brass and iron;
They all of them deal corruptly.
The bellows blow fiercely,
The lead is consumed of the fire;
In vain doth the founder refine,
For the wicked are not separated.
"Refuse silver shall men caU them,
Because the Lord hath rejected
them.
H The word that came to Jeremiah
from the Lord, saying: 2Stand
in the gate of the Lord's house, and
proclaim there this word, and say:
Hear the word of the Lord, all ye
of Judah, that enter in at these
gates to worship the Lord. Thus
saith the Lord; of hosts, the God of
Israel: Amend your ways and your doings,
and I will cause you to dweU in this
place. Trust ye not in lying words,
saying: The temple of the Lord, the
temple of the Lord, the temple of
the Lord, are these.' Nay, but if ye
thoroughly amend your ways and your
doings; if ye thoroughly execute jus
tice between a man and his neighbour;
'if ye oppress not the stranger, the
fatherless, and the widow, and shed
not innocent blood in this place,
neither walk after other gods to your
hurt; 'then will I cause you to dwell
in this place, in the land that I gave
to your fathers, for ever and ever.
'Behold, ye trust in lying words, that
cannot profit. 9Will ye steal, murder,
and commit adultery, and swear

falsely, and offer unto Baal, and walk
after other gods whom -ye have not
known, "and come and stand before
Me in this house, whereupon My
name is called, and say: 'We are de
livered', that ye may do all these
abominations? "Is this house, where
upon My name is called, become a den
of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I,
even I, have seen it, saith the Lord.
"For go ye now unto My place which
was in Shiloh, where I caused My
name to dwell at the first, and see what
I did to it for the wickedness of My
people Israel. "And now, because ye
have done all these works, saith the
Lord, and I spoke unto you, speak
ing betimes and often, but ye heard
not, and I called you, but ye answered
not; "theref ore will I do unto the house,
whereupon My name is called, wherein
ye trust, and unto the place which I
gave to you and to your fathers, as
I have done to Shiloh. "And I will
cast you out of My sight, as I have
cast out all your brethren, even the
whole seed of Ephraim.
"Therefore pray not thou for this
people, neither lift up cry nor prayer
for them, neither make intercession to
Me; for I will not hear thee. "Seest
thou not what they do in the cities
of Judah and in the streets of Jeru
salem? "The children gather wood,
and the fathers kindle the fire, and the
women knead the dough, to make cakes
to the queen of heaven, and to pour
out drink-offerings unto other gods,
that they may provoke Me. "Do
they provoke Me? saith the Lord; do
they not provoke themselves, to the
confusion of their own faces? There
fore thus saith the Lord God: Be
hold, Mine anger and My fury shall
be poured out upon this place; upon
man, and upon beast, and upon the
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8.3

of the land; and it shall burn, and shall
not be quenched.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the
God of Israel: Add your burnt-
offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat
ye flesh. Tor I spoke not unto your
fathers, nor commanded them in the
day that I brought them out of the
land of Egypt, concerning burnt-
offerings or sacrifices; "but this thing
I commanded them, saying : 'Heark
en unto My voice, and I will be your
God, and ye shall be My people; and
walk ye in all the way that I command
you, that it may be well with you.'
Tut they hearkened not, nor inclined
their ear, but walked in their own
counsels, even in the stubbornness of
their evil heart, arid went backward
and not forward, "even since the day
that your fathers came forth out of the
land of Egypt unto this1 day; and
though I have sent unto you all My
servants the prophets, sending them
daily betimes and often, "yet they
hearkened not unto Me, nor inchned
their ear, but made their neck stiff;
they did worse than their fathers.
27 And thou shalt speak all these
words unto them, but they will not
hearken to thee; thou shalt also call
unto them, but they will not answer
thee. Therefore thou shalt say unto
them: This is the nation that hath not
hearkened
To the voice of the Lord their God,
Nor received correction;
Faithfulness is perished,
And is cut off from their mouth.
29Cut off thy hair, and cast it away,
And take up a lamentation on' the
high hills;
For the Lord hath rejected and
forsaken the generation of His
wrath.

"For the children of Judah have done
that which is evil in My sight, saith
the Lord; they have set their detest
able things in the house whereon My'
name is called, to defile it. "And
they have built the high places of
Topheth, which is in the valley of the
son of Hinnom, to burn their sons
and their daughters in the fire; which
I commanded not, neither came it
into My mind. Therefore, behold,
the days come, saith the Lord, that it
shall no more be called Topheth,
nor The valley of the son of Hinnom,
but The valley of slaughter; for they
shall bury in Topheth, for lack of
room. "And the carcasses of this
people shall be food for the fowls of
the heaven, and for the beasts of the
earth; and none shall frighten them
away. Then will I cause to cease
from the cities of Judah, and from the
streets of Jerusalem, the voice of
mirth and the voice of gladness, the
voice of the bridegroom and the voice
of the bride; for the land shall be dese
en late. 'At that time, saith the Lord,
they shall bring out the bones of
the kings of Judah, and the bories of his
princes, and the bones of the priests,
and the bones of the prophets, and the
bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
out of their graves; 2and they shall
spread them before the sun, and the
moon, and all the host of heaven,
whom they have loved, and whom
they have served, and after whom
they have walked, and whom they
have sought, and whom they have ,
worshipped; they shaU not be gath
ered; rior be buried, they shall be for
dung upon the face of the earth.
'And death shall be chosen rather.
than life by all the residue that re
main of this evil family, that remain
in all the places whither I have
driven them, saith the Lord of hosts.

573

8.4

JEREMIAH

•

Every one dealeth falsely.

4Moreover thou shalt say unto them:

"And they have healed the hurt of

Thus saith the Lord :

the daughter of My people

Do men fall, and not rise up again?

Ughtly,

Doth one turn away, and not re

Saying: ' Peace, peace', when there

turn? '

is no peace.

'Why then is this people of Jeru

"They shall be put to shame because

salem slidden back

they have committed abomina

By a perpetual backsliding?

tion;

They hold fast deceit,

Yea, they are not at all ashamed,

They refuse to return.

Neither know they how to blush;

'I attended and listened,

Therefore shaU they fall among

But they spoke not aright;

them that fall,

No man repenteth him of his wick

In the time of their visitation they

edness,

shall stumble,

Saying: 'What have I done?'

Saith the Lord.

Every one turneth away in his

course,

"I wiU utterly consume them, saith

As a horse that rusheth headlong in

the Lord;

the battle.

There are no grapes on the vine,

'Yea, the stork in the heaven

Nor figs on the fig-tree,

Knoweth her appointed times;

And the leaf is faded;

And the turtle and the swallow and

And I gave them that which they

the crane

transgress.

Observe the time of their coming;

"'Why do we sit still?

But My people know not

Assemble yourselves, and let us

The ordinance of the Lord.

enter into the fortified cities,

'How do ye say: 'We are wise,

And let us be cut off there;

And the Law of the Lord is with

For the Lord our God hath cut us
off,
And giyen us water of gall to drink,

US 1
Lo, certainly in vain hath wrought

The vain pen of the scribes.

Because we have sinned against the

The wise men are ashamed,

Lord.

They are dismayed and taken;

"We looked for peace, but no good

Lo, they have rejected the word of

came;

the Lord ;

And for a time of healing, and be

And what wisdom is in them?

hold terror!'

The snorting of his horses is heard

"Therefore will I give their wives

from Dan;

unto others,

At the sound of the neighing of his

And their fields to them that shall

strong ones

possess them;

The whole land trembleth;

For from the least even unto the

For they are come, and have de

greatest

voured the land and aU that is in

Every one is greedy for gain,

it,

From the prophet even unto the

The city and those that dweU

priest

therein.

574

JEREMIAH

9.9

"For, behold, I will send serpents, bas
ilisks, among you,
Which will not be charmed;
And they shaU bite you, saith the
Lord.
"Though I would take comfort against
sorrow,
My heart is faint within me.
"Behold the voice of the cry of the
daughter of my people
From a land far off:
' Is not the Lord in Zion?
Is not her King in her?' —
' Why have they provoked Me witif
their graven images,
And with strange vanities?' — •
20The harvest is past, the summer is
ended,
And we are not saved.'
Tor the hurt of the daughter of
my people am I seized with
anguish;
I am black, appalment hath taken
hold on me.
22Is there no balm in Gilead?
Is there no physician there?
Why then is not the health
Of the daughter of my people re
covered?
"Oh that my head were waters,
And mine eyes a fountain of tears,
That I might weep day and night
For the slain of the daughter of my
people!
Q Oh that I were in the wilderness,'
In a lodging-place of wayfaring
men,
That I might leave my people,
And go from them!
For they are all adulterers,
An assembly of. treacherous men.
2And they bend their tongue, their
bow of falsehood;
And they are grown mighty in the
land, but not for truth;

For they proceed from evil to evil,
And Me they know not,
Saith the Lord.
Take ye heed every one of his neigh
bour,
And trust ye not in any brother;
For every brother acteth subtly,
And every neighbour goeth about
with slanders.
4And they deceive every one his
neighbour,
And truth they speak not;
They have taught their tongue to
speak Ues,
They weary themselves to commit
iniquity.
Thy habitation is in the midst of
deceit;
Through deceit they refuse to know
Me,
Saith the Lord.
Therefore thus saith the Lord of
hosts :
Behold, I will smelt them, and try
them;
For how else should I do,
Because of the daughter of My peo
ple?
Their tongue is a sharpened- arrow,
It speaketh deceit;
One speaketh peaceably to his
neighbour with his mouth,
But in his heart he layeth wait for
him.
8Shall I not punish them for these
things?
Saith the Lord;
Shall not My soul be avenged
On such a nation as this?
Tor the mountains will I take up a
weeping and waihng,
And for the pastures of the wilder
ness a lamentation,
Because they are burned up, so
that none passeth through,

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9.9

JEREMIAH

And they hear not the voice of the
cattle;
Both the fowl of the heavens and the
beast
Are fled, and gone.
"And I will make Jerusalem heaps,
A lair of jackals;
And I will make the cities of Judah
a desolation,
Without an inhabitant.
"Who is the wise man, that he may
understand this?
And who is he to whom the mouth
of the Lord hath spoken, that
he may declare it?
Wherefore is the land perished
And laid waste Uke a wilderness, so
that none passeth through? ,
"And the Lord saith:
Because they have forsaken My law
which I set before them,
And have not hearkened to My voice,
neither walked therein;
"But have walked after the stubborn
ness of their own heart,
And after the Baahm, which their
fathers taught them.
"Therefore thus saith the Lord of
hosts, the God of Israel:
Behold, I will feed them, even this
people, with wormwood,
And give them water of gaff to
drink.
"I will scatter them also among the
nations, , .
Whom neither they nor their, fathers
have known; , ,
And I will send, the, sword after
them,
Till I have consumed them.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts:
Consider ye, and call for the mourn
ing woriien, that they may come;
And send for the wise women, that
they may come;

"And let them make haste, and take
up a waiUng for us,
That pur eyes may run down with
tears,
And our eyeUds gush out with
waters.
"For a voice of waiUng is heard out
of Zion :
'How are we undone!
We are greatly confounded, because
we have forsaken the land,
Because our dwellings have cast us
out.'
"Yea, hear the word of the Lord,
0 ye women,
And let your ear receive the word of
His mouth,
And teach your daughters waiUng,
And every one her neighbour lam
entation: :
2°'For death is come up into our win
dows,
It is entered into our palaces,
To cut off the chUdren from the
street,
And the young men from the broad
places. —
2'Speak: Thus saith the Lord — ;
And the carcasses of men fall
As dung upon the open field,
And as the handful after the har-
vestman,
Which none gathereth.'
Thus saith the Lord :
Let not the wise man glory in his
wisdom,
Neither let the mighty man glory
in his might,
Let not the rich man glory in his
riches;
"But let him that glorieth glory in
this,
That he understandeth, and know
eth Me,
That I am the Lord who exercise
mercy,

576

JEREMIAH

10.13

Justice, and righteousness, in the
earth ;
For in these things I deUght,
Saith the Lord.
Tehold, the days come, saith the
Lord, that I wiU punish all them that
are circumcised in their uncircumci-
sion: "Egypt, and Judah, and Edom,
and the children of Ammon, and Moab,
and all that have the corners of their
hair polled, that dwell in the wilder
ness; For all the nations are uncircumcised,
But all the house of Israel are un
circumcised in the heart.
"j A Hear ye the word which the Lord
speaketh unto you, O house of
Israel; 2thus saith the Lord:
Learn not the way of the nations,
And be not dismayed at the signs
of heaven;
For the nations are dismayed at
them.
3For the customs of the. peoples are
vanity;
For it is but a tree which one cutteth
out of the forest,
The work of the hands of the work
man with the axe.
They deck it with silver and with
gold,
They fasten it with nails and with
hammers, that it move not.
They are like a pillar in a garden of
cucumbers, and speak not;
They must needs be borne, because
they cannot go.
Be not afraid of them, for they can
not do evil,
Neither is it in them to do good.
There is none Uke unto Thee, 0
Lord;
Thou art great, and Thy name is
great in might.

7 Who would not fear Thee, 0 King
of the nations?
For it befitteth Thee;
Forasmuch as among all the wise
men of the nations, and in alL
their royalty,
There is none like unto Thee.
8But they are altogether brutish and
foolish:
The vanities by which they are in
structed are but a stock;
9Silver beaten into plates which is
brought from Tarshish,
And gold from Uphaz,
The work of the craftsman and of
the hands of the goldsmith;
Blue and purple is their clothing;
They are aU the work of skilful
men.
"But the Lord God is the true God,
He is the living God, and the ever
lasting King;
At His wrath the earth trembleth,
And the nations are not able to
abide His indignation.
"Thus shall ye say unto , them:
The gods that have not made the
heavens and the earth, these shall
perish from the earth, and from under
the heavens.'
"He that hath made the earth by His
power,
That hath estabhshed the world by
His wisdom, /
And hath stretched out the heavens
by His understanding;
"At the sound of His giving a multi
tude of waters in the heavens,
When He causeth the vapours to
ascend from the ends of the
earth; ,
When He maketh lightnings with
the rain,
And bringeth forth the wind out of
His treasuries;

577

10.14

V

JEREMIAH

"Every man is proved to be brutish,
without knowledge,
Every goldsmith is put to shame by
the graven image,
His molten image is falsehood, and
there is no breath in them.
"They are vanity, a work of delu
sion;
In the time of their visitation they
shall perish.
"Not like these is the portion of
Jacob;
For He is the former of all things,
And Israel is the tribe of His in
heritance;
The Lord of hosts is His name.
"Gather up thy wares from the
ground,
O thou that abidest in the siege.
"For thus saith the Lord : Behold, I
will sling out the inhabitants of the land
at this time, and will distress them,
that they may feel it.
"Woe is me for my hurt!
My wound is grievous;
But I said: This is but a sickness,
And I must bear it.'
20My tent is spoiled,
And all my cords are broken;
My children are gone forth of me,
and they are not;
There is none to stretch forth my
tent any more,
And to set up my curtains.
21For the shepherds are become brut
ish,
And have not inquired of the Lord ;
Therefore they have not prospered,
And all their flocks are scattered. ,
22Hark! a report, behold, it cometh,
And a great commotion out of the
north country,
To make the cities of Judah des
olate,
A dwelling-place of jackals.

"0 Lord, I know that man's way is
not his own;
It is not in man to direct his steps as
he walketh.
240 Lord, correct me, but in measure;
Not in Thine anger, lest Thou
diminish me.
"Pour out Thy wrath upon the nations
that know Thee not,
And upon the famihes that caU not
on Thy name;
For they have devoured Jacob,
Yea, they have devoured him and
consumed him,
And have laid waste his habitation.
"J 1 The word that came to Jeremiah
from the Lord, saying: 2'Hear
ye the words of this covenant, and
speak unto the men of Judah, and to
the inhabitants of Jerusalem; 'and say
thou unto them: Thus saith the Lord,
the God of Israel: Cursed be the man
that heareth not the words of this
covenant, ^which I commanded your
fathers in the day that I brought them
forth out of the land of Egypt, out
of the iron furnace, saying: Hearken
to My voice, and do them, accord
ing to aU which I command you; so
shall ye be My people, and I will
be your God; 'that I may establish
the oath which I swore unto your
fathers, to give them a land flowing
with milk and honey, as at this day.'
Then answered I, and said: 'Amen,
0 Lord.' .
'And the Lord said unto me: 'Pro
claim all these words in the cities of
Judah, and in the streets of Jerusa
lem, saying: Hear ye the Words of
this covenant, and do them. 7For
I earnestly forewarned your fathers
in the day that I brought them up
out of the land of Egypt, even unto
this day, forewarning betimes and
often, saying: Hearken to My voice.

578

JEREMIAH

11.22

'Yet they hearkened not, nor inclined
their ear, but walked every one in the
Stubbornness of their evil heart; there
fore I brought upon them all the
words of this covenant, which I com
manded them to do, but they did them
not.' 9And the Lord said unto me: 'A
conspiracy is found among the men of
Judah, and among the inhabitants of
Jerusalem. "They are turned back
to the iniquities of their forefathers,
who refused to hear My words; and
they are gone after other gods to
serve them; the house of Israel and the
house of Judah have broken My
covenant which I made with their
fathers. "Therefore thus saith the
Lord: Behold, I will bring evil upon
them, which they shall not be able
to escape; and though they shall
cry unto Me, 1 wiU not hearken un
to them. "Then shall the cities of
Judah and the inhabitants of Jeru
salem go and cry unto the gods unto
whom they offer; but they shall not
save them at all in the time of their
trouble. "For according to the num
ber of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah ;
and according to the number of the
streets of Jerusalem- have ye set up
altars to the shameful thing, even
altars to offer unto Baal. "There
fore pray not thou for this people,
neither lift up cry nor prayer for
them; for I will not hear them in the
time that they cry unto Me for their
trouble.' "What hath My beloved to do in
My house,
Seeing she hath wrought lewdness
with many,
And the hallowed flesh is passed
from thee?
When thou doest evil, then thou
rejoicest.

"The Lord called thy name
A leafy olive-tree, fair with goodly
fruit;
With the noise of a great tumult
He hath kindled fire upon it,
And the branches of it are broken.
"For the Lord of hosts, that planted
thee, hath pronounced evil against
thee, because of the evil of the house
of Israel and of the house of Judah,
which they have wrought for them
selves in provoking Me by offering
unto Baal.
"And the Lord gave me knowledge
of it, and I knew it;
Then Thou showedst me their
doings.
"But I was like a docile lamb that is
led to the slaughter;
And I knew not that they had de
vised devices against me:
'Let us destroy the tree with the
fruit thereof,
And let us cut him off from the
land of the Uving,
That his name may be no more
remembered.'
Tut, 0 Lord of hosts, that judgest
righteously,
That triest the reins and the heart,
Let me see Thy vengeance on
them;
For unto Thee have I revealed my
cause.
Therefore thus saith the Lord con
cerning the men of Anathoth, that
seek thy life, saying: Thou shalt
not prophesy in the name of the Lord,
that thou die not by our hand';
^therefore thus saith the Lord of
hosts: Behold, I will punish them;
The young men shall die by the
sword,
Their sons and their daughters
shall die by famine;

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11.23

JEREMIAH

"And there shall be no remnant unto
them;
For I will bring evil upon the men of
Anathoth,
Even the year of their visitation.
1 O Right wouldest Thou be, O Lord,
Were I to contend with Thee;
Yet will I reason with Thee :
Wherefore doth the way of the
wicked prosper?
Wherefore are aU they secure that
deal very treacherously?
Thou hast planted them, yea, they
have taken root;
They grow, yea, they bring forth
fruit;
Thou art near in their mouth,
And far from their reins.
'But Thou, O Lord, knowest me,
Thou seest me, and triest my heart
toward Thee;
Pull them out like sheep for the
slaughter,
And prepare them for the day of
slaughter.
4How long shaU the land mourn,
And the herbs of the whole field
wither?
For the wickedness of them that
dwell therein, the beasts are con
sumed, and the birds;
Because they said: 'He seeth not
our end.'
51 If thou hast run with the footmen,
and they have wearied thee,
Then how canst thou contend with
horses?
And though in a land of peace thou
art secure,
Yet how wilt thou do in the thickets
of the Jordan?
'For even thy brethren, and the
house of thy father,

Even they have dealt treacherously
with thee,
Even they have cried aloud after
' thee;
Believe them not, though they speak
fair words unto thee.'
'I have forsaken My house,
I have cast off My heritage;
I have given the dearly' beloved of
My soul
Into the hand of her enemies.
'My heritage is become unto Me
As a lion in the forest;
She hath uttered her voice against
Me;
Therefore have I hated her.
9Is My heritage unto Me as a
speckled bird of prey?
Are the birds of prey against her
round about?
Come ye, assemble all the beasts of
the field,
Bring them to devour.
"Many shepherds have destroyed
My vineyard,
They have trodden My portion
under foot,
They have made My pleasant por
tion
A desolate wilderness.
"They have made it a desolatidn,
It mourneth unto Me, being deso
late;
The whole land is made desolate,
Because no man layeth it to heart.
"Upon all the high hills in the wilder
ness spoilers are come;
For the sword of the Lord devour-
eth
From the one end of the land even
to the other end of the land;
No flesh hath peace.
"They have sown wheat, and have
reaped thorns;
They have put themselves to pain,
they profit not;

580

JEREMIAH

13.16

Be ye then ashamed of your in
crease,
Because of the fierce anger of the
Lord.
"Thus saith the Lord: As for all
Mine evil neighbours, that touch the
inheritance which I have caused My
people Israel to inherit, behold, I
will pluck them up from off their
land, and will pluck up the house of
Judah from among them. "And it
shall come to pass, after that I have
plucked them up, I will again have
compassion on them; and I will
bring them back; every man to his
heritage, and every man to his land.
"And it shall come to pass, if they
will diUgently learn the ways of My
people to swear by My name: 'As
the Lord liveth', even as they taught
My people to swear by Baal; then
shaU they be built up in the midst of
My people. "But if they will not
hearken, then will I pluck up that
nation, plucking up and destroying
it, saith the Lord.
"j Q Thus said the Lord unto me:
' Go, and get thee a linen girdle,
and put it upon thy loins, and put it
not in water.' 2So I got a girdle ac
cording to the word of the Lord,
and put it upon my loins.
3 And the word of the Lord came
unto me the second time, saying:
Take the girdle that thou hast
gotten, which is upon thy loins, and
arise, go to Perath, and hide it there
in a cleft of the rock.' 'So I went, and
hid it in Perath, as the Lord com
manded me. 'And it came to pass
after many days, that the Lord said
unto me: 'Arise, go to Perath, and
take the girdle from thence, which
I commanded thee to hide there.'
Then I went to Perath, and digged,

and took the girdle from the place
where I had hid it; and, behold, the
girdle was marred, it was profitable
for nothing.
'Then the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying:
Thus saith the Lord: After this
manner will I mar the pride of Judah,
and the great pride of Jerusalem,
"even this evil people, that refuse
to hear My words, that walk in the
stubbornness of their heart, and are
gone after other gods to serve them,
and to worship "them, that it be !as
this girdle, which is profitable for
nothing. "For as the girdle cleaveth
to the loins of a man, so have I caused
to cleave unto Me the whole house of
Israel and the whole house of Judah,
saith the Lord, that they might be
unto Me for a people, and for a name,
and for a praise, and for a glory; but
they would not hearken.
"Moreover thou shalt speak unto
them this word: Thus saith the Lord,
the God of Israel: 'Every bottle is
filled with wine' ; and when they shall
say unto thee : 'Do we not know that
every bottle is filled with wine?'
Then shalt thou say unto them : Thus
saith the Lord: Behold, I will fill all
the inhabitants of this land, even the
kings that sit upon David's throne,
and the priests, and the prophets, and
aU the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with
drunkenness. "And I will dash them
one against another, even the fathers
and the sons together, saith the Lord;
I will not pity, nor spare, nor have
compassion, that I should not destroy
them. "Hear ye, and give ear, be not
proud ;
For the Lord hath spoken.
"Give glory to the Lord your God,
Before it grow dark,

581

13.16

JEREMIAH

And before your feet stumble
Upon the mountains of twilight,
And, while ye look for Ught,
He turn it into the shadow of death,
And make it gross darkness.
"But if ye will not hear it,
My soul shall weep in secret for
your pride;
And mine eye shall weep sore, and
run down with tears,
Because the Lord's flock is carried
away captive.
"Say thou unto the king and to the
queen-mother:
'Sit ye down low;
For your headtires are come down,
Even your beautiful crown.'
"The cities of the South are shut up,
And there is none to open them;
Judah is carried away captive all
of it;
It is wholly carried away captive.
"Lift up your eyes, and behold
Them that come from the north;
Where is the flock that was given
thee,
Thy beautiful flock?
21What wilt thou say, when He shall
set the friends over thee as head,
Whom thou thyseff hast trained
against thee?
Shall not pangs take hold of thee,
As of a woman in travail?
22 And if thou say in thy heart :
'Wherefore are these things befallen
me?'—
For the greatness of thine iniquity
are thy skirts uncovered,
And thy heels suffer violence.
"Can the Ethiopian change his skin,
Or the leopard his spots?
Then may ye also do good,
That are accustomed to do evil.
Therefore will I scatter them, as the
stubble that passeth away

By the wind of the wilderness.
"This is thy lot, the portion measured
unto thee from Me,
Saith the Lord;
Because thou hast forgotten Me,
And trusted in falsehood.
"Therefore wiU I also uncover thy
skirts upon thy face,
And thy shame shall appear.
"Thine adulteries, and thy neigh-
ings, the lewdness of thy harlotry,
On the hills in the field have I seen
thy detestable acts.
Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! thou
wilt not be made clean!
When shall it ever be?
"j A The word of the Lord that came
to Jeremiah concerning the
droughts. 2Judah mourneth, and the gates
thereof languish,
They bow down in black unto the
ground;
And the cry of Jerusalem is gone
up.
'And their nobles send their lads for
water:
They come to the pits, and find no
water;
Their vessels return empty;
They are ashamed and confounded,
and cover their heads.
4Because of the ground which is
cracked,
For there hath been no rain in the
land,
The plowmen are ashamed, they
cover their heads.
'Yea, the hind also in the field
calveth, and forsaketh her young,
Because there is no grass.
'And the wild asses stand on the
high hills,
They gasp for air like jackals;
Their eyes fail, because there is no
herbage.

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JEREMIAH

14.20

Though our iniquities testify against
us,
0 Lord, work Thou for Thy name's
sake;
For our backsUdings are many,
We have sinned against Thee.
80 Thou hope of Israel,
The Saviour thereof in time of
trouble,
Why shouldest Thou be as a stran
ger in the land,
And as a wayfaring man that turn
eth aside to tarry for a night?
'Why shouldest Thou be as a man
overcome,
As a mighty man that cannot save?
Yet Thou, 0 Lord, art in the midst
of us,
And Thy name is called upon us;
Leave us not.
"Thus saith the Lord unto this
people :
Even so have they loved to wander,
They have not refrained their feet;
Therefore the Lord doth not accept
them,
Now will He remember their in
iquity,
And punish their sins.
"And the Lord said unto me : 'Pray
not for this people for their good.
"When they fast, I will not hear their
cry ; and when they offer burnt-offering
and meal-offering, I will not accept
them; but I will consume them by the
sword, and by the famine, and by the
pestilence.' "Then said I: 'Ah, Lord
God! behold, the prophets say unto
them: Ye shaU not see the sword,
neither shall ye have famine; but I
will give you assured peace in this
place.' "Then the Lord said unto
me: 'The prophets prophesy Ues in
My name; I sent them not, neither
have I commaanded them, neither
spoke I unto them; they prophesy

unto you a lying vision, and divina
tion, and a thing of nought, and the
deceit of their own heart. "Therefore
thus saitri the Lord: As for the
prophets that prophesy in My name,
and I sent them not, yet they say:
Sword and famine shall not be in this
land, by sword and famine shall those
prophets be consumed; "and the peo
ple to whom they prophesy shall be
cast out in the streets of Jerusalem
because of the famine and the sword;
and they shall have none to bury them,
them, their wives, nor their sons, nor
their daughters; for I will pour their
evil upon them.'
"And thou shalt say this word unto
them: Let mine eyes run down with tears
night and day,
And let them not cease;
For the virgin daughter of my peo
ple is broken with a great breach,
With a very grievous blow.
"If I go forth into the field,
Then behold the slain with the
sword!
And if I enter into the city,
Then behold them that are sick with
famine!
For both the prophet and the priest
are gone about to a land, and
knew it not.
"Hast Thou utterly rejected Judah?
Hath Thy soul loathed Zion?
Why hast Thou smitten us, and
there is no healing for us?
We looked for peace, but no good
came;
And for a time of healing, and be
hold terror!
20We acknowledge, 0 Lord, our wick
edness,
Even the iniquity of our fathers;
For we have sinned against Thee.

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21Do not contemn us, for Thy name's
sake,
Do not dishonour the throne of
Thy glory;
Remember, break not Thy covenant
with us.
22Are there any among the vanities
of the nations that can cause rain?
Or can the heavens give showers?
Art not Thou He, O Lord our
God, and do we not wait for
Thee?,
For Thou hast made all these things.
"I PL Then said the Lord unto me:
XtJ Though Moses and Samuel
stood before Me, yet My mind could
not be toward this people; cast them
out of My sight, and let them go forth.
2And it shall come to pass, when they
say unto thee: Whither shall we go
forth? then thou shalt tell them: Thus
saith the Lord : Such as are for death,
to death; and such as are for the sword,
to the sword; and such as are for the
famine, to the famine; and such as
are for captivity, to captivity. , 3And
I will appoint over them four kinds,
saith the Lord: the sword to slay,
and the dogs to drag, and the fowls
of the heaven, and the beasts of the
earth, to devour and to destroy. 4And
I wiU cause them to be a horror among
all the kingdoms of the earth, because
of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king
of Judah, for that which he did in
Jerusalem. 'For who shaU have pity upon thee,
O Jerusalem?
Or who shall bemoan thee?
Or who, shall turn aside to: ask of
thy welfare?
Thou hast cast Me off, saith the
Lord,
Thou art gone backward;
Therefore do I stretch out My hand
against thee, and destroy thee;
I am weary with repenting.

'And I fan them with a fan in the
gates of the land;
, I bereave them of children, I de
stroy My people,
Since they return not from their
ways.
Their widows are increased to Me
above the sand of the seas;
I bring upon them, against the moth
er, a chosen one,
Even a spoiler at noonday;
I cause anguish and terrors to fall
upon her suddenly.
9She that hath borne seven languish-
eth;
Her spirit droopeth;
Her sun is gone down while it was
yet day,
She is ashamed and confounded;
And the residue of them will I
deUver to the sword before their
enemies,
Saith the Lord.'
"Woe is me, my mother, that thou
hast borne me
A man of strife and a man of con
tention to the whole earth!
I have not lent, neither have men
lent to me;
Yet every one of them doth curse
me.
"The Lord said: 'Verily I wiU re
lease thee for good; verily I will
cause the enemy to make suppUcation
unto thee in the time of evil and in.the
time of affliction. "Can iron break
iron from the north and brass? "Thy
substance and thy treasures will I
give for a spoil without price, and that
for aU thy sins, evenin aU thy borders.
"And I will make thee to pass with
thine enemies into a land which thou
knowest not; for a fire is kindled in
My nostril, which shall burn upon
you.' ¦ , ,

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16.9

"Thou, O Lord, knowest;
Remember me, and think of me,
and avenge me of my persecutors;
Take me not away because of Thy
long-suffering;
Know that for Thy sake I have suf
fered taunts.
"Thy words were found, and I did
eat them;
And Thy words were unto me a joy
and the rejoicing of my heart;
Because Thy name was called on me,
0 Lord God of hosts.
"I sat not in the assembly of them
that make merry, nor rejoiced;
I sat alone because of Thy hand;
For Thou hast filled me with indig
nation.
"Why is my pain perpetual,
And my wound incurable, so that it
refuseth to be healed?
Wilt Thou indeed be unto me as a
deceitful brook,
As waters that fail?
"Therefore thus saith the Lord :
If thou return, and I bring thee
back,
Thou shalt stand before Me;
And if thou bring forth the precious
out of the vile,
Thou shalt be as My mouth;
Let them return unto thee,
But thou shalt not return unto them.
"And I will make thee unto this
people a fortified brazen wall;
And they shall fight against thee,
But they shall not prevail against
thee;
For I am with thee to save thee
and to deliver thee,
Saith the Lord.
21 And I will deUver thee out of the
hand of the wicked,/
And I will redeem thee out of the
hand of the terrible.

"j Cl The word of the Lord came also
unto me, saying:
Thou shalt not take thee a wife,
Neither shalt thou have sons or
daughters in this plaee.
'For thus saith the Lord concerning
the sons and concerning the daughters
that are born in this place, and con
cerning their mothers that bore them,
and concerning their fathers that
begot them in this land:
They shall die of grievous deaths ;
They shall not be lamented, neither
shaU they be buried,
They shall be as dung upon the
face of the ground;
And they shall be consumed by the
sword, and by famine;
And their carcasses shall be meat
for the fowls of heaven,
And for the beasts of the earth.
'For thus saith the Lord: Enter not
into the house of mourning, neither
go to lament, neither bemoan them;
for I have taken away My peace from
this people, saith the Lord, even
mercy and compassion. 'Both the
great and the small shall die in this
land; they shall not be buried; neither
shall men lament for them, nor cut
themselves, nor make themselves bald
for them; 7neither shaU men break
bread for them in mourning, to com
fort them for the dead; neither shall
men give them the cup of consolation
to drink for their father or for their
mother. 8And thou shalt not go into
the house of feasting to sit with them,
to eat and to drink. 9For thus saith
the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
Behold, I wiU cause to cease out
of this place,
Before your eyes and in your days,
The voice of mirth and the voice of
gladness,
The voice of the bridegroom and
the voice of the bride.

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JEREMIAH

"And it shaU come to pass, when thou
shalt tell this people all these words,
and they shall say unto thee: 'Where
fore hath the Lord pronounced all
this great evil against us? or what is
our iniquity? or what is our sin that
we have committed against the Lord
our God?' "then shalt thou say unto
them: 'Because your fathers have
forsaken Me, saith the Lord, and
have walked after other gods, and
have served them, and have wor
shipped them, and have forsaken Me,
and have not kept My law; "and ye
have done worse than your fathers;
for, behold, ye walk every one after the
stubbornness of his evil heart, so that
ye hearken not unto Me; "therefore
will I east you out of this land into
a land that ye have not known,
neither ye nor your fathers; and there
shall ye serve other gods day and
night; forasmuch as I wiU show you
no favour.'
Therefore, behold, the days come,
saith the Lord, that it shall no more
be said: 'As the Lord liveth, that
brought up the children of Israel out
of the land of Egypt', "but: 'As
the Lord hveth, that brought up the
children of Israel from the land of the
north, and from all the countries
whither He had driven them'; and
I will bring them back into their land
that I gave unto their fathers.
"Behold, I will send for many fish
ers, saith the Lord, and they shall
fish them; and afterward I will send for
many hunters, and they shall hunt
them from every mountain, and from
every hiU, and out of the clefts of the
rocks. "For Mine eyes are upon all their
ways,
They are not hid from My face;
Neither is their iniquity concealed
from Mine eyes.

"And first I wiU recompense their
iniquity and their sin double;
Because they have profaned My
land;
They have fiUed Mine inheritance
With the carcasses of their detest
able things and their abomina
tions.
'?0 Lord, my strength, and my strong
hold,
And my refuge, in the day of afflic
tion,
Unto Thee shall the nations come
From the ends of the earth, and
shall say:
'Our fathers have inherited nought
but hes,
Vanity and things wherein there is
no profit.'
"Shall a man make unto himself
gods,
And they are no gods?
Therefore, behold, I will cause them
to know,
This once will I cause them to know
My hand and My might;
And they shaU know that My name
is the Lord.
1 H The sin of Judah is written
With a pen of iron, and with the
point of a diamond;
It is graven upon the tablet of their
heart,
And upon the horns of your al
tars.
Tike the symbols of their sons are
their altars,
And their Asherim are by the leafy
trees,
Upon the high hills.
'0 thou that sittest upon the moun
tain in the field,
I will give thy substance and all thy
treasures for a spoil,

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17.18

And thy high places, because of sin,
throughout all thy borders.
4And thou, even of thyself, shalt
discontinue from thy heritage
That I gave thee;
And I will cause thee to serve thine
enemies
In the land which thou knowest not;
For ye have kindled a fire in My
nostril,
Which shall burn for ever.
Thus saith the Lord :
Cursed is the man that trusteth in
man,
And maketh flesh his arm,
And whose heart departeth from
the Lord.
'For he shall be like a tamarisk in
the desert,
And shall not see when good cometh;
But shall inhabit the parched places
in the wilderness,
A salt land and not inhabited.
7Blessed is the man that trusteth in
the Lord,
And whose trust the Lord is.
'For he shall be as a tree planted by
the waters,
And that spreadeth out its roots by
the river,
And shall not see when heat com
eth,
But its foliage shall be luxuriant;
And shall not be anxious in the year
of drought,
Neither shall cease from yielding
fruit.
The heart is deceitful above all
things,
And it is exceeding weak — who can
know it?
"I the Lord search the heart,
I try the reins,
Even to give every man according
to his ways,

According vto the fruit of his do
ings.
"As the partridge that broodeth over
young which she hath not brought
forth,
So is he that getteth riches, and not
by right;
In the midst of his days he shall
leave them,
And at his end he shall be a fool.
"Thou throne of glory, on high from
the beginning,
Thou place of our sanctuary,
Thou hope of Israel, the Lord!
AU that forsake Thee shall be
ashamed;
They that depart from Thee shall
be written in the earth,
Because they have forsaken the
Lord,
The fountain of living waters.
"Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be
healed;
Save me, and I shall be saved;
For Thou art my praise.
"Behold, they say unto me :
'Where is the word of the Lord?
let it come now.'
"As for me, I have not hastened from
being a shepherd after Thee;
Neither have I desired the woeful
day; Thou knowest it;
That which came out of my lips was
manifest before Thee.
"Be not a ruin unto me;
Thou art my refuge in the day of evil.
"Let them be ashamed that persecute
me, but let not me be ashamed;
Let them be dismayed, but let not
me be dismayed;
Bring upon them the day of evil,
•And destroy them with double
destruction.

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JEREMIAH

"Thus said the Lord unto me: Go,
and stand in the gate of the children
of the people, whereby the kings of
Judah come in, and by which they go
out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
"and say unto them:
Hear ye the word of the Lord,
ye kings of Judah, and all Judah,
and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
that enter in by these gates; 2Ithus
saith the, Lord: Take heed for the
sake of your souls, and bear no bur
den on the sabbath day, nor bring
it in by the gates of Jerusalem;
"neither carry forth a burden out
of your houses on the sabbath day,
neither do ye any work; but haUow ye
the sabbath day, as I commanded your
fathers; "but they hearkened not,
neither inclined their ear, but made
their neck stiff, that they might not
hear, nor receive instruction. 24And
it shall come to pass, if" ye diligently
hearken unto Me, saith the Lord,
to bring in no burden through the
gates of this city on the sabbath day,
but to haUow the sabbath day, to do
no work therein; "then shall there
enter in by the gates of this city kings
and princes sitting upon the throne of
David, riding in chariots and on
horses, they, and their princes, the
men of Judah, and the inhabitants of
Jerusalem; and this city shall be
inhabited for ever. "And they shall
come from the cities of Judah, and
from the places round about Jerusalem,
and from the land of Benjamin, and
from the Lowland, and from the
mountains, and from the South, bring
ing ¦ burnt-offerings, and sacrifices,
and meal-offerings, and frankincense,
and bringing sacrifices of thanksgiving,
unto the house of the Lord. "But if
ye will not hearken unto Me to haUow
the sabbath day, and not to bear a
burden and enter in at the gates of

Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then
will I kindle a, fire in the gates there
of, and it shaU devour the palaces
of Jerusalem, and it shaU not be
quenched. 1 Q The word which came to Jere-
miah from the Lord, saying:
2'Arise, and go down to the potter's
house, and there I will cause thee to
hear My words.' Then I went down
to the potter's house, and, behold,
he was at his work on the wheels.
4And whensoever the vessel that he
made of the clay was marred in the
hand of the potter, he made it again
another vessel, as seemed good to the
potter to make it.
Then the word of the Lord came
to me, saying : '' 0 house of Israel, can
not I do with you as this potter?
saith the Lord. Behold, as the clay
in the potter's hand, so are ye in My
hand, 0 house of Israel. 7At one
instant I may speak concerning a
nation, and concerning a kingdom, to
pluck up and to break down and to
destroy it ; 'but if that nation turn from
their evil, because of which I have
spoken against it, I repent of the evil
that I thought to do unto it. 'And
at one instant I may speak concern
ing a nation, and concerning a king
dom, to build and to plant it; "but
if it do evil in My sight, that it heark
en not to My voice, then I repent of
the good, wherewith I said I would
benefit it. HNow therefore do thou
speak to the men of Judah, and to the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying:
Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I
frame evil against you, and devise a
device against you; return ye now
every one from his evil way, and
amend your ways and your doings..
"But they say: There is no hope;
but we will walk after our own devices,

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19.4

and we will do every one after the
stubbornness of his evil heart.'
Therefore thus saith the Lord :
Ask ye now among the nations,
Who hath heard such things;
The virgin of Israel hath done
A very horrible thing.
"Doth the snow of Lebanon fail
From the rock of the field?
Or are the strange cold flowing
waters
Plucked up?
"For My people hath forgotten Me,
They offer unto vanity;
And they have been made to stum
ble in their ways,
In the ancient paths,
To walk in bypaths,
In a way not cast up;
"To make their land an astonish
ment,
And a perpetual hissing;
Every one that passeth thereby
shall be astonished,
And shake his head.
"I will scatter them as with an east
wind
Before the enemy;
I will look upon their back, and not
their face,
In the day of their calamity.
"Then said they:
'Come, and let us devise devices
against Jeremiah;
For instruction shall not perish
from the priest,
Nor counsel from the wise, nor the
word from the prophet.
Come, and let us smite him with
the tongue,
And let us not give heed to any of
his words.'
"Give heed to me, O Lord,
And hearken to the voice of them
that contend with me.

"Shall evil be recompensed for good?
For they have digged a pit for my
soul.
Remember how I stood before Thee
To speak good for them,
To turn away Thy wrath from them.
Therefore deUver up their children
to the famine,
And hurl them to the power of the
sword;
And let their wives be bereaved of
their children, and widows;
And let their men be slain of death,
And their young men smitten of the
sword in battle.
Tet a cry be heard from their houses,
When thou shalt bring a troop
suddenly upon them;
For they have digged a pit to take
me,
And hid snares for my feet.
"Yet, Lord, Thou knowest
All their counsel against me to slay
me;
Forgive not their iniquity,
Neither blot out their sin from Thy
sight;
But let them be made to stumble
before Thee;
Deal Thou with them in the time of
Thine anger.
1 Q Thus said the Lord: Go, and
get a potter's earthen bottle,
and take of the elders of the people,
and of the elders of the priests; ^nd
go forth unto the valley of the son of
Hinnom, which is by the entry of the
gate Harsith, and proclaim there the
words that I shall teU thee; 3and say:
Hear ye the word of the Lord, 0
kings of Judah, and inhabitants of
Jerusalem; thus saith the Lord of
hosts, the God of Israel:
Behold, I will bring evil upon this
place, which whosoever heareth, his ears
shall tingle; 4because they have forsak-

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19.4

JEREMIAH

en Me, and have estranged this place,
and have offered in it unto other go'ds,
whom neither they nor their fathers
have known, nor the kings of Judah;
and have filled this place with the
blood of innocents; 'and have built
the high places of Baal, to burn their
sons in the fire for burnt-offerings
unto Baal; which I commanded not,
nor spoke it, neither came it into My
mind. Therefore, behold, the days
come, saith the Lord, that this place
shall no more be called Topheth, nor
The valley of the son of Hinnom, but
The valley of slaughter; 7and I wiU
make void the counsel of Judah and
Jerusalem in this place; and I will
cause them to fall by the sword before
their enemies, and by the hand of them
, that seek their life; and their carcasses
will I give to be food for the fowls of
the heaven, and for the beasts of the
earth; 8and I will make this city an
astonishment, and a hissing; every one
that passeth thereby shaU be aston
ished and hiss because of all the
plagues thereof; 'and I will cause them
to eat the flesh of their sons and the
flesh of their daughters, and they shall
eat every one the flesh of his friend,
in the siege and in the straitness,
wherewith their enemies, and they
that seek their life, shall straiten
them. "Then shalt thou break the
bottle in the sight of the men that go
with thee, "and shalt say unto them :
Thus saith the Lord of hosts : Even
so will I break this people and this
city, as one breaketh a potter's ves
sel, that cannot be made whole again;
and they shall bury in Topheth, for
want of room to bury. "Thus will I
do unto this place, saith the Lord,
and to the inhabitants thereof, even
making this city as Topheth; "and
the houses of Jerusalem, and the
houses of the kings of Judah, which

are defiled, shall be as the place of
Topheth, even all the houses upon
whose roofs they have offered unto all
the host of heaven, and have poured
out drink-offerings unto other gods.
'Then came Jeremiah from To
pheth, whither the Lord had sent him
to prophesy; and he stood in the court
of the Lord's house, and said to aU
the people : "' Thus saith the Lord of
hosts, the God of Israel : Behold, I will
bring upon this city and upon all her
towns all the evil that I have pro
nounced against it; because they have
made their neck stiff, that they might
not hear My words.'
O A Now Pashhur the son of Immer
the priest, who was chief officer
in the house of the Lord, heard Jere
miah prophesying these things. Then
Pashhur smote Jeremiah the prophet,
and put him in the stocks that were
in the upper gate of Benjamin, which
was in the house of the Lord. 'And
it caine to pass on the morrow, that
Pashhur brought forth Jeremiah out
of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah
unto him : ' The Lord hath not caUed
thy name Pashhur, but aMagor-
missabib. 4For thus saith the Lord:
Behold, I wiU make thee a terror to
thyseff, and to all thy friends; and
they shall fall by the sword of their
enemies, and thine eyes shall behold
it; and I will give all Judah into the
hand of the king of Babylon, and he
shall carry them captive to Babylon,
and shall slay them with the swqrd.
'Moreover I will give all the store of
this city, and all the gains thereof,
and all the wealth thereof, yea, aU
the treasures of the kings of Judah
will I give into the hand of their
enemies, who shall spoil them, and
take them, and carry them to Baby
lon. 'And thou, Pashhur, and aU that

"That is, Terror on every side.
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21 1

dweU in thy house shall go into cap
tivity; and thou shalt come to Baby
lon, and there thou shalt die, and there
shalt thou be buried, thou, and all thy
friends, to whom thou hast prophesied
falsely.' 70 Lord, Thou hast enticed 'me,
and I was enticed,
Thou hast overcome me, and hast
prevailed;
I am become a laughing-stock all
the day,
Every one mocketh me.
'For as often as I speak, I cry
out,
I cry: 'Violence and spoil';
Because the word of the Lord is
made
A reproach unto me, and a derision,
all the day.
'And if I say: T will not make
mention of Him,
Nor speak any more in His name',
Then there is in my heart as it
were a burning fire
Shut up in my bones,
And I weary myself to hold it in,
But cannot.
"For I have heard the whispering
of many,
Terror on every side :
'Denounce, and we will denounce
him';
Even of all my familiar friends,
Them that watch for my halting :
'Peradventure he will be enticed,
and we shall prevail against him,
And we shall take our revenge on
him.'
"But the Lord is with me as a
mighty warrior;
Therefore my persecutors shall
stumble, and they shall not pre
vail;
They shall be greatly ashamed,
because they have not prospered,

Even with an everlasting confusion
which shall never be forgotten.
"But, O Lord of hosts, that triest
the righteous,
That seest the reins and the heart,
Let me see Thy vengeance on them ;
For unto Thee have I revealed my
cause.
."Sing unto the Lord,
Praise ye the Lord;
For He hath delivered the soul of
the needy
From the hand of evil-doers.
"Cursed be the day
Wherein I was born;
The day wherein my mother bore
me,
Let it not be blessed.
"Cursed be the man who brought
tidings
To my father, saying :
' A man-child is born unto thee ' ;
Making him very glad.
"And let that man be as the cities
Which the Lord overthrew, and
repented not;
And let him hear a cry in the morn
ing,
And an alarm at noontide;
"Because He slew me not from the
womb;
And so my mother would have been
my grave,
And her womb always great.
"Wherefore came I forth out of the
womb
To see labour and sorrow,
That my days should be consumed
in shame?
OI The word which came unto
Jeremiah from the Lord, when
king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashhur
the son of Malchiah, and Zephaniah
the son of Maaseiah the priest, say-

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ing: 2' Inquire, I pray thee, of the
Lord for us; for Nebuchadrezzar
king of Babylon maketh war against
us; peradventure the Lord will deal
with us according to all His wondrous
works, that he may go up from us.'
Then said Jeremiah unto them:
Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:
Thus saith the Lord, the God of
Israel: ,
Behold, I will turn back the weap
ons of war that are in your hands,
wherewith ye fight against the king of
Babylon, and against the Chaldeans,
that besiege you without the walls,
and I will gather them into the midst
of this city. 'And I myself wiU fight
against you with an outstretched
hand and with a strong arm, even in
anger, and in fury, and in great
wrath. 'And I will smite the inhabit
ants of this city, both man and beast;
they shall die of a great pestilence.
'And afterward; saith the Lord,
I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah,
and his servants, and the people, and
such as are left in this city from the
pestilence, from the sword, and from
the famine, into the hand of Nebuchad
rezzar king of Babylon, and into the
hand of their enemies, and into the
hand of those that seek their life;
and he shall smite them with the edge
of the sword; he shall not spare them,
neither have pity, nor have compas
sion. 'And unto this people thou shalt
say : Thus saith the Lord : Behold, I
set before you the way of Ufe and the
way of death. 'He that abideth in
this city shall die by the sword, and
by the famine, and by the pestilence;
but he that goeth out, and falleth
away to the Chaldeans that besiege
you, he shall live, and his life shall
be unto him for a prey. "For I have
set My face against this city for evil,

and not for good, saith the Lord; it
shaU be given into the hand of the
king of Babylon, and he shall burn it
with fire." • '
"And unto the house of the king of
Judah : Hear ye the word of the Lord ;
"0 house of David, thus saith the
Lord: Execute justice in the morning,
And deUver the spoiled out of the
hand of the oppressor,
Lest My fury go forth hke fire,
And burn that none can quench it,
Because of the evil of your doings.
"Behold, I am against thee, 0 in
habitant of the valley,
And rock of the plain, saith the
Lord;
Ye that say: 'Who shall come
down against us?
Or who shall enter into our habita
tions?'
"And I will punish you according to
the fruit of your doings,
Saith the Lord;
And I will kindle a fire in her1 forest,
And it shall devour all that is round
about her.
OO Thus said the Lord: Go down
to the house of the king of
Judah, and speak there this word,
2and say: Hear the word of the
Lord, O king of Judah, that sittest
upon the throne of David, thou, and
thy servants, and thy people that
enter in by these gates. Thus saith
the Lord:
Execute ye justice and righteous
ness, and deliver the spoiled out of
the hand of the oppressor; and do
no wrong, do no violence, to the
stranger, the fatherless, nor the
widow, neither shed innocent blood
in this place. 4For if ye do this thing
indeed, then shall there enter in by

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the gates of this house kings sitting
upon the throne of David, riding in
chariots and on horses, he, and his
servants, and his people. 'But if ye
will not hear these words, I swear
by Myself, saith the Lord, that this
house shall become a desolation.
'For thus saith the Lord concerning
the house of the king of Judah:
Thou art Gilead unto Me,
The head of Lebanon;
Yet surely I will make thee a
wilderness,
Cities which are not inhabited.
'And I will prepare destroyers against
thee,
Every one with his weapons ;
And they shall cut down thy choice
cedars,
And cast them into the fire.
8And many nations shall pass by
this city, and they shall say every man
to his neighbour: 'Wherefore hath
the Lord done thus unto this great
city?' Then they shall answer:
'Because they forsook the covenant
of the Lord their God, and worshipped
other gods, and served them.'
"Weep ye not for the dead,
Neither bemoan him;
But weep sore for him that goeth
away,
For he shall return no more,
Nor see his native country.
"For thus saith the Lord touching
Shallum the son of Josiah, king of
Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah
his father, and who went forth out of
this place: He shall not return
thither any more; "but in the place
whither they have led him captive,
there shall he die, and he shall see
this land no more.
"Woe unto him that buildeth his
house by unrighteousness,

And his chambers by injustice;
That useth his neighbour's service
without wages,
And giveth him not his hire;
"That saith: ' I will build me a wide
house
And spacious chambers',
And cutteth him out windows,
And it is ceiled with cedar, and
painted with vermihon.
"Shalt thou reign, because thou
strivest to excel in cedar?
Did not thy father eat and drink, .
and do justice and righteous
ness?
Then it was well with him.
"He judged the cause of the poor
and needy;
Then it was well.
Is not this to know Me? saith the
Lord.
"But thine eyes and thy heart
Are not but for thy covetousness,
And for shedding innocent blood,
And for oppression, and for vio
lence, to do it.
"Therefore thus saith the Lord con
cerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah,
king of Judah:
They shall not lament for him :
'Ah my brother!' or: 'Ah sister!'
They shall not lament for him:
'Ah lord!' or: 'Ah his glory!'
"He shall be buried with the burial
of an ass,
Drawn and cast forth beyond the
gates of Jerusalem.
20Go up to Lebanon, and cry,
And lift up thy voice in Bashan;
And cry from Abarim,
For all thy lovers are destroyed.
2II spoke unto thee in thy prosper
ity,
But thou saidst : T will not hear.'
This hath been thy manner from
thy youth,

20

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That thou hearkenedst not to My
voice.
The wind shall feed upon all thy
shepherds,
And thy lovers shall go into cap
tivity;
Surely then shalt thou be ashamed
and confounded
For all thy wickedness.
"0 inhabitant of Lebanon,
That art nestled in the cedars,
How gracious shalt thou be when
pangs come upon thee,
The pain as of a woman in travail!
24As I live, saith the Lord, though
Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king
of Judah were ithe signet upon My
right hand, yet would I pluck thee
thence; "and I will give thee into the
hand of them that seek thy life, and
into the hand of them of whom thou
art afraid, even into the hand of
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon,
and into the hand of the Chaldeans.
"And I will cast thee out, and thy
mother that bore thee, into another
country, where ye were not born; and
there shall ye die. "But to the land
whereunto they long to return,
thither shall they not return.
28Is this man Coniah a despised,
broken image?
Is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure?
Wherefore are they cast out, he and
his seed,
And are cast into the land which
they know not?
290 land, land, land,
Hear the word of the Lord.
"Thus saith the Lord:
Write ye this man childless,
A man that shall not prosper in his
days;
For no man of his seed shall pros
per,
Sitting upon the throne of David,
i And ruling any more in Judah.

OQ Woe unto the shepherds that
destroy and scatter
The sheep of My pasture! saith the
Lord.
Therefore thus saith the Lord, the
God of Israel, against the shepherds
that feed My people: Ye have scat
tered My flock, and driven them away,
and have not taken care of them;
behold, I will visit upon you the
evil of your doings, saith the Lord.
'And I will gather the remnant of
My flock out of all the countries
whither T have driven them, and will
bring them back to their folds; and
they shaU be fruitful and multiply.
4And I wiU set up shepherds over
them, who shaU feed them; and they
shaU fear no more, nor be dismayed,
neither shaU any be lacking, saith
the Lord.
'Behold, the days come, saith the
Lord,
That I will raise unto David a
righteous shoot,
And he shall reign as king and
prosper,
And shall execute justice and
righteousness in the land.
'In his days Judah shall be saved,
And Israel shall dwell safely;
And this is his name whereby he
shall be called,
The Lord is our righteousness.
Therefore, behold, the days come,
saith the Lord, that they shall no
more say: 'As the Lord Uveth, that
brought up the children of Israel out
of 'the land of Egypt'; 'but: 'As the
Lord Uveth, that brought up and
that led the seed of the house of
Israel out of the north country, and
from all the countries whither I had
driven them'; and they shall dwell
in their own land.

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'Concerning the prophets.
My heart within me is broken,
All my bones shake;
I am like a drunken man,
And Uke a man whom wine hath
overcome;
Because of the Lord,
And because of His holy words.
"For the land is full of adulterers;
For because of swearing the land
mourneth,
The pastures of the wilderness are
dried up;
And their course is evil,
And their force is not right.
"For both prophet and priest are
ungodly;
Yea, in My house have I found
their wickedness,
Saith the Lord.
"Wherefore their way shall be unto
them as slippery places in the
darkness,
They shaU be thrust, and fall therein
For I will bring evil upon them,
Even the year of their visitation,
Saith the Lord.
13 And I have seen unseemliness in
the prophets of Samaria:
They prophesied by Baal,
And caused My people Israel to, err.
"But in the prophets of Jerusalem
I have seen a horrible thing :
They commit adultery, and walk
in lies,
And they strengthen the hands of
evil-doers,
That none doth return from his
wickedness;
They are all of them become unto
Me as Sodom,
And the inhabitants thereof as
Gomorrah.
"Therefore thus saith the Lord of
hosts concerning the prophets :

Behold, I will feed them with worm
wood,
And make them drink the water of
gall;
For from the prophets of Jerusalem
Is ungodliness gone forth into all
the land.
"Thus saith the Lord of hosts:
Hearken not unto the words of the
prophets that prophesy unto you,
They lead you unto vanity;
They speak a vision of their own
heart,
And not out of the mouth of the
Lord.
"They say continually unto them
that despise Me :
'The Lord hath said: Ye shall have
peace' ;
And unto every one that walketh
in the stubbornness of his own
heart they say :
'No evil shall come upon you';
"For who hath stood in the council
of the Lord,
That he should perceive and hear
His word?
Who hath attended to His word,
and heard it?
"Behold, a storm of the Lord is gone
forth in fury,
Yea, a whirling storm;
It shall whirl upon the head of the
wicked.
The anger of the Lord shall not
return, '
Until He have executed, and till He
have performed the purposes of
His heart;
In the end of days ye shall consider
it perfectly.
21I have not sent these prophets, yet
they ran;
I have not spoken to them, yet
they prophesied.

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22 But if they have stood in My council ,
Then let them cause My people to
hear My words,
And turn them from their evil way,
And from the evil of their doings.
"Am I a God near at hand, saith
the Lord,
And not a God afar off?
24Can any hide himself in secret places
That I shall not see him? saith the
Lord.
Do not I fill heaven and earth?
Saith the Lord.
"I have heard what the prophets
have said,
That prophesy lies in My name,
saying:
'I have dreamed, I have dreamed.'
"How long shall this be?
Is it in the heart of the prophets
that prophesy lies,
And the prophets of the deceit of
their own heart?
"That think to cause My people to
forget My name
By their dreams which they tell
every man to his neighbour,
As their fathers forgot My name
for Baal.
The prophet that hath a dream, let
him tell a dream;
And he that hath My word, let him
speak My word faithfully.
What hath the straw to do with the
wheat?
Saith the Lord.
29Is not My word like as'fire?
Saith the Lord ;
And like a hammer that breaketh
the rock in pieces?
Therefore, behold, I am against the
prophets, saith the Lord, that steal
My words every one from his neigh
bour. "Behold, I am against the
prophets, saith the Lord, that use
their tongues and say: 'He saith.'

Tehold, I am against them that
prophesy lying dreams, saith the
Lord, and do tell them, and cause
My people to err by their lies, and by
their wantonness; yet I sent them not,
nor commanded them; neither can
they profit this people at all, saith
the Lord.
"And when this people, or the
prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee,
saying: 'What is the burden of the
Lord?' then shalt thou say unto
them: 'What burden! I will cast
you off, saith the Lord.' 34And as for
the prophet, and the priest, and the
people, that shall say: 'The burden
of the Lord', I will even punish that
man and his house. Thus shall ye
say every one to his neighbour, and
every one to his brother: 'What hath
the Lord answered?' and : ' What hath
the Lord spoken?' "And the burden
of the Lord shall ye mention no more;
for every man's own word shall be
his burden; and would ye pervert the
words of the living God, of the Lord
of hosts our God? 'Thus shalt thou
say to the prophet: 'What hath the
Lord answered thee?' and: 'What
hath the Lord spoken?' "But if ye
say : The burden of the Lord' ; there
fore thus saith the Lord: Because ye
say this word: The burden of the
Lord', and I have sent unto you, say
ing: 'Ye shaU not say: The burden
of the Lord'; "therefore, behold, I
will utterly tear you out, and I will
cast you off, and the city that I gave
unto you and to your fathers, away
from My presence; 40and I will bring
an everlasting reproach upon you,
and a perpetual shame, which shall
not be forgotten.
OA The Lord showed me, and be-
¦^ hold two baskets of figs set
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25.

that Nebuchadrezzar king of Baby
lon had carried away captive Jeconiah
the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah,
and the princes of Judah, with the
craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem,
and had brought them to Babylon.
2One basket had very good figs, Uke
the figs that are first-ripe; and the
other basket had very bad figs, which
could not be eaten, they were so bad.
Then said the Lord unto me: 'What
seest thou, Jeremiah?' And I said:
'Figs; the good figs, very good; and
the bad, very bad, that cannot be
eaten, they are so bad.' 4And the
word of the Lord came unto me, say
ing: 'Thus saith the Lord, the God
of Israel: Like these good figs, so
will I regard the captives of Judah,
whom I have sent out of this place
into the land of the Chaldeans, for
good. 'And I will set Mine eyes upon
them for good, and I will bring them
back to this land ; and I wiU build them,
and not pull them down; and I will
plant them, and not pluck them up.
7And I will give them a heart to
know Me, that I am the Lord; and
they shall be My people, and I will
be their God; for they shall return
unto Me with their whole heart.
'And as the bad figs, which cannot be
eaten, they are so bad; surely thus
saith the Lord: So will I make
Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his
princes, and the residue of Jerusalem,
that remain in this land, and them
that dweU in the land of Egypt; 9I
will even make them a horror among
all the kingdoms of the earth for evil;
a reproach and a proverb, a taunt
and a curse, in all places whither I
shall drive them. "And I will send
the sword, the famine, and the pes
tilence, among them, till they be con
sumed from off the land that I gave
unto them and to their fathers.'

O PL The word that came to Jeremiah
concerning all the people of
Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim
the son of Josiah, king of Judah, that
was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar
king of Babylon; 2which Jeremiah
the prophet spoke unto all the people
of Judah, and to all the inhabitants
of Jerusalem, saying :
3From the thirteenth year of Josiah
the son of Anion, king of Judari,
even unto this day, these three and
twenty years, the word of the Lord
hath come unto me, and I have
spoken unto you, speaking betimes
and often; but ye have not heark
ened. 4And the Lord hath sent unto
you all His servants the prophets,
sending them betimes and often — -but
ye have not hearkened, nor inclined
your ear to hear — 'saying: 'Return
ye now every one from his evil way,
and from the evil of your doings,
and dwell in the land that the Lord
hath given unto you and to your
fathers, for ever and ever; 'and go not
after other gods to serve thefn, and
to worship them, and provoke Me
not with the work of your hands; and
I will do you no hurt.' 7Yet ye have
not hearkened unto Me, saith the
Lord ; that ye might provoke Me
with the work of your hands to your
own hurt. Therefore thus saith
the Lord of hosts: Because ye have
not heard My words, 'behold, I will
send and take all the families of the
north, saith the Lord, and I will
send unto Nebuchadrezzar the king
of Babylon, My servant, and will
bring them against this land, and
against the inhabitants thereof, and
against all these nations round about;
and I wiU utterly destroy them, and
make them an astonishment, and a
hissing, and perpetual desolations.

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"Moreover I will cause to cease from
among them the voice of mirth and
the voice of gladness, the voice of the
bridegroom and the voice of trie bride,
the sound of the millstones, and the
light of the lamp. "And this whole
land shall be a desolation, and a
waste; and- these nations shall serve
the king of Babylon seventy years.
"And it shall come to pass, when
seventy years are accomplished, that
I will punish the king of Babylon, and
that nation, saith the Lord, for
their iniquity, and the land of the
Chaldeans; and I will make it per
petual desolations. "And I will bring
upon that land aU My words which
I have pronounced against it, even
all that is written in this book, which
Jeremiah hath prophesied against all
the nations. "For many nations and
great kings shall make bondmen of
them also; and I will recompense them
according to their deeds, and accord
ing to the work of their own hands.
"For thus saith the Lord, the God
of Israel, unto me: Take this cup
of the wine of fury at My hand, and
cause all the nations, to whom I send
thee, to drink it. "And they shall
drink, and reel to and fro, and be
like madmen, because of the sword
that I will send among them. — 'Then
took I the cup at the Lord's hand,
and made all the nations to drink,
unto whom the Lord had sent me:
"Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah,
and the kings thereof, and the prin
ces thereof, to make them an appal-
ment, an astonishment, a hissing, and
a curse; as it is this day; "Pharaoh
king of Egypt, and his servants, and
his princes, and all his people; 20and
all the mingled people; and all the
kings of the land of Uz, and all the
kings of the land of the PhiUstines,
and Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron

and the remnant of Ashdod; 21Edom,
and Moab, and the children of Am
mon; "and all the kings of Tyre, and
all the kings of Zidon, and the kings
of the isle which is beyond the sea;
"Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all
that have the corners of their hair
polled; 24and all the kings of Arabia,
and all the kings of the mingled peo
ple that dweU in the wilderness; "and
all the kings of Zimri, and all the
kings of Elam, and all the kings of the
Medes; "and all the kings of the
north, far and near, one with another;
and all the kingdoms of the world,
which are upon the face of the earth. —
And the king of "Sheshach shall drink
after them. "And thou shalt say Unto
them : Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be
drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise
no more, because of the sword which
I will send among you. ' 28And it
shall be, if they refuse to take the cup
at thy hand to drink, then shalt thou
say unto them: Thus saith the Lord
of hosts: Ye shall surely drink.
29For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the
city whereupon My name is called, and
should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye
shall not be unpunished; for I will call
for a sword upon all the inhabitants
of the earth, saith the Lord of hosts.
"Therefore prophesy thou against
them all these words, and say unto
them: The Lord doth roar from on high,
And utter His voice from His hoiy
habitation;
He doth mightily roar because of
His fold; '
He giveth a shout, as they that
tread the grapes,
Against all the inhabitants of the
earth.
"A noise is come even to the end of
the earth;

B According to ancient tradition, a cypher for Babel.
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For the Lord hath a controversy
with the nations,
He doth plead with all flesh;
As for the wicked, He hath given
them to the sword,
Saith the Lord.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts :
Behold, evil shall go fortri
From nation to nation,
And a great storm shall be raised up
From the uttermost parts of the
earth.
"And the slain of the Lord shall be
at that day from one end of the earth
even unto the other end of the earth;
they shaU not be lamented, neither
gathered, nor buried; they shall be
dung upon the face of the ground.
34Wail, ye shepherds, and cry;
And wallow yourselves in the dust,
ye leaders of the flock;
For the days of your slaughter are
fully come,
And I will break you in pieces,
And ye shall fall Uke a precious
, vessel.
"And the shepherds shall have no
way to flee,
Nor the leaders of the flock to
escape.
"Hark! the cry of the shepherds,
And the wailing of the leaders of the
flock!
For the Lord despoileth their pas
ture.
37 And the peaceable folds are brought
to silence
Because of the fierce anger of the
Lord.
38He hath forsaken His covert, as the
lion;
For their land is become a waste
Because of the fierceness of the
oppressing sword,
And because of His fierce anger.

Of} In the beginning of the reign
of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah,
king of Judah, came this word from
the Lord, saying: 2Thus saith the
Lord: Stand in the court of the
Lord's house, and speak unto all the
cities of Judah, wliich come to wor
ship in the Lord's house, all the words
that I command thee to speak unto
them; diminish not a word. 3It may
be they will hearken, and turn every
man from his evil way;. that I may
repent Me of the evil, which I purpose
to do unto them because of the evil
of their doings. 4And thou shalt say
unto them: Thus saith the Lord:
If ye will not hearken to Me, to walk
in My law, which I have set before
you, 'to hearken to the words of My
servants the prophets, whom I send
unto you, even sending them betimes
and often, but ye have not hearkened;
'then will I make this house like
Shiloh, and will make this city a curse
to aU the nations of the earth.'
7So the priests and the prophets
and all the people heard Jeremiah
speaking these words in the house of
the Lord. 'Now it came to pass,
when Jeremiah had made an end of
speaking all that the Lord had com
manded him to speak unto all the
people, that the priests and the proph
ets and all the people laid hold on him,
saying: 'Thou shalt surely die. 'Why
hast thou prophesied in the name of
the Lord, saying: This house shall
be like Shiloh, and this city shall be
desolate, without an inhabitant?' And
all the people were gathered against
Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.
"When the princes of Judah heard
these things, they came up from the
king's house unto the house of the
Lord ; and they sat in the entry of the
new gate of the Lord's house. "Then
spoke the priests and the prophets

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unto the princes and to- all the people,
saying: This man is worthy of
death; for he hath prophesied against
this city, as ye have heard with your
ears.' Then spoke Jeremiah unto
all the princes and to all the people,
saying: ' The Lord sent me to proph
esy against this house and against this
city all the words that ye have heard.
"Therefore now amend your ways and
your doings, and hearken to the voice
of the Lord, your God; and the Lord
will repent Him of the evil that He
hath pronounced against you. "But
as for me, behold, I am in your hand;
do with me as is good and right in your
eyes. "Only know ye for certain that,
if ye put me to death, ye will bring
innocent blood upon yourselves, and
upon this city, and upon the inhab
itants thereof; for of a truth the Lord
hath sent me unto you to speak all
these words in your ears.'
"Then said the princes and all the
people unto the priests and to the
prophets: This man is not worthy
of death; for he hath spoken to us in
the name of the Lord our God.'
"Then rose up certain of the elders of
the land, and spoke to all the assembly
of the people, saying: "'Micah the
Morashtite prophesied in the days of
Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spoke
to all the people of Judah, saying:
Thus saith the Lord of hosts :
Zion shall be plowed as a field,
And Jerusalem shall become heaps,
And the mountain of the house as
the high places of a forest.
"Did Hezekiah king of Judah and
all Judah put him at all to death? did
he not fear the Lord, and entreat the
favour of the Lord, and the Lord
repented Him of the evil which He had
pronounced against them? Thus
might we procure great evil against
our own souls.'

"And there was also a man that
prophesied in the name of the' Lord,
Uriah the son of Shemaiah of Kiriath-
jearim; and he prophesied against this
city and against this land according
to all the words of Jeremiah; 21and
when Jehoiakim the king, with aU
his mighty men, and all the princes,
heard his words, the king sought to
put him to death; but when Uriah
heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and
went into Egypt; 22and Jehoiakim the
king sent men into Egypt, Elnathan
the son of Achbor, and certain men
with him, into Egypt; "and they
fetched forth Uriah out of Egypt, and
brought him unto Jehoiakim the king;
who slew him with the sword, and
cast his dead body into the graves of
the children of the people. ^Never-
theless the hand of Ahikam the son
of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that
they should not give him into the
hand of the pepple to put him to death.
07 In the beginning of the reign
of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah,
king of Judah, came this word unto
Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:
Thus saith the Lord to me: Make
thee bands and bars, and put them
upon thy neck; 3and send them to the
king of Edom, and to the king of
Moab, and to the king of the children
of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre,
and to the king of Zidon, by the hand
of the messengers that come to Jeru
salem unto Zedekiah king of Judah;
4and give them a charge unto their
masters, saying: Thus saith the
Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
Thus shall ye say unto your masters:
5I have made the earth, the man
and the beast that are upon the face
of the earth, by My great power and
by My outstretched arm; and I give
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Me. 'And now have I given all these
lands into the hand of Nebuchadnez
zar the king of Babylon, My servant;
and the beasts of the field also have
I given him to serve him. 'And all the
nations shall serve him, and his son,
and his son's son, until the time of his
own land come ; and then many nations
and great kings shall make him their
bondman. 'And it shall come to pass,
that the nation and the kingdom
which will not serve the same Nebu
chadnezzar king of Babylon, and that
will not put their neck under the yoke
of the king of Babylon, that nation
will I visit, saith the Lord, with
the sword, and with the famine, and
with the pestilence, until I have con
sumed them by his hand. 'But as for
you, hearken ye not to your prophets,
nor to your diviners, nor to your
dreams, nor to your soothsayers, nor
to your sorcerers, that speak unto you,
saying: Ye shall not serve the king
of Babylon; "for they propriesy a
lie unto you, to remove you far from
your land; and that I should drive
you out and ye should perish. "But
the nation that shall bring their neck
under the yoke of the king of Babylon,
and serve him, that nation will I let
remain in their own land, saith the
Lord; and they shaU till it, and
dwell therein.'
"And I spoke to Zedekiah king
of Judah according to all these words,
saying: 'Bring your necks under the
yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve
him and his people, and hve. "Why
will ye die, thou and thy people, by
the sword, by the famine, and by the
pestilence, as the Lord hath spoken
concerning the nation that will not
serve the king of Babylon? "And
hearken not unto the words of the
prophets that speak unto you, saying:
Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon,

for they prophesy a lie unto you. "For
I have not sent them, saith the Lord,
and they prophesy falsely in My
name; that I might drive you out,
and that ye ftright perish, ye, and the
prophets that prophesy unto you.'
"Also I spoke to the priests and to
all this people, saying : ' Thus saith
the Lord: Hearken not to the words
of your prophets that prophesy unto
you, saying: Behold, the vessels of
the Lord's house shall now shortly
be brought back from Babylon; for
they prophesy a lie unto you. "Heark
en not unto them; serve the king of
Babylon, and live; wherefore should
this city become desolate? "But if
they be prophets, and if the word of
the Lord be with them, let them now
make intercession to the Lord of
hosts, that the vessels which are left
in the house of trie Lord, and in the
house of the king of Judah, and at
Jerusalem, go not to Babylon. "For
thus saith the Lord of hosts concern
ing the pillars, and concerning the
sea, and concerning the' bases, and
concerning the residue of the vessels
that remain in this city, "which Nebu
chadnezzar king of Babylon took not,
when he carried- away captive Jeconiah
the son of Jehofekim, king of Judah,
from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all
the nobles of Judah arid Jerusalem;
21yea, thus saith the Lord of hosts, the
God of Israel, concerning the vessels
that remain in the house of the Lord,
and in the house of the king of Judah,
and at Jerusalem: They shall be car
ried to Babylon, and there shall they
be, until the day that I remember
them, saith the Lord, and bring them
up, and restore them to this place.'
OQ And it came to pass the same
year, in the beginning of the
reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in
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that Hananiah the son of Azzur the
prophet, who was of Gibeon, spoke
unto me in the house of the Lord, in
the presence of the priests and of all
the people, saying: Thus speaketh
the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,
saying: I have broken the yoke of
the king of Babylon. 'Within two
full years will I bring back into this
place all the vessels of the Lord's
house, that Nebuchadnezzar_ king of
Babylon^ took away from this place,
and carried them to Babylon; 4and I
will bring back to this place Jeconiah
the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah,
with all the captives of Judah, that
went to Babylon, saith the Lord;
for I will break the yoke of the king of
Babylon.' Then the prophet Jere
miah said unto the prophet Hananiah
in the presence of the priests, and in
the presence of all the people that
stood in the house of the Lord, 'even
the prophet Jeremiah said: 'Amen!
the Lord do so! the Lord perform
thy words which thou hast prophesied,
to bring back the vessels of the Lord's
house, and all them that are carried
away captive, from Babylon unto this
place! 'Nevertheless hear thou now
this word that I speak in thine ears,
andin the ears of all the people: The
prophets that have been before me and
before thee of old prophesied against
many countries, and against great
kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of
pestilence. . The prophet that proph-
esieth of peace, when the word of the
prophet shall come to pass, then shall
the prophet be known, that the Lord
hath truly sent him.'
"Then Hananiah the prophet took
the bar from off the prophet Jere
miah's neck, and broke it. "And
Hananiah spoke in the presence of all
the people, saying: 'Thus saith the
Lord: Even so wiU I break the

yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon from off the neck of all the
nations within two fuU years.' And
the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
'Then the word of the Lord came unto
Jeremiah, after that Hananiah the
prophet had broken the bar from off
the neck of the prophet Jeremiah,
saying: "'Go, and "tell- Hananiah,
saying: Thus saith the Lord: Thou
hast broken the bars of wood; but
thou shalt make in their stead bars of
iron. "For thus saith the Lord of
hosts, the God of Israel: I have put
a yoke of iron upon the neck of all
these nations, that they may serve
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and
they shaU serve him; and I have given
him the beasts of the field also.'
"Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto
Hananiah the prophet: 'Hear now,
Hananiah; the Lord hath not sent
thee; but thou makest this people to
trust in a Ue. "Therefore thus saith
the Lord: Behold, I will send thee
away from off the face of the earth;
this year thou shalt die, because thou
hast spoken perversion against the
Lord.' "So Hananiah the prophet
died the same year in the seventh
month. O Q Now these are the words of the
letter that Jeremiah the. prophet
sent from Jerusalem unto the residue
of the elders of the captivity, and to
the priests, *and to the prophets, and
to all the people, whom Nebuchad
nezzar had carried away captive from
Jerusalem to Babylon, 2after that
Jeconiah the king, and the queen-
mother, and the officers, and the
princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and
the craftsmen, and the smiths, were
departed from Jerusalem; 3by the
hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan,
and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah,
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unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon, saying :
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the
God of Israel, unto all the captivity,
whom I have caused to be carried
away captive from Jerusalem unto
Babylon: 'BuUd ye houses, and dwell in them,
and plant gardens, and eat the fruit
of them; take ye wives, and beget
sons and daughters; and take wives
for your sons, and give your daughters
to husbands, that they may bear sons
and daughters; and multiply ye there,
and be not diminished. 'And seek
the peace of the city whither I have
caused you to be carried away cap
tive, and pray unto the Lord for it;
for in the peace thereof shaU ye have
peace. 'For thus saith the Lord of hosts,
the God of Israel: Let not your
prophets that are in the midst of you,
and your diviners, beguile you, neither
hearken ye to your dreams which ye
cause to be dreamed. 'For they
prophesy falsely unto you in My
name; I have not sent them, saith
the Lord.
"For thus saith the Lord: After
seventy years are accomphshed for
Babylon, I will remember you, and
perform My good word toward you,
in causing you to return to this place.
"For I know the thoughts that I
think toward you, saith the Lord,
thoughts of peace, and not of evil,
to give you a future and a hope.
"And ye shall call upon Me, and
go, and pray unto Me, and I will
hearken untp you. "And ye shaU
seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall
search for Me with all your heart.
"And I wiU be found of you, saith
the Lord, and I will turn your cap
tivity, and gather you from all the
nations, and from all the places

whither I have driven you, saith the
Lord; and I will bring you back
unto the place whence I caused you
to be carried away captive. "For ye
have said: The Lord hath raised
us up prophets in Babylon.' "For
thus saith the Lord concerning the
king that sitteth upon the throne of
David, and concerning all the people
that dwell in this city, your brethren
that are not gone forth with you into
captivity; "thus saith the Lord of
hosts: Behold, I will send upon them
the sword, the famine, and the pes
tilence, and will make them like vile
figs, that cannot be eaten, they are
so bad. "And I will pursue after them
with the sword, with the famine, and
with the pestilence, and will make
them a horror unto all the kingdoms
of the earth, a curse, and an aston
ishment, and a hissing, and a re
proach, among all the nations whither
I have driven them; "because they
have not hearkened to My words, .saith
the Lord, wherewith I sent unto
them My servants the prophets, send
ing them betimes and often; but
ye would not hear, saith the Lord.
"Hear ye therefore the word of the
Lord, aU ye of the captivity, whom
I have sent away from Jerusalem to
Babylon: Thus saith the Lord
of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning
Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and con
cerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah,
who prophesy a lie unto you in My
name: Behold, I will deliver them
into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king
of Babylon; and he shall slay them
before your eyes; "and of them shall
be taken up a curse by all the captivity
of Judah that are in Babylon, saying:
'The Lord make thee Uke Zedekiah
and Uke Ahab, whom the king of
Babylon roasted in the fire' ; "because
they have wrought vile deeds in

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Israel, and have committed adultery
with their neighbours' wives, and
have spoken words in My name
falsely, which I commanded them not;
but I am He that knoweth, and am
witness, saith the Lord.
, MAnd concerning Shemaiah the
Nehelamite thou shalt speak, saying:
Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the
God of Israel, saying: Because thou
hast sent letters in thine own name
unto all the people that are at Jeru
salem, and to Zephaniah the son of
Maaseiah the priest, and to all the
priests, saying: "The Lord hath
made thee priest in the stead of
Jehoiada the priest, that there should
be officers in the house of the Lord
for every man that is mad, and
maketh himself a prophet, that thou
shouldest put him in the stocks and
in the collar. "Now therefore, why
hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah of
Anathoth, who maketh himself a
prophet to you, "forasmuch as he
hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying:
The captivity is long; build ye
houses, and dwell in them; and plant
gardens, and eat the fruit of them?'
"And Zephaniah the priest read this
letter in the ears of Jeremiah the
prophet. "Then came the word of the
Lord unto Jeremiah, saying: "Send
to all them of the captivity, saying:
Thus saith the ' Lord concerning
Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because
that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto
you, and I sent him not, and he hath
caused you to trust in a Ue; 32therefore
thus saith the Lord : Behold, I will
punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and
his seed; he shall not have a man
to dweU among this people, neither
shall he behold the good that I will
do unto My people, saith the Lord;
because he hath spoken perversion
against the Lord.

Q A The word that came to Jeremiah
" from the Lord, saying: Thus
speaketh the Lord, the God of Israel,
saying: Write thee all the words that
I have spoken unto thee in a book.
'For, lo, the days come, saith the Lord,
that I will turn the captivity of My
people Israel and Judah, saith the
Lord; and I will cause them to rec
tum to the land that I gave to their
fathers, and they shall possess it.'
4And these are the words that the
Lord spoke concerning Israel and
concerning Judah. 'For thus saith
the Lord:
We have heard a voice of trem
bling,
Of fear, and not of peace.
'Ask ye now, and see
Whether a man doth travail with
child;
Wherefore do I see every man
With his hands on his loins, as a
woman in travail,
And aU faces are turned into pale
ness?
'Alas! for that day is great,
So that none is like it;
And it is a time of trouble unto
Jacob,
But out of it shall he be saved.
8And it shall come to pass in that
day,
Saith the Lord of hosts,
That I will break his yoke from
off thy neck,
And will burst thy bands;
And strangers shall no more make
him their bondman;
'But they shall serve the Lord their
God,
And David their king,
. Whom I will raise up unto them.

"Therefore fear thou not, O Jacob
My servant, saith the Lord;

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Neither be dismayed, O Israel;
For, lo, I will save thee from afar,
.And thy seed from the land of
their captivity;
And Jacob shall again be quiet and
at ease,
And none shall make him afraid.
"For I am with thee, saith the Lord,
to save thee;
For I will make a full end of all the
nations whither I have scattered
thee,
But I will not make a full end of
thee;
For I will correct thee in measure,
And will not utterly destroy thee.
"For thus saith the Lord :
Thy hurt is incurable,
And thy wound is grievous.
"None deemeth of thy wound that
it may be bound up;
Thou hast no healing medicines.
"All thy lovers have forgotten thee,
They seek thee not;
For I have wounded thee with the
wound of an enemy,
With the chastisement of a cruel one ;
For the greatness of thine iniquity,
Because thy sins were increased.
"Why criest thou for thy hurt,
That thy pain is incurable?
For the greatness of thine iniquity,
because thy sins were increased,
I have done these things unto thee.
"Therefore all they that devour thee
shall be devoured,
And all thine adversaries, every
one of them, shall go into cap
tivity;
And they that spoil thee shall be a
' spoil,
And all that prey upon thee will I
give for a prey.
"For I will restore health unto thee,
And I will heal thee of thy wounds,
saith the Lord ;

Because they have called thee an
outcast :
'She is "Zion, there is none that
careth for her.'
"Thus saith the Lord :
Behold, I will turn the captivity
of Jacob's tents,
And have compassion on his dwell
ing-places;
And the city shall be builded upon
her own mound,
And the palace shall be inhabited
upon its wonted place.
"And out of them shall proceed
thanksgiving
And the voice of them that make
merry;
And I will multiply them, and they
shall not be diminished,
I will also increase them, and they
shall not dwindle away.
Their children also shall be as
aforetime,
And their congregation shall be
established before Me,
And I will punish all that oppress
them.
21And their prince shall be of them
selves,
And their ruler shall proceed from
the midst of them;
And I will cause him to draw
near, and he shall approach unto
Me; .
For who is he that hath pledged
his heart
To approach unto Me? saith the
Lord.
22 And ye shall be My people,
And I will be your God.
"Behold, a storm of the Lord is
gone forth in fury,
A sweeping storm;
It shall whirl upon the head of the
wicked.

ft With a play on the meaning, a dry land.
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The fierce anger of the Lord shall
not return,
Until He have executed, and till He
have performed
The purposes of His heart;
In the end of days ye shall consider
it

Q 1 At that time, saith the Lord
ox Will I be the God of all
families of Israel,
And they shall be My people.

the

Thus saith the Lord:
The people that were left of the
sword
Have found grace in the wilderness,
Even Israel, when I go to cause
him to rest.
3'From afar the Lord appeared unto
me.'
'Yea, T have loved thee with an
everlasting love;
Therefore with affection have I
drawn thee.
4Again will I build thee, and thou
shalt be built,
0 virgin of Israel;
Again shalt thou be adorned with
thy tabrets,
And shalt go forth in the dances of
them that make merry.
'Again shalt thou plant vineyards
upon the mountains of Samaria;
The planters shall plant, and shall
have the use thereof.
'For there shall be a day,
That the watchmen shall call upon
the mount Ephraim:
Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion,
Unto the Lord our God.'
Tor thus saith the Lord:
Sing with gladness for Jacob,
And shout at the head of the na
tions;
Announce ye, praise ye, and say:
'0 Lord, save Thy people,

The remnant of Israel.'
8Behold, I will bring them from the
north country, 9
And gather them from the utter
most parts of the earth,
And with them the bUnd and the
lame,
The woman with child and her that
travaileth with child together;
A great company shall they return
hither.
They shall come with weeping,
And with suppUcations wiU I lead
them;
I wiU cause them to walk by rivers
of waters,
In a straight way wherein they shall
not stumble;
For I am become a father to Israel,
And Ephraim is My first-born.
"Hear the word of the Lord, 0 ye
nations,
And declare it in the isles afar off,
and say:
'He that scattered Israel doth
gather him,
And keep him, as a shepherd doth
his flock.'
"For the Lord hath ransomed Jacob,
And He redeemeth him from the
hand of him that is stronger than
he.
"And they shall come and sing in the
height of Zion,
And shaU flow unto the goodness of
the Lord,
To the corn, and to the wine, and
to the oil,
And to the young of the flock and
of the herd;
And their soul shall be as a watered
garden,
And they shall not pine any more at
all.
"Then shall the virgin rejoice in the
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And the young men and the old
together;
For I wiU turn their mourning into
And will comfort them, and make
them rejoice from their sorrow.
"And I wiU satiate the soul of the
priests with fatness,
And My people shall be satisfied
with My goodness,
Saith the Lord.
'Thus saith the Lord:
A voice is heard in Ramah,
Lamentation, and bitter weeping,
Rachel weeping for her children;
She refuseth to be comforted for her
children,
Because they are not.
'Thus saith the Lord :
Refrain thy voice from weeping,
And thine eyes from tears;
For thy work shall be rewarded,
saith the Lord ;
And they shall come back from the
land of the enemy.
"And there is hope for thy future,
saith the Lord;
And thy children shall return to their
own border.
"I have surely heard Ephraim be
moaning himself:
Thou hast chastised me, and I was
chastised,
As a calf untrained;
Turn thou me, and I shall be turned,
For Thou art the Lord my God.
"Surely after that I was turned, I
repented,
And after that I was instructed, I
smote upon my thigh;
I was ashamed, yea, even confound
ed,
Because I did bear the reproach of
my youth.'
20Is Ephraim a darUng son unto Me?

Is he a child that is dandled?
For as often as I speak of him,
I do earnestly remember him still;
Therefore My heart yearneth for
him,
I will surely have compassion upon
him, saith the Lord.
21Set thee up waymarks,
Make thee guide-posts;
Set thy heart toward the highway,
Even the way by which thou went-
est;
Return, 0 virgin of Israel,
Return to these thy cities.
"How long wilt thou turn away
coyly,
O thou backsUding daughter?
For the Lord hath created a new
thing in the earth : .
A woman shall court a man.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the
God of Israel:
Yet again shall they use this speech
In the land of Judah and in the -
cities thereof,
When I shall turn their captivity:
'The. Lord bless thee, O habitation
of righteousness,
0 mountain of holiness.'
24And Judah and all the cities thereof
ShaU dwell therein together:
The husbandmen, and they that go
forth with flocks.
Tor I have satiated the weary soul,
And every pining soul have I re
plenished.
"Upon this I awaked, and beheld;
And my sleep was sweet unto me.
"Behold, the days come, saith the
Lord, that I will sow the house of
Israel and the house of Judah with the
seed of man, and with the seed of
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that like as I have watched over them
to pluck up and to break down, and
to overthrow and to destroy, and to
afflict; so will I watch over them to
build and to plant, saith the Lord.
29In those days they shall say no
more:
The fathers have eaten sour
grapes,
And the children's teeth are set on
edge.'
"But every one shaU die for his own
iniquity; every man that eateth the
sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on
edge. "Behold, the days come, saith the
Lord, that I will make a new cove
nant with the house of Israel, and with
the house of Judah; 32not according to
the covenant that I made with their
fathers in the day that I took them
by the hand to bring them out of the
land of Egypt; forasmuch as they
broke My covenant, although I was
a lord over them, saith the Lord.
Tut this is the covenant that I wiU
make with the house of Israel after
those days, saith the Lord, I will
put My law in their inward parts, and
in their heart wiU I write it; and I
will be their God, and they shall be
My people; 34and they shall teach no
more every man his neighbour, and
every man his brother, saying: 'Know
the Lord' ; for they shall all know Me,
from the least of them unto the great
est' of them, saith the Lord; for I
will forgive their iniquity, and their
sin will I remember no more.
Thus saith the Lord,
Who giveth the sun for a Ught by
day,
And the ordinances of the moon and
of the stars for a light by night,
Who stirreth up the sea, that the
waves thereof roar,

The Lord of hosts is His name:
"If these ordinances depart from
before Me,
Saith the Lord,
Then the seed of Israel also shall
cease
From being a nation before Me
for ever.
"Thus saith the Lord :
If heaven above can be measured,
And the foundations of the earth
searched out beneath,
Then will I also cast off all the seed
of Israel
For all that they have done, saith
the Lord.
"Behold, the days come, saith the
Lord, that the city shall be built to
the Lord from the tower of Hananel
unto the gate of the corner. "And
the measuring hne shall yet go out
straight forward unto the hiU Gareb,
and shall turn about unto Goah.
40 And the whole vaUey of the dead
bodies, and of the ashes, and all the
fields unto the brook Kidron, unto
the corner of the horse gate toward
the east, shaU be holy unto the
Lord; it shall not be plucked up, nor
thrown down any more for ever.
QO The Word that came to Jere-
miah from the Lord in the tenth
year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which
was the eighteenth year of Nebu
chadrezzar. Now at that time the
king of Babylon's army was besieging
Jerusalem; and Jeremiah the prophet
was shut up in the court of the guard,
which was in the king of Judah's
house. 3For Zedeldah king of Judah
had shut him up, saying: 'Wherefore
dost thou prophesy, and say: Thus
saith the Lord: Behold, I will give
this city into the hand of the king of
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Zedekiah king of Judah shaU not
escape out of the hand of the Chal
deans, but shaU surely be delivered
into the hand of the king of Babylon,
and shaU speak with him mouth to
mouth, and his eyes shall behold his
eyes; 'and he shaU lead Zedekiah to
Babylon, and there shall he be until
I remember him, saith the Lord;
though ye fight with the Chaldeans,
ye shaU not prosper?'
'And Jeremiah said: 'The word of the
Lord came unto me, saying: 'Behold,
Hanamel, the son of Shallum thine
uncle, shall come unto triee, saying:
Buy. thee my field that is in Ana-
thoth; for the right of redemption is
thine to buy it.' 'So Hanamel mine
uncle's son came to me in the court
>of the guard according to the word
of the Lord, and said unto me : ' Buy
my field, I pray thee, that is in Ana-
thoth, which is in the land of Benja
min; for the right of inheritance is
thine, and the redemption is thine;
buy it for thyself.' Then I knew that
this was the word of the Lord. 'And
I bought the field that was in Ana-
thoth of Hanamel mine uncle's son,
and weighed him the money, even
seventeen shekels of silver. "And
I subscribed the deed, and sealed it,
and called witnesses, and weighed
him the money in the balances. "So
I took the deed of the. purchase, both
that which was sealed, containing the
terms and conditions, and that which
was open; "and I deliyered the deed
of the purchase unto Baruch the son of
Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the
presence of Hanamel mine uncle['s
son], and in the presence of the
witnesses that subscribed the deed
of the purchase, before aU the Jews
that sat in the court of the guard.
"And I charged Baruch before them,
saying: "Thus saith the Lord of

hosts, the God of Israel: Take these
deeds, this deed of the purchase, both
that which is sealed, and this deed
which is open, and put them in an
earthen vessel; that they may con
tinue many days. "For thus saith
the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
Houses and fields and vineyards
shall yet again be bought in this land.'
"Now after I had delivered the deed
of the purchase unto Baruch the son
of Neriah, I prayed unto the Lord,
saying: "'Ah Lord God! behold,
Thou hast made the heaven and the
earth by Thy great power and by
Thy outstretched arm; there is noth
ing too hard for Thee ; "who showest
mercy unto thousands, and recom-
pensest the iniquity of the fathers into
the bosom of their children after them;
the great, the mighty God, the Lord
of hosts is His name ; "great in counsel,
and mighty in work; whose eyes are
open upon all the ways of the sons of
men, to give every one according to
his ways, and according to the fruit
of his doings; "who didst set signs
and wonders in the land of Egypt,
even unto this day, and in Israel and
among other men; and madest Thee
a name, as at this day; ,21and didst
bring forth Thy people Israel out of
the land of Egypt with signs, and with
wonders, and with a strong hand, and
with an outstretched arm, and with
great terror; 22and gavest them this
land, which Thou didst swear to their
fathers to give them, a land flowing
with milk and honey; "and they came
in, and possessed it; but they heark
ened not to Thy voice, neither walked
in Thy law; they have done nothing
of all that Thou commandedst them
to do; therefore Thou hast caused all
this evil to befall them; 24behold the
mounds, they are come unto the city
to take it; and the city is given into

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the hand of the Chaldeans that fight
against it, because of the sword, and
of the famine, and of the pestilence;
and what Thou hast spoken is come
to pass; and, behold, Thou seest it.
"Yet Thou hast said unto me, O
Lord God: Buy thee the field for
money, and caU witnesses; whereas
the city is given into the hand of the
Chaldeans.' Then came the word of the Lord
unto Jeremiah, saying: "' Behold, I
am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is
there any thing too hard for Me?
2Theref ore thus saith the Lord : Be
hold, I will give this city into the hand
of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and
he shall take it; 29and the Chaldeans,
that fight against this city, shall come
and set this city on fire, and burn it,
with the houses, upon whose roofs
they have offered unto Baal, and
poured out drink-offerings unto other
gods, to provoke Me. "For the chil
dren of Israel and the children of
Judah have only done that which was
evil in My sight from their youth; for
the children of Israel have only pro
voked Me with the work of their
hands, saith the Lord. "For this
city hath been to Me a provocation
of Mine anger and of My fury from
the day that they built it even unto
this day, that I should remove it from
before My face; 32because of all the
evil of the children of Israel and of
the children of Judah, which they
have done to provoke Me, they, their
kings, their princes, their priests, and
their prophets, and the men of Judah,
and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
"And they have turned unto Me the
back, and not the face; and though I
taught them, teaching them 'betimes
and often, yet they have not hearkened
to receive instruction. Tut they set

their abominations in the house where
upon My name is caUed, to defile it.
"And they built the high places of Baal,
which are in the valley of the son of
Hinnom, to set apart their sons and
their daughters unto Molech; which
I commanded them not, neither came
it into My mind, that they should
do this abomination; to cause Judah
to sin. "And now therefore thus saith
the Lord, the God of Israel, concern
ing this city, whereof ye say: It is
given into the hand of the king
of Babylon by the sword, and by the
famine, and by the pestilence: "Be
hold, I will gather them out of all the
countries, whither I have driven them
in Mine anger, and in My fury, and
in great wrath; and I will bring them
back unto this place, and I will
cause them to dweU safely; "and they
shall be My people, and I will be their
God; "and I will give them one heart
and one way, that they may fear Me
for ever; for the good of them, and of
their children after them; 40and I will
make an everlasting covenant with
them, that I will not turn away from
them, to do them good; and I will
put My fear in their hearts, that they
shall not depart from Me. 41Yea, I
will rejoice over them to do them good,
and I will plant them in this land in
truth with My whole heart and with
My whole soul. Tor thus saith the
Lord: Like as I have brought all
this great evil upon this people, so
will I bring upon them all the good
that I have promised them. 43And
fields shall be bought in this land,
whereof ye say : It is desolate, with
out man or beast; it is given into the
hand of the Chaldeans. ^Men shall
buy fields for money, and subscribe
the deeds, and seal them, and call
witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, and
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the cities of Judah, and in the cities
of the hiU-country, and in the cities
of the Lowland, and in the cities of
the South; for I will cause their cap
tivity to return, saith the Lord.'
Q Q Moreover the word of the Lord
came unto Jeremiah the second
time, while he was yet shut up in the
court of the guard, saying :
Thus saith the Lord the Maker
thereof,
The Lord that formed it to estab
lish it,
The Lord is His name:
3Call untp Me, and I will answer
thee,
And will tell thee great things, and
hidden, which thou knowest not.
4For thus saith the Lord, the God of
Israel, concerning the houses of this
city, and concerning the houses of
the kings of Judah, which are broken
down for mounds, and for ramparts;
'whereon they come to fight with the
Chaldeans, even to fill them with the
dead bodies of men, whom I have slain
in Mine anger and in My fury, and
for all whose wickedness I have hid
My face from this city: 'Behold, I will
bring it healing and cure, and I will
cure them; and I will reveal unto
them the abundance of peace and
truth. 7And I will cause the cap
tivity of Judah and the captivity of
Israel to return, and will build them,
as at the first. 'And I will cleanse
them from all their iniquity, whereby
they have sinned against Me; and
I will pardon all their iniquities,
whereby they have sinned against
Me, and whereby they ,have trans
gressed against Me. 'And this city
shall be to Me* for a name of joy, for
a praise and for a glory, before all
the natioris of the earth, which shall
hear all the good that I do unto them,
and shall fear and tremble for all the

good and for all the peace that I pro
cure unto it.
"Thus saith the Lord: Yet again
there shaU be heard in this place,
whereof ye say: It is waste, without
man and without beast, even in the
cities of Judah, and in the streets of
Jerusalem, that are desolate, without
man and without inhabitant and with
out beast, "the voice of joy and the
voice of gladness, the voice of the
bridegroom and the voice of the bride,
the voice of them that say: 'Give
thanks to the Lord of hosts, for the
Lord is good, for His mercy endureth
for ever', even of them that bring
offerings of thanksgiving into the
house of the Lord. For I will cause
the captivity of the land to return as
at the first, saith the Lord.
"Thus saith the Lord of hosts:
Yet again shall there be in this place,
which is waste, without man and with
out beast, and in aU the cities thereof,
a habitation of shepherds causing
their flocks to lie down. "In the cities
of the hiU-country, in the cities of the
Lowland, and in the cities of the
South, and in the land of Benjamin,
and in the places about Jerusalem,
and in the cities of Judah, shall the
flocks again pass under the hands of
him that counteth them, saith the
Lord. "Behold, the days come, saith
the Lord, that I will perform that
good word which I have spoken con
cerning the house of Israel and con
cerning the house of Judah. "In those
days, and at that time,
Will I cause a shoot of righteous
ness to grow up unto David;
And he shall execute justice and
righteousness in the land.
"In those days shall Judah be
saved,
And Jerusalem shall dwell safely;

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And this is the name whereby she
shall be called,
The Lord is our righteousness.
"For thus saith the Lord : There shall
not be cut off unto David a man to
sit upon the throne of the house of
Israel; "neither shall there be cut off
unto the priests the Levites a man be
fore Me to offer burnt-offerings, and to
burn meal-offerings, and to do sacrifice
continually. "And the word of the Lord came
unto Jeremiah, saying: 20Trius saith
the Lord:
If ye can break My covenant with
the day,
And My covenant with the night,
So that there should not be day
and night in their season;
Then may also My covenant be
broken with David My servant,
That he should not have a son to
reign upon his throne;
And with the Levites the priests,
My ministers.
22As the host of heaven cannot be
numbered,
Neither the sand of the sea meas
ured;
So will I multiply the seed of David
My servant,
And the Levites that minister unto
Me.
"And the word of the Lord came to
Jeremiah, saying : 24' Considerest thou
not what this people have spoken,
saying: The two families which the
Lord did choose, He hath cast them
off? and they contemn My people,
that they should be no more a nation
before them- Thus saith the Lord:
If My covenant be not with day and
night, if I have not appointed the
ordinances of heaven and earth;
"then will I also cast away the seed
of Jacob, and of David My servant,
so that I will not take of his seed to

be rulers over the seed of Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob; for I wiU cause their
captivity to return, and will have
compassion on them.'
Q A The word which came unto Jere-
miah from the Lord, when Nebu
chadrezzar king of Babylon, and all
his army, and all the kingdoms of
the land of his dominion, and all the
peoples, fought against Jerusalem, and
against aU the cities thereof, saying:
Thus saith the Lord, the God of Is
rael: Go, and speak to Zedekiah king
of. Judah, and tell him: Thus saith
the Lord : Behold, I will give this city
into the hand of the king of Baby
lon, and he shall burn it with fire;
3and thou shalt not escape out of his
hand, but shalt surely be taken, and
delivered into his hand; and thine
eyes shall behold the eyes of the king
of Babylon, and he shall speak with
thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt
go to Babylon. 4Yet hear the word of
the Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah:
Thus saith the Lord concerning thee:
Thou shalt not die by the sword;
'thou shalt die in peace; and with the
burnings of thy fathers, the former
kings that were before thee, so shall
they make a burning for thee; and
they shall lament thee: 'Ah lord!'
for I have spoken the word, saith the
Lord. Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all
these words, unto Zedekiah king of
Judah in Jerusalem, 7when the king of
Babylon's army fought against Jeru
salem, and against all the cities of
Judah that were left, against Lachish
and against Azekah; for these alone
remained of the cities of Judah as
fortified cities.
The word that came unto Jeremiah
from the Lord, after that the king
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aU the people that were at Jerusalem,
to proclaim liberty unto them; 'that
every man should let his man-servant,
and every man his maid-servant, being
a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, go
free ; that none should make bondmen
of them, even of a Jew his brother;
"and all the princes and all the people
hearkened, that had entered into the
covenant to let every one his man
servant, and every one his maid
servant, go free, and not to make
bondmen of them any more; they
hearkened, and let them go; "but
afterwards they turned, and caused
the servants and the handmaids, whom
they had let go free, to return, and
brought them into subjection 'for
servants and for handmaids; "there
fore the word of the Lord came to
Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:
Thus saith the Lord, the God of
Israel: I made a covenant with your
fathers in the day that I brought them
forth out of the land of Egypt, out of
the house of bondage, saying: "At
the end of seven years ye shall let
go every man his brother that is a
Hebrew, that hath been sold unto
thee, and hath served thee six years,
thou shalt let him go free from thee' ;
but your fathers hearkened not unto
Me, neither inclined their ear. "And
ye were now turned, and had done
that which is right in Mine eyes, in
proclaiming Uberty every man to his
neighbour; and ye had made a cov
enant before Me in the house whereon
My name is called; "but ye turned
and profaned My name, and caused
every man his servant, and every man
his handmaid, whom ye had let go
free at their pleasure, to return; and
ye brought them into subjection, to
be unto you for servants and for hand
maids. "Therefore thus saith the
Lord: Ye have not hearkened unto

Me, to proclaim liberty, every man to
his brother, and every man to his
neighbour; behold, I proclaim for you
a liberty, saith the Lord, unto the
sword, unto the pestilence, and unto
the famine; and I will make you a
horror unto all the kingdoms of the
earth. "And I will give the men that
have transgressed My covenant, that-
have not performed the words of the
covenant which they made before Me,
when they cut the calf in twain and
passed between the parts thereof;
"the princes of Judah, and the princes
of Jerusalem, the officers, and the
priests, and aU the people of the land,
that passed between the parts of the
calf; 20I will even give them into the
hand of their enemies, and into the
hand of them that seek their life; and
their dead bodies shall be for food
unto the fowls of the heaven, and to
the beasts of the earth. 21And Zede
kiah king of Judah and his princes
will I give into the hand of their en
emies, and into the hand of them that
seek their life, and into the hand of
the king of Babylon's army, that are
gone up from you. Tehold, I will
command, saith the Lord, and cause
them to return to this city; and they
shall fight against it, and take it, and
burn it with fire; and I will make the
cities of Judah a desolation, without
inhabitant. QK The word which came unto
Jeremiah from the Lord in
the days of Jehoiakim the son of
Josiah, king of Judah, saying: 2'Go
unto the house of the Rechabites, and
speak unto them, and bring them into
the house of the Lord, into one of the
chambers, and give them wine to
drink.' 'Then I took Jaazaniah the
son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaz-
ziniah, and his brethren, and all his
sons, and the whole house of the

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Rechabites;'4and I brought them into
the house of the Lord, into the cham
ber of the sons of Hanan the son of
Igdaliah, the man of God, which was
by the chamber of the princes, which
was above the chamber of Maaseiah
the son of Shallum, the keeper of the
door; ?and I set before the sons of
the house of the Rechabites goblets
full of wine, and cups, and I said
unto them: 'Drink ye wine.' i 'But
they said: 'We will drink no wine;
for Jonadab the son of Rechab our
father commanded us, saying: Ye
shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor
your sons, for ever; 7neither shall ye
build house, nor sow seed, nor plant
vineyard, nor have any; but all your
days ye shall dwell in tents, that ye
may Uve many days in the land where
in ye sojourn. 'And we have heark
ened to the voice of Jonadab the son
of Rechab our father in all that he
charged us, to drink no wine all our1
days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our
daughters; 'nor to build houses for
us to dwell in, neither to have vine
yard, or field, or seed; "but we have
dwelt in tents, and have hearkened,
and done according to aU that Jonadab
our father commanded us. "But it
came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar
king of Babylon came up against
the land, that we said: Come, and
let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the
army of the' Chaldeans, and for fear
of the army of the Arameans; so we
dwell at Jerusalem.'
Then came the word of the Lord
unto Jeremiah, saying: "'Thus saith
the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
Go, and say to the men of Judah and
the inhabitants of Jerusalem: Will
ye not receive instruction to heark
en to My words? saith the Lord.
"The words of Jonadab the son of
Rechab, that he commanded his sons,

not to drink wine, are performed, and
unto this day they drink none, for
they hearken to their father's com
mandment; but I have spoken unto
you, speaking betimes and often, and
ye have not hearkened unto Me. "I
have sent also unto you all My serv
ants the prophets, sending them be
times and often, saying: Return ye
now every man from his evil way,
and amend your doings, and go not
after other gods to serve them, and
ye shaU dwell in the land which I
have given to you and to your fathers;
but ye have not inclined your ear,
nor hearkened unto Me. "Because
the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab
have performed the commandment of
their father which he commanded
them, but this people hath not
hearkened unto Me; "therefore thus
saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the
God of Israel: Behold, I will bring
upon Judah and upon all the in
habitants of Jerusalem all the evil
that I have pronounced against them;
because I have spoken unto them, but
they have not heard, and I have
caUed unto them, but they have not
answered.' "And unto the house of the. Re
chabites Jeremiah said: Thus saith
the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
Because ye have hearkened to the
commandment of Jonadab your father,
and kept all his precepts, and done
according unto all that he commanded
you; "therefore thus saith the Lord
of hosts, the God of Israel: There
shall not be cut off unto Jonadab
the son of Rechab a man to stand be
fore Me for ever.'
Q Cl And it came to pass in the
fourth year of Jehoiakim the
son of Josiah, king of Judah, that
this word came unto Jeremiah from

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the Lord, saying: Take thee a roll
of a book, and write therein all the
words that I have spoken unto thee
against Israel, and against Judah,
and against all the nations, from the
day I spoke unto thee, from the days
of Josiah, even unto this day. 3It
may be that the house of Judah wUl
hear all the evil which I purpose to
do unto them; that they may return
every man from his evil way, and I
may forgive their iniquity and their
sin.' Then Jeremiah called Baruch the
son of Neriah; and Baruch wrote from
the mouth of Jeremiah all the words
of the Lord, which He had spoken
unto him, upon a roll of a book.
'And Jeremiah commanded Baruch,
saying: T am detained, I cannot go
into the house of the Lord; 'therefore
go thou, and read in the roll, which
thou hast written from my mouth,
the words of the Lord in the ears of
the people in the Lord's house upon
a fast-day; and also thou shalt read
them in the ears of all Judah that come
out of their cities. 7It may be they
will present their supplication before
the Lord, and will return every one
from his evil way; for great is the
anger and the fury that the Lord
hath pronounced against this people.'
'And Baruch the son of Neriah did
according to all that Jeremiah the
prophet commanded him, reading in
the book the words of the Lord in
the Lord's house.
'Now it came to pass in the fifth
year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah,
king of Judah, in the ninth month,
that they proclaimed a fast before the
Lord, all the people in Jerusalem, and
all the people that came from the
cities of Judah unto Jerusalem.
"Then did Baruch read in the book
the words of Jeremiah in the house of

the Lord, in the chamber of Gema-
riah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in
the upper court, at the entry of the
new gate of the Lord's house, in the
ears of all the people. "And when
Micaiah the son of Gemariah, the
son of Shaphan, had heard out- of the
book all the words of the Lord, "he
went down into the king's house, into
the scribe's chamber; and, lo, all the
princes sat there, even EUshama the
scribe, and Delaiah the son of She
maiah, andElnathanthe son of Achbor,
and Gemariah the son of Shaphan,
and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah,
and all the princes. "Then Micaiah
declared unto them all the words that
he had heard, when Baruch read the
book in the ears of the people.
"Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi
the son of Nethaniah, the son of
Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto
Baruch, saying: 'Take in thy hand
the roll wherein thou hast read in the
ears of the people, and come.'' So
Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll
in his hand, and came unto them.
"And they said unto him; 'Sit down
now, and read it in our ears.' So
Baruch read it in their ears. "Now
it came to pass, when they had heard
all the words, they turned in fear one
toward another, and said unto Ba
ruch : ' We wiU surely tell the king of
aU these words.' "And they asked
Baruch, saying: TeU us now: How
didst thou write all these words at
his mouth?' "Then Baruch answered
them: 'He pronounced all these
words unto me with his mouth, and
I wrote them with ink in the book.'
"Then said the princes unto Baruch:
'Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah;
and let no man know where ye are.'
"And they went in to the king into
the court; but they had deposited
the roll in the chamber of EUshama

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the scribe; and they told all the words
in the ears of the king. 2JSo the king
sent Jehudi to fetch the roll; and he
took it out of the chamber of EUshama
the scribe. And Jehudi read it in" the
ears of the king, and in the ears of all
the princes that stood beside the king.
22Now the king was sitting in the
winter-house in the ninth month; and
the brazier was burning before him.
"And it came to pass, when Jehudi had
xead three or four columns, that he
eutit with the penknife, andcastitinto
the fire that was in the brazier, until
all the roll was consumed in the fire
that was in the brazier. 24Yet they
were not afraid, nor rent their gar
ments, neither the king, nor any of his
servants that heard all these words.
"Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and
Gemariah had entreated the king not
to burn the roU; but he would not hear
them. "And the king commanded
Jerahmeel the king's son, and Seraiah
the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the
son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the
scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; but
the Lord hid them.
"Then the word of the Lord came
to Jeremiah, after that the king had
burned the roU, and the words which
Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jere
miah, saying: "Take thee again an
other roll, and write in it all the former
words that were in the first roU, which
Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath
burned. 29And concerning Jehoiakim
king of Judah thou shalt say: Thus
saith the Lord: Thou hast burned
this roU, saying: Why hast thou
written therein, saying: The king
of Babylon shall certainly come and
destroy this land, and shaU cause to
cease from thence man and beast?
"Therefore thus saith the Lord con
cerning Jehoiakim king of Judah:
He shall have none to sit upon the

throne of David; and his dead body
shall be cast out in the day to the
heat, and in .the night to the frost.
"And I wiU visit upon him and his
seed and his servants their iniquity;
and I wiU bring upon them, and upon
the inhabitants, of Jerusalem, and
upon the men of Judah, aU the evil
that I have pronounced against them,
but they hearkened not.'
'Then took Jeremiah another roll)
and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the
son of Neriah; who wrote therein from
the mouth of Jeremiah aU the words
of the book which Jehoiakim king of
Judah had burned in the fire; and
there were added besides unto them
many Uke words. .
OH And Zedekiah the son of Josiah
^ reigned as king, instead of Co
niah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebu
chadrezzar king of Babylon made
king in the land of Judah. 2But neither
he, nor his servants, nor the people of
the land, did hearken unto the words
of the Lord, which He spoke by the
prophet Jeremiah.
3And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal
the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah
the son of Maaseiah the priest, to
the prophet Jeremiah, saying: 'Pray
now unto the Lord our God for us.'
Now Jeremiah came in and went out
among the people; for they had not
put him into prison. 'And Pharaoh's
army was come forth out of Egypt;
and when the Chaldeans that be
sieged Jerusalem heard tidings of
them, they broke up from Jerusalem.
Then came the word of the Lord
unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying:
'Thus saith the Lord, the God of
Israel: Thus shaU ye say to the
king of Judah, that sent you unto Me
to inquire of Me: Behold, Pharaoh's
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you, shall return to- Egypt into their
own land. 8And the Chaldeans shall
return, and fight against this city; and
they shaU take it, and burn it with
fire. Thus saith the Lord : Deceive
not yourselves, saying: The Chal
deans shaU surely depart from us; for
they shaU not depart. "For though
ye had smitten the whole army of the
Chaldeans that fight against you, and
there remained but wounded men
among them, yet would they rise up
every man in his tent, and burn this
city with fire.'
"And it came to pass, that when the
army of the Chaldeans was broken
up from Jerusalem for fear of Pha
raoh's army, "then Jeremiah went
forth out of Jerusalem to go into the
land of Benjamin, to receive his
portion there, in the midst of the
people. "And when he was in the
gate of Benjamin, a captain of the
ward was there, whose name was
Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son
of Hananiah; and he laid hold on
Jeremiah the prophet, saying: Thou
fallest away to the Chaldeans.'
"Then said Jeremiah: 'It is false; I
faU not away to the Chaldeans'; but
he hearkened not to him; so Irijah
laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought
him to the princes. "And the princes
were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote
him, and put him in prison in the
house of Jonathan the scribe; for
they had made that the prison.
"When Jeremiah was come into the
dungeon-house, and into the cells,
and Jeremiah had remained there
many days; "then Zedekiah the king
sent, and fetched him; and the king
asked him secretly in his house, and
said: 'Is there any word from the
Lord?' And Jeremiah said: There
He said also: 'Thou shalt be

is

dehvered into the hand of the king of

Babylon.' "Moreover Jeremiah said
unto king Zedekiah: 'Wherein have I
sinned against thee, or against thy
servants, or against this people, that
ye have put me in prison? "Where
now are your prophets that proph
esied unto you, saying: The king of
Babylon shaU not come against you,
nor against this land? "And now
hear, I pray thee, 0 my lord the king:
let my supphcation, I pray theef be
presented before thee; that thou cause
me not to return to the house of
Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.'
Then Zedekiah the king commanded,
and they committed Jeremiah into the
court of the guard, and they gave him
daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers'
street, until all the bread in the city
was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained
in the court of the guard.
QQ And Shephatiah the son of
Mattan, and Gedahah the son of
Pashhur, and Jucal the son of Shele
miah, and Pashhur the son of Mal-
chiah, heard the words that Jeremiah
spoke unto all the people, saying:
2 Thus saith the Lord: He that re
maineth in this city shaU die by the
sword, by the famine, and by the
pestilence; but he that goeth forth to
the Chaldeans shaU Uve, and his hfe
shall be unto him for a prey, and he
shall live. Thus saith the Lord:
This city shaU surely be given into
the hand of the army of the king of
Babylon, and he shaU take it.' Then
the princes said unto the king: 'Let
this man, we pray thee, be put to
death; forasmuch as he weakeneth the
hands of the men of war that remain
in this city, and the hands of all the
people, in speaking such words unto
them; for this man seeketh not the
welfare of this people, but the hurt.'
Then Zedekiah the king said: 'Be
hold, he is in your hand; for the king

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is not he that can do any thing against
you.' 'Then took they Jeremiah,
and cast him into the pit of Malchiah
the king's son, that was in the court
of the guard; and they let down
Jeremiah with cords. And in the pit
there was no water, but mire; and
Jeremiah sank in the mire.
Now when Ebed-melech the Ethi
opian, an officer, who was in the king's
house, heard that they had put
Jeremiah in the pit; the king then
sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
'Ebed-melech went forth out of the
king's house, and spoke to the king,
saying: 9'My lord the king, these
men have done evil in all that they
have done to Jeremiah the prophet,
whom they have cast into the pit;
and he is Uke to die in the place where
he is because of the famine; for there
is no more bread in the city.' "Then
the king commanded Ebed-melech the
Ethiopian, saying: Take from hence
thirty men with thee, and take up
Jeremiah the prophet out of the pit,
before he die.' "So Ebed-melech took
the men with him, and went into the
house of the king under the treasury,
and took thence worn clouts and worn
rags, and let them down by cords into
the pit to Jeremiah. "And Ebed-
melech the Ethiopian said unto
Jeremiah: 'Put now these worn clouts
and rags under thine armholes under
the cords.' And Jeremiah did so.
"So they drew up Jeremiah with the
cords, and took him up out of the pit;
and Jeremiah remained in the court
of the guard.
"Then Zedekiah the king sent, and
took Jeremiah the prophet unto him
into the third entry that was in the
house of the Lord; and the king said
unto Jeremiah: 'I wiU ask thee a
thing; hide nothing from me.' "Then
Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah: 'If

I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not
surely put me to death? and if I
give thee counsel, thou wilt not
hearken unto me.' "So Zedekiah the
king swore secretly unto Jeremiah,
saying: 'As the Lord Uveth, that
made us this soul, I wiU not put thee
to death, neither will I give thee into
the hand of these men that seek thy
life.' "Then said Jeremiah unto Zede
kiah: Thus saith the Lord, the God
of hosts, the God. of Israel: If thou
wilt go forth unto the king of Baby
lon's princes, then thy soul shall Uve,
and this city shah not be burned with
fire; and thou shalt Uve, thou, and
thy house; "but if thou wilt not go
forth to the king of Babylon's princes,
then shall this city be given into the
hand of the Chaldeans, and they shaU
burn it with fire, and thou shalt not
escape out of their hand.' "And
Zedekiah the king said unto Jere
miah: T am afraid of the Jews that
are faUen away to the Chaldeans, lest
they deliver me into their hand, and
they mock me.' Tut Jeremiah
said: They shaU not deUver thee.
Hearken, I beseech thee, to the voice
of the Lord, in that which I speak
unto thee; so it shall be weU with thee,
and thy soul shaU Uve. Tut if
thou refuse to go forth, this is the
word that the Lord hath shown me :
Tehold, all the women that are
left in the king of Judah's house shaU
be brought forth to the king of
Babylon's princes, and those women
shall say:
Thy familiar friends have set
thee on,
And have prevailed over thee;
Thy feet are sunk in the mire,
And they are turned away back.
"And they shall bring out aU thy
wives and thy children to the Chal-

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deans; and thou shalt not escape out
of their hand, but shalt be taken by the
hand of the king of Babylon; and
thou shalt cause this city to be
burned with fire.'
Then said Zedekiah unto Jere
miah: 'Let no man know of these
words, and thou shalt not die. "But
if the princes hear that I have talked
with thee, and they come unto thee,
and say unto thee: Declare unto us
now what thou hast said unto the
king; hide it not from us, and we
will not put thee to death; also what
the king said unto thee; "then thou
shalt say unto them: I presented
my supplication before the king,
that he would not cause me to return
to Jonathan's house, to die there.'
"Then came all the princes unto
Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told
them according to all these words that
the king had commanded. So they
left off speaking with him; for the
matter was not reported. 28So Jere
miah abode in the court of the guard
until the day that Jerusalem was
taken. And it came to pass, when Jerusa
lem was taken — 'in the ninth
year of Zedekiah king of Judah,
in the tenth month, came Nebuchad
rezzar king of Babylon and aU his
army against Jerusalem, and be
sieged it; 2in the eleventh year of
Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the
ninth day of the month, a breach
was made in the city — 'that all the
princes of the king of Babylon came in,
and sat in the middle gate, even Ner-
gal-sarezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim
aRab-saris, Nergal-sarezer "Rab-mag,
with aU the residue of the princes of
the king of Babylon. 4And it came
to pass, that when Zedekiah the king
of Judah and all the men of war saw
them, then they fled, and went forth

39

out of the city by night, by the way of
the king's garden, by the gate betwixt
the two walls; and he went out the
way of the Arabah. 'But the army
of the Chaldeans pursued after them,
and overtook Zedekiah in the plains
of Jericho; and when they had taken
him, they brought him up to Nebuchad
rezzar king of Babylon to Riblah
in the land of Hamath, and he gave
judgment upon him. 'Then the king
of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah
in Riblah before his eyes; also the
king of Babylon slew all the nobles of
Judah. 'Moreover he put out Zede
kiah's eyes, and bound him in fetters,
to carry him to Babylon. 'And the
Chaldeans burned the king's house,
and the house of the people, with fire,
and broke down the waUs of Jeru
salem. Then Nebuzaradan the cap
tain of the guard carried away cap
tive into Babylon the remnant of
the people that remained in the city,
the deserters also, that fell away to
him, with the rest of the people that
remained. "But Nebuzaradan the
captain of the guard left of the poor
of the people, that had nothing, in
the land of Judah, and gave them
vineyards and fields in that day.
"Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Baby
lon gave charge concerning Jeremiah
to Nebuzaradan the captain of the
guard, saying: "' Take him, and look
well to him, and do him rio harm; but
do unto him even as he shall say unto
thee.' "So Nebuzaradan the captain
of the guard sent, and Nebushazban
Rab-saris, and Nergal-sarezer Rab-
mag, and all the chief officers of the
king of Babylon; "they sent, and took
Jeremiah out of the court of the
guard, and committed him unto
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of
Shaphan, that he should carry him
home; so he dwelt among the people.

a Titles of officers.
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"Now the word of the Lord came
unto Jeremiah, while- he was shut
up in the court of the guard, saying:
"'Go, and speak to Ebed-melech the
Ethiopian, saying: Thus saith the
Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
Behold, I will bring My words upon
this city for evil, and not for good;
and they shall be accomplished before
thee in that day. "But I wiU deliver
thee in that day, saith the Lord;
and thou shalt not be given into the
hand of the men of whorri thou art
afraid. "For I wiU surely deliver
thee, and thou shalt not fall by the
sword, but thy life shall be for a prey
unto thee; because thou hast put thy
trust in Me, saith the Lord.'
Af) The word which came to Jere-
miah from the Lord, after that
Nebuzaradan the captain of the
guard had let him go from Ramah,
when he had taken him being bound
in chains among all the captives of
Jerusalem and Judah, that were car
ried away captive unto Babylon.
2And the captain of the guard took
Jeremiah, and said unto him: The
Lord thy God pronounced this evil
upon this place; 3and the Lord hath
brought it, and done according as He
spoke; because ye have sinned against
the Lord, and have not hearkened to
His voice, therefore this thing is come
upon you. 4And now, behold, I loose
thee this day from the chains which
are upon thy hand. If it seem good
unto thee to come with me into Baby
lon, come, and I will look well unto
thee; but ff it seem ill unto thee to
come with me into Babylon, forbear;
behold, aU the land is before thee;
whither it seemeth good and right
unto thee to go, thither go. — 'Yet
he would not go back. — Go back
then to Gedahah the son of Ahi

kam, the son of Shaphan, whom the
king of Babylon hath made gov
ernor oyer the cities of Judah, and
dwell with him among -the people;
or go wheresoever it seemeth right
unto thee to go.' So the captain of
the guard gave him an allowance and
a present, and let him go. 'Then
went Jeremiah unto Gedahah the son
of Ahikam to Mizpah, and dwelt with
him among the people that were left
in the land.
Now when all the captains of the
forces that were in the fields, even
they and their men, heard that the
king of Babylon had made Gedaliah
the son of Ahikam governor in the
land, and had committed unto him
men, and women, and children, and
of the poorest of the land, of them that
were not carried away captive to
Babylon; then they came to Gedaliah
to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of
Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jona
than the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah
the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of
Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah
the son of the Maacathite, they and
their men. 'And Gedahah the son of
Ahikam the son^ of Shaphan swore
unto them and to their men, saying:
'Fear not to serve the Chaldeans;
dwell in the land, and serve the king
of Babylon, and it shall be well with
you. "As for me, behold, I will dwell
at Mizpah, to stand before the Chal
deans that may come unto us; but
ye, gather ye wine and summer fruits
and oil, and put them in your vessels,
and dwell in your cities that ye have
taken.' "Luce wise when aU the Jews
that were in Moab, and among the
children of Ammon, and in Edom,
and that were in aU the countries,
heard that the king of Babylon had
left a remnant of Judah, and that he
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Ahikam, the son of Shaphan; "then
all the Jews returned out of all places
whither they were driven, and came
to the land of Judah, to GedaUah,
unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and
summer fruits in great abundance.
"Moreover Johanan the son of
Kareah, and all the captains of the
forces that were in the fields, came
to GedaUah to Mizpah, "and said
unto him: 'Dost thou know that
Baalis the king of the children of
Ammon hath sent Ishmael the son
of Nethaniah to take thy fife?' But
GedaUah the son of Ahikam beheved
them not. "Then Johanan the son of
Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah
secretly, saying: 'Let me go, I pray
thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son
of Nethaniah, and no man shall know
it; wherefore should he take thy hfe,
that all the Jews that are gathered
unto thee should be scattered, and
the remnant of Judah perish?' "But
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto
Johanan the son of Kareah: "Thou
shalt' not do this thing; for thou speak-
est falsely of Ishmael. '
A "j Now it came to pass in the
seventh month, that Ishmael the
son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama,
of the seed royal, and one of the chief
officers of the king, and ten men with
him, came unto Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they
did eat bread together in Mizpah.
Then arose Ishmael the son of Neth
aniah, and the ten men that were
with him, and smote Gedaliah the
son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan
with the sword, and slew him, whom
the king of Babylon. had made gov
ernor over the land. 'Ishmael also
slew aU the Jews that were with him,
even with GedaUah, at Mizpah, and
the Chaldeans that were found there,
even the men of war.

4And it came to pass the second day
after he had slain Gedaliah, and no
man knew it, that there came cer
tain men from Shechem, from Shiloh,
and from Samaria, even fourscore
men, having their beards shaven and
their clothes rent, and having cut
themselves, with meal-offerings and
frankincense in their hand to bring
them to the house of the Lord. 'And
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went
forth from Mizpah to meet them,
weeping all along as he went; and it
came to pass, as he met them, he said
unto them : ' Come to GedaUah the son
of Ahikam.' 7And it was so, when
they came into the midst of the city,
that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah
slew them, and cast them into the
midst of the pit, he, and the men that
were with him. 'But ten men were
found among them that said unto
Ishmael: 'Slay us not; for we have
stores hidden in the field, of wheat,
and of barley, and of oil, and of
honey.' So he forbore, and slew them
not among their brethren. Now the
pit wherein Ishmael cast all the dead
bodies of the men whom he had slain
by the side of Gedaliah was that
which Asa the king had made for fear
of Baasa king of Israel; the same Ish
mael the son of Nethaniah filled with
them that were slain. "Then Ishmael
carried away captive all the residue
of the people that were in Mizpah,
even the king's daughters, and all
the people that remained in Mizpah,
whom Nebuzaradan the captain of
the guard had committed to Gedaliah
the son of Ahikam; Ishmael the son
of Nethaniah carried them away cap
tive, and departed to go over to the
children of Ammon.
"But when Johanan the son of
Kareah, and all the captains of the
forces that were with him, heard of

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all the evil that Ishmael the son of
Nethaniah had done, "then they took
all the men, and went to fight with
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and
found him by the great waters that
are in Gibeon. "Now it came to pass,
that when aU the people that were
with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of
Kareah, and all the captains of the
forces that were with him, then they
were glad. "So all the people that
Ishmael had carried away captive
from Mizpah cast about and returned,
and went unto Johanan the son of
Kareah. "But Ishmael the son of
Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with
eight men, and went to the children
of Ammon.
"Then took Johanan the son of
Kareah, and all the captains of the
forces that were with him, all the
remnant of the people whom he had
recovered from Ishmael the son of
Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that
he had slain Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam, the men, even the men of war,
and the women, and the children, and
the officers, whom he had brought
back from Gibeon; "and they depart
ed, and dwelt in Geruth Chimham,
which is by Beth-lehem, to go to enter
into Egypt, "because of the Chal
deans; for they were afraid of them,
because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah
had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam,
whom the king of Babylon made
governor over trie land.
AO Then all the captains of the
forces, and Johanan the son of
Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of
Hoshaiah, and all the people from the
least even unto the greatest, came
near, 2and said unto Jeremiah the
prophet: 'Let, we pray thee, our
supplication be accepted before thee,
and pray for us unto the Lord thy
God, even for all this remnant; for we

are left but a few of many, as thine
eyes do behold us; 'that the Lord thy
God may tell us the way wherein we
should walk, and the thing that we
should do.' Then Jeremiah the
prophet said unto them : ' I have heard
you; behold, I will pray unto the
Lord your God according to your
words; and it shall come to pass,
that whatsoever thing the Lord shaU
answer you, I will declare it unto you;
I will keep nothing back from you.'
Then they said to Jeremiah: The
Lord be a true and faithful witness
against us, if we do not even accord
ing to all the word wherewith the
Lord thy God shall send thee to us.
'Whether it be good, or whether it be
evil, we will hearken to the voice of
the Lord our God, to whom we send
thee; that it may be well with us, when
we hearken to the voice of the Lord
our God.'
7And it came to pass after ten days,
that the word of the Lord came unto
Jeremiah. Then caUed he Johanan
the son of Kareah, and all the captains
of the forces that were with him, and
all the people from the least even to the
greatest, 'and said unto them: Thus
saith the Lord, the God of Israel,
unto whom ye sent me to present
your supplication before Him: "If
ye will still abide in this land, then
will I build you, and not pull you
down, and I will plant you, and not
pluck you up; for I repent Me of the
evil that I have done unto you. "Be
not afraid of the king of Babylon, of
whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of
him, saith the Lord; for I am with
you to save you, and to deliver you
from his hand. "And I will grant you
compassion, that he may have com
passion upon you, and cause you to
return to your own land. "But if ye
say: We wiU not abide in this land;

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so that ye hearken not to the voice
of the Lord your God; "saying: No;
but we will go into the land of Egypt,
where we shall see no war, nor hear
the sound of the horn, nor have hunger
of bread; and there will we abide;
"now therefore hear ye the word of the
Lord, O remnant of Judah: Thus saith
the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
If ye whoUy set your faces to enter
into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;
"then it shall come to pass, that the
sword, which ye fear, shall overtake
you there in the land of Egypt, and
the famine, whereof ye are afraid,
shall follow hard after you there in
Egypt; and there ye shall die. "So
shall it be with all the men that set
their faces to go into Egypt to so
journ there; they shall die by the
sword, by the famine, and by the
pestilence; and none of triem shall re
main or escape from the evil that I
will bring upon them. "For thus
saith trie Lord of hosts, the God of
Israel: As Mine anger and My fury
hath been poured forth upon the in
habitants of Jerusalem, so shall My
fury be poured forth upon you, when
ye shall enter into Egypt; and ye
shall be an execration, and an aston
ishment, and a curse, and a reproach;
and ye shall see this place no more.
"The Lord hath spoken concerning
you, 0 remnant of Judah: Go ye
not into Egypt; know certainly that
I have forewarned you this day.
Tor ye have dealt deceitfully against
your own souls; for ye sent me unto
the Lord your God, saying: Pray
for us unto the Lord our God; and
according unto all that the Lord
our God shall say, so declare unto
us, and we wiU do it; 21and I have this
day declared it to you; but ye have
not hearkened to the voice of the
Lord your God in any thing for

which He hath sent me unto you.
ffiNow therefore know certainly that
ye shall die by the sword, by the
famine, and by the pestilence, in the
place whither ye desire to go to so
journ there.'
A O And it came to pass, that when
Jeremiah had made an end of
speaking unto all the people all the
words of the Lord their God, where
with the Lord their God had sent
him to them, even all these words,
2then spoke Azariah the son of Hosha
iah, and Johanan the son of Kareah,
and all the proud men, saying unto
Jeremiah: Thou speakest falsely; the
Lord our God hath not sent thee to
say: Ye shall not go into Egypt to
sojourn there; 'but Baruch the son of
Neriah setteth thee on against us, to
deUver us into the hand of the Chal
deans, that they may put us to death,
and carry us away captives to Baby
lon.' 4So Johanan the son of Kareah,
and all the captains of the forces,
and all the people, hearkened not to
the voice of the Lord, to dwell in
the land of Judah. 'But Johanan the
son of Kareah, and all the captains
of the forces, took all the remnant
of Judah, that were returned from all
the nations whither they had been
driven to sojourn in the land of Ju
dah: 'the men, and the women, and
the children, and the king's daughters,
and every person that Nebuzaradan
the captain of the guard had left with
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son
of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the proph
et, and Baruch the son of Neriah;
7and they came into the land of Egypt;
for they hearkened not to the voice
of the Lord; and they came even to
Tahpanhes. Then came the word of the Lord
unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying:
'Take great stones in thy hand, and

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hide them in the mortar in the frariie-
work, which is at the entry of Pha
raoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the
sight of the men of Judah; "and say
unto them: Thus saith the Lord of
hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I
will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the
king of Babylon, My servant, and
will set his throne upon these stones
that I have hid; and he shall spread
his royal pavihon over them. "And
he shall come, and shall smite the
land of Egypt; such as are for death
to death, and such as are for captivity
to captivity, and such as are for the
sword to the sword. "And I wiU
kindle a fire in the houses of the gods
of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and
carry them away captives; and he
shall fold up the land of Egypt, as a
shepherd foldeth up his garment; and
he shall go forth from thence in peace;
"He shall also break the pillars of
Beth-shemesh, that is in the land of
Egypt; and the houses of the gods
of Egypt shall he burn with fire.'
A A The word that came to Jeremiah
concerning all the Jews that
dwelt in the land of Egypt, that dwelt
at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at
Noph, and in the country of Pathros,
saying: Thus saith the Lord of
hosts, the God of Israel: Ye have
seen all the evil that I have brought
upon Jerusalem, and upon all the
cities of Judah; and, behold, this day
they are a desolation, and no man
dwelleth therein; 3because of 'their
wickedness which they have com
mitted to provoke Me, in that they
went to offer, and to serve other gods,
whom they knew not, neither they,
nor ye, nor your fathers. 4Howbeit
I sent unto you all My servants
the prophets, sending them betimes
and often, saying: Oh, do not this

abominable thing that I hate. 'But
they hearkened not, nor inclined their
ear to turn from their wickedness, to
forbear offering unto other gods.
'Wherefore My fury and Mine anger
was poured forth, and was kindled in
the cities of Judah and in the streets
of Jerusalem; and they are wasted
and desolate, as at this day. There
fore now thus saith the Lord, the
God of hosts, the God of Israel:
Wherefore commit ye this great evil
against your own souls, to cut off
from you man and woman, infant
and suckhng, out of the midst of
Judah, to leave you none remaining;
'in that ye provoke Me with the
works of your hands, offering unto
other gods in the land of Egypt,
whither ye are gone to sojourn; that
ye may be cut off, and that ye may be
a curse and a reproach among all the
nations of the earth? 'Have ye for
gotten the wicked deeds of your
fathers, and the wicked deeds of the
kings of Judah, and the wicked deeds
of their wives, and your own wicked
deeds, and the wicked deeds of your
wives, which they committed in the
land of Judah, and in the streets of
Jerusalem? "They are not humbled
even unto this day, neither have they
feared, nor walked in My law, nor
in My statutes, that I set before you
and before your fathers. "Therefore
thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God
of Israel: Behold, I will set My face
against you for evil, even to cut off aU
Judah. "And I will take the remnant
of Judah, that have set their faces
to go into the land of Egypt to so
journ there, and they shall aU be con
sumed; in the land of Egypt shall they
fall; they shall be consumed by the
sword and by the famine; they shall
die, from the least even unto the great
est, by the sword and by the famine;

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and they shall be an execration, and
an astonishment, and a curse, and a
reproach. "For I will punish them
that dwell in the land of Egypt, as
I have punished Jerusalem, by the
sword, by the famine, and by the
pestilence; "so that none of the rem
nant of Judah, that are gone into the
land of Egypt to sojourn there, shaU
escape or remain, that they should
return into the land of Judah, to
which they have a desire to return to
dwell there; for none shall return save
such as shall escape.'
"Then aU the men who knew that
their wives offered unto other gods,
and all the women that stood by, a
great assembly, even aU the people that
dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Path
ros, answered Jeremiah, saying: "'As
for the word that thou hast spoken
unto us in the name of the Lord, we
will not hearken unto thee. 17But we
will certainly perform every word that
is gone forth out of our mouth, to
offer unto the queen of heaven, and
to pour out drink-offerings unto her,
as we have done, we and our fathers,
our kings and our princes in the cities
of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusa
lem; for then had we plenty of food,
and were weU, and saw no evil. "But
since we left off to offer to the queen
of heaven, and to pour out drink-
offerings unto her, we have wanted all
things, and have been consumed by
the sword and by the famine. "And is
it we that offer to the queen of heaven,
and pour out drink-offerings unto her?
did we make her cakes in her image,
and pour out drink-offerings unto her,
without our husbands?'
Then Jeremiah said unto all the
people, to the men, and to the women,
even to all the people that had given
him that answer, saying: 21'The offer
ing that ye offered in the cities of

Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem,
ye and your fathers, your kings and
your princes, and the people of the
land, did not the Lord remember them,
and came it not into His mind? 22so
that the Lord could no longer bear,
because of the evil of your doings, and
because of the abominations which ye
have committed; therefore is your
land become a desolation, and an
astonishment, and a curse, without
an inhabitant, as at this day. "Be
cause ye have offered, and because
ye have sinned against the Lord, and
have not hearkened to the voice of the
Lord, nor walked in His law, nor
in His statutes, nor in His testimo
nies; therefore this evil is happened
unto you, as at this day.'
24Moreover Jeremiah said unto all
the people, and to all the women:
'Hear the word of the Lord, all Judah
that are in the land of Egypt: "thus
saith the Lord of hosts, the God of
Israel, saying: Ye and your wives
have both spoken with your mouths,
and with your hands have fulfilled
it, saying: We will surely perform
our vows that we have vowed, to
offer to the queen of heaven, and to
pour out drink-offerings unto her; ye
shall surely establish your vows, and
surely perform your vows. There
fore hear ye the word of the Lord,
all Judah that dwell in the land of
Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My
great name, saith the Lord, that My
name shall no more be named in the
mouth of any man of Judah in all the
land of Egypt, saying: As the Lord
God Uveth. "Behold, I watch over
them for evil, and not for good; and
all the men of Judah that are in the
land of Egypt shall be consumed by
the sword and by the famine, until
there be an end of them. "And they
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out of the land of Egypt into the land
of Judah, few in number; and all the
remnant of Judah, that are gone into
the land of Egypt to sojourn there,
shaU know whose word shaU stand,
Mine, or theirs. 29And this shall be
the sign unto you, saith the Lord,
that I will punish you in this place,
that ye may know that My words
shall surely stand against you for
evil; "thus saith the Lord: Behold,
I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of
Egypt into the hand of his enemies,
and into the hand of them that seek
his hfe; as I gave Zedekiah king of
Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrez
zar king of Babylon, his enemy, and
that sought his life.'
A PL The word that Jeremiah the
prophet spoke unto Baruch the
son of Neriah, when he wrote these
words in a book at the mouth of
Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoia
kim the son of Josiah, king of Judah,
saying: 2Thus saith the Lord, the
God of Israel, concermng thee, O
Baruch: Thou didst say:
3Woe is me now!
For the Lord hath added sorrow
to my pain;
I am weary with my groaning,
And I find no rest.
Thus shalt thou say unto him:
Thus saith the Lord :
Behold, that which I have built
will I break down,
And that which I have planted I
will pluck up;
And this in the whole land.
'And seekest thou great things for
thyself?
Seek them not;
for, behold, I will bring evil upon
all flesh, saith the Lord;, but thy
life will I give unto thee for a prey
in all places whither thou goest.'

AC1 The word of the Lord which
came to Jeremiah the prophet
concerning the nations.
2Of Egypt : concerning the army of
Pharaoh-neco king of Egypt, which
was by the river Euphrates in Car-
chemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king
of Babylon smote in the fourth year
of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king
of Judah.
3Make ready buckler and shield,
And draw near to battle.
4Harness the horses, and mount,
ye horsemen,
And stand forth with your hel
mets;
Furbish the spears, put on the coats
of mail. .
'Wherefore do I see them dismayed
and turned backward?
And their mighty ones are beaten
down,
And they are fled apace, and look
not back;
Terror is on every side, saith the
Lord.
'The swift cannot flee away,
Nor the mighty man escape;
In the north by the river Euphrates
Have they stumbled and fallen.
7Who is this Uke the Nile that
riseth up,
Like the rivers whose waters toss
themselves?
'Egypt is like the Nile that riseth
up,
And Uke the rivers whose Waters
toss themselves;
And he saith: 'I will rise up, I
will cover the earth,
I will destroy the city and the in
habitants thereof.'
'Prance, ye horses, and rush madly,
ye chariots;
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46.23

Cush and Put, that handle the
shield,
And the Ludim, that handle and
bend the bow.
"For the Lord God of hosts shall
have on that day
A day of vengeance, that He may
avenge Him of His adversaries;
And the sword shall devour and be
satiate,
And shall be made drunk with their
blood;
For the Lord God of hosts hath
a sacrifice
In the north country by the river
Euphrates.
"Go up into Gilead, and take balm,
O virgin daughter of Egypt;
In vain dost thou use many medi
cines;
There is no cure for thee.
"The nations have heard of thy
shame,
And the earth is full of thy cry;
For the mighty man hath stumbled
against the mighty,
They are fallen both of them to
gether,
"The word that the Lord spoke
to Jeremiah the prophet, how that
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon
should come and smite the land of
Egypt. "Declare ye in Egypt, and announce
in Migdol,
And announce in Noph and in
Tahpanhes;
Say ye: 'Stand forth, and prepare
thee,
For the sword hath devoured round
about thee.'
"Why is thy strong one overthrown?
He stood not, because the Lord
did thrust him down.
"He made many to stumble;

Yea, they fell one upon another,
And said: 'Arise, and let us return
to our own people,
And to the land of our birth,
From the oppressing sword.'
"They cried there: 'Pharaoh king
of Egypt is but a noise;
He hath let the appointed time pass
by.'
"As I Uve, saith the King,
Whose name is the Lord of hosts,
Surely Uke Tabor among the
mountains,
And hke Carmel by the sea, so
shall he come.
"0 thou daughter that dwellest in
Egypt,
Furnish thyself to go into captiv
ity;
For Noph shall become a desola
tion,
And shall be laid waste, without
inhabitant.
Tgypt is a very fair heifer;
But the gadfly out of the north is
come, it is come.
21Also her mercenaries in the midst
of her
Are like calves of the stall,
For they also are turned back, they
are fled away together,
They did not stand;
For the day of their calamity is
come upon them,
The time of their visitation.
The sound thereof shall go like the
serpent's;
For they march with an army,
And come against her with axes,
As hewers of wood.
They cut down her forest, saith the
Lord,
Though it cannot be searched ;
Because they are more than the
locusts,
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'The daughter of Egypt is put to
shame;
She is deUvered into the hand of
the people of the north.
The Lord of hosts, the God of Is
rael, saith : Behold, I will punish Amon
of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt,
with her gods, and her kings; even
Pharaoh, and them that trust in
him; "and I will deUver them into
the hand of those that seek their Uves,
and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar
king of Babylon, and into the hand
of his servants; and afterwards it
shall be inhabited, as in the days of
old, saith the Lord.
"But fear not thou, 0 Jacob My
servant,
Neither be dismayed, O Israel;
For, lo, I will save thee from
afar,
And thy seed from the land of
their captivity;
And Jacob shall again be quiet and
at ease,
And none shall make him afraid.
Tear not thou, O Jacob My serv
ant, saith the Lord,
For I am with thee;
For I will make a full end of all the
nations whither I have driven
thee,
But I will not make a full end of
thee;
And I will correct thee in measure,
But will not utterly destroy thee.
A H The word of the Lord that came
to Jeremiah the prophet con
cerning the PhiUstines, before that
Pharaoh smote Gaza.
Thus saith the Lord:
Behold, waters rise up out of the
north,
And shall become an overflowing
stream,

And they shall overflow the land
and all that is therein,
The city and them that dwell
therein;
And the men shall cry,
And all the inhabitants of the land
shall wail.
'At the noise of the stamping of the
hoofs of his strong ones,
At the rushing of his chariots, at
the rumbling of his wheels,
The fathers look not back to their
children
For feebleness of hands;
4Because of the day that cometh
To spoil all the Philistines,
To cut off from Tyre and Zidon
Every helper that remaineth;
For the Lord will spoil the PhiUs
tines,
The remnant of the isle of Caphtor.
'Baldness is come upon Gaza,
Ashkelon is brought to nought,
the remnant of their vaUey;
How long wilt thou cut thyself?
'O thou sword of the Lord,
How long wiU it be ere thou be
quiet?
Put up thyself into thy scabbard,
Rest, and be still.
'How canst thou be quiet?
For the Lord hath given it a
charge;
Against Ashkelon, and against the
sea-shore,
There hath He appointed it.
4g Of Moab.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the
God of Israel:
Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled;
Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is
taken;
Misgab is put to shame and dis
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48.19

In Heshbon they have devised evil
against her:
'Come, and let us cut her off from
being a nation.'
Thou also, 0 Madmen, shalt be
brought to silence;
The sword shall pursue thee.
'Hark! a cry from Horonaim,
SpoiUng and great destruction!
4Moab is destroyed;
Her Uttle ones have caused a cry
to be heard.
'For by the ascent of Luhith
With continual weeping shall they
go up;
For in the going down of Horonaim
They have heard the distressing
cry of destruction.
'Flee, save your lives,
And be like a tamarisk in the
wilderness.
Tor, because thou hast trusted
In thy works and in thy treasures,
Thou also shalt be taken;
And Chemosh shaU go forth into
captivity,
His priests and his princes to
gether.
'And the spoiler shall come upon
every city,
And no city shaU escape;
The valley also shall perish, and
the plain shall be destroyed;
As the Lord hath spoken.
'Give wings unto Moab,
For she must fly and get away;
And her cities shall become a
desolation,
Without any to dwell therein.
"Cursed be he that doeth the work
of the Lord with a slack hand,
And cursed be he that keepeth back
his sword from blood.
"Moab hath been at ease from his
youth,
And he hath settled on his lees,

And hath not been emptied from
vessel to vessel,
Neither hath he gone into captivity;
Therefore his taste remaineth in
him,
And his scent is not changed.
Therefore, behold, the days come,
Saith the Lord,
That I wiU send unto him them
that tilt up,
And they shaU tilt him up;
And they shall empty his vessels,
And break their bottles in pieces.
"And Moab shall be ashamed of
Chemosh,
As the house of Israel was ashamed
Of Beth-el their confidence.
"How say ye : 'We are mighty men,
And valiant men for the war'?
"Moab is spoiled, and they are gone
up into her cities,
And his chosen young men are gone
down to the slaughter,
Saith the King,
Whose name is the Lord of hosts.
The calamity of Moab is near to
come,
And his affliction hasteth fast.
"Bemoan him, all ye that are round
about him,
And all ye that know his name;
Say: 'How is the strong staff
broken,
The beautiful rod!'
"O thou daughter that dwellest in
Dibon,
Come down from thy glory, and
sit in thirst;
For the spoiler of Moab is come up
against thee,
He hath destroyed thy strongholds.
"0 inhabitant of Aroer,
Stand by the way, and watch;
Ask him that fleeth, and her that
escapeth;
Say: 'What hath been done?'

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"Moab is put to shame, for it is
dismayed;
Wail and cry;
Tell ye it in Arnon,
That Moab is spoiled.
"And judgment is come upon the
country of the Plain; upon Holon, and
upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath;
22and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and
upon Beth-diblathaim; "and upon
Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul,
and upon Beth-meon; 24and upon
Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon
all the cities of the land of Moab, far
or near.
The horn of Moab is cut off,
And his arm is broken,
Saith the Lord.
"Make ye him drunken,
For he magnified himself against
the Lord ;
And Moab shall wallow in his vomit,
And he also shall be in derision.
"For was not Israel a derision unto
thee?
Was he found among thieves?
For as often as thou speakest of
him,
Thou waggest the head.
"0 ye that dwell in Moab.
Leave the cities, and dwell in the
rock;
And be like the dove that maketh
her nest
In the sides of the pit's mouth.
29We have heard of the pride of
Moab;
He is very proud;
His loftiness, and his pride, and his
haughtiness,
And the assumption of his heart.
"I know his arrogancy, saith the
Lord,
That it is ill-founded;
His boastings have wrought noth
ing well-founded.

"Therefore will I wail for Moab;
Yea, I will cry out for aU Moab;
For the men of Kir-heres shall
my heart moan.
32With more than the weeping of
Jazer will I weep for thee,
0 vine of Sibmah;
Thy branches passed over the sea,
They reached even to the sea of
Jazer;
Upon thy summer fruits and upon
thy vintage
The spoiler is fallen.
"And gladness and joy is taken
away
From the fruitful field, and from
the land of Moab;
And I have caused wine to cease
from the winepresses;
None shaU tread with shouting;
The shouting shall be no shouting.
Trom the cry of Heshbon even '
unto Elealeh,
Even unto Jahaz have they uttered
their voice,
From Zoar even unto Horonaim,
A heifer of three years old;
For the Waters of Nimrim also
ShaU be desolate.
"Moreover I will cause to cease in
Moab,
Saith the Lord,
Him that offereth in the high place,
And him that offereth to his gods.
Therefore my heart moaneth for
Moab Uke pipes,
And my heart moaneth like pipes
for the men of Kir-heres;
Therefore the abundance that he
hath gotten is perished.
Tor every head is bald,
And every beard cUpped;
Upon all the hands are cuttings,
And upon the loins sackcloth.
380n all the housetops of Moab and
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49.3

There is lamentation every where;
For I have broken Moab like a
vessel wherein is no pleasure,
Saith the Lord.
"'How is it broken down!' wail ye!
'How hath Moab turned the back
with shame !'
So shall Moab become a derision
and a dismay
To all that are round about him.
Tor thus saith the Lord :
Behold, he shall swoop as a vul
ture,
And shall spread out his wings
against Moab.
The cities are taken,
And the strongholds are seized,
And the heart of the mighty men
of Moab at that day
Shall be as the heart of a woman in
her pangs.
42 And Moab shall be destroyed from
being a people,
Because he hath magnified him
seff against the Lord.
Terror, and the pit, and the trap,
Are upon thee, O inhabitant of
Moab,
Saith the Lord.
44He that fleeth from the terror
Shall fall into the pit;
And he that getteth up out of the
pit
Shall be taken in the trap;
For I will bring upon her, even upon
Moab,
The year of their visitation, saith
the Lord.
Tn the shadow of Heshbon the
fugitives
Stand without strength;
For a fire is gone forth out of
Heshbon,
And a flame from the midst of
Sihon,

And it devoureth the corner of
Moab,
And the crown of the head of the
tumultuous ones.
46Woe unto thee, 0 Moab!
The people of Chemosh is undone ;
For thy sons are taken away cap
tive,
And thy daughters into captivity.
47Yet will I turn the captivity of
Moab
In the end of days, saith the
Lord.
Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
AC\ Of the children of Ammon.
Thus saith the Lord :
Hath Israel no sons?
Hath he no heir?
Why then doth Malcam take pos
session of Gad,
And his people dwell in the cities
thereof?
Therefore, behold, the days come,
saith the Lord,
That I will cause an alarm of war
to be heard
Against Rabbah of the children of
Ammon;
And it shall become a desolate
mound,
And her daughters shall be burned
with fire;
Then shall Israel dispossess them
that did dispossess him,
Saith the Lord.
'Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is un
done;
Cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird
you with sackcloth;
Lament, and run to and fro among
the folds;
For Malcam shall go into captiv
ity,
His priests and his princes together.

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4Wherefore gloriest thou in the val
leys,
Thy flowing vaUey, 0 backsliding
daughter?
That didst trust in thy treasures:
'Who shall come unto me?'
'Behold, T will bring a terror upon
thee,
Saith the Lord God of hosts,
From aU that are round about
thee;
And ye shall be driven out every
man right forth,
And there shall be none to gather
up him that wandereth.
'But afterward I will bring back
the captivity of the children of
Ammon,
Saith the Lord.
7Of Edom.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts :
Is wisdom no more in Teman?
Is counsel perished from the pru
dent?
Is their wisdom vanished?
8Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep,
0 inhabitants of Dedan;
For I do bring the calamity of
Esau upon him,
The time that I shall punish him.
'If grape-gatherers came to thee,
Would they not leave some gleaning
grapes?
If thieves by night,
Would they not destroy till they
had enough?
"But I have made Esau bare,
I have uncovered his secret places,
And he shall not be able to hide
himseff;
His seed is spoiled, and his brethren,
And his neighbours, and he is not.
"Leave thy fatherless children, I
will rear them,
And let thy widows trust in Me.

"For thus saith the Lord: Behold,
they to whom it pertained not to
drink of the cup shall assuredly
drink; and art thou he that shall al
together go unpunished? thou shalt
not go unpunished, but thou shalt
surely drink. "For I have sworn by
Myself, saith the Lord, that Bozrah
shall become an astonishment, a re
proach, a waste, and a curse; and all
the cities thereof shaU be perpetual
wastes. "I have heard a message from the
Lord,
And an ambassador is sent among
the nations :
'Gather yourselves together, and
come against her,
And rise up to the battle.'
"For, behold, I make thee small
among the nations,
And despised among men.
"Thy terribleness hath deceived
thee,
Even the pride of thy heart,
0 thou that dwellest in the clefts
of the rock,
That holdest the height of the hill;
Though thou shouldest make thy
nest as high as the eagle,
I will bring thee down from thence,
saith the Lord.
"And Edom shall become an aston
ishment;
Every one that passeth by it
Shall be astonished and shall hiss
at all the plagues thereof.
"As in the overthrow of Sodom and
Gomorrah
And the neighbour cities thereof,
saith the Lord,
No man shall abide there,
Neither shall any son of man dwell
therein.
"Behold, he shaU come up like a lion
from the thickets of the Jordan
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49.32

For I will suddenly make him run
away from it,
And whoso is chosen, him wiU I
appoint over it;
For who is like Me? and who will
appoint Me a time?
And who is that shepherd that will
stand before Me?
Therefore hear ye the counsel of the
Lord,
That He hath taken against Edom;
And His purposes, that He hath
purposed against the inhabitants
of Teman :
Surely the least of the flock shall
drag them away,
Surely their habitation shall be
appalled at them.
The earth quaketh at the noise of
their faU;
There is a cry, the noise whereof is
heard in the Red Sea.
Tehold, he shall come up and swoop
down as the vulture,
And spread out his wings against
Bozrah;
And the heart of the mighty men of
Edom at that day
Shall be as the heart of a woman in
her pangs.
230f Damascus.
Hamath is ashamed, and Arpad ;
For .they have heard evil tidings,
they are melted away;
There is trouble in the sea;
It cannot be quiet.
24Damascus is waxed feeble, she
turneth herself to flee,
And trembling hath seized on her;
Anguish and pangs have taken
hold of her, as of a woman in
travail.
"'How is the city of praise left un
repaired,
The city of my joy?'

Therefore her young men shall fall
in her broad places,
And all the men of war shall be
brought to silence in that day,
Saith the Lord of hosts.
"And I will kindle a fire in the wall
of Damascus,
And it shall devour the palaces of
Ben-hadad.
280f Kedar, and of the kingdoms of
Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king
of Babylon smote.
Thus saith the Lord :
Arise ye, go up against Kedar,
And spoil the children of the east.
Their tents and their flocks shall
they take,
They shall carry away for them
selves their curtains,
And all their vessels, and their
camels;
And they shall proclaim against
them a terror on every side.
"Flee ye, flit far off, dwell deep,
0 ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith
the Lord;
For Nebuchadrezzar king of Baby
lon hath taken counsel against
you,
And hath conceived a purpose
against you.
"Arise, get you up against a nation
that is at ease,
That dweUeth without care, saith
the Lord ;
That have neither gates nor bars,
That dwell alone.
32And their camels shall be a booty,
And the multitude of their cattle
.a spoil;
And I wiU scatter unto all winds
them that have the corners
polled ;
And "I will bring their calamity from
every side of them, saith the
Lord.

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"And Hazor shaU be a dwelling-place
of jackals,
A desolation for ever;
No man shall abide there,
Neither shall any son of man dwell
therein.
The" word of the Lord that came
to Jeremiah the prophet concerning
Elam in the beginning of the reign
of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying:
Thus saith the Lord of hosts :
Behold, I will break the bow of
Elam,
The chief of their might.
"And I will bring against Elam the
four winds
From the four quarters of heaven,
And will scatter them toward all
those winds;
And there shall be no nation whith
er the dispersed of Elam shall not
come.
"And I will cause Elam to be dis
mayed before their enemies,
And before them that seek their
life;
And I will bring evil upon them,
Even My fierce anger, saith the
Lord;
And I will send the sword after them,
Till I have consumed them;
"And I will set My throne in Elam,
And will destroy from thence king
and princes, saith the Lord.
"But it shall come to pass in the
end of days,
That I will bring back the captivity
of Elam, saith the Lord.
PLC\ The word that the Lord spoke
concerning Babylon, concerning
the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah
the prophet.
2Declare ye among the nations and
announce,
And set up a standard;

Announce, and eoncealnot;
Say : ' Babylon is taken,
Bel is put to shame, Merodach is
dismayed;
Her images are put to shame, her
idols are dismayed.'
3For out of the north there cometh
up a nation against her,
Which shaU make her land desolate,
And none shall dweU therein;
They are fled, they are gone, both
man and beast.
4In those days, and in that time,
saith the Lord,
The children of Israel shall come,
They and the children of Judah
together;
They shall go on their way weeping,
And shall seek the Lord their God.
They shaU inquire concerning Zion
With their faces hitherward:
'Come ye, and join yourselves to
the Lord
In an everlasting covenant that
shall not be forgotten.'
'My people hath been lost sheep;
Their shepherds have caused them
to go astray,
They have turned them away on
the mountains;
They have gone from mountain to
hill,
They have forgotten their resting-
place.
'All that found them have devoured
them;
And their adversaries said: 'We
are not guilty' ;
Because they have sinned against the
Lord, the habitation of justice,
Even the Lord, the hope of their
fathers.
Tlee out of the midst of Babylon,
And go forth out of the land of the
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And be as the he-goats before the
flocks.
'For, lo, I will stir up and cause to
come up against Babylon
An assembly of great nations from
the north country;
And they shall set themselves in
array against her,
From thence she shall be taken;
Their arrows shall be as of a mighty
man that maketh childless;
None shall return in vain.
"And Chaldea shall be a spoil;
All that spoil her shall be satisfied,
saith the Lord.
"Because ye are glad, because ye
rejoice,
0 ye that plunder My heritage,
Because ye gambol as a heifer at
grass,
And neigh as strong horses;
"Your mother shall be sore ashamed,
She that bore you shall be con
founded;
Beriold, the hindermost of the na
tions
Shall be a wilderness, a dry land,
and a desert.
"Because of the wrath of the Lord it
shall not be inhabited,
But it shall be wholly desolate;
Every one that goeth by Babylon
Shallbe appalled and hiss at all her
plagues.
"Set yourselves in array against
Babylon round about,
All ye that bend the bow,
Shoot at her, spare no arrows;
For she hath sinned against the
Lord.
"Shout against her round about, she
hath submitted herself;
Her buttresses are fallen, her walls
are thrown down;
For it is the vengeance of the Lord,
take vengeance upon her ;
As she hath done, do unto her.
a That is, Double rebeUion, 635

"Cut off the sower from Babylon,
And him that handleth the sickle
in the time of harvest;
For fear of the oppressing sword
they shaU turn every one to his
people,
And they shall flee every one to his
own land.
"Israel is a scattered sheep,
The Uons have driven him away;
First the king of Assyria hath de
voured him,
And last this Nebuchadrezzar king
of Babylon hath broken his bones.
'Therefore thus saith the Lord of
hosts, the God of Israel:
Behold, I will punish the king of
Babylon and his land,
As I have punished the king of
Assyria.
"And I will bring Israel back to his
pasture,
And he shall feed on Carmel and
Bashan,
And his soul shall be satisfied upon
the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead.
20In those days, and in that time,
saith the Lord,
The iniquity of Israel shall be
sought for, and there shall be
none,
And the sins of Judah, and they
shall not be found;
For I will pardon them whom I
leave as a remnant.
21Go up against the land of "Mera-
thaim, even against it,
And against the inhabitants of
Tekod;
Waste and utterly destroy after
them, saith the Lord,
And do according to all that I have
commanded thee.
"Hark! battle is in the land,
And great destruction.
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50.23

JEREMIAH

"How is the hammer of the whole
earth
Cut asunder and broken!
How is Babylon become
A desolation among the nations!
24I have laid a snare for thee, and
thou art also taken, 0 Babylon,
And thou wast not aware;
Thou art found, and also caught,
Because thou hast striven against
the Lord.
"The Lord hath opened His armoury,
And hath brought forth the weapons
of His indignation;
For it is a work that the Lord God
of hosts
Hath to do in the land of the Chal
deans.
"Come against her from every quar
ter, open her granaries,
Cast her up as heaps, and destroy
her utterly;
Let nothing of her be left.
"Slay all her bullocks, let them go
down to the slaughter;
Woe unto them! for their day is
come,
The time of their visitation.
"Hark! they flee and escape out of
the land of Babylon,
To declare in Zion the vengeance
of the Lord our God,
The vengeance of His temple.
29Call together the archers against
Babylon,
All them that bend the bow;
Encamp against her round about,
Let none thereof escape;
Recompense her according to her
work,
According to all that she hath done,
do unto her:
For she hath been arrogant against
the Lord,
Against the Holy One of Israel.
Therefore shall her young men fall
in her broad places,

And all her men of war shall be
brought to silence in that day,
Saith the Lord.
"Behold, I am against thee, O thou
most arrogant,
Saith the Lord God of hosts;
For thy day is come,
The time that I will punish thee.
32And the most arrogant shall stum
ble and fall,
And none shall raise him up;
And I will kindle a fire in his cities,
And it shall devour aU that are
round about him.
"Thus saith the Lord of hosts :
The children of Israel and the chil
dren of Judah are oppressed to
gether;
And all that took them captives
hold them fast;
They refuse to let them go.
Their Redeemer is strong,
The Lord of hosts is His name;
He will thoroughly plead their cause,
That He may give rest to the earth,
And disquiet the inhabitants of
Babylon.
35A sword is upon the Chaldeans,
saith the Lord,
And upon the inhabitants of Baby
lon, and upon her princes, and
upon her wise men.
"A sword is upon the boasters, and
they shall become fools;
A sword is upon her mighty men,
and they shall be dismayed.
"A sword is upon their horses, and
upon their chariots,
And upon aU the mingled people
that are in the midst of her,
And they shaU become as women;
A sword is upon her treasures, and
they shall be robbed.
"A drought is upon her waters, and
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For it is a land of graven images,
And they are mad upon things of
horror.
'Therefore the wild-cats with the
jackals shall dweU there,
And the ostriches shall dwell there
in;
And it shall be no more inhabited
for ever,
Neither shall it be dwelt in from
generation to generation.
40As when God overthrew Sodom and
Gomorrah
And the neighbour cities thereof,
saith the Lord ;
So shall no man abide there,
Neither shall any son of man dwell
therein.

¦"Behold, a people cometh from the
north,
And a great nation, and many kings
Shall be roused from the utter
most parts of the earth.
They lay hold on bow and spear,
They are cruel, and have no com
passion;
Their voice is Uke the roaring sea,
And they ride upon horses;
Set in array, as a man for war,
Against thee, 0 daughter of Babylon.
The king of Babylon hath heard
the fame of them,
And his hands wax feeble;
Anguish hath taken hold of him,
And pain, as of a woman in travail.
Tehold, he shall come up like a Uon
from the thickets of the Jordan
Against the strong habitation;
For I wiU suddenly make them run
away from it,
And whoso is chosen, him will I
appoint over it;
For who is like Me? and who will
appoint Me a time?
And who is that shepherd that will
stand before Me?
* That ia, The heart of them that rise up against Me.
Casdim, that is, Chaldea.
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Therefore hear ye the counsel of
the Lord,
That He hath taken against Baby
lon,
And His purposes, that He hath
purposed against the land of the
Chaldeans :
Surely the least of the flock shall
drag them away,
Surely their habitation shall be
appalled at them.
46At the noise of the taking of Baby
lon the earth quaketh,
And the cry is heard among the
nations.

PL 1 Thus saith the Lord :
Behold, I will raise up against
Babylon,
And against them that dwell in
"Leb-kamai, a destroying wind.
2And I will send unto Babylon
strangers, that shall fan her,
And they shall empty her land;
For in the day of trouble they shall
be against her round about.
'Let the archer bend his bow against
her,
And let him lift himself up against
her in his coat of mail;
And spare ye not her young men,
Destroy ye utterly all her host.
4And they shaU fall down slain in the
land of the Chaldeans,
And thrust through in her streets.
'For Israel is not widowed, nor
Judah,
Of his God, of the Lord of hosts;
For their land is full of guilt
Against the Holy One of Israel.
'Flee out of the midst of Babylon,
And save every man his life,
Be not cut off in her iniquity;
For it is the time of the Lord's

vengeance;
He wiU render unto her a recom
pense.
According to ancient tradition, a cypher for

51.7

JEREMIAH

7Babylon hath been a golden cup in
the Lord's hand,
That made all the earth drunken;
The nations have drunk of her
wine,
Therefore the nations are mad.
'Babylon is suddenly fallen and de
stroyed,
Wail for her;
Take balm for her pain,
If so be she may be healed.
'We would have healed Babylon,
but she is not healed;
Forsake her, and let us go every one
into his own country;
For her judgment reacheth unto
heaven,
And is lifted up even to the skies.
"The Lord hath brought forth our
victory;
Come, and let us declare in Zion
The work of the Lord our God.
"Make bright the arrows,
Fill the quivers,
The Lord hath roused the spirit
of the kings of the Medes ;
Because His device is against Baby
lon, to destroy it;
For it is the vengeance of the Lord,
The vengeance of His temple.
"Set up a standard against the walls
of Babylon,
Make the watch strong,
Set the watchmen, prepare the am
bushes;
For the Lord hath both devised and
done
That which He spoke concerning the
inhabitants of Babylon.
"O thou that dwellest upon many
waters,
Abundant in treasures,
Thine end is come,
The measure of thy covetousness.
"The Lord of hosts hath sworn by
Himself:

Surely I will fill thee with men, as
with the canker-worm,
And they shall lift up a shout against
thee.
"He that hath made the earth by
His power,
That hath established the world by
His wisdom,
And hath stretched out the heavens
by His discernment;
"At the sound of His giving a multi
tude of waters in the heavens,
He causeth the vapours to ascend
from the ends of the earth;
He maketh lightnings at the time of
the rain,
And bringeth forth the wind out of
His treasuries;
"Every man is proved to be brutish,
for the knowledge —
Every goldsmith is put to shame
by the graven image — ¦
That his molten image is falsehood,
and there is no breath in them.
"They are vanity, a work of delu
sion;
In the time of their visitation they
shall perish.
"The portion of Jacob is not Uke
these;
For He is the former of all things,
And [Israel] is the tribe of His in
heritance;
The Lokd of hosts is His name.
Thou art My maul and weapons
of war,
And with thee will I shatter, the
nations,
And with thee will I destroy king
doms;
21 And with thee will I shatter the
horse and his rider,
And with thee will I shatter the
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51.35

22 And with thee wiU I shatter man
and woman,
And with thee will I shatter the old
man and the youth,
And with thee will I shatter the
young man and the maid;
"And with thee will I shatter the
shepherd and his flock,
And with thee will I shatter the
husbandman and his yoke of
oxen,
And with thee will I shatter gov
ernors and deputies.
24 And I will render unto Babylon and
to all the inhabitants of Chaldea
All their evil that they have done in
Zion, in your sight,
Saith the Lord.
"Behold, I am against thee,
O destroying mountain, saith the
Lord,
Which destroyest all the earth;
And I will stretch out My hand
upon thee,
And roll thee down from the rocks,
And will make thee a burnt moun
tain.
"And they shaU not take of thee a
stone for a corner,
Nor a stone for foundations;
But thou shalt be desolate for ever,
saith the Lord.
"Set ye up a standard in the land,
Blow the horn among the nations,
Prepare the nations against her,
Call together against her the king
doms of Ararat, Minni, and Ash-
kenaz;
Appoint a marshal against her; .
Cause the horses to come up as the
rough canker-worm.
Trepare against her the nations,
the kings of the Medes,
The governors thereof, and all the
deputies thereof,

And all the land of his dominion.
29And the land quaketh and is in
pain;
For the purposes of the Lord are
performed against Babylon,
To make the land of Babylon a
desolation, without inhabitant.
"The mighty men of Babylon have
forborne to fight,
They remain in their strongholds;
Their might hath failed, they are
become as women;
Her dwelling-places are set on fire;
Her bars are broken.
"One post runneth to meet an
other,
And one messenger to meet an
other,
To tell the king of Babylon
That his city is taken on every
quarter;
32And the fords are seized,
And the castles they have burned
with fire,
And the men of war are affrighted.
"For thus saith the Lord of hosts,
The God of Israel:
The daughter of Babylon is like a
. threshing-floor
At the time when it is trodden;
Yet a little while, and the time of
harvest
Shall come for her.
'Nebuchadrezzar the king of Baby
lon hath devoured me,
He hath crushed me,
He hath set me down as an empty
vessel,
He hath swallowed me up Uke a
dragon,
He hath filled his maw with my
deficacies;
He hath washed me clean.
"'The violence done to me and to
my flesh be upon Babylon',
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And: 'My blood be upon the in
habitants of Chaldea',
Shall Jerusalem say.
'Therefore thus saith the Lord :
Behold, I will plead thy cause,
And take vengeance for thee;
And I wiU dry up her sea,
And make her fountain dry.
"And Babylon shall become heaps,
A dwelling-place for jackals,
An astonishment, and a hissing,
Without inhabitant.
They shall roar together like young
Uons;
They shall growl as Uons' whelps.
"With their poison I will prepare
their feast,
And I will make them drunken,
that they may be convulsed,
And sleep a perpetual sleep, and
not wake,
Saith the Lord.
40I will bring them down like lambs
to the slaughter,
Like rams with he-goats.
41How is Sheshach taken!
And the praise of the whole earth
seized!
How is Babylon become an aston
ishment
Among the nations!
The sea is come up upon Babylon;
She is covered with the multitude
of the waves thereof.
43Her cities are become a desolation,
A dry land, and a desert,
A land wherein no man dweUeth,
Neither doth any son of man pass
thereby.
44 And I will punish Bel in Babylon,
And I will bring forth out of his
mouth that which he hath swal
lowed up,
And the nations shall not flow any
more unto him ;
Yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.

46My people, go ye out of the midst
of her,
And save yourselves every man
From the fierce anger of the Lord.
4'And let not your heart faint,
neither fear ye,
For the rumour that shall be heard
in the land;
For a rumour shall come one year,
And after that in another year a
rumour,
And violence in the land, ruler
against ruler.
Therefore, behold, the days come,
That I will do judgment upon the
graven images of Babylon,
And her whole land shall be
ashamed;
And all her slain shall fall in the
midst of her.
Then the heaven and the earth, and
aU that is therein,
Shall sing for joy over Babylon;
For the spoilers shall come unto her
From the north, saith the Lord.
49As Babylon hath caused the slain
of Israel to faU,
So at Babylon shall fall the slain
of all the land.
"Ye that have escaped the sword,
Go ye, stand not still;
Remember the Lord from afar,
And let Jerusalem come into your
mind.
"'We are ashamed, because we have
heard reproach,
Confusion hath covered our faces;
For strangers are come
Into the sanctuaries of the Lord's
house.'
52Wherefore, behold, the days come,
saith the Lord,
That I will do judgment upon her
graven images;
And through all her land the wound
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Though Babylon should mount up
to heaven,
And though she should fortify the
height of her strength,
Yet from Me shall spoilers come un
to her, saith the Lord.
Tfark! a cry from Babylon,
And great destruction from the
land of the Chaldeans!
"For the Lord spoileth Babylon,
And destroyeth out of her the great
voice;
And their waves roar like many
waters,
The noise of their voice is uttered;
"For the spoiler is come upon her,
even upon Babylon,
And her mighty men are taken,
Their bows are shattered;
For the Lord is a God of recom
penses,
He will surely requite.
67 And I will make drunk her princes
and her wise men,
Her governors and her deputies,
and her mighty men;
And they shall sleep a perpetual
sleep, and not wake,
Saith the King, whose name is the
Lord of hosts.
'Thus saith the Lord of hosts :
The broad walls of Babylon shall be
utterly overthrown,
And her high gates shall be burned
with fire;
And the peoples shall labour for
vanity,
And the nations for the fire;
And they shall be weary.
'The word which Jeremiah the
prophet commanded Seraiah the son
of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when
he went with Zedekiah the king of
Judah to Babylon in the fourth year
of his reign. Now Seraiah was quar

termaster. "And Jeremiah wrote in
one book all the evil that should come
upon Babylon, even all these words
that are written concerning Babylon.
"And Jeremiah said to Seraiah : ' When
thou comest to Babylon, then see
that thou read all these words, 62and
say : O Lord, Thou hast spoken con
cerning this place, to cut it off, that
none shall dwell therein, neither man
nor beast, but that it shaU be deso
late for ever. "And it shaU be, when
thou hast made an end of reading this
book, that thou shalt bind a stone to
it, and cast it into the midst of the
Euphrates ; 64and thou shalt say : Thus
shall Babylon sink, and shall not
rise again because of the evil that I
will bring upon her; and they shall be
weary.' Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

PLO Zedekiah was one and twenty
years old when he began to reign ;
and he reigned eleven years in Jeru
salem; and his mother's name was
Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of
Libnah. 2And he did that which was
evil in the sight of the Lord, according
to all that Jehoiakim had done. 'For
through the anger of the Lord did it
come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah,
until He had cast them out from His
presence. And Zedekiah rebelled
against the king of Babylon. 4And
it came to pass in the ninth year of his
reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth
day of the month, that Nebuchadrez
zar king of Babylon came, he and aU
his army, against Jerusalem, and en
camped against it; and they built
forts against it round about. 'So the
city was besieged unto the eleventh
year of king Zedekiah. 'In the fourth
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the famine was sore in the city, so
that there was no bread for the people
of the land. Then a breach was
made in the city, and all the men of
war fled, and went forth out of the
city by night by the way of the gate
between the two walls, which was
by the king's garden — now the Chal
deans were against the city round
about — and they went by the way of
the Arabah. 'But the army of the
Chaldeans pursued after the king, and
overtook Zedekiah in the plains of
Jericho; and all his army was scat
tered from him. Then they took the
king, and carried him up unto the
king of Babylon to Riblah in the land
of Hamath; and he gave judgment
upon him. "And the king of Babylon
slew the sons of Zedekiah before his
eyes; he slew also all the princes of
Judah in Riblah. "And he put out
the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of
Babylon bound him in fetters, and
carried him to Babylon, and put him
in prison till the day of his death.
'Now in the fifth month, in the
tenth day of the month, which was
the nineteenth year of king Nebu
chadrezzar, king of Babylon, came
Nebuzaradan the captain of the
guard, who stood before the king of
Babylon, into Jerusalem; "and he
burned the house of the Lord, and
the king's house; and all the houses of
Jerusalem, even every great man's
house, burned he with fire. "And
all the army of the Chaldeans, that
were with the captain of the guard,
broke down all the walls of Jerusalem
round about. Then Nebuzaradan
the captain of the guard carried away
captive of the poorest sort of the
people, and the residue of the people
that remained in the city, and those
that fell away, that fell to the king of
Babylon, and the residue of the

multitude. "But Nebuzaradan the
captain of the guard left of the. poorest
of the land to be vinedressers and
husbandmen. "And the pillars of
brass that were in the house of the
Lord, and the bases and the brazen
sea that were in the house of the
Lord, did the Chaldeans break in
pieces, and carried all the brass of
them to Babylon. 'The pots also,
and the shovels, and the snuffers,
and the basins, and the pans, and all
the vessels of brass wherewith they
ministered, took they away. "And
the cups,- and the fire-pans, and the
basins, and the pots, and the candle
sticks, and the pans, and the bowls —
that which was of gold, in gold, and
that which was of silver, in silver —
the captain of the guard took away.
The two pillars, the one sea, and the
twelve brazen bulls that were under
the bases, which king Solomon had
made for the house of the Lord — the
brass of all these vessels was without
weight. 21And as for the pillars, the
height of the one pillar was eighteen
cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did
compass it; and the thickness thereof
was four fingers; it was hollow. 22And
a capital of brass was upon it; and the
height of the one capital was five
cubits, with network and pomegran
ates upon the capital round about, all
of brass; and the second pillar also
had like unto these, and pomegranates.
"And there were ninety and six
pomegranates on the outside; aU the
pomegranates were a hundred upon
the network round about.
24And the captain of the guard
took Seraiah, the . chief priest, and
Zephaniah the second priest, and the
three keepers Of the door; "and out of
the city he took an officer that was
set over the men of war; and seven
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52.34

who were found in the city; and the
scribe of the captain of the host, who
mustered the people of the land; and
threescore men of the people of the
land, that were found in the midst of
the city. "And Nebuzaradan the
captain of the guard took them, and
brought them to the king of Babylon
to Riblah. "And the king of Babylon
smote them, and put them to death at
Riblah in the land of Hamath. So
Judah was carried away captive out
of his land.
This is the people whom Nebu
chadrezzar carried away captive: in
the seventh year three thousand Jews
and three and twenty; 29in the eight
eenth year of Nebuchadrezzar, from Je
rusalem, eight hundred thirty and two
persons; "in the three and twentieth
year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan
the captain of the guard carried away

captive of the Jews seven hundred
forty and five persons ; all the persons
were four thousand and six hundred.
31 And it came to pass in the seven
and thirtieth year of the captivity of
Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the
twelfth' month, in the five and twen
tieth day of the month, that Evil-
merodach king of Babylon, in the
first year of his reign, lifted up the
head of Jehoiachin king of Judah,
and brought him forth out of prison.
32And he spoke kindly to him, and set
his throne above the throne of the
kings that were with him in Babylon.
33 And he changed his prison garments,
and did eat bread before him continu
ally all the days of his life. ^And for
his allowance, there was a continual
allowance given him of the king of
Babylon, every day a portion until the
day of his death, all the days of his life.

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1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth
year, in the fourth month, in the
fifth day of the month, as I was among
the captives by the river Chebar,
that the heavens were opened, and
I saw visions of God. 2In the fifth day
of the month, which was the fifth
year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,
'the word of the Lord came expressly
unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of
Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by
the river Chebar; and the hand of the
Lord was there upon him.
4And I looked, and, behold, a
stormy wind came out of the north,
a great cloud, with a fire flashing up,
so that a brightness was round about
it; and out of the midst thereof as the
colour of electrum, out of the midst of
the fire. 'And out of the midst thereof
came the likeness of four living crea
tures. And this was their appearance :
they had the likeness of a man. 'And
every one had four faces, and every
one of them had four wings. 'And
their feet were straight feet; and the
sole of their feet was Uke the sole of a
caff's foot; and they sparkled Uke the
colour of burnished brass. 8And they
had the hands of a man under their
wings on their four sides; and as for the
faces and wings of them four, Hheir
wings were joined one to another;
they turned not when they went; they
went every one straight forward. "As
for the likeness of their faces, they had
the face of a man; and they four had
the face of a lion on the right side;
and they four had the face of an ox on

the left side; they four had also the
face of an eagle. "Thus were their
faces; and their wings were stretched
upward; two wings of every one were
joined one to another, and two covered
their bodies. "And they went every
one straight forward; whither the
spirit was to go, they went; they
turned not when they went. "As for
the Ukeness of the living creatures,
their appearance was like coals of
fire, burning like the appearance of
torches; it flashed up and down among
the living creatures; and there was
brightness to the fire, and out of the
fire went forth Ughtning. "And the
living creatures ran and returned as
the appearance of a flash of Ughtning.
"Now as I beheld the Uving crea
tures, behold one wheel at the bottom
hard by the living creatures, at the
four faces thereof. "The appearance
of the wheels and their work was like
unto the colour of a beryl; and they
four had one likeness; and their ap
pearance and their work was as it
were a wheel within a wheel. "When
they went, they went toward their
four sides ; they turned not when they
went. "As for their rings, they were
high and they were dreadful; and they
four had their rings full of eyes round
about. "And when the Uving crea
tures went, the wheels went hard by
them; and when the Uving creatures
were Ufted up from the bottom, the
wheels were lifted up. "Whitherso
ever the spirit was to go, as the spirit
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the wheels were lifted up beside them;
for the spirit of the living creature
was in the wheels. 21When those went,
these went, and when those stood,
these stood; and when those were
lifted up from the earth, the wheels
were lifted up beside them; for the
spirit of the living creature was in
the wheels.
22And over the heads of the living
oreatures there was the likeness of a
firmament, like the colour of the ter
rible ice, stretched forth over their
heads above. "And under the firma
ment were their wings conformable
the one to the other; this one of them
had two wliich covered, and that one
of them had two which covered, their
bodies. MAnd when they went, I
heard the noise of their wings like the
noise of great waters, like the voice
of the Almighty, a noise of tumult
like the "noise of a host; when they
stood, they let down their wings.
"For, when there was a voice above
the firmament that was over their
heads, as they stood, they let down
their wings.
"And above the firmament that was
over their heads was the likeness of a
throne, as the appearance of a sap
phire stone; and upon the likeness of
the throne was a likeness as the ap
pearance of a man upon it above.
"And I saw as the colour of electrum,
as the appearance of fire round about
enclosing it, from the appearance of
his loins and upward; and from the
appearance of his loins and downward
I saw as it were the appearance of
fire, and there was brightness round
about him. 28As the appearance of
the bow that is in the cloud in the day
of rain, so was the appearance of the
brightness round about. This was
the appearance of the likeness of the
glory of the Lord. And when I saw

it, I feU upon my face, and I heard a
voice of one that spoke.
O And He said unto me: 'Son of man,
stand upon thy feet, and I will
speak with thee.' 2And spirit entered
into me when He spoke unto me, and
set me upon my feet; and I heard Him
that spoke unto me.
3And He said unto me : ' Son of man,
I send thee to the children of Israel,
to rebellious nations, that have re
belled against Me; they and their
fathers have transgressed against Me,
even unto this very day; 4and the
children are brazen-faced and stiff-
hearted, I do send thee unto them;
and thou shalt say unto them : Thus
saith the Lord God. 'And they,
whether they will hear, or whether
they will forbear — for they are a re
beUious house — yet shaU know that
there hath been a prophet among them.
'And thou, son of man, be not
afraid of them, neither be afraid of
their words, though defiers and de-
spisers be with thee, and thou dost
dwell among scorpions; be not afraid
of their words, nor be dismayed at
trieir looks, for they are a rebelUous
house. 7And thou shalt speak My
words unto them, whether they will
hear, or whether they will forbear;
for they are most rebellious.
'And thou, son of man, hear what
I say unto thee : be not thou rebeUious
like that rebeUious house; open thy
mouth, and eat that which I give thee.'
'And when I looked, behold, a hand was
put forth unto me; and, lo, a roll of a
book was therein ; "and He spread it be
fore me, and it was written within and
without; and there was written therein
lamentations, and moaning, and woe.
O And He said unto me: 'Son of
man, eat that which thou findest;
eat this roll, and go, speak unto
the house of Israel.' 2So I opened

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my mouth, and He caused me to eat
that roll. 'And He said unto me:
'Son of man, cause thy belly to eat,
and fiU thy bowels with this roU that
I give thee.' Then did I eat it; and
it was in my mouth as honey for sweet
ness. 4And He said unto me : ' Son of man,
go, get thee unto the house of Israel,
and speak with My words unto them.
'For thou art not sent to a people of
an unintelligible speech and of a slow
tongue, but to the house of Israel;
'not to many peoples of an unintel
ligible speech and of a slow tongue,
whose words thou canst not under
stand. Surely, if I sent thee to them,
they would hearken unto thee. 7But
the house of Israel will not consent to
hearken unto thee; for they consent
not to hearken unto Me; for aUthe
house of Israel are of a hard forehead
and of a stiff heart. 8Behold, I have
made thy face hard against their faces,
and thy forehead hard against their
foreheads. 'As an adamant harder
than flint have I made thy forehead;
fear them not, neither be dismayed at
their looks, for they are a rebelhous
house.' "Moreover He said unto me: 'Son
of man, all My words that I shaU
speak unto thee receive in thy heart,
and hear with thine ears. "And go,
get thee to them of the captivity,
unto the children of thy people, and
speak unto them, and tell them : Thus
saith the Lord. God; whether they
will hear, or whether they will for
bear.' "Then a spirit lifted me up, and I
heard behind me the voice of a great
rushing: 'Blessed be the glory of the
Lord from His place'; "also the
noise of the wings of the Uving crea
tures as they touched one another,
and the noise of the wheels beside

them, even the noise of a great rushing.
"So a spirit lifted me up, and took
me away; and I went in bitterness, in
the heat of my spirit, and the hand of
the Lord was strong upon me. 'Then
I came to them of the captivity at
Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river
Chebar, and I sat where they sat;
and I remained there appalled among
them seven days.
"And it came to pass at the end of
seven days, that the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying: "'Son of man,
I have appointed thee a watchman
unto the house of Israel; and when
thou shalt hear a word at My mouth,
thou shalt give them warning from
Me. "When I say unto the wicked:
Thou shalt surely die; and thou
givest him not warning, nor speakest
to warn the wicked from his wicked
way, to save his life; the same wicked
man shall die in his iniquity, but his
blood will I require at thy hand.
"Yet if thou warn the wicked, and
he turn not from his wickedness, nor
from his wicked way, he shall die in
his iniquity; but thou hast delivered
thy soul. "Again, when a righteous
man doth turn from his righteousness,
and commit iniquity, I wiU lay a
stumbUngblock before him, he shall
die; because thou hast not given him
warning, he shall die in his sin, and his
righteous deeds which he hath done
shaU not be remembered; but his
blood will I require at thy hand;
"Nevertheless if thou warn the right
eous man, that the righteous sin not,
and he doth not sin, he shall surely
Uve, because he took warning; and
thou hast deUvered thy soul.'
22And the hand of the Lord came
there upon me; and He said unto me:
'Arise, go forth into the plain, and I
will there speak with thee.' Then
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and, behold, the glory of the Lord
stood there, as the glory which I saw
by the river Chebar; and I fell on my
face. Then spirit entered into me,
and set me upon my feet; and He
spoke with me, and said unto me:
'Go, shut thyself within thy house.
"But thou, son of man, behold, bands
shall be put upon thee, and thou shalt
be bound with them, and thou shalt
not go out among them; "and I will
make thy tongue cleave to the roof
of thy mouth, that thou shalt be
dumb, and shalt not be to them a re
prover; for they are a rebellious house.
"But when I speak with thee, I will
open thy mouth, and thou shalt say
unto them: Thus saith the Lord
God; he that heareth, let him hear,
and he that forbeareth, let him for
bear; for they are a rebellious house.
A Thou also, son of man, take thee
a tile,-and lay it before thee, and
trace upon it a city, even Jerusalem;
2and lay siege against it, and build
forts against it, and cast up a mound
against it; set camps also against it,
and set battering rams against it
round about. 'And take thou unto
thee an iron griddle, and set it for a
wall of iron between thee and the
city; and set thy face toward it, and
it shall be besieged, and thou shalt
lay siege against it. This shall be a
sign to the house of Israel.
4Moreover lie thou upon thy left
side, and lay the iniquity of the house
of Israel upon it; according to the
number of the days that thou shalt
lie upon it, thou shalt bear their in
iquity. 'For I have appointed the years
of their iniquity to be unto thee a
number of days, even three hundred
and ninety days; so shalt thou bear
the iniquity of the house of Israel.
'And again, when thou hast accom
plished these, thou shalt he on thy

right side, and shalt bear the iniquity
of the house of Judah; forty days, each
day for a year, have I appointed it
unto thee. 7And thou shalt set thy
face toward the siege of Jerusalem,
with thine arm uncovered; and thou
shalt prophesy against it. 'And, be
hold, I lay bands upon thee, and thou
shalt not turn thee from one side to
another, till thou hast accomplished
the days of thy siege. Take thou
also unto thee wheat, and barley, and
beans, and lentils, and millet, and
spelt, and put them in one vessel,
and make thee bread thereof; accord
ing to the number of the days that
thou shalt Ue upon thy side, even three
hundred and ninety days, shalt thou
eat thereof. "And thy food which
thou shalt eat shall be by weight,
twenty shekels a day; from time to
time shalt thou eat it. "Thou shalt
drink also water by measure, the
sixth part of a hin; from time to time
shalt thou drink. "And thou shalt
eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt
bake it in their sight with dung that
cometh out of man.'
"And the Lord said: 'Even thus
shall the children of Israel eat their
bread unclean, among the nations
whither I will drive them.' "Then
said I: 'Ah Lord God! behold, my
soul hath not been polluted; for from
my youth up even till now have I not
eaten of that which dieth of itself, or
is torn, of beasts; neither came there
abhorred flesh into my mouth.' "Then
He said unto me: 'See, I have given
thee cow's dung for man's dung, and
thou shalt prepare thy bread thereon.'
"Moreover He said unto me: 'Son
of man, behold, I will break the staff
of bread in Jerusalem, and they shall
eat bread by weight, and with anxiety;
and they shall drink water by measure,
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want bread and water, and be ap
palled one with another, and pine
away in their iniquity.
PL And thou, son of man, take thee
a sharp sword, as a barber's razor
shalt thou take it unto thee, and cause
it to pass upon thy head and upon thy
beard; then take thee balances to
weigh, and divide the hair. 2A third
part shalt thou burn in the fire in
the midst of the city, when the days
of the siege are fulfilled; and thou
shalt take a third part, and smite it
with the sword round about her; and
a third part thou shalt scatter to
the wind, and I will draw out a sword
after them. Thou shalt also take
thereof a few by number, and bind
them in thy skirts. 4And of them
again shalt thou take, and cast them
into the midst of the fire, and burn
them in the fire; therefrom shall a
fire come forth into all the house of
Tqiin pi
Thus saith the Lord God: This
is Jerusalem! I have set her in the
midst of the nations, and countries
are round about her. 'And she hath
rebelled against Mine ordinances in
doing wickedness more than the na
tions, and against My statutes more
than the countries that are round
about her; for they have rejected
Mine ordinances, and as for My
statutes, they have not walked in
them. Therefore thus saith the
Lord God: Because ye have outdone
the nations that are round about you,
in that ye have not walked in My
statutes, neither have kept Mine
ordinances, neither have done after
the ordinances of the nations that
are round about you; therefore thus
saith the Lord God: Behold, I, even
I, am against thee, and I will execute
judgments in the midst of thee in the
sight of the nations. 'And I will do

in thee that which I have not done,
and whereunto I will not do any more
the like, because of all thine abomina
tions. "Therefore the fathers shall
eat the sons in the midst of thee, and
the sons shall eat their fathers; and
I will execute judgments in thee, and
the whole remnant of thee will I
scatter unto all the winds. "Where
fore, as I live, saith the Lord God,
surely, because thou hast defiled My
sanctuary with all thy detestable
things, and with all thine abomina
tions, therefore will I also diminish
thee; neither shall Mine eye spare,
and I also will have no pity. "A
third part of thee shaU die with the
pestilence, and with famine shall they
be consumed in the midst of thee;
and a third part shall fall by the
sword round about thee; and a third
part I will scatter unto all the winds,
and will draw out a sword after them.
"Thus shall Mine anger spend itself,
and I will satisfy My fury upon them,
and I will be eased; and they shall
know that I the Lord have spoken in
My zeal, when I have spent My fury
upon them. "Moreover I will make
thee an amazement and a reproach,
among the nations that are round
about thee, in the sight of all that
pass by. "So it shall be a reproach
and a taunt, an instruction and an
astonishment, unto the nations that
are round about thee, when I shall
execute judgments in thee in anger
and in fury, and in furious rebukes;
I the Lord have spoken it; "when I
shall send upon them the evil arrows
of famine, that are for destruction,
which I will send to destroy you; and
I will increase the famine upon you,
and will break your staff of bread;
"and I will send upon you famine and
evil beasts, and they shall bereave
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pass through thee; and I will bring
the sword upon thee. I the Lord
have spoken it.'
Cl And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: 2' Son of man, set
thy face toward the mountains of
Israel, and prophesy against them,
3and say : Ye mountains of Israel, hear
the word of the Lord God: Thus
saith the Lord God concerning the
mountains and concerning the hills,
concerning the ravines and concerning
the valleys: Behold, I, even I, will
bring a sword upon you, and I will
destroy your high places. 4And your
altars shall become desolate, and your
sun-images shall be broken; and I
will cast down your slain men before
your idols. 'And I will lay the car
casses of the children of Israel before
their idols; and I will scatter your
bones round about your altars. 'In
all your dwelling-places the cities shall
be laid waste, and the high places
shall be desolate; that your altars
may be laid waste and made desolate,
and your idols may be broken and
cease, and your sun-images may be
hewn down, and your works may be
blotted out. 7And the slain shall fall
in the midst of you, and ye shall
know that I am the Lord. 8Yet will
I leave a remnant, in that ye shall
have some that escape the sword
among the nations, when ye shall be
scattered through the countries. 'And
they that escape of you shall remember
Me among the nations whither they
shall be carried captives, how that I
have been anguished with their stray
ing heart, which hath departed from
Me, and with their eyes, which are
gone astray after their idols; and they
shaU loathe themselves in their own
sight for the evils which they have
committed in all their abominations.
"And they shall know that I am the

Lord; I have not said in vain that
I would do this evil unto them.
"Thus saith the Lord God: Smite
with thy hand, and stamp with thy
foot, and say: Alas! because of all
the evil abominations of the house of
Israel; for they shall fall by the sword,
by the famine, and by the pestilence.
"He that is far off shall die of the
pestilence; and he that is near shall
faU by the sword; and he that re
maineth and is besieged shall die by
the famine; thus will I spend My
fury upon them. "And ye shall know
that I am the Lord, when their slain
men shall be among their idols round
about their altars, upon every high
hill, in all the tops of the mountains,
and under every leafy tree, and under
every thick terebinth, the place where
they did offer sweet savour to all
their idols. "And I will stretch out
My hand upon them, and make the
land desolate and waste, more than
the wilderness of Diblah, throughout
all their habitations; and they shall
know that I am the Lord.'
H Moreover the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying : 2' And thou,
son of man, thus saith the Lord God
concerning the land of Israel : An end!
the end is come upon the four corners
of the land. Now is the end upon
thee, and I will send Mine anger upon
thee, and will judge thee according
to thy ways; and I will bring upon
thee all thine abominations. 4And
Mine eye shall not spare thee, neither
will I have pity; but I will bring thy
ways upon thee, and thine abomina
tions shall be in the midst of thee;
and ye shall know that I am the
Lord. Thus saith the Lord God: An
evil, a singular evil, behold, it cometh.
'An end is come, the end is come,
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cometh. The turn is come unto thee,
0 inhabitant of the land; the time is
Come, the day of tumult is near, and
not of joyful shouting upon the moun
tains. Now will I shortly pour out
My fury upon thee, and spend Mine
anger upon thee, and will judge thee
according to thy ways; and I will
bring upon thee all thine abominations.
'And Mine eye shall not spare, neither
will I have pity; I will bring upon thee
according to thy ways, and thine
abominations shall be in the midst of
thee; and ye shall know that I the
Lord do smite. "Behold the day;
behold, it cometh; the turn is come
forth; the rod hath blossomed, ar-
rogancy hath budded. "Violence is
risen up into a rod of wickedness;
nought cometh from them, nor from
their tumult, nor from their turmoil,
neither is there eminency among them.
"The time is come, the day draweth
near; let not the buyer rejoice, nor
the seller mourn; for wrath is upon
all the multitude thereof. "For the
seller shall not return to that which
is sold, although they be yet alive;
for the vision is touching the whole
multitude thereof, which shall not
return; neither shall any stand pos
sessed of the iniquity of his life. "They
have blown the horn, and have made
all ready, but none goeth to the
battle; for My wrath is upon all the
multitude thereof. "The sword is
without, and the pestilence and the
famine .within; he that is in the field
shall die with the sword, and he
that is in the city, famine and pesti
lence shall devour him. "But they
that shall at all escape of them, shall
be on the mountains like doves of
the valleys, all of them moaning,
every one in his iniquity. "All hands
shall be slack, and all knees shall
drip with water. "They shall also

gird themselves with sackcloth, and
horror shall cover them; and shame
shall be upon all faces, and baldness
upon all their heads. "They shall
cast their silver in the streets, and
their gold shall be as an unclean
thing; their silver and their gold
shall not be able to deUver them in the
day of the wrath of the Lord; they
shall not satisfy their souls, neither
fill their bowels; because it hath been
the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
"And as for the beauty of their
ornament, which was set for a pridep
they made the images of their abom
inations and their detestable things
thereof; therefore have I made it unto
them as an unclean thing. 21And I
will give it into the hands of the
strangers for a prey, and to the wicked
of the earth for a spoil; and they shall
profane it. 22I will also turn My face
from them, and they shall profane
My secret place; and robbers shaU
enter into it, and profane it.
"Make the chain; for the land is
full of bloody crimes, and the city is
full of violence. 24Wherefore I wiU
bring the worst of the nations, and
they shall possess their houses; I will
also make the pride of the strong to
cease; and their holy places shall be
profaned. "Horror cometh; and they
shall seek peace, and there shall be
none. "Calamity shall come upon
calamity, and rumour shall be upon
rumour; and they shall seek a vision
of the prophet, and instruction shall
perish from the priest, and counsel
from the elders. "The king shaU
mourn, and the prince shall be clothed
with appalment, and the hands of the
people of the land shaU be enfeebled;
I will do unto them after their way,
and according to their deserts will
I judge them; and they shall know
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Q And it came to pass in the sixth
year, in the sixth month, in the
fifth day of the month, as I sat in
my house, and the elders of Judah
sat before me, that the hand of the
Lord God fell there upon me. Then I
beheld, and lo a likeness as the ap
pearance of fire : from the appearance
of his loins and downward, fire; and
from his loins and upward, as the
appearance of brightness, as the colour
of electrum. 3And the form of a
hand was put forth, and I was taken
by a lock of my head; and a spirit
lifted me up between the earth and the
heaven, and brought me in the visions
of God to Jerusalem, to the door of
the gate of the inner court that look
eth toward the north; where was the
seat of the image of jealousy, which
provoketh to jealousy. 4And, behold,
the glory of the God of Israel was
there, according to the vision that I
saw in the plain. Then said He unto
me: 'Son of man, lift up thine eyes
now the way toward the north.' So
I lifted up mine eyes the way toward
the north, and behold northward of
the gate of the altar this image of
jealousy in the entry.
'And He said unto me: 'Son of
man, seest thou what they do? even
the great abominations that the house
of Israel do commit here, that I
should go far off from My sanctuary?
but thou shalt again see yet greater
abominations.' 7And He brought me
to the door of the court; and when I
looked, behold a hole in the wall.
'Then said He unto me : 'Son of man,
dig now in the waU' ; and when I had
digged in the waU, behold a door.
'And He said unto me: 'Go in, and
see the wicked abominations that they
do here.' "So I went in and saw; and
behold every detestable form of
creeping things and beasts, and all the

idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed
upon the. wall round about. "And
there stood before them seventy men
of. the elders of the house of Israel, and
in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah
the son of Shaphan, every man with
his censer in his hand; and a thick
cloud of incense went up. "Then said
He unto me: 'Son of man, hast thou
seen what the elders of the house of
Israel do in the dark, every man in
his chambers of imagery? for they say:
The Lord seeth us not, the Lord
hath forsaken the land.' "He. said
also unto me: Thou shalt again see
yet greater abominations which they
do.' 'Then He brought me to the
door of the gate of the Lord's house
which was toward the north; and, be
hold, there sat the women weeping
for Tammuz. "Then said He unto
me: 'Hast thou seen this, 0 son of
man? thou shalt again see yet greater
abominations than these.' "And He
brought me into the inner court of the
Lord's house, and, behold, at the door
of the temple of the Lord, between the
porch and the altar, were about five
and twenty men, with their backs
toward the temple of the Lord, and
their faces toward the east; and they
worshipped the sun toward the east.
"Then He said unto me: 'Hast thou
seen this, 0 son of man? Is it a Ught
thing to the house of Judah that they
commit the abominations which they
commit here in that they fiU the land
with violence, and provoke Me still
more, and, lo, they put the branch to
their nose? "Therefore wiU I also
deal in fury; Mine eye shall not spare,
neither will I have pity; and though
they cry in Mine ears with a loud
voice, yet will I not hear them.'
Q Then He called in mine ears with
a loud voice, saying: 'Cause ye
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to draw near, every man with his
destroying weapon in his hand.'
2And, behold, six men came from the
way of the upper gate, which lieth to
ward the north, every man with his
weapon of destruction in his hand;
and one man in the midst of theiri
clothed in linen, with a writer's ink-
horn on his side. And they went in,
and stood beside the brazen altar.
'And the glory of the God of Israel
was gone up from the cherub, where
upon it was, to the threshold of the
house; and He called to the man
clothed in Unen, who had the writer's
inkhorn on his side. 4And the Lord
said unto him: ' Go through the midst
of the city, through the midst of Je
rusalem, and set a mark upon the
foreheads of the men that sigh and
that cry for all the abominations that
are done in the midst thereof.' 'And
to the others He said in my hearing:
'Go ye through the city after him,
and smite; let not your eye spare,
neither have ye pity; 'slay utterly
the old man, the young man and the
maiden, and little children and women;
but come not near any man upon
whom is the mark; and begin at My
sanctuary.' Then they began at the
elders that were before the house.
'And He said unto them: 'Defile the
house, and fill the courts with the
slain; go ye forth.' And they went
forth, and smote in the city. 'And
it came to pass, while they were
smiting, and I was left, that I fell
upon my face, and cried, and said:
'Ah Lord God! wilt Thou destroy all
the residue of Israel in Thy pouring-
out of Thy fury upon Jerusalem?'
Then said He unto me : The iniquity
of the house of Israel and Judah is
exceeding great, and the land is full
of blood, and the city full of wresting
of judgment; for they say: The Lord

hath forsaken the land, and the Lord
seeth not. "And as for Me also,
Mine eye shall not spare, neither
wiU I have pity, but I will bring
their way upon their head.' "And,
behold, the man clothed in linen,
who had the inkhorn on his side,
reported, saying: 'I have done ac
cording to all that Thou hast com
manded me.'
"j A Then I looked, and, behold, upon
the firmament that was over
the head of the cherubim, there
appeared above them as it were a
sapphire stone, as the appearance of
the likeness of a throne. 2And He
spoke unto the man clothed in Unen,
and said: 'Go in between the wheel-
work, even under the cherub, and fill
both thy hands with coals of fire from
between the cherubim, and dash them
against the city.' And he went in
in my sight. Now the cherubim stood
on the right side of the house, when
the man went in; and the cloud fiUed
the inner court. 4And the glory of
the Lord mounted up from the cherub
to the threshold of the house; and the
house was filled with the cloud, and
the court was full of the brightness
of the Lord's glory. 'And the sound
of the wings of the cherubim was
heard even to the outer court, as the
voice of God Almighty when He
speaketh. 'And it came to pass, when
He commanded the man clothed in
linen, saying: 'Take fire from be
tween the wheelwork, from between
the cherubim', that he went in, and
stood beside a wheel. 'And the
cherub stretched forth his hand from
between the cherubim unto the fire
that was between the cherubim, and
took thereof, and put it into the
hands of him that was clothed in linen,
who took it and went out. 'And there
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of a man's hand under their wings.
'And I looked, and behold four
wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel
beside one cherub, and another wheel
beside another cherub; and the ap
pearance of the wheels was as the
colour of a beryl stone. "And as for
their appearance, they four had one
likeness, as if a wheel had been within
a wheel. "When they went, they
went toward their four sides; they
turned not as they went, but to the
place whither the head looked they
followed it; they turned not as they
went. "And their whole body, and
their backs, and their hands, and their
wings, and the wheels were full of
eyes round about, even the wheels
that they four had. "As for the
wheels, they were called in my hearing
The wheelwork. "And every one had
four faces : the first face was the face
of the cherub, and the second face
was the face of a man, and the third
the face of a lion, and the fourth the
face of an eagle. "And the cherubim
mounted up — this is the living
creature that I saw by the river
Chebar. "And when the cherubim
went, the wheels went beside them;
and when the cherubim lifted up their
wings to mount up from the earth,
the same wheels also turned not from
beside them. "When they stood,
these stood, and when they mounted
up, these mounted up with them; for
the spirit of the living creature was
in them. "And the glory of the Lord
went forth from off the threshold of
the house, and stood over the cher
ubim. "And the cherubim lifted
up their wings, and mounted up from
the earth in my sight when they went
forth, and the wheels beside them;
and they stood at the door of the east
gate of the Lord's house; and the
glory of the God of Israel was over

them above. This is the living
creature that I saw under the God
of Israel by the river Chebar; and
I knew that they were cherubim.
21Every one had four faces apiece, and
every one four wings; and the likeness
of the hands of a man was under their
wings. "And as for the likeness of
their faces, they were the faces which
I saw by the river Chebar, their ap
pearances and themselves; they went
every one straight forward.
"j "j Then a spirit hfted me up, and
brought me unto the east gate of
the Lord's house, which looketh east
ward; and behold at the door of the
gate five and twenty men; and I saw
in the midst of them Jaazaniah the
son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of
Benaiah, princes of the people. 2And
He said unto me : ' Son of man, these
are the men that devise iniquity, and
that give wicked counsel in this city;
'that say: The time is not near to
build houses! this city is the caldron,
and we are the flesh. Therefore
prophesy against them, prophesy, 0
son of man.' 'And the spirit of the
Lord fell upon me, and He said unto
me: 'Speak: Thus saith the Lord:
Thus have ye said, 0 house of Israel;
for I know the things that come into
your mind. 'Ye have multiplied your
slain in this city, and ye have fiUed
the streets thereof with the slain.
Therefore thus saith the Lord God:
Your slain whom ye have laid in the
midst of it, they are the flesh, and this
city is the caldron; but ye shall be
brought forth out of the midst of it.
'Ye have feared the sword; and the
sword will I bring upon you, saith the
Lord God. 'And I will bring you
forth out of the midst thereof, and
deUver you into the hands of strangers,
and will execute judgments among
you. "Ye shall fall by the sword;

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I will judge you upon the border of
Israel; and ye shall know that I am
the Lord. "Though this city shall
not be your caldron, ye shaU be the
flesh in the midst thereof; I will
judge you upon the border of Israel;
"and ye shall know that I am the
Lord; for ye have not walked in My
statutes, neither have ye executed
Mine ordinances, but have done after
the ordinances of the nations that
are round about you.' "And it came
to pass, when I prophesied, that
Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died.
Then fell I down upon my face, and
cried with a loud voice, and said:
'Ah Lord God! wilt Thou make a
full end of the remnant of Israel?'
"And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: "'Son of man, as
for thy brethren, even thy brethren,
the men of thy kindred, and all the
house of Israel, all of them, concerning
whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem
have said: Get you far from the
Lord! unto us is this land given for
a possession; "therefore say: Thus
saith the Lord God : Although I have
removed them far off among the na
tions, and although I have scattered
them among the countries, yet have I
been to them as a little sanctuary in
the countries where they are come;
"therefore say: Thus saith the Lord
God : I will even gather you from the
peoples, and assemble you out of the
countries where ye have been scat
tered, and I will give you the land of
Israel. "And they shall come thither,
and they shall take away all the
detestable things thereof and all the
abominations thereof from thence.
"And I will give them one heart, and
I will put a new spirit within you ; and
I will remove the stony heart out of
their flesh, and will give them a heart
of flesh; "that they may walk in My

statutes, and keep Mine ordinances,
and do them; and they shall be My
people, and I wiU be their God. Tut
as for them whose heart walketh
after the heart of their detestable
things and their abominations, I will
bring their way upon their own heads,
saith the Lord God.'
Then did the cherubim Uft up
their wings, and the wheels were
beside them; and the glory of the
God of Israel was over them above.
"And the glory of the Lord went up
from the midst of the city, and stood
upon the mountain which is on the
east side of the city. 24And a spirit
lifted me up, and brought me in the
vision by the spirit of God into
Chaldea, to them of the captivity.
So the vision that I had seen went
up from me. "Then I spoke unto
them of the captivity all the things
that the Lord had shown me.
"j O The word of the Lord also
came unto me, saying: Ton
of man, thou dwellest in the midst
of the rebelhous house, that have eyes
to see, and see not, that have ears
to hear, and hear not ; for they are a
rebellious house. Therefore, thou
son of man, prepare thee stuff for
exile, and remove as though for exile
by day in their sight; and thou shalt
remove from thy place to another
place in their sight; it may be they
will perceive, for they are a rebellious
house. 4And thou shalt bring forth
thy stuff by day in their sight, as
stuff for exile; and thou shalt go
forth thyself at even in their sight,
as when men go forth into exile.
'Dig thou through the wall in their
sight, and carry out thereby, 'In
their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy
shoulder, and carry it forth in the
darkness; thou shalt cover thy face,
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have set thee for a sign unto the
house of Israel.' 7AndT did so as I
was commanded! I brought forth
my stuff by day, as stuff for exile,
and in the even I digged through the
wall with my hand; I carried out in
the darkness, and bore it upon my
shoulder in their sight.
'And in the morning came the word
of the Lord unto me, saying : '' Son of
man, hath not the house of Israel,
the rebellious house, said unto thee:
What doest thou? "Say thou unto
them: Thus saith the Lord God : Con
cerning the prince, even this burden,
in Jerusalem, and all the house of
Israel among whom they are, "say:
I am your sign: Uke as I have done,
so shall it be done unto them — they
shall go into exile, into captivity.
"And the prince that is among them
shaU bear upon his shoulder, and go
forth in the darkness; they shall dig
through the wall to carry out thereby;
he shall cover his face, that he see
not the ground with his eyes. "My
net also will I spread upon him, and
he shaU be taken in My snare; and
I will bring him to Babylon to the
land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he
not see it, though he shall die there.
"And I will disperse toward every
wind all that are round about him
to help him, and all his troops; and I
wiU draw out the sword after them.
J'And they shall know that I am the
Lord, when I shall scatter them
among the nations, and disperse them
in the countries. "But I will leave
a few men of them from the sword,
from the famine, and from the
pestilence; that they may declare all
their abominations among the nations
whither they come; and they shall
know that I am the Lord.'
"Moreover the word of the Lord
came to me, saying: "'Son of man,

eat thy bread with quaking, and
drink thy water with trembling and
with anxiety; "and say . unto the
people of the land: Thus saith the
Lord God concerning the inhabitants
of Jerusalem in the land of Israel:
They shaU eat their bread with anxiety,
and drink their water with appalment,
that her land may be desolate from
all that is therein, because of the
violence of all them that dwell there
in. "And the cities that are inhabited
shall be laid waste, and the land shall
be desolate; and ye shall know that I
am the Lord.'
21And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: -22'Son of man, what
is that proverb that ye have in the
land of Israel, saying : The days are
prolonged, and every vision faileth?
"TeU them therefore: Thus saith
the Lord God : I will make this prov
erb to cease, and they shall no more
use it as a proverb in Israel; but say
unto them: The days are at hand,
and the word of every vision. Tor
there shall be no more any vain
vision nor smooth divination within
the house of Israel. "For I am the
Lord; I will speak, what word so
ever it be that I shall speak, and it
shall be performed; it shall be no
more delayed; for in your days, 0
rebeUious house, will I speak the word,
and will perform it, saith the Lord
God.' "Again the word of the Lord came
to me, saying: "'Son of man, be
hold, they of the house of Israel say:
The vision that he seeth is for many
days to come, and he prophesieth of
times that are far off. Therefore
say unto them: Thus saith the
Lord God: There shall none of My
words be delayed any more, but the
word which I shall speak shall be
performed, saith the Lord God.'

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"| O And the word of the Lord came
^^ unto me, saying: 2' Son of man,
prophesy against the prophets of
Israel that prophesy, and say thou
unto them that prophesy out of their
own heart: Hear ye the word of the
Lord: Thus saith the Lord God:
Woe unto the vile prophets, that
foUow their own spirit, and things
which they have not seen! 40 Israel,
thy prophets have been Uke foxes in
ruins. 'Ye have not gone up into the
breaches, neither made up the hedge
for the house of Israel, to stand in the
battle in the day of the Lord. They
have seen vanity and lying divination,
that say: The Lord saith; and the
Lord hath not sent them, yet they
hope that the word would be confirm
ed! 'Have ye not seen a vain vision,
and have ye not spoken a lying divina
tion, whereas ye say: The Lord saith;
albeit I have not spoken?
Therefore thus saith the Lord God :
Because ye have spoken vanity, and
seen hes, therefore, behold, I am
against you, saith the Lord God.
'And My hand shall be against the
prophets that see vanity, and that
divine hes; they shall not be in the
council of My people, neither shall
they be written in the register of the
house of Israel, neither shall they
enter into the land of Israel; and ye
shall know that I am the Lord God.
"Because, even because they have
led My people astray, saying: Peace,
and there is no peace; and when it
buildeth up a slight wall, behold, they
daub it with whited plaster; "say un
to them that daub it with whited plas
ter, that it shall fall; there shall be an
overflowing shower, and ye, 0 great
hailstones, shall fall, and a stormy
wind shall break forth, "and, lo, when
the wall is fallen, shall it not be said
unto you: Where is the daubing where

with ye have daubed it? "Therefore
thus saith the Lord God: I will even
cause a stormy wind to break forth in
My fury; and there shaU be an over
flowing shower in Mine anger, and
great hailstones in fury to consume
it. "So will I break down the wall
that ye have daubed with whited plas
ter, and bring it down to the ground,
so that the foundation thereof shall be
uncovered; and it shall faU, and ye
shall be consumed in the midst there
of; and ye shall know that I am the
Lord. 'Thus wiU I spend My fury
upon the wall, and upon them that
have daubed it with whited plaster;
and I wiU say unto you : The waU is
no more, neither they that daubed it;
"to wit, the prophets of Israel that
prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and
that see visions of peace for her, and
there is no peace, saith the Lord God.
"And thou, son of man, set thy
face against the daughters of thy
people, that prophesy out of their own
heart; and prophesy thou against
them, "and say: Thus saith the Lord
God: Woe to the women that sew
cushions upon all elbows, and make
pads for the head of persons of every
stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt
the souls of My people, and save
souls alive for yourselves? "And ye
have profaned Me among My people
for handfuls of barley and for crumbs
of bread, to slay the souls that should
not die, and to save the souls alive
that should not Uve, by your lying to
My people that hearken unto lies.
"Wherefore thus saith the Lord God:
Behold, I am against your cushions,
wherewith ye hunt the souls as birds,
and I will tear them from your arms;
and I will let the souls go, even the
souls that ye hunt as birds. 21Your
pads also will I tear, and deliver My
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shall be rio more in your hand to be
hunted; and ye shall know that I am
the Lord. Tecause with Ues ye have
cowed the heart of the righteous, when
I have net grieved him; and strength
ened the hands of the wicked, that
he should not return from his wicked
way, that he be saved ahve; "there
fore ye shall no more see vanity, nor
divine divinations; and I wiU deUver
My people out of your hand; and ye
shall know that I am the Lord.'
1 A Then came certain of the elders
of Israel unto me, and sat be
fore me. 2And the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying: Ton of man,
these men have set up their idols
in their mind, and put the stumbling-
block of their iniquity before their
face; should I be inquired of at all by
them? Therefore speak unto them,
and say unto them: Thus saith the
Lord God : Every man of the house of
Israel that setteth up his idols in his
mind, and putteth the stumbling-
block of his iniquity before his face,
and cometh to the prophet — I the
Lord wiU answer him that cometh
according to the multitude of his
idols; that I may take the house of
Israel in their own heart, because they
are aU turned away from Me through
their idols.
Therefore say unto the house of
Israel: Thus saith the Lord God:
Return ye, and turn yourselves from
your idols; and turn away your faces
from all your abominations. Tor
every one of the house of Israel, or of
the strangers that sojourn in Israel,
that separateth himself from Me, and
taketh his idols into his heart, and
putteth the stumbhngblock of his
iniquity before his face, and cometh to
the prophet, that he inquire for him of
Me — I the Lord will answer him by
Myself, 8and I will set My face

against that man, and will make him
a sign and a proverb, and I will cut
him off from the midst of My people;
and ye shaU know that I am the Lord.
'And when the prophet is enticed
and speaketh a word, I the Lord
have enticed that prophet, and I will
stretch out My hand upon him, and
wiU destroy him from the midst
of My people Israel. "And they shall
bear their iniquity; the iniquity of the
prophet shall be even as the iniquity
of him that inquireth; "that the house
of Israel may go no more astray from
Me, neither defile themselves any
more with all their transgressions;
but that they may be My people, and
I may be their God, saith the Lord
God.' "And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying : "' Son of man, when
a land sinneth against Me by tres
passing grievously, and I stretch out
My hand upon it, and break the
staff of the bread thereof, and send
famine upon it, and cut off from it
man and beast; "though these three
men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in
it, they should deUver but their own
souls by their righteousness, saith the
Lord God. "If I cause evil beasts to
pass through the land, and they
bereave it, and it be desolate, so that
no man may pass through because
of the beasts; "though these three
men were in it, as I live, saith the
Lord God, they shaU deUver neither
sons nor daughters; they only shall
be dehvered, but the land shaU be
desolate. "Or if I bring a sword upon
that land, and say: Let the sword
go through the land, so that I cut
off from it man and beast; "though
these three men were in it, as I live,
saith the Lord God, they shaU de
liver neither sons nor daughters, but
they only shall be deUvered them-

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selves. "Or if I send a pestilence into
that land, and pour out My fury upon
it in blood, to cut off f rorn it rhan and
beast; "though Noah, Daniel, and
Job, were in it, as I Uve, saith the
Lord God, they shall -deliver neither
son nor daughter; they shall but de
liver their own souls by their righteous-
ness. Tor thus saith the Lord God:
How much more when I send My
four sore judgments against Jeru
salem, the sword, and the famine, and
the evil beasts, and the pestilence, to
cut off from it man and beast. 22Ahd,
behold, though there be left a rem
nant therein that shall be brought
forth, both sons and daughters; be
hold, When they come forth unto you,
and ye see their way and their doings,
then ye shall be comforted concerning
the evil that I have brought upon
Jerusalem, even concerning all that
I have brought upon it; "and they
shall comfort you, when ye see their
way and their doings, and ye shall
know that I have not done without
cause aU that I have done in it,
saith the Lord God.'
And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: 2'Son of man,
what is the vine-tree more than any
tree, the vine-branch which grew up
among the trees of the forest? 'Shall
wood be taken thereof to make any
work? or will men take a pin of it to
hang any vessel thereon? 4Behold,
it is cast into the fire for fuel; the
fire hath devoured both the ends of it,
and the midst of it is singed; is it
profitable for any work? 'Behold,
when it was whole, it was meet for
no work; how much less, when the
fire hath devoured it, and it is singed,
shall it yet be meet for any work?
Therefore thus saith the Lord God:
As the vine-tree among the trees of the
forest, which I have given to the fire

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for fuel, so do I give the inhabitants
of Jerusalem; 'And I will set My face
against them; out of the fire are they
come forth, and the fire shall devour
them; and ye shall know that I am
the Lord, when I set My face against
them. 'And I will make the land
desolate, because they have acted
treacherously, saith the Lord God.'
1 Cl Again the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying: Ton of
man, cause Jerusalem to know her
abominations, 'and say: Thus saith
the Lord God unto Jerusalem : Thine
origin and" thy nativity is of the land
of the Canaanite; the Amorite was
thy father, and thy mother was a
Hittite. 4And as for thy nativity, in
the day thou wast born thy navel was
not cut, neither wast thou washed
in water for cleansing; thou wast not
salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
No eye pitied thee, to do any of
these unto thee, to have compassion
upon thee; but thou wast cast out in
the open field in the loathsomeness
of thy person, in the day that thou
wast born. 'And when I passed by
thee/ and saw thee wallowing in thy
blood, I said unto thee : In thy blood,
live; yea, I said unto thee: In thy
blood, live; 'I cause thee to increase,
even as the growth of the field.
And thou didst increase and grow up,
and thou earnest to excellent beauty:
thy breasts were fashioned, and thy
hair was grown; yet thou wast naked
and bare. 'Now when I passed by
thee, and looked upon thee, and, be
hold, thy time was the time of love,
I spread my skirt over thee, and cov
ered thy nakedness; yea, I swore unto
thee, and entered into a covenant
with thee, saith the Lord God, and
thou becamest Mine. Then washed
I thee with water; yea, I cleansed
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anointed thee with oil. "I clothed
thee also with richly woveri work,
and shod thee with sealskin, and I
wound fine Unen about thy head, and
covered thee with silk. "I decked
thee also with ornaments, and I
¦put bracelets upon thy hands, and a
chain on thy neck. "And I put a ring
upon thy nose, and earrings in thine
ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy
head. "Thus wast thou decked with
gold and silver; and thy raiment was
of fine linen, and silk, and richly
woven work; thou didst eat fine flour,
and honey, and oil; and thou didst
wax exceeding beautiful, and thou
wast meet for royal estate. "And
thy renown went forth among .the
nations for thy beauty; for it was
perfect, through My splendour which
I had put upon thee, saith the Lord
God.
"But thou didst trust in thy beauty
and play the harlot because of thy re
nown, and didst pour out thy harlot
ries on every one that passed by; his
it was. "And thou didst take of thy
garments, and didst make for thee high
places decked with divers colours,
and didst play the harlot upon them ;
the Uke things shall not come, neither
shall it be so. "Thou didst also take
thy fair jewels of My gold and of My
silver, which I had given thee, and
madest for thee images of men, and
didst play the harlot with them;
"and thou didst take thy richly wov
en garments and cover them, and
didst set Mine oil and Mine incense
before them. "My bread also wliich
I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and
honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou
didst even set it before them for a
sweet savour, and thus it was; saith
the Lord God. "Moreover thou hast
taken thy sons and thy daughters,
whom thou hast borne unto Me, and

these hast thou sacrificed unto them to
be devoured. Were thy harlotries a
small matter, That thou hast slain
My children, and deUvered them up,
in setting them apart unto them?
MAnd in all thine abominations and
thy harlotries thou hast not remem
bered the • days of thy youth, when
thou wast naked and bare, and wast
wallowing in thy blood.
"And it came to pass after all thy
wickedness — woe, woe unto thee!
saith the Lord God — 24that thou hast
built unto thee an eminent place, and
hast made thee a lofty place in every
street. Thou hast built thy lofty
place at every head of the way, and
hast made thy beauty an abomina
tion, and hast opened thy feet to
every one that passed by, and multi
plied thy harlotries. Thou hast also
played the harlot with the Egyptians,
thy neighbours, great of flesh; and
hast multiplied thy harlotry, to pro
voke Me. "Behold, therefore I have
stretched out My hand over thee,
and have diminished thine allowance,
and- delivered thee unto the will of
them that hate thee, the daughters of
the Philistines, that are ashamed of
thy lewd way. Thou hast played
the harlot also with the Assyrians,
without having enough; yea, thou
hast played the harlot with them, and
yet thou wast not satisfied. Thou
hast moreover multiplied thy harlotry
with the land of traffic, even with
Chaldea; and yet thou didst not have
enough herewith. "How weak is thy
heart, saith the Lord God, seeing
thou doest aU these things, the work
of a wanton harlot; "in that thou
buildest thine eminent place in the
head of every way, and makest thy
lofty place in every street; and hast
not been as a harlot that enhanceth
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test adultery, that takest strangers
instead of thy husband — 33to all
harlots gifts are given; but thou hast
given thy gifts to all thy lovers, and
hast bribed them to come unto thee
from every side in thy harlotries.
34And the contrary is in thee from
other women, in that thou didst so-
Ucit to harlotry, and wast not soUcit-
ed; and in that thou givest hire, and
no hire is given unto thee, thus thou
art contrary.
"Wherefore, 0 harlot, hear the word
of the Lord! ' 'Thus saith the Lord
God : Because thy filthiness was poured
out, and thy nakedness uncovered
through thy harlotries with thy lovers;
and because of all the idols of thy
abominations, and for the blood of thy
children, that thou didst give unto
them; "therefore, behold, I will gather
all thy lovers, unto whom thou hast
been pleasant, and all them that thou
hast loved, with all them that thou
hast hated; I will even gather them
against thee from every side, and
will uncover thy nakedness unto them,
that they may see all thy nakedness.
"And I wiU judge thee, as women that
break wedlock and shed blood are
judged; and I will bring upon thee the
blood of fury and jealousy. "I will
also give thee into their hand, and
they shall throw down thine eminent
place, arid break down thy lofty places;
and they shall strip thee of thy
clothes, and take thy fair jewels; and
they shaU leave thee naked and bare.
They shall also bring up an assembly
against thee, and they shall stone thee
with stones, and thrust thee through
with their swords. 41And they shall
burn thy houses with fire, and execute
judgments upon thee in the sight of
many women; and I will cause thee
to cease from playing the harlot,
and thou shalt also give no hire any

more. 42So wiU I satisfy My fury
upon thee, and My jealousy shall de
part from thee, and I wiU be quiet,
and wiU be no more angry. Tecause
thou hast not remembered the days
of thy youth, but hast fretted Me in
aU these things; lo, therefore I also
wiU bring thy way upon thy head,
saith the Lord God; or hast thou not
committed this lewdness above all
thine abominations?
Tehold, every one that useth
proverbs shall use this proverb against
thee; saying: As the mother, so her
daughter. Thou art thy mother's
daughter, that loatheth her husband
and her children; and thou art the
sister of thy sisters, who loathed their
husbands and their children; your
mother was a Hittite, and your
father an Amorite. 4'And thine elder
sister is Samaria, that dwelleth at thy
left hand, she and her daughters; and
thy younger sister, that dwelleth at
thy right hand, is Sodom and her
daughters. 47Yet hast thou not walked
in their ways, nor done after their
abominations; but in a very Uttle
while thou didst deal more corruptly
than they in all thy ways. 48As I Uve,
saith the Lord God, Sodom thy sister
hath not done, she nor her daughters,
as thou hast done, thou and thy daugh
ters. 49Behold, this was the iniquity
of thy sister Sodom: pride, fulness of
bread, and careless ease was in her
and in her daughters; neither did
she strengthen the hand of the poor
and needy. "And they were haughty,
and committed abomination before
Me; therefore I removed them when
I saw it. "Neither hath Samaria
committed even half of thy sins; but
thou hast multiplied thine abomina
tions more than they, and hast justi
fied thy sisters by all thine abomina
tions which thou hast done. Thou

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also, bear thine own shame, in that
thou hast given judgment for thy
sisters; through thy sins that thou
hast committed more abominable
than they, they are more righteous
than thou; yea, be thou also confound
ed, and bear thy shame, in that thou
hast justified thy sisters.
"And I wiU turn their captivity,
the' captivity of Sodom and her
daughters, and the captivity of Sa
maria and her daughters, and the
captivity of thy captives in the midst
of them; "that thou mayest bear thine
own shame, and mayest be ashamed
because of all that thou hast done, in
that thou art a comfort unto them.
"And thy sisters, Sodom and her
daughters, shall return to their former
estate, and Samaria and her daughters
shaU return to their former estate, and
thou and thy daughters shall return
to your former estate. "For thy sister
Sodom was not mentioned by thy
mouth in the day of thy pride; ".be
fore thy wickedness was uncovered,
as at the time of the taunt of the
daughters of Aram, and of all that
are round about her, the daughters of
the Philistines, that have thee in dis
dain round about. "Thou hast borne
thy lewdness and thine abominations,
saith the Lord.
"For thus saith the Lord God : I will
even deal with thee as thou hast done,
who hast despised the oath in break
ing the covenant. 'Nevertheless I
wiU remember My covenant with
thee in the days of thy youth, and
I will establish unto thee an everlasting
covenant. "Then shalt thou remem
ber thy ways, and be ashamed, when
thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine
elder sisters and thy younger; and I
will give them unto thee for daughters,
but not because of thy covenant.
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with thee, and thou shalt know that
I am the Lord; "that thou mayest
remember, and be confounded, and
never open thy mouth any more,
because of thy shame; when I have
forgiven thee all that thou hast done,
saith the Lord God.'
And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying : 2' Son of man,
put forth a riddle, and speak a parable
unto the house of Israel, 3and say:
Thus saith the Lord God:
A great eagle with great wings
And long pinions,
Full of feathers, which had divers
colours,
Came unto Lebanon,
And took the top of the cedar;
4He cropped off the topmost of the
young twigs thereof,
And carried it into a land of traffic;
He set it in a city of merchants.
'He took also of the seed of the land,
And planted it in a fruitful soil;
He placed it beside many waters,
He set it as a slip.
'And it grew, and became a spreading
vine
Of low stature,
Whose tendrils might turn to
ward him,
And the roots thereof be under him;
So it became a vine, and brought
forth branches,
And shot forth sprigs.
There was also another great eagle
with great wings
And many feathers;
And, behold, this vine did bend
Its roots toward him,
And shot forth its branches toward
him, from the beds of its plan
tation,
That he might water it.
'It was planted in a good soil
By many waters,

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That it might bring forth branches,
and that it might bear fruit,
That it might be a stately vine.
'Say thou: Thus saith the Lord
God : ShaU it prosper?
Shall he not pull up the roots there-
of,
And cut off the fruit thereof, that
it wither,
Yea, wither in all its sprouting
leaves?
Neither shall great power or much
people be at hand
When it is plucked up by the roots
thereof.
"Yea, behold, being planted, shall
it prosper?
Shall it not utterly wither, when
the east wind toucheth it?
In the beds where it grew it shall
wither.'
"Moreover the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying: "'Say now to
the rebeUious house: Know ye not
what these things mean? tell them:
Behold, the king of Babylon came to
Jerusalem, and took the king thereof,
and the princes thereof, and brought
them to him to Babylon; "and he
took of the seed royal, and made a
covenant with him, and brought hifn
under an oath, and the mighty of the
land he took away; "that his might
be a -lowly kingdom, that it might not
lift itself up, but that by keeping his
covenant it might stand. "But he
rebelled against him in sending his
ambassadors into Egypt, that they
might give him horses and much
people. Shall he prosper? shall he
escape that doeth such things? shall
he break the covenant, and yet
escape? "As I live, saith the Lord
God, surely in the place where the
king dwelleth that made him king,
whose oath he despised, and whose
covenant he broke, even with him in

the midst of Babylon he shall die.
"Neither shaU Pharaoh with his
mighty army and great company suc
cour him in the war, when they cast
up mounds and build forts, to cut
off many souls; "seeing he hath de
spised the oath by breaking the cov
enant, when, lo, he had given his hand,
and hath done aU these .things, he
shall not escape. "Therefore thus
saith the Lord God: As I Uve, surely
Mine oath that he hath despised;
and My covenant that he hath broken,
I will even bring it upon his own head;
"And I wiU spread My net upon him,
and he shall be taken in My snare,
and I will bring him to Babylon, and
will plead with him there for his
treachery that he hath committed
against Me. 21And all his mighty men
in all his bands shall f aU by the sword,
and they that remain shall be scat
tered toward every wind; and ye shall
know that I the Lord have spoken it.
Thus saith the Lord God : Moreover
I will take, even I, of the lofty top
of the cedar, and wiU set it; I will
crop off from the topmost of its young
twigs a tender one, and I will plant
it upon a high mountain and eminent;
"in the mountain of the height of
Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring
forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a
stately cedar; and under it shaU dwell
all fowl of every wing, in the shadow
of the branches thereof shall they
dweU. 24And all the trees of the field
shall know that I the Lord have
brought down the high tree, have
exalted the low tree, have dried up the
green tree, and have made the dry
tree to flourish; I the Lord have
spoken and have done it.'
1 Q And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: 2'What mean
ye, that ye use this proverb in the land
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The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
And the children's teeth are set on
edge?-
sAs I live, saith the Lord God, ye
shaU not have occasion any more to
use this proverb in Israel. 4Behold,
all souls are Mine; as the soul of the
father, so also the soul of the son is
Mine ; the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
'But if a man be just, and do that
which is lawful and right, 'and hath
not eaten upon the mountains, neither
hath Ufted up his eyes to the idols
of the house of Israel, neither hath
defiled his neighbour's wife, neither
hath come near to a woman in her
impurity; 'and hath not wronged any,
but hath restored his pledge for a
debt, hath taken nought by robbery,
hath given his bread to the hungry,
and hath covered the naked with a
garment; 8he that hath not given
forth upon interest, neither hath taken
any increase, that hath withdrawn his
hand from iniquity, hath executed
true justice between man and man,
'hath walked in My statutes, and
hath kept Mine ordinances, to deal
truly; he is just, he shall surely live,
saith the Lord God.
"If he beget a son that is a robber,
a shedder of blood, and that doeth
to a brother any of these things,
"whereas he himself had not done
any of these things, for he hath even
eaten upon the mountains, and de
filed his neighbour's wife, "hath
wronged the poor and needy, hath
taken by robbery, hath not restored
the pledge, and hath lifted up his
eyes to the idols, hath committed
abomination, "hath given forth upon
interest, and hath taken increase;
shaU he then live? he shaU not live —
he hath done all these abominations;
he shaU surely be put to death, his
blood shall be upon him.

"Now, lo, if he beget a son, that
seeth aU his father's sins, which he
hath done, and considereth, and doeth
not such like, "that hath not eaten
upon the mountains, neither hath
lifted up his eyes to the idols of
the house of Israel, hath not defiled
his neighbour's wife, "neither hath
wronged any, hath not taken aught to
pledge, neither hath taken by robbery,
but hath given his bread to the hungry,
and hath covered the naked with a
garment, "that hath withdrawn his
hand from the poor, that hath not
received interest nor increase, hath ex
ecuted Mine ordinances, hath walked
in My statutes; he shall not die
for the iniquity of his father, he shall
surely live. "As for his father, be
cause he cruelly oppressed, commit
ted robbery on his brother, and did
that which is not good among his
people, behold, he dieth for his in
iquity. "Yet say ye: Why doth not
the son bear the iniquity of the father
with him? When the son hath done
that whichis lawful and right, and hath
kept all My statutes, and hath done
them, he shall surely live. The soul
that sinneth, it shall die; the son shall
not bear the iniquity of the father
with him, neither sriall the father bear
the iniquity of the son with him; the
righteousness of the righteous shall be
upon him, and the wickedness of the
wicked shall be upon him.
Tut if the wicked turn from all
his sins that he hath committed, and
keep all My statutes, and do that
which is lawful and right, he shall
surely live, he shall not die. 22None
of his transgressions that he hath com
mitted shall be remembered against
him; for his righteousness that he
hath done he shall live. "Have I
any pleasure at all that the wicked
should die? saith the Lord God; and

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not rather that he should return from
his ways, and live?
Tut when- the righteous turneth
away from his righteousness, and
committeth iniquity, and doeth ac
cording to all the abominations that
the wicked man doeth, shaU he live?
None of his righteous deeds that he
hath done shall be remembered; for
his trespass that he trespassed, and
for his sin that he hath sinned, for
them shall he die. "Yet ye say: The
way of the, Lord is not equal. Hear
now, O house of Israel:- Is it My way
that is not equal? is it not your ways
that are unequal? "When the right
eous man turneth away from his
righteousness, and committeth in
iquity, he shall die therefor; for his
iniquity that he hath done shaU he
die. "Again, when the wicked man
turneth away from his wickedness
that he hath committed, and doeth
that which is lawful and right, he shaU
save his soul alive. "Because he con-
sidereth, and turneth away from all
his transgressions that he hath com
mitted, he shall surely live, he shaU
not die. 29Yet saith the house of
Israel: The way of the Lord is not
equal. 0 house of Israel, is it My
ways that are not equal? is it not
your ways that are unequal? "There
fore I will judge you, O house of Israel,
every one according to his ways,
saith the Lord God. Return ye, and
turn yourselves from all your trans
gressions; so shall they not be a
stumbUngblock of iniquity unto you.
31Cast away from you all your trans
gressions, wherein ye have trans
gressed; and make you a new heart
and a new spirit; for why will ye die,
O house of Israel? Tor I have no
pleasure in the death of him that
dieth, -saith the Lord God; wherefore
turn yourselves, and Uve.

"j Oy Moreover; take thou up a lamen-
¦ tation for the princes of Israel,
2and say:
How was thy mother a Uoness;
Among Uons she couched*
In the midst of the young Uons
She reared her whelps!
3 And she brought up one of her
whelps,
He became a young Uon;
And he learned to catch the prey,
He devoured men.
Then the nations assembled against
him, i
He was taken in their pit;
And they brought him with hooks
Unto the land of Egypt.
Now when she saw that she was
disappointed,
And her hope was lost,
Then she took another of her
whelps,
And made him a young lion.
'And he went up and down among
the Uons,
He became a young lion;
And he learned to catch the prey,
He devoured men.
7And he knew their castles,
And laid waste their cities;
And the land was desolate, and the
fulness thereof,
Because of the noise of his roaring.
Then the nations cried out against
him
On every side from the provinces;
And they spread their net over
him,
He was taken in their pit.
'And they put him in a cage with
hooks,
And brought him to the king of
Babylon;
That they might bring him into
strongholds;

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So that his voice . should no more
be heard
Upon the mountains of Israel.
"Thy mother was Uke a vine, in thy
1 Ukeness,
Planted by the waters;
She was fruitful and full of branches
By reason of many waters.
"And she had strong rods
To be sceptres for them that bore
rule;
And her stature was exalted
Among the thick branches,
And she was seen in her height
With the multitude of her tendrils.
"But she was plucked up in fury,
She was cast down to the ground,
And the east wind dried up her
fruit;
Her strong rods were broken off
and withered,
The fire consumed her.
"And now she is planted in the wil
derness,
In a dry and thirsty ground.
"And fire is gone out of the rod of
her branches,
It hath devoured her fruit,
So that there is in her no strong rod
To be a sceptre to rule.'
This is a lamentation, and it was for
a lamentation.
OA And it came to pass in the
seventh year, in the fifth month,
the tenth day of the month, that
certain of the elders of Israel came to
inquire of the Lord, and sat before
me. 2And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: 3'Son of man, speak
unto the elders of Israel, and say unto
them : Thus saith the Lord God : Are
ye come to inquire of Me? As I
live, saith the Lord God, I will not
be inquired of by you. 4Wilt thou
judge them, son of man, wilt thou
judge them? cause them to know the

abominations of their fathers; 'and
say unto them: Thus saith the Lord
God: In the day when I chose Israel,
and lifted up My hand unto the seed
of the house of Jacob, and made My
self known unto them in the land of
Egypt, when I Ufted up My hand unto
them, saying: I am the Lord your
God; 'in that day I lifted up My
hand unto them, to bring them forth
out of the land of Egypt into a land
that I had sought out for them, flow
ing with milk and honey, which is
the beauty of all lands; 7and I said
unto them: Cast ye away every
man the detestable things of his eyes,
and defile not yourselves with the
idols of Egypt; I am the Lord your
God. Tut they rebelled against Me,
and would not hearken unto Me; they
did not every man cast away the de
testable things of their eyes, neither
did they forsake the idols of Egypt;
then I said I would pour out My fury
upon them, to spend My anger upon
them in the midst of the land of
Egypt. 'But I wrought for My name's
sake, that it should not be profaned
in the sight of the nations, among
whom they were, in whose sight I
made Myself known unto them, so as
to bring them forth out of the land of
Egypt. "So I caused them to go
forth out of the land of Egypt, and
brought them into the wilderness.
"And I gave them My statutes, and
taught them Mine ordinances, which
if a man. do, he shall live by them.
"Moreover also I gave them My
sabbaths, to be a sign between Me
and them, that they might know that
I am the Lord that sanctify them.
"But the house of Israel rebelled
against Me in the wilderness; they
walked not in My statutes, and they
rejected Mine ordinances, which if a
man do, he shall live by them, and

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My sabbaths they greatly profaned;
then I said I would pour out My fury
upon them in the wilderness, to con
sume them. "But I wrought for My
name's sake, that it should not be
profaned in the sight of the nations,
in whose sight I brought them out.
"Yet also I Ufted up My hand unto
them in the wilderness, that I would
not bring them into the land which I
had given them, flowing with milk
and honey, which is the beauty of all
lands; "because they rejected Mine
ordinances, and walked not in My
statutes, and profaned My sabbaths —
for their heart went after their idols.
"Nevertheless Mine eye spared them
from destroying them, neither did
I make a full end of them in the wil
derness. "And I said unto their chil
dren in the wilderness : Walk ye not
in the statutes of your fathers, neither
observe their ordinances, nor defile
yourselves with their idols; "I am
the Lord your God; walk in My
statutes, and keep Mine ordinances,
and do them; "and hallow My sab
baths, and they shaU be a sign be
tween Me and you, that ye may know
that I am the Lord your God. Tut
the children rebelled against Me; they
walked not in My statutes, neither
kept Mine ordinances to do them,
which if a man do, he shall live by
them; they profaned My sabbaths;
then I said I would pour out My fury
upon them, to spend My anger upon
them in the wilderness. "Neverthe
less I withdrew My hand, and wrought
for My name's sake, that it should
not be profaned in the sight of the
nations, in whose sight I brought them
forth. 23I lifted up My hand unto
them also in the wilderness, that I
would scatter them among the nations,
and disperse them through the coun
tries; 24because they had not executed

Mine ordinances, but had rejected My
statutes, and had profaned My sab
baths, and their eyes were after their
fathers' idols. "Wherefore I gave
them also statutes that were not good,
and ordinances whereby they should
not Uve; "and I polluted them in their
own gifts, in that they set apart
aU that openeth the womb, that I
might destroy them, to the end that
they might know that I am the Lord.
"Therefore, son of man, speak unto
the house of Israel, and say unto them:
Thus saith the Lord God: In this
moreover have your fathers blas
phemed Me, in that they dealt treach
erously with Me. Tor when I had
brought them into the land, which I
Ufted up My hand to give unto them,
then they saw every high hill, and
every thick tree, and they offered
there their sacrifices, and there they
presented the provocation of their
offering, there also they made their
sweet savour, and there they poured
out their drink-offerings. Then I
said unto them: What meaneth the
high place whereunto ye go? So the
name thereof is called Bamah unto
this day.
"Wherefore say unto the house of
Israel: Thus saith the Lord God:
When ye poUute yourselves after the
manner of your fathers, and go astray
after their abominations, 31and when,
in offering your gifts, in making your
sons to pass through the fire, ye pol
lute yourselves with all your idols,
unto this day; shall I then be in
quired of by you, 0 house of Israel?
As I Uve, saith the Lord God, I
will not be inquired of by you; 32and
that which cometh into your mind
shall not be at all; in that ye say:
We wiU be as the nations, as the
famiUes of the countries, to serve
wood and stone. 33As I Uve, saith

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the Lord God, surely with a mighty
hand, and with an outstretched arm,
and with fury poured out, will I be
king over you; 34and I wiU bring you
out from the peoples, and wiU gather
you out of the countries wherein ye
are scattered, with a mighty hand,
and with an outstretched arm, and
with fury poured out; "and I will
bring you into the wilderness of the
peoples, and there will I plead with
you face to face. Tike as I pleaded
with your fathers in the wilderness
of the land of Egypt, so wiU I plead
with you, saith the Lord God. "And
I will cause you to pass under the
rod, and I will bring you into the
bond of the covenant; "and I will
purge out from among you the rebels,
and them that transgress against Me;
I wiU bring them forth out of the land
where they sojourn, but they shall
not enter into the land of Israel; and
ye shall know that I am the Lord.
"As for you, O house of Israel, thus
saith the Lord God: Go ye, serve
every one his idols, even because
ye will not hearken unto Me; but
My holy name shall ye no more pro
fane with your gifts, and with your
idols. Tor in My holy mountain, in
the mountain of the height of Israel,
saith the Lord God, there shall all the
house of Israel, all of them, serve Me
in the land; there wiU I accept them,
and there wiU I require your heave-
offerings, and the first of your gifts,
with all your holy things. 41With your
sweet savour will I accept you, when
I bring you out from the peoples, and
gather you out of the countries where
in ye have been scattered; and I will
be sanctified in you in the sight of the
nations. 42And ye shall know that I
am the Lord, when I shall bring you
into the land of Israel, into the coun
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unto, your fathers. 43And there shall
ye remember your ways, and all your
doings, wherein ye have poUuted your
selves; and ye shah loathe yourselves
in your own sight for all your evils
that ye have committed. 44And ye
shall know that I am the Lord, when
I have wrought with you for My
name's sake, not according to your
evil ways, nor according to your cor
rupt doings, O ye house of Israel,
saith the Lord God.'
And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: Ton of man,
set thy face toward the South, and
preach toward the South, and proph
esy against the forest of the field in
the South; 3and say to the forest of
the South: Hear the word of the Lord :
Thus saith the Lord God: Behold,
I will kindle a fire in thee, and it
shall devour every green tree in thee,
and every dry tree, it shall not be
quenched, even a flaming flame; and
all faces from the south to the north
shall be seared thereby. 4And all
flesh shall see that I the Lord have
kindled it; it shall not be quenched.'
Then said I: 'Ah Lord God! they
say of me: Is he not a maker of
parables?' Then the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: ''Son of man, set
thy face toward Jerusalem, and preach
toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy
against the land of Israel; 8and say
to the land of Israel: Thus saith the
Lord: Behold, I am against thee,
and will draw forth My sword out of
its sheath, and will cut off from thee
the righteous and the wicked. 'Seeing
then that I will cut off from thee the
righteous and the wicked, therefore
shall My sword go forth out of its
sheath against all flesh from the south
to the north; "and all flesh shall know
that I the Lord have drawn forth My

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sword out of its sheath; it shall not
return any more. "Sigh therefore,
thou son of man; with the breaking
of thy loins and with bitterness shalt
thou sigh before their eyes. "And it
shall be, when they say unto thee:
Wherefore sighest thou? that thou
shalt say: Because of the tidings, for
it cometh; and every heart shall
melt, and all hands shaU be slack,
and every spirit shall be faint, and all
knees shall drip with water; behold,
it cometh, and it shaU be done, saith
the Lord God.'
"And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: "'Son of man,
prophesy, and say: Thus saith the
Lord: Say:
A sword, a sword> it is sharpened,
And also furbished:
"It is sharpened that it may make
a sore slaughter,
It is furbished that it may ghtter —
Or shall we make mirth? —
Against the rod of My son, con
temning every tree.
"And it is given to be furbished,
That it may be handled;
The sword, it is sharpened,
Yea, it is furbished,
To give it into the hand of the
slayer.
"Cry and wail, son of man; for it is
upon My people, it is upon aU the
princes of Israel; they are thrust
down to the sword with My people;
smite therefore upon thy thigh. "For
there is a trial; and what if it contemn
even the rod? It -shall be no more,
saith the Lord God. "Thou therefore,
son of man, prophesy, and smite thy
hands together; and let the sword be
doubled the third time, the sword of
those to be slain; it is the sword of the
great one that is to be -slain, which
compasseth them about. 20I have set
the point of the sword against aU their

gates, that their heart may melt, and
their stumblings be multiplied; ah!
it is made gUttering, it is sharpened
for slaughter. 21Go thee one way to
the right, or direct thyself to the left;
whither is thy face set? 22I will also
smite My hands together, and I will
satisfy My fury; I the Lord have
spoken it.'
"And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: 24'Now, thou son of
man, make thee two ways, that the
sword of the king of Babylon may
come; they twain shaU come forth
out of one land; and mark a sign-post,
mark it clear at the head of the way
to the city. Thou shalt make a way,
that the sword may come to Rabbah
of the children of Ammon, and to
Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.
Tor the king of Babylon standeth
at the parting of the way, at the head
Of the two ways, to use divination; he
shaketh the arrows to and fro, he
inquireth of the teraphim, he looketh
in the liver. "In his right hand
is the lot Jerusalem, to set batter
ing rams, to open the mouth for the
slaughter, to lift up the voice with
shouting, to set battering rams against
the gates, to cast up mounds',- to build
forts. "And it shall be unto them as
a false divination in their sight, who
have weeks upon weeks! but it
bringeth iniquity to remembrance,
that they may be taken.
2 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God: Because, ye have made your
iniquity to be remembered, in that
your transgressions are uncovered, so
that your sins do appear in all your
doings; because that ye are come to
remembrance, ye shaU be taken with
the hand. "And thou, O wicked one,
that art to be slain, the prince of
Israel, whose day is come, in the time
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saith the Lord God: The mitre shall
be removed, and the crown taken off;
this shall be no more the same: that
wliich is low shaU be exalted, and
that which is high abased. 32A ruin,
a ruin, a ruin, will I make it; this
also shall be no more, until he come
whose right it is, and I will give it
him. "And thou, son of man, prophesy,
and say: Thus saith the Lord God
concerning the children of Ammon,
and concerning their taunt; and say
thou: 0 sword, O sword keen-edged,
Furbished for the slaughter,
To the uttermost, because of the
glitterings;
34While they see falsehood unto thee,
While they divine Ues unto thee,
To lay thee upon the necks of the
wicked that are to be slain,
Whose day is come, in the time of
the iniquity of the end! —
"Cause it to return into its sheath ! —
In the place where thou wast
created, in the land of thine
origin,
Will I judge thee.
"And I will pour out Mine indigna
tion upon thee,
I will blow upori thee with the fire
of My wrath;
And I will deUver thee into the
hand of brutish men,
Skilful to destroy.
"Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire;
Thy blood shaU be in the midst of
the land,
Thou shalt be no more remembered;
For I the Lord have spoken it.'
O O Moreover the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying: 2'Now,
thou, son of man, wilt thou judge,
wilt thou judge the bloody city?
then cause her to know all her abom

inations. 'And thou shalt say: Thus
saith the Lord God: O city that
sheddest blood in the midst of thee,
that thy time may come, and that
makest idols unto thyseff to defile
thee; Hhou art become guilty in thy
blood that thou hast shed, and art
defiled in thine idols which thou hast
made; and thou hast caused thy days
to draw near, and art come even unto
thy years; therefore have I made thee
a reproach unto the nations, and a
mocking to all the countries! Those
that are near, and those that are far
from thee, shall mock thee, thou
defiled of name and full of tumult.
'Behold, the princes of Israel,
every one according to his might,
have been in thee to shed blood.
7In thee have they made light of
father and mother; in the midst of
thee have they dealt by oppression
with the stranger; in thee have they
wronged the fatherless and the widow.
Thou hast despised My holy things,
and hast profaned My sabbaths.
9In thee have been talebearers to shed
blood; and in thee they have eaten
upon the mountains; in the midst of
thee they have committed lewdness.
"In thee have they uncovered their
fathers' nakedness; in thee have they
humbled her that was unclean in her
impurity. "And each hath com
mitted abomination with his neigh
bour's wife; and each hath lewdly
defiled his daughter-in-law; and each
in thee hath humbled his sister, his
father's daughter. "In thee have
they taken gifts to shed blood; thou
hast taken interest and increase, and
thou hast greedily gained of thy
neighbours by oppression, and hast
forgotten Me, saith the Lord God.
"Behold, therefore, I have smitten
My hand at thy dishonest gain which
thou hast made,V and at thy blood

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which hath been in the midst of thee.
"Can thy heart endure, or can thy
hands be strong, in' the days that I
shall deal with thee? I the Lord
have spoken it, and will do it. "And
I will scatter thee among the nations,
and disperse thee through the coun
tries-; and I wiU consume thy filthiness
out of thee. "And thou shalt be
profaned in thyself, in the sight of the
nations; and thou shalt know that
I am the Lord.'
"And the word of the Lord came
unto me, ^saying: "'Son of man, the
house of Israel is become dross unto
Me; aU of them are brass and tin and
iron and lead) in the midst of the
furnace; they are the dross of silver.
"Therefore thus saith the Lord God :
Because ye are all become dross,
therefore, behold, I wiU gather you
into the midst of Jerusalem. "As
they gather silver and brass and iron
and lead and tin into the midst of the
furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to
melt it; so will I gather you in Mine
anger and in My fury, and I will cast
you in, and melt you. Tea, I will
gather you, and blow upon you with
the fire of My wrath, and ye shall be
melted in the midst thereof. 22As
silver is melted in the midst of the
furnace, so shall ye be melted in the
midst thereof; and ye shall know that
I the Lord have poured out My fury
upon you.'
"And the word of the LoRb came
unto me, saying: ^'Son of ihan, say
unto her: Thou art. a land that is not
cleansed, nor rained upon in the day
of indignation. There is a con
spiracy of her prophets in the midst
thereof, like a roaring lion ravening
the prey; they have devoured souls,
they take treasure and precious
things, they have made her widows
many in the midst thereof. "Her

priests have done violence to My law,
and have profaned My holy things;
they have put no difference between
the holy and the : common, neither
have they taught difference, between
the unclean and the clean, and have
hid their eyes from My sabbaths,
and I am profaned among them.
"Her princes in the midst thereof are
like wolves ravening the prey: to
shed blood, and to destroy souls,
so as to get dishonest gain. "And
her prophets have daubed for them
with whited plaster, seeing falsehood,
and divining Ues unto theni, saying:
Thus saith the Lord God, when the
Lord hath not spoken. The people
of the land have used oppression, and
exercised robbery, and have wronged
the poor and needy, and have op
pressed the stranger unlawfully.
"And I sought for a man among
them, that should make up the hedge,
and stand in the breach before Me for
the land, that I should not destroy it;
but I found none. "Therefore have
I poured out Mine indignation upon
them; I have consumed them with
the fire of My wrath; their own way
have I brought upon their heads,
saith the Lord God.'
O Q And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: Ton of man,
there were two women, the daughters
of one mother; 3and they committed
harlotries in Egypt; they committed
harlotries in their youth; there were
their bosoms pressed, and there
their virgin breasts were bruised.
4And the names of them were Oholah
the elder, and Oholibah her sister;
and they became Mine, and they
bore sons and daughters. And as for
their names, Samaria is "Oholah, and
Jerusalem bOhoUbah.
'And Oholah played the harlot
when she was Mine; and she doted

» That is, Her tent.

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EZEKIEL

23.27

on her lovers, on the Assyrians, war
riors, 'clothed with blue, governors and
rulers, handsome young men all of
them, horsemen riding upon horses.
'And she bestowed her harlotries upon
them, the choicest men of Assyria all
of them ; and on whomsoever she doted,
with all their idols she defiled herself.
Neither hath she left her harlotries
brought from Egypt; for in her youth
they lay with her, and they bruised
her virgin breasts; and they poured
out their lust upon her. 'Wherefore
I delivered her into the hand of her
lovers, into the hand of the Assyri
ans, upori whom she doted. "These
uncovered her nakedness; they took
her sons and her daughters, and her
they slew with the sword; and she
became a byword among women, for
judgments were executed upon her.
"And her sister Oholibah saw this,
yet was she more corrupt in her doting
than she, and in her harlotries more
than-, her sister in her harlotries.
"She doted upon the Assyrians, gov
ernors and rulers, warriors, clothed
most gorgeously, horsemen riding
upon horses, all of them handsome
young men. "And I saw that she was
defiled; they both took one way.
"And she increased her harlotries;
for she saw men pourtrayed upon the
wall, the images of the Chaldeans
pourtrayed with vermilion, "girded
with girdles upon their loins, with
pendant turbans upon their heads,
all of them captains to look upon,
the likeness of the sons of Babylon,
even of Chaldea, the land of their
nativity. "And as soon as she saw
them she doted upon them, and sent
messengers unto them into Chaldea.
"And the Babylonians came to her
into the bed of love, and they defiled
her with their lust; and she was
poUuted with them, and her soul was

alienated from them. "So she un
covered her harlotries, and uncovered
her nakedness; then My soul was
aUenated from her, like as My soul
was alienated from her sister. "Yet
she multiplied her harlotries, remem
bering the days of her youth, wherein
she had played the harlot in the land •
of Egypt. "And she doted upon con
cubinage with them, whose flesh is as
the flesh of asses, and whose issue
is like the issue of horses. Thus
thou didst call to remembrance the
lewdness of thy youth, when they
from Egypt bruised thy breasts for
the bosom of thy youth.
Therefore, O Oholibah, thus saith
the Lord God : Behold, I will raise up
thy lovers against thee, from whom
thy soul is alienated, and I wiU bring
them against thee on every side:
"the Babylonians and all the Chal
deans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and
all the Assyrians with them, handsome
young men, governors and rulers all
of them, captains and councillors,
all of them riding upon horses. 24And
they shall come against thee with
hosts, chariots, and wheels, and with
an assembly of peoples; they shall set
themselves in array against thee
with buckler and shield and helmet
round about; and I will commit the
judgment unto them, and they shall
judge thee according to their judg
ments. "And I will set My jealousy
against thee, and they shaU deal with
thee in fury; they shall take away thy
nose and thine, ears, and thy residue
shall faU by the sword; they shall
take thy sons and thy daughters,
and thy residue shall be devoured by
the fire. They shaU also strip thee
of thy clothes, and take away thy
fair jewels. "Thus will I make thy
lewdness to cease from thee, and thy
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Egypt, so that thou shalt not lift up
thine eyes 'unto them, nor remember
Egypt any more.
"For thus saith the Lord God:
Behold, I wiU deliver thee into the
hand of them whom thou hatest,
into the hand of them from whom
thy soul is alienated; "and they shaU
deal with thee in hatred, and shall
take away aU thy labour, and shaU
leave thee naked and bare; and the
nakedness of thy harlotries shall be
uncovered, both thy lewdness and thy
harlotries. "These things shall be
done unto thee, for that thou hast
gone astray after the nations, and
because thou art polluted with their
idols. "In the way of thy sister hast
thou walked; therefore will I give her
cup into thy hand. Thus saith the
Lord God :
Thou shalt drink of thy sister's
cup,
Which is deep and large;
Thou shalt be for a scorn and a
derision;
It is full to the uttermost.
Thou shalt be filled with drunken
ness and sorrow,
With the cup of astonishment and
appalment,
With the cup of thy sister Samaria.
Thou shalt even drink it and drain
And thou shalt crauheh'the sherds
thereof,
And shalt tear thy breasts;
For I have spoken it,
Saith the Lord God.
Theref ore thus saith the Lord God :
Because thou hast forgotten Me, and
cast Me behind thy back, therefore
bear' thou also thy lewdness and thy
harlotries.' •The Lord said moreover unto me :
'Son of man, wilt thou judge Oholah
and OhoUbah? then declare unto

them their abominations. Tor they
have committed adultery, and blood
is in their hands, and with their idols
have they committed adultery; and
their sons, whom they bore unto Me,
they have also set apart unto them
to be devoured. "Moreover this they
have done unto Me: they have de
filed My sanctuary in the same day,
and have profaned My sabbaths.
"For when they had slain their
children to their idols, then they
came the same day into My sanctuary
to profane it; and, lo, thus have they
done in the midst of My house.
40And furthermore ye have sent for
men that come from far; unto whom
a messenger was sent, and, lo, they
came; for whom thou didst wash
thyself, paint thine eyes, and deck
thyseff with' ornaments; ^and sattest
upon a stately bed, with a table
prepared before it, whereupon thou
didst set Mine incense and Mine oil.
^And the voice of a multitude being
at ease was therein; and for the sake
of men, they were so many,, brought
drunken from the wilderness, they
put bracelets upon their hands, and
beautiful crowns upon their heads.
Then said I of her that was worn
out by adulteries: Still they commit
harlotries with her, even her. Tor
every one went in unto her, as men
'go in unto a harlot; so went they in
unto Oholah and unto Oholibah, the
lewd women. Tut righteous men,
they shall judge them as adulteresses
are judged, and as women that shed
blood are judged; because they are
adulteresses, and blood is in their
hands. Tor thus saith the Lord God:
An assembly shall be brought up
against them, and they shall be made
a horror and a spoil. 47And the as
sembly shall stone them with stones,

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24

and despatch them with their swords;
they shall slay their sons and their
daughters, and burn up their houses
with fire. Thus will I cause lewdness
to cease out of the land, that all women
may be taught not to do after your
lewdness. 49And your lewdness shall
be recompensed upon you, and ye
shall bear the sins of your idols; and
ye shall know that I am the Lord
God.' And the word of the Lord
carne unto me in the ninth year,
in the tenth month, in the tenth day
of the month, saying: Ton of man,
write thee the name of the day, even
of this selfsame day; this selfsame day
the king of Babylon hath invested
Jerusalem. 3And utter a parable con
cerning the rebellious house, and say
unto them: Thus saith the Lord
God:
Set on the pot, set it on,
And also pour water into it;
4Gather into it the pieces belonging
to it,
Even every good piece, the thigh,
and the shoulder;
Fill it with the choice bones.
Take the choice of the flock,
And pile also the bones under it;
Make it boil well,
That the bones thereof may also be
seethed in the midst of it.
'Wherefore thus saith the Lord
God: Woe to the bloody city, to the
pot whose filth is therein, and whose
filth is not gone out of it! bring it out
piece by piece; no lot is fallen upon it.
Tor her blood is in the midst of her;
she set it upon the bare rock; she
poured it not upon the ground, to
cover it with dust; 'that it might
cause fury to come up, that vengeance
might be taken, I have set her blood
upon the bare rock, that it should
not be covered. Therefore thus

saith the Lord God: Woe to the
bloody city! I also will make the pile
great, "neaping on the wood, kindling
the fire, that the flesh may be con
sumed'; and preparing the mixture,
that the bones also may be burned;
"then will I set it empty upon the
coals thereof, that it may be hot,
and the" bottom thereof may burn,
and that the impurity of it may be
molten in it, that the filth of it may
be consumed. "It hath wearied it
self with toil; yet its great filth goeth
not forth out of it, yea, its noisome
filth. "Because of thy filthy lewdness ,
because I have purged thee and thou
wast not purged, thou shalt not be
purged from thy filthiness any more,
till I have satisfied My fury upon
thee. "I the Lord have spoken it; it
shaU come to pass, and I will do it; I
will not go back, neither will I spare,
neither will I repent; according to thy
ways, and according to thy doings,
shall they judge thee, saith the Lord
God.' "Also the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: "'Son of man, be
hold, I take away from thee the desire
of thine eyes with a stroke; yet neither
shalt thou make lamentation nor weep,
neither shall thy tears run down.
"Sigh in silence; make no mourning
for the dead, bind thy headtire upon
thee, and put thy shoes upon thy
feet, and cover not thine upper lip,
and eat not the bread of men.' "So
I spoke unto the people in the morn
ing, and at even my wife died; arid
I did in the morning as I was com
manded. "And the people said unto
me: 'Wilt thou not tell us what these
things are to us, that thou doest so?'
"Then I said unto them: 'The word
of the Lord came unto me, saying:
21Speak unto the house of Israel:
Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I

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will profane My sanctuary, the pride
of your power, the desire of your eyes,
and the longing of your soul; and your
sons and your daughters whom ye
have left behind shaU faU by the
sword. 22And ye shaU do as I have
done : ye shaU not cover your upper
lips, nor eat the bread of men; "and
your tires shall be upon your heads,
and your shoes upon your feet; ye
shaU not make lamentation nor weep ;
but ye shall pine away in your in
iquities, and moan one toward another.
Thus shall Ezekiel be unto you a
sign; according to all that he hath
done shall ye do; when this cometh,
then shall ye know that I am the Lord
God. "And thoU, son of man, shall* it
not be in the day when I take from
them their stronghold, the joy of
their glory, the desire of their eyes,
and the yearning of their soul, their
sons and their daughters, "that in
that day he that escapeth shall come
unto thee, to cause thee to hear it
with thine ears? "In that day shall
thy mouth be opened together with
him that is escaped, and thou shalt
speak, and be no more dumb; so shalt
thou be a sign unto them; and they
shall know that I am the Lord.'
O PL And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: Ton of man,
set thy face toward the children of
Ammon, and prophesy against them;
'and say unto the children of Am
mon: Hear the word of the Lord
God : Thus saith the Lord God : Be
cause thou saidst: Aha! against
My sanctuary, when it was profaned,
and against the land of Israel, when it
was made desolate, and against the
house of Judah, when they went
into captivity; therefore, behold, I
wiU deUver thee to the children of the

east for a possession, and they shall
set their encampments in thee, and
make their dweUings in thee; they
shaU eat thy fruit, and they shaU
drink thy milk. 'And I will make
Rabbah a pasture for camels, and the
chUdren of Ammon a couching-place
for flocks; and ye shall know that I am
the Lord. 'For thus saith the Lord
God : Because thou hast clapped thy
hands, and stamped with the feet,
and rejoiced with all the disdain of
thy soul against the land of Israel;
'therefore, behold, I stretch out My
hand upon thee, and wiU deliver thee
for a spoil to the nations; and I wiU
cut thee off from the peoples, and I
will cause thee to perish out of the
countries; I will destroy thee, and thou
shalt know that I am the Lord.
Thus saith the Lord God: Be
cause that Moab and Seir do: say:
Behold, the house of Judah is Uke
unto all the nations, 'therefore, be
hold, I wiU open the flank of Moab
on the side of the cities, on the side
of his cities which are on his frontiers,
the beauteous country of Beth-
jeshimoth, Baal-meon, andKiriathaim,
"together with the children of Ammon,
unto the children of the east, and
I will give them for a possession, that
the children of Ammon may not be
remembered among the nations; "and
I will execute judgments upon Moab;
and they shall know that I am the
Lord. "Thus saith the Lord God: Be
cause that Edom hath dealt against
the house of Judah by taking ven
geance, and hath greatly offended,
and revenged himseff upon them;
"therefore thus saith the Lord God:
I wiU stretch out My hand upon
Edom, and will cut off man and beast
from it; and I will make it desolate
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they fall by the. sword. "And I will
lay My vengeance upon Edom by the
hand of My people Israel; and they
shaU do in Edom according to Mine
anger and according to My fury;
and they shall know My vengeance,
saith the Lord God.
"Thus saith the Lord God: Be
cause the Philistines have dealt by
revenge, and have taken vengeance
with disdain of soul to destroy, for
the old hatred; "therefore thus saith
the Lord God: Behold, I will stretch
out My hand upon the Philistines,
and I will cut off the Cherethites,
and destroy the remnant of the
sea-coast. "And I will execute great
vengeance upon them with furious
rebukes; and they shall know that I
am the Lord, when I shall lay My
vengeance upon them.'
OC! And it came to pass in the
eleventh year, in the first day
of the month, that the word of the
Lord came unto me, saying: Ton
of man, because that Tyre hath said
against Jerusalem:
Aha, she is broken that was the
gate of the peoples ;
She is turned unto me;
I shall be filled with her that is laid
waste;
'Therefore thus saith the Lord God:
Behold, I am against thee, O Tyre,
And will cause many nations to
come up against thee,
As the sea causeth its waves to
come up.
' 4And they shaU destroy the walls of
Tyre,
And break down her towers;
I wiU also scrape her dust from
her,
And make her a bare rock.
'She shall be a place for the spread
ing of nets
In the midst of the sea;

For I have spoken it, saith the Lord
God;
And she shall become a spoil to the
nations.
'And her daughters that are in the
field
Shall be slain with the sword;
And they shall know that I am the
Lord.
Tor thus saith the Lord God: Be
hold, I will bring upon Tyre Nebu
chadrezzar king of Babylon, king of
kings, from the north, with horses,
and with chariots, and with horse
men, and a company, arid much
people. 8He shall slay with the sword
Thy daughters in the field;
And he shall make forts against thee,
And cast up a mound against thee,
And set up bucklers against thee.
'And he shall set his battering en
gines
Against thy waljs,
And with his axes
He shall break down thy towers.
"By reason of the abundance of his
horses
Their dust shall cover thee;
At the noise of the horsemen,
And of the wheels, and of the char
iots,
Thy walls shall shake,
When he shall enter into thy gates,
As men enter into a city
Wherein is made a "breach.
"With the hoofs of his horses
Shall he tread down all thy streets;
He shaU slay thy people with the
sword,
And the pillars of thy strength
Shall go down to the ground.
12 And they shall make a spoil of thy
riches,
And make a prey of thy merchan
dise;
And they shall break down thy walls,

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And destroy the houses of thy de
light;
And thy stones and thy timber and
thy dust
Shall they lay in the midst of the
waters.
"And I will cause the noise of thy
songs to cease,
And the sound of thy harps shall be
no more heard.
"And I wiU make thee a bare rock;
Thou shalt bea place for the spread
ing of nets,
Thou shalt be built no more;
For I the Lord have spoken,
Saith the Lord God.
"Thus saith the Lord God to Tyre:
Shall not the isles shake at the sound
of thy fall, when the wounded groan,
when the slaughter is made in the
midst of thee? "Then all the princes
of the sea shall come down from their
thrones, and lay away their robes,
and strip off their richly woven gar
ments; they shall clothe themselves
with trembling; they shall sit upon the
ground, and shaU tremble every mo
ment, and be appalled at thee. "And
they shall take up a lamentation for
thee, and say to thee:
How art thou destroyed, that wast
peopled from the seas,
The renowned city,
That wast strong in the sea,
Thou and thy inhabitants,
That caused your terror to be
On all that inhabit the earth!
'Now shall the isles tremble
In the day of thy fall;
Yea, the isles that are in the sea
Shall be affrighted at thy going out.
"For thus saith the Lord God:
When I shall make thee a desolate
city, like the cities that are not in
habited; when I shall bring up the
deep upon thee, and the great waters
shall cover thee; "then will I bring

thee down with them that descend
into the pit, to the people of old time,
and wiU make thee to dweU in the
nether parts of the earthy Uke the
places that are desolate of old, with
them that go down to the pit, that
thou be not inhabited; and I wiU set
glory in the land of the Uving; 21I will
make thee a terror, and thou shalt be
no more; though thou be sought for,
yet shalt thou never be found again,
saith the Lord God.'
OJ7 Moreover the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying: ?' And
thou, son of man, take up a lamenta
tion for Tyre, 'and say unto Tyre,
that dweUeth at the entry of the sea,
that is the merchant of the peoples
unto many isles: Thus saith the Lord
God:
Thou, 0 Tyre, hast said:
I am of perfect beauty.
Thy borders are in the heart of the
seas,
Thy builders have perfected thy
beauty.
'Of cypress-trees from Senir have
they fashioned
All thy planks;
They have taken cedars from Leb
anon
To make masts for thee.
'Of the oaks of Bashan
Have they made thine oars;
Thy deck have they made of ivory
inlaid in larch,
From the isles of the Kittites.
7Of fine linen with richly woven
work from Egypt
Was thy sail,
That it might be to thee for an
ensign;
Blue and purple from the isles of
Elishah
Was thine awning.
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Were thy rowers;
Thy wise men, O Tyre, were in thee,
They were thy pilots.
The elders of Gebal and the wise
men thereof
Were in thee thy calkers;
AU the ships of the sea with their
mariners were in thee
To exchange thy merchandise.
"Persia and Lud and Put were in
thine army,
Thy men of war;
They hanged the shield and helmet
in thee,
They set forth thy comeliness.
"The men of Arvad and Helech were
upon thy walls round about, and the
Gammadim were in thy towers; they
hanged their shields upon thy waUs
round about; they have perfected thy
beauty. Tarshish was thy merchant
by reason of the multitude of all kinds
of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and
lead, they traded for thy wares. " Ja
van, Tubal, and Meshech, they were
thy traffickers; they traded the per
sons of men and vessels of brass for
thy merchandise. 'They of the house
of Togarmah traded for thy wares
with horses and horsemen and mules.
'The men of Dedan were thy traf
fickers; many isles were the mart of
thy hand; they brought thee as
tribute horns of ivory and ebony.
"Aram was thy merchant by reason
of the multitude of thy wealth; they
traded for thy wares with carbuncles,
purple, and richly woven work, and
fine linen, and coral, and rubies.
"Judah, and the land of Israel, they
were thy traffickers; they traded for
thy merchandise wheat of Minnith,
arid balsam, and honey, arid oil, and
balm. "Damascus was thy merchant
for the multitude of thy wealth, by
reason of the multitude of all riches,
with the wine of Helbon, and white

wool. "Vedan and Javan traded with
yarn for thy wares; massive iron,
cassia, and calamus, were among thy
merchandise. "Dedan was thy traf
ficker in precious cloths for riding.
21 Arabia, and aU the princes of Kedar,
they were the merchants of thy hand;
in lambs, and rams, and goats, in
these were they thy merchants. The
traffickers of Sheba and Raamah, they
were thy traffickers; they traded for
thy wares with chief of all spices, and
with aU precious stones, and gold.
"Haran and Canneh and Eden, the
traffickers of Sheba, Asshur was as
thine apprentice in traffic. These
were thy traffickers in gorgeous
fabrics, in wrappings of blue and
richly woven work, and in chests of
rich apparel, bound with cords and
cedar-lined, among thy merchandise.
The ships of Tarshish brought thee
tribute for thy merchandise;
So wast thou replenished, and made
very heavy
In the heart of the seas.
Thy rowers have brought thee
Into great waters;
The east wind hath broken thee
In the heart of the seas.
"Thy riches, and thy wares, thy
merchandise,
Thy mariners, and thy pilots,
Thy calkers, and the exchangers
of thy merchandise,
And all thy men of war, that are in
thee,
With all thy company which is in
the midst of thee,
Shall faU into the heart of the seas
In the day of thy ruin.
28At the sound of the cry of thy
pilots
The waves shaU shake.
"And all that handle the oar,
The mariners, and all the pilots of
the sea,

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Shall come down from their ships,
They shall stand upon the land,
"And shaU cause their voice to be
heard over thee,
And shall cry bitterly,
And shall cast up dust upon their
heads,
They shaU roU themselves in the
ashes;
"And they shall make themselves
utterly bald for thee,
And gird them with sackcloth,
And they shall weep for thee in
bitterness of soul
With bitter lamentation.
32And in their waiUng they shall take
up a lamentation for thee,
And lament over thee:
Who was there like Tyre, fortified
In the midst of the sea?
^When thy wares came forth out of
the seas,
Thou didst fill many peoples;
With the multitude of thy riches
and of thy merchandise
Didst thou enrich the kings of the
earth.
'Now that thou art broken by the
seas
In the depths of the waters,
And thy merchandise and all thy
company
Are fallen in the midst of thee,
"All the inhabitants of the isles
Are appalled at thee,
And their kings are horribly afraid,
They are troubled in their coun
tenance;
The merchants among the peoples
hiss at thee;
Thou art become a terror,
And never shalt be any more.'
O Q And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: Ton of man,
say unto the prince of Tyre: Thus
saith the Lord God : _
Because thy heart is Ufted up,

And thou hast said: I am a god,
I sit in the seat of God,
In the heart of the seas;
Yet thou art man, and not God,
Though thou didst set thy heart as
the heart of God — •
3Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel!
There is no secret that they can
hide from thee!
4By thy wisdom and by thy discern
ment
Thou hast gotten thee riches,
And hast gotten gold and silver
Into thy treasures;
'In thy great wisdom by thy traf
fic
Hast thou increased thy riches,
And thy heart is Ufted up because of
thy riches —
Therefore thus saith the Lord God:
Because thou hast set thy heart
As the heart of God;
'Therefore, behold, I will bring
strangers upon thee,
The terrible of the nations;
And they shall draw their swords
against the beauty of thy wisdom,
And they shall defile thy bright
ness.
They shaU bring thee down to the
pit;
And thou shalt die the deaths of
them that are slain,
In the heart of the seas.
'Wilt thou yet say before him that
slayeth thee:
I am God?
But thou art man, and not God,
In the hand of them that defile thee.
"Thou shalt die the deaths of the
uncircumcised
By the hand of strangers;
For I have spoken, saith the Lord
God.'1
"Moreover the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying : "' Son of man,
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Tyre, and say unto' him : Thus saith
the Lord God: Thou seal most ac
curate, full of wisdom, and perfect in
beauty, "thou wast in Eden the garden
of God; every precious stone was thy
covering, the carnelian, the topaz,
and the emerald, the beryl, the onyx,
and the jasper, the sapphire, the
carbuncle, and the smaragd, and gold ;
the workmanship of thy settings and
of thy sockets was in thee, in the day
that thou wast created they were pre
pared. 'Thou wast the far-covering
cherub; and I set thee, so that thou
wast upon the holy mountain of God;
thou hast walked up and down in the
midst of stones of fire. "Thou wast
perfect in thy ways from the day
that thou wast created, till unright
eousness was found in thee. ''By the
multitude of thy traffic they filled
the midst of thee with violence, and
thou hast sinned; therefore have I
cast thee as profane out of the moun
tain of God; and I have destroyed
thee, O covering cherub, from the
midst of the stones of fire. "Thy
heart was Ufted up because of thy
beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wis
dom by reason of thy brightness; I
have cast thee to the ground, I have
laid thee before kings, that they may
gaze upon thee. "By the multitude
of thine iniquities, in the unrighteous
ness of thy traffic, thou hast profaned
thy sanctuaries; therefore have I
brought forth a fire from the midst
of thee, it hath devoured thee, and I
have turned thee to ashes upon the
earth in the sight of all them that
behold thee. "AU they that know
thee among the peoples shall be ap
palled at thee; thou art become a
terror, and thou shalt never be any
more.' "And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: 2l'Son of man, set

thy face toward Zidon, and prophesy
against it, "and say: Thus saith the
Lord God:
Behold, I am against thee, 0 Zidon,
And I will be glorified in the midst
of thee;
Arid they shall know that I am the
Lord, when I shall have executed
judgments in her, and shaU be sancti
fied in her.
"For I will send into her pestilence
And blood in her streets;
And the wounded shaU fall in the
midst of her
By the sword upon her on every side ;
and they shall know that I am the
Lord. MAnd there shall be no more a
pricking brier unto the house of Israel,
nor a piercing thorn of any that are
round about them, that did have
them in disdain; and they shaU know
that I am the Lord God.
Thus saith the Lord God: When
I shall have gathered the house of
Israel from the peoples among whom
they are scattered, and shaU be sanc
tified in them in the sight of the na
tions, then shall they dwell in their
own land which I gave to My servant
Jacob. "And they shall dwell safely
therein, and shall build houses, and
plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell
safely; when I have executed judg
ments upon aU those that have them
in disdain round about them; and they
shall know that I am the Lord their
God.' OQ In the tenth year, in the tenth
month, in the twelfth day of
the month, the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying: Ton of man,
set thy face against Pharaoh king of
Egypt, and prophesy against him,
and against all Egypt; 'speak, and
say: Thus saith the Lord God :
Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh
King of Egypt,

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The great dragon. that lieth
In the midst of his rivers,
That hath said : My river is mine
own,
And I have made it for myself.
4And I will put hooks in thy jaws,
and I will cause the fish of thy rivers
to stick unto thy scales; and I will
bring thee up out of the midst of thy
rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers
shall stick unto thy scales. 'And I
will cast thee into the wilderness,
Thee and all the fish of thy rivers;
Thou shalt faU upon the open
field;
Thou shalt not be brought together,
nor gathered;
To the beasts of the earth and to the
fowls of the heaven
Have I given thee for food.
'And all the inhabitants of Egypt
shall know
That I am the Lord,
Because they have been a staff of
reed
To the house of Israel.
7When they take hold of thee with
the hand, thou dost break,
And rend all their shoulders;
And when they lean upon thee, thou
breakest,
And makest all their loins to be
at a stand.
Therefore thus saith the Lord God :
Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee,
and will cut off from thee man and
beast. 'And the land of Egypt shaU
be desolate and waste, and they shaU
know that I am the Lord; because he
hath said: The river is mine, and
I have made it. "Therefore, behold,
I am against thee, and against thy
rivers, and I will make the land of
Egypt utterly waste and desolate,
from Migdol to Syene even unto the
border of Ethiopia. "No foot of man
shall pass through it, nor foot of beast

shall pass through it, neither shall it
be inhabited forty years. , "And I will
make the land of Egypt desolate in
the midst of the countries that are
desolate, and her cities among, the
cities that are laid waste shall be ,
desolate forty years; and I wiU scatter
the Egyptians among the nations,
and wiU disperse them through the
countries. "For thus saith the ,Lord God:
At the end of forty years will I gather
the Egyptians from the peoples whith
er they were scattered; "and I will
turn the captivity of Egypt, and wiU
cause them to return into the land of
Pathros, into the land of their origin;
and they shall be there a lowly king
dom. "It shall be the lowliest of the
kingdoms, neither shall it any more
lift itself up above the nations; and
I wiU diminish them, that they shaU
no more rule over the nations. ''And
it shall be no more the confidence of
the house of Israel, bringing iniquity
to remembrance, when they turn
after them; and they shaU know that
I am the Lord God.'
"And it came to pass in the seven
and twentieth year, in the first month,
in the first day of the month, the word
of the Lord came unto me, saying:
"' Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of
Babylon caused his army to serve a
great service against Tyre; every head
was made bald, and every shoulder
was peeled; yet had he no wages, nor
his army, from Tyre, for the service
that he had served against it; "there
fore thus saith the Lord God : Behold,
I will give the land of Egypt unto
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;
and he shall carry off her abundance,
and take her spoil, and take her prey;
and it shall be the wages for his army.
"I have given him the land of Egypt
as his hire for which he served, "be-

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30

cause they wrought for Me, saith the
Lord God.
2'In that day will I cause a horn
to shoot up unto the house of Israel,
and I will give thee the opening of the
mouth in the midst of them; and they
shall know that I am the Lord.'
And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: Ton of man,
prophesy, and say: Thus saith the
Lord God :
Wail ye: Woe worth the day!
3Forthe day is near,
Even the day of the Lord is near,
A day of clouds, it shall be the time
of the nations.
4And a sword shall come upon
Egypt,
And convulsion shall be in Ethio
pia,
When the slain shall fall in Egypt;
And they shall take away her
abundance,
And her foundations shall be broken
down.
'Ethiopia, and Put, and Lud, and
all the mingled people, and Cub, and
the children of the land that is in
league, shall fall with them by the
sword. 'Thus saith the Lord :
They also that uphold Egypt shall
fall,
And the pride of her power shall
come down;
From Migdol to Syene shall they
fall in it by the sword,
Saith the Lord God.
7And they shall be desolate in the
midst of the countries that are
desolate,
And her cities shaU be in the midst
of the cities that are wasted.
'And they shall know that I am the
Lord,
When I have set a fire in Egypt,

And all her helpers are destroyed.
9In that day shaU messengers go
forth from before Me in ships
To make the confident Ethiopians
afraid;
And there shaU come convulsion
upon them in the day of Egypt;
For, lo, it cometh.
"Thus saith the Lord God:
I will also make the multitude of
Egypt to cease,
By the hand of Nebuchadrezzar
king of Babylon.
"He and his people with him, the
terrible of the nations,
Shall be brought in to destroy the
land;
And they shall draw their swords
against Egypt,
And fill the land with the slain.
"And I wiU make the rivers dry,
And will give the land over into the
hand of evil men;
And I wiU make the land desolate,
And all that is therein, by the hand
of strangers;
I the Lord have spoken it.
"Thus saith the Lord God:
I will also destroy the idols,
And I will cause the things of
nought to cease from Noph ;
And there shaU be no more a prince
out of the land of Egypt;
And I will put a fear in the land of
Egypt.
"And I will make Pathros desolate,
And will set a fire in Zoan,
And wiU execute judgments in No.
"And I will pour My fury upon Sin,
the stronghold of Egypt;
And I will cut off the multitude of
No.
"And I will set a fire in Egypt;
Sin shall be in great convulsion,
And No shaU be rent asunder;

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And in Noph shall come adversaries
in the day-time.
"The young men of Aven and of
Pi-beseth shaU fall by the sword;
And these cities shall go into cap
tivity.
"At Tehaphnehes also the day shall
withdraw itself,
When I shaU break there the yokes
of Egypt,
And the pride of her power shall
cease in her;
As for her, a cloud shaU cover her,
And her daughters shall go into
captivity.
'Thus wiU I execute judgments in
Egypt;
And they shaU know that I am the
Lord.'
"And it came to pass in the eleventh
year, in the first month, in the seventh
day of the month, that the word of the
Lord came unto me, saying: 21'Son
of man, I have broken the arm of
Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it hath
not been bound up to be healed, to
put a roller, that it be bound up and
wax strong, that it hold the sword.
"Therefore thus saith the Lord God:
Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of
Egypt, and will break his arms, the
strong, and that which was broken;
and I will cause the sword to fall out
of his hand. "And I will scatter the
Egyptians among the nations, and
will disperse them through the coun
tries. MAnd I will strengthen the
arms of the king of Babylon, and put
My sword in his hand; but I will
break the arms of Pharaoh, and he
shaU groan before him with' the groan-
ings of a deadly wounded man. "And
I will hold up the arms of the king of
Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh
shall fall down; and they shall know
that I am the Lord, when I shall put

My sword into the hand of the king of
Babylon, and he shall stretch, it out
upon the land of Egypt. "And I will
scatter the Egyptians among the
nations, and disperse them through
the countries; and they shall know
that I am the Lord.'
O "j And it came to pass in the
eleventh year, in the third
month, in the first day of the month,
that the word of the Lord came unto
me, saying: Ton of man, say unto
Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his
multitude ;
Whom art thou Uke in thy great
ness?
3Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar
in Lebanon,
With fair branches, and with a
shadowing shroud,
And of a high stature;
And its top was among the thick
boughs.
The waters nourished it,
The deep made it to grow;
Her rivers ran round
About her plantation,
And she sent out her conduits
Unto all the trees of the field.
Therefore its stature was exalted
Above aU the trees of the field;
And its boughs were multiplied,
And its branches became long,
Because of the multitude of waters,
when it shot them forth.
'All the fowls of heaven made
Their nests in its boughs,
And all the beasts of the field did
bring forth their young
Under its branches,
And under its shadow dwelt
All great nations.
Thus was it fair in its greatness,
In the length of its branches;
For its root was
By many waters.
The cedars in the garden of God

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Could not hide it;
The cypress-trees were not
Like its boughs,
And the plane-trees were not
As its branches;
Nor was any tree in the garden of
God
Like unto it in its beauty.
9I made it fair
By the multitude of its branches;
So that all the trees of Eden,
That were in the garden of God,
envied it.
"Therefore thus saith the Lord God :
Because thou art exalted in stature,
and he hath set his top among the
thick boughs, and his heart is lifted
up in his height; "I do even deliver
him into the hand of the mighty
one of the nations ; he shall surely deal
with him; I do drive him out accord
ing to his wickedness. "And strangers,
the terrible of the nations, do cut
him off, and cast him down; upon
the mountains and in all the val
leys his branches are fallen, and his
boughs lie broken in aU the channels
of the land ; and all the peoples of the
earth do go down from his shadow,
and do leave him. "Upon his car
cass all the fowls of the heaven do
dwell, and upon his branches are all
the beasts of the field; "to the end
that none of aU the trees by the wa
ters exalt themselves in their stature,
neither set their top among the thick
boughs, nor that their mighty ones
stand up in their height, even all that
drink water; for they are all delivered
unto death, to the nether parts of the
earth, in the midst of the children of
men, with them that go down to the
pit. 'Thus saith the Lord God : In the
day when he went down to the nether
world I caused the deep to mourn
and cover itself for him, and I re

strained the rivers thereof, and the
great waters were stayed; and I
caused Lebanon to mourn for him,
and all the trees of the field fainted for
him. "I made the nations to shake
at the sound of his fall, when I cast
him down to the nether-world with
them that descend into the pit; and
all the trees of Eden, the choice and
best of Lebanon, all that drink water,
were comforted in the nether parts
of the earth. "They also went down
into the nether-world with him unto
them that are slain by the sword;
yea, they that were his arm, that dwelt
under his shadow in the midst of the
nations. "To whom art thou thus like in
glory and in greatness among the
trees' of Eden? yet shalt thou be
brought down with the trees of Eden
unto the nether parts of the earth;
thou shalt lie in the midst of the un
circumcised, with them that are slain
by the sword. This is Pharaoh and
all his multitude, saith the Lord
God.' OO And it came to pass in the
twelfth year, in the twelfth
month, in the first day of the month,
that the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: 2'Son of man, take
up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of
Egypt, and say unto him:
Thou didst liken thyself unto a
young lion of the nations;
Whereas thou art as a dragon in the
seas;
And thou didst gush forth with thy
rivers,
And didst trouble the waters with
thy feet,
And foul their rivers.
Thus saith the Lord God :
I will therefore spread out My net
over thee
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And they shaU bring thee up in My
net.
4And I will cast thee upon the land,
I wiU hurl thee upon the open field,
And will cause all the fowls of the
heaven to settle upon thee,
And I wiU fiU the beasts of the
whole earth with thee.
'And I will lay thy flesh upon the
mountains,
And fill the valleys with thy foulness.
•'I will also water with thy blood
the land wherein thou swimmest,
even to the mountains;
And the channels^hall be full of thee.
7And when I shall extinguish thee,
I will cover the heaven,
And make the stars thereof black;
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
And the moon shall not give her
light.
'All the bright lights of heaven
Will I make black over thee,
And set darkness upon thy i land,
Saith the Lord God.
9I will also vex the hearts of many
peoples, when I shall bring thy de
struction among the nations, into the
countries which thou hast not known.
"Yea, I will make many peoples
appalled at thee, and their kings shall
be horribly afraid for thee, when I
shall brandish My sword before them;
and they shaU tremble at every mo
ment, every man for his own life, in
the day of thy fall.
"For thus saith the Lord God: The
sword of the king of Babylon shall
come upon thee. "By the swords of
the mighty will I cause thy multi
tude to fall;
The terrible of the nations are they
all;
And they shaU spoil the pride of
Egypt,
And all the multitude thereof shall
be destroyed.

"I will destroy also all the beasts
thereof
From beside many waters;
Neither shall the foot of man
trouble them any more,
Nor the hoofs of beasts trouble
them.
"Then wiU I make their waters to
settle,
And cause their rivers to run like
oil,
Saith the Lord God,
"When I shaU make the land of
Egypt desolate and waste,
A land destitute of that whereof
it was full,
When I shall smite all them that
dwell therein,
Then shall they know that I am
the Lord.
This is the lamentation wherewith
they shall lament; '
The daughters of the nations
shall lament therewith;
For Egypt, and for all her multitude,
shall they lament therewith,
Saith the Lord God.'
"It came to pass also in the twelfth
year, in the fifteenth day of the
month, that the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying: "'Son of man,
wail for the multitude of Egypt,
and cast them down, even her, with
the daughters of the mighty nations,
unto the nether parts of the earth,
with them that go down into the pit.
"Whom dost thou pass in beauty?
Go down, and be thou laid with
the uncircumcised.
They shaU fall in the midst of
them that are slain by the sword;
she is delivered to the sword; draw
her down and all her multitudes.
The strong among the mighty shall
speak of him out of the midst of the
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him; they are gone down, they Ue
still, even the uncircumcised, slain
by the sword. "Asshur is there and
all her company; their graves are
round about them; aU of them slain,
fallen by the sword; "whose graves
are set in the uttermost parts of the
pit, and her company is round about
her grave; all of them slain, faUen by
the sword, who caused terror in the
land of the living. There is Elam
and aU her multitude round about
her grave; all of them slain, fallen by
the sword, who are gone down uncir
cumcised into the nether parts of the
earth, who caused their terror in the
land of the Uving; yet have they borne
their shame with them that go down
to the pit. They have set her a bed
in the midst of the slain with all her
multitude; her graves are round about
them; aU of them uncircumcised, slain
by the sword; because their terror was
caused in the land of the living, yet
have they borne their shame with them
that go down to the pit ; they are put in
the midst of them that are slain.
There is Meshech, Tubal, and aU
her multitude; her graves are round
about them; all of them uncircum
cised, slain by the sword; because they
caused their terror in the land of the
living. "And they that are inferior
to the uncircumcised shall not Ue
with the mighty that are gone down
to the nether-world with their weapons
of war, whose swords are laid under
their heads, and whose iniquities are
upon their bones; because the terror
of the mighty was in the land of the
Uving. Tut thou, in the midst of
the uncircumcised shalt thou be
broken and Ue, even with them that
are slain by the sword. There is
Edom, her kings and all her princes,
who for aU their might are laid with
them that are slain by the sword;

they shall lie with the uncircumcised,
and with them that go down to the
pit. 'There are the princes of the
north, all of them, and all the Zi
donians, who are gone down with
the slain, ashamed for all the terror
which they caused by their might,
and they lie uncircumcised with them
that are slain by the sword, and bear
their shame with them that go down
to the pit. These shall Pharaoh
see, and shall be comforted over all
his multitude; even Pharaoh and all
his army, slain by the sword, saith
the Lord God. Tor I have put My
terror in the land of the Uving; and
he shaU be laid in the midst of the
uncircumcised, with them that are
slain by the sword, even Pharaoh
and all his multitude, saith the Lord
God.' Q Q And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying : 2' Son of man,
speak to the children of thy people,
and say unto them: When I bring
the sword upon a land, if the people
of the land take a man from among
them, and set him for their watch
man; 3if, when he seeth the sword
come upon the land, he blow the
horn, and warn the people; 4then
whosoever heareth the sound of the
horn, and taketh not warning, if the
sword come, and take him away, his
blood shall be upon his own head;
'he heard the sound of the horn, and
took not warning, his blood shall be
upon him; whereas if he had taken
warning, he would have deUvered
bis soul. 'But if the watchman see
the sword come, and blow not the
horn, and the people be not warned,
and the sword do come, and take any
person from among them, he is taken
away in his iniquity, but his blood will
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'So thou, son of man, I have set
thee a watchman unto the house of
Israel; therefore, when thou shalt hear
the word at My mouth, warn them
from Me. 8When I say unto the
wicked: 0 wicked man, thou shalt
surely die, and thou dost not speak
to warn the wicked from his way;
that wicked man shall die in his in
iquity, but his blood will I require at
thy hand. Nevertheless, if thou
warn the wicked of his way to turn
from it, and he turn not from his
way; he shall die in his iniquity, but
thou hast delivered thy soul.
"Therefore, O thou son of man, say
unto the house of Israel: Thus ye
speak, saying: Our transgressions
and our sins are upon us, and we pine
away in them; how then can we live?
"Say unto them: As I Uve, saith the
Lord God, I have no pleasure in the
death of the wicked, but that the
wicked turn from his way and live;
turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways;
for why will ye die, 0 house of Israel?
"And thou, son of man, say unto
the children of thy people : The
righteousness of the righteous shall
not deliver him in the day of his
transgression; and as for the wicked
ness of the wicked, he shall not stum
ble thereby in the day that he turneth
from his wickedness; neither shall he
that is righteous be able to live there
by in the day that he sinneth. "When
I say to the righteous, that he shall
surely live; if he trust to his righteous
ness, and commit iniquity, none of his
righteous deeds shall be remembered;
but for his iniquity that he hath
committed, for it shall he die. "Again,
when I say unto the wicked: Thou
shalt surely die; if he turn from his
sin, and do that which is lawful and
right; "if the wicked restore the
pledge, give back that which he had

taken by robbery, walk in the statutes
of life, committing no iniquity;1 i he
shall surely Uve, he shaU not die.
VNone of his sins that he hath- com
mitted shall be remembered against
him; he hath done that which is law
ful and right; he shall surely live.
"Yet the children of thy people say:
The way of the Lord is not equal; but
as for them, their way is not equal.
"When the righteous turneth from his
righteousness, and committeth in
iquity, he shall even die thereby.
"And when the wicked turneth from
his wickedness, and doeth that which
is lawful and right, he shall Uve there
by. "Yet ye say: The way of the
Lord is not equal. 0 house of Israel,
I will judge you every one after his
ways.' 21 And it came to pass in the twelfth
year of our captivity, in the tenth
month, in the fifth day of the month,
that one that had escaped out of
Jerusalem came unto me, saying:
The city, is smitten.' "Now the
hand of the Lord had been upon me
in the evening, before he that was
escaped came; and He had opened my
mouth against his coming to me in the
morning; and my mouth was opened,
and I was no more dumb. Then
the word of the Lord came unto me,
saying : 24' Son of man, they that in
habit those waste places in the land of
Israel speak, saying: Abraham was
one, and he inherited the land; but
we are many; the land is given us for
inheritance. "Wherefore say unto
thefn: Thus saith the Lord God:
Ye eat with the blood, and lift up
your eyes unto your idols, and shed
blood; and shall ye possess the land?
"Ye stand upon your sword, ye work
abomination, and ye defile every one
his neighbour's wife; and shall ye
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say unto them: Thus saith the Lord
God: As I Uve, surely they that are
in the waste places shall fall by the
sword, and him that is in the open
field will I give to the beasts to be de
voured, and they that are in the
strongholds and in the caves shall die
of the pestilence. "And I will make
the land most desolate, and the pride
of her power shall cease; and the
mountains of Israel shall be desolate,
so that none shall pass through.
Then shall they know that I am the
Lord, when I have made the land
most desolate, because of all their
abominations which they have com
mitted. "And as for thee, son of man, the
children of thy people that talk of
thee by the walls and in the doors of
the houses, and speak one to another,
every one to his brother, saying:
Come, I pray you, and hear what
is the word that cometh forth from
the Lord; "and come unto thee as
the people cometh, and sit before
thee as My people, and hear thy
words, but do them not — for with their
mouth they show much love, but
their heart goeth after their covetous-
ness; 32and, lo, thou art unto them as
a love song of one that hath a pleasant
voice, and can play well on an in
strument; so they hear thy words, but
they do them not — "when this com
eth to pass — behold, it cometh —
then shall they know that a prophet
hath been among them.'
Q A And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: Ton of man,
prophesy against the shepherds of
Israel, prophesy, and say unto them,
even to the shepherds : Thus saith the
Lord God: Woe unto the shepherds
of Israel that have fed themselves!
should not the shepherds feed the
sheep? 3Ye did eat the fat, and ye

clothed you with the wool, ye kiUed
the fatUngs; but ye fed not the sheep.
The weak have ye not strengthened,
neither have ye healed that which
was sick, neither have ye bound up
that which was broken, neither have
ye brought back that which was driven
away, neither have", ye sought that
which was lost; but with force have
ye ruled over them and with rigour.
'So were they scattered, because there
was no shepherd; and they became
food to all the beasts of the field, and
were scattered. 'My sheep wandered
through all the mountains, and upon
every high hill; yea, upon all the face
of the earth were My sheep scattered,
and there was none that did search or
seek. Therefore, ye shepherds, hear
the word of the Lord : 8As I live, saith
the Lord God, surely forasmuch as My
sheep became a prey, and My sheep
became food to all the beasts of the
field, because there was no shepherd,
neither did My shepherds search for
My sheep, but the shepherds fed
themselves, and fed not My sheep;
'therefore, ye shepherds, hear the
word of the Lord: "Thus saith the
Lord God: Behold, I am against the
shepherds; and I will require My
sheep at their hand, and cause them
to cease from feeding the sheep;
neither shall the shepherds feed
themselves any more; and I will de
liver My sheep from their mouth, that
they may not be food for them.
"For thus saith the Lord God:
Behold, here am I, and I will search
for My sheep, and seek them out.
"As a shepherd seeketh out his flock
in the day that he is among his sheep
that are separated, so will I seek out
My sheep; and I will deliver them out
of all places whither they have been
scattered in the day of clouds and
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them out from the peoples, and
gather them froiri the countries, and
will bring them into their own land;
and I will feed them upon the moun
tains of Israel, by the streams, and
in all the habitable places of the
country. "I will feed them in a good
pasture, and upon the high mountains
of Israel shall their fold be; there
shall they Ue down in a good fold,
and in a fat pasture shaU they feed
upon the mountains of Israel. "I
will feed My sheep, and I will cause
them to lie down, saith the Lord God.
"I will seek that which was lost, and
will bring back that which was driven
away, and will bind up that which
was broken, and will strengthen that
which was sick; and the fat and the
strong I will destroy, I will feed them
in justice. "And as for you, O My
flock, thus saith the Lord God: Be
hold, I judge between cattle and cat
tle, even the rams and the he-goats.
"Seemeth it a small thing unto you
to have fed upon the good pasture,
but ye must tread down with your feet
the residue of your pasture? and to
have drunk of the settled waters, but
ye must foul the residue with your
feet? "And as for My sheep, they
eat that which ye have trodden with
your feet, and they drink that which
ye have fouled with your feet.
"Therefore thus saith the Lord
God unto them: Behold, I, even I,
will judge between the fat cattle and
the lean cattle. Tecause ye thrust
with side and with shoulder, and push
all the weak with your horns, till ye
have scattered them abroad; "there
fore wiU I save My flock, and they
shall no more be a prey; and I will
judge between cattle and cattle.
23 And I will set up one shepherd over
them, and he shall feed them, even
My servant David; he shall feed them,

and he shaU be their shepherd.
24And I the Lord wiU be their God,
and My servant David prince among
them; I the Lord have spoken.
25 And I will make with them a cove
nant of peace, and will cause evil
beasts to cease out of the land; and
they shaU dweU safely in the wilder
ness, and sleep in the woods. "And
I will make them and the places
round about My hiU a blessing; and
I will cause the shower to come down
in its season; there shall be showers of
blessing. "And the tree of the field
shall yield its fruit, and the earth
shall yield her produce, and they shaU
be safe in their land; and they shaU
know that I am the Lord, when I
have broken the bars of their yoke,
and have dehvered them out of the
hand of those that made bondmen of
them. "And they shaU no more be a
prey to the nations, neither shall the
beast of the earth devour them; but
they shall dwell safely, and none shaU
make them afraid. "And I wiU raise
up unto them a plantation for renown,
and they shall be no more consumed
with hunger in the land, neither bear
the shame of the nations any more.
"And they shall know that I the Lord
their God am with them, and that
they, the house of Israel, are My
people, saith the Lord God. "And
ye My sheep, the sheep of My pasture,
are men, and I am your God, saith the
Lord God.'
OPL Moreover the word of the
Lord came unto me, saying:
Ton of man, set thy face against
mount Seir, and prophesy against
it, 'and say unto it: Thus saith the
Lord God: Behold, I am against
thee, 0 mount Seir, and I wiU stretch
out My hand against thee, and I will
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thy cities waste, and thou shalt be
desolate; and thou shalt know that I
am the Lord. 'Because thou hast
had a hatred of old, and hast hurled
the children of Israel unto the power
of the sword in the time of their
calamity, in the time of the iniquity
of the end; 'therefore, as I Uve, saith
the Lord God, I will prepare thee unto
blood, and blood shall pursue thee;
surely thou hast hated thine own
blood, therefore blood shall pursue
thee. Thus will I make mount Seir
most desolate, and cut off from it him
that passeth through and him that
retumeth. 8And I will fill his moun
tains with his slain; in thy hills and
in thy vaUeys and in all thy streams
shall they fall that are slain with the
sword. 9I will make thee perpetual
desolations, and thy cities shall not
return; and ye shall know that I am
the Lord. "Because thou hast said:
These two nations and these two
countries shall be mine, and we will
possess it; whereas the Lord was
there; "therefore, as I live, saith the
Lord God, I will do according to
thine anger and according to thine
envy, which thou. hast used out of thy
hatred against them; and I will make
Myself known among them, when I
shall judge thee. "And thou shalt
know that I the Lord have heard all
thy blasphemies which thou hast
spoken against the mountains of
Israel, saying: They are laid des
olate, they are given us to devour.
"And ye have magnified yourselves
against Me with your mouth, and
have multipUed your words against
Me; I have heard it. 'Thus saith the
Lord God: When the whole earth
rejoiceth, I wiU make thee desolate.
"As thou didst rejoice over the in
heritance of the house of Israel, be
cause it was desolate, so wiU 'I do

unto thee; thou shalt be desolate, 0
mount Seir, and all Edom, even all
of it; and they shaU know that I am
the Lord.
Q Cl And thou, son of man, prophesy
unto the mountains of Israel,
and say: Ye mountains of Israel,
hear the word of the Lord. Thus
saith the Lord God: Because the
enemy hath said against you: Aha!
even the ancient high places are ours
in possession; therefore prophesy,
and say: Thus saith the Lord God:
Because, even because they have made
you desolate, and swallowed you up
on every side, that ye might be a
possession unto the rest of the nations,
and ye are taken up in the lips of
talkers, and the evil report of the
people; therefore, ye mountains of
Israel, hear the word of the Lord
God: Thus saith the Lord God to
the mountains and to the hills, to the
streams and to the valleys, to the
desolate wastes and to the cities that
are forsaken, which are become a
prey and derision to the residue of the
nations that are round about; there
fore thus saith the Lord God : Surely
in the fire of My jealousy have I
spoken against the residue of the
nations, and against all Edom, that
have appointed My land unto them
selves for a possession with the joy
of all their heart, with disdain of
soul, to cast it out for a prey; 'there
fore prophesy concerning the land of
Israel, and say unto the mountains
and to the Mils, to the streams and
to the valleys: Thus saith the Lord
God: Behold, I have spoken in My
jealousy and in My fury, because ye
have borne the shame of the nations;
'therefore thus saith the Lord God:
I have lifted up My hand: Surely
the nations that are round about you,

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they shall bear their shame. Tut
ye, 0 mountains of Israel, ye shall
shoot forth your branches, and yield
your fruit to My people Israel; for
they are at hand to come. Tor,
behold, I am for you, and I will turn
unto you, and ye shall be tilled and
sown; "and I will multiply men upon
you, all the house of Israel, even aU of
it; and the cities shaU be inhabited,
and the waste places shall be builded;
"and I will multiply upon you jnan
and beast, and they shall increase and
be fruitful; and I will cause you to be
inhabited after your former estate,
and will do better unto you than at
your beginnings; and ye shall know
that I am the Lord. "Yea, I will
cause men to waUc upon you, even
my people Israel, and they shall
possess thee, and thou shalt be their
inheritance; and thou shalt no more
henceforth bereave them of children.
"Thus saith the Lord God: Because
they say unto you : Thou land art a
devourer of men, and hast been a
bereaver of thy nations; "therefore
thou shalt devour men no more,
neither bereaveithy nations any more,
saith the Lord God; "neither will I
suffer the shame of the nations any
more- to be heard against thee, neither
shalt thou bear the reproach of the
peoples any more, neither shalt thou
cause thy nations to stumble any
more, saith the Lord God.'
"Moreover the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying : "' Son of man,
when the house of Israel dwelt in
their own land, they defiled it by
their way arid by their doings; their
way before Me was as the uncleanness
of a woman in her impurity. "Where
fore I poured out My fury upon them
for the blood which they had shed
upon the land, and because they had
defiled it with their idols; "and I

scattered them among the nations,
and they were dispersed through the
countries; according to their way and
according to their doings I judged
them. "And when they came unto
^he nations, whither they came, they
profaned My holy name; in that men
said of them: These are the people
of the Lord, and are gone forth out of
His land. Tut I had pity for My
holy name, which the house of Israel
had profaned among the nations,
whither they came. Therefore say
unto the house of Israel: Thus saith
the Lord God : I do not this for your
sake, 0 house of Israel, but for My
holy name, which ye have profaned
among the nations, whither ye came.
23 And I wiU sanctify My great name,
which hath been profaned among the
nations, which ye have profaned in
the midst of them; and the nations
shall know that I am the Lord,
saith the Lord God, when I shall be
sanctified in you before their eyes.
Tor I will take you from among the
nations, and gather you out of aU the
countries, and will bring you into
your own land. "And I will sprinkle
clean water upon you, and ye shall
be clean; from all your uncleannesses,
and from all your idols, will I cleanse
you. "A new heart also will I give
you, and a new spirit will I put within
you; and I will take away the stony
heart out of your flesh, and I will give
you a heart of flesh. "And I will
put My spirit within you, and cause
you to walk in My statutes, and ye
shall keep Mine ordinances, and do
them. "And ye shall dwell in the
land that I gave to your fathers; and
ye shall be My people, and I will be
your God. "And I will save you from
all your uncleannesses; and I will
call for the corn, and will increase it,
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I will multiply the fruit of the tree,
and the increase of the field, that ye
may receive no more the reproach
of famine among the nations. "Then
shall ye remember your evil ways, and
your doings that were not good; and
ye shall loathe yourselves in your
own sight for your iniquities and for
your abominations. 'Not for your
sake do I this, 'saith the Lord God,
be it known unto you; be ashamed and
confounded for your ways, 0 house of
Israel. 'Thus saith the Lord God : In the
day that I cleanse you from aU your
iniquities, I will'cause the cities to be
inhabited, and the waste places shall
be builded. 34And the land that was
desolate shall be tilled, whereas it was
a desolation in the sight of all that
passed by. "And they shaU say: This
land that was desolate is become like
the garden of Eden; and the waste
and desolate and ruined cities are
fortified and inhabited. Then the
nations that are left round about
you shaU know that I the Lord
have builded the ruined places, and
planted that which was desolate; I
the Lord have spoken it, and I wiU
do it.
"Thus saith the Lord God: I will
yet for this be inquired of by the
house of Israel, to do it for them; I
will increase them with men like a
flock. 38As the flock for sacrifice, as
the flock of Jerusalem in her ap
pointed seasons, so shall the waste
cities be filled with flocks of men;
and they shall know that I am the
Lord.' Q H The hand of the Lord was upon
me, and the Lord carried me out
in a spirit, and set me down in the
midst of the valley, and it was full
of bones; 2and He caused me to pass

by them round about, and, behold,
there were very many in the open
valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
'And He said unto me: 'Son of man,
can these bones live?' And I an
swered: '0 Lord God, Thou know
est.' Then He said unto me : ' Proph
esy over these bones, and say unto
them : 0 ye dry bones, hear the word
of the Lord: Thus saith the Lord
God unto these bones: Behold, I will
cause breath to enter into you, and ye
shall Uve. 'And I will lay sinews upon
you, and wiU bring up flesh upon you,
and cover you with skin, and put
breath in you, and ye shall live; and
ye shall know that I am the Lord.'
7So I prophesied as I was com
manded; and as I prophesied, there
was a noise, and behold a commotion,
and the bones came together, bone to
its bone. 'And I beheld, and, lo,
there were sinews upon them, and
flesh came up, and skin covered them
above; but there was no breath in
them. 'Then said He unto me:
'Prophesy unto the breath, prophesy,
son of man, and say to the breath:
Thus saith the Lord God: Come"
from the four winds, 0 breath, and
breathe upon these slain, that they
may live.' "So I prophesied as He
commanded me, and the breath came
into them, and they lived, and stood
up upon their feet, an exceeding
great host. "Then He said unto me:
' Son of man, these bones are the whole
house of Israel; behold, they say:
Our bones are dried up, and our
hope is lost; we are clean cut off.
Therefore prophesy, and say unto
them: Thus saith the Lord God:
Behold, I will open your graves, and
cause you to come up out of your
graves, 0 My people; and I will
bring you into the land of Israel.
"And ye shall know that I am the

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Lord, when I have opened your
graves, and caused you to come up
out of your graves, 0 My people.
"And I will put My spirit in you, and
ye shall Uve, and I will place you in
your own land; and ye shall know
that I the Lord have spoken, and
performed it, saith the Lord.'
"And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: "And thou, son
of man, take thee one stick, and write
upon it: For Judah, and for the
children of Israel his companions;
then take another stick, and write
upon it: For Joseph, the stick of
Ephraim', and of all the house of
Israel his companions; "and join
them for thee one to another into one
stick, that they may become one in
thy hand. "And when the children
of thy people shall speak unto thee,
saying: Wilt thou not tell us what
thou meanest by these? "say unto
them: Thus saith the Lord God:
Behold, I will take the stick of
Joseph, which is in the hand of
Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his
companions; and I will put them
unto him together with the stick of
Judah, and make them one stick, and
they shall be one in My hand. "And
the sticks whereon thou writest shall
be in thy hand before their eyes.
21 And say unto them: Thus saith the
Lord God: Behold, I will take the
children of Israel from among the
nations, whither they are gone, and
will gather them on every side, and
bring them into their own land;
"and I will make them one nation in
the land, upon the mountains of
Israel, and one king shall be king to
them all; and they shall be no more
two nations, neither shall they be
divided into two kingdoms any more
at all; "neither shall they defile
themselves any more with their idols,

nor with their detestable things, nor
with any of their transgressions; but I
will save them out of all their dwelling-
places, wherein they have sinned, and
will cleanse them; so shall they be
My people, and I wiU be their God.
24And My servant David shall be
king over them, and they all shall
have one shepherd; they shall also
walk in Mine ordinances, and observe
My statutes, and do them. "And they
shall dwell in the land that I have
given unto Jacob My servant, where
in your fathers dwelt; and they shaU
dwell therein, they, and their children,
and their children's children, for ever;
and David My servant shall be their
prince for ever. "Moreover I will
make a covenant of peace with them —
it shaU be an. everlasting cove
nant with them; and I will estab
lish them, and multiply them, and
will set My sanctuary in the midst of
them for ever. 27My dwelhng-place
also shall be over them; and I wiU
be their God, and they shaU be My
people. "And the nations shaU
know that I am the Lord that sanctify
Israel, when My sanctuary shall be in
the midst of them for ever.'
Q C And the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying: Ton of man,
set thy face toward Gog, of the land
of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech
and Tubal, and prophesy against
him, 3and say: Thus saith the Lord
God : Behold^ I am against thee, 0
Gog, chief prince of Meshech and
Tubal; 4and I will turn thee about,
and put hooks into thy jaws, and I
will bring thee forth, and all thine
army, horses and horsemen, all of
them clothed most gorgeously, a great
company with buckler and shield,
aU of them handling swords: 'Persia,
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with shield and helmet; 'Gomer, and
all his bands; the house of Togarmah
in the uttermost parts of the north,
and all his bands; even many peoples
with thee. 7Be thou ' prepared, and
prepare for thyseff, thou, and aU thy
company that are assembled unto thee,
and be thou guarded of them. 8After
many days thou shalt be mustered
for service, in the latter years thou
shalt come against the land that is
brought back from the sword, that is
gathered out of many peoples, against
the mountains of Israel, which have
been a continual waste; but it is
brought forth out of the peoples, and
they dwell safely all of them. 9And
thou shalt ascend, thou shalt come
hke a storm, thou shalt be Uke a cloud
to cover the land, thou, and all thy
bands, and many peoples with thee.
"Thus saith the Lord God: It
shall come to pass in that day, that
things shall come into thy mind, and
thou shalt devise an evil device;
"and thou shalt say: I will go up
against the land of unwaUed viUages;
I will come upon them that are at
quiet, that dwell safely, all of them
dwelling without walls, and having
neither bars nor gates; "to take the
spoil and to take the prey; to turn
thy hand against the waste places
that are now inhabited, and against
the people that are gathered out of the
nations, that have gotten cattle and
goods, that dwell in the middle of
the earth. "Sheba, and Dedan, and
the merchants of Tarshish, with all
the magnates thereof, shall say unto
thee: Comest thou to take the spoil?
hast thou assembled thy company
to take the prey? to carry away silver
and gold, to take away cattle and
goods, to take great spoil?
"Therefore, son of man, prophesy,
and say unto Gog: Thus saith the

Lord God: In that day when My
people Israel dwelleth safely, shalt
thou not know it? "And thou shalt
come from thy place out of the utter
most parts of the north, thou, and
many peoples with thee, all of them
riding upon horses, a great company
and a mighty army; "and thou shalt
come up against My people Israel, as
a cloud to cover the land; it shall
be in the end of days, and I will
bring thee against My land, that the
nations may know Me, when I shall
be sanctified through thee, 0 Gog,
before their eyes.
"Thus saith the Lord God: Art
thou he of whom I spoke in old time
by My servants the prophets of
Israel, that prophesied in those days
for many years, that I would bring
thee against them? "And it shall
come to pass in that day, when Gog
shall come against the land of Israel,
saith the Lord God, that My fury
shall arise up in My nostrils. "For
in My jealousy and in the fire of My
wrath have I spoken: Surely in that
day there shall be a great shaking in
the land of Israel; "so that the fishes
of the sea, and the fowls of the
heaven, and the beasts of the field,
and all creeping things that creep upon
the ground, and all the men that are
upon the face of the earth, shall shake
at My presence, and the mountains
shall be thrown down, and the steep
places shall fall, and every wall shall
fall to the ground. 21And I will call
for a sword against him throughout
all my mountains, saith the Lord
God; every man's sword shall be
against his brother. "And I will plead
against him with pestilence and with
blood; and I will cause to rain upon
him, and upon his ibands, and upon
the many peoples that are with him,
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stones, fire, and brimstone. "Thus
wul I magnify Myself, and sanctify
Myseff, and I will make Myself
known in the eyes of many nations;
and they shaU know that I am the
Lord. QQ And thou, son of man, prophesy
against Gog, and say: Thus
saith the Lord God: Behold, I am
against thee, O Gog, chief prince of
Meshech and Tubal; 2and I will turn
thee about and lead thee on, and will
cause thee to come up from the utter
most parts of the north; and I will
bring thee upon the mountains of
Israel; 3and I will smite thy bow out
of thy left hand, and will cause thine
arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
Thou shalt fall upon the mountains
of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and
the peoples that are with thee; I will
give thee unto the ravenous birds of
every sort and to the beasts of the
field, to be devoured. Thou shalt
fall upon the open field; for I have
spoken it, saith the Lord God. 'And I
will send a fire on Magog, and on them
that dwell safely in the isles; and they
shall know that I am the Lord. 7And
My holy name will I make known in
the midst of My people Israel; neither
will I suffer My holy name to be pro-
'faned any more; and the nations shall
know that I am the Lord, the Holy
One in Israel. 8Behold, it cOmeth,
and it shaU be done, saith the Lord
God; this is the day whereof I have
spoken. 9And they that dwell in the
cities of Israel shall go forth, and
shall make fires of the weapons and
use them as fuel, both the shields and
the bucklers, the bows and the arrows,
and the handstaves, and the spears,
and they shaU make fires of them
seven years; "so that they shall take
no wood out of the field, neither cut
down any out of the forests, for they
B That is, The multitude of Gog.
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shaU make fires of the weapons; and
they shall spoil those that spoiled
them, and rob those that robbed them,
saith the Lord God.
"And it shall come to pass in that
day, that I will give unto Gog a place
fit for burial in Israel, the valley of
them that pass through on the east
of the sea; and it shall stop them that
pass through; and there shaU they
bury Gog and aU his multitude; and
they shall caU it The valley of "Hamon-
gog. "And seven months shall the
house of Israel be burying them, that
they may cleanse the land. "Yea, aU
the people of the land shall bury them,
and it shall be to them a renown; in
the day that I shall be glorified,
saith the Lord God. "And they shaU
set apart men of continual employ
ment, that shall pass through the land
to bury with them that pass through
those that remain upon the face of
the land, to cleanse it; after the end
of seven months shall they search.
"And when they that pass through
shall pass through the land, and any
seeth a man's bone, then shall he set
up a sign by it, till the buriers have
buried it in the valley of Hamon-gog.
"And Tamonah shall also be the name
of a city. Thus shall they cleanse the
land. "And thou, son of man, thus saith
the Lord God: Speak unto the birds
of every sort, and to every beast of
the field: Assemble yourselves, and
come; gather yourselves on every side
to My feast that I do prepare for you,
even a great feast, upon the mountains
of Israel, that ye may eat flesh and
drink blood. "The flesh of the
mighty shall ye eat, and the blood of
the princes of the earth shaU ye drink;
rams, lambs, and goats, bullocks,
fatUngs of Bashan are they all of
them. "And ye shall eat fat till ye be
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full, and drink blood till ye be drunken,
of My feast which I have prepared
for you. "And ye shall be filled at
My table with horses and horsemen,
with mighty men, and with all men of
war, saith the Lord God. 21And I wiU
set My glory among the nations, and
all the nations shaU see My judgment
that I have executed, and My hand
that I have laid upon them. 22So
the house of Israel shall know that I
am the Lord their God, from that day
and forward. "And the nations shall
know that the house of Israel went in
to captivity for their iniquity, because
they broke faith with Me, and I hid
My face from them; so I gave them
into the hand of their adversaries,
and they fell all of them by the sword.
24According to their uncleanness and
according to their transgressions did
I unto them; and I hid My face from
them. Therefore thus saith the Lord God :
Now will I bring back the captivity of
Jacob,- and have compassion upon the
whole house of Israel; and I will be
jealous for My holy name. "And
they shall bear their shame, and aU
their breach of faith which they have
committed against Me, when they
shaU dwell safely in their land, and
none shall make them afraid; "when
I have brought them back from the
peoples, and gathered them out of
their enemies' lands, and am sanctified
in them in the sight of many nations.
"And they shall know that I am the
Lord their God, in that I caused them
to go into captivity among the na
tions, and have gathered them unto
their own land; and I will leave none
of them any more there; "neither
will I hide My face any more from
them; for I have poured out My spirit
upon the house of Israel, saith the
Lord God.'

AC\ In the five and twentieth year
of our captivity, in the beginning
of the year, in the tenth day of the
month, in the fourteenth year after
that the city was smitten, in the self
same day, the hand of the Lord was
upon me, and He brought me thither.
2In the visions of God brought He
me into the land of Israel, and set me
down upon a very high mountain,
whereon was as it were the frame of a
city on the south. 'And He brought
me thither, and, behold, there was a
man, whose appearance was like the
appearance of brass, with a line of
flax in his hand, and a measuring reed;
and he stood in the gate. 4And the
man said unto me: 'Son of man, be
hold with thine eyes, and hear with
thine ears, and set thy heart upon all
that I shall show thee, for to the in
tent that I might show them unto thee
art thou brought hither; declare all
that thou seest to the house of Israel.'
'And behold a wall on the outside
of the house round about, and in the
man's hand a measuring reed of six
cubits long, of a cubit and a hand-
breadth each; so he measured the
breadth of the building, one reed, and
the height, one reed.
Then came he unto the gate which
looketh toward the east, and went up
the steps thereof; and he measured
the jamb of the gate, one reed broad,
and the other jamb, one reed broad.
7And every cell was one reed long, and
one reed broad; and the space between
the cells was five cubits; and the jambs
of the gate by the porch of the gate
within were one reed. 'He measured
also the porch of the gate toward the
house, one reed. Then measured he
the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and
the posts thereof, two cubits ; and the
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the cells of the gate eastward were
three on this side, and three on that
side; they three were of one measure;
and the posts had one measure on this
side and on that side. "And he meas
ured the breadth of the entry of the
gate, ten cubits; and the length of the
gate, thirteen cubits; "and a border
before the ceUs, one cubit [on this
side], and a border, one cubit on that
side; and the cells, six cubits on this
side, and six cubits on that side.
"And he measured the gate from the
roof of the one cell to the roof of the
other, a breadth of five and twenty
cubits; door against door. "He made
also posts of threescore cubits; even
unto the posts of the court in the
gates round about. "And from the
forefront of the gate of the entrance
unto the forefront of the inner porch
of the gate were fifty cubits. "And
there were narrow windows to the
cells and to their posts within the gate
round about, and Ukewise to the
arches; and windows were round about
inward; and upon each post were palm-
trees. "Then brought he me into the outer
court, and, lo, there were chambers and
a pavement, made for the court round
about; thirty chambers were upon the
pavement. "And the pavement was
by the side of the gates, corresponding
unto the length of the gates, even- the
lower pavement. "Then he measured
the breadth from the forefront of the
loWer gate unto the forefront of the
inner court without, a hundred cubits,
eastward as also northward.
20 And the gate of the outer court
that looked toward the north, he meas
ured the length thereof and the breadth
thereof. 21And the cells thereof were
three on this side and three on that
side; and the posts thereof and the
arches thereof were after the meas

ure of the first gate; the length thereof
was fifty cubits, and the breadth five
and twenty cubits. "And the win
dows thereof, and the* arches thereof,
and the palm-trees thereof, were after
the measure of the gate that looketh
toward the east; and it was ascended
by seven steps; and the arches thereof
were before them. "And there was a
gate to the inner court over against
the other gate, northward as also
eastward; and he measured from gate
to gate a hundred cubits.
24And he led me toward the south,
and behold a gate toward the south;
and he measured the posts thereof and
the arches thereof according to these
measures. "And there were windows
in it and in the arches thereof round
about, like those windows; the length
was fifty cubits, and the breadth five
and twenty cubits. "And there were
seven steps to go up to it, and the
arches thereof were before them; and
it had palm-trees, one on this side,
and another on that side, upon the
posts thereof. "And there was a gate
to the inner court toward the south;
and he measured from gate to gate
toward the south a hundred cubits.
"Then he brought me to the in
ner court by the south gate; and he
measured the south gate according to
these measures; "and the cells thereof,
and the posts thereof, and tbe arches
thereof, according to these measures;
and there were windows in it and in
the arches thereof round about; it was
fifty cubits long, and five and twenty
cubits broad. "And there were arches
round about, five and twenty cubits
long, and five cubits broad. "And
the arches thereof were toward the
outer court; and palm-trees were upon
the posts thereof; and the going up
to it had eight steps.
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court toward the east ; and he measured
the gate according to these measures;
"and the cells thereof, and the posts
thereof, and the arches thereof, accord
ing to these measures ; and there were
windows therein and in the arches
thereof round about; it was fifty cubits
long, and five and twenty cubits broad.
34 And the arches thereof were toward
the outer court; and palm-trees were
upon the posts thereof, on this side,
and on that side; and the going up to
it had eight steps.
"And he brought me to the north
gate; and he measured it according to
these measures; "the cells thereof, the
posts thereof, and the arches thereof;
and there were windows therein round
about; the length was fifty cubits, and
the breadth five and twenty cubits.
"And the posts thereof were toward
the outer court; and palm-trees were
upon the posts thereof, on this side,
and on that side; and the going up to
it had eight steps.
"And a chamber with the entry
thereof was by the posts at the gates;
there was the burnt-offering to be
washed. "And in the porch of the gate
were two tables on this side, and two
tables on that side, to slay thereon the
burnt-offering and the sin-offering and
the guilt-offering. 40And on the one
side without, as one goeth up to the
entry of the gate toward the north,
were two tables; and on the other side
of the porch of the gate were two
tables. Tour tables were on this side,
and four tables on that side, by the
side of the gate; eight tables, whereup
on to slay the sacrifices. 42Moreover
there were four tables for the burnt-
offering, of hewn stone, a cubit and a
half long, and a cubit and a half broad,
and one cubit high, whereupon to lay
the instruments wherewith the burnt-
offering and the sacrifice are slain.

43And the slabs, a handbreadth long,
were fastened within round about; and
upon the tables was to be the flesh of
the offering. ^And without the inner
gate were chambers for the guard in
the inner court, which was at the side
of the north gate, and their prospect
was toward the south; one at the side
of the east gate having the prospect
toward the north. 45And he said unto
me : 'This chamber, whose prospect is
toward the south, is for the priests,
the keepers of the charge of the house.
46 And the chamber whose prospect is
toward the north is for the priests, the
keepers of the charge of the altar;
these are the sons of Zadok, who from
among the sons of Levi come near to
the Lord to minister Unto Him.'
47 And he measured the court, a
hundred cubits long, and a hundred
cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar
was before the house.
Then he brought me to the porch
of the house, and measured each post
of the porch, five cubits on this side,
and five cubits on that side; and the
breadth of the gate was three cubits
on this side, and three cubits on that
side. The length of the porch was
twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven
cubits ; and it was by steps that it was
ascended; and there were pillars by
the posts, one on this side, and another
on that side.
A 1 And he brought me to "the tem-
pie, and measured the posts, six
cubits broad on the one side, and six
cubits broad on the other side, which
was the breadth of the tent. 2And the
breadth of the entrance was ten cubits;
and the sides of the entrance were
five cubits on the one side, and five
cubits on the other side; and he meas
ured the length thereof, forty cubits,
and the breadth, twenty cubits.
Then went he inward, and measured

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each post of the entrance, two cubits;
and the entrance, six cubits; and the
breadth of the entrance, seven cubits.
4And he measured the length thereof,
twenty cubits, and the breadth, twen
ty cubits, before the temple; and he
said unto me : ' This is the most holy
place.' Then he measured the wall- of the
house, six cubits; and the breadth of
every side-chamber, four cubits, round
about the house on every side. 'And
the side-chambers were one over
another, three and thirty times; and
there were cornices in the wall which
belonged to the house for the side-
chambers round about, that they
might have hold therein, and not have
hold in the wall of the house. 7And
the side-chambers were broader as they
wound about higher and higher; for
the winding about of the house went
higher and higher round about the
house; therefore the breadth of the
house continued upward; and so one
went up from the lowest row to the
highest by the middle. 8I saw also
that the house had a raised basement
round about; the foundations of the
side-chambers were a full reed of six
cubits to the joining. The breadth
of the outer wall which belonged to
the side-chambers was five cubits; and
so that which was left by the structure
of the side-chambers that belonged
to the house. "And between the
chambers was a breadth of twenty
cubits round about the house on every
side. "And the doors of the side-
chambers were toward the place that
was left, one door toward the north,
and another door toward the south;
and the breadth of the place that was
left was five cubits round about.
"And the building that was before
the separate place at the side toward
the west was seventy cubits broad;

and the wall of the building was five
cubits thick round about, and the
length thereof ninety cubits.
"And he measured the house, a
hundred cubits long; and the separate
place, and the building, with the walls
thereof, a hundred cubits long; "also
the breadth of the face of the house
and of the separate place toward the
east, a hundred cubits. "And he
measured the length of the building
before the separate place which was at
the back thereof, and the galleries
thereof on the one side and on the other
side, a hundred cubits.
Now the temple, and the inner place,
and the porches of the court, "the
jambs, and the narrow windows,
and the galleries, that they three
had round about, over against the
jambs there was a veneering of wood
round about, and from the ground up
to the windows; and the windows were
covered; "to the space above the
door, even unto the inner house, and
without, and on aU the wall round
about within and without, by meas
ure. "And it was made with cherubim
and palm-trees; and a palm-tree was
between cherub and cherub, and every
cherub had two faces; "so that there
was the face of a man toward the
palm-tree on the one side, and the
face of a young lion toward the palm-
tree on the other side; thus was it
made through aU the house round
about. "From the ground unto above
the door were cherubim and palm-
trees made ; and so on the wall of the
temple. 21As for the temple, the
jambs were squared; and the face
of the sanctuary had an appearance
such as is the appearance.
The altar, three cubits high, and
the length thereof two cubits, was of
wood, and so the corners thereof;
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thereof, were also of wood; and he
said unto me: 'This is the table that
is before the Lord.'
"And the temple and the sanctuary
had two doors. 24And the doors had
.two leaves [apiece], two turning
leaves; two leaves for the one door,
and two leaves for the other. "And
there were made on them, on the
doors of the temple, cherubim and
palm-trees, like as were made upon
the walls; and there were thick beams
of wood upon the face of the porch
without. "And there were narrow
windows and palm-trees on the one
side and on the other side, on the
sides of the porch; there were also
the brackets of the house, and the
thick beams.
AO Then he brought me forth into
the outer court, the way toward
the north; and he brought me into
the chamber that was over against
the separate place, and which was
over against the building, toward
the north, 2even to the front of the
length of a hundred cubits, with the
door on the north, and the breadth
of fifty cubits, 3over against the
twenty cubits which belonged to the
inner court, and over against the pave
ment which belonged to the outer
court; with gallery against gallery
in three stories. 4And before the
chambers was a walk of ten cubits
breadth inward, a way of one cubit;
and their doors were toward the
north. Now the upper chambers
were shorter; for the galleries took
away from these, more than from the
lower and the middlemost, in the
building. 'For they were in three
stories, and they had not pillars as the
pillars of the courts; therefore room
was taken away from the lowest and
the middlemost, in comparison with
the ground. 7And the wall that was

without by the side of the chambers,
toward the outer court in front of the
chambers, the length thereof was
fifty cubits. Tor the length of the
chambers that were toward the outer
court was fifty cubits; and, lo, before
the temple were a hundred cubits.
9And from under these chambers
was the entry on the east side, as one
goeth into them from the outer court.
"In the breadth of the wall of the
court toward the east, before the
separate place, and before the build
ing, there were chambers, "with a
way before them; like the appearance
of the chambers which were toward
the north, as long as they, and as
broad as they, with all their goings
out, and according to their fashions;
and as their doors, "so were also
the doors of the chambers that were
toward the south, there was a door
in the head of the way, even the way
directly before the wall, toward the
way from the east, as one entereth
into them.
"Then said he unto me: The
north chambers and the south cham
bers, which are before the separate
place, they are the holy chambers,
where the priests that are near unto
the Lord shall eat the most holy
things; there shall they lay the most
holy things, and the meal-offering,
and the sin-offering, and the guilt-
offering; for the place is holy. "When
the priests enter in, then shall they
not go out of the holy place into the
outer court, but there they shall lay
their garments wherein they minister,
for they are holy; and they shall put
on other garments, and shall approach
to that which pertaineth to the peo
ple.' "Now when he had made an end of
measuring the inner house, he brought
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prospect is toward the east, and
measured it round about. "He
measured the east side with the
measuring reed, five hundred reeds,
with the measuring reed round about.
"He measured the north side, five
hundred reeds, with the measuring
reed round about. "He measured
the south side, five hundred reeds,
with the measuring reed. "He turned
about to the west side, and measured
five hundred reeds with the measuring
reed. "He measured it by the four
sides; it had a wall round about, the
length five hundred, and the breadth
five hundred, to make a separation
between that which was holy and
that which was common.
A Q Afterward he brought me to the
gate, even the gate that looketh
toward the east; 2and, behold, the
glory of the God of Israel came from
the way of the east; and His voice, was
like the sound of many waters; and
the earth did shine with His glory.
3And the appearance of the vision
which I saw was like the vision that
I saw when I came to destroy the
city; and the visions were like the
vision that I saw by the river Chebar ;
and I fell upon my face. 4And the
glory of the Lord came into the house
by the way of the gate whose prospect
is toward the east. 'And a spirit took
me up, and brought me into the inner
court; and, behold, the glory of the
Lord filled the house. 'And I heard
one speaking unto me out of the house;
and a man stood by me. 7And He
said unto me: 'Son of man, this is
the place of My throne, and the place
of the soles of My feet, where I will
dwell in the midst of the children of
Israel for ever; and the house of
Israel shall no more defile My holy
name, neither they, nor their kings,
by their harlotry, and by the carcasses

of their kings in their high places;
8in their setting of their threshold by
My threshold, and their door-post
beside My door-post, and there was
but the wall between Me and them;
and they have defiled My holy name
by their abominations which they
have committed; wherefore I have
consumed them in Mine anger. Now
let them put away their harlotry, and
the carcasses of their kings, far from
Me, and I wiU dwell in the midst of
them for ever.
"Thou, son of man, show the-house
to the house of Israel, that they may
be ashamed of their iniquities; and
let them measure accurately. "And
if they be ashamed of all that they
have done, make known unto them
the form of the house, and the fashion
thereof, and the goings out thereof,
and the comings in thereof, and all
the forms thereof, and all the ordi
nances thereof, and all the forms there
of, and all the laws thereof, and write it
in their sight; that they may keep the
whole form thereof, and all the or
dinances thereof, and do them.
This is the law of the house : upon
the top of the mountain the whole
limit thereof round about shall be
most holy. Behold, this is the law of
the house.
"And these are the measures, of the
altar by cubits — the cubit is a cubit
and a handbreadth: the bottom
shall be a cubit, and the breadth a
cubit, and the border thereof by the
edge thereof round about a span; and
this shall be the base of the altar.
"And from the bottom upon the
ground to the lower settle shall be
two cubits, and the breadth one cubit;
and from the lesser settle to the greater
settle shall be four cubits, and the
breadth a cubit. "And the hearth
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hearth and upward there shall be four
horns, "And the hearth shall be
twelve cubits long by twelve broad,
square in the four sides thereof. "And
the settle shall be fourteen cubits
long by fourteen broad iri the four
sides thereof; and the border about
it shall be half a cubit; and the bot
tom thereof shall be a cubit about;
and the steps thereof shall look toward
the east.'
"And He said unto me : 'Son of man,
thus saith the Lord God: These are
the ordinances of the altar in the day
when they shall make it, to offer
burnt-offerings thereon, and to dash
blood against it. "Thou shalt give to
the priests the Levites that are of the
seed of Zadok, who are near unto Me,
to minister unto Me, saith the Lord
God, a young bullock for a sin-
offering. "And thou shalt take of the
blood thereof, and put it on the four
horns of it, and on the four corners
of the settle, and upon the border
round about; thus shalt thou purify
it and make atonement for it. Thou
shalt also take the bullock of the sin-
offering, and it shall be burnt in the
appointed place of the house, without
the sanctuary. 22And on the second
day thou shalt offer a he-goat with
out blemish for a sin-offering; and
they shall purify the altar, as they
did purify it with the bullock. "When
thou hast made an end of purifying
it, thou shalt offer a young bullock
without blemish, and a ram out of
the flock without blemish. 24And
thou shalt present them before the
Lord, and the priests shall cast salt
upon them, and they shall offer them
up for a burnt-offering unto the Lord.
"Seven days shalt thou prepare every
day a goat for a sin-offering; they
shall also prepare a young bullock,
and a ram out of the flock, without

blemish. "Seven days shall they make
atonement for the altar and cleanse
it; so shall they consecrate it. "And
when they have accomplished the
days, it shall be that upon the eighth
day, and forward, the priests shall
make your burnt-offerings upon the
altar, and your peace-offerings ; and I
will accept you, saith the Lord God . '
A A Then he brought me back the
way of the outer gate of the
sanctuary, which looketh toward the
east; and it was shut. 2And the Lord
said unto me: This gate shall be
shut, it shall not be opened, neither
shall any man enter in by it, for the
Lord, the God of Israel, hath entered
in by it; therefore it shall be shut.
3As for the prince, being a prince, he
shall sit therein to eat bread before
the Lord; he shaU enter by the way
of the porch of the gate, and shall go
out by the way of the same.'
Then he brought me the way of
the north gate before the house; and
I looked, and, behold, the glory of the
Lord filled the house of the Lord;
and I fell upon my face. 'And the
Lord said unto me: 'Son of man,
mark well, and behold with thine
eyes, and hear with thine ears all
that I say unto thee concerning all the
ordinances of the house of the Lord,
and all the laws thereof; and mark
well the entering in of the house, with
every going forth of the sanctuary.
'And thou shalt say to the rebeUious,
even to the house of Israel: Thus
saith the Lord God: 0 ye house of
Israel, let it suffice you of all your
abominations, 7in that ye have brought
in aliens, uncircumcised in heart and
uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My
sanctuary, to profane it, even My
house, when ye offer My bread, the
fat and the blood, and they have bro
ken My covenant, to add unto all your

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abominations. 'And ye have not
kept the charge of My holy things;
but ye have set keepers of My charge
in My sanctuary to please yourselves.
Thus saith the Lord God : No alien,
uncircumcised in heart and uncircum
cised in flesh, shaU enter into My sanc
tuary, even any aUen that is among the
children of Israel. "But the Levites,
that went far from Me, when Israel
went astray, that went astray from
Me after their idols, they shall bear
their iniquity; "and they shaU be
ministers in My sanctuary, having
charge at the gates of the house, and
ministering in the house: they shall
slay the burnt-offering and the sacrifice
for the people, and they shaU stand
before them to minister unto them.
"Because they ministered unto them
before their idols, and became a stum-
blingblock of iniquity unto the house
of Israel; therefore have I hfted up
My hand against them, saith the Lord
God, and they shall bear their iniqui
ty. "And they shall not come near
unto Me, to minister unto Me in the
priest's office, nor to come near to
any of My holy things, unto the things
that are most holy; but they shall
bear their shame, and their abomina
tions which they have committed.
"And I will make them keepers of the
charge of the house, for all the service
thereof, and for all that shall be done
therein. "But the priests the Levites, the
sons of Zadok, that kept the charge
of My sanctuary when the children of
Israel went astray from Me, they
shaU come near to Me to minister
unto Me; and they shall stand before
Me to offer unto Me the fat and the
blood, saith the Lord God; "they
shaU enter into My sanctuary, and
they shall come near to My table, to
minister unto Me, and they shall keep

My charge. "And it shall be that
when they enter in at the gates, of the
inner court, they shaU be clothed with
Unen garments; and rio wool shall
come upon them, while they minister
in the gates of the inner court, and
within. "They shaU have Unen tires
upon their heads, and shaU have
Unen breeches upon their loins; they
shaU not gird themselves with any
thing that causeth sweat. "And when
they go forth into the outer court,
even into the outer court to the peo
ple, they shall put off their garments
wherein they minister, and lay them
in the holy chambers, and they shaU
put on other garments, that they
sanctify not the people with their
garments. "Neither shaU they shave
their heads, nor suffer their locks to
grow long; they shaU only poU their
heads. 21Neither shall any priest drink
wine, when thay enter intp the inner
court. 2Neither shaU they take for
their wives a widow, nor her that is
put away ; but they shaU take virgins
of the seed of the house of Israel, or a
widow that is the widow of a priest.
"And they shall teach My people the
difference between the holy and the
common, and cause them to discern
between the unclean and the clean.
MAnd in a controversy they shall stand
to judge ; according to Mine ordinances
shaU they judge it; and they shaU
keep My laws and My statutes in
all My appointed seasons, and they
shaU hallow My sabbaths. "And
they shaU come near no dead person
to defile themselves; but for father, or
for mother, or for son, or for daughter,
for brother, or for sister that hath
had no husband,- they may defile
themselves. "And after he is cleansed,
they shall reckon unto him seven days.
"And in the day that he goeth into the
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minister in the sanctuary, he shall
offer his sin-offering, saith the Lord
God. "And it shall be unto them for
an inheritance: I am their inherit
ance; and ye shall give them no pos
session in Israel : I am their possession.
The meal-offering, and the sin-
offering, and the guilt-offering, they,
even they, shaUeat; and every devoted
thing in Israel shall be theirs. "And
the first of all the first-fruits of every
thing, and every heave-offering of
every thing, of all your offerings, shall
be for the priests; ye shaU also give
unto the priest the first of your dough,
to cause a blessing to rest on thy
house. "The priests shaU not eat
of any thing that dieth of itself, or
is torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
A PL Moreover, when ye shaU divide
by lot the land for inheritance,
ye shaU set apart an offering unto
the Lord, a holy portion of the land;
the length shaU be the length of five
and twenty thousand reeds, and the
breadth shaU be ten thousand; it
shall be holy in aU the border thereof
round about. 2Of this there shall be
for the holy place five hundred in
length by five hundred in breadth,
square round about ; and fifty cubits for
the open land round about it. 'And
of this measure shalt thou measure
a length of five and twenty thousand,
and a breadth of ten thousand; and
in it shall be the sanctuary, which is
most holy. 4It is a holy portion of the
land; it shall be for the priests, the
ministers of the sanctuary, that come
near to minister unto the Lord; and
it shaU be a place for their houses, and
a place consecrated for the sanctuary.
'And five and twenty thousand in
length, and ten thousand in breadth,
which shall be unto tha Levites, the
ministers of the house, for a pos
session unto themselves, for twenty

chambers. 'And ye shall appoint the
possession of the city five thousand
broad, and five and twenty thousand
long, side by side with the offering
of the holy portion; it shall be for the
whole house of Israel. 7And for the
prince, on the one side and on the
other side of the holy offering and of
the possession of the city, in front
of the holy offering and in front of
the possession of the city, on the west
side westward, and on the east side
eastward; and in length answerable
unto one of the portions, from the
west border unto the east border
8of the land; it shall be to him for a
possession in Israel, and My princes
shaU no more wrong My people;
but they shall give the land to the
house of Israel according to their
tribes. Thus saith the Lord God: Let
it suffice you, 0 princes of, Israel; re
move violence and spoils and execute
justice and righteousness; take away
your exactions from My people,
saith the Lord God.
"Ye shaU have just balances, and
a just ephah, and a just bath. "The
ephah and the bath shall be of one
measure, that the bath may contain
the tenth part of a homer, and the
ephah the tenth part of a homer; the
measure thereof shall be after the
homer. "And the shekel shall be
twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, five
and twenty shekels, ten, and five
shekels, shall be your maneh.
"This is the offering that ye shall
set apart: the sixth part of an ephah
out of a homer of wheat, and ye shall
give the sixth part of an ephah out
of a homer of barley; "and the set
portion of oil, the bath of oil, shall be
the tithe of the bath out of the cor,
which is ten baths, even a homer; for
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of the flock, out of two hundred, from
the weU- watered pastures of Israel;
for a meal-offering, and for a burnt-
offering, and for peace-offerings, to
make atonement for them, saith the
Lord God.
"All the people of the land, shall
give this offering for the prince in
Israel. "And it shall be the prince's
part to give the burnt-offerings, and
the meal-offerings, and the drink-
offerings, in the feasts, and in the new
moons, and in the sabbaths, in aU
the appointed seasons of the house of
Israel; he shall prepare the sin-offering,
and the meal-offering, and the burnt-
offering, and the peace-offerings, to
make atonement for the house of
Israel. ."Thus saith the Lord God: In the
first month, in the first day of the
month, thou shalt take a young bul
lock without blemish; and thou shalt
purify the sanctuary. ' 'And the priest
shall take of the blood of the sin-
offering, and put it upon the door
posts of the house, and upon the four
corners of the settle of the altar, and
upon the posts of the gate of the inner
court. "And so thou shalt do on
the seventh day of the month for
every one that erreth, and for him
that is simple; so shall ye make
atonement for the house. 21In the
first month, in the fourteenth day
of the month, ye shall have the pass-
over; a feast of seven days; unleavened
bread shall be eaten. 22And upon
that day shall the prince prepare for
himself and for all the people of
the land a bullock for a sin-offering.
"And the seven days of the feast he
shall prepare a burnt-offering to the
Lord, seven bullocks and seven rams
without blemish daily the seven days;
and a he-goat daily for a sin-offering.
24And he shall prepare a meal-offering,

an ephah for a buUock, and an' ephah
for a ram, and a hin of oil to an ephah.
Tn the seventh month, in the fifteenth
day of the month, in the feast, shah
he do the like the seven days; to the
sin-offering as well as the burnt-
offering, and the meal-offering as well
as the oil.
AQ Thus saith the Lord God: The
gate of the inner court that
looketh toward the east shall be shut
the six working days; but on the sab
bath day it shall be opened, and in
the day of the new moon it shall be
opened. 2And the prince shaU enter
by the way of the porch of the gate
without, and shall stand by the post
of, the gate, and the priests shall pre
pare his burnt-offering and his peace-
offerings, and he shall worship at the
threshold of the gate; then he shaU
go forth; but the gate shall not be
shut until the evening. Tikewise
the people of the land shall worship at
the door of that gate before the
Lord in the sabbaths and in the new
moons. 4And the burnt-offering that
the prince shall offer unto the Lord
shaU be in the sabbath day six lambs
without blemish and a ram without
blemish; 'and the meal-offering shall
be an ephah for the ram, and the meal-
offering for the lambs as he is able
to give, and a hin of oil to an ephah.
'And in the day of the new moon it
shall be a young bullock without
blemish; and six lambs, and a ram;
they shall be without blemish; 'and
he shall prepare a meal-offering, an
ephah for the bullock, and an ephah
for the ram, and for the lambs accord
ing as his means suffice, and a hin
of oil to an ephah. 8And when the
prince shall enter, he shall go in by
the way of the porch of the gate, and
he shall go forth by the way thereof.
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shall come before the Lord in the
appointed seasons, he that entereth
by the way of the north gate to
worship shall go forth by the way of
the south gate; and he that entereth
by the way of the south gate shaU go
forth by the way of the north gate;
he shall not return by the way of the
gate whereby he came in, but shall
go forth straight before him. "And
the prince, when they go in, shall go in
in the midst of them; and when they
go forth, they shaU go forth together.
"And in the 'feasts and in the appointed
seasons the meal-offering shall be an
ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a
ram, and for the lambs as he is able
to give, and a hin of oil to an ephah.
"And when the prince shall prepare
a freewill-offering, a burnt-offering or
peace-offerings as a freewill-offering
unto the Lord, one shall open for him
the gate, that looketh toward the
east, and he shall prepare his burnt-
offering and his peace-offerings, as he
doth on the sabbath day; trien he shall
go forth; and after his going forth
one shall shut the gate.
13 And thou shalt prepare a lamb of
the first year without blemish for a
burnt-offering unto the Lord daily;
morning by morning shalt thou pre
pare it. "And thou shalt prepare a
meal-offering with it morning by morn
ing, the sixth part of an ephah, and
the third part of a hin of oil, to moisten
the fine flour: a meal-offering unto
the Lord continually by a perpetual
ordinance. "Thus shall they prepare
the lamb, and the meal-offering, and
the oil, morning by morning, for a
continual burnt-offering.
"Thus saith the Lord God: If the
prince give a gift unto any of his sons,
it is his inheritance, it shall belong
to his sons; it is their possession by
inheritance. "But if he give of his

inheritance a gift to one of his servants,
it shall be his to the year of liberty;
then it shall return to the prince;
but as for his inheritance, it shall be
for his sons. "Moreover the prince
shaU not take of the people's inher
itance, to thrust them wrongfully out
of their possession; he shall give in
heritance to his sons out of his own
possession; that My people be not
scattered every man from his pos
session.' "Then he brought me through the
entry, which was at the side of the
gate, into the holy chambers for the
priests, which looked toward the north;
and, behold, there was a place on the
hinder part westward. "And he said
unto me: ' This is the place where the
priests shall boil the guilt-offering and
the sin-offering, where they shall bake
the meal-offering; that they bring
them not forth into the outer court,
to sanctify the people.'
Then he brought me forth into
the outer court, and caused me to
pass by the four corners of the court;
and, behold, in every corner of the
court there was a court. Tn the
four corners of the court there were
courts inclosed, forty cubits long and
thirty broad; these four in the corners
were of one measure. "And there was
a row of masonry round about in
them, round about the four, and it was
made with boiling-places under the
rows round about. Then said he
unto me: 'These are the boiling-places,
where the ministers of the house shall
boil the sacrifice of the people.'
AH And he brought me back unto
the door of the house; and, be
hold, waters issued out from under the
threshold of the house eastward, for
the forefront of the house looked
toward the east; and the waters came
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of the house, on the south of the
altar. Then brought he me out by
the way of the gate northward, and
led me round by the way without unto
the outer gate, by the way of the
gate that looketh toward the east;
and, behold, there trickled forth waters
on the right side.
'When the man went forth east
ward with the line in his hand, he
measured a thousand cubits, and he
caused me to pass through the waters,
waters that were to the ankles.
4Again he measured a thousand, and
caused me to pass through the waters,
waters that were to the knees. Again
he measured a thousand, and caused
me to pass through waters that were to
the loins. 'Afterward 'he measured
a thousand; and it was a river that
I could not pass through; for the
waters were risen, waters to swim in,
a river that could not be passed
through. 'And he said unto me : 'Hast
thou seen this, O son of man?' Then he
led me, and caused me to return to
the bank of the river.
Now when I had been brought
back, behold, upon the bank of the
river were very many trees on the one
side and on the other. Then said he
unto me: These waters issue forth
toward the eastern region, and shall
go down into the Arabah; and when
they shall enter into the sea, into the
sea of the putrid waters, the waters
shall be healed. 'And it shaU come to
pass, that every Uving creature where
with it swarmeth, whithersoever the
rivers shall come, shall live; and there
shall be a very great multitude of fish;
for these waters are come thither,
that all things be healed and may live
whithersoever the river cometh. "And
it shall come to pass, that fishers shall
stand by it from En-gedi even unto
En-eglaim; there shall be a place for

the spreading of nets; their fish shall
be after their kinds, as the fish of the
Great Sea, exceeding many. "But the
miry places thereof, and the marshes
thereof, shaU not be healed; they shaU
be given for salt. "And by the river
upon the bank thereof, on this side
and ori that side, shaU grow every
tree for food, whose leaf shall not
wither, neither shaU the fruit thereof
fail; it shaU bring forth new fruit
every month, because the waters there
of issue out of the sanctuary; and the
fruit thereof shall be for food, and the
leaf thereof for healing.'
Thus saith the Lord God: 'This
shall be the border, whereby ye shaU
divide the land for inheritance accord
ing to the twelve tribes of Israel,
Joseph receiving two portions. "And
ye shaU inherit it, one as weU as anoth
er, concerning which I Ufted up My
hand to give it unto your fathers; and
this land shall f aU unto you for inher
itance. "And this shaU be the border
of the land: on the north side, from
the Great Sea, by the way of Hethlon,
unto the entrance of Zedad; "Hamath,
Berothah, Sibraim, which is between
the border of Damascus and the border
of Hamath; Hazer-hatticon, which is
by the border of Hauran. "And the
border from the sea shall be Hazar-enon
at the border of Damascus, and on the
north northward is the border of
Hamath. This is the north side. "And
the east side, between Hauran and
Damascus and Gilead, and the land of
Israel, by the Jordan, from the border
unto the east sea shall ye measure.
This is the east side. "And the south
side southward shall be from Tamar
as far as the waters of Meriboth-
kadesh, to the Brook, unto the Great
Sea. This is the south side southward.
"And the west side shaU be the Great
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against the entrance of Hamath. This
is the west side.
21So shall ye divide this land unto
you according to the tribes of Israel.
^And it shall come to pass, that ye
shall divide it by lot for an inheritance
unto you and to the strangers that
sojourn among you, who shall beget
children among you; and they shall be
unto you as the home-born among the
children of Israel; they shall have in
heritance with you among the tribes of
Israel. "And it shall come to pass,
that in what tribe the stranger sojourn
eth, there shall ye give him his inher
itance, saith the Lord God.
AQ Now these are the names of the
tribes: from the north end, be
side the way of Hethlon to the entrance
of Hamath, Hazar-enan, at the border
of Damascus, northward, beside Ha
math; and they shall have their sides
east and west: Dan, one portion.
2And by the border of Dan, from the
east side unto the west side: Asher,
one portion. 'And by the border of
Asher, from the east side even unto
the west side: Naphtali, one portion.
4And by the border of Naphtali, from
the east side unto the west side:
Manasseh, one portion. 'And 'by the
border of Manasseh, from the east
side unto the west side: Ephraim, one
portion. 'And by the border of Ephra
im, from the east side even unto
the west side: Reuben, one portion.
7And by the border of Reuben, from
the east side unto the west side:
Judah, one portion.
8And by the border of Judah, from
the east side unto the west side, shall
be the offering which ye shall set
aside, five and twenty thousand reeds
in breadth, and in length as one of the
portions, from the east side unto the
west side; and the sanctuary shall be
in the midst of it. The offering that

ye shall set apart unto the Lord shall
be five and twenty thousand reeds in
length, and ten thousand in breadth.
"And for these, even for the priests,
shall be the holy offering; toward the
north five and twenty thousand [in
length], and toward the west ten
thousand in breadth, and toward the
east ten thousand in breadth, and to
ward the south five and twenty thou
sand in length; and the sanctuary of
the Lord shall be in the midst thereof.
"The sanctified portion shall be for
the priests of the sons of Zadok, that
have kept My charge, that went not
astray when the children of Israel
went astray, as the Levites went
astray. "And it shall be unto them
a portion set apart from the offering
of the land, a thing most holy, by the
border of the Levites. "And answer
able unto the border of the priests,
the Levites shall have five and twenty
thousand in length, and ten thousand
in breadth; all the length shall be five
and twenty thousand, and the breadth
ten thousand. "And they shall not
sell of it, nor exchange, nor alienate
the first portion of the land; for it is
holy unto the Lord.
"And the five thousand that are
left in the breadth, in front of the five
and twenty thousand, shall be for com
mon use, for the city, for dwelling and
for open land; and the city shall be
in the midst thereof. "And these shall
be the measures thereof: the north
side four thousand and five hundred,
and the south side four thousand and
five hundred, and on the east side four
thousand and five hundred, and the
west side four thousand and five
hundred. "And the city shall have
open land: toward the north two
hundred and fifty, and toward the
south two hundred and fifty, and to
ward the east two hundred and fifty,

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and toward the west two hundred and
fifty. "And the residue in the length,
answerable unto the holy offering,
shall be ten thousand eastward, and
ten thousand westward; and it shaU
be answerable unto the holy offering;
and the increase thereof shall be for
food unto them that serve the city.
"And they that serve the city, out of
all the tribes of Israel, shall till it.
"AU the offering shall be five and
twenty thousand by five and twenty
thousand; ye shaU set apart the holy
offering foursquare, with the posses
sion of the city.
2lAnd the residue shaU be for the
prince, on the one side and on the other
of the holy offering and of the posses
sion of the city, in front of the five and
twenty thousand of the offering to
ward the east border, and westward
in front of the five and twenty thou
sand toward the west border, answer
able unto the portions, it shall be for
the prince; and the holy offering and
the sanctuary of the house shall be in
the midst thereof. Thus the pos
session of the Levites, and the pos
session of the city, shall be in the midst
of that which is the prince's; between
the border of Judah and the border of
Benjamin shall be the prince's.
"And as for the rest of the tribes:
from the east side unto the west side :
Benjamin, one portion. 24And by the
border of Benjamin, from the east
side unto the west side: Simeon, one
portion. "And by the border of
Simeon, from the east side unto the

west side: Issachar, one portion.
"And by the border of Issachar, from
the east side unto the west side : Zebu
lun, one portion. "And by the border
of Zebulun, from the east side unto
the west side: Gad, one portion.
"And by the border of Gad, at the
south side southward, the border shall
be even from Tamar unto the waters
of Meribath-kadesh, to the Brook,
unto the Great Sea. This is the land
which ye shall divide by lot unto the
tribes of Israel for inheritance, and
these are their portions, saith the
Lord God.
"And these are the goings out of the
city: on the north side four thousand
and five hundred reeds by measure;
"and the gates of the city shall be
after the names of the tribes of Israel;
three gates northward: the gate of
Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one;
the gate of Levi, one; 32and at the east
side four thousand and five hundred
reeds; and three gates: even the gate
of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin,
one; the gate of Dan, one; "and at the
south side four thousand and five
hundred reeds by measure; and three
gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the
gate of Issachar, one; the gate of
Zebulun, one; 34at the west side four
thousand and five hundred reeds, with
their three gates : the gate of Gad, one;
the gate of Asher, one; the gate of
Naphtali, one. "It shall be eighteen
thousand reeds round about. And the
name of the city from that day shall
be, The Lord is there.'

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HOSEA

"| The word of the Lord that came
unto Hosea the son of Beeri, in the
days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and
Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the
days of Jeroboam the son of Joash,
king of Israel.
2When the Lord spoke at first with
Hosea, the Lord said unto Hosea:
'Go, take unto thee a wife of har
lotry and children of harlotry; for the
land doth commit great harlotry, de
parting from the Lord.' 3So he went
and took Gomer the daughter of Dib-
laim; and she conceived, and bore
him a son. 4And the Lord said unto
him: 'Call his name Jezreel; for yet
a little while, and I wiU visit the
blood of Jezreel upon the house of
Jehu, and will cause to cease the king
dom of the house of Israel. 'And it
shall come to pass at that day, that
I will break the bow of Israel in the
valley of Jezreel.' 'And she conceived
again, and bore a daughter. And
He said unto him: 'Call her name
To-ruhamah; for I will no more have
compassion upon the house of Israel,
that I should in any wise pardon
them. 7But I will have compassion
upon the house of Judah, and will
save them by the Lord their God,
arid will not save them by bow, nor by
sword, nor by battle, nor by horses,
nor by horsemen.' Now when she
had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she con
ceived, and bore a son. 'And He
said: 'Call his name bLo-ammi; for ye
are not My people, and I will not be
yours.' • That is

That hath not obtained compassion. b That is, Not My people.
d That ia, That hath obtained compassion.
709

O Yet the number of the children of
Israel shall be as the sand of the
sea, which cannot be measured nor
numbered; and it shall come to pass-
that, instead of that which was said
unto them: 'Ye are not My people',
it shall be said unto them: 'Ye are
the children of the living God.' 2And
the children of Judah and the children
of Israel shall be gathered together,
and they shall appoint themselves
one head, and shaU go up out of the
land; for great shall be the day of
Jezreel. 'Say ye unto your brethren:
'°Ammi'; and to your sisters: <dRuha-
mah.' Tlead with your mother, plead;
For she is not My wife, neither am
I her husband;
And let her put away her harlotries
from her face,
And her adulteries from between
her breasts;
'Lest I strip her naked,
And set her as in the day that she
was born,
And make her as a wilderness,
And set her like a dry land,
And slay her with thirst.
'And I will not have compassion upon
her children ;
For they are children of harlotry.
Tor their mother hath played the
harlot,
She that conceived them hath done
shamefully;
For she said: 'I will go after my
lovers, 0 That is, My people.

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HOSEA

That give me my bread and my
water,
My wool and my flax, mine oil and
my drink.'
'Therefore, behold, I will hedge up
thy way with thorns,
And I will make a wall against
her,
That she shall not find her paths.
'And she shall run after her lovers,
but she shall not overtake them,
And she shall seek them, but shall
not find them;
Then shall she say: 'I will go and
return to my first husband;
For then was it better with me than
now.'
"For she did not know that it was I
that gave her
The corn, and the wine, and the
oil,
And multiplied unto her silver and
gold,
Which they used for Baal.
"Therefore will I take back My corn
in the time thereof,
And My wine in the season thereof,
And will snatch away My wool and
My flax
Given to cover her nakedness.
"And now will I uncover her shame
in the sight of her lovers,
And none shall deliver her out of
My hand.
"I wiU also cause all her mirth to
cease,
Her feasts, her new moons, and her
sabbaths,
And aU her appointed seasons.
"And I will lay waste her vines and
her fig-trees,
Whereof she hath said: 'These are
my hire
That my lovers have given me' ;
And I will make them a forest,
And the beasts of the field shall eat
them.

a That is, Troubling, b That is, My husband.
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"And I will visit upon Jier the days of
the Baalim,
Wherein she offered unto them,
And decked herself with her ear
rings and her jewels,
And went after her lovers,
And forgot Me, saith the Lord.
"Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
And bring her into the wilderness,
And speak tenderly unto her.
"And I will give her her vineyards
from thence,
And the vaUey of "Achor for a door
of hope;
And she shall respond there, as in
the days of her youth,
And as in the day when she came
up out of the land of Egypt.
"And it shall be at that day, saith
the Lord,
That thou shalt call Me bIshi,
And shalt call Me no more "Baali.
"For I will take away the names of
the BaaUm out of her mouth,
And they shall no more be men
tioned by their name. .
"And in that day will I make a cove
nant for them
With the beasts of the field, and with
the fowls of heaven,
And with the creeping things of the
ground;
And I will break the bow and the
sword and the battle out of the
land,
And will make them to Ue down
safely.
21 And I will betroth thee unto Me for
ever;
Yea, I will betroth thee unto Me in
righteousness, and in justice,
And in lovingkindness, and in com
passion.
22 And I will betroth thee unto Me in
faithfulness;
And thou shalt know the Lord.

0 That is, My master.

HOSEA

4.10

"And it shall come to pass in that day,
I will respond, saith the Lord, I will
respond to the heavens,
And they shaU respond to the
earth;
24 And the earth shall respond to the
corn, and the wine, and the oil;
And they shall respond to "Jezreel.
"And I will sow her unto Me in the
land;
And I will have compassion upon
her that had not obtained com
passion;
And I will say to them that were
not My people: 'Thou art My
people' ;
And they shall say: 'Thou art my
God.'
Q And the Lord said unto me: 'Go
yet, love a woman beloved of her
friend and an adulteress, even as the
Lord loveth the children of Israel,
though they turn unto other gods, and
love cakes of raisins.' 2So I bought her
to me for fifteen pieces of silver and a
homer of barley, and a half-homer of
barley; 'and I said unto her: Thou
shalt sit solitary for me many days;
thou shalt not play the harlot, and
thou shalt not be any man's wife; nor
will I be thine.' Tor the children of
Israel shaU sit solitary many days
without king, and without prince, and
without sacrifice, and without pillar,
and without ephod or teraphim; 'after
ward shall the children of Israel re
turn, and seek the Lord their God,
and David their^king; and shall come
trembling unto the Lord and to His
goodness in the end of days.

I Hear the word of the Lord, ye
t children of Israel!
For the Lord hatri a controversy
with the inhabitants of the land,
a That is, Whom God soweth
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Because there is no truth, nor mercy,
Nor knowledge of God in the land.
2Swearing and lying, and killing, and
stealing, and committing adultery !
They break all .bounds, and blood
toucheth blood.
Therefore doth the land mourn,
And every one that dwelleth therein
doth languish,
With the beasts of the field and the
fowls of heaven;
Yea, the fishes of the sea also are
taken away.
4Yet let no man strive, neither let
any man reprove;
For thy people are as they that
strive with the priest.
Therefore shalt thou stumble in the
day,
And the prophet also shall stumble
with thee in the night;
And I will destroy thy mother.
'My people are destroyed for lack of
knowledge;
Because thou hast rejected knowl
edge,
I will also reject thee, that thou shalt
be no priest to Me;
Seeing thou hast forgotten the law
of thy God,
I also will forget thy children.
'The more they were increased, the
more they sinned against Me;
I will change their glory into shame.
They feed on the sin of My people,
And set their heart on their iniquity.
'And it is like people, like priest;
And I will punish him for his ways,
And will recompense him his doings.
"And they shall eat, and not have
enough,
They shall commit harlotry, and
shall not increase;
Because they have left off to take
heed to the Lord.

4.11

HOSEA

"Harlotry, wine, and new wine take
away the heart.
"My people ask counsel at their stock,
And their staff declareth unto them;
For the spirit -of harlotry hath
caused them to err,
And they have gone astray from
under their God.
They sacrifice upon the tops of the
mountains,
And offer upon the hills,
Under oaks and poplars and tere
binths,
Because the shadow thereof is good;
Therefore your daughters commit
harlotry,
And your daughters-in-law commit
adultery.
"I will not punish your daughters
when they commit harlotry,
Nor your daughters-in-law when
they commit adultery;
For they themselves consort with
lewd women,
And they sacrifice with harlots;
And the people that is without un
derstanding is distraught.
'Though thou, Israel, play the harlot,
Yet let not Judah become guilty;
And come not ye unto Gilgal,
Neither go ye up to Beth-aven,
Nor swear: 'As the Lord Uveth.'
"For Israel is stubborn hke a stub
born heifer;
Now shall the Lord feed them as a
lamb in a large place?
"Ephraim is joined to idols;
Let him alone.
"When their carouse is over,
They take to harlotry;
Her rulers deeply love dishonour.
"The wind hath bound her up in her
skirts;
And they shaU be ashamed because
of their sacrifices.

PL Hear this, O ye priests,
And attend, ye house of Israel,
And give ear, 0 house of the.king,
For unto you pertaineth the* judg-
mebt;
For ye, have been a snare on Mizpah,
And a net spread upon Tabor.
2And they that fall away are gone
deep in making slaughter;
And I am rejected of them all.
3I, even I, know Ephraim,
And Israel is not hid from Me;
For now, O Ephraim, thou hast
committed harlotry,
Israel is defiled.
Their doings wiU not suffer them
To return unto their God;
For the spirit of harlotry is within
them,
And they know not the Lord.
'But the pride of Israel shall testify
to his face;
And Israel; and Ephraim shall
stumble iri their iniquity,
Judah also shaU stumble with them.
'With their flocks and with their
herds they shall go
To seek the Lord, but they shall not
find Him;
He hath withdrawn Himself from
them.
They have dealt treacherously
against the Lord,
For they have begotten strange
children;
Now shall the new moon devour
them with their portions.
'Blow ye the horn in Gibeah,
And the trumpet in Ramah;
Sound an alarm at Beth-aven:
'Behind thee, 0 Benjamin!'
'Ephraim shall be desolate in the
day of rebuke;
Among the tribes of Israel do I
make known that which shaU
surely be. '

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7.1

'The princes of Judah are hke them
that remove the landmark;
I will pour out My wrath upon them
Uke water.
"Oppressed is Ephraim, crushed in
his right;
Because he willingly walked after
filth.
'Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a
moth,
And to the house of Judah as rotten
ness.
"And when Ephraim saw his sick
ness,
And Judah his wound,
Ephraim went to Assyria,
And sent to King Contentious;
But he is not able to heal you,
Neither shall he cure you of your
wound.
"For I will be unto Ephraim as a
Uon,
And as a young Uon to the house of
Judah;
I, even I, will tear and go away,
I wiU take away, and there shall be
none to deUver.
"I wiU go and return to My place,
TiU they acknowledge their guilt,
and seek My face;
In their trouble they will seek Me
earnestly:
£?'Come, and let us return unto the
" Lord;
For He hath torn, and He will heal
us,
He hath smitten, and He will bind
us up.
2After two days wiU He revive us,
On the third day He will raise us up,
that we may live in His presence.
'And let us know, eagerly strive to
know the Lord,
His going forth is sure as the morn
ing;
And He shall come unto us as the
rain,

As the latter rain that watereth the
earth.'
40 Ephraim, what shall I do unto
thee?
0 Judah, what shall I do unto thee?
For your goodness is as a morning
cloud,
And as the dew that early passeth
away.
Therefore have I hewed them by
the prophets,
I have slain them by the words of
My mouth;
And thy judgment goeth forth as
the light.
'For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,
And the knowledge of God rather
than burnt-offerings.
'But they like men have transgressed
the covenant;
There have they dealt treacherously
against Me.
'Gilead is a city of them that work
iniquity,
It is covered with footprints of blood .
'And as troops of robbers wait for
a man,
So doth the company of priests;
They murder in the way toward
Shechem;
Yea, they commit enormity.
"In the house of Israel I have seen a
horrible thing;
There harlotry is found in Ephraim,
Israel is defiled.
"Also, O Judah, there is a harvest
appointed for thee!
When I would turn the captivity
of My people,
H When I would heal Israel,
' Then is the iniquity of Ephraim
uncovered,
And the wickedness of Samaria,
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HOSEA

And the thief entereth in,
And the troop of robbers maketh a
raid without.
2And let them not say to their heart —
I remember all their wickedness;
Now their own doings have beset
them about,
They are before My face.
They make the king glad with their
wickedness,
And the princes with their lies.
They are aU adulterers,
As an oven heated by the baker,
Who ceaseth to stir
From the kneading of the dough
until it be leavened.
'On the day of our king
The princes make him sick with the
heat of wine,
He stretcheth out his hand with
scorners.
'For they have made ready their
heart like an oven, while they
lie in wait;
Their baker sleepeth all the nigrit,
In the morning it burneth as a
flaming fire.
They are all hot as an oven,
And devour their judges;
All their kings are fallen,
There is none among them that
calleth unto Me.
'Ephraim, he mixeth himself with
the peoples;
Ephraim is become a cake not
turned.
'Strangers have devoured his
strength,
And he knoweth it not;
Yea, gray hairs are here and there
upon him,
And he knoweth it not.
"And the pride of Israel testifieth
to his face;
But they have not returned unto
the Lord their God,

Nor sought Him, for all this.
"And Ephraim is become like a silly
dove, without understanding;
They call unto Egypt, they go to
Assyria.
"Even as they go, I will spread My
net upon them;
I will bring them down as the fowls
of the heaven;
I will chastise them, as their con
gregation hath been made to hear.
"Woe unto them! for they have
strayed from Me;
Destruction unto them! for they
have transgressed against Me;
Shall I then redeem them,
Seeing they have spoken lies against
Me?
"And they have not cried unto Me
with their heart,
Though they wail upon their beds;
They assemble themselves for corn
and wine, they rebel against Me.
Triough I have trained and strength
ened their arms,
Yet do they devise evil against Me.
"They return, but not upwards ;
They are become like, a deceitful
bow;
Their princes shall fall by the sword
for the rage of their tongue;
This shall be their derision in the
land of Egypt.
Q Set the horn to thy mouth.
As a vulture he cometh against
the house of the Lord;
Because they have transgressed My
covenant,
And trespassed against My law.
2Will they cry unto Me:
'My God, we Israel know Thee'?
Tsrael hath cast off that which is
good;
The enemy shall pursue him.
They have set up kings, but not
from Me,

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9.7

They have made princes, and I
knew it not;
Of their silver and their gold have
they made them idols,
That they may be cut off.
Thy calf, O Samaria, is cast off;
Mine anger is kindled against them;
How long will it be ere they attain
to innocency?
'For from Israel is even this:
The craftsman made it, and it ia
no God;
Yea, the calf of Samaria shall be
broken in shivers.
'For they sow the wind, and they
shall reap the whirlwind;
It hath no stalk, the bud that shall
yield no meal;
If so be it yield, strangers shall swaL
low it up.
'Israel is swallowed up;
Now are they become among the
nations
As a vessel wherein is no value.
Tor they are gone up to Assyria,
Like a wild ass alone by himself;
Ephraim hath hired lovers.
"Yea, though they hire among the
nations,
Now will I gather them up;
And they begin to be minished
By reason of the burden of king and
princes.
"For Ephraim hath multiplied altars
to sin,
Yea, altars have been unto him to
sin.
"Though I write for him never so
many things of My Law,
They are accounted as a stranger's.
13 As for the sacrifices that are made
by fire unto Me,
Let them sacrifice flesh and eat it,
For the Lord accepteth them not.
Now will He remember their in
iquity, and punish their sins;

They shall return to Egypt.
"For Israel hath forgotten his Maker,
And builded palaces,
And Judah hath multiplied fortified
cities;
But I wiU send a fire upon his cities,
And it shall devour the castles
thereof.
Q Rejoice not, O Israel, unto exulta
tion, like the peoples,
For thou hast gone astray from thy
God,
Thou hast loved a harlot's hire
upon every corn-floor.
The threshing-floor and the wine
press shaU not feed them,
And the new wine shall fail her.
They shall not dwell in the Lord's
land;
But Ephrairn shall return to Egypt,
And they shall eat unclean food in
Assyria.
They shaU not pour out wine-
offerings to the Lord,
Neither shall they be pleasing unto
Him;
Their sacrifices shall be unto them
as the bread of mourners,
All that eat thereof shall be pol
luted;
For their bread shall be for their
appetite,
It shall not come into the house of
the Lord.
'What will ye do in the day of
the appointed season,
And in the day of the feast of the
Lord?
'For, lo, they are gone away from
destruction,
Yet Egypt shall gather them up,
Memphis shaU bury them;
Their precious treasures of silver,
nettles shall possess them,
Thorns shall be in their tents.
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9.7

HOSEA

The days of recompense are come,
Israel shall know it.
The prophet is a fool, the man of
the spirit is mad!
For the multitude of thine iniquity,
the enmity is great.
8Ephraim is a watchman with my
God;
As for the prophet, a fowler's snare is
in all his ways,
And enmity in the house of his God.
They have deeply corrupted them
selves,
As in the days of Gibeah;
He will remember their iniquity,
He wiU punish their sins.
"I found Israel like grapes in the
wilderness,
I saw your fathers as the first-ripe
in the fig-tree at her first season;
But so soon as they came to Baal-
peor,
They separated themselves unto the
shameful thing,
And became detestable like that
which they loved.
"As for Ephraim, their glory shaU
fly away like a bird;
There shall be no birth, and none
with child, and no conception.
"Yea, though they bring up their
children,
Yet wiU I bereave them, that there
be not a man left;
Yea, woe also to them when I de
part from them!
"Ephraim, Uke as I have seen Tyre,
is planted in a pleasant place;
But Ephraim shaU bring forth his
children to the slayer.
"Give them, JO Lord, whatsoever
Thou wilt give;
Give them a miscarrying womb and
dry breasts.
"All their wickedness is in Gilgal,
For there I hated them;

Because of the wickedness of their
doings
I wiU drive them out of My house;
I will love them no more,
AU their princes are rebeUious.
"Ephraim is smitten,
Their root is dried up,
They shall bear no fruit;
Yea, though they bring forth,
Yet wiU I slay the beloved fruit of
their womb.
"My God will cast them away,
Because they did not hearken unto
Him;
And they shah be wanderers among
the nations.
1 A Israel was a luxuriant vine,
Which put forth fruit freely:
As his fruit increased, .
He increased his altars;
The more goodly his land was,
The more goodly were his pillars.
Their heart is divided ;
Now shall they bear their guilt;
He will break down their altars,
He will spoil their piUars.
'Surely now shaU they say :
'We have no king;
For we feared not the Lord;
And the king, what can he do for us?'
They speak words, •
They swear falsely, they make
covenants;
Thus judgment springeth up as
hemlock
In the furrows Of the field.
The inhabitants of Samaria shall be
in dread
For the calves of Beth-aven;
For the people thereof shaU mourn
over it,
And the priests thereof shall trem
ble for it,
For its glory, because it is departed
from it.
'It also shaU be carried unto Assyria,

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11

For a present to King Contentious;
Ephraim shall receive shame,
And Israel shaU be ashamed of his
own counsel.
7As for Samaria, her king is cut off.
As foam upon the water.
The high places also of Aven shall
be destroyed,
Even the sin of Israel.
The thorn and the thistle shall come
up on their altars;
And they shaU say to the moun
tains: 'Cover us',
And to the hills: 'Fall on us.'
'From the days of Gibeah thou hast
sinned, O Israel;
There they stood;
No battle was to overtake them in
Gibeah,
Nor the children of arrogancy.
"When it is My desire, I will chastise
them;
And the peoples shaU be gathered
against them,
When they are yoked to their two
rings.
11 And Ephraim is a heifer well broken,
Triat lovetri to thresh,
And I have passed over upon her
fair neck;
I will make Ephraim to ride, Judah
shall plow,
Jacob shall break his clods.
"Sow to yourselves according to right
eousness, ,
Reap according to mercy,
Break up your fallow ground ;
For it is time to seek the Lord,
Till He come and cause righteous
ness to rain upon you.
"Ye have plowed wickedness, ye
have reaped iniquity,
Ye have eaten the fruit of lies;
For thou didst trust in thy way,
In the multitude of thy mighty

men.

"Therefore shall a tumult arise
among thy hosts,
And all thy fortresses shall be
spoiled,
As Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel in
the day of battle;
The mother was dashed in pieces
with her children.
"So hath Beth-el done unto you
Because of your great wickedness;
At daybreak is the king of Israel
utterly cut off.
1 "| When Israel was a child, then
I loved him,
And out of Egypt I called My son.
The more they called them, the
more they went from them;
They sacrificed unto the BaaUm,
And offered to graven images.
'And I, I taught Ephraim to walk,
Taking them by their arms;
But they knew not that I healed
them.
4I drew them with cords of a man,
With bands of love;
And I was to them as they that
take off the yoke on their jaws,
And I fed them gently.
'He shall not return into the land
of Egypt,
But the Assyrian shall be his king,
Because they refused to return.
'And the sword shaU fall upon his
cities,
And shall consume his bars, and
devour them,
Because of their own counsels.
7And My people are in suspense
about returning to Me;
And though they call them upwards,
None at all will lift himself up.
'How shall I give thee up, Ephraim?
How shall I surrender thee, Israel?
How shall I make thee as Admah?
How shall I set thee as Zeboim?

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HOSEA

My heart is turned within Me,
My compassions are kindled to
gether.
T will not execute the fierceness of
Mine anger,
I will not return to destroy Ephraim ;
For I am God, and not man,
The Holy One in the midst of thee,
And I will not come in fury.
"They shaU walk after the Lord,
Who shall roar like a lion;
For He shall roar,
And the children shall come trem
bling from the west.
"They shall come trembling as a
bird out of Egypt,
And as a dove out of the land of
Assyria;
And I will make them to dwell in
their houses,
Saith the Lord.
1 O Ephraim compasseth Me about
with lies,
And the house of Israel with de
ceit;
And Judah is yet wayward towards
God,
And towards the Holy One who is
faithful.
2Ephraim striveth after wind, and
followeth after the east wind;
All the day he multiplieth lies and
desolation;
And they make a covenant with
Assyria,
And oil is carried into Egypt.
The Lord hath also a controversy
with Judah,
And will punish Jacob according to
his ways,
According to his doings will He
recompense him.
4In the womb he took his brother by
the heel,
And by his strength he strove with
a godlike being;

'So he strove with an angel, and pre
vailed;
He wept, and made supplication
unto him;
, At Beth-el he would find him,
And there he would speak with us.
'But the Lord, the God of hosts,
The Lord is His name.
Therefore turn thou to' thy God;
Keep mercy and justice,
And wait for thy God continuaUy.
8As for the trafficker, the balances
of deceit are in his hand,
He loveth to oppress.
'And Ephraim said: 'Surely I am
become rich,
I have found me wealth;
In all my labours they shall find in
me
No iniquity that were sin.'
"But I am the Lord thy God
From the land of Egypt;
I will yet again make thee to dwell
in tents,
As in the days of the appointed
season. >
"I have also spoken unto the proph
ets,
And I have multiplied visions;
And by the ministry of the prophets
have I used similitudes.
"If Gilead be given to iniquity
Becoming altogether vanity,
In Gilgal they sacrifice unto bul
locks;
Yea, their altars shall be as heaps
In the furrows of the field.
"And Jacob fled into the field of
Aram,
And Israel served for a wife,
And for a wife he kept sheep.
"And by a prophet the Lord brought
Israel up out of Egypt,
And by a -prophet was he kept.
"Ephraim hath provoked most bit
terly;

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HOSEA

14.1

Therefore shall his blood be cast
upon him,
And his reproach shall his Lord
return unto him.
1 Q When Ephraim spoke, there was
trembling,
He exalted himself in Israel;
But when he became guilty through
Baal, he died.
2And now they sin more and more,
And have made them molten images
of their silver,
According to their own understand
ing, even idols,
All of them the work of the crafts
men;
Of them they say:
' They that sacrifice men kiss calves.'
Therefore they shall be as the morn
ing cloud,
And as the dew that early passeth
away,
As the chaff that is driven with the
wind out of the threshing-floor,
And as the smoke out of the window.
4Yet I am the Lord thy God
From the land of Egypt;
And thou knowest no God but
Me,
And beside Me there is no saviour.
6I did know thee in the wilderness,
In the land of great drought.
'When they were fed, they became
full,
They were filled, and their heart
was exalted;
Therefore have they forgotten Me.
Therefore am I become unto them
as a lion;
As a leopard wiU I watch by the
way;
8I will meet them as a bear that is
bereaved of her whelps,
And will rend the enclosure of their
heart;

And there will I devour them like a
lioness,
The wild beast shaU tear them.
'It is thy destruction, 0 Israel,
That thou art against Me, against
thy help.
"Ho, now, thy king,
That he may save thee in all thy
cities!
And thy judges, of whom thou
saidst:
'Give me a king and princes!'
"I give thee a king in Mine anger,
And take him away in My wrath.
'The iniquity of Ephraim is bound
His sin is laid up in store.
"The throes of a travailing woman
shall come upon him;
He is an unwise son;
For it is time he should not tarry
In the place of the breaking forth
of children.
"Shall I ransom them from the
power of the nether-world?
Shall I redeem them from death?
Ho, thy plagues, O death!
Ho, thy destruction, 0 nether- world!
Repentance be hid from Mine eyes!
"For though he be fruitful among
the reed-plants,
An east wind shall come, the wind
of the Lord coming up from the
wilderness,
And his spring shall become dry,
and his fountain shall be dried up ;
He shall spoil the treasure of aU
precious vessels.
1 A Samaria shall bear her guilt,
For she hath rebelled against
her God;
They shall fall by the sword;
Their infants shall be dashed in
pieces,

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HOSEA

And their women with child shall

And his beauty shall be as the olive-

be ripped up.

tree,

Tteturn, 0 Israel, unto the Lord thy

And his fragrance as Lebanon.

God;

'They that -dwell under his shadow-

For thou hast stumbled in thine

shall again

iniquity.

Make corn to grow,

Take with you words,

And shall blossom as the vine;

And return unto the Lord;

The scent thereof shaU be as the

Say unto Him : 'Forgive all iniquity,

wine of Lebanon.

And accept that which is good;

'Ephraim [shall say] :

So will we render for bullocks the

'What have I to do any more with

offering of our lips.

idols?'

4Asshur shall not save us;

As for Me, I respond and look on

We wiU not ride upon horses;

him;

Neither will we call any more the

I am like a leafy cypress-tree;

work of our hands our gods;

From Me is thy fruit found.

For in Thee the fatherless findeth

mercy.'

"Whoso is wise, let him understand

5I will heal their backsliding,

these things,

I will love them freely;

Whoso is prudent, let him know

For Mine anger is turned away

them.

from him.

For the ways of the Lord are

'I will be as the dew unto Israel;

right,

He shall blossom as the lily,

And the just do walk in them;

And cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

But transgressors do stumble there

7His branches shall spread,

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JOEL

1 The word of the Lord that came
to Joel the son of Pethuel.
2Hear this, ye old men,
And give ear, all ye inhabitants of
the land.
Hath this been in your days,
Or in the days of your fathers?
Tell ye your children of it,
And let your children tell their
children,
And their chUdren another genera
tion.

That which the palmer-worm hath
left hath the locust eaten;
And that which the locust hath left
hath the canker-worm eaten;
And that wliich the canker-worm
hath left hath the caterpillar
eaten.
'Awake, ye drunkards, and weep,
And wail, all ye drinkers of wine,
Because of the sweet wine,
For it is cut off from your mouth.
'For a people is come up upon my
land,

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Mighty, and without number;
His teeth are the teeth of a lion,
And he hath the jaw-teeth of a
Uoness.
7He hath laid my vine waste,
And blasted my fig-tree;
He hath made it clean bare, and
cast it down,
The branches thereof are made
white.
Tament like a virgin girded with
sackcloth
For the husband of her youth.
The meal-offering and the drink-
offering is cut off
From the house of the Lord ;
The priests mourn,
Even the Lord's ministers.
"The field is wasted,
The land mourneth;
For the corn is wasted,
The new wine is dried up,
The oil languisheth.
"Be ashamed, 0 ye husbandmen,
WaU, O ye vinedressers,
For the wheat and for the barley ;
Because the harvest of the field is
perished.
"The vine is withered,
And the fig-tree languisheth;
The pomegranate-tree, the palm-
tree also, and the apple-tree,
Even all the trees of the field are
withered;
For joy is withered away from the
sons of men.
"Gird yourselves, and lament, ye
priests,
Wail, ye ministers of the altar;
Come, lie aU night in sackcloth,
Ye ministers of my God;
For the meal-offering and the drink-
offering is withholden
From the house of your God.
"Sanctify ye a fast,

Call a solemn assembly,
Gather the elders
And all the inhabitants of the land
Unto the house of the Lord your
God,
And cry unto the Lord.
"Alas for the day!
For the day of the Lord is at hand,
And as a destruction from the
Almighty shall it come.
"Is not the food cut off
Before our eyes,
Yea, joy and gladness ,
From the house of our God?
"The grains sririvel under their hoes;
The garners are laid desolate,
The barns are broken down;
For the corn is withered.
"How do the beasts groan!
The herds of cattle are perplexed,
Because they have no pasture;
Yea, the flocks of sheep are made
desolate.
"Unto Thee, O Lord, do I cry;
For the fire hath devoured
The pastures of the wilderness,
And the flame hath set ablaze
All the trees of the field.
"Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto
Thee;
For the water brooks are dried up,
And the fire hath devoured the
pastures of the wilderness.
O Blow ye the horn in Zion,
And sound an alarm in My holy
mountain;
Let all the inhabitants of the land
tremble;
For the day of the Lord cometh,
For it is at hand;
2A day of darkness and gloominess,
A day of clouds and thick darkness,
As blackness spread upon the moun
tains;
A great people and a mighty,

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JOEL

There hath not been ever the like,

And the stars withdraw their shining.

Neither shall be any more after

"And the Lord uttereth His voice

them,

before His army;

Even to the years of many genera

For His camp is very great,

tions.

For he is mighty that executeth His

3A fire devoureth before them,

word;

And behind them a flame blazeth;

For great is the day of the Lord and

The land is as the garden of Eden

very terrible;

before them,

And who can abide it?

And behind them a desolate wilder

ness;

"Yet even now, saith the Lord,

Yea, and nothing escapeth them.

Turn ye unto Me with all your

heart,

The appearance of them is as the

And with fasting, and with weeping,

appearance of horses;

and with lamentation;

And as horsemen, so do they run.

"And rend your heart, and not your

'Like the noise of chariots,

garments,

On the tops of the mountains do

And turn unto the Lord your God;

they leap,

For He is gracious and compas

Like the noise of a flame of fire

sionate,

That devoureth the stubble,

Long-suffering, and abundant in

As a mighty people set in battle

mercy,

array.

And repenteth Him of the evil.

'At their presence the peoples are in

"Who knoweth whether He will not

anguish;

turn and repent,

All faces have gathered blackness.

And leave a blessing behind Him,

They run like mighty men,

Even a meal-offering and a drink-

They climb the wall Uke men of

offering

war;

Unto the Lord your God?

And they move on every one in his

ways,

"Blow the horn in Zion,

And they entangle not their paths.

Sanctify a fast, call a solemn as

Neither doth one thrust another,

sembly;

They march every one in his high

"Gather the people,

way;

Sanctify the congregation,

And they break through the

Assemble the elders,

weapons,

Gather the children,

And suffer no harm.

And those that suck the breasts;

They leap upon the city,

Let the bridegroom go forth from his

They run upon the wall,

chamber,

They climb up into the houses;

And the bride out of her pavilion.

They enter in at the windows like a

"Let the priests, the ministers of the

thief.

Lord,

"Before them the earth quaketh,

Weep between the porch and the

The heavens tremble;

altar,

The sun and the moon are become

And let them say: 'Spare Thy

black,

people, 0 Lord,

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3.5

And give not Thy heritage to re
proach,
That the nations should make them
a byword:
Wherefore should they say among
the peoples:
Where is their God?'
"Then was the Lord jealous for
His land,
And had pity on His people.
"And the Lord answered and said
unto His people:
'Behold, I will send you corn, and
wine, and oil,
And ye shall be satisfied therewith;
And I wiU no more make you a re
proach among the nations;
"But I will remove far off from you
the northern one,
And will drive him into a land
barren and desolate,
With his face toward the eastern sea,
And his hinder part toward the
western sea;
That his foulness may come up, and
his ill savour may come up,
Because he hath done great things.'
Tear not, 0 land, be glad and re
joice;
For the Lord hath done great
things.
Te not afraid, ye beasts of the field;
For the pastures of the wilderness
do spring,
For the tree beareth its fruit,
The fig-tree and the vine do yield
their strength.
Te glad then, ye children of Zion,
and rejoice
In the Lord your God;
For He giveth you the former rain
in just measure,
And He causeth to come down for
you the rain,
The former rain and the latter rain,
at the first.

24And the floors shall be full of corn,
And the vats shall overflow with
wine and oil.
"And I wiU restore to you the years
that the locust hath eaten,
The canker-worm, and the cater
pillar, and the palmer-worm,
My great army wliich I sent among
you.
"And ye shall eat in plenty and be
satisfied,
And shall praise the name of the
Lord your God,
That hath dealt wondrously with
you;
And My people shall never be
ashamed.
"And ye shall know that I am in the
midst of Israel,
And that I am the Lord your God,
and there is none else;
And My people shall never be
ashamed.
Q And it shall come to pass after-
ward,
That I will pour out My spirit
upon aU flesh;
And your sons and your daughters
shaU prophesy,
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions;
2And also upon the servants and
upon the handmaids
In those days will I pour out My
spirit.
3And I will show wonders in the
heavens and in the earth,
Blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
The sun shall be turned into dark
ness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the great and terrible day of
the Lord come.
'And it shall come to pass, that who
soever shall call on the name of the
Lord shall be delivered;

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JOEL

For in mount Zion and in Jeru
salem there shall be those that
escape,
As the Lord hath said,
And among the remnant those
whom the Lord shall call.
A For, behold, in those days, and in
that time,
When I shall bring back the cap
tivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
2I will gather all nations,
And will bring them down into the
valley of Jehoshaphat;
And I will enter into judgment
with them there
For My people and for My heritage
Israel,
Whom they have scattered among
the nations,
And divided My land.
3And they have cast lots for My
people;
And have given a boy for a harlot,
And sold a girl for wine, and have
drunk.
4And also what are ye to Me, 0
Tyre, and Zidon, and all the regions
of Philistia? will ye render retribu
tion on My behalf? and if ye ren
der retribution on My behalf, swiftly,
speedily will I return your retribu
tion upon your own head. 'For
asmuch as ye have taken My silver
and My gold, and have carried into
your temples My goodly treasures;
'the children also of Judah and the
children of Jerusalem have ye sold
unto the sons of the Jevanim, that ye
might remove them far from their
border; 7behold, I will stir them up
out of the place whither ye have sold
them, and will return your retribution
upon your own head; 8and I will sell
your sons and your daughters into the
hand of the children of Judah, and

they shall sell them to the men of
Sheba, to a nation far off; for the
Lord hath spoken.
'Proclaim ye this among the na
tions,
Prepare war;
Stir up the mighty men;
Let all the men of war draw near,
Let them come up.
"Beat your plowshares into swords,
And your pruning-hooks into spears;
Let the weak say: T am strong.'
"Haste ye, and come, all ye nations
round about,
And- gather yourselves together;
Thither cause Thy mighty ones to
come down, O Lord!
"Let the nations be stirred up, and
come up
To the valley of a Jehoshaphat;
For there will I sit to judge
All the nations round about.
"Put ye in the sickle,
For the harvest is ripe;
Come, tread ye,
For the winepress is full, the vats
overflow;
For their wickedness is great.
"Multitudes, multitudes in the valley
of decision!
For the day of the Lord is near in
the valley of decision.
"The sun and the moon are become
black,
And the stars withdraw their shin
ing.
"And the Lord shall roar from Zion,
And utter His voice from Jerusa
lem,
And the heavens and the earth shall
shake;
But the Lord will be a refuge unto
His people,
And a stronghold to the children of
Israel.

1 That is, The Lord judgeth.
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1.7

"So shall ye know that I am the

And shall water the valley of Shit-

Lord your God,

tim.

Dwelling in Zion My holy moun

"Egypt shall be a desolation,

tain;

And Edom shall be a desolate wilder

Then shall Jerusalem be holy,

ness,

And there shall no strangers pass

For the violence against the chU

through her any more.

dren of Judah,

Because they have shed innocent

"And it shall come to pass in that

blood in their land.

day,

Tut Judah shaU be inhabited for

That the mountains shall drop down

ever,

sweet wine,

And Jerusalem from generation to

And the hills shall flow with milk,

generation.

And all the brooks of Judah shall

21 And I will hold as innocent their

flow with waters;

blood that I have not held as

And a fountain shall come forth of

innocent;

the house of the Lord,

And the Lord dwelleth in Zion.

AMOS

"J The words of Amos, who was
among the herdmen of Tekoa,
which he saw concerning Israel in the
days of Uzziah king of Judah, and
in the days of Jeroboam the son of
Joash king of Israel, two years before
the earthquake.
2And he said :
The Lord roareth from Zion,
And uttereth His voice from Jeru
salem;
And the pastures of the shepherds
shaU mourn,
And the top of Carmel shall wither.
Thus saith the Lord :
For three transgressions of Damas
cus,
Yea, for four, I will not reverse it:
Because they have threshed Gilead
with sledges of iron.

4So will I send a fire into the house of
Hazael,
And it shall devour the palaces of
Ben-hadad;
'And I will break the bar of Damas
cus,
And cut off the inhabitant from
Bikath-aven,
And him that holdeth the sceptre
from Beth-eden;
And the people of Aram shall go
into captivity unto Kir,
Saith the Lord.
Thus saith the Lord :
For three transgressions of Gaza,
Yea, for four, I will not reverse it :
Because they carried away captive
a whole captivity,
To deliver them up to Edom.
7So will I send a fire on the wall of
Gaza,

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AMOS

And it shall devour the palaces
( thereof;
'And I wiU cut off the inhabitant
from Ashdod,
And him that holdeth the sceptre
from Ashkelon;
And I will turn My hand against
Ekron,
And the remnant of the PhiUstines
shall perish,
Saith the Lord God.
Thus saith the Lord :
For three transgressions of Tyre,
Yea, for four, I will not reverse it :
Because they delivered up a whole
captivity to Edom,
And remembered not the brotherly
covenant.
"So wiU I send a fire on the wall of
Tyre,
And it shall devour the palaces
thereof.
"Thus saith the Lord :
For three transgressions of Edom,
Yea, for four, I will not reverse it:
Because he did pursue his brother
with the sword,
And did cast off all pity,
And his anger did tear perpetu
ally,
And he kept his wrath for ever.
"So will I send a fire upon Teman,
And it shall devour the palaces of
Bozrah.
"Thus saith the Lord :
For three transgressions of the chil
dren of Ammon,
Yea, for four, I will not reverse it :
Because they have ripped up the
women with child of Gilead,
That they might enlarge their
border.
"So will I kindle a fire in the wall of
Rabbah,

And it shall .devour the palaces
thereof,
With shouting in the day of battle,
With a tempest in the day of the
whirlwind;
"And their king shall go into captivity,
He and his princes together,
Saith the Lord.
O Thus saith the Lord :
For three transgressions of Moab,
Yea, for four, I will not reverse it:
Because he burned the bones of the
king of Edom into lime.
2So will I send a fire upon Moab,
And it shaU devour the palaces of
Kerioth;
And Moab shall die with tumult,
With shouting, and with the sound
of the horn;
3 And I will cut off the judge from
the midst thereof,
And will slay all the princes thereof
with him,
Saith the Lord.
Thus saith the Lord :
For three transgressions of Judah,
Yea, for four, I will not reverse it:
Because they have rejected the law
of the Lord,
And have not kept His statutes,
And their lies have caused them to
err,
After which their fathers did walk.
'So will I send a fire upon Judah,
And it shall devour the palaces of
Jerusalem.
Thus saith the Lord :
For three transgressions of Israel,
Yea, for four, I wiU not reverse it:
Because they sell the righteous for
silver,
And the needy for a pair of shoes;
That pant after the dust of the
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3.9

And turn aside the way of the hum
ble;
And a man and his father go unto
the same maid,
To profane My holy name;
'And they lay themselves down be
side every altar
Upon clothes taken in pledge,
And in the house of their God they
drink
The wine of them that have been
fined.
9Yet destroyed I the Amorite before
them,
Whose height was like the height of
the cedars,
And he was strong as the oaks;
Yet I destroyed his fruit from above,
And his roots from beneath.
"Also I brought you up out of the
land of Egypt,
And led you forty years in the
wilderness,
To possess the land of the Amorite.
"And I raised up of your sons for
prophets,
And of your young men for Nazirites.
Is it not even thus, O ye children of
Israel?
Saith the Lord.
"But ye gave the Nazirites wine to
drink;
And commanded the prophets, say
ing: 'Prophesy not.'
"Behold, I will make it creak under
you,
As a cart creaketh that is full of
sheaves.
"And flight shall fail the swift,
And the strong shall not exert his
strength,
Neither shall the mighty deliver
himself;
"Neither shall he stand that handleth
the bow;
And he that is swift of foot shall not
deUver himself;

Neither shall he that rideth the
horse deliver himself;
"And he that is courageous among
the mighty
Shall flee away naked in that day,
Saith the Lord.
Q Hear this word that the Lord hath
spoken against you, O children of
Israel, against the whole family which
I brought up out of the land of Egypt,
saying: 2You only have I known of all the
families of the earth;
Therefore I will visit upon you all
your iniquities.
'Will two walk together,
Except they have agreed?
4WiU a lion roar in the forest,
When he hath no prey?
Will a young lion give forth his
voice out of his den,
If he have taken nothing?
'Will a bird fall in a snare upon the
earth,
Where there is no lure for it?
Will a snare spring up from the
ground,
And have taken nothing at all?
'Shall the horn be blown in a city,
And the people not tremble?
Shall evil befall a city,
And the Lord hath not done it?
Tor the Lord God will do noth
ing,
But He revealeth His counsel unto
His servants the prophets.
'The Uon hath roared,
Who will not fear?
The Lord God hath spoken,
Who can but prophesy?
'Proclaim it upon the palaces at Ash
dod,
And upon the palaces in the land of
Egypt,

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AMOS

And say: 'Assemble yourselves
upon the mountains of Samaria,
And behold the great confusions
therein,
And the oppressions in the midst
thereof.'
"For they know not to do right, saith
the Lord,
Who store up violence and robbery
in their palaces.
"Therefore thus saith the Lord God :
An adversary, even round about the
land!
And he shall bring down thy
strength from thee,
And thy palaces shall be spoiled.
Thus saith the Lord :
As the shepherd rescueth out of the
mouth of the lion
Two legs, or a piece of an ear,
So shall the children of Israel
that dwell in Samaria
Escape with the corner of a couch,
and the leg of a bed.
"Hear ye, and testify against the
house of Jacob,
Saith the Lord God, the God of hosts.
"For in the day that I shall visit the
transgressions of Israel upon him,
I will also punish the altars of
Bethrel,
And the horns of the altar shall be
cut off,
And fall to the ground.
"And I will smite the winter-house
with the summer-house;
And the houses of ivory shall perish,
And the great houses shall have an
end,
Saith the Lord.
A Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan,
That are in the mountain of Sama
ria,
That oppress the poor, that crush
the needy,

That say unto their lords: 'Bring,
that we may feast.'
The Lord God hath sworn by His
holiness:
Lo, surely the days shall come upon
you,
That ye shall be taken away with
hooks,
And your residue with fish-hooks.
'And ye shall go out at the breaches,
every one straight before her;
And ye shall be cast into Harmon,
Saith the Lord.
4Come to Beth-el, and transgress,
To Gilgal, and multiply transgres
sion;
And bring your sacrifices in the
morning,
And your tithes after three days;
'And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving
of that which is leavened,
And proclaim freewill-offerings and
publish them;
For so ye love to do, 0 ye children
of Israel,
Saith the Lord God.
'And I also have given you
Cleanness of teeth in all your cities,
And want of bread in all your places;
Yet have ye not returned unto Me,
Saith the Lord.
7And I also have withholden the
rain from you,
When there were yet three months
to the harvest;
And I caused it to rain upon one
city,
And caused it not to rain upon
another city;
One piece was rained upon,
And the piece whereupon it rained
not withered.
'So two or three cities wandered un
to one city

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5.10

To drink water, and were not satis
fied;
Yet have ye not returned unto Me,
Saith the Lord.
9I have smitten you with blasting
and mildew;
The multitude of your gardens and
your vineyards
And your fig-trees and your olive-
trees
Hath the palmer-worm devoured;
Yet have ye not returned unto Me,
Saith the Lord.
"I have sent among you the pesti
lence in the way of Egypt;
Your young men have I slain with
the sword,
And have carried away your horses;
And I have made the stench of your
camp to come up even into your
nostrils;
Yet have ye not returned unto Me,
Saith the Lord.
"I have overthrown some of you,
As God overthrew Sodom and
Gomorrah,
And ye were as a brand plucked out
of the burning;
Yet have ye not returned unto Me,
Saith the Lord.
"Therefore thus wiU I do unto thee,
0 Israel;
Because I will do this unto thee,
Prepare to meet thy God, 0 Israel.
"For, lo, He that formeth the moun
tains, and createth the wind,
And declareth unto man what is
his thought,
That maketh the morning darkness,
And treadeth upon the high places
of the earth;
The Lord, the God of hosts, is His
name.

PL Hear ye this word which I take up
for a lamentation over you, O
house of Israel:
The virgin of Israel is fallen,
She shaU no more rise;
She is cast down upon her land,
There is none to raise her up.
'For thus saith the Lord God : The
city that went forth a thousand shall
have a hundred left, and that which
went forth a hundred shaU have ten
left, of the house of Israel.
Tor thus saith the Lord unto the
house of Israel:
Seek ye Me, and live;
'But seek not Beth-el,
Nor enter into Gilgal,
And pass not to Beer-sheba;
For Gilgal shall surely go into
captivity,
And Beth-el shall come to nought.
'Seek the Lord, and live —
Lest He break out like fire in the
house of Joseph,
And it devour, and there be none to
quench it in Beth-el —
7Ye who turn justice to wormwood,
And cast righteousness to the
ground;
8Him that maketh the Pleiades and
Orion,
And bringeth on the shadow of
death in the morning,
And darkeneth the day into night;
That calleth for the waters of the sea,
And poureth them out upon the
face of the earth;
The Lord is His name;
That causeth destruction to flash
upon the strong,
So that destruction cometh upon the
fortress.
"They hate him that reproveth in
the gate,

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AMOS

And they abhor him that speaketh
uprightly.
"Therefore, because ye trample upon
the poor,
And take from him exactions of
wheat;
Ye have built houses of hewn
stone,
But ye shall not dwell in them,
Ye have planted pleasant vineyards,
But ye shall not drink the wine
thereof.
"For I know how manifold are your
transgressions,
And how mighty are your sins ;
Ye that afflict the just, that take a
ransom,
And that turn aside the needy in the
gate.
"Therefore the prudent doth keep
silence in such a time;
For it is an evil time.
"Seek good, and not evil, that ye may
live;
And so the Lord, the God of
hosts, wiU be with you, as ye
say.
"Hate the evil, and love the good,
And establish justice in the gate;
It may be that the Lord, the God of
hosts,
Will be gracious unto the remnant
of Joseph.
"Therefore thus saith the Lord,
The God of hosts, the Lord:
Lamentation shall be in all the
broad places,
And they shaU say in all the streets:
'Alas! alas!'
And they shall call the husbandman
to mourning,
And proclaim lamentation to such
as are skilful of wailing.
"And in all vineyards shall be lamen
tation;

For I will pass through the midst of
thee,
Saith the Lord.
"Woe unto you that desire the day
of the Lord!
Wherefore would ye have the day
of the Lord?
It is darkness, and not light.
"As if a man did flee from a lion,
And a bear met him;
And went into the house and leaned
his hand on the wall,
And a serpent bit him.
"Shall not the day of the Lord be
darkness, and not light?
Even very dark, and no brightness
in it?
T hate, I despise your feasts,
And I will take no delight in your
solemn assembhes.
22Yea, though ye offer me burnt-
offerings and your meal-offerings,
I will not accept them;
- Neither will I regard the peace-
offerings of your fat beasts.
Take thou away from Me the noise
of thy songs;
And let Me not hear the melody of
thy psalteries.
Tut let justice well up as waters,
And righteousness as a mighty
stream.
"Did ye bring unto Me sacrifices
and offerings in the wilderness forty
years, 0 house of Israel? "So shall ye
take up Siccuth your king and Chiun
your images, the star of your god,
which ye made to yourselves. There
fore will I cause you to go into captiv
ity beyond Damascus, saith He, whose
name is the Lord God of hosts.
Cl Woe to them that are at ease in
U Zion,
And to them that are secure in the
mountain of Samaria,

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The notable men of the first of the
nations,
To whom the house of Israel come!
Tass ye unto Calneh, and see,
And from thence go ye to Hamath
the great;
Then go down to Gath of the
Philistines;
Are they better than these king
doms?
Or is their border greater than, your
border?
3Ye that put far away the evil day,
And cause the seat of violence to
come near;
That Ue upon beds of ivory,
And stretch themselves upon their
couches,
And eat the lambs out of the flock,
And the calves out of the midst of
the staU;
That thrum on the psaltery,
That devise for themselves instru
ments of music, like David;
That drink wine in bowls,
And anoint themselves with the
chief ointments;
But they are not grieved for the
hurt of Joseph.
'Therefore now shall they go captive
at the head of them that go cap
tive,
And the revelry of them that
stretched themselves shall pass
away.
The Lord God hath sworn by Him
self,
Saith the Lord, the God of hosts:
I abhor the pride of Jacob,
And hate his palaces;
And I will deliver up the city with
all that is therein.
'And it shall come to pass, ff there
remain ten men in one house, that they
shall die. "And when a man's uncle
shall take him up, even he that burneth
him, to bring out the bones out of the

house, and shall say unto him that is
in the innermost parts of the house:
'Is there yet any with thee?' and he
shall say. 'No'; then shall he say:
' Hold thy peace; for we must not make
mention of the name of the Lord.'
"For, behold, the Lord commandeth,
And the great house shaU be smitten
into splinters,
And the little house into chips.
"Do horses run upon the rock?
Doth one plow there with oxen?
That ye have turned justice into gall,
And the fruit of righteousness into
wormwood;
"Ye that rejoice in a thing of nought,
That say : ' Have we not taken to us
horns by our own strength?'
'Tor, behold, I will raise up against
you a nation, O house of Israel, saith
the Lord, the God of hosts; and they
shall afflict you from the entrance of
Hamath unto the Brook of the Arabah.
H Thus the Lord God showed me;
and, behold, He formed locusts in
the beginning of the shooting up of the
latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter
growth after the king's mowings.
2And if it had come to pass, that when
they made an end of eating the grass
of the land — so I said:
O Lord God, forgive, I beseech Thee;
How shaU Jacob stand? for he is
small.
The Lord repented concerning this;
'It shall not be', saith the Lord.
Thus the Lord God showed me;
and, behold, the Lord God called to
contend by fire; and it devoured the
great deep, and would have eaten
up the land. Then said I :
0 Lord God, cease, I beseech Thee;
How shall Jacob stand? for he is
small.

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The Lord repented concerning this;
'This also shall not be', saith the Lord
God.
' 'Thus He showed me; and, behold,
the Lord stood beside a wall made by
a plumbline, with a plumbline in His
hand. 'And the Lord said unto me
'Amos, what seest thou?' And I said
'A plumbUne.' Then said the Lord
Behold, I will set a plumbline in
the midst of My people Israel;
I will not again pardon them any
more;
'And the high places of Isaac shall
be desolate,
And the sanctuaries of Israel shall
be laid waste;
And I will rise against the house of
Jeroboam with the sword.
'Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el
sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, say
ing: 'Amos hath conspired against
thee in the midst of the house of Israel ;
the land is not able to bear all his
words. "For thus Amos saith:
Jeroboam shall die by the sword,
And Israel shall surely be led away
captive out of his land.'
"Also Amaziah said unto Amos: '0
thou seer, go, flee thee away into the
land of Judah, and there eat bread, and
prophesy there; "but prophesy not
again any more at Beth-el, for it is the
king's sanctuary, and it is a royal
house.' 'Then answered Amos, and
said to Amaziah: ' I was no prophet,
neither was I a prophet's son; but I
was a herdman, and a dresser of syco-
more- trees; "and the Lord took me
from following the flock, and the Lord
said unto me: Go, prophesy unto My
people Israel. "Now therefore hear
thou the word of the Lord :
Thou sayest: Prophesy not against
Israel, B Heb. kaiz.

And preach not against the house of
Isaac;
"Therefore thus saith the Lord :
Thy wffe shaU be a harlot in the city,
And thy sons and thy daughters
shall fall by the sword,
And thy land shall be divided by
Une;
And thou thyself shalt die in an un
clean land,
And Israel shall surely be led away
captive out of his land. '
Q Thus the Lord God showed me;
and behold a basket of summer
fruit. 2And He said: 'Amos, what
seest thou?' And I said: 'A basket of
'summer fruit.' Then said the Lord
unto me :
The bend is come upon My people
Israel;
I will not again pardon them any
more.
3And the songs of the palace shall be
waiUngs in that day,
Saith the Lord God;
The dead bodies shall be many;
In every place silence shall be cast.
4Hear this, 0 ye that would swallow
the needy,
And destroy the poor of the land,
'Saying: 'When will the new moon
be gone, that we may sell grain?
And the sabbath, that we may set
forth corn?
Making the ephah small, and the
shekel great,
And falsifying the balances of deceit;
'That we may buy the poor for
silver,
And the needy for a pair of shoes,
And sell the refuse of the corn.'
The Lord hath sworn by the pride
of Jacob :
Surely I will never forget any of
their works.
>> Heb. kez.

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9.6

'Shall not the land tremble for this,
And every one mourn that dwelleth
therein?
Yea, it shall rise up wholly like the
River;
And it shall be troubled and sink
again, Uke the River of Egypt.
'Andit shall come to pass in that day,
Saith the Lord God,
That I will cause the sun to go down
at noon,
And I will darken the earth in the
clear day.
"And I will turn your feasts into
mourning,
And all your songs into lamentation;
And I will bring up sackcloth upon
all loins,
And baldness upon every head;
And I will make it as the mourning
for an only son,
And the end thereof as a bitter day.
"Behold, the days come, saith the
Lord God,
That I will send a famine in the
land,
Not a famine of bread, nor a thirst
for water,
But of hearing the words of the Lord .
"And they shall wander from sea to
sea,
And from the north even to the east;
They shall run to and fro to seek the
word of the Lord,
And shall not find it.
"In that day shall the fair virgins
And the young men faint for thirst.
"They that swear by the sin of Sama
ria,
And say: 'As thy God, 0 Dan,
liveth';
And: 'As the way of Beer-sheba
liveth';
Even they shall fall, and never rise
up again.

Q I saw the Lord standing beside the
"' altar; and He said:
Smite the capitals, that the posts
may shake;
And break them in pieces on the
head of all of them;
And I will slay the residue of them
with the sword;
There shall not one of them flee
away,
And there shaU not one of them
escape.
Though they dig into the nether
world,
Thence shall My hand take them;
And though they climb up to
heaven,
Thence will I bring them down.
3And though they hide themselves
in the top of Carmel,
I will search and take them out
thence;
And though they be hid from My
sight in the bottom of the sea,
Thence will I command the serpent,
and he shaU bite them.
4And though they go into captivity
before their enemies,
Thence wiU I command the sword,
and it shall slay them;
And I will set Mine eyes upon them
For evil, and not for good.
'For the Lord, the God of hosts,
Is He that toucheth the land and
it melteth,
And all that dweU therein mourn;
And it riseth up wholly like the
River,
And sinketh again, hke the River of
Egypt;
'It is He that buildeth His upper
chambers in the heaven,
And hath founded His vault upon
the earth;
He that calleth for the waters of the

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And poureth them out upon the
face of the earth;
The Lord is His name.
'Are ye not as the children of the
Ethiopians unto Me,
O children of Israel? saith the
Lord.
Have not I brought up Israel out of
the land of Egypt,
And the Philistines from Caphtor,
And Aram from Kir?
Tehold, the eyes of the Lord God
Are upon the sinful kingdom,
And I wiU destroy it from off the
face of the earth;
Saving that I will not utterly de
stroy the house of Jacob,
Saith the Lord.
'For, lo, I will command, and I will
sift the house of Israel among all
the nations,
Like as corn is sifted in a sieve,
Yet shall not the least grain fall
upon the earth.
"All the sinners of My people shall
die by the sword,
That say : ' The evil shall not over
take nor confront us.'
"In that day will I raise up
The tabernacle of David that is
fallen,

And close up the breaches thereof,
And I will raise up his ruins,
And I wiU build it as in the days of
old;
"That they may possess the remnant
of Edom,
And all the nations, upon whom My
name is called,
Saith the Lord that doeth this.
Tehold, the days come, saith the
Lord,
That the plowman shaU overtake
the reaper,
And the treader of grapes him that
soweth seed;
And the mountains shall drop sweet
wine,
And aU the hiUs shall melt.
"And I will turn the captivity of My
people Israel,
And they shall buUd the waste cities,
and inhabit them;
And they shall plant vineyards, and
drink the wine thereof;
They shall also make gardens, and
eat the fruit of them.
"And I wiU plant them upon their
land,
And they shall no more be plucked up
Out of their land which I have given
them,
Saith the Lord thy God.

may
OBADIAH

The vision of Obadiah.
Thus saith the Lord God concern
ing Edom :
We have heard a message from the
Lord,

And an ambassador is sent among
the nations :
'Arise ye, and let us rise up against
her in battle.'
2Behold, I make thee small among
the nations;

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1.16

Thou art gr.eatly despised.
The pride of thy heart hath be
guiled thee,
0 thou that dwellest in the clefts
of the rock,
Thy habitation on high;
That sayest in thy heart :
'Who shall bring me down to the
ground?'
Though thou make thy nest as
high as the eagle,
And though thou set it among the
stars,
I will bring thee down from thence,
saith the Lord.
5If thieves came to thee, if robbers
by night —
How art thou cut off! —
Would they not steal tiU they had
enough?
If grape-gatherers came to thee,
Would they not leave some glean
ing grapes?
'How is Esau searched out!
How are his hidden places sought
out!
'AU the men of thy confederacy
Have conducted thee to the bor
der;
The men that were at peace with
thee
Have beguiled thee, and prevailed
against thee;
They that eat thy bread lay a
snare under thee,
In whom there is no discernment.
8Shall I not in that day, saith the
Lord,
Destroy the wise men .out of
Edom,
And discernment out of the mount
of Esau?
9And thy mighty men, 0 Teman,
shall be dismayed,
To the end that every one may be
cut off from the mount of Esau
by slaughter.

"For the violence done to thy brother
Jacob shame shall cover thee,
And thou shalt be cut off for ever.
"In the day that thou didst stand
aloof,
In the day that strangers carried
away his substance,
And foreigners entered into his
gates,
And cast lots upon Jerusalem,
Even thou wast as one of them.
"But thou shouldest not have gazed
on the day of thy brother
In the day of his disaster,
Neither shouldest thou have re
joiced over the children of Judah
In the day of their destruction;
Neither shouldest thou have spoken
proudly
In the day of distress.
'Thou shouldest not have entered
into the gate of My people
In the day of their calamity;
Yea, thou shouldest not have gazed
on their affliction
In the day of their calamity,
Nor have laid hands on their sub
stance
In the day of their calamity.
"Neither shouldest thou have stood
in the crossway,
To cut off those of his that escape;
Neither shouldest thou have de
livered up those of his
That did remain in the day of dis
tress.
"For the day of the Lord is near
upon aU the nations;
As thou hast done, it shall be done
unto thee;
Thy dealing shall return upon thine
own head.
"For as ye have drunk upon My
holy mountain,
So shall all the nations drink con
tinually,

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Yea, they shall drink, and swallow
down,
And shaU be as though they had not
been.
"But in mount Zion there shall be
those that escape,
And it shall be holy;
And the house of Jacob shall pos
sess their possessions.
"And the house of Jacob shall be a fire,
And the house of Joseph a flame,
And the house of Esau for stubble,
And they shall kindle in them, and
devour them;
And there shall not be any re
maining of the house of Esau;
For the Lord hath spoken.
"And they of the South shaU possess
the mount of Esau,

And they of the Lowland the
Philistines;
And they shaU possess the field of
Ephraim,
And the field of Samaria;
And Benjamin shaU possess Gilead.
"And the captivity of this host of the
children of Israel,
That are among the ' Canaanites,
even unto Zarephath,
And the captivity of Jerusalem,
that is in Sepharad,
ShaU possess the cities of the
South;
"And saviours shaU come up on
mount Zion
To judge the mount of Esau;
And the kingdom shall be the
Lord's.

JONAH

"| Now the word of the Lord came
unto Jonah the son of Amittai,
saying: 2' Arise, go to Nineveh, that
great city, and proclaim against it;
for their wickedness is come up be
fore Me.' 'But Jonah rose up to flee
unto Tarshish from the presence of
the Lord; and he went down to
Joppa, and found a ship going to
Tarshish; so he paid the fare thereof,
and went down into it, to go with
them unto Tarshish, from the presence
of the Lord.
4But the Lord hurled a great wind
into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship
was Uke to be broken. 'And the
mariners were afraid, and cried every
man unto his god; and they cast forth
the wares that were in the ship into

the sea, to Ughten it unto them.
But Jonah was gone down into the
innermost parts of the ship; and he
lay, arid was fast asleep. 'So the
shipmaster came to him, and said
unto him: 'What meanest thou that
thou sleepest? arise, caU upon thy
God, if so be that God wiU think
upon us, that we perish not.'
'And they said every one to his
fellow: 'Come, and let us cast lots,
that we, may know for whose cause
this evii is upon us.' So they cast
lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
Then said they unto him: Tell us,
we pray thee, for whose cause this
evil is upon us : what is thine occupa
tion? and whence comest thou? what
is thy country? and of what people
art thou?' 9And he said unto them:

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3.5

'I am a Hebrew; and I fear the Lord,
the God of heaven, who hath made
the sea and the dry land.' "Then
were the men exceedingly afraid, and
said unto him: 'What is this that
thou hast done?' For the men knew
that he fled from the presence of the
Lord, because he had told them.
"Then said they unto him: 'What
shaU we do unto thee, that the sea
may be calm unto us?' for the sea
grew more and more tempestuous.
"And he said unto them: 'Take me
up, and cast me forth into the sea;
so shall the sea be calm unto you; for
I know that for my sake this great
tempest is upon you.' "Nevertheless
the men rowed hard to bring it to the
land; but they could not; for the sea
grew more and more tempestuous
against them. "Wherefore they cried
unto the Lord, and said: 'We be
seech Thee, O Lord, we beseech Thee,
let us not perish for this man's life,
and lay not upon us innocent blood;
for Thou, O Lord, hast done as it
pleased Thee.' "So they took up
Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea;
and the sea ceased from its raging.
"Then the men feared the Lord ex
ceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice
unto the Lord, and made vows.
O And the Lord prepared a great
fish to swallow up Jonah; and
Jonah was in the belly of the fish three
days and three nights. Tien Jonah
prayed unto the Lord his God out of
the fish's belly. 3A'nd he said :
I called out of mine affliction
Unto the Lord, and He answered
me;
Out of the belly .of the nether
world cried I,
And Thou heardest my voice.
Tor thou didst cast me into the
depth,
In the heart of the seas,

And the flood was round about me;
All Thy waves and Thy billows
Passed over me.
'And I said: T am cast out
From before Thine eyes';
Yet I will look again
Toward Thy holy temple.
The waters compassed me about,
even to the soul;
The deep was round about me ;
The weeds were wrapped about my
head.
'I went down to the bottoms of the
mountains;
The earth with her bars closed
upon me for ever;
Yet hast Thou brought up my life
from the pit,
O Lord my God.
'When my soul fainted within me,
I remembered the Lord;
And my prayer came in unto Thee,
Into Thy holy temple.
They that regard lying vanities
Forsake their own mercy.
"But I wiU sacrifice unto Thee
With the voice of thanksgiving;
That which I have vowed I will pay.
Salvation is of the Lord.
"And the Lord spoke unto the fish,
and it vomited out Jonah upon the
dry land.
Q And the word of the Lord came
unto Jonah the second time, say
ing: 2< Arise, go unto Nineveh, that
great city, and make unto it the
proclamation that I bid thee.' 3So
Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh,
according to the word of the Lord.
Now Nineveh was an exceeding-
great city, of three days' journey.
4And Jonah began to enter into the
city a day's journey, and he pro
claimed, and said: 'Yet forty days,
and Nineveh shall be overthrown.'
'And the people of Nineveh be
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fast, and put on sackcloth, from the
greatest of them even to the least of
them. 'And the tidings reached the
king of Nineveh, and he arose from
his throne, and laid his robe from him,
and covered him with sackcloth, and
sat in ashes. 'And he caused it to be
proclaimed and pubUshed through
Nineveh by the decree of the king and
his nobles, saying: 'Let neither man
nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any
thing; let them not feed, nor drink
water; 8but let them be covered with
sackcloth, both man and beast, and
let them cry mightily unto God; yea,
let them turn every one from his evil
way, and from the violence that is in
their hands. 'Who knoweth whether
God will not turn and repent, and
turn away from His fierce anger, that
we perish not?'
"And God saw their works, that
they turned from their evil way; and
God repented of the evil, which He
said He would do unto them; and He
A did it not. 'But it displeased
Jonah exceedingly, and he was
angry. 2And he prayed unto the
Lord, and said: T pray Thee, 0
Lord, was not this my saying, when I
was yet in mine own country? There
fore I fled beforehand unto Tarshish;
for I knew that Thou art a gra
cious God, and compassionate, long-
suffering, and abundant in mercy,
and repentest Thee of the e vii . 'There
fore now, 0 Lord, take, I beseech

Thee, my life from me; for it is better
for me to die than to Uve.' 4And the
Lord said: 'Art thou greatly angry?'
Then Jonah went out of the city,
and sat on the east side of the city,
and there made him a booth, and sat
under it in the shadow, tiU he might
see what would become of the city.
'And the Lord God prepared a
gourd, and made it to come up over
Jonah, that it might be a shadow over
his head, to deUver him from his
evil. So Jonah was exceeding glad
because of the gourd. 'But God
prepared a worm when the morning
rose the next day, and it smote the
gourd, that it withered. 'And it
came to pass, when the sun arose,
that God prepared a vehement east
wind; and the sun beat upon the head
of Jonah, that he fainted, and re
quested for himself that he might
die, and said: 'It is better for me to
die than to Uve.' 'And God said to
Jonah: 'Art thou greatly angry for
the gourd?' And he said: 'I am great
ly angry, even unto death.' "And
the Lord said: 'Thou hast had pity
on the gourd, for which thou hast not
laboured, neither madest it grow,
which came up in a night, and per
ished in a night; "and should not I
have pity on Nirieveh, that great
city, wherein are more than sixscore
thousand persons that cannot discern
between their right hand and their
left hand, and also much cattle?'

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1.14

MICAH

1 The word of the Lord that came
to Micah the Morashtite in the
days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah,
kings of Judah, which he saw concern
ing Samaria and Jerusalem.
2Hear, ye peoples, all of you;
Hearken, 0 earth, and all that
therein is;
And let the Lord God be witness
against you,
The Lord from His holy temple.
'For, behold, the Lord cometh forth
out of His place,
And will come down, and tread upon
the high places of the earth.
4And the mountains shall be molten
under Him,
And the valleys shall be cleft,
As wax before the fire,
As waters that are poured down a
steep place.
'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 are the high places of
Judah? are they not Jerusalem?
Therefore I will make Samaria a
heap in the field,
A place for the planting of vine
yards;
And I will pour down the stones
thereof into the valley,
And I wiU uncover the foundations
thereof.
'And all her graven images shall be
beaten to pieces,

And all her hires shall be burned
with fire,
And all her idols will I lay desolate;
For of the hire of a harlot hath she
gathered them,
And unto the hire of a harlot shall
they return.
'For this will I wail and howl,
I will go stripped and naked;
I will make a waiUng hke the jack
als,
And a mourning like the ostriches.
Tor her wound is incurable;
For it is come even unto Judah;
It reacheth unto the gate of my
people, even to Jerusalem.
"Tell it not in Gath,
Weep not at all;
At Beth-le-aphrah roll thyseff in
the dust.
"Pass ye away, O inhabitant of
Shaphir, in nakedness and shame;
The inhabitant of Zaanan is not
come forth;
The wailing of Beth-ezel shall
take from you the standing-place
thereof.
"For the inhabitant of Maroth
waiteth anxiously for good;
Because evil is come down from
the Lord unto the gate of Jeru
salem.
"Bind the chariots to the swift steeds,
0 inhabitant of Lachish;
She was the beginning of sin to the
daughter of Zion ;
For the transgressions of Israel are
found in thee.
Therefore shalt thou give a parting
gift to Moresheth-gath;

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The houses of Achzib shall be a
deceitful thing unto the kings of
Israel.
"I will yet bring unto thee, 0 inhab
itant of Mareshah, him that shall
possess thee;
The glory of Israel shaU come even
unto AduUam.
"Make thee bald, and poll thee for
the children of thy deUght;
Enlarge thy baldness as the vulture;
For they are gone into captivity
from thee.
O Woe to them that devise iniquity
And work evil upon their beds!
When the morning is Ught, they
execute it,
Because it is in the power of their
hand.
2And they covet fields, and seize
them;
And houses, and take them away;
Thus they oppress a man and his
house,
Even a man and his heritage.
Therefore thus saith the Lord :
Behold, against this family do I
devise an evil,
From which ye shall not remove
your necks,
Neither shall ye walk upright; for
it shall be an evil time.
4In that day shall they take up a
parable against you,
And lament with a doleful lamenta
tion, and say:
'We are utterly ruined;
He changeth the portion of my
people;
How doth he remove it from me!
Instead of restoring our fields, he
divideth them.'
.Therefore thou shalt have none that
shall cast the Une by lot
In the congregation of the Lord.

''Preach ye not', they preach;
'They shall not preach of these
things,
That they shall not take shame.'
'Do I change, 0 house of Jacob?
Is the spirit of the Lord straitened?
Are these His doings?
Do not My words do good to him
that walketh uprightly?
Tut of late My people is risen up as
an enemy;
With the garment ye strip also the
mantle
From them that pass by securely,
so that they are as men returning
from war.
The women of My people ye cast out
from their pleasant houses;
From their young children ye take
away My glory for ever.
"Arise ye, and depart; for this is not
your resting-place;
Because of the uncleanness thereof,
it shaU destroy you, even with a
sore destruction.
"If a man walking in wind and false
hood do Ue:
' I will preach unto thee of wine and
of strong drink ' ;
He shaU even be the preacher of this
people.
"I will surely assemble, 0 Jacob, all
of thee;
I will surely gather the remnant of
Israel;
I wiU render them aU as sheep in a
fold;
As a flock in the midst of their
pasture,
They shall make great noise by
reason of the multitude of men.
"The breaker is gone up before them;
They have broken forth and passed

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4.2

By the gate, and are gone out
thereat;
And their king is passed on before
them,
And the Lord at the head of them.
O And I said:
Hear, I pray you, ye heads of
Jaceb,
And rulers of the house of Israel:
Is it not for you. to know justice?
2Who hate the good, and love the
evil;
Who rob their skin from off them,
And their flesh from off their bones;
'Who also eat the flesh of my people,
And flay their skin from off them,
And break their bones;
Yea, they chop them in pieces, as
that which is in the pot,
And as flesh within the caldron.
Then shall they cry unto the Lord,
But He will not answer them ;
Yea, He will hide His face from them
at that time,
According as they have wrought evil
in their doings.
Thus saith the Lord concerning the
prophets that make my people to
err;
That cry: 'Peace', when their teeth
have any thing to bite;
And whoso putteth not into their
mouths,
They even prepare war against
him:
Therefore it shall be night unto you,
that ye shaU have no vision;
And it shaU be dark unto you, that
ye shall not divine;
And the sun shaU go down upon the
prophets,
And the day shaU be black over
them.
'And the seers shall be put to shame,
and the diviners confounded;

Yea, they shall all cover their upper
lips;
For there shall be no answer of God.
Tut I truly am full of power by the
spirit of the Lord,
And of justice, and of might,
To declare unto Jacob his trans
gression,
And to Israel his sin.
9Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of
the house of Jacob,
And rulers of the house of Israel,
That abhor justice, and pervert all
equity;
"That build up Zion with blood,
And Jerusalem with iniquity.
"The heads thereof judge for reward,
And the priests thereof teach for
hire,
And the prophets thereof divine for
money;
Yet will they lean upon the Lord,
and say: ,
'Is not the Lord in the midst of us?
No evil shall come upon us'?
"Therefore shall Zion for your sake
be plowed as a field,
And Jerusalem shall become heaps,
And the mountain of the house as
the high places of a forest.
A But in the end of days it shall
come to pass,
That the mountain of the Lord's
house shaU be estabUshed as the
top of the mountains,
And it shall be exalted above the
hills;
And peoples shall flow unto it.
2And many nations shall go and say :
'Come ye, and let us go up to the
mountain of the Lord,
And to the house of the God of
Jacob;
And He will teach us of His ways,
And we wiU walk in His paths ' ;

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MICAH

For out of Zion shall go forth the law,
And the word of the Lord from
Jerusalem.
3And He shall judge between many
peoples,
And shall decide concerning mighty
nations afar off;
And they shaU beat their swords into
plowshares,
And their spears into pruning-hooks;
Nation shall not Uft up sword
against nation,
Neither shall they learn war any
more.
4But they shall sit every man under
his vine and under his fig-tree;
And none shall make them afraid;
For the mouth of the Lord of hosts
hath spoken.
'For let all the peoples walk each one
in the name of its god,
But we will walk in the name of the
Lord our God forever and ever.
'In that day, saith the Lord, will I
assemble her that halteth,
And I will gather her that is driven
away,
And her that I have afflicted;
7And I will make her that halted a
remnant,
And her that was cast far off a
mighty nation;
And the Lord shall reign over them
in mount Zion from thenceforth
even for ever.
'And thou, Migdal-eder, the hiU of
the daughter of Zion,
Unto thee shall it come;
Yea, the former dominion shall
come,
The kingdom of the daughter of
Jerusalem: •
Now why dost thou cry out aloud?
Is there no King in thee,

Is thy Counsellor perished,
That pangs have taken hold of thee
as of a woman in travail?
"Be in pain, and labour to bring
forth, O daughter of Zion,
Like a woman in travail;
For now shalt thou go forth out of
the city,
And shalt dwell in the field,
And shalt come even unto Babylon;
There shalt thou.be rescued;
There shall the Lord redeem thee
from the hand of thine enemies.
"And now many nations are assem
bled against thee,
That say: 'Let her be defiled, and
let our eye gaze upon Zion.'
"But they know not the thoughts of
the Lord,
Neither understand they His coun
sel;
For He hath gathered them as the
sheaves to the threshing-floor.
"Arise and thresh, 0 daughter of
Zion;
For I will make thy horn iron,
And I will make thy hoofs brass;
And thou shalt beat in pieces many
peoples;
And thou shalt devote their gain
unto the Lord,
And their substance unto the Lord
of the whole earth.
"Now shalt thou gather thyself in
troops, 0 daughter of troops;
They have laid siege against us;
They smite the judge of Israel with
a rod upon the cheek.
PL But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah,
Which art little to be among the
thousands of Judah,
Out of thee shall one come forth
unto Me that is to be ruler in
Israel;

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6.3

Whose goings forth are from of old,
from ancient days.
Therefore will He give them up,
Until the time that she who trav-
aileth hath brought forth;
Then the residue of his brethren shall
return with the children of Israel.
'And he shaU stand, and shall feed
his flock in the strength of the
Lord,
In the majesty of trie name of the
Lord his God;
And they shaU abide, for then shall
he be great unto the ends of the
earth.
4And this shall be peace :
When the Assyrian shaU come into
our land,
And when he shall tread in our
palaces,
Then shall we raise against him
seven shepherds,
And eight princes among men.
'And they shaU waste the land of
Assyria with the sword,
And the land of Nimrod with the
keen-edged sword;
And he shall deliver us from the
Assyrian, when he cometh into our
land,
And when he treadeth within our
border.
'And the remnant of Jacob shall be
in the midst of many peoples,
As dew from the Lord, as showers
upon the grass,
That are not looked for from man,
Nor awaited at the hands of the sons
of men.
'And the remnant of Jacob shall be
among the nations, in the midst of
many peoples,
As a lion among the beasts of the
forest,
As a young lion among the flocks of
sheep,

Who, if he go through, treadeth
down and teareth in pieces,
And there is none to deliver.
Tet Thy hand be lifted up above
Thine adversaries,
And let all Thine enemies be cut off.
'And it shall come to pass in that
day, saith the Lord,
That I will cut off thy horses out of
the midst of thee,
And will destroy thy chariots;
"And I will cut off the cities- of thy
land,
And wiU throw down all thy strong
holds;
"And I will cut off witchcrafts out
of thy hand;
And thou shalt have no more sooth
sayers-;
"And I will cut off thy graven images
and thy piUars out of the midst of
thee;
And thou shalt no more worship the
work of thy hands.
"And I will pluck up thy Asherim
out of the midst of thee;
And I wiU destroy thine enemies.
"And I will execute vengeance in
anger and fury upon the nations,
Because they hearkened not.
Cl Hear ye now what the Lord saith:
Arise, contend thou before the
mountains,
And let the hills hear thy voice.
2Hear, 0 ye mountains, the Lord's
controversy,
And ye enduring rocks, the founda
tions of the earth;
For the Lord hath a controversy
with His people,
And He will plead with Israel.
30 My people, what have I done unto
thee?
And wherein have I wearied thee?
Testify against Me.

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6.4

MICAH

Tor I brought thee up out of the
land of Egypt;
And redeemed thee out of the
house of bondage,
And I sent before thee Moses,
Aaron, and Miriam.
50 My people, remember now what
Balak king of Moab devised,
And what Balaam the son of Beor
answered him;
From Shittim unto Gilgal,
That ye may know the righteous
acts of the Lord.
''Wherewith shall I come before the
Lord,
And bow myseff before God on
high?
Shall I come before Him with burnt-
offerings,
With calves of a year old?
'Will the Lord be pleased with
thousands of rams,
With ten thousands of rivers of
oil?
Shall I give my first-born for my
transgression,
The fruit of my body for the sin of
my soul?'
'It hath been told thee, 0 man,
what is good,
And what the Lord doth require of
thee:
Only to do justly, and to love
mercy, and to walk humbly with
thy God.
'Hark! the Lord crieth unto the
city—
And it is wisdom to have regard
for Thy name —
Hear ye the rod, and who hath
appointed it.
"Are there yet the treasures of wick
edness in the house of the wicked,
And the scant measure that is
abominable?
"'Shall I be pure with wicked balances,

And with a bag of deceitful weights?'
"For the rich men thereof are full
of violence,
And the inhabitants thereof have
spoken Ues,
And their tongue is deceitful in
their moUth.
"Therefore I also do smite thee with
a grievous wound;
I do make thee desolate because of
thy sins.
"Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied;
And thy sickness shall be in thine
inward parts :
And thou shalt conceive, but shalt
not bring forth;
And whomsoever thou bringest forth
will I give up to the sword.
"Thou shalt sow, but shalt not
reap;
Thou shalt tread the ohves, but
shalt not anoint thee with oil;
And the vintage, but shalt not
drink the wine.
"For the statutes of Omri are kept,
And all the works of the house of
Ahab,
And ye walk in their counsels;
That I may make thee an astonish
ment,
And the inhabitants thereof a
hissing;
And ye shall bear the reproach of
My people.
H Woe is me! for I am as the last of
the summer fruits,
As the grape gleanings of the vint
age;
There is no cluster to eat;
Nor first-ripe fig which my soul
desireth.
The godly man is perished out of the
earth,
And the upright among men is no
more;
They all lie in wait for blood;

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7.18

They hunt every man his brother
with a net.
Their hands are upon that which is
evil to do it diligently;
The prince asketh, and the judge
is ready for a reward;
And the great man, he uttereth
the evil desire of his soul;
Thus they weave it together.
The best of them is as a brier;
The most upright is worse than a
thorn hedge;
The day of thy watchmen, even thy
visitation, is come;
Now shall be their perplexity.
Trust ye not in a friend,
Put ye not confidence in a familiar
friend;
Keep the doors of thy mouth from
her that Ueth in thy bosom.
'For the son dishonoureth the
father,
The daughter riseth up against her
mother,
The daughter-in-law against her
mother-in-law;
A man's enemies are the men of his
own house.
''But as for me, I will look unto the
Lord;
I will wait for the God of my
salvation;
My God will hear me.
'Rejoice not against me, 0 mine
enemy;
Though I am fallen, I shall arise;
Though I sit in darkness, the
Lord is a light unto me.
9I will bear the indignation of the
Lord,
Because I have sinned against Him;
Until He plead my cause, and
execute judgment for me;
He wiU bring me forth to the light,
And I shaU behold His righteous

ness.

"Then mine enemy shall see it, and
shame shall cover her;
Who said unto me: Where is the
Lord thy God?
Mine eyes shaU gaze upon her;
Now shall she be trodden down as
the mire of the streets.'
"'The day for building thy walls,
even that day, shall be far re
moved.'
There shall be a day when they
shall come unto thee,
From Assyria even to the cities of
Egypt,
And from Egypt even to the River,
And from sea to sea, and from
mountain to mountain.
"And the land shall be desolate for
them that dwell therein,
Because of the fruit of their doings.
"Tend Thy people with Thy staff,
the flock of Thy heritage,
That dwell solitarily, as a forest
in the midst of the fruitful field;
Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead,
as in the days of old.
"'As in the days of thy coming forth
out of the land of Egypt
Will I show unto him marvellous
things.'
"The nations shall see and be put
to shame for all their might;
They shall lay their hand upon their
mouth,
Their ears shall be deaf.
"They shall Uck the dust like a
serpent;
Like crawhng things of the earth
they shall come trembling out of
their close places;
They shaU come with fear unto the
Lord our God,
And shall be afraid because of
Thee.
"Who is a God like unto Thee, that
pardoneth the iniquity,

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7.18

MICAH

And passeth by the transgression
of the rerrinant of His heritage?
He retaineth not His anger for
ever,
Because He delighteth in mercy.
"He wiU again have compassion
upon us;

He will subdue our iniquities;
And Thou wilt cast aU their sins
into the depths of the sea.
"Thou wilt show faithfulness to
Jacob, mercy to Abraham,
As Thou hast sworn unto our
fathers from the days of old.

Dim
NAHUM

"| The burden of Nineveh. The
book of the vision of Nahum the
Elkoshite. The Lord is a jealous and avenging
God,
The Lord avengeth and is full of
wrath;
The Lord taketh vengeance on His
adversaries,
And He reserveth wrath for His
enemies.
The Lord is long-suffering, and
great in power,
And will by no means clear the
guilty;
The Lord, in the whirlwind and in
the storm is His way,
And the clouds are the dust of His
feet.
4He rebuketh the sea, and maketh
it dry,
And drieth up all the rivers;
Bashan languisheth, and Carmel,
And the flower of Lebanon languish
eth.
The mountains quake at Him,
And the hiUs melt;
And the earth is upheaved at His
presence,
Yea, the world, and aU that dwell
therein.

'Who can stand before His indigna
tion?
And who can abide in the fierceness
of His anger?
His fury is poured out like fire,
And the rocks are broken asunder
before Him.
The Lord is good,
A stronghold in the day of trou
ble;
And He knoweth them that take
refuge in Him.
'But with an overrunning flood
He will make a fuU end of the place
thereof,
And darkness shall pursue His
enemies.
'What do ye devise against the
Lord?
He will make a full end;
Trouble shall not rise up the second
time.
"For though they be like tangled
thorns,
And be drunken according to their
drink,
They shall be devoured as stubble
fully dry.
"Out of thee came he forth,
That deviseth evil against the
Lord,
That counseUeth wickedness..

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2.12

'Thus saith the Lord:
Though they be in full strength,
and Ukewise many,
Even so shall they be cut down,
and he shall pass away;
And though I have afflicted thee,
I will afflict thee no more.
"And now wiU I break his yoke
from off thee,
And will burst thy bonds in sunder.
"And the Lord hath given com
mandment concerning thee,
That no more of thy name be sown;
Out of the house of thy god will
I cut off
The graven image and the molten
image;
I will make thy grave; for thou art
become worthless.
O Behold upon the mountains the
feet of him
That bringeth good tidings, that
announceth peace!
Keep thy feasts, 0 Judah,
Perform thy vows;
For the wicked one shall no more
pass through thee;
He is utterly cut off.
2A maul is come up before thy face;
Guard the defences,
Watch the way, make thy loins
strong,
Fortify thy power mightily! —
Tor the Lord restoreth the pride
of Jacob,
As the pride of Israel;
For the emptiers have emptied them
out,
And marred their vine-branches. —
The shield of his mighty men is
made red,
The variant men are in scarlet;
The chariots are fire of steel in the
day of his preparation,

And the cypress spears are made to
quiver.
The chariots rush madly in the
streets,
They jostle one against another in
the broad places;
The appearance of them is like
torches,
They run to and fro like the light
nings.
6He bethinketh himself of his wor
thies;
They stumble in their march;
They make haste to the wall thereof,
And the mantelet is prepared.
The gates of the rivers are opened,
And the palace is dissolved.
'And the queen is uncovered, she is
carried away,
And her handmaids moan as with
the voice of doves,
Tabering upon their breasts.
9But Nineveh hath been from of old
like a pool of water;
Yet they flee away;
'Stand, stand';
But none looketh back.
"Take ye the spoil of silver, take the
spoil of gold;
For there is no end of the store,
Rich with all precious vessels.
"She is empty, and void, and waste;
And the heart melteth, and the
knees smite together,
And convulsion is in aU loins,
And the faces of them all have
gathered blackness.
"Where is the den of the lions,
Which was the feeding-place of the
young lions,.
Where the lion and the lioness
walked,
And the lion's whelp, and none
made them afraid?

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2.13

NAHUM

"The Uon did tear in pieces enough
for his whelps,
And strangled for his Uonesses,
And filled his caves with prey,
And his dens with ravin.
"Behold, I am against thee, saith
the Lord of hosts,
And I wiU burn her chariots in the
smoke,
And the sword shall devour thy
young Uons;
And I will cut off thy prey from the
earth,
And the voice of thy messengers
shaU no more be heard.
Q Woe to the bloody city!
It is all full of lies and rapine;
The prey departeth not.
2Hark! the whip, and hark! the
rattling of wheels;
And prancing horses, and bounding
chariots;
3The horseman charging,
And the flashing sword, and the
glittering spear;
And a multitude of slain, and a
heap of carcasses;
And there is no end of the corpses,
And they stumble upon their
corpses;
TSecause of the multitude of the har
lotries of the well-favoured harlot,
The mistress of witchcrafts,
That selleth nations through her
harlotries,
And families through her witch
crafts.
'Behold, I am against thee, saith
the Lord of hosts,
And I wiU uncover thy skirts upon
thy face,.
And I will show the nations thy
nakedness,
And the kingdoms thy shame.
'And I wiU cast detestable things
upon thee, and make thee vile,

And wiU make thee as dung.
7And it shah come to pass, that all
they that look upon thee
Shall flee from thee,
And say': 'Nineveh is laid waste;
Who will bemoan her?
Whence shall I seek comforters
for thee?'
'Art thou better than No-amon,
That was situate among the
rivers,
That had the waters round about
her;
Whose rampart was the sea, and
of the sea her wall?
'Ethiopia and Egypt were thy
strength, and it was infinite;
Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
"Yet was she carried away,
She went into captivity;
Her young children also were
dashed in pieces
At the head of all the streets ;
And they cast lots for her honour
able men,
And all her great men were bound
in chains.
"Thou also shalt be drunken,
Thou shalt swoon;
Thou also shalt seek a refuge
Because of the enemy.
"All thy fortresses shall be like fig-
trees with the first-ripe figs:
If they be shaken, they fall into
the mouth of the eater.
"Behold, thy people in the midst of
thee are women;
The gates of thy land are set wide
open unto thine enemies;
The fire hath devoured thy bars.
"Draw thee water for the siege,
Strengthen thy fortresses;
Go into the clay, and tread the
mortar,
Lay hold of the brickmould.
"There shall the fire devour thee;

748

HABAKKUK

1.9

The sword shall cut thee off,
It shall devour thee like the canker-
worm;
Make thyself many as the canker-
worm,
Make thyself many as the locust.
"Thou hast multiphed thy mer
chants
Above the stars of heaven;
The canker-worm spreadeth itself,
and flieth away.
'Thy crowned are as the locusts,
And thy marshals as the swarms of
grasshoppers,
Wliich camp in the walls in the cold
day,

But when the sun ariseth they
flee away,
And their place is not known where
they are.
"Thy shepherds slumber, 0 king of
Assyria,
Thy worthies are at rest;
Thy people are scattered upon the
mountains,
And there is none to gather them.
"There is no assuaging of thy hurt,
Thy wound is grievous;
All that hear the report of thee
Clap the hands over thee;
For upon whom hath not thy wick
edness passed continually?

pipnn
HABAKKUK

"| The burden which Habakkuk the
prophet did see.
2How long, 0 Lord, shall I cry,
And Thou wilt not hear?
I cry out unto Thee of violence,
And Thou wilt not save.
3 Why dost Thou show me iniquity,
And beholdest mischief?
And why are spoiUng and violence
before me?
So that there is strife, and conten
tion ariseth.
Therefore the law is slacked,
And right doth never go forth;
For the wicked doth beset the right
eous;
Therefore right goeth forth per
verted.
'Look ye among the nations, and
behold,
And wonder marveUously;

For, behold, a work shall be wrought
in your days,
Which ye will not believe though
it be told you.
'For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans,
That bitter and impetuous nation,
That march through the breadth
of the earth,
To possess dwelling-places that are
not theirs.
They are terrible and dreadful ;
Their law and their majesty pro
ceed from themselves. .
Their horses also are swifter than
leopards,
And are more fierce than the
wolves of the desert;
And their horsemen' spread them
selves;
Yea, their horsemen come from far,
They fly as a vulture that hasteth
to devour.
They come all of them for violence;

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1.9

HABAKKUK

Their faces are set eagerly as the
east wind;
And they gather captives as the
sand.
"And thfey scoff at kings,
And princes are a derision unto
them;
They deride every stronghold,
For they heap up earth, and take it.
"Then their spirit doth pass over
and transgress,
And they become guilty:
Even they who impute their might
unto their god.
"Art not Thou from everlasting,
O Lord my God, my Holy One?
We shaU not die.
0 Lord, Thou hast ordained them
for judgment,
And Thou, 0 Rock, hast estabhshed
them for correction.
"Thou that art of eyes too pure to
behold evil,
And that canst not look on mis
chief,
Wherefore lookest Thou, when they
deal treacherously,
And holdest Thy peace, when the
wicked swalloweth up
The man that is more righteous
than he;
"And makest men as the fishes of the
sea,
As the creeping things, that have
no ruler over them?
"They take up aU of them with the
angle;
They catch them in their net,
And gather them in their drag;
Therefore they rejoice and exult.
"Therefore they sacrifice unto their
net,
And offer unto their drag;
Because by them their portion is
fat,
And their food plenteous.

"Shall they therefore empty their
net,
And not spare to slay the nations
continually?
O I will stand upon my watch,
And set me upon the tower,
And will look out to see what He
wiU speak by me,
And what I shall answer when I am
reproved.
2And the Lord answered me, and
said:
' Write the vision,
And make it plain upon tables,
That a man may read it swiftly.
Tor the vision is yet for the ap
pointed time,
And it declareth of the end, and
doth not Ue;
Though it tarry, wait for it;
Because it wiU surely come, it will
not delay.'
4Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is
not upright in him;
But the righteous shaU Uve by his
faith.
'Yea, moreover, wine is a treacher
ous dealer;
The haughty man abideth not;
He who enlargeth his desire as
the nether-world,
And is as death, and cannot be
satisfied,
But gathereth unto him all nations,
And heapeth unto him all peo
ples.
'Shall not aU these take up a parable
against him,
And a taunting riddle against him,
And say: 'Woe to him that in-
creaseth that which is not his!
How long? and that ladeth himself
with many pledges!'
7ShaU they not rise up suddenly
that shaU exact interest of thee,

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HABAKKUK

3.2

And awake that shall violently

"Thou art filled with shame instead

shake thee,

of glory,

And thou shalt be for booties unto

Drink thou also, and be uncovered ;

them?

The cup of the Lord's right hand

8Because thou hast spoiled many

shall be turned unto thee,

nations,

And filthiness shall be upon thy

All the remnant of the peoples shall

glory.

spoil thee ;

"For the violence done to Lebanon

Because of men's blood, and for the

shall cover thee,

violence done to the land,

And the destruction of the beasts,

To the city and to aU that dwell

which made them afraid;

therein.

Because of men's blood, and for

the violence done to the land,

9Woe to him that gaineth evil gains

To the city and to all that dwell

for his house,

therein.

That he may set his nest on high,

That he may be delivered from the

"What profiteth the graven image,

power of evil!

That the maker thereof hath graven

"Thou hast devised shame to thy

it,

house,

Even the molten image, and the

By cutting off many peoples,

teacher of lies;

And hast forfeited thy life.

That the maker of his work trusteth

"For the stone shall cry out of the

therein,

wall,

To make dumb idols?

And the beam out of the timber

"Woe unto him that saith to the

shall answer it.

wood: 'Awake',

To the dumb stone : 'Arise!'

"Woe to him that buildeth a town

Can this teach?

with blood,

Behold, it is overlaid with gold and

And establisheth a city by iniquity!

silver,

"Behold, is it not of the Lord of

And there is no breath at all in the

hosts

midst of it.

That the peoples labour for the

Tut the Lord is in His holy tem

fire,

ple;

And the nations weary themselves

Let all the earth keep silence before

for vanity?

Him.

"For the earth shall be filled

With the knowledge of the glory
O A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet.
Upon Shigionoth.
of the Lord,
As the waters cover the sea.
20 Lord, I have heard the report
"Woe unto him that giveth his neigh
of Thee, and am afraid ;
bour drink,
0 Lord, revive Thy work in the
That puttest thy venom thereto,
midst of the years,
and makest him drunken also,
In the midst of the years make it
That thou mayest look on their
known;
nakedness!
In wrath remember compassion.
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'God cometh from Teman,
And the Holy One from mount
Paran. Selah
His glory covereth the heavens,
And the earth is full of His praise.
' 4And a brightness appeareth as the
light;
Rays hath He at His side;
And there is the hiding of His power.
'Before Him goeth the pestilence,
And fiery bolts go forth at His feet.
'He standeth, and shaketh the earth,
He beholdeth., and maketh the na
tions to tremble;
And the everlasting mountains are
dashed in pieces,
The ancient hills do bow;
His goings are as' of old.
T see the tents of Cushan in afflic
tion;
The curtains of the land of Midian
do tremble.
8Is it, 0 Lord, that against the rivers,
Is it that Thine anger is kindled
against the rivers,
Or Thy wrath against the sea?
That thou dost ride upon Thy
horses,
Upon Thy chariots of victory?
Thy bow is made quite bare;
Sworn are the rods of the word. Selah
Thou dost cleave the earth with
rivers.
"The mountains have seen Thee, and
they tremble;
The tempest of waters floweth over;
The deep uttereth its voice,
And hfteth up its hands on high.
"The sun and moon stand still in
their habitation;
At the Ught of Thine arrows as
they go,
At the shining of Thy glittering
spear.
"Thou marchest through the earth
in indignation,

Thou threshest the nations in anger.
"Thou art come forth for the de-
Uverance of Thy people,
For the dehverance of Thine anoint
ed;
Thou woundest the head out of the
house of the wicked,
Uncovering the foundation even
unto the neck. Selah
'Thou hast stricken through with
his own rods the head of his rulers,
That come as a whirlwind to scatter
me;
Whose rejoicing is as to devour the
poor secretly.
"Thou hast trodden the sea with
Thy horses,
The foaming of mighty waters.
"When I heard, mine inward parts
trembled,
My Ups quivered at the voice;
Rottenness entereth into my bones,
And I tremble where I stand;
That I should wait for the day of
trouble,
When he cometh up against the
people that he invadeth.
"For though the fig-tree shaU not
blossom,
Neither shall fruit be in the vines;
The labour of the ohve shall fail,
And the fields shall yield no food;
The flock shaU be cut off from the
fold,
And there shaU be no herd in the
stalls;
"Yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will exult in the God of my salva
tion.
"God, the Lord, is my strength,
And He maketh my feet Uke hinds'
feet,
And He maketh me to walk upon
my high places.
For the Leader. With my string-
music.

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ZEPHANIAH

"| The word of the Lord wliich came
unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi,
the son of Gedaliah, the son of
Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the
days of Josiah the son of Amon, king
of Judah.
2I wih utterly consume aU things
From off the face of the earth,
Saith the Lord.
3I will consume man and beast,
I will consume the fowls of the
heaven, and the fishes of the sea,
And the stumbhngblocks with the
wicked;
And I will cut off man from off the
face of the earth,
Saith the Lord.
4And I wiU stretch out My hand upon
Judah,
And upon all the inhabitants of
Jerusalem;
And I wiU cut off the remnant of
Baal from this place,
And the name of the idolatrous
priests with the priests;
'And them that worship the host of
heaven upon the housetops;
And them that worship, that swear
to the Lord
And swear by Malcam;
Them also that are turned back
from foUowing the Lord ;
And those that have not sought the
Lord, nor inquired after Him.
'Hold thy peace at the presence of
the Lord God;
For the day of the Lord is at hand,
For the Lord hath prepared a sac
rifice,

He hath consecrated His guests.
'And it shaU come to pass in the day
of the Lord's sacrifice,
That I wiU punish the princes,
and the king's sons,
And aU such as are clothed with
foreign apparel.
9In the same day also will I punish
all those that leap over the thresh
old,
That fiU their master's house with
violence and deceit.
"And in that day, saith the Lord,
Hark! a cry from the fish gate,
And a waiUng from the second
quarter,
And a great crashing from the
hiUs.
"Wail, ye inhabitants of Maktesh,
For all the merchant people are
undone;
All they that were laden with silver
are cut off.
"And it shall come to pass at that
time,
That I wiU search Jerusalem with
lamps;
And I wih punish the men that
are settled on their lees,
That say in their heart :
The Lord will not do good, neither
will He do evil.'
Therefore their wealth shall be
come a booty,
And their houses a desolation;
Yea, they shall build houses, but
shall not inhabit them,
And they shall plant vineyards,
but shall not drink the wine
thereof.

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"The great day of the Lord is near,
It is near and hasteth greatly,
Even the voice of the day of the
Lord,
Wherein the mighty man crieth
bitterly.
"That day is a day of wrath,
A day of trouble and distress,
A day of wasteness and desolation,
A day of darkness and gloominess,
A day of clouds and thick dark
ness,
l£A day of the horn and alarm,
Against the fortified cities, and
against the high towers.
"And I will bring distress upon men,
That they shall walk like the blind,
Because they have s'.nned against
the Lord;
And their blood shaU be poured out
as dust,
And their flesh as dung.
"Neither their silver nor their gold
Shall be able to deliver them
In the day of the Lord's wrath;
But the whole earth shaU be de
voured by the fire of His jealousy;
For He will make an end, yea, a
terrible end,
Of all them that dweU in the earth.
O Gather yourselves together, yea,
gather together,
0 shameless nation;
TSefore the decree bring forth
The day when one passeth as the
chaff,
Before the fierce anger of the
Lord come upon you,
Before the day of the Lord's
anger come upon you.
'Seek ye the Lord, all ye humble
of the earth,
That have executed His ordinance;
Seek righteousness, seek humihty.
It may be ye shall be hid in the
day of the Lord's anger.

Tor Gaza shall be forsaken,
And Ashkelon a desolation;
They shall drive out Ashdod at the
noonday,
And Ekron shaU be rooted up.
'Woe unto the inhabitants of the
sea-coast,
The nation of the Cherethites!
The word of the Lord is against
you,
0 Canaan, the land of -the Philis
tines;
I will even destroy thee, that there
shall be no inhabitant.
'And the sea-coast shall be pastures,
Even meadows for shepherds, and
folds for flocks.
7And it shall be a portion for the
remnant of the house of Judah,
Whereon they shall feed;
In the houses of Ashkelon shall they
lie down in the evening;
For the Lord their God will re
member them,
And turn their captivity.
'I have heard the taunt of Moab,
And the revilings of the children of
Ammon,
Wherewith they have taunted My
people,
And spoken boastfully concerning
their border.
Therefore as I Uve,
Saith the Lord of hosts, the God
of Israel:
Surely Moab shall be as Sodom,
And the children of Ammon as
Gomorrah,
Even the breeding-place of nettles,
and saltpits,
And a desolation, for ever;
The residue of My people shall
spoil them,
And the remnant of My nation shall
inherit them.
"This shall they have for their pride,

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3.8

Because they have taunted and

3Her princes in the midst of her are

spoken boastfully

roaring lions;

Against the people of the Lord of

Her judges are wolves of the desert,

hosts.

They leave not a bone for the mor

"The Lord will be terrible unto

row.

them;

4Her prophets are wanton

For He will famish all the gods of the

And treacherous persons ;

earth;

Her priests have profaned that

Then shall all the isles of the nations

which is holy,

worship Him,

They have done violence to the

Every one from its place.

law.

"Ye Ethiopians also,

The Lord who is righteous "is in

Ye shall be slain by My sword.

the midst of her,

He will not do unrighteousness;

"And He will stretch out His hand

Every morning doth He bring His

against the north,

right to light,

And destroy Assyria ;

It faileth not;

And will make Nineveh a desola

But the unrighteous knoweth no

tion,

shame.

And dry Uke the wilderness.

6I have cut off nations,

"And all beasts of every kind

Their corners are desolate;

Shall lie down in the midst of her

I have made their streets waste,

in herds ;

So that none passeth by;

Both the pehcan and the bittern

Their cities are destroyed, so that

Shall lodge in the capitals there

there is no man,

of;

So that there is no inhabitant.

Voices shall sing in the windows;

T said: ' Surely thou wilt fear Me,

Desolation shall be in the posts ;

Thou wilt receive correction;

For the cedar-work thereof shall be

So her dwelling shall not be cut off,

uncovered.

Despite all that I have visited upon

'This is the joyous city

her';

That dwelt without care,

But they betimes corrupted all

That said in her heart :

their doings.

T am, and there is none else be

side me' ;

Therefore wait ye for Me, saith the

How is she become a desolation,

Lord,

A place for beasts to lie down in!

Until the day that I rise up to the

Every one that passeth by her

prey;

Shall hiss, and wag his hand.

For My determination is to gather

the nations,

Q Woe to her that is filthy and
polluted,

That I may assemble the king

doms,

To the oppressing city!

To pour upon them Mine indigna

2She hearkened not to the voice,

tion,

She received not correction ;

Even all My fierce anger;

She trusted not in the Lord,

For all the earth shall be devoured

She drew not near to her God.

With the fire of My jealousy.

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Tor then will I turn to the peoples

He hath cast out thine enemy;

A pure language,

The King of Israel, even the Lord,

That they may all call upon the

is in the midst of thee;

name of the Lord,

Thou shalt not fear evil any more.

To serve Him with one consent.

"In that day it shall be said to

"From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia

Jerusalem :

Shall they bring My suppliants,

'Fear thou not;

Even the daughter of My dis

0 Zion, let not thy hands be slack.

persed,

"The Lord thy God is in the midst

As Mine offering.

of thee,

"In that day shalt thou not be

A Mighty One who will save;

ashamed for all thy doings,

He will rejoice over thee with joy,

Wrierein thou hast transgressed

He will be silent in His love,

against Me;

He will joy over thee with sing

For then I will take away out of the

ing.'

midst of thee

"I will gather them that are far from

Thy proudly exulting ones,

the appointed season, who are

And thou shalt no more be haughty

of thee,

In My holy mountain.

That hast borne the burden of

"And I will leave in the midst of

reproach.

thee

"Behold, at that time

An afflicted and poor people,

I will deal with all them that afflict

And they shall take refuge in the

thee;

name of the Lord.

And I will save her that is lame,

"The remnant of Israel shall not do

And gather her that was driven

iniquity,

away;

Nor speak lies, .

And I wiU make them to be a

Neither shall a deceitful tongue be

praise and a name,

found in their mouth;

Whose shame hath been in all the

For they shall feed and lie down,

earth.

And none shall make them afraid.

"At that time will I bring you in,

And at that time will I gather

"Sing, 0 daughter of Zion,

you;

Shout, 0 Israel;

For I will make you to be a name

Be glad and rejoice with all thy

and a praise

heart,

Among all the peoples of the earth,

0 daughter of Jerusalem.

When I turn your captivity before

'The Lord hath taken away thy

your eyes,

judgments,

Saith the Lord,

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2.3

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HAGGAI

"j In the second year of Darius the
king, in the sixth month, in the
first day of the month, came the word
of the Lord by Haggai the prophet
unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel,
governor of Judah, and to Joshua
the son of Jehozadak, the high priest,
saying: Thus speaketh the Lord
of hosts, saying: This people say:
The time is not come, the time that
the Lord's house should be built.'
Then came the word of the Lord by
Haggai the prophet, saying: 4Ts it a
time for you yourselves to dwell in
your ceiled houses, while this house
lieth waste? Now therefore thus
saith the Lord of hosts :
Consider your ways.
'Ye have sown much, and brought
in little,
Ye eat, but ye have not enough,
Ye drink, but ye are not filled with
drink,
Ye clothe you, but there is none
warm;
And he that earneth wages earneth
wages
For a bag with holes.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts:
Consider your ways. 8Go up to the
hill-country, and bring wood, and
build the house ; and I will take pleas
ure in it, and I will be glorified, saith
the Lord. 9Ye looked for much, and,
lo, it came to little; and when ye
brought it home, I did blow upon it.
Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Be
cause of My house that lieth waste,
while ye run every man for his own
house. "Therefore over you the
heaven hath kept back, so that there

is no dew, and the earth hath kept
back her produce. . "And I called for
a drought upon the land, and upon the
mountains, and upon the corn, and
upon the wine, and upon the oil, and
upon that which the ground bringeth
forth, and upon men, and upon cat
tle, and upon all the labour of the
hands.' 'Then Zerubbabel the son of
Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of
Jehozadak, the high priest, with all
the remnant of the people, hearkened
unto 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 people did fear be
fore the Lord. "Then spoke Haggai
the Lord's messenger in the Lord's
message unto the people, saying: T
am with you, saith the Lord.' "And
the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerub
babel the son of Shealtiel, governor
of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the
son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and
the spirit of all the remnant of the
people; and they came and did work
in the house of the Lord of hosts, their
God, "in the four and twentieth day of
the month, in the sixth month, in the
second year of Darius the king.
O In the seventh month, in the one
and twentieth day of the month,
came the word of the Lord by Haggai
the prophet, saying: 2'Speak now to
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, gov
ernor of Judah, and to Joshua the son
of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to
the remnant of the people, saying:
'Who is left among you that saw this
house in its former glory? and how do

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ye see it now? is not such a one as noth
ing in your eyes? 4Yet now be strong,
O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord ; and be
strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak,
the high priest; and be strong, all ye
people of the land, saith the Lord,
and work; for I am with you, saith the
Lord of hosts. 'The word that I cove
nanted with you when ye came out of
Egypt have I established, and My
spirit abideth among you; fear ye not.
'For thus saith the Lord of hosts:
Yet once, it is a little while, and I will
shake the heavens, and the earth, and
the sea, and the dry land; 7and I will
shake all nations, and the choicest
things of all nations shall come, and
I will fill this house with glory, saith
the Lord of hosts. 8Mine is the silver,
and Mine the gold, saith the Lord of
hosts. The glory of this latter house
shall be greater than that of the former,
saith the Lord of hosts; and in this
place will I give peace, saith the Lord
of hosts.'
"In the four and twentieth day of
the ninth month, in the second year of
Darius, came the word of the Lord
by Haggai the prophet, saying : "Thus
saith the Lord of hosts: Ask now the
priests for instruction, saying: Tf
one bear hallowed flesh in the skirt of
his garment, and with his skirt do
touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or
oil, or any food, shall it become holy?'
And the priests answered and said:
No.' "Then said Haggai: Tf one
that is unclean by a dead body touch
any of these, shall it be unclean?'
And the priests answered and said:
' It shall be unclean.' "Then answered
Haggai and said: 'So is this people,
and so is this nation before Me, saith

the Lord; and so is every work of
their hands; and that which they offer
there is unclean. "And now, I pray
you, consider from this day and for
ward — before a stone was laid upon
a stone in the temple of the Lord,
"through all that time, when one came
to a heap of twenty measures, there
were but ten; when one came to the
winevat to draw out fifty press-
measures, there were but twenty;
"I smote you with blasting and with
mildew and with hail in aU the work of
your hands; yet ye turned not to Me,
saith the Lord — • "consider, I pray
you, from this day and forward, from
the four and twentieth day of the
ninth month, even from the day that
the foundation of the Lord's temple
was laid, consider it; "is the seed yet
in the barn? yea, the vine, and the
fig-tree, and the pomegranate, and the
olive-tree hath not brought forth—
from this day will I bless you.'
"And the word of the Lord came
the second time unto Haggai in the
four and twentieth day of the month,
saying: 21' Speak to Zerubbabel, gov
ernor of Judah, saying: I will shake
the heavens and the earth; 22and I will
overthrow the throne of kingdoms,
and I wiU destroy the strength of the
kingdoms of the nations; and I will
overthrow the chariots, and those
that ride in them; and the horses and
their riders shall come down, every
one by the sword of his brother. '"In
that day, saith the Lord of hosts, will
I take thee, 0 Zerubbabel, My servant,
the son of Shealtiel, saith the Lord,
and will make thee as a signet; for I
have chosen thee, saith the Lord of
hosts.'

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2.2

iT"DT
ZECHARIAH

1 In the eighth month, in the second
year of Darius, came the word of
the Lord unto Zechariah the son of
Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the
prophet, saying: The Lord hath
been sore displeased with your fathers.
Therefore say thou unto them: Thus
saith the Lord of hosts : Return unto
Me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will
return unto you, saith the Lord of
hosts. 4Be ye not as your fathers, unto
whom the former prophets proclaimed,
saying: Thus saith the Lord of hosts :
Return ye now from your evil ways,
and from your evil doings; but they
did not hear, nor attend unto Me,
saith the Lord. 'Your fathers, where
are they? and the prophets, do they
live for ever? 'But My words and
My statutes, which I commanded My
servants the prophets, did they not
overtake your fathers? so that they
turned and said: Like as the Lord of
hosts purposed to do unto us, accord
ing to our ways, and according to our
doings, so hath He dealt with us.'
7Upon the four and twentieth day
of the eleventh month, which is the
month Shebat, in the second year of
Darius, came the word of the Lord
unto Zechariah the son of Berechiah,
the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying —
8I saw in the night, and behold a man
riding upon a red horse, and he stood
among the myrtle-trees that were in
the bottom; and behind him there
were horses, red, sorrel, and white.
Then said I: '0 my lord, what are
these?' And the angel that spoke
with me said unto me: 'I will show
thee what these are.' "And the man

that stood among the myrtle-trees
answered and said: 'These are they
whom the Lord hath sent to walk to
and fro through the earth.' "And
they answered the angel of the Lord
that stood among the myrtle-trees,
and said: 'We have walked to and fro
through the earth, and, behold, all
the earth sitteth stiU, and is at rest.'
'Then the angel of the Lord spoke and
said: '0 Lord of hosts, how long wilt
Thou not have compassion on Je
rusalem and on the cities of Judah,
against which Thou hast had indigna
tion these threescore and ten years?'
"And the Lord answered the angel
that spoke with me with good words,
even comforting words — "so the angel
that spoke with me said unto me : ' Pro
claim thou, saying: Thus saith the
Lord of hosts: I am jealous for Jeru
salem and for Zion with a great jeal
ousy; "and I am very sore displeased
with the nations that are at ease; for
I was but a little displeased, and they
helped for evil. "Therefore thus saith
the Lord: I return to Jerusalem with
compassions: My house shall be built
in it, saith the Lord of hosts, and a
line shall be stretched forth over
Jerusalem. "Again, proclaim, saying:
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: My
cities shall again overflow with pros
perity; and the Lord shaU yet com
fort Zion, and shall yet choose Jeru
salem.' O And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw,
and behold four horns. 2And I
said unto the angel that spoke with
me: 'What are these?' And he said
unto me: 'These are the horns which

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have scattered Judah, Israel, and
Jerusalem.' 3And the Lord showed me four
craftsmen. Then said I: 'What
come these to do?' And he spoke, say
ing: 'These — the horns which scat
tered Judah, so that no man did hft
up his head — these then are come to
frighten them, to cast down the horns
of the nations, which lifted up their
horn against the land of Judah to
scatter it.'
'And I Ufted up mine eyes, and saw,
and behold a man with a measuring
Une in his hand. Then said I : 'Whith
er goest thou?' And he said unto me :
' To measure Jerusalem, to see what is
the breadth thereof, and what is the
length thereof.' 7And, behold, the
angel that spoke with me went forth,
and another angel went out to meet
him, 8and said unto him: 'Run,
speak to this young man, saying:
Jerusalem shall be inhabited without
waUs, for the multitude of men and
cattle therein. Tor I, saith the Lord,
will be unto her a waU of fire round
about, and I wiU be the glory in the
midst of her.
"Ho, ho, flee then from the land
of the north, saith the Lord; for I
have spread you abroad as the four
winds of the heaven, saith the Lord.
"Ho, Zion, escape, thou that dweUest
with the daughter of Babylon.'
"For thus saith the Lord of hosts,
who sent me after glory unto the na
tions which spoiled you: 'Surely, he
that toucheth you toucheth the apple
of his eye. "For, behold, I wiU shake
My hand over them, and they shall be
a spoil to those that served them '; and
ye shall know that the Lord of hosts
hath sent me.
"'Sing and rejoice, 0 daughter of
Zion; for, lo, I come, and I will dwell
in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.

"And many nations shall join them
selves to the Lord in that day, and
shall be My people, and I will dwell in
the midst of thee'; and thou shalt know
that the Lord of hosts hath sent me
unto thee. "And the Lord shall in
herit Judah as His portion in the holy
land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
"Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord;
for He is aroused out of His holy
habitation. Q And he showed me Joshua the
high priest standing before the
angel of the Lord, and Satan standing
at his right hand to accuse him. 2And
the Lord said unto Satan: 'The
Lord rebuke thee, 0 Satan, yea, the
Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem
rebuke thee; is not this man a brand
plucked out of the fire?' Now Joshua
was clothed with filthy garments, and
stood before the angel. 4And he an
swered and spoke unto those that stood
before him, saying: Take the filthy
garments from off him.' And unto
him he said: 'Behold, I cause thine
iniquity to pass from thee, and I will
clothe thee with robes.' 'And I said:
'Let them set a fair mitre upon his
head.' So they set a fair mitre upon
his head, and clothed him with gar
ments; and the angel of the Lord
stood by. 'And the angel of the Lord
forewarned Joshua, saying: Thus
saith the Lord of hosts : If thou wilt
walk in My ways, and if thou wilt
keep My charge, and wilt also
judge My house, and wilt also keep
My courts, then I will give thee free
access among these that stand by.
'Hear now, 0 Joshua the high priest,
thou and thy fellows that sit before
thee; for they are men that are a sign;
for, behold, I wiU bring forth My
servant the Shoot. 'For behold the
stone that I have laid before Joshua;
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behold, I will engrave the graving
thereof, saith the Lord of hosts:
And I will remove the iniquity of that
land in one day. "In that day, saith
the Lord of hosts, shall ye call every
man his neighbour under the vine and
under the fig-tree.'
A And the angel that spoke with me
returned, and waked me, as a man
that is wakened out of his sleep.
2And he said unto me: 'What seest
thou?' And I said : ' I have seen, and
behold a candlestick all of gold, with
a bowl upon the top of it, and its seven
lamps thereon; there are seven pipes,
yea, seven, to the lamps, which are up
on the top thereof; 'and two olive-trees
by it, one upon the right side of the
bowl, and the other upon the left side
thereof.' 4And I answered and spoke
to the angel that spoke with me, say
ing: 'What are these, my lord?'
Then the angel that spoke with me
answered and said unto me : ' Knowest
thou not what these are?' And I said :
' No, my lord.' Then he answered and
spoke unto me, saying: This is the
word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel,
saying: Not by might, nor by power,
but by My spirit, saith the Lord of
hosts. 7Who art thou, O great moun
tain before Zerubbabel? thou shalt be
come a plain; and he shall bring forth
the top stone with shoutings of Grace,
grace, unto it.'
'Moreover the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying : 9< The hands of
Zerubbabel have laid the foundation
of this house; his hands shall also fin
ish it; and thou shalt know that the
Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you.
"For who hath despised the day of
small things? even they shaU see with
joy the plummet in the hand of
Zerubbabel, even these seven, which
are the eyes of the Lord, that run to
and fro through the whole earth.'

"Then answered I, and said unto
him : ' What are these two olive-trees
upon the right side of the candlestick
and upon the left side thereof?' "And
I answered the second time, and said
unto him: 'What are these two olive
branches, which are beside the two
golden spouts, that empty the golden
oil out of themselves?' "And he
answered me and said: 'Knowest
thou not what these are?' And I
said: 'No, my lord.' Then said he:
These are the two anointed ones,
that stand by the Lord of the whole
earth.' PL Then again I lifted up mine eyes,
and saw, and behold a flying roll.
2And he said unto me: 'What seest
thou?' And I answered: T see a fly
ing roll; the length thereof is twenty
cubits, and the breadth thereof ten
cubits. ' Then said he unto me : ' This
is the curse that goeth forth over the
face of the whole land; for every one
that stealeth shall be swept away on
the one side like it; and every one that
sweareth shall be swept away on the
other side like it. T cause it to go
forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it
shall enter into the house of the thief,
and into the house of him that swear
eth falsely by My name; and it shall
abide in the midst of his house, and
shall consume it with the timber there
of and the stones thereof.'
Then the angel that spoke with me
went forth, and said unto me: 'Lift
up now thine eyes, and see what is
this that goeth forth.' 'And I said:
'What is it?' And he said: This is
the measure that goeth forth.' He
said moreover: This is their eye
in aU the land — 'and, behold, there
was Ufted up a round piece of lead—
and this is a woman sitting in the
midst of the measure.' 8And he said:
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her down into the midst of the meas
ure, and he cast the weight of lead
upon the mouth thereof.
Then lifted I up mine eyes, and
saw, and, behold, there came forth
two women, and the wind was in their
wings; for they had wings like the
wings of a stork; and they lifted up
the measure between the earth and
the heaven. "Then said I to the angel
that spoke with me: 'Whither do
these bear the measure?' "And he said
unto me: To build her a house in
the land of Shinar; and when it is pre
pared, she shall be set there in her own
place.' Cl And again I lifted up mine eyes,
and saw, and, behold, there came
four chariots out from between the
two mountains; and the mountains
were mountains of brass. 2In the first
chariot were red horses; and in the
second chariot black horses; 3and in
the third chariot white horses; and in
the fourth chariot grizzled bay horses.
Then I answered and said unto the
angel that spoke with me: 'What are
these, my lord?' 'And the angel an
swered and said unto me: These
chariots go forth to the four winds of
heaven, after presenting themselves
before the Lord of aU the earth.
That wherein are the black horses
goeth forth toward the north country;
and the white went forth after them;
and the grizzled went forth toward
the south country; 7and the bay
went forth.' And they sought to go
that they might walk to and fro
through the earth; and he said: 'Get
you hence, walk to and fro through the
earth.' So they walked to and fro
through the earth. Then cried he
upon me, and spoke unto me, saying:
'Behold, they that go toward the
north country have eased My spirit
in the north country.'

'And the word of the Lord came un
to me, saying: "Take of them of the
captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah,
and of Jedaiah, that are come from
Babylon; and come thou the same day,
and go into the house of Josiah the son
of Zephaniah; "yea, take silver and
gold, and make crowns, and set the
one upon the head of Joshua the son of
Jehozadak, the high priest; "and
speak unto him, saying: Thus speak
eth the Lord of hosts, saying: Behold,
a man whose name is the Shoot, and
who shaU shoot up out of his place,
and build the temple of the Lord;
"even he shall build the temple of the
Lord; and he shaU bear the glory,
and shaU sit and rule upon his throne;
and there shall be a priest before his
throne; and the counsel of peace shall
be between them both. "And the
crowns shall be to Helem, and to
Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen
the son of Zephaniah, as a memorial
in the temple of the Lord. "And
they that are far off shaU come and
build in the temple" of the Lord, and
ye shaU know that the Lord of hosts
hath sent me unto you. And it shall
come to pass, if ye will diligently
hearken to the voice of the Lord your
God — .'
H And it came to pass in the fourth
year of king Darius, that the word
of the Lord came unto Zechariah in
the fourth day of the ninth month,
even in Chislev; 2when Bethel-sarezer,
and Regem-melech and his men, had
sent to entreat the favour of the
Lord, 3and to speak unto the priests
of the house of the Lord of hosts, and
to the prophets, saying: 'Should I
weep in the fifth month, separating
myself, as I have done these so many
years?' Then came the word of the
Lord of hosts unto me, saying : '' Speak
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the priests, saying: When ye fasted
and mourned in the fifth and in the
seventh month, even these seventy
years, did ye at aU fast unto Me, even
to Me? 'And when ye eat, and when
ye drink, are ye not they that eat,
and they that drink? 7Should ye not
hearken to the words which the Lord
hath proclaimed by the former proph
ets, when Jerusalem was inhabited
and in prosperity, and the cities there
of round about her, and the South
and the Lowland were inhabited?'
'And the word of the Lord came
unto Zechariah, saying: 'Thus hath
the Lord of hosts spoken, saying:
Execute true judgment, and show
mercy and compassion every man to
his brother; "and oppress not the
widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger,
nor the poor; and let none of you
devise evil against his brother in your
heart. "But they refused to attend,
and turned a stubborn shoulder, and
stopped their ears, that they might
not hear. "Yea, they made their
hearts as an adamant stone, lest they
should hear the law, and the words
which the Lord of hosts had sent by
His spirit by the hand of the former
prophets; therefore came there great
wrath from the Lord of hosts. "And
it came to pass that, as He called, and
they would not hear; so they shall
caU, and I wiU not hear, said the Lord
of hosts; "but I will scatter them with
a whirlwind among all the nations
whom they have not known. Thus the
land was desolate after them, so that
no man passed through nor returned;
for they laid the pleasant land deso
late.' And the word of the Lord of hosts
came, saying: Thus saith the
Lord of hosts: I am jealous for Zion
with great jealousy, and I am jealous
for her with great fur3'.

8

Thus saith the Lord: I return
unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst
of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem shall be
called The city of truth; and the
mountain of the Lord of hosts The
holy mountain.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts:
There shall yet old men and old women
sit in the broad places of Jerusalem,
every man with his staff in his hand
for very age. 'And the broad places of
the city shall be full of boys and girls
playing in the broad places thereof.
'Thus saith the Lord of hosts: If
it be marvellous in the eyes of the
remnant of this people in those days,
should it also be marvellous in Mine
eyes? saith the Lord of hosts.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts:
Behold, I will save My people from
the east country, and from the west
country; 'and I will bring them, and
they shall dwell in the midst of Jeru
salem; and they shall be My people
and I will be their God, in truth and
in righteousness.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts:
Let your hands be strong, ye that
hear in these days these words from
the mouth of the prophets that were
in the day that the foundation of the
house of the Lord of hosts was laid,
even the temple, that it might be built.
"For before those days there was no
hire for man, nor any hire for beast;
neither was there any peace to him
that went out or came in because of the
adversary; for I set aU men every one
against his neighbour. "But now I will
not be unto the remnant of this people
as in the former days, saith the Lord
of hosts. "For as the seed of peace,
the vine shall give her fruit, and the
ground shall give her increase, and
the heavens shall give their dew; and
I will cause the remnant of this
people to inherit aU these things.

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"And it shall come to pass that, as ye
were a curse among the nations, O
house of Judah and house of Israel, so
will I save you, and ye shall be a bless
ing; fear not, but let your hands be
strong. "For thus saith the Lord of
hosts: As I purposed to do evil unto
you, when your fathers provoked Me,
saith the Lord of hosts, and I repented
not; "so again do I purpose in these
days to do good unto Jerusalem and
to the house of Judah; fear ye not.
"These are the things that ye shall do :
Speak ye every man the truth with his
neighbour; execute the judgment of
truth and peace in your gates; "and
let none of you devise evil in your
hearts against his neighbour; and love
no false oath; for all these are things
that I hate, saith the Lord.'
"And the word of the Lord of hosts
came unto me, saying: "Thus saith
the Lord of hosts: The fast of the
fourth month, and the fast of the
fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and
the fast of the tenth, shall be to the
house of Judah joy and gladness, and
cheerful seasons; therefore love ye
truth and peace. "Thus saith the
Lord of hosts: It shall yet come to
pass, that there shall come peoples,
and the inhabitants of many cities;
21and the inhabitants of one city shall
go to another, saying: Let us go
speedily to entreat the favour of the
Lord, and to seek the Lord of hosts;
I will go also. "Yea, many peoples
and mighty nations shall come to seek
the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and
to entreat the favour of the Lord.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: In
those days it shall come to pass, that
ten men shall take hold, out of all the
languages of the nations, shall even
take hold of the skirt of him that is a
Jew, saying: We will go with you, for
we have heard that God is with you.'

Q The burden of the word of the
° Lord.
In the land of Hadrach,
And in Damascus shall be His
resting-place;
For the Lord's is the eye of man
And all the tribes of Israel.
2And Hamath also shall border
thereon;
Tyre and Zidon, for she is very wise.
3And Tyre did build herself a strong
hold,
And heaped up silver as the dust,
And fine gold as the mire of the
streets.
4Behold, the Lord will impoverish
her,
And He will smite her power into
the sea;
And she shall be devoured with fire.
'Ashkelon shall see it, and fear,
Gaza also, and shall be sore pained,
And Ekron, for her expectation shall
be ashamed; ,
And the king shall perish from Gaza,
And Ashkelon shaU not be inhab
ited.
'And a bastard shall dweU in Ashdod,
And I will cut off the pride of the
Phihstines.
7And I will take away his blood out
of his mouth,
And his detestable things from
between his teeth,
And he also shall be a remnant for
our God;
And he shall be as a chief in Judah,
And Ekron as a Jebusite.
8And I wiU encamp about My house
against the army,
That none pass through or return;
And no oppressor shall pass through
them any more;
For now have I seen with Mine eyes.

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'Rejoice greatly, 0 daughter of Zion,
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem;
Behold, thy king cometh unto thee,
He is triumphant, and victorious,
Lowly, and riding upon an ass,
Even upon a colt the foal of an ass.
"And I will cut off the chariot from
Ephraim,
And the horse from Jerusalem,
And the battle bow shaU be cut off,
And he shall speak peace unto the
nations;
And his dominion shall be from sea
to sea,
And from the River to the ends of
the earth.
"As for thee also, because of the
blood of thy covenant
I send forth thy prisoners out of the
pit
Wherein is no water.
"Return to the stronghold,
Ye prisoners of hope;
Even to-day do I declare
That I will render double unto thee.
"For I bend Judah for Me,
I fill the bow with Ephraim;
And I wiU stir up thy sons, 0 Zion,
Against thy sons, O Javan,
And will make thee as the sword of
a mighty man.
"And the Lord shall be seen over
them,
And His arrow shaU go forth as the
Ughtning;
And the Lord God wiU blow the horn,
And wiU go with whirlwinds of the
south.
"The Lord of hosts will defend them;
And they shall devour, and shall
tread down the sling-stones;
And they shall drink, and make a
noise as through wine;
And they shaU be filled like the
basins, Uke the corners of the altar.
"And the Lord their God shaU save
them in that day

As the flock of His people;
For they shaU be as the stones of a
crown,
Glittering over His land.
"For how great is their goodliness,
and how great is their beauty!
Corn shall make the young men
flourish,
And new wine the maids.
1 A Ask ye of the Lord rain in the
time of the latter rain,
Even of the Lord that maketh
lightnings;
And He wiU give them showers of
rain,
To every one grass in the field.
Tor the teraphim have spoken van
ity,
And the diviners have seen a lie,
And the dreams speak falsely,
They comfort in vain;
Therefore they go their way like
sheep,
They are afflicted, because there is
no shepherd.
'Mine anger is kindled against the
shepherds,
And I wiU punish the he-goats;
For the Lord of hosts hath re
membered His flock the house of
Judah,
And maketh them as His majestic
horse in the battle.
4Out of them shaU come forth the
corner-stone,
Out of them the stake,
Out of them the battle bow,
Out of them every master together.
'And they shall be as mighty men,
Treading down in the mire of the
streets in the battle,
And they shall fight, because the
Lord is with them ;
And the riders on horses shall be
confounded.

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'And I wiU strengthen the house of
Judah,
And I will save the house of Joseph,
And I will bring them back, for I
have compassion upon them,
And they shall be as though I had
not cast them off;
For I am the Lord their God, and
I will hear them.
7And they of Ephraim shall be like a
mighty man,
And their heart shall rejoice as
through wine;
Yea, their children shall see it, and
rejoice,
Their heart shall be glad in the Lord.
'I wiU hiss for them, and gather them,
For I have redeemed them;
And they shaU increase as they have
increased.
'And I wiU sow them among the
peoples,
And they shaU remember Me in far
countries ;
And they shall live with their chil
dren, and shaU return.
"I wiU bring them back also out of
the land of Egypt,
And gather them out of Assyria;
And I wiU bring them into the land
of Gilead and Lebanon,
And place shall not suffice them.
"And over the sea affliction shall pass,
And the waves shaU be smitten in
the sea,
And aU the depths of the Nile shall
dry up;
And the pride of Assyria shall be
brought down,
And the sceptre of Egypt shall de
part away.
"And I wiU strengthen them in the
Lord;
And they shaU walk up and down
in His name,
Saith the Lord.

1 1 Open thy doors, 0 Lebanon,
That the fire may devour thy
cedars.
2Wail, 0 cypress-tree, for the cedar
is fallen,
Because the glorious ones are
spoiled;
Wail, 0 ye oaks of Bashan,
For the strong forest is come down.
'Hark! the waiUng of the shepherds,
For their glory is spoiled;
Hark! the roaring of young Uons,
For the thickets of the Jordan are
spoiled.
Thus said the Lord my God;
Teed the flock of slaughter; 'whose
buyers slay them, and hold them
selves not guilty; and they that sell
them say: Blessed be the Lord, for
I am rich; and their own shepherds
pity them not. 'For I wiU no more
pity the inhabitants of the land, saith
the Lord; but, lo, I will deliver the
men every one into his neighbour's
hand, and into the hand of his king;
and they shall smite the land, and out
of their hand I will not deliver them.'
7So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily
the poor of the flock. And I took unto
me two staves; the one I called
Graciousness, and the other I called
Binders; and I fed the flock. 'And I
cut off the three shepherds in one
month; 'for My soul became im
patient of them, and their soul also
loathed Me.' Then said I: TwiUnot
feed you; that which dieth, let it die;
and that which is to be cut off, let it be
cut off; and let them that are left eat
every one the flesh of another.' "And
I took my staff Graciousness, and cut
it asunder, 'that I might break My
covenant which I had made with all
the peoples.' "And it was broken in
that day; and the poor of the flock that
gave heed unto me knew of a truth
that it was the word of the Lord.

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"And I said unto them: Tf ye think
good, give me my hire; and if not,
forbear.' So they weighed for my
hire thirty pieces of silver. "And the
Lord said unto me : ' Cast it into the
treasury, the goodly price that I was
prized at of them.' And I took the
thirty pieces of silver, and cast them
into the treasury, in the house of the
Lord. "Then I cut asunder mine
other staff, even Binders, that the
brotherhood between Judah and Israel
might be broken.
"And the Lord said unto me : 'Take
unto thee yet the instruments of a
foolish shepherd. "For, lo, I will raise
up a shepherd in the land, who will
not think of those that are cut off,
neither will seek those that are young,
nor heal that which is broken ; neither
will he feed that which standeth still,
but he will eat the flesh of the fat, and
will break their hoofs in pieces.'
"Woe to the worthless shepherd
That leaveth the flock!
The sword shall be upon his arm,
And upon his right eye;
His arm shall be clean dried up,
And his right eye shall be utterly
darkened.
1 O The burden of the word of the
Lord concerning Israel.
The saying of the Lord, who stretch
ed forth the heavens,
And laid the foundation of the earth,
And formed the spirit of man within
him:
2Behold, I will make Jerusalem a
cup of staggering
Unto all the peoples round about,
And upon Judah also shall it fall
to be in the siege against Jeru
salem.
'And it shall come to pass in that
day,

That I will make Jerusalem a
stone of burden for all the peo
ples;
All that burden themselves with it
shall be sore wounded;
And all the nations of the earth shall
be gathered together against it.
Tn that day, saith the Lord,
I will smite every horse with bewil
derment,
And his rider with madness ;
And I will open Mine eyes upon the
house of Judah,
And will smite every horse of the
peoples with blindness.
'And the chiefs of Judah shall say in
their heart:
The inhabitants of Jerusalem are
my strength
Through the Lord of hosts their
God.'
'In that day will I make the chiefs of
Judah
Like a pan of fire among wood,
And like a torch of fire among
sheaves;
And they shall devour all the
peoples round about,
On the right hand and on the left;
And Jerusalem shall be inhabited
again in her own place, even in
Jerusalem.
'The Lord also shall save the tents of
Judah first,
That the glory of the house of
David
And the glory of the inhabitants of
Jerusalem be not magnified above
Judah.
'In that day shall the Lord defend
the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
And he that stumbleth among them
at that day shall be as David ;
And the house of David shall be as
a godlike being,
As the angel of the Lord before
them.

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'And it shall come to pass in that
day,
That I will seek to destroy all the
nations
That come against Jerusalem.
"And I will pour upon the house of
David,
And upon the inhabitants of Jeru
salem,
The spirit of grace and of supplica
tion;
And they shall look unto Me because
"they have thrust him through;
And they shall mourn for him, as one
mourneth for his only son,
And shaU be in bitterness for him,
as one that is in bitterness for his
first-born.
"In that day shaU there be a great
mourning in Jerusalem,
As the mourning of Hadadrimmon
in the valley of Megiddon.
"And the land shall mourn, every
family apart:
The family of the house of David
apart, and their wives apart;
The family of the house of Nathan
apart, and their wives apart;
"The family of the house of Levi
apart, and their wives apart;
The family of the Shimeites apart,
and their wives apart;
"All the famiUes that remain,
Every family apart, and their wives
apart.
"j Q In that day there shaU be a
fountain opened
To the house of David and to the
inhabitants of Jerusalem,
For purification and for sprinkling.
2And it shall come to pass in that day,
Saith the Lord of hosts,
That I wiU cut off the names of the
idols out of the land,
And they shall no more be remem
bered;

And also I will cause the prophets
And the unclean spirit to pass out of
the land.
'And it shall come to pass that, when
any shaU yet prophesy, then his father
and his mother that begot him shall
say unto him: Thou shalt not Uve,
for thou speakest hes in the name of
the Lord'; and his father and his
mother that begot him shall thrust him
through when he prophesieth. 4And
it shaU come to pass in that day, that
the prophets shall be brought to shame
every one through his vision, when he
prophesieth; neither shaU they wear a
hairy mantle to deceive; 'but he shall
say: 'I am no prophet, I am a tiller of
the ground; for I have been made a
bondman from my youth.' 'And one
shall say unto him: 'What are these
wounds between thy hands?' Then
he shaU answer: Those with which
I was wounded in the house of my
friends.' 7Awake, 0 sword, against My shep
herd,
And against the man that is near
unto Me,
Saith the Lord of hosts;
Smite the shepherd, and the sheep
shaU be scattered;
And I will turn My hand upon the
little ones.
'And it shaU come to pass, that in
all the land, saith the Lord,
Two parts therein shall be cut off
and die;
But the third shall be left therein.
'And I wiU bring the third part
through the fire,
And wiU refine them as silver is re
fined,
And wiU try them as gold is tried;
They shall caU on My name,
And I will answer them;
I wiU say: 'It is My people',

v That is, the nations. See verse 9.

ZECHARIAH

14.14

And they shall say: The Lord is
my God. '
1 A Behold, a day of the Lord com-
*¦* eth,
When thy spoil shall be divided in
the midst of thee.
Tor I will gather all nations against
Jerusalem to battle;
And the city shall be taken, and the
houses rifled,
And the women ravished;
And half of the city shall go forth
into captivity,
But the residue of the people shall
not be cut off from the city.
Then shall the Lord go forth,
And fight against those nations,
As when He fighteth in the day of
battle.
4And His feet shall stand in that day
upon the mount of OUves,
Which is before Jerusalem on the
east,
And the mount of Olives shall be
cleft in the midst thereof
Toward the east and toward the
west;
So that there shall be a very great
valley;
And half of the mountain shall re
move toward the north,
And half of it toward the south.
'And ye shall flee to the vaUey of
the mountains;
For the valley of the mountains
shall reach unto Azel;
Yea, ye shaU flee, Uke as ye fled from
before the earthquake
In the days of Uzziah king of Judah;
And the Lord my God shall come,
And all the holy ones with Thee.
'And it shall come to pass in that
day, that there shaU not be Ught,
But heavy clouds and thick;
'And there shall be one day
Which shall be known as the Lord's,

Not day, and not night;
But it shall come to pass, that at
evening time there shall be Ught.
'And it shall come to pass in that day,
That Uving waters shall go out from
Jerusalem:
Half of them toward the eastern
sea,
And half of them toward the western
sea;
In summer and in winter shall it be.
'And the Lord shall be King over all
the earth;
In that day shall the Lord be One,
and His name one.
"All the land shall be turned as the
Arabah, from Geba to Rimmon south
of Jerusalem; and she shall be lifted
up, and inhabited in her place, from
Benjamin's gate unto the place of the
first gate, unto the corner gate, and
from the tower of Hananel unto the
king's winepresses.
"And men shall dwell therein,
And there shall be no more extermi
nation;
But Jerusalem shall dwell safely.
"And this shall be the plague where
with the Lord will smite
All the peoples that have warred
against Jerusalem:
Their flesh shall consume away while
they stand upon their feet,
And their eyes shaU consume away
in their sockets,
And their tongue shaU consume
away in their mouth.
"And it shall come to pass in that day,
That a great tumult from the Lord
shall be among them;
And they shall lay hold every one
on the hand of his neighbour,
And his hand shaU rise up against
the hand of his neighbour.
"And Judah also shall fight against
Jerusalem;

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And the wealth of all the nations
round about shaU be gathered
together,
Gold, and silver, and apparel, in
great abundance.
"And so shall be the plague of the
horse,
Of the mule, of the camel, and of the
ass,
And of all the beasts that shall be in
those camps, as this plague.
"And it shall come to pass, that every
one that is left of all the nations that
came against Jerusalem shall go up
from year to year to worship the King,
the Lord of hosts, and to keep the
feast of tabernacles. "And it shall
be, that whoso of the families of the
earth goeth not up unto Jerusalem to
worship the King, the Lord of hosts,

upon them there shall be no rain.
"And if the family of Egypt go not
up, and come not, they shall have no
overflow; there shall be the plague,
wherewith the Lord will smite the
nations that go not up to keep the
feast of tabernacles. "This shall be
the punishment of Egypt, and the
punishment of all the nations that
go not up to keep the feast of taber
nacles. "In that day shall there be
upon the bells of the horses: holy
unto the lord; and the pots in the
Lord's house shaU be like the basins.
before the altar. 21Yea, every pot in
Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holy
unto the Lord of hosts; and all they
that sacrifice shall come and take of
them, and seethe therein; and in that
day there shall be no more a trafficker
in the house of the Lord of hosts.

MALACHI

"j The burden of the word of the
Lord to Israel by Malachi.
T have loved you, saith the Lord.
Yet ye say: 'Wherein hast Thou
loved us?'
Was not Esau Jacob's brother?
Saith the Lord;
Yet I loved Jacob ;
'But Esau I hated,
And made his mountains a desola-
tiony
And gave his heritage to the jackals
of the wilderness.
Whereas Edom saith:
'We are beaten down,
But we wiU return and build the
waste places' ;

Thus saith the Lord of hosts:
They shall build, but I will throw
down;
And they shall be called The border
of wickedness,
And The people whom the Lord
execrateth for ever.
'And your eyes shall see,
And ye shall say:
The Lord is great beyond the
border of Israel.'
'A son honoureth his father,
And a servant his master;
If then I be a father,
Where is My honour?
And if I be a master,
Where is My fear?

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Saith the Lord of hosts
Unto you, O priests, that despise
My name.
And ye say: 'Wherein have we
despised Thy name?'
7Ye offer polluted bread upon Mine
altar.
And ye say: 'Wherein have we
polluted Thee?'
In that ye say: The table of the
Lord is contemptible.'
'And when ye offer the blind for
sacrifice, it is no evil!
And when ye offer the lame and
sick, it is no evil!
Present it now unto thy governor;
Will he be pleased with thee?
Or will he accept thy person?
Saith the Lord of hosts.
'And now, I pray you, entreat the
favour of God
That He may be gracious unto us! —
This hath been of your doing. —
Will He accept any of your persons?
Saith the Lord of hosts.
"Oh that there were even one among
you that would shut the doors,
That ye might not kindle fire on
Mine altar in vain!
I have no pleasure in you,
Saith the Lord of hosts,
Neither will I accept an offering
at your hand.
"For from the rising of the sun even
unto the going down of the same
My name is great among the nations ;
And in every place offerings are
presented unto My name,
Even pure oblations;
For My name is great among the
nations,
Saith the Lord of hosts.
"But ye profane it,
In that ye say :
' The table of the Lord is polluted,
And the fruit thereof, even the food
thereof, is contemptible.'

"Ye say also:
'Behold, what a weariness is it!'
And ye have snuffed at it,
Saith the Lord of hosts;
And ye have brought that which
was taken by violence,
And the lame, and the sick;
Thus ye bring the offering;
Should I accept this of your hand?
Saith the Lord.
"But cursed be he that dealeth
craftily,
Whereas he hath in his flock a male,
And voweth, and sacrificeth unto
the Lord a blemished thing;
For I am a great King,
Saith the Lord of hosts,
And My name is feared among the
nations.
O And now, this commandment
*"* Is for you, O ye priests.
2If ye will not hearken, and if ye will
not lay it to heart,
To give glory unto My name,
Saith the Lord of hosts,
Then will I send the curse upon
you,
And I will curse your blessings;
Yea, I curse them,
Because ye do not lay it to heart.
'Behold, I wiU rebuke the seed for
your hurt,
And will spread dung upon your
faces,
Even the dung of your sacrifices;
And ye shall be taken away unto it.
4Know then that I have sent
This commandment unto you,
That My covenant might be with
Levi,
Saith the Lord of hosts.
'My covenant was with him
Of life and peace, and I gave them
to him,
And of fear, and he feared Me,
And was afraid of Mv name.

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MALACHI

The law of truth was in his mouth,
And unrighteousness was not found
in his lips;
He walked with Me in peace and
uprightness,
And did turn many away from
iniquity.
Tor the priest's lips should keep
knowledge,
And they should seek the law at his
mouth;
For he is the messenger of the Lord
of hosts.
'But ye are turned aside out of the
way;
Ye have caused many to stumble in
the law;
Ye have corrupted the covenant of
Levi,
Saith the Lord of hosts.
'Therefore have I also made you
Contemptible and base before all
the people,
According as ye have not kept My
ways,
But have had respect of persons in
the law.
"Have we not all one father?
Hath not one God created us?
Why do we deal treacherously every
man against his brother,
Profaning the covenant of our
fathers?
"Judah hath dealt treacherously,
And an abomination is committed
in Israel and in Jerusalem;
For Judah hath profaned the holi
ness of the Lord which He loveth,
And hath married the daughter of a
strange god.
"May the Lord cut off to the man
that doeth this
Him that calleth and him that an-
swereth out of the tents of Jacob,
And him that offereth an offering
unto the Lord of hosts.

"And this further ye do:
Ye cover the altar of the Lord
with tears,
With weeping, and with sighing,
Insomuch that He regardeth not
the offering any more,
Neither receiveth it with good will
at your hand.
"Yet ye say: 'Wherefore?'
Because the Lord hath been wit
ness
Between thee and the wife of thy
youth,
Against whom thou hast dealt
treacherously,
Though she is thy companion,
And the wife of thy covenant.
"And not one hath done so
Who had exuberance of spirit!
For what seeketh the one?
A seed given of God.
Therefore take heed to your spirit,
And let none deal treacherously
against the wife of his youth.
"For I hate putting away,
Saith the Lord, the God of Israel,
And him that covereth his garment
with violence,
Saith the Lord of hosts;
Therefore take heed to your spirit,
That ye deal not treacherously.
"Ye have wearied the Lord with
your words.
Yet ye say: 'Wherein have we
wearied Him?'
In that ye say: 'Every one that
doeth evil
Is good in the sight of the Lord,
And He delighteth in them;
Or where is the God of justice?'
Q Behold, I send My messenger,
And he shall clear the way before .
Me;
And the Lord, whom ye seek,
WiU suddenly come to His temple; J

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3.15

And the messenger of the covenant,
Whom ye delight in,
Behold, he cometh,
Saith the Lord of hosts.
2But who may abide the day of his
coming?
And who shall stand when he ap
peareth?
For he is like a refiner's fire,
And like fullers' soap;
'And he shall sit as a refiner and
purifier of silver,
And he shall purify the sons of Levi,
And purge them as gold and silver;
And there shall be they that shall
offer unto the Lord
Offerings in righteousness.
Then shall the offering of Judah and
Jerusalem
Be pleasant unto the Lord,
As in the days of old,
And as in ancient years.
'And I will come near to you to
judgment;
And I wiU be a swift witness
Against the sorcerers, and against
the adulterers,
And against false swearers;
And against those that oppress the
hireling in his wages,
The widow, and the fatherless,
And that turn aside the stranger
from his right,
And fear not Me,
Saith the Lord of hosts.
'For I the Lord change not;
And ye, O sons of Jacob, are not
consumed.
'From the days of your fathers ye
have turned aside
From Mine ordinances, and have
not kept them.
Return unto Me, and I will return
unto you,
Saith the Lord of hosts.

But ye say: 'Wherein shall we re
turn?'
'Will a man rob God?
Yet ye rob Me.
But ye say: 'Wherein have we
robbed Thee?'
In tithes and heave-offerings.
9Ye are cursed with the curse,
Yet ye rob Me,
Even this whole nation.
"Bring ye the whole tithe into the
store-house,
That there may be food in My
house,
And try Me now herewith,
Saith the Lord of hosts,
If I will not open you the windows
of heaven,
And pour you out a blessing,
That there shall be more than suf
ficiency.
"And I will rebuke the devourer for
your good,
And he shall not destroy the fruits
of your land;
Neither shaU your vine cast its
fruit before the time in the field,
Saith the Lord of hosts.
"And all nations shall call you happy;
For ye shall be a delightsome land,
Saith the Lord of hosts.
"Your words have been all too
strong against Me,
Saith the Lord.
Yet ye say: 'Wherein have we
spoken against Thee?'
"Ye have said: 'It is vain to serve
God;
And what profit is it that we have
kept His charge,
And that we have walked mourn
fully
Because of the Lord of hosts?
"And now we call the proud happy;
Yea, they that work wickedness are
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Yea, they try God, and are deliv
ered.'
"Then they that feared the Lord
Spoke one with another;
And the Lord hearkened, and heard,
And a book of remembrance was
written before Him,
For them that feared the Lord,
and that thought upon His name.
"And they shall be Mine, saith the
Lord of hosts,
In the day that I do make, even
Mine own treasure;
And I will spare them, as a man
spareth
His own son that serveth him.
"Then shall ye again discern between
the righteous and the wicked,
Between him that serveth God
And him that serveth Him not.
"For, behold, the day cometh,
It burneth as a furnace;
And aU the proud, and all that work
wickedness, shall be stubble;
And the day that cometh shall set
them ablaze,
Saith the Lord of hosts,
That it shall leave them neither
root nor branch.
"But unto you that fear My name

Shall the sun of righteousness arise
with hearing in its wings;
And ye shall go forth, and gambol
As calves of the staU.
21 And ye shall tread down the wicked;
For they shall be ashes under the
soles of your feet
In the day that I do make,
Saith the Lord of hosts.
22Remember ye the law of Moses My
servant,
Which I commanded unto him in
Horeb for aU Israel,
Even statutes and ordinances.
"Behold, I will send you
Elijah the prophet
Before the coming
Of the great and terrible day of the
Lord.
24And he shall turn the heart of the
fathers to the children,
And the heart of the children to
their fathers;
Lest I come and smite the land
with utter destruction.

Behold, I will send you
Elijah the prophet
Before the coming
Of the great and terrible day of the Lord.

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BOOK I
j Happy is the man that hath
not walked in the counsel of the
wicked,
Nor stood in the way of sinners,
Nor sat in the seat of the scornful.
Tut his delight is in the law of the
Lord;
And in His law doth he meditate
day and night.
3And he shaU be Uke a tree planted
by streams of water,
That bringeth forth its fruit in its
season,
And whose leaf doth not wither;
And in whatsoever he doeth he
shall prosper.
Not so the wicked;
But they are Uke the chaff which the
wind driveth away.
Therefore the wicked shaU not stand
in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of
the righteous.
Tor the Lord regardeth the way of
the righteous;
But the way of the wicked shall
perish.
9 Why are the nations in an uproar?
u And why do the peoples mutter
in vain?
The kings of the earth stand up,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord, and against His
anointed :

31 Let us break their bands asun
der,
And cast away their cords from us.'
4He that sitteth in heaven laugheth,
The Lord hath them in derision.
Then will He speak unto them in
His wrath,
And affright them in His sore dis
pleasure :
'Truly it is I that have established
My king -
Upon Zion, My holy mountain.'
T will tell of the decree:
The Lord said unto me: Thou
art My son,
This day have I begotten thee.
'Ask of Me, and I will give the
nations for thine inheritance,
And the ends of the earth for thy
possession.
Thou shalt break them with a rod
of iron;
Thou shalt dash them in pieces
Uke a potter's vessel.'
"Now therefore, 0 ye kings, be wise;
Be admonished, ye judges of the
earth.
"Serve the Lord with fear,
And rejoice with trembling.
12Do homage in purity, lest He be
angry, and ye perish in the way,
When suddenly His wrath is kindled.
Happy are all they that take refuge
in Him.

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Q A Psalm of David, when he fled
from Absalom his son.
2Lord, how many are mine adver
saries become!
Many are they that rise up against
me.
'Many there are that say of my
soul:
'There is no salvation for him in
God.' Selah
4But Thou, O Lord, art a shield
about me;
My glory, and the lifter up of my
head.
'With my voice I call unto the Lord,
And He answereth me out of His
holy mountain. Selah
6I lay me down, and I sleep;
I awake, for the Lord sustaineth
me.
7I am not afraid of ten thousands of
people,
That have set themselves against
me round about.
'Arise, 0 Lord; save me, 0 my God;
For Thou hast smitten aU mine ene
mies upon the cheek,
Thou hast broken the teeth of the
wicked.
'Salvation belongeth unto the Lord;
Thy blessing be upon Thy people. Selah
A For the Leader; with string-music.
A Psalm of David.
2Answer me when I caU, O God of
my righteousness,
Thou who didst set me free when
I was in distress;
Be gracious unto me, and hear my
prayer.

30 ye sons of men, how long shall
my glory be put to shame,
In that ye love vanity, and seek
after falsehood? Selah
Tut know that the Lord hath set
apart the godly man as His own;
The Lord will hear when I call
unto Him.
'Tremble, and sin not;
Commune with your own heart
upon your bed, and be stiU. Selah
'Offer the sacrifices of righteousness,
And put your trust in the Lord.
7Many there are that say: 'Oh that
we could see some good!'
Lord, hft Thou up the fight of Thy
countenance upon us.
Thou hast put gladness in my heart,
More than when their corn and
their wine increase.
9In peace will I both lay me down and
sleep;
For Thou, Lord, makest me dwell
alone in safety.
PL For the Leader; upon the Ne-
u hiloth. A Psalm of David.
2Give ear to my words, 0 Lord,
Consider my meditation.
'Hearken unto the voice of my cry,
my King, and my God;
For unto Thee do I pray.
40 Lord, in the morning shalt Thou
hear my voice;
In the morning will I order my
prayer unto Thee, and will
look forward.
'For Thou art not a God that hath
pleasure in wickedness;
Evil shall not sojourn with Thee.
'The boasters shall not stand in
Thy sight;
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7.4

Thou destroyest them that speak
falsehood;
The Lord abhorreth the man of
blood and of deceit.
'But as for me, in the abundance of
Thy lovingkindness wiU I come
into Thy house;
I will bow down toward Thy holy
temple in the fear of Thee.
90 Lord, lead me in Thy righteous
ness because of them that lie in
wait for me;
Make Thy way straight before my
face.
"For there is no sincerity in their
mouth;
Their inward part is a yawning
gulf,
Their throat is an open sepulchre;
They make smooth their tongue.
"Hold them guilty, O God,
Let them fall by their own counsels;
Cast them down in the multitude
of their transgressions;
For they have rebelled against
Thee.
"So shaU all those that take refuge
in Thee rejoice,
They shall ever shout for joy,
And Thou shalt shelter them;
Let them also that love Thy name
exult in Thee.
"For Thou dost bless the righteous;
0 Lord, Thou dost encompass him
with favour as with a shield.
Cl For the Leader; with string-music;
on the Sheminith. A Psalm of
David. 20 Lord, rebuke me not in Thine
anger,
Neither chasten me in Thy wrath.
'Be gracious unto me, 0 Lord, for
I languish away;

Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are
affrighted.
4My soul also is sore affrighted;
And Thou, O Lord, how long?
'Return, O Lord, deUver my soul;
Save me for Thy mercy's sake.
Tor in death there is no remem
brance of Thee;
In the nether-world who will give
Thee thanks?
T am weary with my groaning;
Every night make I my bed to
swim;
I melt away my couch with my
tears.
8Mine eye is dimmed because of
vexation;
It waxeth old because of all mine
adversaries.
'Depart from me, all ye workers of
iniquity;
For the Lord hath heard the voice
of my weeping.
"The Lord hath heard my supplica
tion;
The Lord receiveth my prayer.
"All mine enemies shall be ashamed
and sore affrighted;
They shall turn back, they shall be
ashamed suddenly.
H Shiggaion of David, which he
sang unto the Lord, concerning
Cush a Benjamite.
20 Lord my God, in Thee have I
taken refuge;
Save me from all them that pursue
me, and deliver me;
Test he tear my soul like a lion,
Rending it in pieces, while there is
none to deliver.

"'0 Lord my God, if I have done this;
If there be iniquity in my hands;

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PSALMS

'If I have requited him that did
evil unto me.
Or spoiled mine adversary unto
emptiness;
'Let the enemy pursue my soul, and
overtake it,
And tread my life down to the
earth;*
Yea, let him lay my glory in the
dust. Selah
'Arise, 0 Lord, in Thine anger,
Lift up Thyself in indignation
against mine adversaries;
Yea, awake for me at the judgment
which Thou hast commanded.
'And let the congregation of the
peoples compass Thee about,
And over them return Thou on
high.
90 Lord, who ministerest judgment
to the peoples,
Judge me, 0 Lord,
According to my righteousness,
and according to mine integrity
that is in me.
"Oh that a full measure of evil might
come upon the wicked,
And that Thou wouldest estabhsh
the righteous;
For the righteous God trieth the
hearts and reins.
"My shield is with God,
Who saveth the upright in heart.
"God is a righteous judge,
Yea, a God that hath indignation
every day :
"If a man turn not, He will whet His
sword,
He hath bent His bow, and made it
ready;
"He hath also prepared for him the
weapons of death,
Yea, His arrows which He made
sharp.
"Behold, he travaileth with iniquity;

Yea, he conceiveth mischief, and
bringeth forth falsehood.
"He hath digged a pit, and hollowed
it,
And is faUen into the ditch which he
made.
"His mischief shall return upon his
own head,
And his violence shall come down
upon his own pate.
"I will give thanks unto the Lord
according to His righteousness;
And will sing praise to the name of
the Lord Most High.
Q For the Leader; upon the Gittith.
° A Psalm of David.
20 Lord, our Lord,
How glorious is Thy name in all the
earth!
Whose majesty is rehearsed above
the heavens.
'Out of the mouth of babes and suck
lings hast Thou founded strength,
Because of Thine adversaries;
That Thou mightest still the enemy
and the avenger.
4When I behold Thy heavens, the
work of Thy fingers,
The moon and the stars, which
Thou hast established;
'What is man, that Thou art mindful
of him?
And the son of man, that Thou
thinkest of him?
'Yet Thou hast made him but little
lower than the angels,
And hast crowned him with glory
and honour.
'Thou hast made him to have do
minion over the works of Thy
hands;
Thou hast put all things under his
feet:

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9.19

'Sheep and oxen, aU of them,
Yea, and the beasts of the field;
The fowl of the air, and the fish of
the sea;
Whatsoever passeth through the
paths of the seas.
"0 Lord, our Lord,
How glorious is Thy name in all the
earth!
Q For the Leader ; upon Muth-labben.
A Psalm of David.
T will give thanks unto the Lord
with my whole heart;
I will teU of all Thy marvellous
works.
'I will be glad and exult in Thee;
I will sing praise to Thy name, 0
Most High:
4When mine enemies are turned
back,
They stumble and perish at Thy
presence;
Tor Thou hast maintained my right
and my cause;
Thou sattest upon the throne as the
righteous Judge.
'Thou hast rebuked the nations,
Thou hast destroyed the wicked,
Thou hast blotted out their name
for ever and ever.
70 thou enemy, the waste places
are come to an end for ever;
And the cities which thou didst
uproot,
Their very memorial is perished.
'But the Lord is enthroned for
ever;
He hath established His throne for
judgment.
'And He will judge the world in
righteousness,

He wiU minister judgment to the
peoples with equity.
'The Lord also wih be a high tower
for the oppressed,
A high tower in times of trouble;
"And they that know Thy name will
put their trust in Thee;
For Thou, Lord, hast not forsaken,
them that seek Thee.
"Sing praises to the Lord, who dwell
eth in Zion;
Declare among the peoples His
doings.
"For He that avengeth blood hath
remembered them;
He hath not forgotten the cry of
the humble.
"Be gracious unto me, 0 Lord,
Behold mine affliction at the hands
of them that hate me;
Thou that liftest me up from the
gates of death;
"That I may tell of all Thy praise
in the gates of the daughter of
Zion,
That I may rejoice in Thy salvation.
"The nations are sunk down in the
pit that they made;
In the net which they hid is their
own foot taken.
"The Lord hath made Himself
known, He hath executed judg
ment,
The wicked is snared in the work
of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah
"The wicked shall return to the
nether-world,
Even all the nations that forget God.
"For the needy shall not alway be
forgotten,
Nor the expectation of the poor
perish for ever.

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PSALMS

20 Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail;
Let the nations be judged in Thy
sight.
21Set terror over them, 0 Lord;
Let the nations know they are but
men. Selah
1 A Why standest Thou afar off,
XU OLORD?
Why hidest Thou Thyself in times
of trouble?
Through the pride of the wicked
the poor is hotly pursued,
They are taken in the devices that
they have imagined.'
Tor the wicked boasteth of his
heart's desire,
And the covetous vaunteth himself,
though he contemn the Lord.
The wicked, in the pride of his
countenance [,saith] : ' He will not
require' ;
All his thoughts are: 'There is no
God.'
'His ways prosper at all times;
Thy judgments are far above out of
his sight;
As for all his adversaries, he puffeth
at them.
'He saith in his heart : ' I shall not be
moved,
I who to all generations shall not
be in adversity.'
7His mouth is full of cursing and
deceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is mischief and
iniquity.
'He sitteth in the lurking-places of
the villages;
In secret places doth he slay the
innocent;
His eyes are on the watch for the
helpless.
9He lieth in wait in a secret place
as a lion in his lair,
He lieth in wait to catch the poor;

He doth catch the poor, when he
draweth him up in his net.
"He croucheth, he boweth down,
And the helpless fall into his mighty
claws.
"He hath said in his heart: 'God
hath forgotten;
He hideth His face; He will never

"Arise, 0 Lord; 0 God, lift up Thy
hand;
Forget not the humble.
"Wherefore doth the wicked contemn
God,
And say in his heart: Thou wilt
not require'?
"Thou hast seen; for Thou beholdest
trouble and vexation, to requite
them with Thy hand;
Unto Thee the helpless committeth
himself;
Thou hast been the helper of the
fatherless.
"Break Thou the arm of the wicked;
And as for the evil man, search
out his wickedness, till none be
found.
"The Lord is King for ever and'ever;
The nations are perished out of His
land.
"Lord, Thou hast heard the desire
of the humble:
Thou wilt direct their heart, Thou
wilt cause Thine ear to attend;
"To right the fatherless and the op
pressed,
That man who is of the earth may
be terrible no more.
1 1 For the Leader. [A Psalm] of
X± David.
In the Lord have I taken refuge;
How say ye to my soul:

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PSALMS

13.

'Flee thou! to your mountain, ye

Our lips are with us: who is lord

birds'?

over us?'

Tor, lo, the wicked bend the bow,

''For the oppression of the poor,

They have made ready their arrow

for the sighing of the needy,

upon the string,

Now will I arise', saith the Lord;

That they may shoot in darkness at

T will set him in safety at whom

the upright in heart.

they puff.'

'When the foundations are de

stroyed,

The words of the Lord are pure

What hath the righteous wrought?

words,

As silver tried in a crucible on the

The Lord is in His holy temple,

earth, refined seven times.

The Lord, His throne is in heaven;

His eyes behold, His eyelids try, the

Thou wilt keep them, 0 Lord;

children of men.

Thou wilt preserve us from this

The Lord trieth the righteous;

generation for ever.

But the wicked and him that loveth

The wicked walk on every side,

violence His soul hateth.

When vileness is exalted among the

'Upon the wicked He will cause to

sons of men.

rain coals;

Fire and brimstone and burning
1 Q For the Leader. A Psalm of
XO David.
wind shall be the portion of their
cup.
2How long, 0 Lord, wilt Thou forget
'For the Lord is righteous, He lov
me for ever?
eth righteousness;
How long wilt Thou hide Thy face
The upright shall behold His face.
from me?
3How long shall I take counsel in ni3'
1 O For the Leader; on the Shemi-
soul,
nith. A Psalm of David.
Having sorrow in my heart by day?
How long shall mine enemy be
2Help, Lord; for the godly man
exalted over me?
ceaseth;
4Behold Thou, and answer me, 0
For the faithful fail from among the
Lord my God;
children of men.
Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the
They speak falsehood every one
sleep of death;
with his neighbour;
'Lest mine enemy say: T have
With flattering lip, and with a
prevailed against him ' ;
double heart, do they speak.
Lest mine adversaries rejoice when
I am moved.
4May the Lord cut off all flattering
lips,
'But as for me, in Thy mercy do I
The tongue that speaketh proud
trust;
things!
My heart shall rejoice in Thy salva
'Who have said: 'Our tongue will
tion.
we make mighty;
I will sing unto the Lord,
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13.

PSALMS

Because He hath dealt bountifully
with me.
1 A For the Leader. [A Psalm] of
±rt David.
The fool hath said in his heart:
'There is no God';
They have dealt corruptly, they
have done abominably;
There is none that doeth good.
The Lord looked forth from heaven
upon the children of men,
To see if there were any man of
understanding, that did seek
after God.
They are all corrupt, they are
together become impure;
There is none that doeth good, no,
not one.
4' Shall not all the workers of iniquity
know it,
Who eat up My people as they eat
bread,
And call not upon the Lord?'
There are they in great fear;
For God is with the righteous gen
eration.
6Ye would put to shame the counsel
of the poor,
But the Lord is his refuge.
7Oh that the salvation of Israel were
come out of Zion!
When the Lord turneth the cap
tivity of His people,
Let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
1 PL A Psalm of David,
Lord, who shall sojourn in Thy tab
ernacle?
Who shaU dwell upon Thy holy
mountain?
2He that walketh uprightly, and
worketh righteousness,

And speaketh truth in his heart;
That hath no slander upon his
tongue,
Nor doeth evil to his fellow,
Nor taketh up a reproach against
his neighbour;
4In whose eyes a vile person is
despised,
But he honoureth them that fear
the Lord;
He that sweareth to his own hurt,
and changeth not;
'He that putteth not out his money
on interest,
Nor taketh a bribe against the
innocent.
He that doeth these things shall
never be moved.

Michtam of David.

16 Keep me, 0 God; for I have taken
refuge in Thee.
2I have said unto the Lord: 'Thou
art my Lord;
I have no good but in Thee' ;
3As for the holy that are in the earth,
They are the excellent in whom is
all my delight.
4Let the idols of them be multiplied
that make suit unto another;
Their drink-offerings of blood will
I not offer,
Nor take their names upon my lips.
'O Lord, the portion of mine in
heritance and of my cup,
Thou maintainest my lot.
'The lines are fallen unto me in
pleasant places;
Yea, I have a goodly heritage.
7 1 will bless the Lord, who hath
given me counsel;
Yea, in the night seasons my reins
instruct me.
'I have set the Lord always before

me;

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Surely He is at my right hand, I
shaU not be moved.
Therefore my heart is glad, and
my glory rejoiceth;
My flesh also dwelleth in safety;
"For Thou wilt not abandon my
soul to the nether-world;
Neither wilt Thou suffer Thy godly
one to see the pit.
"Thou makest me to know the path
of life;
In Thy presence is fulness of joy,
In Thy right hand bliss for evermore.
1 H A Prayer of David.
Hear the right, 0 Lord, attend un
to my cry;
Give ear unto my prayer from
lips without deceit.
Tet my judgment' come forth from
Thy presence;
Let Thine eyes behold equity.
Thou hast tried my heart, Thou
hast visited it in the night;
Thou hast tested me, and Thou
findest not
That I had a thought which should
not pass my mouth.
4As for the doings of men, by the
word of Thy lips
I have kept me from the ways of the
violent.
'My steps have held fast to Thy
paths,
My feet have not slipped.
'As for me, I call upon Thee, for
Thou wilt answer me, 0 God;
Incline Thine ear unto me, hear my
speech.
7Make passing great Thy mercies,
0 Thou that savest by Thy
right hand
From assailants them that take
refuge in Thee.

'Keep me as the apple of the eye,
Hide me in the shadow of Thy
wings,
'From the wicked that oppress,
My deadly enemies, that compass
me about.
"Their gross heart they have shut
tight,
With their mouth they speak proud-
"At our every step they have now
encompassed us;
They set their eyes to cast us down
to the earth.
"He is like a lion that is eager to tear
in pieces,
And like a young lion lurking in
secret places.
"Arise, 0 Lord, confront him, cast
him down;
DeUver my soul from the wicked, by
Thy sword;
"From men, by Thy hand, 0
Lord,
From men of the world, whose por
tion is in this life,
And whose belly Thou fillest with
Thy treasure;
Who have children in plenty,
And leave their abundance to their
babes.
"As for me, I shall behold Thy face
in righteousness;
I shall be satisfied, when I awake,
with Thy likeness.
1 Q For the Leader. [A Psalm] of
David the servant of the Lord,
who spoke unto the Lord the words
of this song in the day that the Lord
delivered him from the hand of all
his enemies, and from the hand of
Saul;2andhe said:
I love Thee, O Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock, and my
fortress, and my deliverer;

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18.3

PSALMS

My God, my rock, in Him I take
refuge;
My shield, and my horn of salva
tion, my high tower.
Traised, I cry, is the Lord,
• And I am saved from mine enemies.
The cords of Death compassed me,
And the floods of Telial assailed me.
The cords of "Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of Death confronted me.
'In my distress I called upon the
Lord,
And cried unto my God;
Out of His temple He heard my
voice,
And my cry came before Him into
His ears.

Then the earth did shake and quake,
The foundations also of the moun
tains did tremble;
They were shaken, because He was
wroth.
'Smoke arose up in His nostrils,
And fire out of His mouth did de
vour;
Coals flamed forth from Him.
"He bowed the heavens also, and
came down;
And thick darkness was under His
feet.
"And He rode upon a cherub, and
did fly;
Yea, He did swoop down upon the
wings of the wind.
"He made darkness His hiding-place,
His pavilion round about Him;
Darkness of waters, thick clouds
of the skies.
13 At the brightness before Him, there
passed through His thick clouds
Hailstones and coals of fire.
"The Lord also thundered in the
heavens,
And the Most High gave forth His
voice; a That is, the nether-world
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Hailstones and coals of fire.
"And He sent out His arrows, and
scattered them;
And He shot forth lightnings, and
discomfited them.
"And the channels of waters ap
peared,
And the foundations of the world
were laid bare,
At Thy rebuke, 0 Lord,
At the blast of the breath of Thy
nostrils.
"He sent from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.
"He delivered me from mine enemy
most strong,
And from them that hated me, for
they were too mighty for me.
"They confronted me in the day of
my calamity;
But the Lord was a stay unto me.
20He brought me forth also into a
large place;
He delivered me, because He delight
ed in me.
The Lord rewarded me according
to my righteousness-;
According to the cleanness of my
hands hath He recompensed me.

Tor I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not wickedly departed
from my God.
Tor all His ordinances were before
me,
And I put not away His statutes
from me.
24 And I was single-hearted with Him,
And I kept myself from mine in
iquity.
Therefore hath the Lord recom
pensed me according to my right
eousness,
According to the cleanness of my
hands in His eyes.

PSALMS

18.49

26With the merciful Thou dost show
Thyseff merciful,
With the upright man Thou dost
show Thyself upright;
"With the pure Thou dost show
Thyself pure;
And with the crooked Thou dost
show Thyself subtle.
Tor Thou dost save the afflicted
people;
But the haughty eyes Thou dost
humble.
Tor Thou dost light my lamp;
The Lord my God doth lighten my
darkness.
'Tor by Thee I run upon a troop ;
And by my God do I scale a wall.
"As for God, His way is perfect;
The word of the Lord is tried;
He is a shield unto all them that
take refuge in Him.
Tor who is God, save the Lord?
And who is a Rock, except our
God?
The God that girdeth me with
strength,
And maketh my way straight;
34 Who maketh my feet like hinds',
And setteth me upon my high
places ;
36Who traineth my hands for war,
So that mine arms do bend a bow
of brass.
Thou hast also given me Thy shield
of salvation,
And Thy right hand hath holden
me up;
And Thy condescension hath made
me great.
Thou hast enlarged my steps under
me,
And my feet have not slipped.
38I have pursued mine enemies, and
overtaken them;

Neither did I turn back till they
were consumed.
T have smitten them through, so
that they are not able to rise;
They are faUen under my feet.
"For Thou hast girded me with
strength unto the battle; -
Thou hast subdued under me those
that rose up against me.
Thou hast also made mine enemies
turn their backs unto me,
And I did cut off them that hate me.
They cried, but there was none to
save;
Even unto the Lord, but He an
swered them not.
Then did I beat them small as the
dust before the wind;
I did cast them out as the mire of
the streets.
Thou hast delivered me from the
contentions of the people;
Thou hast made me the head of the
nations;
A people whom I have not known
serve me.
45As soon as they hear of me, they
obey me;
The sons of the stranger dwindle
away before me.
The sons of the stranger fade away,
And come trembling out of their
close places.
The Lord liveth, and blessed be my
Rock;
And exalted be the God of my
salvation;
48Even the God that executeth ven
geance for me,
And subdueth peoples under me.
49He delivereth me from mine en
emies;
Yea, Thou liftest me up above them
that rise up against me;
Thou deliverest me from the violent
man.

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18.50

PSALMS

"Therefore I wiU give thanks unto
Thee, 0 Lord, among the na
tions,
And wiU sing praises unto Thy
name.
"Great salvation giveth He to His
king;
And showeth mercy to His anoint
ed,
To David and to his seed, for ever
more.
1 Q For the Leader. A Psalm of
LV David.
The heavens declare the glory of
God,
And the firmament showeth His
handiwork;
3Day unto day uttereth speech,
And night unto night revealeth
knowledge;
There is no speech, there are no
words,
Neither is their voice heard.
Their line is gone out through all
the earth,
And their words to the end of the
world.
In them hath He set a tent for the
sun,
'Which is as a bridegroom coming
out of his chamber,
And rejoiceth as a strong man to
run his course.
7His going forth is from the end of
the heaveri,
And his circuit unto the ends of it;
And there is nothing hid from the
heat thereof.
The law of the Lord is perfect,
restoring the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is
sure, making wise the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;

The commandment of the Lord is
pure, enlightening the eyes.
"The fear of the Lord is clean, en
during for ever;
The ordinances of the Lord are
true, they are righteous alto
gether;
"More to be desired are they than
gold, yea, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the
honeycomb.
"Moreover by them is Thy servant
warned;
In keeping of them there is great
reward.
"Who can discern errors?
Clear Thou me from hidden faults.
"Keep back Thy servant also from
presumptuous sins,
That they may not have dominion
over me; then shall I be faultless,
And I shaU be clear from great
transgression.
"Let the words of my mouth and the
meditation of my heart be ac
ceptable before Thee,
0 Lord, my Rock, and my Re
deemer.
OA For the Leader. A Psalm of
LK} David.
The Lord answer thee in the day of
trouble;
The name of the God of Jacob set
thee up on high;
3Send forth thy help from the sanc
tuary,
And support thee out of Zion;
4Receive the memorial of all thy
meal-offerings,
And accept the fat of thy burnt-
sacrifice; Selah
'Grant thee according to thine own
heart,
And fulfil all thy counsel.
'We will shout for joy in thy victory,

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22.5

And in the name of our God we will
set up our standards;
The Lord fulfil all thy petitions.
'Now know I that the Lord saveth
His anointed;
He wiU answer him from His holy
heaven
With the mighty acts of His saving
right hand.
'Some trust in chariots, and some in
horses;
But we will make mention of the
name of the Lord our God.
They are bowed down and fallen;
But we are risen, and stand upright.
"Save, Lord;
Let the King answer us in the day
that we call.
OA For the Leader. A Psalm of
/Q± David.
20 Lord, in Thy strength the king
rejoiceth;
And in Thy salvation how greatly
doth he exult!
'Thou hast given him his heart's de
sire.
And the request of his Ups Thou hast
not withholden. Selah
Tor Thou meetest him with choicest
blessings;
Thou settest a crown of fine gold on
his head.
5He asked life of Thee, Thou gavest
it him;
Even length of days for ever and
ever.
'His glory is great through Thy
salvation;
Honour and majesty dost Thou lay
upon him.
Tor Thou makest him most blessed
for ever;
Thou makest him glad with joy in
Thy presence.

'For the king trusteth in the Lord,
Yea, in the mercy of the Most
High; he shall not be moved.
Thy hand shall be equal to all thine
enemies;
Thy right hand shaU overtake those
that hate thee.
'Thou shalt make them as a fiery
furnace in the time of thine
anger;
The Lord shall swallow them up in
His wrath,
And the fire shall devour them.
"Their fruit shalt thou destroy from
the earth,
And their seed from among the
children of men.
"For they intended evil against thee,
They imagined a device, wherewith
they shall not. prevail.
"For thou shalt make them turn
their back,
Thou shalt make ready with thy
bowstrings against the face of
them.
"Be Thou exalted, 0 Lord, in Thy
strength;
So wiU we sing and praise Thy
power.
OO For the Leader; upon Aijeleth
ha-Shahar. A Psalm of David.
2My God, my God, why hast Thou
forsaken me,
And art far from my help at the
words of my cry?
30 my God, I call by day, but Thou
answerest not;
And at night, and triere is no sur
cease for me.
4Yet Thou art holy,
0 Thou that art enthroned upon the
praises of Israel.
5In Thee did our fathers trust;

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22.5

PSALMS'

They trusted, and Thou didst de
liver them.
'Unto Thee they cried, and escaped;
In Thee did they trust, and were not
ashamed.
'But I am a worm, and no man;
A reproach of men, and despised of
the people.
'All they that see me laugh me to
scorn;
They shoot out the lip, they shake
the head :
''Let him commit himseff unto the
Lord! let Him rescue him;
Let Him deliver him, seeing He
delighteth in him.'
"For Thou art He that took me out
of the womb ;
Thou madest me trust when I was
upon my mother's breasts.
"Upon Thee I have been cast from my
birth;
Thou art my God from my mother's
womb.
^2Be not far from me; for trouble is
near;
For there is none to help.
"Many bulls have encompassed me;
Strong bulls of Bashan have beset
me round.
"They open wide their mouth against
me,
As a ravening and a roaring lion.
"I am poured out like water,
And all my bones are out of joint;
My heart is become like wax;
It is melted in mine inmost parts.
"My strength is dried up like a pot
sherd;
And my tongue cleaveth to my
throat;
And Thou layest me in the dust of
death.
"For dogs have encompassed me;
A company of evil-doers have in
closed me;

Like a lion, they are at my hands
and my feet.
"I may count all my bones;
They look and gloat over me.
"They part my garments among
them,
And for my vesture do they cast
lots.
Tut Thou, 0 Lord, be not far off;
O Thou my strength, hasten to
help me.
"Deliver my soul from the sword;
Mine only one from the power of the
dog.
22Save me from the lion's mouth;
Yea, from the horns of the wild-
oxen do Thou answer me.
T will declare Thy name unto my
brethren;
In the midst of the congregation
will I praise Thee:
24' Ye that fear the Lord, praise Him;
All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify
Him;
And stand in awe of Him, all ye
the seed of Israel.
Tor He hath not despised nor ab
horred the lowliness of the poor;
Neither hath He hid His face from
him;
But when he cried unto Him, He
heard.'
Trom Thee cometh my praise in the
great congregation;
I will pay my vows before them
that fear Him.
27Let the humble eat and be satisfied;
Let them praise the Lord that seek
after Him;
May your heart be quickened for
ever! >)
28AU the ends of the earth shall re- *
member and turn unto the Lord;
And all the kindreds of the nations
shall worship before Thee.
Tor the kingdom is the Lord's;

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25.3

And He is the ruler over the nations.
30 All the fat ones of the earth shall
eat and worship;
All they that go down to the dust
shall kneel before Him,
Even he that cannot keep his soul
alive.
"A seed shall serve him;
It shall be told of the Lord unto
the next generation.
They shall come and shall declare
His righteousness
Unto a people that shall be born,
that He hath done it.

23

A Psalm of David.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall
not want.
2He maketh me to lie down in green
pastures;
He leadeth me beside the still
waters.
3He restoreth my soul;
He guideth me in straight paths
for His name's sake.
Tea, though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
For Thou art with me;
Thy rod and Thy staff, they com
fort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies;
Thou hast anointed my head with
oil; my cup runneth over.
'Surely goodness and mercy shall
follow me all the days of my life;
And I shall dwell in the house of
the Lord for ever.

24

A Psalm of David.

The earth is the Lord's, and the ful
ness thereof;
The world, and they that dwell
therein.

2For He hath founded it upon the
seas,
And estabUshed it upon the floods.
'Who shall ascend into the mountain
of the Lord? '
And who shall stand in His holy
place?
4He that hath clean hands, and a
pure heart;
Who hath not taken My name in
vain,
And hath not sworn deceitfully.
5He shall receive a blessing from the
Lord,
And righteousness from the God of
his salvation.
'Sucri is the generation of them that
seek after Him,
That seek Thy face, even Jacob. Selah
'Lift up your heads, O ye gates,
And be ye lifted up, ye everlasting
doors;
That the King of glory may come in.
''Who is the King of glory?'
' The Lord strong and mighty,
The Lord mighty in battle.'
'Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates,
Yea, lift them up, ye everlasting
doors;
That the King of glory may come
in.
"'Who then is the King of glory?'
The Lord of hosts;
He is the King of glory.' Selah
OPL [A Psalm] of David.
fct Unto Thee, 0 Lord, do I lift up my
soul.
320 my God, in Thee have I trusted,
let me not be ashamed;
Let not mine enemies triumph
over me.
5 3Yea, none that wait for Thee shall
be ashamed ;

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25.3

PSALMS

They shall be ashamed that deal
treacherously without cause.
"I 4Show me Thy ways, O Lord;
Teach me Thy paths.
1ft 'Guide me in Thy truth, and teach
me;
For Thou art the God of my salva
tion;
For Thee do I wait all the day.
T 'Remember, O Lord, Thy compas
sions and Thy mercies;
For they have been from of old.
ft 7Remember not the sins of my youti%
nor my transgressions;
According to Thy mercy remember
ThOu me,
For thy goodness' sake, O Lord.
13 'Good and upright is the Lord;
Therefore doth He instruct sinners
in the way.
11 9He guideth the humble in justice;
And He teacheth the humble His
way.
3 "All the paths of the Lord are mercy
and truth
Unto such as keep His covenant
and His testimonies.
^ "For Thy name's sake, O Lord,
Pardon 'mine iniquity, for it is
great.
12 "What man is he that feareth the
Lord?
Him will He instruct in the way
that he should choose.
3 "His soul shall abide in prosperity;
And his seed shall inherit the land.
D "The counsel of the Lord is with
•them that fear Him;
And His covenant, to make them
know it.
y'Mine eyes are ever toward the
Lord;
For He will bring forth my feet out
of the net.
B Turn Thee unto me, and be gracious
unto me;
For I am solitary and afflicted.

E'The troubles of my heart are en
larged;
0 bring Thou me out of my dis
tresses.
1 "See mine affliction and my travail;
And forgive all my sins.
"Consider how many are mine en
emies,
And the cruel hatred wherewith
they hate me.
IB 20O keep my soul, and deliver me;
Let me not be ashamed, for I
have taken refuge in Thee.
n Tet integrity and uprightness pre
serve me,
Because I wait for Thee.
Tedeem Israel, O God,
Out of all his troubles.
O Q [A Psalm] of David.
Judge me, 0 Lord, for I have
walked in mine integrity,
And I have trusted in the Lord
without wavering.
'Examine me, O Lord, and try me;
Test my reins and my heart.
Tor Thy mercy is before mine eyes;
And I have walked in Thy truth.
4I have not sat with men of false
hood;
Neither will I go in with dissem
blers.
6I hate the gathering of evil-doers,
And will not sit with the wicked.
T will wash my hands in innocency;
So will I compass Thine altar, 0
Lord,
That I may make the voice of
thanksgiving to be heard,
And tell of all Thy wondrous works.
'Lord, I love the habitation of Thy
house,
And the place where Thy glory
dwelleth.

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PSALMS

28.2

'Gather not my soul with sinners,
Nor my life with men of blood;
"In whose hands is craftiness,
And their right hand is fuU of
bribes.
"But as for me, I wiU walk in mine
integrity;
Redeem me, and be gracious unto
me.
"My foot standeth in an even place;
In the congregations will I bless the
Lord.

07 [A Psalm] of David.

The Lord is my light and my salva
tion; whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my
life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2When evil-doers came upon me to
eat up my flesh,
Even mine adversaries and my foes,
they stumbled and fell.
Though a host should encamp
against me,
My heart shall not fear;
Though war should rise up against
me,
Even then will I be confident.
'One thing have I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
That I may dwell in the house of the
Lord all the days of my life,
To behold the graciousness of the
Lord, and to visit early in His
temple.
Tor He- concealeth me in His
pavifion in the day of evil;
He hideth me in the covert of His
tent;
He Ufteth me up upon a rock.
'And now shall my head be lifted
up above mine enemies round
about me;
And I will offer in His tabernacle
sacrifices with trumpet-sound;

I wiU sing, yea, I will sing praises
unto the Lord.
7Hear, 0 Lord, when I call with my
voice,
And be gracious unto me, and
answer me.
'In Thy behalf my heart hath said :
'Seek ye My face';
Thy face, Lord, will I seek.
'Hide not Thy face from me;
Put not Thy servant away in an
ger;
Thou hast been my help;
Cast me not off, neither forsake me,
O God of my salvation.
"For though my father and my
mother have forsaken me,
The Lord will take me up.
"Teach me Thy way, 0 Lord ;
And lead me in an even path,
Because of them that lie in wait for
me.
"Deliver me not over unto the will
of mine adversaries;
For false witnesses are risen up
against me, and such as breathe
out violence.
"If I had not believed to look upon
the goodness of the Lord
In the land of the Uving! —
"Wait for the Lord ;
Be strong, and let thy heart take
courage;
Yea, wait thou for the Lord.
2g [A Psalm] of David.
Unto thee, 0 Lord, do I call;
My Rock, be not Thou deaf unto
me;
Lest, if Thou be silent unto me,
I become Uke them that go down
into the pit.
2Hear the voice of my supplications,
when I cry unto Thee,

793

28.2

PSALMS

When I lift up my hands toward
Thy holy Sanctuary.
3Draw me not away with the
wicked,
And with the workers of iniquity;
Who speak peace with their neigh
bours,
But evil is in their hearts.
4Give them according to their deeds,
and according to the evil of their
endeavours;
Give them after the work of their
hands;
Render to them their desert.
'Because they give no heed to the
works of the Lord,
Nor to the operation of His hands;
He will break them down and not
build them up.
'Blessed be the Lord,
Because He hath heard the voice
of my supplications.
The Lord is my strength and my
shield,
In Him hath my heart trusted,
And I am helped;
Therefore my heart greatly re
joiceth,
And with my song will I praise
Him.
The Lord is a' strength unto them;
And He is a stronghold of salvation
to His anointed.
'Save Thy people, and bless Thine
inheritarice;
And tend them, and carry them
for ever.

29

A Psalm of David.

Ascribe unto the Lord, 0 ye sons of
might,
Ascribe unto the Lord glory and
strength.

2Ascribe unto the Lord the glory
due unto His name;
Worship the Lord in the beauty of
holiness.
The voice of the Lord is upon the
waters;
The God of glory thundereth,
Even the Lord upon many waters.
The voice of the Lord is powerful;
The voice of the Lord is full of
majesty.
The voice of the Lord breaketh the
cedars;
Yea, the Lord breaketh in pieces
the cedars of Lebanon.
'He maketh them also to skip like
a calf;
Lebanon and Sirion like a young
wild-ox.
The voice of the Lord heweth out
flames of fire.
The voice of the Lord shaketh the
wilderness;
The Lord shaketh the wilderness of
Kadesh.
'The voice of the Lord maketh the
hinds to calve,
And strippeth the forests bare;
And in His temple all say: 'Glory.'
"The Lord sat enthroned' at the
flood ;-
Yea, the Lord sitteth as King for
ever.
"The Lord wiU give strength unto
His people;
The Lord will bless His people with
peace.
Q A A Psalm; a Song at the Dedica-
tion of the House; of David.
2I will extol Thee, 0 Lord, for Thou
hast raised me up,
And hast not suffered mine eneiriies
to rejoice over me.

794

PSALMS

31.13

30 Lord my God,
I cried unto Thee, and Thou didst
heal me;
40 Lord, Thou broughtest up my
soul from the nether-world;
Thou didst keep me ahve, that I
sriould not go down to the pit.
'Sing praise unto the Lord, 0 ye
His godly ones,
And give thanks to His holy name.
'For His anger is but for a moment,
His favour is for a Ufe-time;
Weeping may tarry for the night,
But joy cometh in the morning.
Now I had said in my security:
' I shaU never be moved.'
'Thou hadst estabhshed, 0 Lord, in
Thy favour my mountain as a
stronghold —
Thou didst hide Thy face; I was
affrighted.
'Unto thee, 0 Lord, did I caU,
And unto the Lord I made sup
plication :
"'What profit is there in my blood,
when I go down to the pit?
Shall the dust praise Thee? shall it
declare Thy truth?
"Hear, 0 Lord, and be gracious unto
me;
Lord, be Thou my helper.'
"Thou didst turn for me my mourn
ing into dancing;
Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and
gird me with gladness;
"So that my glory may sing praise
to Thee, and not be silent;
0 Lord my God, I wiU give thanks
unto Thee for ever.

Q1 For the Leader.
OX David.

A Psalm of

2In Thee, 0 Lord, have I taken ref
uge; let me never be ashamed;

Deliver me in Thy righteousness.
'Incline Thine ear unto me, deliver
me speedily;.
Be Thou to me a rock of refuge,
even a fortress of defence, to
save me.
Tor Thou art my rock and my
fortress;
Therefore for Thy name's sake lead
me and guide me.
'Bring me forth out of the net that
they have hidden for me;
For Thou art my stronghold.
'Into Thy hand I commit my spirit;
Thou hast redeemed me, 0 Lord,
Thou God of truth.
7I hate them that regard lying van
ities;
But I trust in the Lord.
8I will be glad and rejoice in Thy
lovingkindness;
For Thou hast seen mine affliction,
Thou hast taken cognizance of the
troubles of my soul,
'And Thou hast not given me over
into the hand of the enemy;
Thou hast set my feet in a broad
place.
"Be gracious unto me, 0 Lord, for
I am in distress;
Mine eye wasteth away with vexa
tion, yea, my soul and my body.
"For my hfe is spent in sorrow, and
my years in sighing;
My strength faileth because of
mine iniquity, and my bones
are wasted away.
"Because of aU mine adversaries I
am become a reproach,
Yea, unto my neighbours exceeding
ly, and a dread to mine ac
quaintance;
They that see me without flee from
me.
13I am forgotten as a dead man out of
mind;

795

31.13

PSALMS

I am like a useless vessel.
"For I have heard the whispering
of many,
Terror on every side;
While they took counsel together
against me,
They devised to take away my
Ufe.
"But as for me, I have trusted in
Thee, O Lord;
I have said: Thou art my God.'
"My times are in Thy hand;
DeUver me from the hand of mirie
enemies, and from them that
persecute me.
"Make Thy face to shine upon Thy
servant ;
Save me in Thy lovingkindness.
"0 Lord, let me not be ashamed,
for I have caUed upon Thee;
Let the wicked be ashamed, let
them be put to silence in the
nether- world.
"Let the lying Ups be dumb,
Which speak arrogantly against the
righteous,
With pride and contempt.
200h how abundant is Thy goodness,
which Thou hast laid up for them
that fear Thee;
Which Thou hast wrought for them
that take their refuge in- Thee,
in the sight of the sons of men!
Thou hidest them in the covert of
Thy presence from the plottings
of man;
Thou concealest them in a pavilion
from the strife of tongues.
Tlessed be the Lord;
For He hath shown me His won
drous lovingkindness in an en
trenched city.
23As for me, I said in my haste:
T am cut off from before Thine

eyes';

Nevertheless Thou heardest the
voice of my supplications when
I cried unto Thee.
240 love the Lord, all ye His godly
ones;
The Lord preserveth the faithful,
And plentifully repayeth him that
acteth haughtily.
Te strong, and let your heart take
courage,
All ye that wait for the Lord.
Q 2 [A Psalm] of David. Maschil.
Happy is he whose transgression is
' forgiven, whose sin is pardoned.
TIappy is the man unto whom' the
Lord counteth not iniquity,
And in whose spirit there is no
guile.
'When I kept silence, my bones
wore away
Through my groaning all the day
long.
Tor day and night Thy hand was
heavy upon me;
My sap was turned as in the
droughts of summer. Selah
5I acknowledged my sin unto Thee,
and mine iniquity have I not
hid;
I said: 'I wiU make confession
concerning my transgressions un
to the Lord' —
And Thou, Thou forgavest the in
iquity of my sin. Selah
'For this let every one that is godly
pray unto Thee in a time when
Thou mayest be found;
Surely, when the great waters over
flow, they wiU not reach unto
him.
'Thou art my hiding-place ; Thou wilt
preserve me from the adversary;

796

PSALMS

33.21

With songs of dehverance Thou
wilt compass me about. Selah
'T will instruct thee and teach thee
in the way which thou shalt go;
I will give counsel, Mine eye being
upon thee.'
Te ye not as the -horse, or as the
mule, which have no under
standing;
Whose mouth must be held in with
bit and bridle,
That they come not near unto thee.
"Many are the sorrows of the wicked;
But he that trusteth in the Lord,
mercy compasseth him about.
"Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice,
ye righteous;
And shout for joy, all ye that are
upright in heart.
Q Q Rejoice in the Lord, O ye right-
eous,
Praise is comely for the upright.
2Give thanks unto the Lord with
harp,
Sing praises unto Him with the
psaltery of ten strings.
'Sing unto Him a new song;
Play skilfully amid shouts of joy.
Tor the word of the Lord is up
right;
And all His work is done in faith
fulness.
'He loveth righteousness and jus
tice;
The earth is fuU of the loving
kindness of the Lord.
'By the word of the Lord were the
heavens made;
And all the host of them by the
breath of His mouth.
7He gathereth' the waters of the sea
together as a heap;
He layeth up the deeps in store
houses.

'Let all the earth fear the Lord;
Let all the inhabitants of the world
stand in awe of Him.
Tor He spoke, and it was;
He commanded, and it stood.
"The Lord bringeth the counsel of
the nations to nought;
He maketh the thoughts of the
peoples to be of no effect.
"The counsel of the Lord standeth
for ever,
The thoughts of His heart to all
generations.
"Happy is the nation whose God is
the Lord; ,
The people whom He hath chosen
for His own inheritance.
"The Lord looketh from heaven;
He beholdeth all the sons of men;
"From the place of His habitation
He looketh intently
Upon all the inhabitants of the
earth;
"He that fashioneth the hearts of
them all,
That considereth all their doings.
"A king is not saved by the multi
tude of a host;
A mighty man is not delivered by
great strength.
"A horse is a vain thing for safety;
Neither doth it afford escape by
its great strength.
"Behold, the eye of the Lord is to
ward them that fear Him,
Toward them that wait for His
mercy;
"To deliver their soul from death,
And to keep them ahve in famine.
20Our soul hath waited for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield.
Tor in Him doth our heart re
joice,
Because we have trusted in His
holy name.

797

33.22

PSALMS

Tet Thy mercy, 0 Lord, be upon us,
According as we have waited for
Thee.
OA [A Psalm] of David; when he
changed his demeanour before
Abimelech, who drove him away, and
he departed.
S 2I wiU bless the Lord at all times;
His praise shall continually be in
my mouth.
3 3My soul shall glory in the Lord;
The humble shall hear thereof, and
be glad.
3 40 magnify the Lord with me,
And let us exalt His name together.
"I 1 sought the Lord, and He an
swered me,
And dehvered me from all my fears.
ft They looked unto Him, and were
radiant;
1 And their faces shall never be
abashed.
T This poor man cried, and the Lord
heard,
And saved him out of aU his
troubles.
n The angel of the Lord encampeth
round about them that fear
Him,
And delivereth them.
t3 90 consider and see that the Lord
is good;
Happy is the man that taketh
refuge in Him.
11 "0 fear the Lord, ye His holy ones;
For there is no want to them that
fear Him.
3 "The young Uons do lack, and suffer
hunger;
But they that seek the Lord want
not any good thing.
'"Come, ye children, hearken unto
me;
I will teach you the fear of the
Lord.

"0 13Who is the man that desireth life,
And loveth days, that he may see
good therein?
2 "Keep thy tongue from evil,
And thy Ups from speaking guile.
D "Depart from evil, and do good;
Seek peace, and pursue it.
^ "The eyes of the Lord are toward
the righteous,
And His ears are open unto their
cry.
S "The face of the Lord is against
them that do evil,
To cut off the remembrance of
them from the earth.
£"They cried, and the Lord heard,
And delivered them out of all
their troubles.
p "The Lord is nigh unto them that
are of a broken heart,
And saveth such as are of a con
trite spirit.
"1 20Many are the ills of the righteous,
But the Lord dehvereth him out of
them aU.
IE 21He keepeth aU his bones;
Not one of them is broken.
ft 22Evil shaU kill the wicked;
And they that hate the righteous
shall be held guilty.
The Lord redeemeth the soul of
. His servants;
And none of them that take refuge
in Him shall be desolate.
OK [A Psalm] of David.
Strive, 0 Lord, with them that
strive with me;
Fight against them that fight
against me.
Take hold of shield and buckler,
And rise up to my help.
'Draw out also the spear, and the
battle-axe, against them that pur
sue me;

* That is, the righteous.
798

PSALMS

35.26

Say unto my soul: T am thy sal
vation.'
Tet them be ashamed and brought
to confusion that seek after my
soul;
Let them be turned back and be
abashed that devise my hurt.
'Let them be as chaff before the
wind,
The angel of the Lord thrusting
them.
'Let their way be dark and slippery,
The angel of the Lord pursuing
them.
Tor without cause have they hid
for me the pit, even their net,
Without cause have triey digged
for my soul.
'Let destruction come upon him
unawares;
And let his net that he hath hid
catch himself;
With destruction let him fall therein.
'And my soul shall be joyful in the
Lord;
It shaU rejoice in His salvation.
"All my bones shall say: 'Lord, who
is hke unto Thee,
Who deliverest the poor from him
that is too strong for him,
Yea, the poor and the needy from
him that spoileth him?'
"Unrighteous witnesses rise up;
They ask me of things that I know
not.
"They repay me evil for good;
Bereavement is come to my soul.
"But as for me, when they were sick,
my clothing was sackcloth,
I afflicted my soul with fasting;
And my prayer, may it return into
mine own bosom.
"I went about as though it had been
my friend or my brother;
I bowed down mournful, as one
that mourneth for his mother.

"But when I halt they rejoice, and
gather themselves together;
The abjects gather themselves to
gether against me, and those
whom I know not;
They tear me, and cease not;
"With the profanest mockeries of
backbiting
They gnash at me with their teeth.
"Lord, how long wilt Thou look on?
Rescue my soul from their destruc
tions,
Mine only one from the lions.
"I will give Thee thanks in the great
congregation;
I wiU praise Thee among a numerous
people.
"Let not them that are wrongfully
mine enemies rejoice over me;
Neither let them wink with the eye
that hate me without a cause.
Tor they speak not peace;
But they devise deceitful matters
against them that are quiet in
the land.
21Yea, they open their mouth wide
against me;
They say: 'Aha, aha, our eye hath
seen it.'
Thou hast seen, 0 Lord; keep not
silence;
0 Lord, be not far from me.
23Rouse Thee, and awake to my judg
ment,
Even unto my cause, my God and
my Lord.
24Judge me, 0 Lord my God, ac
cording to Thy righteousness;
And let them not rejoice over
me.
Tet them not say in their heart:
'Aha, we have our desire';
Let them not say: 'We have swal
lowed him up.'
Tet them be ashamed and abashed
together that rejoice at my hurt;

799

35.26

PSALMS

Let them be clothed with shame and
confusion that magnify them
selves against me.
"Let them shout for joy, and be
glad, that deUght in my righteous
ness;
Yea, let them say continually:
'Magnified be the Lord,
Who delighteth in the peace of
His servant.'
28And my tongue shaU speak of Thy
righteousness,
And of Thy praise aU the day.
OG For the Leader. [A Psalm]
of David the servant of the
Lord. Transgression speaketh to the
wicked, methinks—
There is no fear of God before his
eyes.
Tor it flattereth him in his eyes,
Until his iniquity be found, and he
be hated.
The words of his mouth are iniquity
and deceit;
He hath left off to be wise, to do
good.
'He deviseth iniquity upon his bed;
He setteth himseff in a way that is
not good;
He abhorreth not evil.
'Thy lovingkindness, 0 Lord, is
in the heavens;
Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the
skies.
Thy righteousness is Uke the
mighty mountains;
Thy judgments are Uke the great
deep;
Man and beast Thou preservest,
0 Lord.
'How precious is Thy lovingkind
ness, 0 God!

And the children of men take refuge
in the shadow of Thy wings.
They are abundantly satisfied with
the fatness of Thy house;
And Thou makest them drink of the
river of Thy pleasures.
"For with Thee is the fountain of
fife;
In Thy Ught do we see Ught.
"0 continue Thy lovingkindness un
to them that know Thee;
And Thy righteousness to the up
right in heart.
"Let not the foot of pride overtake
me,
And let not the hand of the wicked
drive me away.
There are the workers of iniquity
faUen;
They are thrust down, and are
not able to rise.
37 [A Psalm] of David.
&5' Fret not thyself because of evil
doers,
Neither be thou envious against
them that work unrighteousness.
Tor they shaU soon wither like
the grass,
And fade as the green herb.
2 Trust in the Lord, and do good;
DweU in the land, and cherish
faithfulness.
4So shalt thou deUght thyself in
the Lord;
And He shall give thee the petitions
of thy heart.
^ 'Commit thy way unto the Lord;
Trust also in Him, and He will
bring it to pass.
'And He will make thy righteous
ness to go forth as the hght,
And thy right as the noonday.

800

PSALMS

37.28

1 7Resign thyseff unto the Lord,
and wait patiently for Him;
Fret not thyself because of him
who prospereth in his way,
Because of the man who bringeth
wicked devices to pass.
ft 8Cease from anger, and forsake
wrath;
Fret not thyself, it tendeth only
to evil-doing.
'For evil-doers shall be cut off;
But those that wait for the Lord,
they shall inherit the land.
1 "And yet a little while, and the
wicked is no more;
Yea, thou shalt look well at his
place, and he is not.
"But the humble shall inherit the
land,
And delight themselves in the
abundance of peace.
T "The wicked plotteth against the
righteous,
And gnasheth at him with his teeth.
"The Lord doth laugh at him ;
' For He seeth that his day is coming .
ft "The wicked have drawn out the
sword, and have bent their bow;
To cast down the poor and needy,
To slay such as are upright in the
way;
Their sword shall enter into their
own heart,
And their bows shall be broken.
"J "Better is a little that the righteous
hath
Than the abundance of many wick
ed.
"For the arms of the wicked shall
be broken;
But the Lord upholdeth the right
eous.

11 "The Lord knoweth the days of
them that are whole-hearted ;
And their inheritance shall be for
ever.
"They- shall not be ashamed in the
time of evil;
And in the days of famine they
shaU be satisfied.
3 Tor the wicked shall perish,
And the enemies of the Lord shall
be as the fat of lambs —
They shall pass away in smoke,
they shaU pass away.
' The wicked borroweth, and payeth
not;
But the righteous dealeth gracious
ly, and giveth.
Tor such as are blessed of Him shall
inherit the land ;
And they that are cursed of Him
shall be cut off.
"0 Tt is of the Lord that a man's
goings are established;
And He delighteth in his way.
Though he fall, he shall not be
utterly cast down;
For the Lord upholdeth his hand.
3 T have been young, and now am
old;
Yet have I not seen the righteous
forsaken,
Nor his seed begging bread.
26 All the day long he dealeth gra
ciously, and lendeth;
And his seed is blessed.
0 "Depart from evil, and do good;
And dweU for evermore.
Tor the Lord loveth justice,
And forsaketh not His saints;
They are preserved for ever;
But the seed of the wicked shall be
cut off.

801

37.29

PSALMS

Trie righteous shall inherit the
land,
And dweU therein for ever.
S The mouth of the righteous ut-
tereth wisdom,
And his tongue speaketh justiee.
The law of his God is in his heart;
None of his steps slide.
S The wicked watcheth the right
eous,
And seeketh to slay him.
The Lord wiU not leave him in
his hand,
Nor suffer him to be condemned
when he is judged.
p 34Wait for the Lord, and keep His
way,
And He will exalt thee to inherit
the land;
When the wicked are cut off, thou
shalt see it.
1 T have seen the wicked in great
power,
And spreading himself like a leafy
tree in its native soil.
Tut one passed by, and, lo, he
was not;
Yea, I sought him, but he could
not be found.
IB "Mark the man of integrity, and
behold the upright;
For there is a future for the man of
peace.
Tut transgressors shall be de
stroyed together;
The future of the wicked shall be
cut off.
T\ Tut the salvation of the righteous
is of the Lord ;
He is their stronghold in the time
of trouble.

40And the Lord helpeth them, and
delivereth them;
He delivereth them from the wick
ed, and saveth them,
Because they have taken refuge in
Him.
QQ A Psalm of David, to make
memorial.
20 Lord, rebuke me not in Thine
anger;
Neither chasten me in Thy wrath.
'For Thine arrows are gone deep
into me,
And Thy hand is come down upon
me.
There is no soundness in my flesh
because of Thine indignation;
Neither is there any health in my
bones because of my sin.
¦ Tor mine iniquities are gone over
my head;
As a heavy burden they are too
heavy for me.
'My wounds are noisome, they fester,
Because of my f oohshness.
T am bent and bowed down greatly;
I go mourning all the day.
Tor my loins are filled with burning;
And there is no soundness in my
flesh.
T am benumbed and sore crushed;
I groan by reason of the moaning
of my heart.
"Lord, aU my desire is before Thee;
And my sighing is not hid from Thee.
"My heart fluttereth, my strength-
faileth me;
As for the light of mine eyes, it also
is gone from me.
"My friends and my companions
stand aloof from my plague;
And my kinsmen stand afar off.
"They also that seek after my hfe
lay snares for me;

802

PSALMS

39.14

And they that seek iriy hurt speak
crafty devices,
And utter deceits all the day.
"But I am as a deaf man, I hear
not;
And I am as a dumb man that open
eth not his mouth.
"Yea, I am become as a man that
heareth not,
And in whose mouth are no argu
ments.
"For in Thee, 0 Lord, do I hope;
Thou wilt answer, 0 Lord my
God.
"For I said: 'Lest they rejoice over
me;
When my foot slippeth, they mag
nify themselves against me.'
"For I am ready to halt,
And my pain is continuaUy before
me.
"For I do declare mine iniquity;
I am fuU of care because of my sin.
Tut mine enemies are strong in
riealth;
And they that hate me wrongfully
are multipfied.
They also that repay evil for good
Are adversaries unto me, because I
follow the thing that is good.
Torsake me not, O Lord;
0 my God, be not far from me.
23Make haste to help me,
0 Lord, my salvation.
QQ For the Leader, for Jeduthun.
°° A Psalm of David.
T said: T wiU take heed to my
ways,
That I sin not with my tongue;
I will keep a curb upon my mouth,
While the wicked is before me.'
T was dumb with silence, I held my
peace, had no comfort;
And my pain was held in check.

4My heart waxed hot within me;
While I was musing, the fire kindled;
Then spoke I with my tongue :
''Lord, make me to know mine end,
And the measure of my days, what
it is;
Let me know how short-lived I am.
'Behold, Thou hast made my days as
hand-breadths ;
And mine age is as nothing before
Thee;
Surely every man at his best estate
is altogether vanity. Selah
7Surely man walketh as a mere
semblance;
Surely for vanity they are in tur
moil;
He heapeth up riches, and knoweth
not who shah gather them.
8And now, Lord, what wait I for?
My hope, it is in Thee.
9Dehver me from all my transgres
sions;
Make me not the reproach of the
base.
"I am dumb, I open not my mouth;
Because Thou hast done it.
"Remove Thy stroke from off me;
I am consumed by the blow of Thy
hand.
"With rebukes dost Thou chasten
man for iniquity,
And like a moth Thou makest his
beauty to consume away;
Surely every man is vanity. Selah
"Hear my prayer, 0 Lord, and give
ear unto my cry;
Keep not silence at my tears;
For I am a stranger with Thee,
A sojourner, as all my fathers were.
"Look away from me, that I may
take comfort,
Before I go hence, and be no more.'

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PSALMS

A A For the Leader. A Psalm of
^U David.
T waited patiently for the Lord;
And He inchned unto me, and heard
my cry.
3He brought me up also out of the
tumultuous pit, out of the miry
clay;
And He set my feet upon a rock,
He estabUshed my goings.
4And He hath put a new song in my
mouth, even praise unto our God;
Many shall see, and fear,
And shall trust in the Lord.
'Happy is the man that hath made
the Lord his trust,
And hath not turned unto the
arrogant, nor unto such as fall
away treacherously.
'Many things hast Thou done, 0
Lord my God,
Even Thy wondrous works, and Thy
thoughts toward us;
There is none to be compared unto
Thee!
If I would declare and speak of
them,
They are more than can be told.
Sacrifice and meal-offering Thou
hast no delight in;
Mine ears hast Thou opened;
Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast
Thou not required.
Then said I: 'Lo, I am come
With the roll of a book which is
prescribed for me;
9I deUght to do Thy will, 0 my
God;
Yea, Thy law is in my inmost parts.'
"I have preached righteousness in
the great congregation,
Lo, I did not refrain my lips ;
0 Lord, Thou knowest.
"I have not hid Thy righteousness
within my heart;

I have declared Thy faithfulness
and Triy salvation;
I riave not concealed Thy mercy and
Thy truth from the great con
gregation.
"Thou, 0 Lord, wilt not withhold
Thy compassions from me;
Let Thy mercy and Thy truth con
tinually preserve me.
"For innumerable evils have com
passed me about,
Mine iniquities have overtaken me,
so that I am not able to look up ;
They are more than the hairs of my
head, and my heart hath failed
me.
"Be pleased, 0 Lord, to deUver me;
0 Lord, make haste to help me.
"Let them be ashamed and abashed
together
That seek after my soul to sweep it
away;
Let them be turned backward and
brought to confusion
That delight in my hurt.
"Let them be appaUed by reason of
their shame
That say unto me: 'Aha, aha.'
"Let all those that seek Thee re
joice and be glad in Thee;
Let such as love Thy salvation say
continually :
'The Lord be magnified.'
"But, as for me, that am poor and
needy,
The Lord will account it unto me;
Triou art my help and my deliverer;
0 my God, tarry not.
4.1 For the Leader. A Psalm of
tt"L David.

2Happy is he that considereth the
poor;
he Lord wi
day of evil.

poor;
The Lord will deliver him in the

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PSALMS

42.8

The Lord preserve him, and keep
him ahve, let him be called happy
in the land;
And deliver not Thou him unto trie
greed of his enemies.
The Lord support him upon the
bed of illness;
Mayest Thou turn all his lying
down in his sickness.
'As for me, I said: '0 Lord, be
gracious unto me;
Heal my soul; for I have sinned
against Thee.'
'Mine enemies speak evil of me :
'When shall he die, and his name
perish?'
7And if one come to see me, he
speaketh falsehood;
His heart gathereth iniquity to
itself;
When he goeth abroad, he speaketh
of it.
8AU that hate me whisper together
against me,
Against me do they devise my hurt :
91 An evil thing cleaveth fast unto
him;
And now that he lieth, he shall
rise up no more.'
"Yea, mine own familiar friend, in
whom I trusted, who did eat of
my bread,
Hath lifted up his heel against me.
"But Thou, O Lord, be gracious unto
me, and raise me up,
That I may requite them.
"By this I know that Thou de-
lightest in me,
That mine enemy doth not triumph
over me.
"And as for me, Thou upholdest
me because of mine integrity,
And settest me before Thy face
for ever.

"Blessed be the Lord, the God of
Israel,
From everlasting and to everlast
ing.
Amen, and Amen. •vj© -isd
BOOK II
AO For the Leader; Maschil of the
sons of Korah.
2As the hart panteth after the water
brooks,
So panteth my soul after Thee, 0
God.
'My soul thirsteth for God, for the
living God :
'When shall I come and appear
before God?'
4My tears have been my food day
and night,
While they say unto me all the
day: ' Where is thy God?'
These things I remember, and pour
out my soul within me,
How I passed on with the throng,
and led them to trie house of God,
With the voice of joy and praise,
a multitude keeping holyday.
'Why art thou cast down, 0 my soul?
And why moanest thou within me?
Hope thou in God; for I shall yet
praise Him
For the salvation of His counte
nance.
70 my God, my soul is cast down
within me;
Therefore do I remember Thee
from the land of Jordan,
And the Hermons, from the hill
Mizar.
'Deep calleth unto deep at the
voice of Thy cataracts;
All Thy waves and Thy billows
are gone over me.

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42.9

PSALMS

9By day the Lord will command
His lovingkindness,
And in the night His song shaU be
with me,
Even a prayer unto the God of my
life.
"I will say unto God my Rock: 'Why
hast Thou forgotten me?
Why go I mourning under the op
pression of the enemy?'
"As with a crushing in my bones,
mine adversaries taunt me;
While they say unto me aU the day :
'Where is thy God?'
"Why art thou cast down, 0 my soul?
And why moanest thou within me?
Hope thou in God; for I shaU yet
praise Him,
The salvation of my countenance,
and my God.
1Q Be Thou my judge, 0 God, and
plead my cause against an un
godly nation;
O deliver me from the deceitful and
unjust man.
Tor Thou art the God of my
strength; why hast Thou cast me
off?
Why go I mourning under the op
pression of the enemy?
'0 send out Thy light and Thy
truth; let them lead me;
Let them bring me unto Thy holy
mountain, and to Thy dwelling-
places ;
Then will I go unto the altar of God,
unto God, my exceeding joy;
And praise Thee upon the harp, 0
God, my God.
'Why art thou cast down, 0 my soul?
And why moanest thou within me?
Hope thou in God; for I shaU yet
praise Him,
The salvation of my countenance,
and my God.

A A For the Leader; [a Psalm] of
trie sons of Korah. MaschU.
20 God, we have heard with our ears,
our fathers have told us;
A work Thou didst in their, days,
in the days of old.
Thou with Thy hand didst drive
out the nations, and didst plant
them in;
Thou didst break the peoples, and
didst spread them abroad.
Tor not by their own sword did they
get the land in possession,
Neither did their own arm save
them;
But Thy right hand, and Thine
arm, and the Ught of Thy coun
tenance,
Because Thou wast favourable unto
them.
Thou art my King, 0 God;
Command the salvation of Jacob.
Through Thee do we push down
our adversaries;
Through Thy name do we tread
them under that rise up against us.
Tor I trust not in my bow,
Neither can my sword save me.
'But Thou hast saved us from our
adversaries,
And hast put them to shame that
hate us.
9In God have we gloried all the day,
And we wiU give thanks unto Thy
name for ever. Selah
"Yet Thou hast cast off, and brought
us to confusion;
And goest not forth with our hosts.
"Thou makest us to turn back from
the adversary;
And they that hate us spoil at their
will.
"Thou hast given us like sheep to
be eaten;

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PSALMS

45.

And hast scattered us among the
nations.
"Thou sellest Thy people for small
gain,
And hast not set their prices high.
Thou makest us a taunt to our
neighbours,
A scorn and a derision to them that
are round about us.
"Thou makest us a byword among
the nations,
A shaking of the head among the
peoples.
"AU the day is my confusion before
me,
And the shame of my face hath
covered me,
"For the voice of him that taunteth
and blasphemeth;
By reason of the enemy and the
revengeful.
"AU this is come upon us; yet have
we not forgotten Thee,
Neither have we been false to Thy
covenant.
"Our heart is not turned back,
Neither have our steps declined
from Thy path;
Though Thou hast crushed us into
a place of jackals,
And covered us with the shadow of
death.
Tf we had forgotten the name of our
God,
Or spread forth our hands to a
strange god;
22Would not God search this out?
For He knoweth trie secrets of the
heart.
MNay, but for Thy sake are we killed
all the day;
We are accounted as sheep for the
slaughter.
24Awake, why steepest Thou, 0 Lord?
Arouse Thyself, cast not off for ever.

25Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face,
And forgettest our affliction and our
oppression?
Tor our soul is bowed down to the
dust;
Our beUy cleaveth unto the earth.
27 Arise for our help,
And redeem us for Thy mercy's
sake.
A PL For the Leader; upon Shoshan-
nim; [a Psalm] of the sons of
Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves.
2My heart overfloweth with a goodly
matter;
I say: 'My work is concerning a
king' ;
My tongue is the pen of a ready
writer.
Thou art fairer than the children of
men;
Grace is poured upon thy lips;
Therefore God hath blessed thee
for ever.
4Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, 0
mighty one,
Thy glory and thy majesty.
'And in thy majesty prosper, ride
on,
In behalf of truth and meekness and
righteousness;
And let thy right hand teach thee
tremendous things.
Thine arrows are sharp —
The peoples fall under thee—
[They sink] into the heart of the
king's enemies.
Thy throne given of God is for
ever and ever;
A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of
thy kingdom.
Thou hast loved righteousness, and
hated wickedness;
Therefore God, thy God, hath
anointed thee

807

45.8

PSALMS

With the oil of gladness above thy
fellows.
9Myrrh, and aloes, and cassia are all
thy garments;
Out of ivory palaces stringed instru
ments have made thee glad.
"Kings' daughters are among thy
favourites;
At thy right hand doth stand the.
queen in gold of Ophir.
"'Hearken, 0 daughter, andconsider,
and incline thine ear;
Forget also thine own people, and
thy father's house;
"So shall the king desire thy beauty;
For he is thy lord; and do homage
. unto him.
"And, O daughter of Tyre, the richest
of the people
Shall entreat thy favour with a gift.'
"All glorious is the king's daughter
within the palace;
Her raiment is of chequer work in
wrought with gold.
"She shall be led unto the king on
richly woven stuff;
. The virgins her companions in her
train being brought unto thee.
"They shall be led with gladness and
rejoicing;
They shall enter into the king's
palace.
"Instead of thy fathers shall be thy
sons,
Whom thou shalt make princes in
all the land.
"I will make thy name to be remem
bered in all generations;
Therefore shall the peoples praise
thee for ever and ever.
AC1 For the Leader; [a Psalm] of the
sons of Korah; upon Alamoth.
A Song.
2God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.

Therefore will we not fear, though
the earth do change,
And though the mountains be
moved into the heart of the seas;
Though the waters thereof roar and
foam,
Though the mountains shake at
the swelling thereof. Selah
There is a river, the streams whereof
make glad the city of God,
The holiest dwelling-place of the
Most High.
'God is in the midst of her, she shall
not be moved;
God shall help her, at the approach
of morning.
Nations were in tumult, kingdoms
were moved ;
He uttered His voice, the earth
melted.
The Lord of hosts is with us;
• The God of Jacob is our high tower. Selah
9Come, behold the works of the
Lord,
Who hath made desolations in the
earth.
"He maketh wars to cease unto the
end of the earth;
He breaketh the bow, and cutteth
the spear in sunder;
He burneth the chariots in the fire.
"'Let be, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.'
"The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our high tower. Selah
AH For the Leader; a Psalm of the
sons of Korah.
20 clap your hands, all ye peoples;
Shout unto God with the voice of
triumph.

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PSALMS

49.5

Tor the Lord is most high, awful ;
A great King over all the earth.
(He subdueth peoples under us,
And nations under our feet.
'He chooseth our inheritance for us,
The pride of Jacob whom He loveth. Selah
'God is gone up amidst shouting,
The Lord amidst the sound of the
horn.
7Sing praises to God, sing praises;
Sing praises unto our King, sing
praises.
Tor God is the King of all the
earth;
Sing ye praises in a skilful song.
9God reigneth over the nations ;
God sitteth upon His holy throne.
"The princes of the peoples are gath
ered together,
The people of the God of Abraham;
For unto God belong the shields of
the earth;
He is greatly exalted.
A Q A Song; a Psalm of the sons of
*° Korah.
2Great is the Lord, and highly to be
praised,
In the city of our God, His holy
mountain,
Tair in situation, the joy of the
whole earth;
Even mount Zion, the uttermost
parts of the north,
The city of the great King.
4God in her palaces
Hath made Himself known for a
stronghold.
Tor, lo, the kings assembled them
selves,
They came onward together.

'They saw, straightway they were
amazed;
They were affrighted, they hasted
away.
Trembling took hold of them there,
Pangs, as of a woman in travail.
'With the east wind
Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.
9As we have heard, so have we seen
In the city of the Lord of hosts, in
the city of our God —
God establish it for ever. Selah
"We have thought on Thy loving
kindness, O God,
In the midst of Thy temple.
"As is Thy name, 0 God,
So is Thy praise unto the ends of the
earth;
Thy right hand is full of righteous
ness.
"Let mount Zion be glad,
Let the daughters of Judah rejoice,
Because of Thy judgments.
"Walk about Zion, and go round
about her;
Count the towers thereof.
"Mark ye well her ramparts,
Traverse her palaces;
That ye may tell it to the genera
tion following.
"For such is God, our God, for ever
and ever;
He will guide us eternally.
A Ok For the Leader; a Psalm of the
sons of Korah.
2Hear this, all ye peoples;
Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the
world,
'Both low and high,
Rich and poor together.
4My mouth shall speak wisdom,
. And the meditation of my heart
shall be understanding.
5I will incline mine ear to a parable ;

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49.5

PSALMS

I will open my dark saying upon
the harp.
'Wherefore should I fear in the days
of evil,
When the iniquity of my supplanters
compasseth me about,
70f them that trust in their wealth, ¦
And boast themselves in the multi
tude of their riches?
No man can by any means redeem
his brother,
Nor give to God a ransom for
him—
Tor too costly is the redemption of
their soul,
And must be let alone for ever —
"That he should still Uve alway,
That he should not see the pit.
"For. he seeth that wise men die,
The fool and the brutish together
perish,
And leave their wealth to others.
"Their inward thought is, that their
houses shall continue for ever,
And their dwelling-places to all
generations ;
They call their lands after their own
names.
"But man abideth not in honour;
He is like the beasts that perish.
"This is the Way of them that are
foolish,
And of those who after them ap
prove their sayings. Selah
"Like sheep they are appointed for
the nether- world;
Death shall be their shepherd;
And the upright shall have do
minion over them in the morning;
Arid their form shall be for the
nether-world to wear away,
That there be no habitation for it.
"But God will redeem my soul from
the power of the nether-world;
For He shall receive me. Selah

"Be not thou afraid when one
waxeth rich,
When the wealth of his house is in
creased;
"For when he dieth he shall carry
nothing away;
His wealth shall not descend after
him.
"Though while he hved he blessed
his soul:
'Men will praise thee, when thou
shalt do well to thyself' ;
20It shall go to the generation of his
fathers ;
They shall never see the light.
21Man that is in honour under-
standeth not;
He is like the beasts that perish.
PL A A Psalm of Asaph.
God, God, the Lord, hath spoken,
and called the earth
From the rising of the sun unto the
going down thereof.
'Out of Zion, the perfection of
beauty,
God hath shined forth.
3Our God cometh, and doth not
keep silence;
A fire devoureth before Him,
And round about Him it stormeth
mightily.
4He caUeth to the heavens above,
And to the earth, that He may
judge His people:
''Gather My saints together unto Me;
Those that have made a covenant
with Me by sacrifice.'
'And the heavens declare His
righteousness;
For God, He is judge. Selah
''Hear, O My people, and I will
speak;
0 Israel, and I wUl testify against
thee:
God, thy God, am I.

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PSALMS

51.7

8I will not reprove thee for thy
sacrifices;
And thy burnt-offerings are con
tinually before Me.
9I will take no bullock out of thy
house,
Nor he-goats out of thy folds.
"For every beast of the forest is
Mine,
And the cattle upon a thousand
hills.
"I know aU the fowls of the moun
tains;
And the wild beasts of the field are
Mine.
"If I were hungry, I would not tell
thee;
For the world is Mine, and the ful
ness thereof.
"Do I eat the flesh of bulls,
Or drink the blood of goats?
"Offer unto God the sacrifice of
thanksgiving;
And pay thy vows unto the Most
High;
"And call upon Me in the day of
trouble;
I will deliver thee, and thou shalt
honour Me.'
"But unto the wicked God saith:
'What hast thou to do to declare
My statutes,
And that thou hast taken My cove
nant in thy mouth?
"Seeing thou hatest instruction,
And castest My words behind thee.
"When thou sawest a thief, thou
hadst company with him,
And with adulterers was thy portion.
"Thou hast let loose thy mouth for
evil,
And thy tongue frameth deceit.
Thou sittest and speakest against
thy brother;
Thou slanderest thine own mother's

son.

These things hast thou done, and
should I have kept silence?
Thou hadst thought that I was
altogether such a one as thyseff;
But I will reprove thee, and set
the cause before thine eyes.
2Now consider this, ye that forget
God,
Lest I tear in pieces, and there be
none to dehver.
23Whoso offereth the sacrifice of
thanksgiving honoureth Me;
And to him that ordereth his way
aright
Will I show the salvation of God.'

PL A For the Leader. A Psalm of
David; 2when Nathan the proph
et came unto him, after he had gone in
to Bath-sheba.

Tie gracious unto me, 0 God, ac
cording to Thy mercy;
According to the multitude of Thy
compassions blot out my trans
gressions.
4Wash me thoroughly from mine
iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
Tor I know my transgressions;
And my sin is ever before me.
'Against Thee, Thee only, have I
sinned,
And done that which is evil in Thy
sight;
That Thou mayest be justified when
Thou speakest,
And be in the right when Thou
judgest.
7Behold, I was brought forth in
iniquity,
And in sin did my mother conceive
me.

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51.

PSALMS

'Behold, Thou desirest truth in the
inward parts;
Make me, therefore, to know wis
dom in mine inmost heart.
'Purge me with hyssop, and I shall
be clean;
Wash me, and I shaU be whiter
than snow.
'?Make me to hear joy and glad
ness;
That the bones which Thou hast
crushed may rejoice.
"Hide Thy face from my sins,
And blot out all mine iniquities.
"Create me a clean heart, 0 God;
And renew a stedfast spirit within
me.
"Cast me not away from Thy pres
ence;
And take not Thy holy spirit from
me.
"Restore unto me the joy of Thy
salvation;
And let a willing spirit uphold me.
"Then will I teach transgressors Thy
ways;
And sinners shall return unto Thee.
"DeUver me from bloodguiltiness, 0
God, Thou God of my salva
tion;
So shall my tongue sing aloud of
Thy righteousness.
"0 Lord, open Thou my Ups;
And my mouth shaU declare Thy
praise.
"For Thou dehghtest not in sacrifice,
else would I give it;
Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-
offering.
"The sacrifices of God are a broken
spirit;
A broken and a contrite heart, 0
God, Thou wilt not despise.
20Do good in Thy favour unto; Zion;
Build Thou the waUs of Jerusa
lem.

Then wilt Thou deUght in the
sacrifices of righteousness, in
burnt-offering and whole offering;
Then will they offer bullocks upon
Thine altar.
PLO For the Leader. Maschil of
David; 2when Doeg the Edomite
came and told Saul, and said unto
him: 'David is come to the house of
Ahimelech.' 3Why boastest thou thyseff of evil,
0 mighty' man?
The mercy of God endureth con
tinually.
Thy tongue deviseth destruction;
Like a sharp razor, working deceit
fully.
Thou lovest evil more than good;
Falsehood rather than speaking
righteousness. Selah
Thou lovest all devouring words,
The deceitful tongue.
'God wiU likewise break thee for
ever,
He wiU take thee up, and pluck thee
out of thy tent,
And root thee out of the land of the
living. Selah
The righteous also shaU see, and
fear,
And shall laugh at him:
9To, this is the man that made not
God, his stronghold;
But trusted in the abundance of
his riches,
And strengthened himself in his
wickedness.'
"But as for me, I am Uke a leafy
oUve-tree in the house of God;
I trust in the mercy of God for ever
and ever.
"I wiU give Thee thanks for ever, be
cause Thou hast done it;

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55 8

And I will wait for Thy name, for
it is good, in the presence of Thy
saints.
PL Q For the Leader; upon Mahalath.
^° Maschil of David.
The fool hath said in his heart:
'There is no God';
They have dealt corruptly, and
have done abominable iniquity;
There is none that doeth good.
3God looked forth from heaven upon
the children of men,
To see if there were any man of
understanding, that did seek after
God.
4Every one of them is unclean, they
are together become impure;
There is none that doeth good, no,
not one.
''ShaU not the workers of iniquity
know it,
Who eat up My people as they eat
bread,
And call not upon God? '
'There are they in great fear, where
no fear was;
For God hath scattered the bones of
him that encampeth against thee;
Thou hast put them to shame, be
cause God hath rejected them.
7Oh that the salvation of Israel were
come out of Zion !
When God turneth the captivity of
His people,
Let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
PL A For the Leader; with string-
music. Maschil of David; 2when
the Ziphites came and said to Saul:
' Doth not David hide himself with us?'

30 God, save me by Thy name,
And right me by Thy might.

40 God, hear my prayer;
Give ear to the words of my mouth.
Tor strangers are risen up against
me,
And violent men have sought after
my soul;
They have not set God before them. Selah
'Behold, God is my helper;
The Lord is for me as the upholder
of my soul.
7He will requite the evil unto them
that Ue in wait for me;
Destroy Triou triem in Thy truth.
'With a freewiU-offering wiU I sacri
fice unto Thee;
I wiU give thanks unto Thy name,
0 Lord, for it is good.
Tor He hath deUvered me out of all
trouble;
And mine eye hath gazed upon mine
enemies.
PL PL For the Leader; with string-
music. Maschil of David.
2Give ear, O God, to my prayer;
And hide not Thyself from my sup
pUcation.
'Attend unto me, and answer me;
I am distraught in my complaint,
and wiU moan;
TSecause of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the oppression of the
wicked;
For they cast mischief upon me,
And in anger they persecute me.
'My heart doth writhe within me;
And the terrors of death are faUen
upon me.
'Fear and trembUng come upon me,
And horror hath overwhelmed me.
'And I said: 'Oh that I had wings
hke a dove!
Then would I fly away, and be at
rest.
8Lo, then would I wander far off,

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55

PSALMS

I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah
T would haste me to a shelter
From the stormy wind and tempest.'
"Destroy, 0 Lord, and divide their
tongue;
For I have seen violence and strife
in the city.
"Day and night they go about it upon
the walls thereof;
Iniquity also and mischief are in the
midst of it.
"Wickedness is in the midst thereof;
Oppression and guile depart not
from her broad place.
"For it was not an enemy that
taunted me,
Then I could have borne it;
Neither was it mine adversary that
did magnify himself against me,
Then I would have hid myself from
him.
"But it was thou, a man mine equal,
My companion, and my famihar
friend;
"We took sweet counsel together,
In the house of God we walked with
the throng.
"May He incite death against them,
Let them go down ahve into the
. nether-world;
For evil is in their dwelling, and
within them.
"As for me, I will call upon God;
And the Lord will save me.
"Evening, and morning, and at
noonday, will I complain, and
moan;
And He hath heard my voice.
"He hath redeemed my soul in
peace so that none came nigh me;
For they were many that strove with
me.
"God shall hear, and humble them,
Even He that is enthroned of
old, Selah

Such as have no changes,
And fear not God.
21He hath put forth his hands
against them that were at peace
with him;
He hath profaned his covenant.
22Smoother than cream were the
speeches of his mouth,
But his heart was war;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet were they keen-edged swords.
"Cast thy burden upon the Lord,
and He will sustain thee;
He wiU never suffer the righteous
to be moved.
Tut Thou, O God, wilt bring them
down into the nethermost pit;
Men of blood and deceit shall not
live out half their days;
But as for me, I wiU trust in Thee.
PLC! For the Leader; upon Jonath-
elem-rehokim. [A Psalm] of
David; Michtam; when the Philistines
took him in Gath.
2Be gracious unto me, 0 God, for
man would swallow me up;
All the day he fighting oppresseth
me.
They that lie in wait- for me would
swallow me up all the day;
For they are many that fight
against me, 0 Most High,
4In the day that I am afraid,
I will put my trust in Thee.
'In God — I will praise His word —
In God do I trust, I will not be
afraid;
What can flesh do unto me?
'AU the day they trouble mine affairs;
All their thoughts are against me
for evil.
They gather themselves together,
they hide themselves,

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PSALMS

58.4

They mark my steps;
According as they have waited
for my soul.
'Because of iniquity cast them out;
In anger bring down the peoples,
0 God.
Thou hast counted my wanderings;
Put Thou my tears into Thy bottle;
Are they not in Thy book?
"Then shall mine enemies turn back
in the day that I call;
This I know, that God is for me.
"In God — I will praise His word — ¦
In the Lord — I will praise His
word —
"In God do I trust, I will not be
afraid;
What can man do unto me?
"Thy vows are upon me, 0 God;
I will render thank-offerings unto
Thee.
"For Thou hast dehvered my soul
from death;
Hast Thou not delivered my feet
from stumbfing?
That I may walk before God in the
Ught of the Uving.
PLH For the Leader; Al-tashheth.
u * [A Psalm] of David; Michtam;
when he fled from Saul, in the cave.
Te gracious unto me, 0 God, be
gracious unto me,
For in Thee hath my soul taken
refuge;
Yea, in the shadow of Thy wings
will I take refuge,
Until calamities be overpast.
3I will cry unto God Most High;
Unto God that accomplisheth it
for me.
4He wiU send from heaven, and
save me,
When he that would swallow me up
taunteth; Selah

God shall send forth His mercy and
His 'truth.
'My soul is among lions, I do lie down
among them that are aflame;
Even the sons of men, whose teeth
are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
'Be Thou exalted, O God, above the
heavens;
Thy glory be above aU the earth.
They have prepared a net for my

My soul is bowed down;
They have digged a pit before me,
They are fallen into the midst there
of themselves. Selah
8My heart is stedfast, 0 God, my
heart is stedfast;
I wiU sing, yea, I will sing praises.
'Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery
and harp;
I will awake the dawn.
"I will give thanks unto Thee, O
Lord, among the peoples;
I wiU sing praises unto Thee among
the nations.
"For Thy mercy is great unto the
heavens,
And Thy truth unto the skies.
"Be Thou exalted, 0 God, above the
heavens;
Thy glory be above aU the earth.
PLQ For the Leader; Al-tashheth.
,Ja [A Psalm] of David; Michtam.
2Do ye indeed speak as a righteous
company?
Do ye judge with equity the sons of
men?
Tea, in heart ye work wickedness;
Ye weigh out in the earth the
violence of your hands.
The wicked are estranged from the
womb;
The speakers of lies go astray as soon
as they are born.

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58.5

PSALMS

Their venom is like the venom of a
serpent;
They are Uke the deaf asp that
stoppeth her ear;
'Which hearkeneth not to the voice
of charmers,
Or of the most cunning binder of
spells.
7Break their teeth, 0 God, in their
mouth;
Break out the cheek-teeth of the
young hons, O Lord.
Tet them melt away as water that
runneth apace;
When he aimeth his arrows, let
them be as though they were cut
off.
'Let them be as a snail which melt-
eth and passeth away;
Like the untimely births of a wom
an, that have not seen the sun.
"Before your pots can feel the thorns,
He wUl sweep it away with a whirl
wind, the raw and the burning
alike.
"The righteous shaU rejoice when he
seeth the vengeance;
He shaU wash his feet in the blood
of the wicked.
"And men shaU say: 'Verily there is
a reward for the righteous;
Verily there is a God that judgeth
in the earth.'
PL Oi For the Leader; Al-tashheth.
ao [A Psalm] of David; Michtam;
when Saul sent, and they watched
the house to kill him.
2Deliver me from mine enemies, O
my God;
Set me on high from them that rise
up against me.
TteUver me from the workers of
iniquity,

And save me from the men of blood.
Tor, lo, they Ue in wait for my soul;
The impudent gather themselves
together against me;
Not for my transgression, nor for
my sin, 0 Lord.
'Without my fault, they run and
prepare themselves;
Awake Thou to help me, and be
hold.
'Thou therefore, 0 Lord God of
hosts, the God of Israel,
Arouse Thyseff to punish all the
nations;
Show no mercy to any iniquitous
traitors. Selah
They return at evening, they howl
like a dog,
And go round about the city.
'Behold, they belch out with their
mouth;
Swords are in their lips:
'For who doth hear?'
'But Thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at
them;
Thou shalt have all the nations in
derision.
"Because of his strength, I will wait
for Thee;
For God is my high tower.
"The God of my mercy wiU come to
meet me;
God will let me gaze upon mine
adversaries.
"Slay them not, lest my people for
get,
Make them wander to and fro by
Thy power, and bring them down,
0 Lord our shield.
"For the sin of their mouth, and the
words of their Ups,
Let them even be taken in their
pride,
And for cursing and lying which
they speak.

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PSALMS

61.5

"Consume them in wrath, consume
them, that they be no more;
And let them know that God ruleth
in Jacob,
Unto the ends of the earth. Selah
"And they return at evening, they
howl Uke a dog,
And go round about the city;
They wander up and down to de
vour,
And tarry all night if they have not
their fiU.
"But as for me, I will sing of Thy
strength;
Yea, I wiU sing aloud of Thy mercy
in the morning;
For Thou hast been my high tower,
And a refuge in the day of my dis
tress.
"0 my strength, unto Thee will I
sing praises;
For God is my high tower, the God
of my mercy.
Ct(\ For the Leader; upon Shushan
uv Eduth; Michtam of David, to
teach; 2when he strove with Aram-
naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and
Joab returned, and smote of Edom
in the' VaUey of Salt twelve thousand.
30 God, Thou hast cast us off, Thou
hast broken us down;
Thou hast been angry; O restore us.
Thou hast made the land to shake,
Thou hast cleft it;
Heal the breaches thereof; for it
tottereth.
Thou hast made Thy people to see
hard things;
Thou hast made us to drink the
wine of staggering.
'Thou hast given a banner to them
that fear Thee,
That it may be displayed because
of the truth. Selah

'That Thy beloved may be deliv
ered,
Save with Thy right hand, and
answer me.
'God spoke in His hohness, that I
would exult;
That I would divide Shechem, and
mete out the valley of Succoth.
'Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is
mine;
Ephraim also is the defence of my
head;
Judah is my sceptre.
"Moab is my washpot;
Upon Edom do I cast my shoe;
Philistia, cry aloud because of me!
"Who will bring me into the fortified
city?
Who wiU lead me unto Edom?
"Hast not Thou, O God, cast us off?
And Thou goest not forth, 0 God,
with our hosts.
"Give us help against the adversary;
For vain is the help of man.
Through God we shall do valiantly;
For He it is that will tread down our
adversaries.
CIA For the Leader; with string-
music. [A Psalm] of David.
2Hear my cry, O God;
Attend unto my prayer.
Trom the end of the earth will I call
unto Thee, when my heart faint-
eth;
Lead me to a rock that is too high
for me.
Tor Thou hast been a refuge for me,
A tower of strength in the face of
the enemy.
'I will dweU in Thy Tent for ever;
I will take refuge in the covert of
Thy wings. Selah

27

817

61.6

PSALMS

'For Thou, O God, hast heard my
vows;
Thou hast granted the heritage of
those that fear Thy name.
'Mayest Thou add days unto the
king's days!
May his years be as many genera
tions!
'May he be enthroned before God
for ever!
Appoint mercy and truth, that they
may preserve him.
9So wiU I sing praise unto Thy name
for ever,
That I may daily perform my vows.
CIO For the Leader; for Jeduthun.
u^ A Psalm of David.
2Only for God doth my soul wait in
stillness;
From Him cometh my salvation.
3He only is my rock and my salva
tion,
My high tower, I shaU not be great
ly moved.
4How long wUl ye set upon a man,
That ye may slay him, all of you,
As a leariing wall, a tottering
fence?
They only devise to thrust him
down from his height, dehghting
in hes;
They bless with their mouth, but
they curse inwardly. Selah
'Only for God wait thou in stillness,
my soul;
For from Him cometh my hope.
'He only is my rock and my salva
tion,
My high tower, I shaU not be
moved.
'Upon God resteth my salvation and
my glory;

The rock 'of my strength, and my
refuge, is in God.
Trust in Him at aU times, ye peo
ple;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah
"Men of low degree are vanity, and
men of high degree are a Ue;
If they be laid in the balances, they
are together Ughter than vanity.
"Trust not in oppression,
And put not vain hope in robbery;
If riches increase, set not your heart
thereon.
"God hath spoken once,
Twice have I heard this:
That strength belongeth unto God;
"Also unto Thee, 0 Lord, belongeth
mercy;
For Thou renderest to every man
according to his work.
Cl O A Psalm of David, when he was
in the wilderness of Judah.
20 God, Thou art my God, earnestly
will I seek Thee;
My soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh
longeth for Thee,
In a dry and weary land, where no
water is.
3So have I looked for Thee in the
sanctuary,
To see Thy power and Thy glory. .
Tor Thy lovingkindness is better
than hfe;
My Ups shaU praise Thee.
5So wiU I bless Thee as long as I
live;
In Thy name will I Uft up my hands.
'My soul is satisfied as with marrow
and fatness;
And my mouth doth praise Thee
with joyful Ups;

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PSALMS

65.6

When I remember Thee upon my
couch,
And meditate on Thee in the night-
watches.
'For Thou hast been my help,
And in the shadow of Thy wings do
I rejoice.
9My soul cleaveth unto Thee;
Thy right hand holdeth me fast.
"But those that seek my soul, to
destroy it,
ShaU go into the nethermost parts
of the earth.
"They shall be hurled to the power of
the sword;
They shall be a portion for foxes.
"Brit the king shall rejoice in God;
Every one that sweareth by Him
shall glory;
For the mouth of them that speak
lies shaU be stopped.
CIA For the Leader. A Psalm of
utc David.
2Hear my voice, O God, in my com
plaint;
Preserve my life from the terror of
the enemy.
'Hide me from the council of evil
doers;
From the tumult of the workers of
iniquity;
4Who have whet their tongue like a
sword,
And have aimed their arrow, a poi
soned word;
'That they may shoot in secret places
at the blameless;
Suddenly do they shoot at him, and
fear not.
They encourage one another in an
evil matter;
They converse of laying snares
secretly;

They ask, who would see them.
They search out iniquities, they
have accomplished a dihgent
search;
Even in the inward thought of
every one, and the deep heart.
Tut God doth shoot at them with an
arrow suddenly;
Thence are their wounds.
'So they make their own tongue a
stumbhng unto themselves;
All that see them shake the head.
"And aU men fear;
And they declare the work of God,
And understand His doing.
"The righteous shall be glad in the
Lord, and shaU take refuge in
Him;
And aU the upright 'in heart shaU
glory.

Cl PL For the Leader.
uu A Song of David.

A Psalm.

Traise waiteth for Thee, 0 God,
in Zion;
And unto Thee the vow is per
formed.
30 Thou that hearest prayer,
Unto Thee doth aU flesh come.
The tale of iniquities is too heavy
for me;
As for our transgressions, Thou
wilt pardon them.
'Happy is trie man whom Thou
choosest, and bringest near,
That he may dwell in Thy courts;
May we be satisfied with the good
ness of Thy house,
The holy place of Thy temple!
'With wondrous works dost Thou
answer us in righteousness,
0 God of our salvation;
Thou the confidence of all the ends
of the earth,

819

65.6

PSALMS

And of the far distant seas;
'Who by Thy strength settest fast
the mountains,
Who art girded about with might;
8Who stiUest the roaring of the seas,
the roaring of their waves,
And the tumult of the peoples;
'So that they that dwell in the
uttermost parts stand in awe of
Thy signs;
Thou makest the outgoings of the
morning and evening to rejoice.
"Thou hast remembered the earth,
and watered her, greatly enrich
ing her,
With the river of God that is full
of water;
Thou preparest them corn, for so
- preparest Thou her.
"Watering her ridges abundantly,
Settling down the furrows there-
of,
Thou makest her soft with showers;
Thou blessest the growth thereof.
'Thou Crownest the year with Thy
goodness;
And Thy paths drop fatness.
The pastures of the wilderness do
drop;
And the riills are girded with joy.
"The meadows are clothed with
flocks;
The valleys also are covered over
with corn;
They shout for joy, yea, they sing.

C1C1 For the
DO Psalm.

Leader. A Song, a

Shout unto God, all the earth;
2Sing praises unto the glory of His
name;
Make His praise glorious.
'Say unto God: 'How tremendous
is Thy work!

Through the greatness of Thy pow
er shall Thine enemies dwindle
away before Thee.
4A11 the earth shall worship Thee,
And shaU sing praises unto Thee;
They shaU sing praises to Thy
name.' Selah
'Come, and see the works of God;
He is terrible in His doing toward
the children of men.
'He turned the sea into dry land;
They went through the river on foot;
There let us rejoice in Him!
Who ruleth by His might for ever;
His eyes keep watch upon the
nations;
Let not the rebellious exalt them
selves. Selah
'Bless our God] ye peoples,
And make the voice of His praise
to be heard;
'Who hath set our soul in fife,
And suffered not our foot to be
moved.
"For Thou, 0 God, hast tried us;
Thou hast refined us, as silver is
refined.
"Thou didst bring us into the hold;
Thou didst lay constraint upon our
loins.
Thou hast caused men to ride over
our heads;
We went through fire and through
water;
But Thou didst bring us out unto
abundance.
"I wiU come into Thy house with
burnt-offerings,
I wiU perform unto Thee my vows,
"Which my lips have uttered,
And my mouth hath spoken, when
I was in distress.
"I will offer unto Thee burnt-offerings
of fatUngs,

820

PSALMS

68.9

With the sweet smoke of rams;
I wiU offer buUocks with goats. Selah
"Come, and hearken, all ye that fear
God,
And I wiU declare what He hath
done for my soul.
T cried unto Him with my mouth,
And He was extolled with my
tongue.
"If I had regarded iniquity in my
heart,
The Lord would not hear;
"But verily God hath heard;
He hath attended to the voice of
my prayer.
Tlessed be God,
Who hath not turned away my
prayer, nor His mercy from me.
C1H For the Leader; with string-
music. A Psalm, a Song.
2God be gracious unto us, and bless
us;
May He cause His face to shine
toward us; Selah
'That Thy way may be known upon
earth,
Thy salvation among aU nations.
Tet the peoples give thanks unto
Thee, O God;
Let the peoples give thanks unto
Thee, all of them.
60 let the nations be glad and sing
for joy;
For Thou wilt judge the peoples
with equity,
And lead the nations upon earth. Selah
'Let the peoples give thanks unto
Thee, O God;
Let the peoples give thanks unto
Thee, all of them.

The earth hath yielded her in
crease;
May God, our own God, bless us.
'May God bless us;
And let aU the ends of the earth
fear Him.
CIQ For the Leader. A Psalm of
uo David, a Song.
Tet God arise, let His enemies be
scattered;
And let them that hate Him flee
before Him.
'As smoke is driven away, so drive
them away;
As wax melteth before the fire,
So let the wicked perish at the
presence of God.
4But let the righteous be glad, let
them exult before God;
Yea, let them rejoice with gladness.
'Sing unto God, sing praises to His
name;
Extol Him that rideth upon the
skies, whose name is the Lord;
And exult ye before Him.
'A father of the fatherless, and a
judge of the widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.
7God maketh the solitary to dweU
in a house;
He bringeth out the prisoners into
prosperity;
The rebeUious dweU but in a
parched land.
80 God, when Thou wentest forth
before Thy people,
When Thou didst march through
the wilderness; Selah
The earth trembled, the heavens
also dropped at the presence of
God;
Even yon Sinai trembled at the
presence of God, the God of
Israel.

821

68.10

PSALMS

"A bounteous rain didst Thou pour
down, 0 God;
When Thine inheritance was weary,
Thou didst confirm it.
"Thy flock settled therein;
Thou didst prepare in Thy good
ness for the poor, 0 God.
"The Lord giveth the word;
The women that proclaim the tid
ings are a great host.
"Kings of armies flee, they flee;
And she that tarrieth at home di-
videth the spoil.
"When ye lie among the sheepfolds,
The wings of the dove are covered
with silver,
And her pinions with the shimmer
of gold.
"When the Almighty scattereth kings
therein,
It snoweth in Zalmon.
"A mountain of God is the mountain
of Bashan;
A mountain of peaks is the moun-
'tain of Bashan.
"Why look ye askance, ye moun
tains of peaks,
At the mountain which God hath
desired for His abode?
Yea, the Lord will dwell therein for
ever.
"The chariots of God are myriads,
even thousands upon thousands;
The Lord is among them, as in
Sinai, in holiness.
"Thou hast ascended on high, Thou
hast led captivity captive;
Thou hast received 'gifts among
men,
Yea, among the rebellious also, that
the Lord God might dwell there.
Tlessed be the Lord, day by day He
beareth our burden,
Even the God who is our salvation. Selah

21God is unto us a God of deliver
ances;
And unto God the Lord belong the
issues of death.
22Surely God will smite through the
head of His enemies,
The hairy scalp of him that goeth
about in his guiltiness.
The Lord said: 'I will bring back
from Bashan,
I will bring them back from the
depths of the sea;
That thy foot may - wade through
blood,
That the tongue of thy dogs may
have its portion from thine ene-

They see Thy goings, 0 God,
Even the goings of my God, my
King, in holiness.
The singers go before, the minstrels
follow after,
In the midst of damsels playing
upon timbrels:
27'Bless ye God in full assemblies,
Even the Lord, ye that are from
the fountain of Israel.'
There is Benjamin, the youngest,
ruling them,
The princes of Judah their council,
The princes of Zebulun, the princes
of Naphtali.
Thy God hath commanded thy
strength;
Be strong, 0 God, Thou that hast
wrought for us
30Out of Thy temple at Jerusalem,
Whither kings shall bring presents
unto Thee.
"Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds,
The multitude of the bulls, with the
calves of the peoples,
Every one submitting himself with
pieces of silver;
He hath scattered the peoples that
delight in war!

822

PSALMS

69.17

'Nobles "shall come out of Egypt;
Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out
her hands unto God.
"Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the
earth;
0 sing praises unto the Lord; Selah
To Him that rideth upon the
heavens of heavens, which are of
old;
Lo, He uttereth His voice, a mighty
voice.
35Ascribe ye strength unto God;
His majesty is over Israel,
And His strength is in the skies.
"Awful is God out of thy holy places;
The God of Israel, He giveth
strength and power unto the peo
ple;
Blessed be God.
CO For the Leader; upon Shoshan-
Ut/ nim. [A Psalm] of David.
2Save me, 0 God;
For the waters are come in even
unto the soul.
3I am sunk in deep mire, where there
is no standing;
I am come into deep waters, and
the flood overwhelmeth me.
4I am weary with my crying; my
throat is dried;
Mine eyes fail while I wait for my
God.
They that hate me without a cause
are more than the hairs of my
head;
They that would cut me off, being
mine enemies wrongfully, are
many;
Should I restore that which I took
not away?
'0 God, Thou knowest my folly;
And my trespasses are not hid from
Thee. 823

Tet not them that wait for Thee be
ashamed through me, 0 Lord
God of hosts;
Let not those that seek Thee be
brought to confusion through me,
0 God of Israel.
'Because for Thy sake I have borne
reproach;
Confusion hath covered my face.
9I am become a stranger unto my
brethren,
And an ahen unto my mother's
children.
"Because zeal for Thy house hath eat
en me up,
And the reproaches of them that
reproach Thee are fallen upon me.
"And I wept with my soul fasting,
And that became unto me a reproach.
T made sackcloth also my garment,
And I became a byword unto them.
"They that sit in the gate talk of
me;
And I am the song of the drunkards.
"But as for me, let my prayer be
unto Thee, 0 Lord, in an accept
able time;
0 God, in the abundance of Thy
mercy,
Answer me with the truth of Thy
salvation.
"DeUver me out of the mire, and let
me not sink;
Let me be delivered from them that
hate me, and out of the deep
waters.
"Let not the waterflood overwhelm
me,
Neither let the deep swallow me up ;
And let not the pit shut her mouth
upon me.
"Answer me, 0 Lord, for Thy mercy
is good;
According to the multitude of Thy
compassions turn Thou unto me.

69.18

PSALMS

"And hide not Thy face from Thy
servant;
For I am in distress; answer me
speedily.
"Draw nigh unto my soul; and re
deem it;
Ransom me because of mine enemies.
Thou knowest1 my reproach, and
my shame, and my confusion;
Mine adversaries are all before Thee.
'¦"Reproach hath broken my heart;
and I am sore sick;
And I looked for some to show com
passion, but there was none;
And for comforters, but I found
none.
Tea, they put poison into my
food;
And in my thirst they gave me vine
gar to drink. ¦
Tet their table before them become a
snare;
And when they are in peace, let it
become a trap.
Tet their eyes be darkened, that
they see not;
And make their loins continually to
totter.
Tour out Thine indignation upon
them,
And let the fierceness of Thine anger
overtake them.
Tet their encampment be desolate;
Let none dwell in their tents.
Tor they persecute him whom Thou
hast smitten;
And they tell of the pain of those
whom Thou hast wounded.
2'Add iniquity unto their iniquity;
And let them not come into Thy
righteousness.
Tet them be blotted out of the book
of the living,
And not be written with the right
eous.

"But I am afflicted and in pain;
Let Thy salvation, 0 God, set me up
on high.
"I will praise the name of God with a
song,
And will magnify Him with thanks
giving.
32And it shaU please the Lord better
than a bullock
That hath horns and hoofs.
The humble shall see it, and be glad;
Ye that seek after God, let your
heart revive.
Tor the Lord hearkeneth unto the
needy,
And despiseth not His prisoners.
Tet heaven and earth praise Him,
The seas, and every thing that
moveth therein.
Tor God will save Zion, and build
the cities of Judah;
And they shall abide there, and have
it in possession.
'The seed also of His servants shall
inherit it;
And they that love His name shall
dwell therein.
H A For the Leader. [A Psalm] of
David; to make memorial.
20 God, to deUver me,
O Lord, to help me, make haste.
Tet them be ashamed and abashed
That seek after my soul;
Let them be turned backward and
brought to confusion
That deUght in my hurt.
Tet them be turned back by reason
of their shame
That say: 'Aha, aha.'
'Let all those that seek Thee rejoice
and be glad in Thee;
And let such as love Thy salvation
say continuaUy:
' Let God be magnified.'
'But I am poor and needy;

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71.22

0 God, make haste unto me;
Thou art my help and my deUverer;
0 Lord, tarry not.
HA In thee, 0 Lord, have I taken
' "*¦ refuge;
Let me never be ashamed.
2DeUver me in Thy righteousness,
and rescue me;
Incline Thine ear unto me, and save
me.
3Be Thou to me a sheltering rock,
whereunto I may continuaUy
resort,
Wliich Thou hast appointed to save
me;
For Thou art my rock and my fort
ress.
40 my God, rescue me out of the
hand of the wicked,
Out of the grasp of the unrighteous
and ruthless man.
Tor Thou art my hope;
0 Lord God, my trust from my
youth.
'Upon Thee have I stayed myself
from birth;
Thou art He that took me out of my
mother's womb;
My praise is continuaUy of Thee.
7I am as a wonder unto many;
But Thou art my strong refuge.
8My mouth shall be filled with Thy
praise,
And with Thy glory aU the day.
'Cast me not off in the time of old
age;
When my strength faileth, forsake
me not.
"For mine enemies speak concerning
me,
And they that watch for my soul
take counsel together,
"Saying: 'God hath forsaken him;
Pursue and take him; for there is
none to deUver.'

"0 God, be not far from me;
0 my God, make haste to help me.
"Let them be ashamed and con
sumed that are adversaries to my
soul; .
Let them be covered with reproach
and confusion that seek my hurt.
"But as for me, I wiU hope continu
aUy,
And wiU praise Thee yet more and
more.
"My mouth shaU teU of Thy right- .
eousness,
And of Thy salvation all the day;
For I know not the numbers there
of.
"I will come with Thy mighty acts,
0 Lord God;
I will make mention of Thy right
eousness, even of Thine only.
"0 God, Thou hast taught me from
my youth;
And until now do I declare Thy
wondrous works.
"And even unto old age and hoary
hairs, 0 God, forsake me not;
Until I have declared Thy strength
unto the next generation,
Thy might to every one that is to
come;
"Thy righteousness: also, 0 God,
which reacheth unto high heaven;
Thou who hast done great things,
O God, who is hke unto Thee?
Thou, who hast made me to see
many and sore troubles,
Wilt quicken me again, and bring
me up again from the depths of
the earth.
Thou wilt increase my greatness,
And turn and comfort me.
T also will give thanks unto Thee
with the psaltery,
Even. unto Thy truth, 0 my God;
I will sing praises unto Thee with the
harp, ,

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71.22

PSALMS

0 Thou Holy One of Israel.

The kings of Sheba and' Seba shall

^My Ups shall greatly rejoice when I

offer gifts. < ¦¦ . ¦ •

sing praises unto Thee;

"Yea, all kings shall prostrate them

And my soul, which Thou hast re

selves before him;

deemed. '

All nations shall serve him.

MMy tongue also shaU teU of Thy

'Tor he will deliver the needy when

righteousness aU the day; ,

he crieth;

For they are ashamed, for they are

The poor also, and him that hath

abashed, that seek my hurt.

no helper.

"He wih have pity on the poor and

HO [A Psalm] of Solomon.

needy,

And the souls of the needy he wiU

Give the king Thy judgments, 0

save.

God,

"He wiU redeem their soul from op

And Thy righteousness unto the

pression and violence,

king's son;

And precious wiU their blood be in

That he may judge Thy people with

his sight;

righteousness, -

"That they may live, and that he

And Thy poor with justice.

may give them of the gold of

Tet . the mountains bear peace to

Sheba,

the people,

That they may pray for him con

And the hills, through righteous

tinuaUy,

ness.

Yea, bless him all the day.

4May he judge the poor of the people,

"May he be as a rich cornfield in the

And save the children of the needy,

land upon the top of the moun

And crush the oppressor.

tains;

They shaU fear Thee while the

May his fruit rustle like Lebanon;

sun endureth,

And may they blossom out of the

And so long as the moon, through

city hke grass of the earth.

out aU generations.

"May his name endure for ever;

'May he come down Uke rain upon

May his name be continued as iong

the mown grass,

as the sun;

As showers that water the earth.

May men also bless themselves by

'In his days let the righteous flour

him;

ish,

May aU nations call him happy.

And abundance of peace, till the

moon be no more.

"Blessed be the Lord God, the God

of Israel,

8May he have dominion also from

Who only doeth wondrous things;

sea to sea,

"And blessed be His glorious name

And from the River unto the ends

for ever;

of the earth.

And let the whole earth be filled.

'Let them that dwell in the wilder

with His glory.

ness bow before him;

Amen, and Amen.

And his enemies lick the dust.

The kings of Tarshish and of the
The prayers of David the son of
isles shall render tribute;
Jesse are ended.
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PSALMS

73.27

¦vffiPbffl ISO
BOOK III
HO A Psalm of Asaph.
Surely God is good to Israel,
Even to such as are pure in heart.
Tut as for me, my feet were al
most gone;
My steps had weU nigh slipped.
Tor I was envious at the arrogant,
When I saw the prosperity of the
wicked.
Tor there are no pangs at their
death,
And their body is sound.
'In the trouble of man they are not;
Neither are they plagued like men.
'Therefore pride is as a chain about
their neck;
Violence covereth them as a gar
ment.
'Their eyes stand forth from fatness;
They are gone beyond the imagi
nations of their heart.
They scoff, and in wickedness utter
oppression;
They speak as if there were none on
high.
They have set their mouth against
the heavens,
And their tongue walketh through
the earth.
"Therefore His people return hither;
And waters of fulness are drained
out by them.
"And they say: 'How doth God
know?
And is there knowledge in the Most
High?'
"Behold, such are the wicked;
And they that are always at ease
increase riches.
"Surely in vain have I cleansed my
heart,
And washed my hands in innocency;

"For all the day have I been plagued,
And my chastisement came every
morning.
"If I had said: T will speak thus',
Behold, I had been faithless to the
generation of Thy children.
"And when I pondered how I might
know this,
It was wearisome in mine eyes;
"Until I entered into the sanctuary
of God,
And considered their end.
"Surely Thou settest them in slippery
places;
Thou hurlest them down to utter
ruin.
"How are they become a desolation
in a moment!
They are wholly consumed by ter
rors.
20 As a dream when one awaketh,
So, 0 Lord, when Thou arousest
Thyseff, Thou wilt despise their
semblance.
Tor my heart was in a ferment,
And I was pricked in my reins.
Tut I was brutish, and ignorant;
I was as a beast before Thee.
23Nevertheless I am continuaUy with
Thee;
Thou holdest my right hand.
Thou wilt guide me with Thy coun
sel,
And afterward receive me with
glory.
25Whom have I in heaven but Thee?
And beside Thee I desire none upon
earth.
26My flesh and my heart faileth;
But God is the rock of my heart and
my portion for ever.
Tor, lo, they that go far from Thee
shaU perish;
Thou dost destroy all them that go
astray from Thee.

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73.28

PSALMS

Tut as for me, the nearness of God
is my good;
I have made the Lord God my
refuge,
That I may teU of aU Thy works.
HA Maschil of Asaph.
Why, 0 God, hast Thou cast us off
for ever?
Why doth Thine anger smoke against
the flock of Thy pasture?
Ttemember Thy congregation, which
Thou hast gotten of old,
Which Thou hast redeemed to be
the tribe of Thine inheritance;
And mount Zion, wherein Thou
hast dwelt.
'Lift up Thy steps because of the
perpetual ruins,
Even all the evil that the enemy hath
done in the sanctuary*.
Thine adversaries have roared in
the midst of Thy meeting-place;
They have set up their own signs
for signs.
'It seemed as when men wield up
wards
Axes in a thicket of trees.
'And now aU the carved work thereof
together ,
They strike down with hatchet and
hammers.
'They have set Thy sanctuary on fire ;
They have profaned the dwelling-
place of Thy name even to the
ground.
'They said in their heart: 'Let us
, make havoc of them altogether' ;
They have burned up all the meet
ing-places of God in the land.
9We see not our signs;
There is no more any prophet;
Neither is there among us any that
knoweth how long.
"How long, O God, shall the adver
sary reproach?

Shall the enemy blaspheme Thy
name for ever?
"Why withdrawest Thou Thy hand,
even Thy right hand?
Draw it out of Thy bosom and con
sume them.
"Yet God is my King of old,
Working salvation in the midst of
the earth.
Thou didst break the sea in pieces
by Thy strength;
Thou didst shatter the heads of the
sea-monsters in the waters.
"Thou didst crush the heads of levia
than,
Thou gavest him to be food to the
folk inhabiting the wilderness.
"Thou didst cleave fountain and
. brook;
Thou driedst up ever-flowing rivers.
"Thine is the day, Thine also the
night;
Thou hast established luminary and
sun.
"Thou hast set aU the borders of the
earth;
Thou hast made summer and win
ter.
"Remember this, how the enemy hath
reproached the Lord,
And how a base people have blas
phemed Thy name.
"0 deliver not the soul of Thy turtle- <
dove unto the wild beast;
Forget not the life of Thy poor for
ever. i
Took upon the covenant;
For the dark places of the land
are full of the habitations of vio
lence, i
2'0 let not the oppressed turn back in
confusion;
Let the poor and needy praise Thy
name. nj
^Arise, 0 God, plead Thine own cause;

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PSALMS

76.12

Remember Thy reproach all the day
at the hand of the base man.
Torget not the voice of Thine ad
versaries,
The tumult of those that rise up
against Thee which ascendeth
continually.
H PL For the Leader; Al-tashheth.
' A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.
2We give thanks unto Thee, O God,
We give thanks, and Thy name is
near;
Men teU of Thy wondrous works.
3< When I take the appointed time,
I Myself will judge with equity.
4When the earth and aU the inhab
itants thereof are dissolved,
I Myself estabhsh the pillars of it.'
Selah
'I say unto the arrogant : ' Deal not
arrogantly';
And to the wicked: 'Lift not up
the horn.'
'Lift not up your horn on high;
Speak not insolence with a haughty
neck.
Tor neither from the east, nor from
the west,
Nor yet from the wilderness, cometh
Ufting up.
Tor God is judge;
He putteth down one, and hfteth
up another.
Tor in the hand of the Lord there is
a cup, with foaming wine, full
of mixture,
And He poureth out of the same;
Surely the dregs thereof, all the
wicked of the earth shaU drain
them, and drink them.
"But as for me, I will declare for
ever,

I will sing praises to the God of
Jacob.
"All the horns of the wicked also
will I cut off;
But the horns of the righteous shall
be lifted up.
HCI For the Leader; with string-
music. A Psalm of Asaph, a
Song. 2In Judah is God known;
His name is great in Israel.
3In Salem also is set His tabernacle,
And His dweUing-place in Zion.
There He broke the fiery shafts of
the bow;
The shield, and the sword, and the
battle. Selah
'Glorious art Thou and excellent,
coming down from the mountains
of prey.
The stout-hearted are bereft of
sense, they sleep their sleep;
And none of the men of might have
found their hands.
7At Thy rebuke, O God of Jacob,
They are cast into a dead sleep, the
riders also and the horses.
'Thou, even Thou, art terrible;
And who may stand in Thy sight
when once Thou art angry?
Thou didst cause sentence to be
heard from heaven;
The earth feared, and was still,
"When God arose to judgment,
To save all the humble of the earth. Selah
"Surely the wrath of man shall
praise Thee;
The residue of wrath shalt Thou
gird upon Thee.
"Vow, and pay unto the Lord your
God;

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76.12

PSALMS

Let aU that are round about Him
bring presents unto Him that is
to be feared;
"He minisheth the spirit of princes;
He is terrible to the kings of the
earth.
HH For the Leader; for Jeduthun.
A Psalm of Asaph.
T wiU lift up my voice unto God,
and cry;
I will Uft up my voice unto God,
that He may give ear unto me.
'In the day of my trouble I seek the
Lord;
With my hand uphfted, [mine eye]
streameth in the night without
ceasing;
My soul refuseth to be comforted.
4When I think thereon, 0 God, I
must moan;
When I muse thereon, my spirit
fainteth. Selah
Thou holdest fast the lids of mine
eyes;
I am troubled, and cannot speak.
'I have pondered the days of old,
The years of ancient times.
7In the night 4 will call to remem
brance my song;
I will commune with mine own
heart;
And my spirit maketh diligent
search:
''Will the Lord cast off for ever?
And wiU He be favourable no
more?
9Is His meroy clean gone for ever?
Is His promise come to an end for
evermore?
"Hath. God forgotten to be gracious?
Hath He in anger shut up His com
passions?' Selah
"And I say: 'This is my weakness,
That the right hand of the Most
High could change.

"I wiU make mention of the deeds
of the Lord;
Yea, I will remember Thy wonders
of old.
"I will meditate also upon all Thy
work,
And muse on Thy doings.'
"0 God, Thy way is in hohness;
Who is a great god like unto God?
"Thou art the God that doest
wonders;
Thou hast made known Thy
strength among the peoples.
"Thou hast with Thine arm re
deemed Thy people,
The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
"The waters saw Thee, 0 God;
The waters saw Thee, they were
in pain;
The depths also trembled.
"The clouds flooded forth waters;
The skies sent out a sound;
Thine arrows also went abroad.
"The voice of Thy thunder was in
the whirlwind;
The lightnings righted up the world;
The earth trembled and shook. ,
Thy way was in the sea,
And Thy path in the great waters,
And Thy footsteps were not known.
Thou didst lead Triy people like a
flock,
By the hand of Moses and Aaron.
HQ Maschil of Asaph.
Give ear, 0 my people, to my
teaching.
Incline your ears to the words of
my mouth.
T wih open my mouth with a par
able;
I wiU utter dark sayings concern
ing days of old.
That which we have heard and
known,

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PSALMS

78.27

And our fathers have told us,
4We wiU not hide from their children,
TeUing to the generation to come
the praises of the Lord,
And His strength, and His won
drous works that He hath. done.
Tor He estabUshed a testimony in
Jacob,
And appointed a law in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers,
That they should make them known
to their children;
'That the generation to come might
know them, even the children
that should be born;
Who should arise and teU them to
their children,
'That they might put their confidence
in God,
And not forget the works of God,
But keep His commandments;
8And might not be as their fathers,
A stubborn and rebellious genera
tion;
A generation that set not their
heart aright,
And whose spirit was not stedfast
with God.
The children of Ephraim were as
archers handling the bow,
That turned back in the day of
battle.
"They kept not the covenant of God,
And refused to walk in His law;
"And they forgot His doings,
And His wondrous works that He
had shown them.
"Marvellous things did He in the
sight of their fathers,
In the land of Egypt, in the field of
Zoan.
"He cleaved the sea, and caused them
to pass through;
And He made the waters to stand as
a heap.

"By day also He led them with a
cloud,
And all the night with a Ught of fire.
"He cleaved rocks in the wilderness,
And gave them .drink abundantly
as out of the great deep.
"He brought streams also out of the
rock,
And caused waters to run down like

"Yet went they on still to sin against
Him,
To rebel against the Most High in
the desert.
"And they tried God in their heart
By asking food for their craving.
"Yea, they spoke against God;
They said: 'Can God prepare a
table in the wilderness?
Tehold, He smote the rock, that
waters gushed out,
And streams overflowed;
Can He give bread also?
Or will He provide flesh for His
people?'
Therefore the Lord heard, and was
wroth;
And a fire was kindled against Jacob,
And anger also went up against
Israel;
Tecause they beUeved not in God,
And trusted not in His salvation.
23And He commanded the skies
above,
And opened the doors of heaven;
24And He caused manna to rain upon
them for food,
And gave them of the corn of heaven.
2'Man did eat the bread of the mighty;
He sent them provisions to the full.
26He caused the east wind to set forth
in heaven;
And by His power He brought on
the south wind.
"He caused flesh also to rain upon
them as the dust,

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78 27

PSALMS

A wind that passeth away, and com
eth not again.
40How oft did they rebel against Him
in the wilderness,
And, grieve Him in the desert!
41 And stiU again they tried God,
And set bounds to the Holy One of
Israel.
They remembered not His hand,
Nor the day. when He redeemed
them from the adversary.
43How He set His signs in Egypt,
And His wonders in the field of
, Zoan;
**And turned their rivers into blood,
So that they could not drink their
streams. /
45He sent among them swarms of
flies, wliich devoured them;
And frogs, wliich destroyed them.
46He gave also their increase unto the
caterpiUar,
And their labour unto the locust.
47He destroyed their vines with hail,
And their sycomore-trees with frost.
48He gave over their cattle aiso to the
hail,
And their flocks to fiery bolts.
49He sent forth upon them the fierce
ness of His anger,
Wrath, and indignation, and trouble,
A sending of messengers of evil.
"He levelled a path for His anger;
He spared not their soul from death,
But gave their Ufe over to the
pestilence;
"And smote aU the first-born in
Egypt,
The first-fruits of their strength in
the tents of Ham;
Tut He made His own people to go
forth like sheep,
And guided them in the wilderness
like a flock.
"And He led them safely, and they
feared not;

And winged fowl as .tho sand of the
seas;
28And He; let it fall in the midst of
their camp,
Round about their dwellings. ,
29So they did eat, and were weU
filled;
And He gave them that which they
craved.
"They were not estranged from their
craving,
. Their food was yet in their mouths,
31When the anger of God went up
against them,
And slew of the lustiest among them,
And smote down the young men of
Israel.
. Tor all this they sinned stiU,
And beUeved not in His wondrous
works.
Therefore He ended their days as a
breath,
And their years in terror.
34When He slew them', then they
would inquire after Him,
And turn back and seek God earn
estly.
3'And they remembered that God was
their Rock,
And the Most High God their Re
deemer,
Tut they beguiled Him with their
mouth,
And Ued unto Him with their tongue.
Tor their heart was not stedfast
with Him,
Neither were they faithful in His
covenant.
Tut He, being full of, compassion,
f orgiveth iniquity, and destroyeth
not;
Yea, many a time doth He turn His
anger away,
And doth not stir up all His wrath.
39So He remembered that they were
but flesh;

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PSALMS

79.5

But the sea overwhelmed their
enemies.
64 An,d He brought them to His holy
border,
To the mountain, which His right
hand had gotten.
"He drove out the nations also before
them,
And allotted them for an inheritance
by line,
And made the tribes of Israel to
dwell in their tents.
"Yet they tried and provoked God,
the Most High,
And kept not His testimonies;
"But turned back, and dealt treach
erously Uke their fathers;
They were turned aside like a deceit
ful bow.
"For they provoked Him with their
high places,
And moved Him to jealousy with
their graven images.
"God heard, and was wroth,
And He greatly abhorred Israel;
"And He forsook the tabernacle of
Shiloh,
The tent which He had made to
dweU among men;
"And deUvered His strength into cap
tivity,
And His glory into the adversary's
hand.
62He gave His people over also unto
the sword;
And was wroth with His inheritance.
Tire devoured their young men;
And their virgins had no marriage-
song.
Their priests fell by the sword;
And their widows made no lamen
tation, i
Then the Lord awaked as one asleep,
Like a mighty man recovering from
wine.

"And He smote His adversaries back
ward;
He put upon them a perpetual re
proach.
"Moreover He abhorred the tent of
Joseph,
And chose not the tribe of Ephraim;
Tut chose the tribe of Judah,
The mount Zion which He loved.
"And He built His sanctuary like
the heights,
Like the earth which He hath
founded for ever.
70He chose David also His servant,
And took him from the sheepfolds;
"From foUowing the ewes that give
suck He brought him,
To be shepherd over Jacob His
people, and Israel His inheritance.
72So he shepherded them according
to the integrity of his heart;
And led them by, the skilfulness of
his hands.
H Q A Psalm of Asaph.
O God, the heathen are come into
Thine inheritance;
They have defiled Thy holy temple;
They have made Jerusalem into
heaps.
They have given the dead bodies
of Thy servants to be food unto
the fowls of the heaven,
The flesh of Thy saints unto the
beasts of the earth.
'They have shed their blood like
water
Round about Jerusalem, with none
to bury them.
4We are become a taunt to our
neighbours,
A scorn and derision to them that
are round about us.
'How long, 0 Lord, wilt Thou be
angry for ever?

833

79.5

PSALMS

How long will Thy jealousy burn
Uke fire?
'Pour out Thy Wrath upon the na
tions that know Thee not,
And upon the kingdoms that call not
upon. Thy name.
'For they have devoured Jacob,
And laid waste, his habitation.
'Remember not against us the in
iquities of our forefathers;
Let Thy compassions speedily come
to meet us;
For we are brought very low.
'Help us, 0 God of our salvation,
for the sake of the glory of Thy
name;
And deUver us, and forgive our
sins, for Thy name's sake.
"Wherefore should the nations say:
'Where is their God?'
Let the avenging of Thy servants'
'blood that is shed
Be made known among the nations
in our sight.
"Let the groaning of the prisoner
come before Thee;
According to the greatness of Thy
power set free those that are
appointed to death;
"And render unto our neighbours
sevenfold into their bosom
Their reproach, wherewith they have
reproached Thee, O Lord.
"So we that are Thy people and the
flock of Thy pasture
Will give Thee thanks for ever;
We.wiU teU of Thy praise to all
generations.
Q A For the Leader; upon Shoshan-
nim. A testimony. A Psalm
of Asaph.
2Give ear, 0 Shepherd of Israel,
Thou that leadest Joseph like a
flock;

Thou that art enthroned Upon the
cherubim, shine forth.
'Before Ephraim and Benjamin and
Manasseh, stir up Thy might,
And come to save us.
40 God, restore us;
And cause Thy face to shine, and we
shaU be saved.
'0 Lord God of hosts,
How long wilt Thou be angry
against the prayer of Thy people?
'Thou hast fed them with the bread
of tears,
And given them tears to drink in
large measure.
Thou makest us a strife unto our
neighbours;
And our enemies mock as they
please.
80 God of hosts, restore us;
And cause Thy face to shine, and
we shall be saved.
Thou didst pluck up a vine out of
Egypt;
Thou didst drive out the nations,
and didst plant it.
'Thou didst clear a place before it,
And it took deep root, and filled
the land. ¦•
"The mountains were covered with
the shadow of it,
And the mighty cedars with the
boughs thereof.
"She sent out her branches unto the
sea,
And her shoots unto the River.
"Why hast Thou broken down her
fences,
So that aU they that pass by the
way do pluck her?
"The boar out of the wood doth
ravage it,
That which moveth in the field
feedeth on it.

834

PSALMS

82.2

"0 God of hosts, return, we beseech
Thee;
Look from heaven, and behold,
and be mindful of this vine,
"And of the stock which Thy right
hand hath planted,
And the branch that Thou madest
strong for Thyself.
"It is burned with fire, it is cut down ;
They perish at the rebuke of Thy
countenance.
"Let Thy hand be upon the man of
Thy right hand,
Upon the son of man whom Thou
madest strong for Triyself.
"So shaU we not turn back from Thee ;
Quicken Thou us, and we will call
upon Thy name.
2'0 Lord God of hosts, restore us;
Cause Thy face to shine, and we
shaU be saved.
Cl For the Leader; upon the
OJ- Gittith. [A Psalm] of Asaph.
2Sing aloud unto God our strength;
Shout unto the God of Jacob.
Take up the melody, and sound the
timbrel,
The sweet harp with the psaltery.
4Blow the horn at the new moon,
At the fuU moon for our feast-day.
Tor it is a statute for Israel,
An ordinance of the God of Jacob.
6He appointed it in Joseph for a
testimony,
When He went forth against the
land of Egypt.
The speech of one that I knew not
did I hear:
7'I removed his shoulder from the
burden;
His hands were freed from the
basket.
Thou didst caU in trouble, and
I rescued thee;

I answered thee in the secret place
of thunder;
I proved thee at the waters of
Meribah. Selah
9Hear, O My people, and I will
admonish thee:
0 Israel, if thou wouldest hearken
unto Me!
"There shall no strange god be in
thee;
Neither shalt thou worship any
foreign god.
"I am the Lord thy God,
Who brought thee up out of the
land of Egypt;
Open thy mouth wide, and I will
fill it.
"But My people hearkened not" to
My voice;
And Israel would none of Me.
"So I let them go after the stubborn
ness of their heart,
That they might walk in their own
counsels.
"Oh that My people would hearken
unto Me,
That Israel would walk in My ways!
"I would soon subdue their enemies,
And turn My hand against their
adversaries.
"The haters of the Lord should
dwindle away before Him;
And their punishment should en
dure for ever.
"They should also be fed with the
fat of wheat;
And with honey out of the rock
would I satisfy thee.'
Q O A Psalm of Asaph.
God standeth in the congregation
of God;
In the midst of the judges He
judgeth:
Tow long wiU ye judge unjustly,

835

82.2

PSALMS

And respect the persons of the
wicked? Selah
'Judge the poor and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and
destitute.
Tlescue the poor and rieedy;
DeUver them out of the hand of
the wicked.
They know not, neither do they
understand;
They go about in darkness;
All the foundations of the earth
are moved.
'I said : Ye are godlike beings,
And all of you sons of the Most
High.
Nevertheless ye shall die Uke men,
And fall like one of the princes.'
8 Arise, 0 God, judge the earth ;
For Thou shalt possess all the
nations.
Q Q A Song, a Psalm of Asaph.
20 God, keep not Thou silence;
Hold not Thy peace, and be not
still, P God.
Tor, lo, Thine enemies are in an up
roar;
And they that hate Thee have Ufted
up the head.
They hold crafty converse against
Thy people,
And take counsel against Thy
treasured ones.
'They have said: 'Come, and let us
cut them off from being a nation;
That the name of Israel may be no
more in remembrance.'
'For they have consulted together
with one consent;
Against Thee do they make a cove
nant;
'The tents of Edom and the Ish
maelites;
Moab, and the Hagrites;

'Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek;
Philistia with the inhabitants of
Tyre;
9Assyria also is joined with them;
They have been an arm to the
children of Lot. Selah
"Do Thou unto them as unto Midian ;
As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the
brook Kishon;
"Who were destroyed at En-dor;
They became as dung for the earth.
"Make their nobles Uke Oreb and
Zeeb,
And like Zebah and Zalmunna aU
their princes;
"Who said : ' Let us take to ourselves
in possession
The habitations of God.'
"O my God, make them like the
whirring dust;
As stubble before the wind.
"As the fire that burneth the forest,
And as the flame that setteth the
mountains ablaze;
"So pursue them with Thy tempest,
And affright them with Thy storm.
"Fill their faces with shame;
That they may seek Thy name, 0
Lord.
"Let them be ashamed and affrighted
for ever;
Yea, let them be abashed and perish ;
"That they may know that it is Thou
alone whose name is the Lord,
The Most High over aU the earth.
QA For the Leader; upon the Git-
tith'. A Psalm of the sons of
Korah. 2How lovely are Thy tabernacles,
0 Lord of hosts! j
'Mysoul yearrieth, yea, even pineth , i
for the courts of theLoRD;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy
unto the Uving God.

836

PSALMS

86.1

4Yea, the sparrow hath found a
house, and the swallow a nest
for herself,
Where she may lay her young;
Thine altars, O Lord of hosts,
My King, and my God — .
'Happy are they that dwell in Thy
house,
They are ever praising Thee. Selah
'Happy is the man whose strength
is in Thee;
In whose heart are the highways.
Tassing through the valley of Baca
they make it a place of springs;
Yea, the early rain clotheth it with
blessings.
They go from strength to strength,
Every one of them appeareth before
God in Zion.
90 Lord God of hosts, hear my
prayer;
Give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah
"Behold, O God our shield,
And look upon the face of Thine
anointed.
"For a day in Thy courts is better
than a thousand;
I had rather stand at the threshold
of the house of my God,
Than to dwell in the tents of wicked
ness.
"For the Lord God is a sun and a
shield;
The Lord giveth grace and glory;
No good thing will He withhold
from them that walk uprightly.
"0 Lord of hosts,
Happy is the man that trusteth in
Thee.
QPL For the Leader. A Psalm of
the sons of Korah.

Tord, Thou hast been favourable
unto Thy land,

Thou hast turned the captivity
of Jacob.
Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of
Thy people,
Thou hast pardoned all their sin. Selah
Thou hast withdrawn all Thy wrath;
Thou hast turned from the fierce
ness of Thine anger.
'Restore us, O God of our salvation,
And cause Thine indignation toward
us to cease.
'Wilt Thou be angry with us for
ever?
Wilt Thou draw out Thine anger
to all generations?
7Wilt Thou not quicken us again,
That Thy people may rejoice in
Thee?
'Show us Thy mercy, 0 Lord,
And grant us Thy salvation.
9I will hear what God the Lord will
speak;
For He will speak peace unto His
people, and to His saints;
But let them not turn back to folly.
"Surely His salvation is nigh them
that fear Him;
That glory may dwell in our land.
"Mercy and truth are met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed
each other.
"Truth springeth out of the earth;
And righteousness hath looked down
from heaven.
"Yea, the Lord will give that which
is good;
And our land shall yield her produce.
"Righteousness shall go before Him,
And shall make His footsteps a way.
MA Prayer of David.
Incline Thine ear, O Lord, and
answer me ;
For I am poor and needy.

837

86.2

PSALMS

2Keep rny soul, for I am godly;
0 Triou my God, save Thy servant
that trusteth in Thee.
'Be gracious unto me, 0 Lord;
For unto Thee do I cry all the day.
Ttejoice the soul of Thy servant;
For unto Thee, 0 Lord, do I lift
up my g jul.
'For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready
to pardon,
And plenteous in mercy unto all
them that call upon Thee.
'Give ear, 0 Lord, unto my prayer;
And attend unto the voice of my
supplications.
'In the day of my trouble I call upon
Thee;
For Thou wilt answer me.
'There is none like unto Thee among
the gods, 0 Lord;
And there are no works like Thine.
'All nations whom Thou hast made
shall come and prostrate them
selves before Thee, O Lord;
And they shall glorify Thy name.
"For Thou art great, and doest won
drous things;
Thou art God alone.
"Teach me, 0 Lord, Thy way, that
I may walk in Thy truth;
Make one my heart to fear Thy
name.
"I wiU thank Thee, 0 Lord my God,
with my whole heart;
And I will glorify Thy name for
evermore.
"For great is Thy mercy toward me;
And Thou hast delivered my soul
from the lowest nether-world.
"0 God, the proud are risen up
against me,
And the company of violent men
have sought after my soul,
And have not set Thee before them.

"But Thou, O Lord, art a God full
of compassion and gracious,
Slow to anger, and plenteous in
mercy and truth.
"0 turn unto me, and be gracious
unto me;
Give Thy strength unto Thy servant,
And save the son of Thy handmaid.
"Work in my behalf a sign for good;
That they that hate me may see it,
and be put to shame,
Because Thou, Lord, hast helped
me, and comforted me.
QH A Psalm of the sons of Korah;
° « a Song.
His foundation is in the holy moun
tains.
The Lord loveth the gates of Zion
More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
'Glorious things are spoken of Thee,
O city of God. Selah
4T will make mention of Rahab
and Babylon as among them that
know Me;
Behold PhiUstia, and Tyre, with
Ethiopia;
This one was born there.'
Tut of Zion it shall be said: 'This
man and that was born in her;
And the Most High Himself doth
establish her.'
'The Lord shall count in the reg
ister of the peoples:
'This one was born there.' Selah
'And whether they sing or dance, /
All my thoughts are in thee.
QQ A Song, a Psalm of the sons of
Korah; for the Leader; upon
Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of He-
man the Ezrahite.
20 Lord, God of my salvation,
What time I cry in the night before
Thee,

838

PSALMS

89.6

3Let my prayer come before Thee,
Incline Thine ear unto my cry.
Tor my soul is sated with trou
bles,
And my life draweth nigh unto the
grave.
5I am counted with them that go
down into the pit;
I am become as a man that hath no
help;
'Set apart among the dead,
Like the slain that lie in the
grave,
Whom Thou rememberest no more;
And they are cut off from Thy
hand.
'Thou hast laid me in the nether
most pit,
In dark places, in the deeps.
'Thy wrath lieth hard upon me,
And all Triy waves Thou pressest
down. Selah
Thou hast put mine acquaintance
far from me;
Thou hast made me an abomination
unto them;
I am shut up, and I cannot come
forth.
"Mine eye languisheth by reason of
affliction;
I have called upon Thee, 0 Lord,
every day,
I have spread forth my hands unto
Thee.
"Wilt Thou work wonders for the
dead?
Or shaU the shades arise and give
Thee thanks? Selah
"Shall Thy mercy be declared in the
grave?
Or Thy faithfulness in destruc
tion?
"Shall Thy wonders be known in the
dark?

And Thy righteousness in the land of
forgetfulness?
"But as for me, unto Thee, 0 Lord,
do I cry,
And in the morning doth my prayer
come to meet Thee.
"Lord, why castest Thou off my
soul?
Why hidest Thou Thy face from me?
"I am afflicted and at the point of
death from my youth up;
I have borne Thy terrors, I am dis
tracted.
"Thy fierce wrath is gone over me;
Thy terrors have cut me off.
"They came round about me like
water all the day;
They compassed me about together.
"Friend and companion hast Thou
put far from me,
And mine acquaintance into dark
ness.
QQ Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
2I will sing of the mercies of the
Lord for ever;
. To all generations will I make
known Thy faithfulness with my
mouth.
Tor I have said : 'For ever is mercy
built;
In the very heavens Thou dost
establish Thy faithfulness.
T have made a covenant with My
chosen,
I have sworn unto David My serv
ant:
'For ever will I establish thy seed,
And build up thy throne to all
generations.' Selah
'So shall the heavens praise Thy
wonders, 0 Lord,
Thy faithfulness also in the assem
bly of the holy ones.

839

89.7

PSALMS

'For who in the skies can be com
pared unto the'LoRD,
Who among the sons of might can
be Ukened unto the Lord,
8A God dreaded in the great coun
cil of the holy ones,
And feared of all them that are
round about Him?
90 Lord God of hosts,
Who is a mighty one, like unto Thee,
OTord?
And Thy faithfulness is round about
Thee. .,,
"Thou rulest the proud swelling of
the sea;
When the waves thereof arise, Thou
stillest them.
"Thou didst crush Rahab, as one that
, is slain;
Thou didst scatter Thine enemies
with the arm of Thy strength.
'Thine are the heavens, Thine also
the earth; j
The world and the fulness thereof,
Thou hast founded them.
"The north and the south. Thou hast
created them;
Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Thy
name.
"Thine is an arm with might;
Strong is Thy hand, and exalted
is Thy right hand.
"Righteousness and justice are the
foundation of Thy throne ;
Mercy and truth go before Thee.
Wfappy is the .people that know the
joyful shout;
They walk, O Lord, in the light of
Thy countenance.
"In Thy name do they rejoice all the
i day;. '
And through Thy righteousness are
they exalted.
"For Thou art the glory of their
strength;
And in Thy favour bur horn is
exalted.

"For of the Lord is our shield;
And of the Holy One of Israel is our
king.
Then Thou spokest in vision to Thy
godly ones,
And saidst: T have laid help upon
one that is mighty; ... . .
I have exalted one chosen out of the
people.
2'I have found David My servant;
With My holy oil have I anointed
him; v
22With whom My hand shall • be
estabhshed;
Mine arm also shaU strengthen him.
The enemy shall not exact from him ;
Nor the son of wickedness afflict
' him.
24 And I will beat to pieces his adver
saries before him,
And smite them that hate him.
Tut My faithfulness and My mercy
shall be with him;
And through My name shall his
horn be exalted.
2SI, will set his hand also on the sea,
And his right hand on the rivers.
27He shall call unto Me: Thou art my
Father,
My God, and the rock of my salva
tion.
28I also will appoint him first-born,
The highest of the, kings of the earth.
Tor ever will I keep for him My
mercy,
And My covenant shall stand fast
with him.
"His seed also will I make to endure
for ever,
And his throne asthe days of heaven .
"If his children forsake My law,
And walk not in Mine ordinances;
32If they profane My statutes,
And keep not My commandments;
Then will I visit their transgression
with the rod,

840

PSALMS

90.4

And their iniquity with strokes.
Tut My mercy wiU I not break off
from him,
Nor wiU I be false to My faithful
ness.
"My covenant will I not profane,
Nor alter that which is gone out of
My Ups.
"Once have I sworn by My holiness:
Surely I wiU not be false unto
David;
37His seed shall endure for ever,
And his throne as the sun before Me.
38It shall be estabhshed for ever as
the moon;
And be stedfast as the witness in the
sky.' Selah
Tut Thou hast cast off and rejected,
Thou hast been wroth with Thine
anointed.
Thou hast abhorred the covenant
of Thy servant;
Thou hast profaned his crown even
to the ground.
Thou hast broken down all his fences ;
Thou hast brought his strongholds
to ruin.
42 All that pass by the way spoil him;
He is become a taunt to his neigh
bours.
Thou hast exalted the right hand of
his adversaries;
Thou hast made all his enemies to
rejoice.
^Yea, Thou turnest back the edge
of his sword,
And hast not made him to stand
in the battle.
Thou hast made his brightness to
cease,
And cast his throne down to the
ground.
The days of his youth hast Thou
shortened;
Thou hast covered him with shame. Selah

Tow long, O Lord, wilt Thou hide
Thyself for ever?
How long shall Thy wrath burn
Uke fire?
480 remember how short my time is;
For what vanity hast Thou created
all the children of men!
49What man is he that liveth and
shall not see death,
That shall deliver his soul from the
power of the grave? Selah
"Where are Thy former mercies,
O Lord,
Which Thou didst swear unto David
in Thy faithfulness?
"Remember, Lord, the taunt of Thy
servants;
How I do bear in my bosom [the
taunt of] so many peoples;
52Wherewith Thine enemies have
taunted, 0 Lord,
Wherewith they have taunted the
footsteps of Thine anointed.
"Blessed be the Lord for evermore.
Amen, and Amen.¦won -isd
BOOK IV
QA A Prayer of Moses the man of
VKJ God.
Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling-
place in aU generations.
2Before the mountains were brought
forth,
Or ever Thou hadst formed the earth
and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlast
ing, Thou art God.
Thou turnest man to contrition;
And sayest: 'Return, ye children
of men.'
Tor a thousand years in Thy sight
Are but as yesterday when it is
past,

841

90.4

PSALMS

And as a watch in the night.
'Thou carriest them away as with a
flood; they are as a sleep ;
In the morning they are Uke grass
which .groweth up.
'In the morning it flourisheth, and
growefh up;
In the evening it is cut down, and
withereth.
Tor we are consumed in Thine an
ger,
And by Thy wrath are we hurried
away.
Thou hast set our iniquities before
Thee,
Our secret sins in the light of Thy
countenance,
'For all our days are passed away in
Thy wrath;
We bring our years to an end as
a tale that is told.
"The days of our years are three
score years and ten,
Or even by reason of strength four
score years;
Yet is their pride but travail and
vanity;
For it is speedily gone, and we fly
away. '
"Who .knoweth the power of Thine
anger,
And Thy wrath according to the
fear that is due unto Thee?
"So teach us to number our days,
That we may get us a heart of wis
dom.
"Return, 0 Lord ; how long?
And let it repent Thee concerning
Thy servants.
"0 satisfy us in the morning with
Thy mercy;
That we may rejoice and be glad
all our days.
"Make us glad according to the days
wherein Thou hast afflicted us,

According to the years wherein we
have seen evil.
"Let Thy work appear unto Thy
servants,
And Thy glory upon their children.
"And let the graciousness of the
Lord our God be upon us;
Establish Thou also upon us the
work of our hands;
Yea, the work of our hands establish
Thou it;
Q 1 0 thou that dwellest in the
covert of the Most High,
And abidest in the shadow of the
Almighty;
T wiU say of the Lord, who is my
refuge and my fortress,
My God, in whom I trust,
'That He will deUver thee from the
snare of the fowler,
And from the noisome pestilence.
4He will cover thee with His pinions,
And under His wings shalt thou
take refuge;
His truth is a shield and a buckler.
Thou shalt not be afraid of the
terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flieth by day;
'Of trie pestilence that walketh in
darkness, .
Nor of the destruction that wasteth
at noonday.
7A thousand may fall at thy side,
And ten thousand at thy right hand;
It shall not come nigh thee.
'Only with triine eyes srialt thou
behold,
And see the recompense of the
wicked.
Tor thou hast made the Lord who
is my refuge,
Even the Most High, thy habita- r
tion.

842

PSALMS

93.1

'There shall no evil befall thee,
Neither shall any plague come nigh
thy tent.
"For He wiU give His angels charge
over thee,
To keep thee in all thy ways.
"They shaU bear thee upon their
hands,
Lest thou dash thy foot against a
stone.
"Thou shalt tread upon the lion and
asp;
The young Uon and the serpent
shalt thou trample under feet.
"'Because he hath set his love upon
Me, therefore will I deliver him;
I will set riim on high, because he
hath known My name.
"He shall call upon Me, and I will
answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him, and bring him to
honour.
"With long life will I satisfy him,
And make him to behold My salva
tion.'
Q O A Psalm, a Song. For the sab-
0£i bath day.
Tt is a good thing to give thanks
unto the Lord,
And to sing praises unto Thy name,
0 Most High;
'To declare Thy lovingkindness in
the morning,
And Thy faithfulness in the night
seasons,
4With an instrument of ten strings,
and with the psaltery;
With a solemn sound upon the
harp.
'For Thou, Lord, hast made me
glad through Thy work;

I will exult in the works of Thy
hands. •
'How great are Thy works, O Lord!
Thy thoughts are very deep.
7A brutish man knoweth not,
Neither doth a fool understand this.
'When the wicked spring up as the

And when all the workers of in
iquity do flourish;
It is that they may be destroyed
for ever.
Tut Thou, 0 Lord, art on high for
evermore.
"For, lo, Thine enemies, O Lord,
For, lo, Thine enemies shall perish;
All the workers of iniquity shall
be scattered.
"But my horn hast Thou exalted like
the horn of the wild-ox;
I am anointed with rich oil.
"Mine eye also hath gazed on them
that he in wait for me,
Mine ears have heard my desire
of the evil-doers that rise up
against me.
"The righteous shall flourish like
the palm-tree;
He shall grow like a cedar in Leb
anon.
"Planted in the house of the Lord,
They shaU flourish in the courts of
our God.
"They shaU still bring forth fruit
in old age;
They shaU be fuU of sap and rich
ness;
"To declare that the Lord is upright,
My Rock, in whom there is no un
righteousness.
QQ The Lord reigneth; He is
^ clothed in majesty;
The Lord is clothed, He hath girded
Himself with strength;

843

93.1

PSALMS

Yea, the world is established, that
it cannot be moved.
Thy throne is established of old;
Thou art from everlasting.
The floods have lifted up, 0 Lord,
The floods have Ufted up their voice ;
The floods Uft up their roaring.
fAbove the voices of many waters,
The mighty breakers of the sea,
The Lord on high is mighty.
'Thy testimonies are very sure,
HoUness becometh Thy house, .
O Lord, for evermore.
OtA 0 Lord, Thou God to whom
vengeance belongeth,
Thou God to whom . vengeance
belongeth, shine forth.
Tift up Thyself, Thou Judge of the
earth;
Render to the proud their rec
ompense.
'Lord, how long shall the wicked,
How long shall the wicked exult?
They gush out, they speak arro-
gancy;
All the workers of iniquity bear
themselves loftily.
'They crush Thy people, O Lord,
And afflict Thy heritage.
'They slay the widow and the
stranger,
And murder the fatherless.
'And they say: 'The Lord will not
see,
Neither will the God of Jacob give
heed.'
"Consider, ye brutish among the
people;
And ye fools, when will ye under
stand?
9He that planted the ear, shall He
not hear?

He that formed the eye, shall He
not see? ,
"He that instructeth nations, shall
not He correct,
Even He that teacheth man knowl
edge?
"The Lord knoweth the thoughts of
man,
That they are vanity.
"Happy is the man whom Thou
instructest, 0 Lord,
And teachest out of Thy law;
"That Thou mayest give him rest
from the days of evil,
Until the pit be digged for the wick
ed.
"For the Lord wiU not cast off His
people,
Neither wiU He forsake His inher
itance.
"For right shall return unto justice,
And aU the upright in heart shall
follow it.
"Who wiU rise up for me against the
evil-doers?
Who will stand up for me against
the workers of iniquity?
"Unless the Lord had been my help,
My soul had soon dwelt in silence.
"If I say: 'My foot slippeth',
Thy mercy, 0 Lord, holdeth me
UP-
"When my cares are many within
me,
Thy comforts deUght my soul.
20ShaU the seat of wickedness have
feUowship with Thee,
Which frameth mischief by statute?
They gather themselves together
against the soul of the righteous,
And condemn innocent blood.
Tut the Lord hath been my high
tower,
And my God the rock of my refuge,

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96.13

^And He hath brought upon them
their own iniquity,
And wih cut them off in their own
evil;
The Lord our God will cut them off.
CkPL 0 come, let us sing unto the
VO Lord;
Let us shout for joy to the Rock of
our salvation.
'Let us come before His presence
with thanksgiving,
Let us shout for joy unto Him with
psalms.
Tor the Lord is a great God,
And a great King above all gods;
4In whose hand are the depths of
the earth;
The heights of the mountains are
His also.
The sea is His, and He made it;
And His hands formed the dry land.
'O come, let us bow down and bend
the knee;
Let us kneel before the Lord our
Maker;
Tor He is our God,
And we are the people of His pas
ture, and the flock of His hand.
To-day, if ye would but hearken to
His voice!
''Harden not your heart, as at Meri-
bah,
As in the day of Massah in the
wilderness;
'When your fathers tried Me,
Proved Me, even though they saw
My work.
"For forty years was I wearied with
that generation,
And said: It is a people that do
err in their heart,
And they have not known My ways;
"Wherefore I swore in My wrath,
That they should not enter into
My "rest.'

Q Cl 0 sing unto the Lord a new song;
Sing unto the Lord, all the
earth.
2Sing unto the Lord, bless His name;
Proclaim His salvation from day to
day.
3Declare His glory among the nations,
His marveUous works among all
the peoples.
Tor great is the Lord, and highly
to be praised;
He is to be feared above all gods.
Tor aU the gods of the peoples are
things of nought;
But the Lord made the heavens.
'Honour and majesty are before Him ;
Strength and beauty are in His
sanctuary.
7Ascribe unto the Lord, ye kindreds
of the peoples,
Ascribe unto the Lord glory and
strength.
'Ascribe unto the Lord the glory
due unto His name;
Bring an offering, and come into
His courts.
90 worship trie Lord in the beauty
of holiness;
Tremble before Him, all the earth.1
"Say among the nations : ' The Lord
reigneth.'
The world also is established that
it cannot be moved;
He wiU judge the peoples with
equity.
"Let the heavens be glad, and let the
earth rejoice;
Let the sea roar, and the fulness
thereof;
"Let the field exult, and all that is
therein;
Then shall aU the trees of the
wood sing for joy;
"Before the Lord, for He is come;

'See Deut. xii. 9.
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96.13

PSALMS

For He is come to judge the earth;
He will judge the world with right
eousness,
And the peoples in His faithfulness.
CkH The Lord reigneth; let the
earth rejoice;
Let the multitude of isles be glad.
2Clouds and darkness are round
about Him;
Righteousness and justice are the
foundation of His throne.
3A fire goeth before Him,
And burneth up His adversaries
round about.
4His lightnings lighted up the world;
The earth saw, and trembled.
The mountains melted like wax at
the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the Lord of the
whole earth.
The heavens declared His righteous
ness,
And all the peoples saw His glory.
7Ashamed be all they that serve
graven images,
That boast themselves of things of
nought;
Bow down to Him, all ye gods.
8Zion heard and was glad,
And the daughters of Judah re
joiced;
Because of Thy judgments, O Lord.
Tor Thou, Lord, art most high
above all the' earth;
Thou art exalted far above all gods.
"O ye that love the Lord, hate evil;
He preserveth the souls of His
saints;
He delivereth them out of the hand
of the wicked.
"Light is sown for the righteous,
And gladness for the upright in
heart.

"Be glad in the Lord, ye righteous;
And give thanks to His holy name.

A Psalm.

98
O sing unto the Lord a new song;
For He hath done marvellous things ;
His right hand, and His holy arm,
hath wrought salvation for Him.
The Lord hath made known His
salvation;
His righteousness hath He revealed
in the sight of the nations.
3He hath remembered His mercy and
His faithfulness toward the house
of Israel;
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
4Shout unto the Lord, all the earth;
Break forth and sing for joy, yea,
sing praises.
'Sing praises unto the Lord with the
harp;
With the harp and the voice of
melody.
'With trumpets and sound of the horn
Shout ye before the King, the Lord.
Tet the sea roar, and the fulness
thereof;
The world, arid they that dwell
therein;
Tet the floods clap trieir hands;
Let the mountains sing for joy
together;
TSefore the Lord, for He is come to
judge the earth;
He will judge the world with right
eousness,
And the peoples with equity.
QQ The Lord reigneth; let the peo-
pies tremble;
He is enthroned upon the cherubim;
let the earth quake.
The Lord is great in Zion;

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PSALMS

101.8

And He ishigh above all the peoples.
'Let them praise Thy name as great
and awful;
Holy is He.
The strength also of the king who
loveth justice —
Thou hast estabhshed equity,
Thou hast executed justice and
righteousness in Jacob.
'Exalt ye the Lord our God,
And prostrate yourselves at His
footstool;
Holy is He.
'Moses and Aaron among His priests,
And Samuel among them that caU
¦ upon His name,
Did call upon the Lord, and He
answered them.
'He spoke unto them in trie pillar
of cloud;
They kept His testimonies, and the
statute that He gave triem.
80 Lord our God, Thou didst an
swer them;
A forgiving God wast Thou unto
them,
Though Thou tookest vengeance
of their misdeeds.
'Exalt ye the Lord our God,
And worship at His holy hill;
For the Lord our God is holy.
"I AA A Psalm of thanksgiving.
Shout unto the Lord, all the earth.
2Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with
singing.
'Know ye that the Lord He is God;
It is He that hath made us, and we
are His,
His people, and the flock of His
pasture.
4Enter into His gates with thanks
giving,

And into His courts with praise ;
Give thanks unto Him, and bless
His name.
Tor the Lord is good; His mercy
endureth for ever;
And His faithfulness unto all genera
tions.
1 Al A Psalm of David.
I will sing of mercy and justice;
Unto Thee, O Lord, will I sing
praises.
2I wiU give heed unto the way of
integrity;
Oh when wilt Thou come unto me?
I will walk within my house in the
integrity of my heart.
3I will set no base thing before mine
eyes;
I hate the doing of things crooked;
It shall not cleave unto me.
4A perverse rieart shall depart from
me;
I will know no evil thing.
'Whoso slandereth his neighbour in
secret, him will I destroy;
Whoso is haughty of eye and proud
of heart, him will I not suffer.
'Mine eyes are upon the faithful
of the land, that they may dwell
with me;
He that walketh in a way of integ
rity, he shall minister unto me.
7He that worketh deceit shall not
dwell within my house;
He that speaketh falsehood shall
not be established before mine
eyes.
8Morning by morning will I destroy
all the wicked of the land ;
To cut off all the workers of iniquity
from the city of the Lord.

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102.1

PSALMS

"j AO A Prayer of the afflicted,
¦Lyj£l when he fainteth| and pour-
eth out his complaint before the
Lord. 20 Lord, hear my prayer,
And let my cry come unto Thee.
3Hide not Thy face from me in the
day of my distress;
Incline Thine ear unto me;
In the day when I call answer me
speedily.
Tor my days are consumed like
smoke,
And my bones are burned as a
hearth.
'My heart is smitten Uke grass, and
withered;
For I forget to eat my bread.
'By reason of the voice of my sigh
ing
My bones cleave to my flesh.
'I am Uke a pelican of the wilder
ness;
I am become as an owl of the waste
places.
T watch, and am become
Like a sparrow that is alone upon
the housetop.
'Mine enemies taunt me all the day;
They that are mad against me do
curse by me.
"For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And mingled my drink with weeping.
"Because of Thine indignation and
Thy wrath;
For Thou hast taken me up, and
cast me away.
"My days are like a lengthening
shadow;
And I am withered like grass.
"But Thou, 0 Lord, sittest enthroned
for ever;
And Thy name is unto all genera
tions.

'Thou wilt arise, and have compas
sion upon Zion;
For it is time to be gracious unto
her, for the appointed time is
come.
"For Thy servants take pleasure in
her stories-,
And love her dust.
"So the nations will fear the name of
the Lord,
And all the kings of the earth Thy
glory;
"When the Lord hath built up Zion,
When He hath appeared in His
glory;
"When He hath regarded the prayer
of the destitute,
And hath not despised their prayer.
"This shall be written for the genera
tion to come;
And a people which shall be created
shaU praise the Lord.
Tor He hath looked down from the
height of His sanctuary;
From heaven did the Lord behold
the earth;
To hear the groaning of the prisoner;
To loose those that are appointed
to death;
^That men may teU of the name of
the Lord in Zion,
And His praise in Jerusalem;
23When the peoples are gathered
together, ; ¦
And the kingdoms,- to serve the
Lord.
24He weakened my strength in the
way;
He shortened my days.
26I say: '0 my God, take me not
, away in the midst of my days,
Thou whose years endure through
out all generations.
2'0f old Thou didst lay the founda
tion of the earth;

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103.22

And the heavens are the work of
Thy hands.
They shall perish, but Thou shalt
endure;
Yea, all of them shaU wax old like a
garment;
As a vesture shalt Thou change
them, and they sriall pass away;
Tut Thou art the selfsame,
And Thy years shall have no end.
The children of Thy servants shall
dwell securely,
And their seed shall be established
before Thee.'
1 Q O [A Psalm] of David.
Bless the Lord, O my soul;
And all triat is within me, bless
His holy name.
TSless the Lord, 0 my soul,
And forget not all His benefits;
3Who forgiveth all thine iniquity;
Who healeth all thy diseases;
4Who redeemeth thy life from the
pit;
Who encompasseth thee with loving
kindness and tender mercies;
'Who satisfieth thine old age with
good things;
So that thy youth is renewed like
the eagle.
'The Lord executeth righteousness,
And acts of justice for all that are
oppressed.
7He made known His ways unto
Moses,
His doings unto the children of
Israel.
'The Lord is full of compassion and
gracious,
Slow to anger, and plenteous in
mercy.
9He will not always contend;
Neither wiU He keep His anger for
ever.

"He hath not dealt with us after our
sins,
Nor requited us according to our
iniquities.
"For as the heaven is high above the
earth,
So great is His mercy toward them
that fear Him.
"As far as the east is from the west,
So far hath He removed our trans
gressions from us.
"Like as a father hath compassion
upon his children,
So hath the Lord compassion upon
them that fear Him.
"For He knoweth our frame;
He remembereth that we are dust.
"As for man, his days are as grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flour-
isheth.
"For the wind passeth over it, and
it is gone;
And the place thereof knoweth it
no more.
"But the mercy of the Lord is from
everlasting to everlasting upon
them that fear Him,
And His righteousness unto chil
dren's children;
"To such as keep His covenant,
And to those that remember His
precepts to do them.
"The Lord hath established His
throne in the heavens ; _
And His kingdom ruleth over all.
Tless the Lord, ye angels of His,
Ye mighty in strength, that fulfil
His word,
Hearkening unto the voice of His
word.
Tless the Lord, all ye His hosts;
Ye ministers of His, that do His
pleasure.
Tless the Lord, all ye His works,
In all places of His dominion;
Bless trie Lord, 0 my soul.

28

849

104.1

PSALMS

104- Bless the Lord, O my soul.
±^1 Q LoRD my Q.^^ rpjj^ a].t
very great;
Thou art clothed with glory and
majesty.
2Who coverest Thyself with light as
with a garment,
Who stretchest out the heavens
like a curtain;
'Who layest the beams of Thine
upper chambers in the waters,
Who makest the clouds Thy chariot,
Who walkest upon trie wings of the
wind;
4Who makest winds Thy messengers,
The flaming fire Thy ministers.
'Who didst establish the earth upon
its foundations,
That it should not be moved for
ever and ever;
'Thou didst cover it with the deep
as with a vesture;
The waters stood above the moun
tains.
'At Thy rebuke they fled,
At the voice of Thy thunder they
hasted away — ¦
'The mountains rose, the valleys
sank down—
Unto the place which Thou hadst
founded for them;
'Thou didst set a bound whicri they
should not pass over,
That they might not return to
cover the earth.
"Who sendest forth springs into the
, valleys;
They run between the mountains ;
"They give drink to every beast of
the field,
The wild asses quench their thirst.
"Beside them dwell the fowl of the
heaven,
From among the branches they sing.

"Who waterest the mountains from
Thine upper chambers;
The earth is full of the fruit of Thy
works.
"Who causest the grass to spring up
for the cattle,
And herb for the service of man;
To bring forth bread out of the
earth,
"And wine that maketh glad the
heart of man,
Making the face brighter than oil,
And bread that stayeth man's
heart.
"The trees of the Lord have their
fill,
The cedars of Lebanon, which He
hath planted;
"Wherein the birds make their nests;
As for the stork, the fir-trees are her
house.
"The high mountains are for the
wild goats;
The rocks are a refuge for the
conies.
"Who appointedst the moon for
seasons;
The sun knoweth his going down.
Thou makest darkness, and it is
night,
Wherein all the beasts of the forest
do creep forth.
The young lions roar after their
prey,
And seek their food from God.
The sun ariseth, they shnk away,
And couch in their dens.
23Man goeth forth unto his work _
And to his labour until the evening.
24How manifold are Thy works, 0
Lord!
In wisdom hast Thou made them all;
The earth is full of Thy creatures.
26Yonder sea, great and wide,

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105.16

both small and

Therein are creeping things in
numerable,
Living creatures,
great.
There go the ships;
There is leviathan, whom Thou hast
formed to sport therein.
27 AU of them wait for Thee,
That Thou mayest give them their
food in due season.
Thou givest it unto them, they
gather it;
Thou openest Thy hand, they are
satisfied with good.
Thou hidest Thy face, they vanish;
Thou withdrawest their breatri,
they perish,
And return to their dust.
"Thou sendest forth Thy spirit, they
are created;
And Thou renewest the face of the
earth.
"May the glory of the Lord endure
for ever;
Let the Lord rejoice in His works!
wWho looketh on the earth, and it
trembleth;
He toucheth the mountains, and
they smoke.
33I will sing unto the Lord as long as
I live;
I will sing praise to my God while
I have any being.
Tet my musing be sweet unto Him;
As for me, I will rejoice in the Lord.
"Let sinners cease out of the earth,
And let the wicked be no more.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Tfahelujah.
1QK 0 give thanks unto the
Lord, call upon His name ;
Make known His doings among the
peoples.
2Sing unto Him, sing praises unto
Him;

Speak ye of all His marvellous
works.
3Glory ye in His holy name;
Let the heart of them rejoice that
seek the Lord.
4Seek ye the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face continually.
'Remember His marvellous works
that He hath done,
His wonders, and the judgments of
His moutri;
60 ye seed of Abraham His servant,
Ye children of Jacob, His chosen
ones.
7He is the Lord our God;
His judgments are in all the earth.
'He hath remembered His covenant
for ever,
The word wliich He commanded to a
thousand generations;
9 [The covenant] which He made with
Abraham,
And His oath unto Isaac;
"And He established it unto Jacob for
a statute,
To Israel for an everlasting covenant ;
"Saying: 'Unto thee will I give the
land of Canaan,
The lot of your inheritance.'
"When they were but a few men in
number,
Yea, very few, and sojourners in it,
"And when they went about from
nation to nation, ,
From one kingdom to another
people,
"He suffered no man to do them
wrong,
Yea, for their sake He reproved
kings:
"Touch not Mine anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm.'

"And He
land;
fcThat is. Praise ye the Lord.
851

called a famine upon the

105.16

PSALMS

He broke the whole staff of bread.
"He sent a man before them;
Joseph was sold for a servant;
"His feet they hurt with fetters,
His person was laid in iron;
"Until the time that his word came
to pass,
The word of the Lord tested him.
The king sent and loosed him;
Even the ruler of peoples, and set
him free.
21He made him lord of his house,
And ruler of all his possessions;
To bind his princes at his pleasure,
And teach his elders widsom.
Tsrael also came into Egypt;
¦ And Jacob sojourned in the land of
Ham.
24And He increased His people great-
iy,
And made them too mighty for
their adversaries.
25He turned their rieart to hate His
people,
To deal craftily with His servants.
26He sent Moses His servant,
And Aaron whom He had chosen.
They wrought ' among them His
manifold signs,
And wonders in the land of Ham.
28He sent darkness, and it was dark;
And they rebelled not against His
word.
29He turned their waters into blood,
And slew their fish.
"Their land swarmed with frogs,
In the chambers of their kings.
31He spoke, and there came swarms
of flies,
And gnats in all their borders.
Tie gave triem hail for rain,
And flaming fire in their land.
33He smote their vines also and their
fig-trees;
And broke the trees of their borders.
Tie spoke, and the locust came,

And the canker-worm without num
ber,
"And did eat up every herb in their
land,
And did eat up the fruit of their
ground.
36He smote also all the first-born in
their land,
The first-fruits of all their strength.
37And He brought them forth with
silver and gold;
And there was none that stumbled
among His tribes.
38Egypt was glad when they departed;
For the fear of them had fallen
upon them.
39He spread a cloud for a screen;
And fire to give hght in the night.
They asked, and He brought quails,
And gave them in plenty the bread
of heaven.
41He opened the rock, and waters
gushed out;
They ran, a river in the dry places.
Tor He remembered His holy word
Unto Abraham His servant;
43 And He brought forth His people
with joy,
His chosen ones with singing.
44 And He gave them the lands of the
nations,
And they took the labour of the
peoples in possession;
That they might keep His statutes,
And observe His laws.
Hallelujah.
1 C\C1 Hallelujah.
" O give thanks unto the Lord;
for He is good;
For His mercy endureth for ever.
2Who can express the mighty acts of
the Lord,
Or make all His praise to be heard?
TIappy are they that keep justice,
That do righteousness at aU times.

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PSALMS

106.29

4Remember me, O Lord, when Thou
favourest Thy people;
0 think of me at Thy salvation;
That I may behold the prosperity
of Thy chosen,
That I may rejoice in the gladness
of Thy nation,
That I may glory with Thine in
heritance.
'We have sinned with our fathers,
We have done iniquitously, we have
dealt wickedly.
70ur fathers in Egypt gave no heed
unto Thy wonders;
They remembered not the multitude
of Thy mercies;
But were rebellious at the sea, even
at the Red Sea.
'Nevertheless He saved them for
His name's sake,
That He might make His mighty
power to be known.
'And He rebuked the Red Sea, and
it was dried up;
And He led them through the depths,
as through a wilderness.
"And He saved them from the hand
of him that hated them,
And redeemed them from the hand
of the enemy.
"And the waters covered their adver
saries;
There was not one of them left.
Then believed they His words.;
They sang His praise.
"They soon forgot His works;
They waited not for His counsel;
"But lusted exceedingly in the wil
derness,
And tried God in the desert.
"And He gave them their request;
But sent leanness into their soul.

They were jealous also of Moses in
the camp,

And of Aaron the holy one of the
Lord.
"The earth opened and swallowed
up Dathan,
And covered the company of Abi
ram.
"And a fire was kindled in their com
pany;
The flame burned up the wicked.
"They made a caff in Horeb,
And worshipped a molten image.
Thus' they exchanged their glory
For the likeness of an ox that eateth
grass.
They forgot God their saviour,
Who had done great things in
Egypt;
22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham,
Terrible things by the Red Sea.
Therefore He said that He would
destroy them,
Had not Moses His chosen stood
before Him in the breach,
To turn back His wrath, lest He
should destroy them.
24Moreover, they scorned the desir
able land,
They believed not His word;
25And they murmured in their tents,
They hearkened not unto the voice
of the Lord.
Therefore He swore concerning
them,
That He would overthrow them in
the wilderness ;
"And that He would cast out their
seed among the nations,
And scatter them in the lands.
They joined themselves also unto
Baal of Peor,
And ate the sacrifices of the dead.
Thus they provoked Him with their
doings, I
And the plague broke in upon them.

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106.30

PSALMS

"Then stood up Phinehas, and
wrought judgment,
And so the plague was stayed.
31 And that was counted unto him for
righteousness,
Unto aU generations for ever.
They angered Him also at the waters
of Meribah,
And it went ill with Moses because
of them;
Tor they embittered, his spirit,
And he spoke rashly with his lips.
They did not destroy the peoples,
As the Lord commanded them;
Tut mingled themselves with the
nations, «
And learned their works;
- 36And they served their idols,
Which became a snare unto them;
"Yea, they sacrificed their sons and
their daughters unto demons,
"And shed innocent blood, even the
blood of their sons and of their
daughters,
Whom they sacrificed unto the
idols of Canaan;
And the land was polluted with
blood.
'Thus were they defiled with their
works,
And went astray in their doings.
Therefore was the wrath of the
Lord kindled against His people,
And He abhorred His inheritance.
41 And He gave them into the hand of
the nations;
And they that hated them ruled
over them.
Their enemies also oppressed them,
And they were subdued under their
hand.
^Many times did He deUver them ;
But they were rebellious in their
(counsel,
And sank low through their iniquity.

^Nevertheless He looked upon their
distress,
When He heard their cry;
45And He remembered for them His
covenant,
And repented according to the
multitude of His mercies.
4'He made them also to be pitied
Of all those that carried them cap
tive.
"Save us, 0 Lord our God,
And gather us from among the
nations,
That we may give thanks unto Thy
holy name,
That we may triumph in Thy praise.
•"Blessed be the Lord, the God of
Israel,
From everlasting even to everlasting
And let all the people say: 'Amen.'
Hallelujah. varan "isd
BOOK V
'0 give thanks unto the Lord,
for He is good,
For His mercy endureth for ever.'
2So let the redeemed of the Lord say,
Whom He hath redeemed from the
hand of the adversary;
'And gathered them out of the lands,
From the east and from the west,
From the north and from the sea.
They wandered in the wilderness in
a desert way;
They found no city of habitation.
'Hungry and thirsty,
Their soul fainted in them.
Then they cried unto the Lord
in their trouble,
And He delivered them out of their
distresses.
7And He led them by a straight way,

107

854

PSALMS

107.32

That they might go to a city of
habitation.
'Let them give thanks unto the
Lord for His mercy,
And for His wonderful works to
the children of men !
'For He hath satisfied the longing
soul,
And the hungry soul He hath filled
with good.
"Such as sat in darkness and in the
shadow of death,
Being bound in affliction and iron —
"Because they rebelled against the
words of God,
And contemned the counsel of the
Most High.
Therefore He humbled their heart
with travail,
They stumbled, and there was none
to help —
"They cried unto the Lord in their
trouble,
And He saved them out of their
distresses.
"He brought them. out of darkness
and the shadow of death,
And broke their bands in sunder.
"Let them give thanks unto the
Lord for His mercy,
And for His wonderful works to the
children of men!
"For He hath broken the gates of
brass,
And cut the bars of iron in sunder.
"Crazed because of the way of their
transgression,
And afflicted because of their in
iquities —
"Their soul abhorred all manner of
food,
And they drew near unto the gates
of death —
"They cried unto the Lord in tfftir
trouble,

And He saved them out of their
distresses;
20He sent His word, and healed them,
And dehvered them from their
graves.
Tet them give thanks unto the
Lord for His mercy,
And for His wonderful works to the
children of men!
^And let them offer the sacrifices of
thanksgiving,
And declare His works with singing.
They that go down to the sea in ships,
That do business in great waters —
These saw the works of the Lord,
And His wonders in the deep ;
Tor He commanded, and raised the
stormy wind,
Which lifted up the waves thereof;
They mounted up to the heaven,
they went down to the deeps;
Their soul melted away because of
trouble;
They reeled to and fro, and stag
gered Uke a drunken man,
And aU their wisdom was swallowed
up —
They cried unto the Lord in their
trouble,
And He brought them out of their
distresses.
29He made the storm a calm,
So that the waves thereof we're still.
"Then were they glad because they
were quiet,
And He led them unto their de
sired haven.
"Let them give thanks unto the
Lord for His mercy,
And for His wonderful works to the
children of men!
Tet them exalt Him also in the
assembly of the people,
And praise Him in the seat of the
elders.

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107.33

PSALMS

33He turneth rivers into a wilderness,
And watersprings into a thirsty
ground; . :> ¦ . .''"-
34A fruitful land into a sahV waste, -
For the wickedness of them that
dwell therein.
36He turneth a wilderness into a pool
of water,
And a dry land into watersprings.
"And there He maketh the hungry to
dwell,
And they establish a city of habita
tion;
37And sow fields, and plant vineyards,
Which yield fruits of increase.
38He blesseth them also, so that, they
are multiplied greatly,
And suffereth not their cattle to
decrease.
"Again, they are minished and
dwindle away : •¦¦
Through oppression of evil and
sorrow. '
40He poureth contempt upon princes,
And causeth them to wander in the
waste, where there is no way.
41Yet setteth He the needy on high
from affliction,
And maketh his families Uke a
flock.
The upright see it, and are glad;
And all iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
43Whoso is wise, let him observe
these things,
And let them consider the mercies
of the Lord.
1 AC A Song, a Psalm of David.
2My heart is stedfast, 0 God;
I will sing, yea, I will sing praises,
even with my glory.
'Awake, psaltery and harp;
I will awake the dawn.

T will give thanks, unto Thee, 0
Lord, among the peoples;
And I will sing praises unto Thee
among the nations.
'For Thy mercy is great above the
heavens,
And Thy truth reacheth unto the
skies.
'Be Thou exalted, 0 God, above the
heavens;
And Thy glory be above all the
earth.
That Thy beloved may be de
hvered,
Save with Thy right hand, and
answer me.
'God spoke in His holiness, that I
would exult;
That I would divide Shechem, and
mete out the valley of Succoth.
9Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim also is the defence of my
head;
Judah is my sceptre.
"Moab is my washpot;
Upon Edom do I cast my shoe;
Over Philistia do I cry aloud.
"Who will bring me into the fortified
city?
Who will lead me unto Edom?
"Hast not Thou cast us off, 0 God?
And Thou goest not forth, 0 God,
with our hosts.
"Give us help against the adversary;
For vain is the help of man.
"Through God we shall do valiantly;
For He it is that will tread down our
adversaries.
1 An For the Leader. A Psalm
±KJU of David.
0 God of my praise, keep not silence;
Tor the mouth of the wicked and
• the mouth of deceit have they j;
opened against me;

856

PSALMS

109 27

They have spoken unto me with a
lying tongue.
They compassed me about also with
words of hatred,
And fought against me without a
cause.
4In return for my love they are my
adversaries;
But I am all prayer.
'And they have laid upon me evil
for good,
And hatred for my love :
''Set Thou a wicked man over him;
And let an adversary stand at his
right hand.
'When he is judged, let him go forth
condemned;
And let his prayer be turned into
sin..'
'Let his days be few;
Let another take his charge.
'Let his children be fatherless,
And his wife a widow.
"Let his children be vagabonds, and
beg;
And let them seek their bread out
of their desolate places.
"Let the creditor distrain all that he
hath;
And let strangers make spoil of his
labour.
I2Let there be none to extend kind
ness unto him;
Neither let there be any to be
gracious unto his fatherless
children.
"Let his posterity be cut off;
In the generation following let
their name be blotted out.
"Let the iniquity of his fathers be
brought to remembrance unto
the Lord ;
And let not the sin of his mother be
blotted out.
"Let , them be before the Lord
continually,

That- He; may Cut off the memory of
them1 from the earth.
"Because that he remembered not to
do kindness, .
But persecuted the poor and needy
man,
And the broken in heart he was
ready to slay.
"Yea, he loved cursing, and it came
unto him;
And he delighted not in blessing,
and it is far from him.
"He clothed himself also with cursing
as with- his raiment,
And it is come into hiSi inward
: parts like water,
And Uke oil into his bones.
"Let it be unto him as the garment
which he: putteth on, ¦
And for the girdle wherewith he is
girded continually.'
: , -|1 :'
This would -mine adversaries effect
from the Lord,
And they- that speak evil against
my soul..:. i
Tut Thou, 0 God the Lord, deal
with me for Thy name's sake ;
BecauseThy mercy is good, deliver
Thou me., , '
Tor, I am poor and needy, . .
And my heart is wounded within me.
T am 'gone like the shadow when it
lengtheneth;
I am shaken off as the locust.
24My knees totter through fasting;
And my flesh is lean, and hath no
fatness. ' ,
25I am beeome also a taunt unto
them ;
When they see me, they shake trieir
head.
TIelp me, 0 Lord my God;
0 save me according to Thy mercy;
That they may know that this is
¦Thy hand; .

857

109.27

PSALMS

That Thou, Lord, hast done it.
Tet them curse, but bless Thou;
When they arise, they shall be
put to shame, but Thy servant
shall rejoice.
29Mine adversaries shall be clothed
with confusion,
And shall put on their own shame
as a robe.
30I will give great thanks unto the
Lord with my mouth;
Yea, I will praise Him ( among the
multitude ;
"Because He standeth at the right
hand of the needy,
To save him from them that judge
his soul.
1 1 A A Psalm of David.
The Lord saith unto my lord:
'Sit thou at My right hand,
Until I make thine enemies thy
footstool.'
The rod of thy strength the Lord
will send out of Zion :
'Rule thou in the midst of thine
enemies.'
Thy people offer themselves willing
ly in the day of thy warfare;
- In adornments of holiness, from the
womb of the dawn,
Thine is the dew of thy youth.
The Lord hath sworn, and will not
repent :
'Thou art a priest for ever
After the manner of Melchizedek.'
The Lord at thy right hand
Doth crush kings in the day of His
wrath.
'He will judge among the nations;
He filleth it with dead bodies,
He crusheth the head over a wide
land.
'He will drink of the brook in the way ;
Therefore will he lift up the head.

|11 Hallelujah.
S I will give thanks unto the Lord
with my whole heart,
2 In the council of the upright, and
in the congregation.
3 The works of the Lord are great,
"I Sought out of all them that have
delight therein.
ft 'His work is glory and majesty;
1 And His righteousness endureth
for ever.
T Tie hath made a memorial for His
wonderful works;
ft The Lord is gracious and full of
compassion.
13 'He hath given food unto them
that fear Him;
11 He will ever be mindful of His
covenant.
3 'He hath declared to His people the
power of His works,
^ In giving them the heritage of the
nations.
53 'The works of His hands are truth
and justice;
2 All His precepts are sure.
0 'They are estabUshed for ever and
ever,
5 They are done in truth and up
rightness.
S 'He hath sent redemption unto His
people;
2 He hath commanded His covenant
for ever;
p Holy and awful is His name.
1 "The fear of the Lord is the begin
ning of wisdom;
12 A good understanding have all
they that do thereafter;
ft His praise endureth for ever.
ii 2 Hallemiah-
X Happy is the man that feareth
the Lord,

858

PSALMS

115.1

3 That delighteth greatly in His
commandments.
3 2His seed shall be mighty upon
earth;
"I The generation of the upright
shall be blessed.
n 'Wealth and riches are in his house;
1 And his merit endureth for ever.
T 4Unto the upright He shineth as a
light in the darkness,
n Gracious, and full of compassion,
and righteous.
13 'Well is it with the man that dealeth
graciously and lendeth,
11 That ordereth his affairs rightfully .
3 Tor he shall never be moved;
^ The righteous shall be had in ever
lasting remembrance.
"0 'He shall not be afraid of evil tid
ings;
3 His heart is stedfast, trusting in
the Lord.
0 'His heart is established, he shall
not be afraid,
^ Until he gaze upon his adversaries.
8 9He hath scattered abroad, he hath
given to the needy;
2 His righteousness endureth for ever ;
p His horn shall be exalted in honour.
"I The wicked shall see, and be vexed;
2J He shall gnash with his teeth, and
melt away;
ft The desire of the wicked shall
perish.
| 1 O Hallelujah.
Praise, 0 ye servants of the
Lord,
Praise the name of the Lord.
2Blessed be the name of the Lord
From this time forth and for ever.
'From the rising of the sun unto the
going down thereof
The Lord's name is to be praised.
The Lord is high above all nations,
His glory is above the heavens.

'Who is like unto the Lord our God,
That is enthroned on high,
That looketh down low
Upon heaven and upon the earth?
7Who raiseth up the poor out of the
dust,
And lifteth up the needy out of the
dunghill;
'That He may set him with princes,
Even with the princes of His people,
'Who maketh the barren woman to
dweU in her house
As a joyful mother of children.
Hallelujah.
114- When Israel came forth out of
±Xtt Egypt,
The house of Jacob from a people
of strange language;
2Judah became His sanctuary,
Israel His dominion.
The sea saw it, and fled;
The Jordan turned backward.
The mountains skipped hke rams,
The hills Uke young sheep.
'What aileth thee, 0 thou sea, that
thou fleest?
Thou Jordan, that thou turnest
backward?
'Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams ;
Ye hills, hke young sheep?
Tremble, thou earth, at the pres
ence of the Lord,
At the presence of the God of Jacob ;
'Who turned the rock into a pool of
water,
The flint into a fountain of waters.
1 1 PL Not unto us, 0 Lord, not unto
But unto Thy name give glory,
For Thy mercy, and for Thy truth's
sake.

859

115.2

PSALMS

2Wherefore should the nations say:
'Where is now their God?'
'But our God is in the heavens;
Whatsoever pleased Him He hath
done.
Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of men's hands.
They have mouths, but they speak
not;
Eyes have they, but they see not;
They have ears, but they hear not;
Noses have they, but they smell not;
They have hands, but they handle
not;
Feet have they, but they walk not;
Neither speak they with their
throat.
They that make them shall be Uke
unto them;
Yea, every one that trusteth in
them.
90 Israel, trust thou in the Lord!
He is their help and their shield!
"0 house of Aaron, trust ye in the
Lord!
He is their help and their shield!
"Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the
Lord!
He is their help and their sriield.
"The Lord hath been mindful of us,
He will bless—
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
"He will bless them that fear the
Lord,
Both small and great.
'The Lord increase you more and
more,
You and your children.
"Blessed be ye of the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.

"The heavens are the heavens of the
Lord;

But the earth hath He given to the
children of men.
"The dead praise not the Lord,
Neither, any that go down into
silence;
"But we will bless the Lord
From this time forth and for ever.
Hallelujah.
1-1 C I love that the Lord should
X±U hear
My voice and my supplications.
2Because He hath inclined His ear
unto me,
Therefore will I call upon Him
all my days.
The cords of death compassed me,
And the straits of the nether-world
got hold upon me ;
I found trouble and sorrow.
Tut I called upon the name of the
Lord:
'I beseech Thee, 0 Lord, deliver
my soul.'
'Gracious is the Lord, and righteous';
Yea, our God is compassionate.
The Lord preserveth the simple;
I was brought low, and He saved me.
7Return, 0 my soul, unto thy rest;
For the Lord hath dealt bountifully
with thee.
Tor Thou hast delivered my soul
from death,
Mine eyes from tears,
And my feet from stumbling.
T shall walk before the Lord
In the lands of the living.
"I trusted even when I spoke:
' I am greatly afflicted.'
"I said in my haste :
'All men are liars.'
"How can I repay unto the Lord
All His bountiful deaUngs toward
me?

860

PSALMS

118.20

"I wiU Uft up the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of the Lord.
"My vows wUl I pay unto the Lord,
Yea, in the presence of all His
people.
"Precious in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His saints.
"I beseech Thee, 0 Lord, for I am
Thy servant;
I am Thy servant, trie son of Thy
handmaid;
Thou hast loosed my bands.
"I will offer to Thee the sacrifice
of thanksgiving,
And -wiU call upon the name of the
Lord.
"I will pay my vows unto the Lord,
Yea, in the presence of all His
people;
"In the courts of the Lord's house,
In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.
Hallelujah.
II7O praise the Lord, all ye
nations;
Laud Him, all ye peoples.
Tor His mercy is great toward us;
And the truth of the Lord en
dureth for ever.
Hallelujah.
1 -j Q '0 give thanks unto the Lord,
¦*¦ for He is good,
For His mercy endureth for ever.'
2So let Israel now say,
For His mercy endureth for ever.
3So let the house of Aaron now say,
For His mercy endureth for ever.
4So let them now that fear the
Lord say,
For His mercy endureth for ever.
'Out of my straits I called upon
the Lord;
He answered me with great en
largement.

The Lord is for me ; I will not fear ;
What can man do unto me?
'The Lord is for me as my helper;
And I shall gaze upon them that
hate me.
Tt is better to take refuge in the
Lord
Than to trust in man.
Tt is better to take refuge in the
Lord
Than to trust in princes.
"All nations compass me about;
Verily, in the name of the Lord I
will cut them off.
"They compass me about, yea, they
compass me about;
Verily, in the name of the Lord
I will cut them off.
"They compass me about like bees;
They are quenched as the fire
of thorns;
Verily, in the name of the Lord
I will cut them off.
Thou didst thrust sore at me that
I might fall;
But the Lord helped me.
'The Lord is my strength and song;
And He is become my salvation.
"The voice of rejoicing and salvation
is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of the Lord doeth
valiantly:
"The right hand of the Lord is
exalted;
The right hand of the Lord doeth
valiantly.
"I shall not die, but live,
And declare the works of the Lord.
"The Lord hath chastened me sore;
But He hath not given me over unto
death.
"Open to me the gates of righteous
ness;
I will enter into them, I will give
thanks unto the Lord.
This is the gate of the Lord ;
The righteous shaU enter into it.

861

118.21

PSALMS

T will give thanks unto Thee, for
Thou hast answered me,
And art become my salvation.
The stone which the builders re
jected
Is become the chief corner-stone.
This is the Lord's doing;
It is marveUous in our eyes.
This is the day which the Lord
hath made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.

25We beseech Thee, 0 Lord, save now!
We beseech Thee, 0 Lord, make
us now to prosper!

Tlessed be he that cometh in the
name of the Lord ;
We bless you out of the house of the
Lord.
The Lord is God, and hath given
us light;
Order the festival procession with
boughs, even unto the horns of the
altar.
Thou art my God, and I will give
thanks unto Thee;
Thou art my God, I will exalt Thee.
290 give thanks unto the Lord, for
He is good,
For His mercy endureth for ever.

H9 S ALEPH.
Happy are they that are upright
in the way,
Who walk in the law of the Lord.
TIappy are they that keep His
testimonies, 862

That seek Him with the whole heart;
3Yea, they do no unrighteousness;
They walk in His ways.
Thou hast ordained Thy precepts,
That we should observe them
diligently.
'Oh that my ways were directed
To observe Thy statutes!
Then should I not be ashamed,
When I have regard unto all Thy
commandments.
'I will give thanks unto Thee with
uprightness of heart,
When I learn Thy righteous ordi
nances.
'I will observe Thy statutes; •
0 forsake me not utterly.
2 BETH.
9W herewitrial shall a young man keep
his way pure?
By taking heed thereto according
to Thy word.
"With my whole heart have I sought
Thee;
0 let me not err from Thy com
mandments.
"Thy word have I laid up in my heart,
That I might not sin against Thee.
"Blessed art Thou, 0 Lord;
Teach me Thy statutes.
"With my Ups have I told
All the ordinances of Thy mouth.
"I have rejoiced in the way of Thy
testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
"I wiU meditate in Thy precepts,
And have respect unto Thy ways.
"I will delight myself in Thy statutes;
I will not forget Thy word.

1 GIMEL.
Deal bountifully with Thy servant,
that I may live,
And I will observe Thy word.

PSALMS

119.44

"Open Thou mine eyes, that I may
behold
Wondrous things out of Thy law.
"I am a sojourner in the earth;
Hide not Thy commandments from
me.
MMy soul breaketh for the longing
That it hath unto Thine ordinances
at all times.
Thou hast rebuked the proud that
are cursed,
That do err from Thy command
ments.
Take away from me reproach and
contempt;
For I have kept Thy testimonies.
TOven though princes sit and talk
against me,
Thy servant doth meditate in Thy
statutes.
Tea, Thy testimonies are my de
Ught,
They are my counsellors.
T DALETH.
26My soul cleaveth unto the dust ;
Quicken Thou me according to Thy
word.
T told of my ways, and Thou didst
answer me;
Teach me Thy statutes.
"Make me to understand the way of
Thy precepts,
That I may talk of Thy wondrous
works.
28My soul melteth away for heaviness ;
Sustain me according unto Thy
word.
Temove from me the way of false
hood;
And grant me Thy law graciously.
"I have chosen the way of faithful
ness;
Thine ordinances have I set [before
me].
"I cleave unto Thy testimonies;

O Lord, put me not to shame.
T will run the way of Thy command
ments,
For Thou dost enlarge my heart.
ft HE.
Teach me, 0 Lord, the way of Thy
statutes;
And I will keep it at every step.
34Give me understanding, that I keep
Thy law
And observe it with my whole heart.
35Make me to tread in the path of
Thy commandments;
For therein do I delight.
"Incline my heart unto Thy testimo
nies,
And not to covetousness.
Turn away mine eyes from be
holding vanity,
And quicken me in Thy ways.
38Confirm Thy word unto Thy serv
ant,
Which pertaineth unto the fear of
Thee.
Turn away my reproach which I
dread;
For Thine ordinances are good.
Tehold, I have longed after Thy
precepts;
Quicken me in Thy righteousness.
1 VAU.
41Let Thy mercies also come unto me,
0 Lord,
Even Thy salvation, according to
Thy word;
That I may have an answer for
him that taunteth me;
For I trust in Thy word.
43And take not the word of truth
utterly out of my mouth;
For I hope in Thine ordinances;
"So shaU I observe Thy law con
tinually

863

119.44

PSALMS

For ever and ever;
45And I wiU walk at ease,
For I have sought Thy precepts;
T will also speak of Thy testimonies
before kings,
And will not be ashamed.
47And I will delight myself in Thy
commandments,
Which I have loved.
4T will Uft up my hands also unto Thy
commandments, which I have
loved;
And I will meditate in Thy statutes.
T ZAIN.
"Remember the word unto Thy
servant,
Because Thou hast made me to
hope.
"This is my comfort in my affliction,
That Thy word hath quickened
me.
"The proud have had me greatly in
derision;
Yet have I not turned aside from
Thy law.
T have remembered Thine ordi
nances wliich are of old, O Lord,
And have comforted myseff.
Turning indignation hath taken
hold upon me, because of the
wicked
That forsake Thy law.
Thy statutes have been my songs
In the house of my pilgrimage.
"I have remembered Thy name, 0
Lord, in the night,
And have observed Thy law.
"This I have had,
That I have kept Thy precepts.
n HETH.
"My portion is the Lord,
I have said that I would observe
Thy words.

58I have entreated Thy favour with
my whole heart;
Be gracious unto me according to
Thy word.
'T considered my ways,
And turned my feet unto Thy
testimonies.
"I made haste, and delayed not,
To observe Thy commandments.
"The bands of the wicked have
enclosed me;
But I have not forgotten Thy law.
62At midnight I will rise to give
thanks unto Thee
Because of Thy righteous ordi
nances.
"I am a companion of all them that
fear Thee,
And of them that observe Thy
nrccGTyts
Thesearth, 0 Lord, is full of Thy
mercy;
Teach me Thy statutes.
13 TETH.
'Thou hast dealt well with Thy
servant,
O Lord, according unto Thy word.
"Teach me . good discernment and
knowledge;
For I have beheved in Thy com
mandments.
"Before I was afflicted, I did err;
But now I observe Thy word.
"Thou art good, and doest good;
Teach me Thy statutes.
'The proud have forged a lie against
me;
But I with my whole heart will keep
Thy precepts.
Their heart is gross Uke fat;
But I delight in Thy law.
Tt is good for me that I have been
afflicted, .
In order that I might learn Thy
statutes.

864

PSALMS

119.98

The law of Thy mouth is better
unto me .
Than thousands of gold and silver.

1 IOD.
Thy hands have made me and
fashioned me;
Give me understanding, that I
may learn Thy commandments.
They that fear Thee shall see me
and be glad,
Because I have hope in Thy word.
T know, 0 Lord, that Thy judg
ments are righteous,
And that in faithfulness Thou hast
afflicted me.
Tet, I pray thee, Thy lovingkind
ness be ready to comfort me,
According to Thy promise unto
Thy servant.
Tet Thy tender mercies come unto
me, that I may live;
For Thy law is my delight.
Tet the proud be put to shame, for
they have distorted my cause
with falsehood;
But I will meditate in Triy precepts.
Tet triose that fear Thee return
unto me,
And they that know Thy testimonies.
Tet my heart be undivided in Thy
statutes,
In order that I may not be put to
shame. 3 CAPH.
"My soul pineth for Thy salvation;
In Thy word do I hope.
82Mine eyes fail for Thy word,
Saying: 'When wilt Thou comfort
me?'
'Tor I am become Uke a wine-skin
in the smoke;
Yet do I not forget Thy statutes.
84How many are the days of Thy
servant?

When wilt Thou execute judgment
on them that persecute me?
The proud have digged pits for me,
Which is not according to Thy law.
86AU Thy commandments are faithful;
They persecute me for nought;
help Thou me.
They had almost consumed me upon
earth;
But as for me, I forsook not Thy
precepts.
"Quicken me after Thy lovingkind
ness,
And I will observe the testimony of
Thy mouth. b LAMED.
"For ever, 0 Lord,
Thy word standeth fast in heaven.
Thy' faithfulness is unto all genera
tions;
Thou hast estabUshed the earth,
and it standeth.
They stand this day according to
Thine ordinances;
For all things are Thy servants.
92Unless,Thy law had been my delight,
I should then have perished in mine
affliction.
T will never forget Thy precepts;
For with them Thou hast quickened
me.
94I am Thine, save me;
For I have sought Thy precepts.
The wicked have waited for me to
destroy me;
But I will consider Thy testimonies.
"I have seen an end to every purpose;
But Thy commandment is exceeding
broad. 12 MEM.
970h how love I Triy law!
It is my meditation all trie day.
"Thy commandments make me
wiser than mine enemies;

865

119.

PSALMS

For they are ever with me.
99I have more understanding than all
my teachers;
For Thy testimonies are my medi
tation.
"°I understand more than mine
elders,
Because I have kept Thy precepts.
"'I have refrained my feet from every
evil way,
In order that I might observe Thy
word.
"T have not turned aside from Thine
ordinances;
For Thou hast instructed me.
"3How sweet are Thy words unto
my palate!
Yea, sweeter than honey to riiy
mouth!
"Trom Thy precepts I get under
standing;
Therefore I hate every false way.

3 NUN.
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,
And a Ught unto my path.
"'I have sworn, and have confirmed
it,
To observe Thy righteous ordi
nances.
"'I am afflicted very much;
Quicken me, O Lord, according
unto Thy word.
'"Accept, I beseech Thee, the freewill-
offerings of my mouth., O Lord,
And teach me Thine ordinances.
109My soul is continually in my hand ;
Yet have I not forgotten Thy
law.
'"The wicked have laid a snare for
me;
Yet went I not astray from Thy
precepts.
"Thy testimonies have I taken as a
heritage for ever;

For they are the rejoicing of my
heart.
'"I have inclined my heart to per
form Thy statutes,
For ever, at every step.
D SAMECH.
'"I hate them that are of a double
mind;
But Thy law do I love.
"Thou art my covert and my shield;
In Thy word do I hope.
"'Depart from me, ye evil-doers;
That I may keep the command
ments of my God.
'"Uphold me according unto Thy
word, that I may live;
And put me not to shame in my
hope.
"'Support Thou me, and I shall be
saved;
And I will occupy myseff with Thy
statutes continually.
"Thou hast -made Ught of all them
that err from Thy statutes;
For their deceit is vain.
"Thou puttest away aU the wicked
of the earth like dross;
Therefore I love Thy testimonies.
"'My flesh shuddereth for fear of
Thee;
And I am afraid of Thy judgments.
2? AIN.
121 1 have done justice and righteous
ness;
Leave me not to mine oppressors.
"2Be surety for Thy servant for
good;
Let not the proud oppress me.
I23Mine eyes fail for Thy salvation,
And for Thy righteous word.
124Deal with Thy servant according
unto Thy mercy,
And teach me Thy statutes.

866

PSALMS

119.151

'T am Thy servant, give me under
standing;
ThatT may know Thy testimonies.
126It is time for the Lord to work;
They have made void Thy law.
"'Therefore I love Thy command
ments
Above gold, yea, above fine gold.
"Therefore I esteem all [Thy] pre
cepts concerning aU things to be
right;
Every false way I hate.
S PE.
"Thy testimonies are wonderful;
Therefore doth my soul keep
them.
"The opening of Thy words giveth
Ught;
It giveth understanding unto the
simple.
'"I opened wide my mouth, and
panted;
For I longed for Thy command
ments.
"Turn Thee towards me, and be
gracious unto me,
As is Thy wont to do unto those
that love Thy name.
1330rder my footsteps by Thy word;
And let not any iniquity have
dominion over me.
134Redeem me from the oppression
of man,
And I will observe Thy precepts.
136Make Thy face to shine upon Thy
servant;
And teach me Thy statutes.
"'Mine eye's run down with rivers of
water,
Because they observe not Thy law.
£ TZADE.
"'Righteous art Thou, O Lord,
And upright are Thy judgments.

"Thou hast commanded Thy tes
timonies in righteousness
And exceeding faithfulness.
"'My zeal hath undone me,
Because mine adversaries have
forgotten Thy words.
"Thy word is tried to the utter
most,
And Thy servant loveth it.
14T am smaU and despised;
Yet have I not forgotten Thy pre
cepts.
"Thy righteousness is an everlast
ing righteousness,
And Thy law is truth.
"Trouble and anguish have over
taken me;
Yet Thy commandments are my
delight.
'Thy testimonies are righteous for
ever;
Give me understanding, and I
shall Uve. p KOPH.
"'I have called with my whole heart;
answer me, 0 Lord;
I will keep Thy statutes.
"T have called Thee, save me,
And I will observe Thy testimonies.
"T rose early at dawn, and cried;
I hoped in Triy word.
"'Mine eyes forestaUed trie nigrit-
watches,
That I might meditate in Thy
word.
"'Hear my voice according unto Thy
lovingkindness;
Quicken me, O Lord, as Thou art
wont.
"They draw nigh that follow after
wickedness;
They are far from Thy law.
"Thou art nigh, 0 Lord ;
And aU Thy commandments are
truth.

867

119.152

PSALMS

"20f old have I known from Thy
testimonies
That Thou hast founded them for
ever. "1 RESH.
1530 see mine affliction, and rescue
me;
For I do not forget Thy law.
'Tlead Thou my cause, and redeem
me;
Quicken me according to Thy
word.
'"Salvation is far from the wicked;
For they seek not Thy statutes.
'"Great are Thy compassions, 0
Lord;
Quicken me as Thou art wont.
"'Many are my persecutors and
mine adversaries;
Yet have I not turned aside from
Thy testimonies.
158I beheld them that were faithless,
and strove with them;
Because they observed not Thy
word.
"90 see how I love Thy precepts;
Quicken me, O Lord, according
to Thy lovingkindness.
"'The beginning of Thy word is
truth;
And all Thy righteous ordinance
endureth for ever.
12) SHIN.
'"Princes have persecuted, me with
out a cause;
But my heart standeth in awe of
Thy words.
"T rejoice at Thy word,
As one that findeth great spoil.
"3I hate and abhor falsehood;
Thy law dp I love.
"4Seven times a day do I praise Thee,
Because of Thy righteous ordi-

'"Great peace have they that love
Thy law;
And there is no stumbling for them.
'"I have hoped for Thy salvation,
0 Lord,
And have done Thy command
ments.
'"My soul hath observed Thy tes
timonies;
And I love them exceedingly.
"T have observed Triy precepts
and Thy testimonies;
For all my ways are before Thee.
•n TAU.
"Tet my cry come near before Thee,
0 Lord;
Give me understanding according
to Thy word.
"Tet my supplication come before
Thee;
Deliver me according to Thy word.
"'Let my Ups utter praise:
Because Thou teachest me Thy
statutes.
"Tet my tongue sing of Thy word;
For all Thy commandments are
righteousness.
"'Let Thy hand be ready to help me;
For I have chosen Thy precepts.
"T have longed for Thy salvation,
O Lord;
And Thy law is my deUght.
'"Let my soul live, and it shall praise
Thee;
And let Thine ordinances help me.
"T have gone astray Uke a lost sheep;
seek Thy servant;
For I have not forgotten Thy com
mandments.
1 OA A Song of Ascents.
In my distress I called unto the
Lord,
And He answered me.

868

PSALMS

123.4

20 Lord, deUver my soul from lying
lips,
From a deceitful tongue.
'What shaU be given unto thee, and
what shall be done more unto thee,
Thou deceitful tongue?
4Sharp arrows of the mighty,
With coals of broom.
'Woe is me, that I sojourn with
Meshech,
That I dwell beside the tents of
Kedar!
'My soul hath full long had her
dwelling
With him that hateth peace.
7I am all peace;
But when I speak, they are for war.
101 A Song of Ascents.
I will lift up mine eyes unto the
mountains :
From whence shaU my help come?
2My help cometh from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
3He will not suffer thy foot to be
moved;
He that keepeth thee will not slum
ber.
4Behold, He that keepeth Israel
Doth neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is thy keeper;
The Lord is thy shade upon thy
right hand.
'The sun shall not smite thee by day,
Nor the moon by night.
The Lord shall keep thee from all
evil;
He shall keep thy soul.
'The Lord shall guard thy going out
and thy coming in,
From this time forth and for ever.

1 22 ^ Song of Ascents; of David.
I rejoiced when they said unto me:
'Let us go unto the house of the
Lord.'
2Our feet are standing
Within thy gates, 0 Jerusalem;
Jerusalem, that art builded
As a city that is compact together;
4Whither the tribes went up, even
the tribes of the Lord,
As a testimony unto Israel,
To give thanks unto the name of the
Lord.
Tor there were set thrones for
judgment,
The thrones of the house of David.
'Pray for the peace of Jerusalem;
May they prosper that love thee.
Teace be within thy walls,
And prosperity within thy palaces.
Tor my brethren and companions'
sakes,
I will now say: 'Peace be within
thee.'
Tor the sake of the house of the
Lord our God
I will seek thy good.
1 O Q A Song of Ascents.
Unto Thee I lift up mine eyes,
0 Thou that art enthroned in the
heavens.
2Behold, as the eyes of servants
unto the hand of their master,
As the eyes of a maiden unto the
hand of her mistress;
So our eyes look unto the Lord our
God,
Until He be gracious unto us.
3Be gracious unto us, 0 Lord, be
gracious unto us;
For we are full sated with contempt.
4Our soul is full sated

869

123.4

PSALMS

With the scorning of those that are
at ease,
And with the contempt of the proud
oppressors.
1 04- A Song of Ascents; of David.
'If it had not been the Lord who
was for us',
Let Israel now say;
2Tf it had not been the Lord who
was for us,
When men rose up against us,
Then they had swallowed us up
alive,
When their wrath was kindled
against us;
Then the waters had overwhelmed
us,
The stream had gone over our soul;
Then the proud waters
Had gone over our soul.'
'Blessed be the Lord,
Who hath not given us as a prey to
their teeth.
'Our soul is escaped as a bird out of
the snare of the fowlers;
The snare is broken, and we are
escaped. '
8Our help is in the name of the
Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
"j O PL A Song of Ascents.
They that trust in the Lord
Are as mount Zion, which cannot
be moved, but abideth for ever.
2As the mountains are round about
Jerusalem,
So the Lord is round about His
people,
From this time forth and for ever.

Tor the rod of wickedness shall not
rest upon the lot of the righteous;

That the righteous put not forth
their hands unto iniquity.
T)o good, 0 Lord, unto the good,
And to them that are upright in
their hearts.
'But as for such as turn aside unto
their crooked ways,
The Lord will lead them away with
the workers of iniquity.
Peace be upon Israel.
1 2 f\ A Song of Ascents.
When the Lord brought back those
that returned to Zion,
We were like unto them that
dream.
Then was our mouth filled with
laughter,
And our tongue with singing;
Then said they among the nations:
The Lord hath done great things
with these.'
The Lord hath done great things
with us;
We are rejoiced.
Turn our captivity, 0 Lord,
As the streams in the dry land.
They that sow in tears
Shall reap in joy.
'Though he goeth on his way weep
ing that beareth the measure of
seed,
He shall come home with joy,
bearing his sheaves.
1 07 A Song of Ascents; of Sol-
omon.
Except the Lord build the house,
They labour in vain that build it; ¦
Except the Lord keep the city,
The watchman waketh but in vain.
2It is vain for you that ye rise early,
and sit up late,

870

PSALMS

130.6

Ye that eat the bread of toil;
So He giveth unto His beloved
in sleep.
3Lo, children are a heritage of the
Lord;
The fruit of the womb is a reward.
4As arrows in the hand of a mighty
man,
So are the children of one's youth.
'Happy is the man that hath his
quiver full of them;
They shall not be put to shame,
When they speak with their en
emies in the gate.
1 OQ A Song of Ascents.
Happy is every one that feareth
the Lord,
That walketh in His ways.
2When thou eatest the labour of thy
hands,
Happy shalt thou be, and it shall
be weU with thee.
'Thy wife shaU be as a fruitful vine,
in the innermost parts of thy
house;
Thy children like oUve plants,
round about thy table.
4Behold, surely thus sriall the man
be blessed
That feareth the Lord.
The Lord bless thee out of Zion;
And see thou the good of Jerusalem
all the days of thy hfe;
'And see triy children's children.
Peace be upon Israel!
1 O Q A Song of Ascents.
'Much have they afflicted me from
my youth up',
Let Israel now say;
21 Much have they afflicted me from
my youth up;

But they have not prevailed against
me.
The plowers plowed upon my back;
They made long their furrows.
The Lord is righteous;
He hath cut asunder the cords of
the wicked.'
'Let them be ashamed and turned
backward,
All they that hate Zion.
'Let them be as the grass upon the
housetops,
Which withereth afore it springeth
up;
'Wherewith the reaper fiUeth not his
hand,
Nor he that bindeth sheaves his
bosom;
Neither do they that go by say:
'The blessing of the Lord be upon
you;
We bless you in the name of the
Lord.'

130

A Song of Ascents.

Out of the depths have I called
Thee, 0 Lord.
Tord, hearken unto my voice;
Let Thine ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.
'If Thou, Lord, shouldest mark in
iquities,
0 Lord, who. could stand?
Tor with Thee there is forgiveness,
That Thou mayest be feared.
'I wait for the Lord, my soul doth
wait,
And in His word do I hope.
'My soul waiteth for the Lord,
More than watchmen for the morn
ing;
Yea, more than watchmen for the
morning.

871

130.7

PSALMS

'0 Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is mercy,
And with Him is plenteous re
demption.
8And He will redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.
1 Q 1 A Song of Ascents; of David.
Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor
mine eyes lofty;
Neither do I exercise myseff in
things too great, or in things too
wonderful for me.
2Surely I have stilled and quieted
my soul;
Like a weaned child with his mother,
My soul is with me Uke a weaned
child.
30 Israel, hope in the Lord
From this time forth and for ever.
1 Q O A Song of Ascents.
Lord, remember unto David
All his affliction;
2How he swore unto the Lord,
And vowed unto the Mighty One of
Jacob :
3' Surely I will not come into the
tent of my house,
Nor go up into the bed that is
spread for me ;
4I will not give sleep to mine eyes,
Nor slumber to mine eyelids ;
'Until I find out a place for the
Lord,
A-dwelling-place for the Mighty One
of Jacob.'
To, we heard of it as being in
Ephrath;
We found it in the field of "the wood.
'Let us go into His dwelling-place;
Let us worship at His footstool.

'Arise, 0 Lord, unto Thy resting-
place;
Thou, and the ark of Thy strength.
Tet Thy priests be clothed with
righteousness;
And let Thy saints shout for joy.
"For Thy servant David's sake
Turn not away the face of Thine
anointed.
"The Lord swore . unto David in
truth;
He will not turn back from it:
'Of the fruit of thy body will I set
upon thy throne.
"If thy children keep My covenant
And My testimony that I shall teach
them,
Their children also for ever shall
sit upon thy throne.'
"For the Lord hath chosen Zion ;
He hath desired it for His habita
tion:
"This is My resting-place for ever;
Here will I dwell; for I have desired
it.
"I will abundantly bless her provision ;
I will give her needy bread in plenty.
"Her priests also will I clothe with
salvation ;
And her saints shall shout aloud for
joy.
"There will I make a horn to shoot
up unto David,
There have I ordered a lamp for
Mine anointed.
"His enemies will I clothe with
shame;
But upon himself shall his crown
shine.'
1 QQ A Song of Ascents; of David.
Behold, how good and how pleasant
it is
For brethreri to dwell together in
unity!

1 Heb. Jaar.

See 1 Chr. xiii. 5.
872

PSALMS

135.20

2It is like the precious oil upon the
head, '
Coming down upon the beard;
Even Aaron's beard,
That cometh down upon the collar
of his garments;
'Like the dew of Hermon,
That cometh down upon the moun
tains of Zion;
For there the Lord commanded the
blessing,
Even life for ever.
1 OA A Song of Ascents.
Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye
servants of the Lord,
That stand in the house of the Lord
in the night seasons.
Tift up your hands to the sanctuary,
And bless ye the Lord.
The Lord bless thee out of Zion;
Even He that made heaven and
earth.
IOC Hallelujah.Praise ye the name of the
Lord;
Give praise, O ye servants of the
Lord,
2Ye that stand in the house of the
Lord,
In the courts of the house of our
God.
Traise ye the Lord, for the Lord
is good;
Sing praises unto His name, for it is
pleasant.
Tor the Lord hath chosen Jacob
unto Himself,
And Israel for His-own treasure.
Tor I know that the Lord is great,
And that our Lord is above all gods.
Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that
hath He done,

In heaven and in earth, in the seas
and in all deeps;
'Who causeth the vapours to ascend
from the ends of the earth;
He maketh lightnings for the rain;
He bringeth forth the wind out of
His treasuries.
'Who smote the first-born of Egypt,
Both of man and beast.
Tie sent signs and wonders into the
midst of thee, 0 Egypt,
Upon Pharaoh, and upon all his
servants.
"Who smote many nations,
And slew mighty kings :
"Sihon king of the Amorites,
And Og king of Bashan,
And all the kingdoms of Canaan;
"And gave their land for a heritage,
A heritage unto Israel His people.
"0 Lord, Thy name endureth for
ever;
Thy memorial, 0 Lord, throughout
all generations.
"For the Lord will judge His people,
And repent Himself for His servants.
"The idols of the nations are silver
and gold,
The work of men's hands.
"They have mouths, but they speak
not;
Eyes have they, but they see not;
"They have ears, but they hear not ;
Neither is there any breath in their
mouths.
"They that make them shall be like
unto them;
Yea, every one that trusteth in them .
"0 house of Israel, bless ye the
Lord;
O house of Aaron, bless ye the
Lord;
20O house of Levi, bless ye the Lord;

873

135.20

PSALMS

Ye that fear the Lord, bless ye the
Lord.
Tlessed be the Lord out of Zion,
Who dwelleth at Jerusalem.
Hallelujah.
A O Cl 0 give thanks unto the Lord,
±0fJ for He is good,
For His mercy endureth for ever.
20 give thanks unto the God of
gods,
For His mercy endureth for ever.
30 give thanks unto the Lord of
lords,
For His mercy endureth for ever.
To Him who alone doeth great
wonders,
For His mercy endureth for ever.
To Him that by understanding made
the heavens,
For His mercy endureth for ever.
To Him that spread forth the earth
above the waters,
For His mercy endureth for ever.
To Him that made great lights,
For His mercy endureth for ever;
'The sun to rule by day,
For His mercy endureth for ever;
'The moon and stars to rule by
night,
For His mercy endureth for ever.
"To Him that smote Egypt in their
first-born,
For His mercy endureth for ever;
"And brought out Israel from among
them,
For His mercy endureth for ever;
"With a strong hand, and with an
outstretched arm, i
For His mercy endureth for ever.
"To Him who divided the Red Sea
in sunder,
For His mercy endureth for ever;
"And made Israel to pass through
the midst of it,

For His mercy endureth for ever;
"But overthrew Pharaoh and his
host in the Red Sea,
For His mercy endureth for ever.
"To Him that led His people through
the wilderness,
For His mercy endureth for ever.
"To Him that smote great kings;
For His mercy endureth for ever;
"Arid slew mighty kings,
For His mercy endureth for ever:
"Sihon king of the Amorites,
For His mercy endureth for ever;
"And Og king of Bashan,
For His mercy endureth for ever;
21 And gave their land for a heritage,
For His mercy endureth for ever;
22Even a heritage unto Israel His
servant,
For His mercy endureth for ever.
23Who remembered us in our low
estate,
For His mercy endureth for ever;
24And hath dehvered us from our
adversaries,
For His mercy endureth for ever.
25Who giveth food to all flesh,
For His mercy endureth for ever.
2'0 give thanks unto the God of
heaven,
For His mercy endureth for ever.
1 O 7 By the rivers of Babylon,
XO < There we sat down, yea, we
wept,
When we remembered Zion.
TJpon the willows in the midst
thereof
We hanged up our harps.
Tor there they that led us captive
asked of us words of song,
And our tormentors asked of us
mirth:
'Sing us one of the songs of Zion.'

874

PSALMS

139.8

4How shaU we sing the Lord's song
In a foreign land?
'If I forget thee, O Jerusalem,
Let my right hand forget her
cunning.
'Let my tongue cleave to the roof
of my mouth,
If I remember thee not;
If I set not Jerusalem
Above my chief est joy.
'Remember, 0 Lord, against the
children of Edom
The day of Jerusalem;
Who said: 'Rase it, rase it,
Even to the foundation thereof.'
80 daughter of Babylon, that art to
be destroyed;
Happy shall he be, that repayeth
thee
As thou hast served us.
9Happy shaU he be, that taketh and
dasheth thy little ones
Against the rock.
1 Q Q [A Psalm] of David.
I will give Thee thanks with my
whole heart,
In the presence of the mighty will I
sing praises unto Thee.
2I wiU bow down toward Thy holy
temple,
And give thanks unto Thy name
for Thy mercy and for Thy
truth;
For Thou hast magnified Thy word
above all Thy name.
3In the day that I called, Thou didst
answer me;
Thou didst encourage me in my
soul with strength.
4AU the kings of the earth shall give
Thee thanks, 0 Lord,
For they have heard the words of
Thy mouth.

'Yea, they shall sing of the ways of
the Lord;
For great is the glory of the Lord.
'For though the Lord be high, yet
regardeth He the lowly,
And the haughty He knoweth from
afar.
Though I walk in the midst of
trouble, Thou quickenest me;
Thou stretchest forth Thy hand
against the wrath of mine enemies,
And Thy right hand doth save me.
The Lord wiU accompUsh that
which concerneth me;
Thy mercy, 0 Lord, endureth for
ever;
Forsake not the work of Thine own
hands.
1 QQ For the Leader. A Psalm
LOV of David.
0 Lord, Thou hast searched me,
and known me.
Thou knowest my downsitting and
mine uprising,
Thou understandest my thought
afar off.
Thou measurest my going about
and my lying down,
And art acquainted with all my ways.
Tor there is not a word in my
tongue,
But, lo, 0 Lord, Thou knowest it
altogether.
Thou hast hemmed me in behind
and before,
And laid Thy hand upon me.
'Such knowledge is too wonderful
for me;
Too high, I cannot attain unto it.
'Whither shall I go from Thy spirit?
Or whither , shall I flee from Thy
presence?
'If I ascend up into heaven, Thou
art there;

875

139.8

PSALMS

If I make my bed in the nether
world, behold, Thou art there.
Tf I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts
of the sea;
"Even there would Thy hand lead
me,
And Thy right hand would hold me.
"And if I say: 'Surely the darkness
shall envelop me,
And the light about me shall be
night';
"Even the darkness is not too dark
for Thee,
But the night shineth as the day;
The darkness is even as the Ught.
"For Thou hast made my reins;
Thou hast knit me together in my
mother's womb.
"I will give thanks unto Thee, for
I am fearfully and wonderfully
made;
Wonderful are Thy works;
And that my soul knoweth right
well.
"My frame was not hidden from
Thee,
When I was made in secret,
And curiously wrought in the
lowest parts of the earth.
"Thine eyes did see mine unformed
substance,
And in Triy book they were aU writ
ten —
Even the days that were fashioned,
When as yet there was none of them.
"How weighty also are Thy thoughts
unto me, 0 God!
How great is the sum of them !
"If I would count them, they are
more in number than the sand;
Were I to come to the end of them,
I would still be with Thee.
"If Thou but wouldest slay the
wicked, 0 God-

Depart from me therefore, ye men
of blood;
"Who utter Thy name with wicked
thought,
They take it for falsehood, even
Thine enemies —
21Do not I hate them, 0 Lord, that
hate Thee?
And do not I strive with those that
rise up against Thee?
22I hate them with utmost hatred;
I count them mine enemies.
23Search me, 0 God, and know my
heart,
Try me, and know my thoughts;
24And see if there be any way in me
that is grievous,
And lead me in the way everlasting.

14.0 For the Leader.
J-*U David.

A Psalm of

Teliver me, O Lord, from the evil
man;
Preserve me from the violent man;
'Who devise evil things in their heart;
Every day do they stir up wars.
They have sharpened their tongue
hke a serpent;
Vipers' venom is under their lips. Selah
'Keep me, 0 Lord, from the hands of
the wicked;
Preserve me from the violent man;
Who have purposed to make my
steps slip.
The proud have hid a snare for me,
and cords;
They have spread a net by the way
side;
They have set gins for me. Selah
T have said unto the Lord: 'Thou
art my God' ;
Give ear, 0 Lord, unto the voice
of my supplications.

876

PSALMS

142.5

80 God the Lord, the strength of my
salvation,
Who hast screened my head in the
day of battle,
9Grant not, O Lord, the desires of
the wicked;
Further not his evil device, so that
they exalt themselves. Selah
"As for the head of those that com
pass me about,
Let the mischief of their own Ups
' cover them.
"Let burning coals fall upon them;
Let them be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits, that they rise not
up again.
12A slanderer shall not be established
in the earth;
The violent and evil man shall be
hunted with thrust upon thrust.
13I know that the Lord will main
tain the cause of the poor,
And the right of the needy.
"Surely the righteous shall give
thanks unto Thy name;
The upright shall dwell in Thy
presence.
"j A 1 A Psalm of David.
Lord, I have called Thee; make
haste unto me;
Give ear unto my voice, when I call
unto Thee.
Tet my prayer be set forth as
incense before Thee,
The lifting up of my hands as the
evening sacrifice.
'Set a guard, 0 Lord, to my mouth;
Keep watch at the door of my
lips.
4Incline not my heart to any evil
thing,
To be occupied in deeds of wicked
ness

With men that work iniquity;
And let me not eat of their dainties.
'Let the righteous smite me in kind
ness, and correct me;
Oil so choice' let not my head re
fuse;
For still is my prayer because of
their wickedness.
Their judges are thrown down by
the sides of the rock;
And they shall hear my words, that
they are sweet.
'As when one cleaveth and breaketh
up the earth,
Our bones are scattered at the
grave's mouth.
'For mine eyes are unto Thee, O
God the Lord;
In Thee have I taken refuge, 0
pour not out my soul.
'Keep me from the snare which they
have laid for me,
And from the gins of the workers of
iniquity.
"Let the wicked fall into their own
nets,
Whilst I withal escape.
1 AO Maschil of David, when he
was in the cave; a Prayer.
2With my voice I cry unto the Lord;
With my voice I make supplica
tion unto the Lord.
3I pour out my complaint before
Him,
I declare before Him my trouble;
4When my spirit fainteth within
me —
Thou knowest my path —
In the way wherein I walk
Have they hidden a snare for me.
'Look on my right hand, and see,
For there is no man that knoweth
me;

877

142.5

PSALMS

I have no way to flee;
No man careth for my soul.
6I have cried unto Thee, 0 Lord ;
I have said : ' Thou art my refuge,
My portion in the land of the
living.'
'Attend un'to my cry;
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors;
For they are too strong for. me.
TJring my soul out of prison,
That I may give thanks unto Thy
name;
The righteous shall crown them
selves because of me;
For Thou wilt deal bountifully with

1 AO A Psalm of David.
0 Lord, hear my prayer, give ear
to my supplications;
In Thy faithfulness answer me,
and in Thy righteousness.
2And enter not into judgment with
Thy servant;
For in Thy sight shall no man living
be justified.
Tor the enemy hath persecuted my
soul;
He hath crushed my life down to the
ground;
He hath made me to dwell in dark
places, as those that have been
long dead.
4And my spirit fainteth within me;
My heart within me is appalled.
'I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Thy doing;
I muse on the work of Thy hands.
'I spread forth my hands unto Thee;
My soul [thirsteth] after Thee, as a
weary land. Selah

'Answer me speedily, 0 Lord,
My spirit faileth;
Hide not Thy face from me;
Lest I become like them that go
down into the pit.
8Cause me to hear Thy lovingkind
ness in the morning,
For in Thee do I trust;
Cause me to know the way wherein
I should walk,
For unto Thee have I lifted up my
soul.
TteUver me from mine enemies, 0
Lord;
With Thee have I hidden myself.
"Teach me to do Thy will,
For Thou art my God;
Let Thy good spirit
Lead me in an even land.
"For Thy name's sake, 0 Lord,
quicken me;
In Thy righteousness bring my soul
out of trouble.
"And in Thy mercy cut off mine
enemies,
And destroy all them that harass my
soul;
For I am Thy servant.
144 [A Psalm] of David.
Blessed be the Lord my Rock,
Who traineth my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle;
2My lovingkindness, and my fort
ress,
My high tower, and my deliverer;
My shield, and He in whom I
take refuge;
Who subdueth my people under me.
'Lord, what is man, that Thou
takest knowledge of him?
Or the son of man, that Thou makest
account of him?
4Man is Uke unto a breath;

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PSALMS

145.12

His days are as a shadow that

Yea, happy is the people whose

passeth away.

God is the Lord.

50 Lord, bow Thy heavens, and

come down ;

1 4 ^) IA Psalm of] praise; of David.

Touch the mountains, that they

may smoke.

» I will extol Thee, my God, 0

'Cast forth Ughtning, and scatter

King;

them;

And I will bless Thy name for

Send out Thine arrows, and discom

ever and ever.

fit them.

3- 2Every day will I bless Thee;

'Stretch forth Triy hands from on

And I will praise Thy name for

high;

ever and ever.

Rescue me, and deliver me out of

3 3Great is the Lord, and highly to

many waters,

be praised;

Out of the hand of strangers;

And His greatness is unsearch

'Whose mouth speaketh falsehood,

able.

And their right hand is a right hand

"I 40ne generation shall laud Thy

of lying.

works to another,

1

And shall declare Thy mighty

90 God, I will sing a new song unto

acts.

Thee,

ft The glorious splendour of Thy

Upon a psaltery of ten strings will

majesty,

I sing praises unto Thee;

And Thy wondrous works, will I

"Who givest salvation unto kings,

rehearse.

Who rescuest David Thy servant

1 'And men shall speak of the might

from the hurtful sword.

of Thy tremendous acts;

"Rescue me, and deliver me out of

And I will tell of Thy greatness.

the hand of strangers,

T They shall utter the fame of Thy

'Whose mouth speaketh falsehood,

great goodness,

And their right hand is a right hand

And sriall sing of Thy righteous

of lying.

ness.

n 'The Lord is gracious, and full of

"We whose sons are as plants grown

compassion;

up in their youth;

Slow to anger, and of great mercy.

Whose daughters are as corner-

13 The Lord is good to all;

pillars carved after the fashion of

And His tender mercies are over

a palace;

all His works.

"Whose garners are full, affording

i lo^yi >phy works shall praise Thee,

all manner of store;

0 Lord;

Whose sheep increase by thousands

And Thy saints shall bless Thee.

and ten thousands in our fields;

3 "They shall speak of the glory of

"Whose oxen are well laden;

Thy kingdom,

With no breach, and no going

And talk of Thy might;

forth,

b "To make known to the sons of men

And no outcry in our broad places;

His mighty acts,

"Happy is the people that is in such

And the glory of the majesty of

a case,

His kingdom.

879

145.13

PSALMS

12 "Thy kingdom is a kingdom for
all ages,
And Thy dominion endureth
throughout all generations.
0 "The Lord upholdeth all that fall,
And raiseth up all those that are
bowed down.
2? "The eyes of all wait for Thee,
And Thou givest them their food
in due season.
2 "Thou openest Thy hand,
And satisfiest every living thing
with favour.
3J "The Lord is righteous in all His
ways,
And gracious in all His works.
p "Trie Lord is nigh unto all them
that call upon Him,
To all that call upon Him in
truth.
"I "He will fulfil the desire of them
that fear Him;
He also will hear their cry, and
will save them.
125 The Lord preserveth all them that
love Him;
But all the wicked will He de
stroy.
ft 2'My mouth shall speak the praise
of the Lord ;
And let all flesh bless His holy
name for ever and ever.
1 4 ft Hallelujah. Praise the Lord, 0 my soul.
2I will praise the Lord while I
live;
I will sing praises unto my God while
I have my being.
'Put not your trust in princes,
Nor in the son of man, in whom
there is no help.
4His breath goeth forth, he returneth
to his dust;
In that very day his thoughts
perish.

'Happy is he whose help is the God
of Jacob,
Whose hope is in the Lord his
God,
'Who made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all that in them is;
Who keepeth truth for ever;
'Who executeth justice for the op
pressed ;
Who giveth bread to the hungry.
The Lord looseth the prisoners;
The Lord openeth the eyes of the
blind;
The Lord raiseth up them that are
bowed down;
The Lord loveth the righteous;
'The Lord preserveth the strangers;
He upholdeth the fatherless and
the widow;
But the way of the wicked He mak
eth crooked.
"The Lord will reign for ever,
Thy God, O Zion, unto all genera
tions.
Hallelujah.
¦|47 Hallelujah;For it is good to sing praises
unto our God ;
For it is pleasant, and praise is
comely.
The Lord doth build up Jerusa
lem,
He gathereth together the dis
persed of Israel;'
'Who healeth the broken in heart,
And bindeth up their wounds.
4He counteth the number of the
stars;
He giveth them all their names.
'Great is our Lord, and mighty in
power;
His understanding is infinite.
The Lord upholdeth the humble;
He bringeth the wicked down to the
ground.

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PSALMS

148.14

7Sing unto the Lord with thanks
giving,
Sing praises upon the harp unto
our God;
8Who covereth the heaven with
clouds,
Who prepareth rain for the earth,
Who maketh the mountains to
spring with grass.
9He giveth to the beast his food,
And to the young ravens which
cry.
"He delighteth not in the strength
of the horse;
He taketh no pleasure in the legs
of a man.
"The Lord taketh pleasure in them
that fear Him,
In those that wait for His mercy.
"Glorify the Lord, 0 Jerusalem;
Praise thy God, 0 Zion.
"For He hath made strong the bars
of thy gates;
He hath blessed thy children within
thee.
"He maketh thy borders peace;
He giveth thee in plenty the fat of
wheat.
"He sendeth out His commandment
upon earth;
His word runneth very swiftly.
"He giveth snow Uke wool;
He scattereth the hoar-frost hke
ashes.
"He casteth forth His ice like
crumbs;
Who can stand before His cold?
"He sendeth forth His u word, and
melteth them;
He causeth His wind to blow, and
the waters flow.
"He declareth His word unto Jacob,
His statutes and His ordinances un
to Israel.
20He hath not dealt so with any
nation;

And as for His ordinances, they
have not known them.
Hallelujah.
148 Hallelujah. Praise ye the Lord from the
heavens;
Praise Him in the heights.
Traise ye Him, all His angels;
Praise ye Him, all His hosts.
Traise ye Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all ye stars of light.
Traise Him, ye heavens of heavens,
And ye waters that are above the
heavens.
Tet them praise the name of the
Lord;
For He commanded, and they were
created.
'He hath also established them for
ever and ever;
' He hath made a decree which shall
not be transgressed.
Traise the Lord from the earth,
Ye sea-monsters, and aU deeps;
'Fire and hail, snow and vapour,
Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
'Mountains and all hills,
Fruitful trees and all cedars;
"Beasts and all cattle,
Creeping things and winged fowl ;
"Kings of the earth and all peoples,
Princes and all judges of the earth;
"Both young men and maidens,
Old men and children ;
"Let them praise the name of the
Lord,
For His name alone is exalted;
His glory is above the earth and
heaven.
"And He hath lifted up a horn for
His people,
A praise for all His saints,
Even for the children of Israel, a
people near unto Him.
Hallelujah.

29

881

149.1

PSALMS

1 4 Q Hallelujah. Sing unto the Lord a new song,
And His praise in the assembly of
the saints.
Tet Israel rejoice in His Maker;
Let the children of Zion be joyful
in their King.
Tet them praise His name in the
dance;
Let them sing praises unto Him
with the timbrel and harp.
Tor the Lord taketh pleasure in
His people;
He adorneth the humble with
salvation.
'Let the saints exult in glory;
Let them sing for joy upon their
beds.
Tet the high praises of God be in
their mouth,
And a two-edged sword in their
hand;
To execute vengeance upon the
nations,
And chastisements upon the peoples;
To bind their kings with chains,

And their nobles with fetters of iron;
To execute upon them the judg
ment written;
He is the glory of all His saints.
Hallelujah.
1 PL A Hallelujah.Praise God in His sanctuary;
Praise Him in the firmament of His
power.
Traise Him for His mighty acts;
Praise Him according to His abund
ant greatness.
Traise Him with the blast of the
horn;
Praise Him with the psaltery and
harp.
Traise Him with the timbrel and
dance;
Praise Him with stringed instru
ments and the pipe.
'Praise Him with the loud-sounding
cymbals;
Praise Him with the clanging
cymbals.
Tet every thing that hath breath
praise the Lord.
Hallelujah.

882

PEOVEEBS

1 The proverbs of Solomon the
• son of David, king of .Israel;
To know wisdom and instruction;
To comprehend the words of un
derstanding;
To receive the discipline of wis
dom,
Justice, and right, and equity;
To give prudence to the simple,
To the young man knowledge and
discretion;
That the wise man may hear, and
increase in learning,
And the man of understanding may
attain unto, wise counsels;
To ¦ understand a proverb, and a
figure;
The words of the wise, and their
dark sayings.
The fear of the Lord is the be
ginning of knowledge;
But the foolish despise wisdom
and discipfine.
Tear, my son, the instruction of
thy father,
And forsake not the teaching of thy
mother;
Tor they shall be a chaplet of grace
unto thy head,
And chains about thy neck.
"My son, if sinners entice thee,
Consent thou not. •
"If they say: 'Come with us,
Let us Ue in wait for blood,
Let us lurk for the innocent with
out cause;

"Let us swaUow them up aUve as
the grave,
And whole, as those that go down
into the pit;
"We shall find aU precious sub
stance,
We shall fill our houses with spoil;
"Cast in thy lot among us;
Let us all have one purse' — ¦
"My son, walk not thou in the way
with them,
Restrain thy foot from their path;
"For their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed blood.
"For in vain the net is spread
In the eyes of any bird;
"And these Ue in wait for their own
blood,
They lurk for their own lives.
"So are the ways of every one that
is greedy of gain;
It taketh away the life of the owners
thereof.
"Wisdom crieth aloud in the street,
She uttereth her voice in the broad
places;
21She calleth at the head of the noisy
streets,
At the entrances of the gates, in the
city, she uttereth her words :
22'How long, ye thoughtless, will ye
love thoughtlessness?
And how long will scorners delight
them in scorning,
And fools hate knowledge?
Turn you at my reproof;
Behold, I wiU pour out my spirit
unto you,

883

1.23

PROVERBS

I will make known my words unto
you.
Tecause I have called, and ye re
fused,
I have stretched out my hand, and
no man attended,
Tut ye have set at nought all my
counsel,
And would none of my reproof;
T also, in your calamity, will laugh,
I will mock when your dread
cometh;
27When your dread cometh as a
storm,
And your calamity cometh on as a
whirlwind;
When trouble and distress come
upon you.
Then will they call me, but I will
not answer,
They wiU seek me earnestly, but
they shaU not find me.
Tor that they hated knowledge,
And did not choose the fear of the
Lord;
"They would none of my counsel,
They despised aU my reproof. •
Therefore shall they eat of the
fruit of their own way,
And be filled with their own devices.
Tor the waywardness of the thought
less shall slay them,
And the confidence of fools shall
destroy them.
Tut whoso hearkeneth unto me shall
dwell securely,
And shall be quiet without fear of
evil.'
O My son, ff thou wilt receive my
words,
And lay up my commandments
with thee;
2So that thou make thine ear attend
unto wisdom,
And thy heart incline to discern
ment;

Tea, if thou call for understanding,
And lift up thy voice for discern
ment;
Tf thou seek her as silver,
And search for her as for hid
treasures;
Then shalt thou understand the
fear of the Lord,
And find the knowledge of God.
'For the Lord giveth wisdom,
Out of His mouth cometh knowl
edge and discernment;
7He layeth up sound wisdom for the
upright,
He is a shield to them that walk
in integrity;
That He may guard the paths of
justice,
And preserve, the way of His godly
ones.
Then shalt thou understand right
eousness and justice,
And equity, yea, every good path.
"For wisdom shall enter into thy
heart,
And knowledge shall be pleasant
unto thy soul;
"Discretion shall watch over thee.
Discernment shall guard thee;
'To deliver thee from the way of
evil,
From the men that speak froward
things;
"Who leave the paths of uprightness,
To walk in the ways of darkness;
"Who rejoice to do evil,
And delight in the frowardness of
evil;
"Who are crooked in their ways,
And perverse in their paths ;
"To deliver thee from the strange
woman,
Even from the alien woman that
maketh smooth her words;
"That f orsaketh the lord of her youth,
And forgetteth the covenant of her
God;

884

PROVERBS

3.22

'Tor her house sinketh down unto
death,
And her paths unto the shades;
"None that go unto her return,
Neither do they attain unto the
paths of hfe;
That thou mayest walk in the way
of good men,
And keep the paths of the righteous.
Tor trie upright shall dwell in the
land,
And the whole-hearted shall remain
in it.
Tut the wicked shall be cut off from
the land,
And the faithless shall be plucked
up out of it.
Q My son, forget not my teaching;
But let thy heart keep my com
mandments;
Tor length of days, and years of
life,
And peace, will they add to thee.
Tet not kindness and truth forsake
thee;
Bind them about thy neck,
Write them upon the table of thy
heart;
4So shalt thou find grace and good
favour
In the sight of God and man.
Trust in the Lord with all thy heart,
And lean not upon thine own under
standing.
'In all thy ways acknowledge Him,
And He will direct thy paths.
7Be not wise in thine own eyes;
Fear the Lord, and depart from
evil;
8It shall be health to thy navel,
And marrow to thy bones.
9Honour the Lord with thy sub
stance,

And with the first-fruits of all thine
increase;
"So shall thy barns be filled with
plenty,
And thy vats shall overflow with
new wine.
"My son, despise not the chastening
of the Lord,
Neither spurn thou His correction;
"For whom the Lord loveth He
correcteth,
Even as a father trie son in whom he
dehghteth.
"Happy is the man that findeth wis
dom,
And the man that obtaineth under
standing.
"For the merchandise of it is better
than the merchandise of silver,
And the gain thereof than fine gold.
"She is more precious than rubies;
And all the things thou canst desire
are not to be compared unto her.
"Length of days is in her right hand;
In her left hand are riches and
honour.
"Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
"She is a tree of life to them that lay
hold upon her,
And happy is every one that holdeth
rier fast.
"The Lord by wisdom founded the
earth;
By understanding He established
the heavens.
Ty His knowledge the depths were
broken up,
And the skies drop down the dew.
21My son, let not them depart from
thine eyes;
Keep sound wisdom and discretion;
22So shall they be hfe unto thy soul,
And grace to thy neck.

885

3.23

PROVERBS

Then shalt thou walk in thy way
securely,
And thou shalt not dash thy foot.
24When thou best down, thou shalt
not be afraid;
Yea, thou shalt Ue down, and thy
sleep shall be sweet.
Te not afraid of sudden terror,
Neither of the destruction of the
wicked, when it cometh;
Tor the Lord will be thy confidence,
And will keep thy foot from being
caught.
"Withhold not good from him to
whom it is due,
When it is in the power of thy hand
to do it.
28Say not unto thy neighbour: 'Go,
and come again,
And to-morrow I will give'; when
thou hast it by thee.
29Devise not evil against thy neigh
bour,
Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
"Strive not with a man without cause,
If he have done thee no harm.
"Envy thou not the man of violence,
And choose none of his ways.
Tor the perverse is an abomination
to the Lord ;
But His counsel is with the upright.
The curse of the Lord is in the
house of the wicked ;
But He blesseth the habitation of
the righteous.
34If it concerneth the scorners, He
scorneth them,
But unto the humble He giveth grace .
The wise shall inherit honour;
But as for the fools, they carry
away shame.

4 Hear, ye children, the instruction
of a father,
And attend to know understanding.
Tor I give you good doctrine;
Forsake ye not my teaching.
'For I was a son unto my father,
Tender and an only one in the sight
of my mother.
4And he taught me, and said unto me:
' Let thy heart hold fast my words,
Keep my commandments, and live;
'Get wisdom, get understanding;
Forget not, neither decline from
the words of my mouth;
'Forsake her not, and she will
preserve thee;
Love her, and she wiU keep thee. •
The beginning of wisdom is: Get
wisdom;
Yea, with all thy getting get under
standing.
8Extol her, and she will exalt thee;
She will bring thee to honour, when
thou dost embrace her.
9She will give to thy head a chaplet
ef grace;
A crown of glory will she bestow on
thee.'
"Hear, 0 my son, and receive my
sayings;
And the years of thy life shall be
many.
"I have taught thee in the way of
wisdom;
I have led thee in/ paths of up
rightness.
"When triou "goest, thy step shall not
be straitened;
And if thou runnest, thou shalt not
stumble.
"Take fast hold of instruction, let
her not go ;
Keep her, for she is thy life.
"Enter not into the path of the
wicked,
And walk not in the way of evil men.

886

PROVERBS

5.15

"Avoid it, pass not by it;
Turn from it, and pass on.
"For they sleep not, except they have
done evil;
And their sleep is taken away, un
less they cause some to fall.
"For they eat the bread of wicked
ness,
And drink the wine of violence.
"But the path of the righteous is as
the Ught of dawn,
That shineth more and more unto
the perfect day.
The way of the wicked is as dark
ness;
They know not at what they stum
ble.
"My son, attend to my words;
Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Tet them not depart from thine
eyes;
Keep them in the midst of thy
heart.
Tor they are fife unto those that
find them,
And health to all their flesh.
23 Above all that thou guardest keep
thy heart;
For out of it are the issues of life.
Tut away from thee a froward
mouth,
And perverse lips put far from thee.
Tet thine eyes look right on,
And let thine eyehds look straight
before thee.
26Make plain the path of thy feet,
And let all thy ways be estabhshed.
"Turn not to the right hand nor to
the left;
Remove thy foot from evil.
P. My son, attend unto my wisdom;
IncUne thine ear to my under
standing;
That thou mayest preserve dis
cretion,

And that thy lips may keep knowl
edge.
Tor the Ups of a strange woman
drop honey,
And her mouth is smoother than
oil;
Tut her end is bitter as wormwood,
Sharp as a two-edged sword.
'Her feet go down to death;
Her steps take hold on the nether
world;
'Lest she should walk the even path
of life,
Her ways wander, but she knoweth
it not.
Now therefore, 0 ye children, heark
en unto me,
And depart not from the words of
my mouth.
'Remove thy way far from her,
And come not nigh the door of her
house;
'Lest thou give thy vigour unto
others,
And thy years unto the cruel;
"Lest strangers be filled with thy
strength,
And thy labours be in the house of
an ahen;
"And thou moan, when thine end
cometh,
When thy flesh and thy body are
consumed,
"And say: 'How have I hated in
struction,
And my heart despised reproof;
"Neither have I hearkened to the
voice of my teachers,
Nor inchned mine ear to them that
instructed me!
"I was weU nigh in all evil
In the midst of the congregation
and assembly.'
"Drink waters out of thine own cis
tern,

887

5.15

PROVERBS

And running waters out of thine
own well.
"Let thy springs be dispersed abroad,
And courses of water in the streets.
"Let them be only thine own,
And not strangers' with thee.
"Let thy fountain be blessed;
And have joy of the wife of thy
youth.
"A lovely hind and a graceful doe,
Let her breasts satisfy thee at all
times;
With her love be thou ravished
always.
"Why then wilt thou, my son, be
ravished with a strange woman,
And embrace the bosom of an alien?
Tor the ways of man are before the
eyes of the Lord,
And He maketh even all his paths.
22His own iniquities shall ensnare
the wicked,
And he shall be holden with the
cords of his sin.
23He shall die for lack of instruction;
And in the greatness of his folly he
shall reel.
Cl My son, if thou art become surety
for thy neighbour,
If thou hast struck thy hands for a
stranger —
Thou art snared by the words of thy
mouth,
Thou art caught by the words of
thy mouth —
3Do this now, my son, and dehver
thyself,
Seeing thou art come into the hand
of thy neighbour ;
Go, humble thyseff, and .urge thy
neighbour.
4Give not sleep to thine eyes,
Nor slumber to thine eyelids.
'Deliver thyself as a gazelle from
the hand [of the hunter],

And as a bird from the hand of the
fowler.
'Go to the ant, thou sluggard;
Consider her ways, and be wise;
'Which having no chief,
Overseer, or ruler,
Trovideth her bread in the summer,
And gathereth her food in the har
vest.
'How long wilt thou sleep, 0 slug
gard?
When wilt thou arise out of thy
sleep?
"'Yet a Uttle sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to
sleep' —
"So shall thy poverty come as a
runner,
And thy want as an armed man.
"A base person, a man of iniquity,
Is he .that walketh with a froward
mouth;
"That winketh with his eyes, that
scrapeth witri his feet,
That pointeth with his fingers;
"Frowardness is in his heart, he de
viseth evil continually;
He soweth discord.
"Therefore shall his calamity come
suddenly;
On a sudden shall he be broken, and
that without remedy.
"There are six things which the Lord
hateth,
Yea, seven which are an abomina
tion unto Him:
"Haughty eyes, a lying tongue*
And hands that shed innocent blood ;
"A heart that devisetri wicked
thoughts,
Feet that are swift in running to
evil;
"A false witness that breatheth out
Ues,

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7.10

And he that soweth discord among
brethren.
20My son, keep the commandment
of thy father,
And forsake not the teaching of thy
mother;
"Bind them continually upon thy
heart,
Tie them about thy neck.
22When triou waUtest, it shall lead
thee,
When thou Uest down, it shall watch
over thee;
And when thou awakest, it shall
talk with thee.
Tor the commandment is a lamp,
and the teaching is light,
And reproofs of instruction are the
way of life;
To keep thee from the evil woman,
From the smoothness of the alien
tongue.
Tust not after her beauty in thy
heart;
¦ Neither let her captivate thee with
her eyelids.
Tor on account of a harlot a man is
brought to a loaf of bread,
But the adulteress huntetri for the
precious life.
"Can a man take fire in his bosom,
And his clothes not be burned?
280r can one walk upon hot coals,
And his feet not be scorched?
J9So lie that goeth in to his neighbour's
wife;
Whosoever toucheth her shall not
go unpunished.
30Men do not despise a thief, if he
steal
To satisfy his soul when he is
hungry;
"But if he be found, he must restore
sevenfold,
He must give all the substance of his
house.

32He that committeth adultery with
a woman lacketh understanding;
He doeth it that would destroy his
own soul.
33Wounds and dishonour shall he get,
And his reproach shall not be wiped
away.
Tor jealousy is the rage of a man,
And he will not spare in the day of
vengeance.
35He will not regard any ransom;
Neither will he rest content, though
thou givest many gifts.
7 My son, keep my words,
And lay up my commandments
with thee.
2Keep my commandments and live,
And my teaching as the apple of
thine eye.
3Bind them upon thy fingers,
Write them upon the table of thy
heart.
4Say unto wisdom: Thou art my
sister',
And call understanding thy kins
woman;
That they may keep thee from the
strange woman,
From the alien woman that maketh
smooth her words.
Tor at the window of my house
I looked forth througri my lattice;
7And I beheld among the thought
less ones,
I discerned among the youths,
A young man void of understand
ing,
Tassing through the street near her
corner,
And he went the way to her house;
9In the twilight, in the evening of
the day,
In the blackness of nigrit and the
darkness.
"And, behold, there met him a woman

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With the attire of a harlot, and
wily of heart.
"She is riotous and rebellious,
Her feet abide not in her house ;
'Now she is in the streets, now in the
broad places,
And Ueth in wait at every corner.
"So she caught him, and kissed him,
And witri an impudent face she
said unto him:
"'Sacrifices of peace-offerings were
due from me;
This day have 1 paid my vows.
"Therefore came I forth to meet thee,
To seek thy face, and I have found
thee.
"I have decked my couch with
coverlets,
With striped cloths of the yarn of
Egypt.
"I have perfumed my bed
With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
"Come, let us take our fill of love
until the morning;
Let us solace ourselves with loves.
"For my husband is not at home,
He is gone a long journey;
"He hath taken the bag of money
with him;
He will come home at the full moon.'
21With her much fair speech she
causeth him to yield,
With the blandishment of her lips
she enticeth him away.
22He goeth after her straightway,
As an ox that goeth to the slaughter,
Or as one in fetters to the correction
of the fool;
Till an arrow strike through his
liver;
As a bird hasteneth to the snare —
And knoweth not that it is at the
cost of his life.
24Now therefore, 0 ye children, heark
en unto me,

And attend to the words of my
mouth.
Tet not thy heart decUne to her ways,
Go not astray in her paths.
Tor she hath cast down many
wounded;
Yea, a mighty host are all her slain.
"Her house is the way to the nether
world,
Going down to the chambers of
death.
Q Doth not wisdom call,
And understanding put forth her
voice?
Tn the top of high places by the way,
Where the paths meet, she stand
eth;
'Beside the gates, at the entry of the
city,
At the coining in at the doors, she
crieth aloud :
4'Unto you, 0 men, 1 call,
And my voice is to the sons of men.
'O ye thoughtless, understand pru
dence, ,
And, ye fools, be ye of an under
standing heart.
'Hear, for I will speak excellent
things,
And. the opening of my lips shall
be right things.
'For my mouth shall utter truth,
And wickedness is an abomination
to my Ups.
'All the words of my mouth are in
righteousness,
There is nothing perverse or crooked
in them.
'They are all plain to him that
understandeth,
And right to them that find knowl
edge.
"Receive my instruction, and not
silver,
And knowledge rather than choice
gold.

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PROVERBS

9.3

"For wisdom is better than rubies,
And all things desirable are not to
be compared unto her.
12I wisdom dwell with prudence,
And find out knowledge of devices.
"The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil
way,
And the froward mouth, do I hate.
"Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, power is mine.
"By me kings reign,
And princes decree justice.
"By me princes rule,
And nobles, even all the judges of
the earth.
"I love them that love me,
And those that seek me earnestly
shall find me.
"Riches and honour are with me ;
Yea, enduring riches and righteous
ness.
"My fruit is better than gold, yea,
than fine gold;
And my produce than choice silver.
T walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice;
That I may cause those that love
me to inherit substance,
And that I may fill their treasuries.
The Lord made me as the beginning
of His way,
The first of His works of old.
T was set up from everlasting, from
the beginning,
Or ever the earth was.
24When there were no depths, I was
brought forth;
When there were no fountains
abounding with water.
Tefore the mountains were settled,
Before the hills was I brought forth;
26While as yet He had not made the
earth, nor the fields,
Nor the beginning of the dust of the
world.

"When He established the heavens,
I was there;
When He set a circle upon the face
of the deep,
28When He made firm the skies
above,
Wben the fountains of the deep
showed their might,
"When He gave to the sea His
decree,
That the waters should not trans
gress His commandment,
When He appointed the foundations
of the earth;
"Then I was by Him, as a nursling;
And I was daily all delight,
Playing always before Him,
"Playing in His habitable earth,
And my delights are with the sons
of men.
3Now therefore, ye children, hearken
unto me;
For happy are they that keep my
ways.
Tear instruction, and be wise,
And refuse it not.
34Happy is the man that hearkeneth
to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.
"For whoso findeth me findeth life,
And obtaineth favour of the Lord.
"But he that misseth me wrongeth
his own soul;
All they that hate me love death.'
Q Wisdom hath builded her house,
She hath hewn out her seven pil
lars;
2She hath prepared her meat, she
hath mingled her wine;
She hath also furnished her table.
'She hath sent forth her maidens,
she calleth,
Upon the highest places of the
city:

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PROVERBS

4< Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn
in hither';
As for him that lacketh under
standing, she saith to him :
''Come, eat of my bread,
And drink of the wine which I
have mingled.
'Forsake all thoughtlessness, and
live;
And walk in the way of under
standing.
7He that correcteth a scorner getteth
to himseff shame,
And he that reproveth a wicked man,
it becometh unto him a blot.
'Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate
thee;
Reprove a wise man, and he will
love thee.
'Give to a wise man, and he will be
yet wiser;
Teach a righteous man, and he will
increase in learning.
"The fear of the Lord is trie begin
ning' of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the All-holy
is understanding.
"For by me thy days shall be multi
plied,
And the years of thy life shall be
increased.
"If thou art wise, thou art wise for
thyself;
And if thou scornest, thou alone
shalt bear it.'
"The woman Folly is riotous ;
She is thoughtlessness, and know
eth nothing.
"And she sitteth at the door of her
house,
On a seat in the high places of the
city,
"To call to them that pass by,
Who go right on their ways :
"' Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn
in hither'?

And as for him that lacketh under
standing, she saith to him :
"' Stolen waters are sweet,
And bread eaten in secret is pleas
ant.'
"But he knoweth not ' that the
shades are there;
That her guests are in the depths
of the nether- world.
1 A The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son maketh a glad father;
But a foolish son is the grief of his
mother.
Treasures of wickedness profit
nothing ;
But righteousness delivereth frorri
death.
The Lord will not suffer trie soul of
the righteous to famish;
But He thrusteth away the desire of
the wicked.
4He becometh poor that dealeth with
a slack hand;
But the hand of the diligent maketh
rich.
5A wise son gathereth in summer;
But a son that doeth shamefully
sleepeth in harvest.
'Blessings are upon the head of the
righteous;
But the mouth of the wicked con-
cealeth violence.
The memory of the righteous shall
be for a blessing;
But the name of the wicked shall rot.
The wise in heart will receive com
mandments ;
But a prating fool shall fall.

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PROVERBS

10.29

9He that walketh uprightly walketh
securely;
But he that perverteth his ways
shall be found out.
"He that winketh with the eye
causeth sorrow;
And a prating fool shall fall.
"The mouth of the righteous is a
fountain of fife;
But the mouth of the wicked con-
cealeth violence.
"Hatred stirreth up strifes ;
But love covereth all transgressions.
"In the Ups of him that hath dis
cernment wisdom is found;
But a rod is for the back of him that
is void of understanding.
"Wise men lay up knowledge;
But the mouth of the foolish is an
imminent ruin.
"The rich man's wealth is his strong
city;
The ruin of the poor is their pov
erty.
"The wages of the righteous is life;
The increase of the wicked is sin.
"He is in the way of life that heedeth
instruction;
But he that f orsaketri reproof erreth.
"He that hideth hatred is of lying lips;
And he that uttereth a slander is a
fool.
"In the multitude of words there
wanteth not transgression;
But he that refraineth his lips is wise.

The tongue of the righteous is as
choice silver;
The heart of the wicked is little
worth.
The Ups of the righteous feed
many;
But the foolish die for want of
understanding.
The blessing of the Lord, it maketh
rich,
And toil addeth nothing thereto.
Tt is as sport to a fool to do wicked
ness,
And so is wisdom to a man of
discernment.
Trie fear of the wicked, it shall come
upon him;
And the desire of the righteous shall
be granted.
25When the whirlwind passeth, the
wicked is no more;
But the righteous is an everlasting
foundation.
26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke
to the eyes,
So is the sluggard to them that
send him.
The fear of the Lord prolongeth
days;
But the years of the wicked shall
be shortened.
The hope of the righteous is gladness ;
But the expectation of the wicked
shall perish.
The way of the Lord is a strong
hold to the upright,
But ruin to the workers of iniquity.

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10.30

PROVERBS

"The righteous shall never be moved;
But the wicked shall not inhabit
the land.
The mouth of the righteous bud-
deth with wisdom;
But the froward tongue shall be
cut off.
The Ups of the righteous know what
is acceptable;
But the mouth of the wicked is all
' frowardness.
11 A false balance is an abomina-
tion to the Lord ;
But a perfect weight is His de
light.
2When pride cometh, trien cometh
shame;
But with the lowly is wisdom.
The integrity of the upright shall
guide them;
But the perverseness of the faithless
shall destroy them.
4Riches profit not in the day of
wrath;
Brit righteousness delivereth from
death.
The righteousness of the sincere shall
make straight his way;
But the wicked shall fall by his own
wickedness.
'The righteousness of the upright
shall deliver them;
But the faithless shall be trapped
in their own crafty device.
'When a wicked man dieth, his ex
pectation shall perish,
And the hope of strength perisheth.

The righteous is delivered out of
trouble,
And the wicked cometh in his stead.
'With his mouth the impious man
destroyeth his neighbour;
But through knowledge shall the
righteous be dehvered.
"When it goeth well with the right
eous, the city rejoiceth;
And when the wicked perish, there
is joy.
"By the blessing of the upright a city
is exalted;
But it is overthrown by the mouth
of the wicked.
"He that despiseth his neighbour
lacketh understanding;
But a man of discernment holdeth
his peace.
"He that goeth about as a talebearer
revealeth secrets;
But he that is of a faithful spirit
concealeth a matter.
"Where no wise direction is, a people
falleth;
But in the multitude of counsellors
there is safety.
"He that is surety for a stranger
shall srriart for it ;
But he that hateth them that
strike hands is secure.
"A gracious woman obtaineth honour;
And strong men obtain riches.
"The merciful man doeth good to his
own soul;
But he that is cruel troubleth his
own flesh.

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PROVERBS

12.5

"The wicked earneth deceitful wages;
But he that soweth righteousness
hath a sure reward.
"Stedfast righteousness tendeth to
hfe;
But he that pursueth evil pursueth
it to his own death.
"They that are perverse in heart are
an abomination to the Lord ;
But such as are upright in their
way are His delight.
21Myhand upon it! the evil man shall
not be unpunished;
But the seed of trie righteous shall
escape.
22As a ring of gold in a swine's
snout,
So is a fair woman that turneth
aside from discretion.
The desire of the righteous is only
good;
But the expectation of the wicked
is wrath,
There is that scattereth, and yet
increaseth;
And there is that withholdeth more
than is meet, but it tendeth only
to want.
The beneficent soul shall be made
rich,
And he that satisfieth abundantly
shall be satisfied also himself.
26He that withholdeth corn, the peo
ple shall curse him;
But blessing shall be upon the head
of him that selleth it.

27He that diligently seeketh good
seeketh favour;

But he that searcheth for evil, it
shall come unto him.
28He that trusteth in his riches shall
fall;
But the righteous shall flourish as
foliage.
"He that troubleth his own house
shall inherit the wind;
And the foolish shall be servant
to the wise of heart.
"The fruit of the righteous is a tree
of life;
And he that is wise winneth souls.
"Behold, the righteous shall be re
quited in the earth;
How much more the wicked and the
sinner!
"1 O Whoso loveth knowledge loveth
correction;
But he that is brutish hateth re
proof.
2A good man shall obtain favour of
the Lord;
But a man of wicked devices will
He condemn.
3A man shall not be established by
wickedness;
But the root of the righteous shall
never be moved.
4A virtuous woman is a crown to her
husband;
But she that doeth shamefully is
as rottenness in his bones.
'The thoughts of the righteous are
right;
But the counsels of the wicked
are deceit.

895

12.

PROVERBS

The words of the wicked are to
lie in wait for blood;
But the mouth of the upright shall
• deliver them.
'The wicked are overthrown, and
are not;
But the house of the righteous shall
stand.
8A man shall be commended accord
ing to his intelligence;
But he that is of a distorted under
standing shall be despised.
Tetter is he that is lightly esteemed,
and hath a servant,
Than he that playetri the man. of
rank, and lacketh bread.
"A righteous man regardeth the
life of his beast;
But the tender mercies of the
wicked are cruel.
"He that tilleth his ground shall
have plenty of bread;
But he that followeth after vain
things is void of understanding.
"The wicked desireth the prey of
evil men;
But the root of the righteous yield-
eth fruit.
"In the transgression of the lips is
a snare to the evil man;
But the righteous cometh out of
trouble.
"A man shall be satisfied with good
by the fruit of his mouth,
And the doings of a man ' s hands shall
be rendered unto him.
"The way of a fool is straight in his
own eyes;

But he that is wise hearkeneth unto
counsel.
"A fool's vexation is presently known;
But a prudent man concealeth
shame.
"He that breatheth forth truth
uttereth righteousness,
But a false witness deceit.
"There is that speaketh like the
piercings of a sword;
But the tongue of the wise is health.
"The lip of truth shall be established
for ever;
But a lying tongue is but for a
moment.
"Deceit is in the heart of them that
devise evil;
But to the counsellors of peace is j oy.
There shall no mischief befall the
righteous;
But the wicked are filled with evil.
Tying Ups are an abomination to
the Lord;
But they that deal truly are His
delight.
23A prudent man concealetri knowl
edge;
But the heart of fools proclaimeth
foolishness.
The hand of the dihgent shall bear
rule;
But the slothful shall be under
tribute.
25Care in the heart of a man boweth
it down;
But a good word maketh it glad.

896

PROVERBS

13.18

The righteous is guided by his
friend;
But the way of the wicked leadeth
them astray.
The slothful man shaU not hunt
his prey;
But the precious substance of men
is to be diligent.
2Tri the way of righteousness is hfe,
And in the pathway thereof there
is no death.
1 Q A wise son is instructed of his
xo father;
But a scorner heareth not rebuke.
2A man shall eat good from the fruit
of his mouth;
But the desire of the faithless is
violence.
3He that guardeth his mouth keep
eth his life;
But for him that openeth wide
his Ups there shall be ruin.
The soul of the sluggard desireth,
and hath nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be
abundantly gratified.
6A righteous man hateth lying;
But a wicked man behaveth vilely
and shamefully.
'Righteousness guardeth him that
is upright in the way;
But wickedness overthroweth the
sinner.
'There is that pretendeth himseff
rich, yet hath nothing;
There is that pretendeth himself
poor, yet hath great wealth.

'The ransom of a man's life are his
riches;
But the poor heareth no threaten
ing.
The light of the righteous rejoiceth;
But the lamp of the wicked shall be
put out.
"By pride cometh only contention;
But with the weU-advised is wis
dom.
"Wealth gotten by vanity shall be
diminished;
But he that gathereth Uttle by little
shall increase.
"Hope deferred maketh the heart
sick;
But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
"Whoso despiseth the word shall suf
fer thereby;
But he that feareth the command
ment shall be rewarded.
"The teaching of the wise is a foun
tain of hfe,
To depart from the snares of death.
"Good understanding giveth grace;
But the way of the faithless is
harsh.
"Every prudent man dealeth with
forethought;
But a fool unfoldeth foUy.
"A wicked messenger falleth into evil;
But a faithful ambassador is health.
'Toverty and shame shall be to him
that refuseth instruction;
But he that regardeth reproof shaU
be honoured.

897

13.19

PROVERBS

"The desire accomplished is sweet
to the soul; '
And it is an abomination to fools
to depart from evil.
"He that walketh with wise men
shall be wise;
But the companion of fools shall
smart for it.
"Evil pursueth sinners;
But to the righteous good sriall
be repaid.
aA good man leaveth an inheritance
to his children's children;
And the wealth of the sinner is
laid up for trie righteous.
23Much food is in the tillage of the
poor;
But there is that is swept away by
want of righteousness.
24He that spareth his rod hateth his son ;
But he that loveth him chasteneth
him betimes.
The righteous eateth to the satis
fying of his desire;
But the beUy of the wicked shall want.
"j 4 Every wise woman buildeth her
house ;
But the foolish plucketh it down
with her own hands.
Tie that walketh in his uprightness
feareth the Lord;
But he that is perverse in his ways
despiseth Him.
Tn the mouth of the foolish is a rod
of pride;
But the lips of the wise shall pre
serve them.

4Where no oxen are, the crib is
clean ;
But much increase is by the strength
of the ox.
'A faithful witness will not Ue;
But a false witness breatheth forth
hes.
'A scorner seeketh wisdom, and
findeth it not;
But knowledge is easy unto him that
hath discernment.
'Go from the presence of a foolish
man,
For thou wilt not perceive the lips
of knowledge.
'The wisdom of the prudent is to
look well to his way;
But the foUy of fools is deceit.
'Amends pleadeth for fools;
But among the upright there is
good will.
"The heart knoweth its own bitter
ness;
And with its joy no stranger can
intermeddle.
"The house of the wicked shall be
overthrown;
But the tent of the upright shall
flourish.
"There is a way which seemeth right
unto a man,
But the end thereof are the ways of
death.
"Even in laughter the heart acheth;
And the end of mirth is heaviness.
"The dissembler in heart shall have
his fill from his own ways;

898

PROVERBS

14.34

And a good man shall be satisfied

26A true witness delivereth souls;

from himseff.

But he that breatheth forth lies is

aU deceit.

"The thoughtless believeth every

word;

26In the fear of the Lord a man hath

But the prudent man looketh well

strong confidence;

to his going.

And his children shall have a place

of refuge.

"A wise man fearetri, and departetri

from evil;
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of
But the fool behaveth overbearing
life,
ly, and is confident.
To depart from the snares of
death.
"He that is soon angry dealeth
foohshly;
2Tn the multitude of people is the
And a man of wicked devices is hated.
king's glory;
But in the want of people is the
"The thoughtless come into posses
ruin of the prince.
sion of folly;
But the prudent are crowned with
"He that is slow to anger is of great
knowledge.
understanding;
But he that is hasty of spirit exalt-
"The evil bow before the good ,
eth folly.
And the wicked at the gates of the
righteous.
"A tranquil heart is the life of the
flesh;
"The poor is hated even of his own
But envy is the rottenness of the
neighbour;
bones.
But the rieh hath many friends.
"He that oppresseth the poor blas-
21He that despiseth his neighbour
phemeth his Maker;
sinneth;
But he that is gracious unto the
But he that is gracious unto the
needy honoureth Him.
humble, happy is he.
The wicked is thrust down in his
22Shall they not go astray that devise
misfortune;
evil?
But the righteous, even when he is
But mercy and truth shall be for
brought to death, hath hope.
them that devise good.
Tn the heart of him that hath dis
23In all labour there is profit;
cernment wisdom resteth;
But the talk of the lips tendeth
But in the inward part of fools it
only to penury.
maketh itself known.
The crown of the wise is their riches;
^Righteousness exalteth a nation;
But the folly of fools remaineth folly.
But sin is a reproach to any people.
899
14.35

PROVERBS

"The king's favour is toward a
servant that dealeth wisely;
But his wrath striketh riim that
dealeth shamefully.
IK A soft answer turneth away
JU wrath;
But a grievous word stirreth up
anger.
The tongue of trie wise usetri knowl
edge aright;
But the mouth of fools poureth out
fooUshness.
The eyes of the Lord are in every
place,
Keeping watch upon the evil and
the good.
4A soothing tongue is a tree of
life;
But perverseness therein is a wound
to the spirit.
'A fool despiseth his father's cor
rection; ^
But he that regardeth reproof is
prudent.
'In the house of the righteous is much
treasure;
But in the revenues of the wicked is
trouble.
'The lips of the wise disperse knowl
edge;
But the heart of the foolish is not
stedfast.
'The sacrifice of the wicked is an
abomination to the Lord;
But the prayer of the upright is His
deUght.

The way of the wicked is an abomi
nation to the Lord ;

But He loveth him that followeth
after righteousness.
"There is grievous correction for him
that forsaketh the way;
And hethatriateth reproof shall die.
"The nether-world and Destruction
are before the Lord;
How muoh more then the hearts of
the children of men!
"A scorner loveth not to be reproved;
He will not go unto the wise.
"A merry heart maketh a cheerful
countenance;
But by sorrow of heart the spirit
is broken.
"The heart of him that hath discern
ment seeketh knowledge;
But the mouth of fools feedeth on
folly.
"All the days of the poor are evil; "
But he that is of a merry heart
hath a continual feast.
"Better is little with the fear of the
Lord,
Than great treasure and turmoil
therewith.
"Better is a dinner of herbs where
love is,
Than a stalled ox and hatred there
with.
"A wrathful man stirreth up discord;
But he that is slow to anger appeas-
eth strife.
"The way of the sluggard is as
though hedged by thorns;
But the path of the upright is even.

900

PROVERBS

16.6

20A wise son maketh a glad father;
But a foolish man despiseth his
mother.
"Folly is joy to him that lacketh
understanding;
But a man of discernment walketh
straightf or wards .
Tor want of counsel purposes are
frustrated;
But in the multitude of counsellors
they are established.
23A man hath joy in the answer of his
mouth;
And a word in due season, how good
is it!
The path of hfe goeth. upward for
the wise,
That he may depart from the nether
world beneath.
The Lord will pluck up the house
of the proud;
But He will estabhsh the border
of the widow.
The thoughts of wickedness are an
abomination to the Lord;
But words of pleasantness are
pure.
"He that is greedy of gain troubleth
his own house;
But he that hateth gifts shall live.
The heart of the righteous studieth
to answer;
But the moutri of the wicked pour-
eth out evil things.
"The Lord is far from the wicked;
But He hearetri the prayer of the
righteous.

"The light of the eyes rejoiceth the
heart;
And a good report maketh the bones
fat.
The ear that hearkeneth to the re
proof of life
Abideth among the wise.
Tie that refuseth correction de-
spisetri his own soul; -
But he that hearkeneth to reproof
getteth understanding.
The fear of the Lord is the instruc
tion of wisdom;
And before honour goeth humility.
1 Cl The preparations of the heart-
are man's,
But the answer of the tongue is from
the Lord.
2A11 the ways of a man are clean in
his own eyes;
But the Lord weigheth the spirits.
3Commit thy works unto the
Lord,
And thy thoughts shall be estab
lished.
The Lord hath made every thing
for His own purpose,
Yea, even the wicked for the day of
evil.
'Every one that is proud in heart
is an abomination to the Lord;
My hand upon it! he shall not be
unpunished.
'By mercy and truth iniquity is
expiated;
And by the fear of the Lord men
depart from evil.

901

16.7

PROVERBS

'When a man's ways please the
Lord,
He maketh even his enemies to be
at peace with him.
'Better is a little with righteousness
Than great revenues with injustice.
9A man's heart deviseth his way;
But the Lord directeth his steps.
"A divine sentence is in the lips of
; the king;
His mouth trespasseth not in judg
ment.
"A just balance and scales are the
Lord's;
All the weights of the bag are His
work.
'Tt is an abomination to kings to
commit wickedness;
For the throne is established by
righteousness.
"Righteous lips are the delight of
kings;
And they love him that speaketh
right.
"The wrath of a king is as messengers
of death;
But a wise man will pacify it.
"In the light of the king's counte
nance is life;
And his favour is as a cloud of the
latter rain.
"How much better is it to get wis
dom than gold!
Yea, to get understanding is rather
to be chosen than silver.

"The highway of the upright is to
depart from evil;

He that keepeth his way preserveth
his soul.
"Pride goeth before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.
"Better it is to be of a lowly spirit
with the humble,
Than to divide the spoil with the
proud.
"He that giveth heed unto the word
shall find good;
And -whoso trusteth in the Lord,
happy is he.
The wise in heart is caUed a man of
discernment;
And the sweetness of the Ups in-
creaseth learning.
^Understanding is a fountain of life
unto him that hath it;
But folly is the chastisement of
fools.
The heart of the wise teacheth his
mouth,
And addeth learning to his Ups.
Tleasant words are as a honeycomb,
Sweet to the soul, and health to the
bones.
There is a way which seemeth right
unto a man,
But the end thereof are the ways
of death.
The hunger of the labouring man
laboureth for him;
For his mouth compeUeth him.
"An ungodly man diggeth up evil,
And in his lips triere is as a burning
fire.

902

/PROVERBS

17.15

"A froward man soweth strife;
And a whisperer separateth familiar
friends.
29A man of violence enticeth his
neighbour,
And leadeth him into a way that
is not good.
"He that shutteth his eyes, it is to
devise froward things;
He that biteth his lips bringeth
evil to pass. *
"The hoary head is a crown of glory,
It is found in the way of righteous
ness.
32He that is alow to anger is better
than the mighty;
And he that ruleth his spirit than
he that taketh a city.
The lot is cast into the lap;
But the whole disposing thereof is
of the Lord.
"| 7 Better is a dry morsel and quiet-
ness therewith,
Than a house full of feasting with
strife.
2A servant that dealeth wisely shall
have rule over a son that dealeth
shamefully,
And shall have part of the inher
itance among the brethren.
The refining pot is for silver, and the
furnace for gold;
But the Lord trieth the hearts.
4An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked
lips;
And a liar giveth ear to a mischiev
ous tongue.

'Whoso mocketh the poor blas-
phemeth his Maker;
And he that is glad at calamity shaU
not be unpunished.
'Children's children are the crown
of old men;
And the glory of children are their
fathers.
7Overbearing speech becometh not
a churl;
Much less do lying Ups a prince.
8 A gift is as a precious stone in the
eyes of him that hath it :
Whithersoever he turneth, he pros-
pereth.
'He that covereth a transgression
seeketh love;
But he that harpeth on a matter
estrangeth a familiar friend.
"A rebuke entereth deeper into a man
of understanding
Than a hundred stripes into a
fool.
"A rebellious man seeketh only evil;
Therefore a cruel messenger shall be
sent against him.
"Let a bear robbed of her whelps
meet a man,
Rather than a fool in his folly.
"Whoso rewardeth evil for good, —- -
Evil shall not depart from his house.
"The beginning of strife is as when
one letteth out water;
Therefore leave off contention, be
fore the quarrel break out.
"He that justifieth the wicked, and
he that condemneth the righteous,

903

17.15

PROVERBS

Even they both are an abomination

To punish also the righteous is not

to the Lord.

good,

Nor to strike the noble for their

"Wherefore is there a price in the

uprightness.

hand of a fool

To buy wisdom, seeing he hath no

"He that spareth his words hath

understanding?

knowledge;

And he that husbandeth his spirit

"A friend loveth at all times,

is a man of discernment.

And a brother is born for adversity.

28Even a fool, when he holdeth his
"A man void of understanding is
peace, is counted wise;
he that striketh hands,
And he that shutteth his lips is
And becometh surety in the pres
esteemed as a man of under
ence of his neighbour.
standing.
"He loveth transgression that loveth
1 Q He that separateth himself
seeketh his own desire,
strife;
He that exalteth his gate seeketh
And snarleth against all sound
destruction.
wisdom.
"He that hath a froward heart
2A fool hath no delight in under
findeth no good;
standing,
And he that hath a perverse tongue
But only that his heart may lay
falleth into evil.
itself bare.
21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to
'When the wicked cometh, there
his sorrow;
cometh also contempt,
And the father of a churl hath no
And with ignominy reproach.
j°y-
The words of a man's mouth are
22 A merry heart is a good medicine;
as deep waters;
But a broken spirit drieth the bones.
A flowing brook, a fountain of
wisdom.
23A wicked man taketh a gift out of
the bosom,
'It is not good to respect the person
To pervert the ways of justice.
of the wicked,
So as to turn aside the righteous in
24Wisdom is before him that hath
judgment.
understanding;
But the eyes of a fool are in the ends
'A fool's lips enter into contention,
of the earth.
And his mouth calleth for strokes.
26A fooUsh son is vexation to his
7A fool's mouth is his ruin,
father,
And his lips are the snare of his
And bitterness to her that bore him.
soul.
904
PROVERBS

19.5

The words of a whisperer are as
dainty morsels,
And they go down into the inner
most parts of the belly.
'Even one that is slack in his work
Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
"The name of the Lord is a strong
tower:
The righteous runneth into it, aid
is set up on high.
"The rich man's wealth is his strong
city,
And as a high waU in his own conceit.
"Before destruction the heart of a
man is haughty,
And before honour goetri humiUty.
"He that giveth answer before he
heareth,
It is folly and confusion unto him.
"The spirit of a man will sustain his
infirmity;
But a broken spirit who can bear?
"The heart of the prudent getteth
knowledge;
And the ear of the wise seeketh
knowledge.
"A man's gift maketh room for him,
And bringeth him before great men.
"He ¦ that pleadetri his cause first
seemeth just;
But his neighbour cometh and
searcheth him out.
"The lot causeth strife to cease,
And partetri asunder the contentious.

"A brother offended is harder to be
won than a strong city;

And their contentions are like the
bars of a castle.
"A man's belly shall be filled with
trie fruit of his mouth;
With the increase of his lips shall
he be satisfied.
"Death and Ufe are in the power of
the tongue;
And they that indulge it shall eat
the fruit thereof.
22Whoso findeth a wife findeth a
great good,
And obtaineth favour of the Lord.
The poor useth entreaties;
But the rich answereth impu
dently.
There are friends that one hath to
his own hurt;
But there is a friend that sticketh
closer than a brother.
1 Q Better is the poor that walketh
in his integrity
Than he that is perverse in his lips
and a fool at the same time.
2Also, that the soul be without
knowledge is not good;
And he that hasteth with his feet
sinneth.
The foolishness of man perverteth
his way;
And his heart fretteth against the
Lord.
4Wealth addeth many friends;
But as for the poor, his friend sep
arateth himseff from him.

5A false witness shall not be un
punished;

905

19.5

PROVERBS

And he that breatheth forth lies
shall not escape.
'Many will entreat the favour of the
liberal man;
And every man is a friend to him
that giveth gifts.
'All the brethren of the poor do hate
him;
How much more do his friends go
far from him!
He that pursueth words, they turn
against him.
8He that getteth wisdom loveth his
own soul;
He that keepeth understanding shall
find good.
9A false witness shall not be un
punished;
And he that breatheth forth lies
shall perish.
"Luxury is not seemly for a fool;
Much less for a servant to have rule
over princes.
"It is the discretion of a man to
be slow to anger,
And it is his glory to pass over a
¦ transgression.
The king's wrath is as the roaring
of a Uon;
But his favour is as dew upon the
grass.
"A fooUsh son is the calamity of his
father;
And the contentions of a wife are a
continual dropping.
"House and riches are the inher
itance of fathers;
But a prudent wife is from the Lord.

"Slothfulness casteth into a deep
sleep;
And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
"He that keepeth the commandment
keepeth his soul;
But he that despiseth His ways shall
die.
"He that is gracious unto the poor
lendeth unto the Lord,
And his good deed will He repay un
to him.
"Chasten thy son, for there is hope;
But set not thy heart on his destruc
tion.
"A man of great wrath shall suffer
punishment;
For if thou interpose, thou wilt add
thereto.
"Hear counsel, and receive instruc
tion,
That thou mayest be wise in thy
latter end.
There are many devices in a man's
heart;
But the counsel of the Lord, that
shall stand.
The lust of a man is his shame;
And a poor man is better than a liar.
The fear of the Lord tendeth to life;
And he that hath it shall abide
satisfied,
. He shall not be visited with evil.
The sluggard burieth his hand in
the dish,
And will not so much as bring it
back to his mouth.

906

PROVERBS

20.16

"When thou smitest a scorner, the
simple will become prudent;
And when one that hath under
standing is reproved, he will
understand knowledge.
26A son that dealeth shamefully and
reproachfully
Will despoil his father, and chase
away his mother.
"Cease, my son, to hear the instruction
That causeth to err frorn the words
of knowledge.
28An ungodly witness mocketh at
right;
And the mouth of the wicked
devoureth iniquity.
"Judgments are prepared for seorners,
And stripes for the back of fools.
OA Wine is a mocker, strong drink
is riotous;
And whosoever reeleth thereby is
not wise.
The terror of a king is as the roaring
of a lion :
He that provoketh him to anger
forfeiteth his hfe.
3It is an honour for a man to keep
aloof from strife;
But every fool wiU be snarling.
The sluggard will not plow, when
¦ winter setteth in;
Therefore he shall beg in harvest,
and have nothing.
'Counsel in the heart of man is Uke
deep water;
But a man of understanding will
draw it out.

'Most men will proclaim every one
his- own goodness;
But a faithful man who can find?
'He that walketh in his integrity
as a just man,
Happy are his children after him.
8A king: that sitteth on the throne of
judgment
Scattereth away all evil withhis eyes.
9 Who can say : T have made my heart
clean,
I am pure from my sin'?
"Diverse weights, and diverse meas
ures,
Both of them alike are an abomina
tion to the Lord.
"Even a child is known by his doings,
Whether his work be pure, and
whether it be right.
"The hearing ear, and the seeing eye,
The Lord hath made even both of
them.
"Love not sleep, lest thou come to
poverty;
Open thine eyes, and thou shalt have
bread in plenty.
"' It is bad, it is bad', saith the buyer;
But when he is gone his way, then
he boasteth.
"There is gold, and a multitude of
rubies;
But the lips of knowledge are a
precious jewel.
"Take his garment that is surety for a
stranger;
And hold him in pledge that is
surety for an alien woman.

907

20.17

PROVERBS

"Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man ;
But afterwards his mouth shall be
filled with gravel.
"Every purpose is estabUshed by
counsel;
And with good advice carry on war.
"He that goeth about as a talebearer
revealeth secrets; ¦
Therefore meddle not with him
that openeth wide his lips.
"Whoso curseth his father or his
mother,
His lamp shall be put out in the
blackest darkness.
21 An estate may be gotten hastily at
the beginning;
But the end thereof shall not be
blessed.
22Say not thou: T will requite
evil';
Wait for the Lord, and He will
save thee.
Tiverse weights are an abomination
to the Lord;
And a false balance is not good.
24A man's goings are of the Lord;
How then can man look to his way?
Tt is a snare to a man rashly to say :
'Holy',
And after vows to make inquiry.
26A wise king sifteth the wicked,
And turneth the wheel over them.
The spirit of man is the lamp of the
Lord,
Searching aU the inward parts.

"Mercy and truth preserve the king;
And his throne is upheld by mercy.
The glory of young men is their
strength;
And the beauty of old men is the
hoary head.
"Sharp wounds cleanse away evil;
So do stripes that reach the inward
parts.
2 1 The king's heart is in the hand
of the Lord as the watercourses :
He turneth it whithersoever He
wiU.
2Every way of a man is right in his
own eyes;
But the Lord weigheth the hearts.
To do righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to the Lord
than sacrifice.
4A haughty look, and a proud heart —
The tillage of the wicked is sin.
The thoughts of the diligent tend
only to plenteousness;
But every one that is hasty hasteth
only to want.
The getting of treasures by a lying
tongue
Is a vapour driven to and fro; they
[that seek them] seek death.
The violence of the wicked shall
drag them away;
Because they refuse to do justly.
The way of man is froward and
strange;
But as for the pure, his work is
right.

908

PROVERBS

21.29

'It is better to dwell in a corner of
the housetop,
Than in a house in common witri a
contentious woman.
"The soul of the wicked desireth
evil;
His neighbour findeth no favour in
his eyes.
"When the scorner is punished, the
thoughtless is made wise;
And when the wise is instructed, he
receiveth knowledge.
The Righteous One considereth the
house of the wicked,
Overtrirowing the wicked to their

"Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry
of the poor,
He also shall cry himself, but shall
not be answered.
"A gift in secret pacifieth anger,
And a present in the bosom strong
wrath.
"To do justly is joy to the righteous,
But ruin to the workers of iniquity.
"The man that strayeth out of the
way of understanding
Shall rest in the congregation of
the shades.
"He that loveth pleasure shall be a
poor man;
He that loveth wine and oil shall
not be rich.
"The wicked is a ransom for the
righteous ;
And the fajthless cometh in the
stead of the upright.

"It is better to dwell in a desert land,
Than with a contentious and fretful
woman.
"There is desirable treasure and oil
in the d weiring of the wise;
But a foolish man swalloweth it up.
"He that f olloweth after righteousness
and mercy
Findeth life, prosperity, and honour.
22A wise man scaleth the city of the
mighty,
And bringeth down the stronghold
wherein it trusteth.
^Whoso keepeth his mouth and his
tongue
Keepeth his soul from troubles.
24A proud and haugrity man, scorner
is his name,
Even he that dealeth in overbearing
pride.
2 The desire of the slothful kiUeth him ;
For his hands refuse to labour.
There is that coveteth greedily all
the day long;
But the righteous giveth and spareth
not.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an
abomination;
How much more, when he bringeth
it with the proceeds of wickedness!
28A false witness shall perish;
But the man that obeyeth shall
speak unchallenged.
"A wicked man hardeneth his face;
But as for the upright, he looketh
well to his way.

909

21.30

PROVERBS

"There is no wisdom nor under
standing
Nor counsel against the Lord.
The horse is prepared against the
day of battle;
But victory is of the Lord.
OO A good name is rather to be
chosen than great riches,
And loving favour rather than silver
and gold.
The rich and the poor meet to
gether —
The Lord is the maker of them aU.
3A prudent man seeth the evil, and
hideth himself;
But the thoughtless pass on, and
are punished.
The reward of humihty is the fear
of the Lord,
Even ricries, and honour, and Ufe.
Thorns and snares are in the way of
the froward;
He that keepeth his soul holdeth
himself far from them.
Train up a child, in the way he
should go,
And even when he is old, he will not
depart from it.
'The rich ruleth over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the
lender.
8He that soweth iniquity shall reap
vanity;
And the rod of his wrath shaU
fail.

'He that hath a bountiful eye shall
be blessed;

For he giveth of his bread to the
poor.
"Cast out the scorner, and conten
tion wiU go out;
Yea, strife and shame will cease.
"He that loveth pureness of heart,
That hath grace in his Ups, the king
shaU be his friend.
"The eyes of the Lord preserve him
that hath knowledge,
But He overthroweth the words of
the faithless man.
"The sluggard saith: 'There is a
lion without;
I shaU be slain in the streets.'
The mouth of strange women is a
deep pit:
He that is abhorred of the Lord
shall fall therein.
"Foolishness is bound up in the heart
of a child;
But the rod of correction shall
drive it far from him.
"One may oppress the poor, yet will
their gain increase;
One may give to the rich, yet
will want come.

"IncUne thine ear, and hear the
words of the wise,
And apply thy heart unto my
knowledge.
"For it is a pleasant thing if thou
keep them within thee;
Let them be established altogether
upon thy lips.
"That thy trust may be in the Lord,
I have made them known to thee
this day, even to thee.

910

PROVERBS

23.16

2Tfave not I written unto thee
exceUent things
Of counsels and knowledge;
That I might make thee know the
certainty of the words of truth,
That thou mightest bring back
words of truth to them that send
thee?
Tob not the weak, because he is
weak,
Neither crush the poor in the gate;
Tor the Lord will plead their cause,
And despoil of life those that de
spoil them.
24Make no friendship with a man that
is given to anger;
And with a wrathful man thou shalt
not go;
Test thou learn his ways,
And get a snare to thy soul.
Te thou not of them that strike
hands,
Or of them that are sureties for debts ;
"If thou hast not wherewith to pay,
Why should he take away thy bed
from under thee?
28Remove not the ancient landmark,
Which thy fathers have set.
"Seest thou a man diligent in his
business? he shall stand before
kings;
He shall not stand before mean men.
O Q When thou sittest to eat with a
LO ruler,
Consider well him that is before
thee;
2And put a knife to thy throat,
If thou be a man given to appetite.
3Be not desirous of his dainties;
Seeing they are deceitful food.

4Weary not thyself to be rich;
Cease from thine own wisdom.
'Wilt thou set thine eyes upon it?
it is gone;
For riches certainly make them
selves wings,
Like an eagle that flieth toward
heaven.
'Eat thou not the bread of him that
hath an evil eye,
Neither desire thou his dainties;
Tor as one that hath reckoned
within himseff, so is he:
'Eat and drink', saith he to thee;
But his heart is not with thee.
The morsel which thou hast eaten
shalt thou vomit up,
And lose thy sweet words.
'Speak not in the ears of a fool;
For he will despise the wisdom of thy
words.
"Remove not the ancient landmark;
And enter not into the fields of the
fatherless;
"For their Redeemer is strong;
He will plead their cause with thee.
"Apply thy heart unto instruction,
And thine ears to the words of
knowledge.
"Withhold not correction from the
child;
For though thou beat him with the
rod, he will not die.
"Thou beatest him with the rod,
And wilt deliver his soul from the
nether-world.
"My son, if thy heart be wise,
My heart will be glad, even mine;
"Yea, my reins will rejoice,
When thy lips speak right things.

911

23.17

PROVERBS

"Let not thy heart envy sinners,
But be in the fear of the Lord all the
day;
"For surely there is a future;
And thy hope shall not be cut off.
"Hear thou, my son, and be wise,
And guide thy heart in the way.
Te not among winebibbers;
Among gluttonous eaters of flesh;
Tor the drunkard and the glutton
shall come to poverty;
And drowsiness shall clothe a man
with rags.
Tearken unto thy father that begot
thee,
And despise not thy mother when
she is old.
Tuy the truth, and sell it not;
Also wisdom, and instruction, and
understanding. ,
The father of the righteous will
greatly rejoice;
And he that begetteth a wise child
will have joy of him.
Tet thy father and thy mother be
glad,
And let her that bore thee rejoice.
2'My son, give me thy heart,
And let thine eyes observe my ways.
Tor a harlot is a deep ditch;
And an alien woman is a narrow
pit.
"She also lieth in wait as a robber,
And increaseth the faithless among
men.
"Who crieth: 'Woe'? who: 'Alas'?
Who hath contentions? who hath
raving?
Who hath wounds without cause?
Who hath redness of eyes?
"They that tarry long at the wine;
They that go to try mixed wine.

Took not thou upon the wine when
it is red,
When it giveth its colour in the cup,
Whenit glideth down smoothly;
32At the last it biteth like a serpent,
And stingeth like a basilisk.
Thine eyes shall behold strange
things,
And thy heart shall utter confused
things.
Tea, thou shalt be as he that lieth
down in the midst of the sea,
Or as he that lieth upon the top of a
mast.
3They have struck me, and I felt
it not,
They have beaten me, and I knew
it not;
When shall I awake? I will seek it
yet again.'
04 Be not thou envious of evil men,
Neither desire to be with them;
Tor their heart studieth destruction,
And their lips talk of mischief.
Through wisdom is a house builded,
And by understanding it is estab
lished ;
4And by knowledge are the chambers
filled '
With all precious and pleasant
riches.
'A wise man is strong;
Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth
strength.
Tor with wise advice thou shalt
make thy war;
And in the multitude of counsellors
there is victory.
7Wisdom is as unattainable to a fool
as corals;
He openeth not his mouth in the
gate.

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PROVERBS

24.29

8He that deviseth to do evil,
Men shall call him a mischievous
person.
The thought of the foohsh is sin;
And the scorner is an abomination
to men.
"If thou faint in the day of adver
sity,
Thy strength is smaU indeed.
"Deliver them that are drawn unto
death;
And those that are ready to be
slain wilt thou forbear to rescue?
"If thou sayest: 'Behold, we knew
not this',
Doth not He that weigheth the
hearts consider it?
And He that keepeth thy soul, doth
not He know it?
And shall not He render to every
man according to his work?
"My son, eat thou honey, for it is
good,
And the honeycomb is sweet to thy
taste;
"So know thou wisdom to be unto
thy soul;
If thou hast found it, then shall there
be a future,
And thy hope shall not be cut off.
"Lie not in wait, O wicked man,
against the dwelling of the right
eous,
Spoil not his resting-place;
"For a righteous man falleth seven
times, and riseth up again,
But the wicked stumble under ad
versity.
"Rejoice not when thine enemy
• falleth,
And let not thy heart be glad when
he stumbleth;
"Lest the Lord see it, and it dis
please Him,

And He turn away His wrath from
him.
"Fret not thyself because of evU-doers,
Neither be thou envious at the
wicked ;
"For there wiU be no future to the
evil man,
The lamp of the wicked shall be put
out.
21My son, fear thou the Lord and
the king,
And meddle not with them that
are given to change;
Tor their calamity shall rise sud
denly;
And who knoweth the ruin from
them both?

These also are sayings of the wise.
To have respect of persons in judg
ment is not good.
Tie that saith unto the wicked:
'Thou art righteous',
Peoples shall curse him, nations
shall execrate him;
Tut to them that decide justly
shall be delight,
And a good blessing shall come upon
them.
26He kisseth the lips
That giveth a right answer.
"Prepare thy work without,
And make it fit for thyseff in the field ;
And afterwards build thy house.
Te not a witness against thy neigh
bour without cause;
And deceive not with thy Ups.
"Say not: T will do so to him as he
hath done to me;
I will render to the man according
to his work.'

30

913

24.30

PROVERBS

"I went by the field of the slothful,
And by the vineyard of the man
void of understanding;
"And, lo, it was all grown over with
thistles,
The face thereof was covered with
nettles,
And the stone wall thereof was
broken down.
Then I beheld, and considered
well;
I saw, and received instruction.
33' Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little • folding of the hands to
sleep' —
34So shall thy poverty come as a
runner,
And thy want as an armed man.

O PL These also are proverbs of Solo-
mon, which the men of Hezekiah
king of Judah copied out.
Tt is the glory of God to conceal a
thing;
But the glory of kings is to search
- out a matter.
'The heaven for height, and the
earth for depth,
And the heart of kings is unsearch
able.
Take away the dross from the
silver,
And there cometh forth a vessel for
the refiner;
Take away the wicked from before
the king,
And his throne shall be estab-
Ushed in righteousness.
'Glorify not thyself in the presence
of the king,
And stand not in the place of great
men;

'For better is it that it be said unto
thee: 'Come up hither',
Than that thou shouldest be put
lower in the presence of the
prince,
Whom thine eyes have seen.
'Go not forth hastily to strive,
Lest thou know not what to do in
the end thereof,
When thy neighbour hath put thee
to shame.
'Debate thy cause with thy neigh
bour,
But reveal not the secret of another;
"Lest he that heareth it revile thee,
And thine infamy turn not away.
"A word fitly spoken
Is like apples of gold in settings of
silver.
"As an ear-ring of gold, and an orna
ment of fine gold,
So is a wise reprover upon an obe
dient ear.
"As the cold of snow in the time of
harvest,
So is a faithful messenger to him
that sendeth him;
For he refresheth the soul of his
master.
"As vapours and wind without rain,
So is he that boasteth himself of
a false gift.
"By long forbearing is a ruler per
suaded,
• And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
"Hast thou found honey? eat so much
as is sufficient for thee,
Lest thou be filled therewith, and
vomit it.

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PROVERBS

26.9

"Let thy foot be seldom in thy neigh
bour's house;
Lest he be sated with thee, and
hate thee.
"As a maul, and a sword, and a sharp
arrow,
So is a man that beareth false wit
ness against his neighbour.
"Confidence in an unfaithful man in
time of trouble
Is like a broken tooth, and a foot
¦ out of joint.
20 As one that taketh off a garment
,in cold weather, and as vinegar
upon nitre,
So is he that singeth songs to a
heavy heart.
21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him
bread to eat,
And if he be thirsty, give him
water to drink;
Tor thdu wilt heap coals of fire upon
his head,
And the Lord will reward thee.
The north wind bringeth forth rain,
And a backbiting tongue an angry
countenance.
Tt is better to dwell in a corner of
the housetop,
Than in a house in common with a
contentious woman.
25 As cold waters to a faint soul,
So is good news from a far coun
try.
2'As a troubled fountain, and a cor
rupted spring,
So is a righteous man that giveth
way before the wicked.

"It is not good to eat much honey;
So for men to search out their own
glory is not glory.
Tike a city broken down and with
out a wall,
So is he whose spirit is without re
straint. '

O Cl As snow in summer, and as rain
in harvest,
So honour is not seemly for a fool.
2As the wandering sparrow, as the
flying swallow,
So the curse that is causeless shaU
come home.
'A whip for the horse, a bridle for the
ass,
And a rod for the back of fools.
4Answer not a fool according to his
folly, "
Lest thou also be like unto him.
'Answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
'He that sendeth a message by the
hand of a fool
Cutteth off his own feet, and drink-
eth damage.
'The legs hang limp from the lame;
So is a parable in the mouth of
fools.
'As a small stone in a heap of stones,
So is he that giveth honour to a fool.
9As a thorn that cometh into the
hand of a drunkard,
So is a parable in the mouth of
fools.

915

26.10

PROVERBS

"A master performeth all things;
But he that stoppeth a fool is as
one that stoppeth a flood.
"As a dog that returneth to his
vomit,
So is a fool that repeateth his folly.
"Seest thou a man wise in his own
eyes?
There is more hope of a fool than of
him.
'The sluggard saith: 'There is a
lion in the way;
Yea, a Uon is in the streets.'
"The door is turning upon its hinges,
And the sluggard is still upon his
bed.
"The sluggard burieth his hand in
the dish;
It wearieth him to bring it back
to his mouth.
"The sluggard is wiser in his own
eyes
Than seven men that give wise
answer.
"He that passeth by, and meddleth
with strife not his own,
Is like one that taketh a dog by the
ears.
"As a madman who casteth fire
brands,
Arrows, and death;
"So is the man that deceiveth his
neighbour,
And saith: 'Am not I in sport?'
"Where no wood is, the fire goeth out ;
And where there is no whisperer,
contention ceaseth.

21As coals are to burning coals, and
wood to fire;
So is a contentious man to kindle
strife.
The words of a whisperer are as
dainty morsels,
And they go down into the inner
most parts of the body.
Turning lips and a wicked heart
Are like an earthen vessel overlaid
with silver dross.
24He that hateth dissembleth with
his Ups,
But he layeth up deceit within him.
25When he speaketh fair, beheve him
not;
For there are seven abominations in
his heart.
Though his hatred be concealed with
deceit,
His wickedness shall be revealed
before the congregation.
27Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein ;
And he that roUeth a stone, it shaU
return upon him.
28A lying tongue hateth those that
are crushed by it;
And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
O 7 Boast not thyself of to-morrow;
For thou knowest not what a
day may bring forth.
Tet another man praise thee, and
not thine own mouth;
A stranger, and not thine own lips.
3A stone is heavy, and the sand
weighty;
But a fool's vexation is heavier
than they both.

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PROVERBS

27.24

4Wrath is chiel, and anger is over
whelming;
But who is able to stand before
jealousy?
'Better is open rebuke
Than love that is hidden.
'Faithful are the wounds of a friend ;
But the kisses of an enemy are
importunate.
The full soul loatheth a honeycomb ;
But to the hungry soul every bitter
thing is sweet.
'As a bird that wandereth from her
nest,
So is a man that wandereth from his
place.
'Ointment and perfume rejoice the
heart;
So doth the sweetness of a man's
friend by hearty counsel.
"Thine own friend, and thy father's
friend, forsake not;
Neither go into thy brother's house
in the day of thy calamity;
Better is a neighbour that is near
than a brother far off.
"My son, be wise, and make my heart
glad,
That I inay answer him that taunt-
eth me.
"A prudent man seeth the evil, and
hideth himself;
But the thoughtless pass on, and
are punished.
'Take his garment that is surety for
a stranger;
And hold him in pledge that is
surety for an alien woman.

"He that blesseth his friend with a
loud voice, rising early in the
morning, >
It shall be counted a curse to him.
"A continual dropping in a very
rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike;
"He that would hide her hideth the
wind,
And the ointment of his right hand
betrayeth itself.
"Iron sharpeneth iron;
So a man sharpeneth the counte
nance of his friend.
"Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat
the fruit thereof;
And he that waiteth on his master
shall be honoured.
"As in water face answereth to face,
So the heart of man to man.
"The nether-world and Destruction
are never satiated;
So the eyes of man are never
satiated.
The refining pot is for silver, and
the furnace for gold,
And a man is tried by his praise.
Though thou shouldest bray a fool
in a mortar with a pestle among
groats,
Yet will not his foolishness depart
from him.
Te thou diligent to know the state
of thy flocks;
And look well to thy herds;
Tor riches are not for ever;
And doth the crown endure unto all
generations?

917

27.25

PROVERBS

25When the hay is mown, and the
tender grass showeth itself,
And the herbs of the mountains
are gathered in;
The lambs will be for thy clothing,
And the goats the price for a field;
"And there will be goats' milk enough
for thy food, for the food of thy
household;
And maintenance for thy maidens.
OQ The wicked flee when no man
pursueth;
But the righteous are secure as a
young Uon.
Tor the transgression of a land many
are the princes thereof;
/But by a man of understanding and
knowledge established order shall
long continue.
3A poor man that oppresseth the
weak
Is like a sweeping rain which leaveth
no food.
They that forsake the law praise the
wicked; '
But such as keep the law contend
with them.
'Evil men understand not justice;
But they that seek the Lord under
stand all things.
'Better is the poor that walketh in
his integrity,
Than he that is perverse in his
ways, though he be rich.
'A wise son observeth the teaching;
But he that is a companion of glut
tonous men shameth his father.
8He that augmenteth his substance
by interest and increase,

Gathereth it for him that is gracious
to the poor.
'He that turneth away his ear from
hearing the law,
Even his prayer is an abomina
tion.
"Whoso causeth the upright to go
astray in an evil way,
He shall fall himself into his own
pit;
But the whole-hearted shall inherit
good.
"The rich man is wise in his own
eyes;
But the poor that hath understand
ing searcheth him through.
"When the righteous exult, there is
great glory; '
But when the wicked rise, men
must be sought for.
"He that covereth his transgressions
shall not prosper;
But whoso confesseth and forsaketh
them shall obtain mercy.
"Happy is the man that feareth al
way;
But he that hardeneth his heart shall
fall into evil.
"As a roaring lion, and a ravenous
bear;
So is a wicked ruler over a poor
people.
"The prince that lacketh under
standing is also a great oppressor;
But he that hateth covetousness
shall prolong his days.
"A man that is laden with the blood
of any person

918

PROVERBS

29.7

ShaU hasten his steps unto the pit;
none will support him.
"Whoso walketh uprightly shall be
saved;
But he that is perverse in his ways
shall fall at once.
"He that tiUeth his ground shall
have plenty of bread;
But he that followeth after vain
things shall have poverty enough.
"A faithful man shall abound with
blessings;
But he that maketh haste to be
rich shall not be unpunished.
To have respect^ of persons is not
good;
For a man will transgress for a
piece of bread.
Tie that hatri an evil eye hasteneth
after riches,
And knoweth not that want shall
come upon him.
83He that rebuketh a man shall in
the end find more favour
Than he that flattereth with the
tongue.
24Whoso robbeth his father or his
mother, and saith: 'It is no
transgression',
The same is the companion of a
destroyer.
"He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth
up strife;
But he that putteth his trust in the
Lord shall be abundantly grati
fied.

26He that trusteth in his own heart
is a fool;

But whoso walketh wisely, he shall
escape.
"He that giveth unto the poor shall
not lack;
But he that hideth his eyes shall
have many a curse.
"When the wicked rise, men hide
themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous
increase.
OQ He that being often reproved
hardeneth his neck
Shall suddenly be broken, and that
without remedy.
2When the righteous are increased,
the people rejoice;
But when the wicked beareth rule,
the people sigh.
'Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his
father;
But he that keepeth company
with harlots wasteth his sub
stance.
The king by justice establisheth
the land;
But he that exacteth gifts over-
throweth it.
'A man that flattereth his neighbour
Spreadeth a net for his steps.
'In the transgression of an evil man
there is a snare;
But the righteous doth sing and
rejoice.
'The righteous taketh knowledge of
the cause of the poor;
The wicked understandeth not
knowledge.

919

29.

PROVERBS

'Scornful men set a city in a blaze;
But wise men turn away wrath.
Tf a wise man contendeth with a
foolish man, - , ¦
Whether he be angry or laugh, there
will be no rest.
"The men of blood ,hate him that is
sincere;
And as for the upright, they seek
his life.
"A fool spendeth aU .his spirit;
But a wise man stilleth it within him.
"If a ruler hearkeneth. to falsehood,
All his servants are wicked.
"The poor man and the oppressor
meet together;
The Lord giveth light to the eyes
of them both.
"The king that faithfully judgeth the
poor,
His throne shall be established for
ever.
"The rod and reproof give wisdom;
But a child left to himself causeth
shame to his mother.
"When the wicked are increased,
transgression increaseth;
But' the righteous shall gaze upon
their fall.
"Correct thy son, and he will give
thee rest;
Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
"Where there is no vision, the people
cast off restraint;
But he that keepeth the law, happy
is he.

"A servant will not be corrected by
words; ,
For though he understand, there
wiU be no response.
"Seest thou a man that is hasty in
his words?
There is more hope for a fool than
for him.
"He that delicately bringeth up his
servant from a child
Shall have him become a master
at the last.
22 An angry man stirreth up strife,
And a wrathful man aboundeth in
transgression.
23A man's pride shall bring him low;
But he that is of a lowly spri-it shaU.
attain to honour.
24Whoso is partner with a thief
hateth his own soul:
He heareth the adjuration and
uttereth nothing.
The fear of man bringeth a snare;
But whoso putteth his trust in the
Lord shall be set up on high.
"Many seek the ruler's favour;
But a man's judgment cometh from
the Lord.
"An unjust man is an abomination
to the righteous;
And he that is upright in the way is
an abomination to the wicked.

Q A The words of Agur the son of
Jakeh; the burden.
The man saith unto Ithiel, unto
Ithiel and Ucal:

920

PROVERBS

30.21

1 purely I am brutish, unlike a man,
And have not the understanding of
a man;
'And I have not learned wisdom,
That I should have the knowledge
of the Holy One.
4Who hath ascended up into heaven,
and descended?
Who hath gathered the wind in his
fists?
Who hath bound the waters in his
garment?
Who hath established all the ends of
the earth?
What is his name, and what is his
son's name, if thou knowest?
'Every word of God is tried;
He is a shield unto them that take
refuge in Him.
'Add thou not unto His words,
Lest He reprove thee, and thou be
found a liar.
Two things have I asked of Thee;
Deny me them not before I die:
'Remove far from me falsehood and
lies;
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with mine allotted bread;
'Lest I be full, and deny, and say:
'Who is the Lord?'
Or lest I be poor, and steal,
And profane the name of my God.
"Slander not a servant unto his
master,
Lest he curse thee, and thou be
found guilty.
"There is a generation that curse
their father,
And do not bless their mother.
"There is a generation that are pure
in their own eyes,
And yet are not washed from their
filthiness.

"There is a generation, Oh how lofty
are their eyes!'
And their eyehds are lifted up.
"There is a generation whose teeth
are as swords, and their great
teeth as knives1,
To devour the poor from off the
eartri, and the needy from among
men.
'The horseleech hath two daughters:
'Give, give.'
There are three things that are
never satisfied,
Yea, four that say not: 'Enough':
."The grave; and the barren womb;
The earth that is not satisfied with
water;
And the fire that saith not: 'Enorigh.'
"The eye that mocketh at his
' father,
And despiseth to obey his mother,
The ravens of the valley shall pick
it out,
And the young vultures shall eat
it.
"There are three things which are
too wonderful for me,
Yea, four which I know not:
"The way of an eagle in the air;
The way of a serpent upon a
rock;
The way of a ship in the midst of
the sea;
And the way of a man with a young
woman.
"So is the way of an adulterous
woman;
She eateth, 'and wipeth her mouth,
And saith : ' I have done no wicked
ness.'
"For three things the earth doth
quake,
And for four it cannot endure:

921

30.22

PROVERBS

Tor a servant when he reigneth;
And a churl when he is fiUed with
food;
Tor an odious woman when she is
married ;
And a handmaid that is heir to her
mistress.
There are four things which are
little upon the earth,
But they are exceeding wise ;
The ants are a people not strong,
Yet they provide their food in the
summer;
The rock-badgers are but a feeble
folk,
Yet make they their houses in the
crags;
The locusts have no king,
Yet go they forth all of them by
bands;
The spider thou canst take with the
hands,
Yet is she in kings' palaces,
There are three things which are
stately in their march,
Yea, four which are stately in
going:
"The Uon, which is mightiest among
beasts,
And turneth not away for any;
"The greyhound; the he-goat also;
And the king, against whom there
is no rising up.
Tf thou hast done foolishly in Ufting
up thyseff,
Or if thou hast planned devices, lay
thy hand upon thy mouth.
Tor the churning of milk bringeth
forth curd,
And the wringing of the nose
bringeth forth blood;
So the forcing of wrath bringeth
forth strife.

Q-j The words of king Lemuel; the
burden wherewith his mother
corrected him.
2What, my son? and what, 0 son of
my womb?
And. what, 0 son of my vows?
3Give not thy strength urito women,
Nor thy ways to that which de-
stroyeth. kings.
Tt is not for kings, 0 "Lemuel, it is
not for kings to drink wine;
Nor for princes to say: 'Where is
strong drink?'
'Lest they drink, and forget that
which is decreed,
And pervert the justice due to any
that is afflicted.
'Give strong drink unto him that is
ready to perish,
And wine unto the bitter in. soul;
Tet him drink, and forget his pov
erty,
And remember his misery no more.
'Open thy mouth for the dumb,
In the cause of all such as are ap
pointed to destruction.
'Open thy mouth, judge righteously,
And plead the cause of the poor and
needy.
X "A woman of valour who can find?
For her price is far above rubies.
1 "The heart of her husband doth
safely trust in her,
And he hath no lack of gain.
5 "She doeth him good and not evil
All the days of her life.
1 "She seeketh wool and flax,
And worketh wiUingly with her
hands.
n "She is like the merchant-ships;
She bringeth her food from afar.
1 "She riseth also while it is yet
night,
And giveth food to her household,
And a portion to her maidens.

¦ Heb. Lemoel.
922

PROVERBS

31.31

T "She considereth a field, and buyeth
it;
With the fruit of her hands she
planteth a vineyard.
n "She girdeth her loins with strength,
And maketh strong her arms.
O "She perceiveth that her merchan
dise is good;
" Her lamp goeth not out by night.
i "She layeth her hands to the dis
taff,
And her hands hold the spindle.
3 "She stretcheth out her hand to the
poor;
Yea, she reacheth forth her hands
to the needy.
b "She is not afraid of the snow for
her household;
For all her household are clothed
with scarlet.
12 "She maketh for herself coverlets;
Her clothing is fine Unen and pur
ple.
3 "Her husband is known in the gates,
When he sitteth among the elders
of the land.
0 24She maketh linen garments and
selleth them;

And delivereth girdles unto the
merchant.
y 26Strength and dignity are her cloth
ing;
And she laugheth at the time to
come.
t> "She openeth her mouth with wis
dom;
And the law of kindness is on her
tongue.
X "She looketh well to the ways of her
household,
And eateth not the bread of idle
ness.
p 28Her children rise up, and call her
blessed;
Her husband also, and he praiseth
her:
"I "'Many daughters have done vah-
antly,
But thou excellest them all.'
123 3-°Grace is deceitful, and beauty is
vain;
But a woman that feareth the
Lord, she shall be praised.
t"l "Give her of the fruit of her hands;
And let her works praise her in the
gates.

923

JOB

1 There was a man in the land of
Uz, whose name was Job; and
that man was whole-hearted and
upright, and one that feared God, and
shunned evik 2And there were born
unto him seven sons and three
daughters. 'His possessions also
were seven thousand sheep, and three
thousand camels, and five hundred
yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-
asses, and a very .great household; so
that this man was the greatest of all
the children of the east. 4And his
sons used to go and hold a feast in the
house of each one upon his day; and
they would send and invite their three
sisters to eat and to drink with them.
'And it was" so, when the days of their
feasting were gone about, that Job
sent and sanctified them, and rose up
early in the morning, and offered
burnt-offerings according to the num
ber of them all; for Job said: 'It
may be that my sons have sinned, and
blasphemed God in their hearts.'
Thus did Job continually.
Now it fell upon a day, that the
sons of God came to present them
selves before the Lord, and "Satan
came also among them. 7And the
Lord said unto Satan: 'Whence
comest thou?' Then Satan answered
the LdRD, and said: 'From going to
and fro in the earth, and from walking
up and down in it.' 'And the Lord
said unto Satan: 'Hast thou con
sidered My servant Job, that there
is none like him in the earth, a whole
hearted and an upright man, one
¦ That is, the

that feareth God, and shunneth evil?'
Then Satan answered the Lord, and
said: 'Doth Job fear God for nought?
"Hast not Thou made a hedge about
him,. and about his house, and about
all that he hath, on every side? Thou
hast blessed the work of his hands,
and his possessions are increased in
the land. "But put forth Thy hand
now, and touch all that he hath,
surely he will blaspheme Thee to Thy
face.' "And the Lord said unto
Satan: 'Behold, all that he hath is in
thy power; only upon himself put
not forth thy hand.' So Satan went
forth from the presence of the Lord.
"And it fell on a day when his sons
and his daughters were eating and
drinking wine in their eldest brother's
house, "that there came a messenger
unto Job, and said: 'The oxen were
plowing, and the asses feeding beside
them; "and the Sabeans made a
raid, and took them away; yea, they
have slain the servants with the
edge of the sword; and I only am
escaped alone to teU thee/ "While
he was yet speaking, there came also
another, and said: 'A fire of God is
fallen from heaven, and hath burned
up the sheep, and the servants, and
consumed them; and I only am
escaped alone to tell thee.' "While
he was yet speaking, there came also
another, and said: 'The Chaldeans
set themselves in three bands, and
fell upon the camels, and have taken
them away, yea, and slain the serv
ants with the edge of the sword; and
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I only am escaped alone to tell thee.'
"While he was yet speaking, there
came also another, and said: 'Thy
sons and thy daughters were eating
and drinking wine in their eldest
brother's house; "and, behold, there
came a great wind from across the
wilderness, and smote the four corners
of the house, and it fell upon the
young people, and they are dead; and
I only am escaped alone to tell thee.'
Then Job arose, and rent his
mantle, and shaved his head, and fell
down upon the ground, and wor
shipped ; "and he said :
Naked came I out of my mother's
womb,
And naked shall I return thither;
The Lord gave, and the Lord
hath taken away;
Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Tor all this Job sinned not, nor
ascribed aught unseemly to God.
O Again it fell upon a day, that the
sons of God came to present them
selves before the Lord, and Satan
came also among them to present
himself before the Lord. 2And the
Lord said unto Satan : ' From whence
comest thou?' And Satan answered
the Lord, and said: 'From going to
and fro in the earth, and from walking
up and down in it.' 'And the Lord
said unto Satan: 'Hast thou con
sidered My servant Job, that there
is none like him in the earth, a whole
hearted and an upright man, one
that feareth God, and shunneth evil?
and he still holdeth fast his integrity,
although thou didst move Me against
him, to destroy him without cause.'
4And Satan answered the Lord, and
said: 'Skin for skin, yea, all that a
man hath will he give for his life.
'But put forth Thy hand now, and
touch his bone and his flesh, surely
he will blaspheme Thee to Thy face.'

'And the Lord said unto Satan:
'Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare
his life.'
7So Satan went forth from the
presence of the Lord, and smote Job
with sore boils from the sole of his
foot even unto his crown. 'And he
took him a potsherd to scrape him
self therewith; and he sat among the
ashes. 'Then said his wife unto him:
'Dost thou still hold fast thine integ
rity? blaspheme God, and die.' "But
he said unto her : ' Thou speakest as
one of the impious women speaketh.
What? shall we receive good at the
hand of God, and shall we not receive
evil?' For all this did not Job sin
with his Ups.
"Now when Job's three friends
heard of all this evil that was come
upon him, they came every one from
his own place, Eliphaz trie Temanite,
and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar
the Naamathite; and they made an
appointment together to come to
bemoan him and to comfort him.
"And when they lifted up their eyes
afar off, and knew him not, they
lifted up their voice, and wept; and
they rent every one his mantle, and
threw dust upon their heads toward
heaven. "So they sat down with
him upon the ground seven days and
seven nights, and none spoke a word
unto him; for they saw that his grief
was very great.
Q After this opened Job his mouth,
and cursed his day. 2And Job
spoke and said :
Tet the day perish wherein I was
born,
And the night wherein it was said:
'A man-child is brought forth.'
Tet that day be darkness;
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Neither let the light shine upon it.
'Let darkness and the shadow of
death claim it for their own;
Let a cloud dwell upon it;
Let all that maketh black the day
terrify it.
'As for that night, let thick darkness
seize upon it;
Let it not rejoice among the days
of the year;
Let it not come into the number
of the months.
'Lo, let that night be desolate;
Let no joyful voice come therein.
'Let them curse it that curse the day,
Who are ready to rouse up levi
athan.
Tet the stars of the twiUght thereof
be dark;
Let it look for Ught, but have none;
Neither let it behold the eyeUds
of the morning;
"Because it shut not up the doors of
my [mother's] womb,
Nor hid trouble from mine eyes.
"Why died I not from the womb?
Why did I not perish at birth?
"Why did the knees receive me?
And wherefore the breasts, that I
should suck?
"For now should I have lain still
and been quiet;
I should have slept; then had I
been at rest —
"With kings and counsellors of the
earth,
Who built up waste places for
themselves;
"Or with princes that had gold,
Who filled their houses with silver;
"Or as a hidden untimely birth I
had not been;
As infants that never saw light.
"There the wicked cease from
troubling;
And there the weary are at rest.

"There the prisoners are at ease
together;
They hear not the voice of the
taskmaster.
"The small and great are there alike;
And the servant is free from his
master.
"Wherefore is Ught given to him that
is in misery,
And Ufe unto the bitter in soul —
21 Who long for death, but it cometh
not;
And dig for it more than for hid
treasures;
22Who rejoice unto exultation,
And are glad, "when they can find
the grave? —
To a man whose way is hid,
And whom God hath hedged in?
Tor my sighing cometh instead of
my food,
And my roarings are poured out
like water.
Tor the thing which I did fear
is come upon me,
And that which I was afraid of
hath overtaken me.
"I was not at ease, neither was I
quiet, neither had I rest;
But trouble came.
4 Then answered Ehphaz the Te-
manite, and said:
Tf one venture a word unto thee,
wilt thou be weary?
But who can withhold himself from
speaking?
TJehold, thou hast instructed many,
And thou hast strengthened the
weak hands.
Thy words have upholden him that
was falUng,
And thou hast strengthened the
feeble knees.
'But now it is come unto thee, and
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5.10

It toucheth thee, and thou art
affrighted.
'Is not thy fear of God thy con
fidence,
And thy hope the integrity of thy
ways?
'Remember, I pray thee, who ever
perished, being innocent?
Or where were the upright cut off?
'According as I have seen, they that
plow iniquity,
And sow mischief, reap the same.
9By the breath of God they perish,
And by the blast of His anger are'
they consumed.
"The lion roareth, and the fierce
lion howleth — •
Yet the teeth of the young lions
are broken.
"The old lion perisheth for lack of
prey,
And the whelps of the lioness are
scattered abroad.
"Now a word was secretly brought
to me,
And mine ear received a whisper
thereof.
"In thoughts from the visions of the
night,
When deep sleep falleth on men,
'Tear came upon me, and trembling,
And all my bones were made to
shake.
'Then a spirit passed before my face,
That made the hair of my flesh
to stand up.
"It stood still, but I could not dis
cern the appearance thereof;
A form was before mine eyes;
I heard a still voice:
"'Shall mortal man be just before
God?
Shall a man be pure before his
Maker?
"Behold, He putteth no trust in His
servants,

And His angels He chargeth with
folly;
"How much more them that dwell
in houses of clay,
Whose foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before the moth!
"Betwixt morning and evening they
are shattered;
They perish for ever without any
regarding it.
"Is not their tent-cord plucked up
within them?
They die, and that without wis
dom.'
PL Call now; is there any that will
answer thee?
And to which of the holy ones wilt
thou turn?
Tor anger kiUeth the fooUsh man,
And envy slayeth the silly one.
3I have seen the fooUsh taking root;
But suddenly I beheld his habita
tion cursed.
4His children are far from safety,
And are crushed in the gate, with
none to deliver them.
'Whose harvest the hungry eateth
up,
And taketh it even dut of the thorns,
And the snare gapeth for their
substance.
'For affliction cometh not forth from
the dust,
Neither doth trouble spring out of
the ground;
Tut man is born unto trouble,
As the sparks fly upward.
'But as for me, I would seek unto
God,
And unto God would I commit my
cause;
'Who doeth great things and un
searchable,
MarveUous things without number;
"Who giveth rain upon the earth,

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And sendeth waters upon the fields;
"So that He setteth up on high those
that are low,
And those that mourn are exalted
to safety.
"He frustrateth the devices of the
crafty,
So that their hands can perform
nothing substantial.
"He taketh the wise in their own
craftiness;
And the counsel of the wily is
carried headlong.
"They meet with darkness in the
day-time,
And grope at noonday as in the
night.
"But He saveth from the sword
of their mouth,
Even the needy from the hand of the
mighty.
?'So the poor hath hope,
And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
"Behold, happy is the man whom
God correcteth;
Therefore despise not thou the
chastening of the Almighty.
"For He maketh sore, and bindeth
up;
He woundeth, and His hands make
whole.
"He will deliver thee in six troubles;
Yea, in seven there shall no evil
touch thee.
"In famine He will redeem thee from
death;
And in war from the power of the
sword.
"Thou shalt be hid from the scourge
of the tongue;
Neither shalt thou be afraid of
destruction when it cometh.
^At destruction and famine thou
shalt laugh;
Neither shalt thou be afraid of the
beasts of the earth.

Tor thou shalt bein league with the
stones of the field;
And the beasts of the field shall be
at peace with thee.
24Arid thou shalt know that thy tent
is in peace;
And thou shalt visit thy habitation,
and shalt miss nothing.
Thou shalt know also that thy seed
shall be great, >
And thine offspring as the grass of
the earth.
Thou shalt come to thy grave in
ripe age,
Like as a shock of corn cometh in
in its season.
"Lo this, we have searched it, so it is;
Hear it, and know thou it for thy
good.
Cl Then Job answered and said:
2Oh that my vexation were but
weighed, _ •
And my calamity laid in the
balances altogether!
'For now it would be heavier than
the sand of the seas;
Therefore are my words broken.
Tor the arrows of the Almighty
are within me,
The poison whereof my spirit
drinketh up ;
The terrors of God do set them
selves in array against me.
'Doth the wild ass bray when he
hath grass?
Or loweth the ox over his fodder?
'Can that which hath no savour be
eaten without salt?
Or is there any taste in the juice
of mallows?
'My soul refuseth to touch them;
They are as the sickness of my flesh.
8Oh that I might have my request,
And that God would grant me the
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7.3

'Even that it would please God to
crush me;
That He would let loose His hand,
and cut me off!
"Then should I yet have comfort;
Yea, I would exult in pain, though
He spare not;
For I have not denied the words of
the Holy One.
"What is my strength, that I should
wait?
And what is mine end, that I should
be patient?
"Is my strength the strength of
stones?
Or is my flesh of brass?
"Is it that I have no help in me,
And that sound wisdom is driven
quite from me?
"To him that is ready to faint kind
ness is due from his friend;
Even to him that forsaketh the fear
of the Almighty.
"My brethren have dealt deceit
fully as a brook,
As the channel of brooks that over
flow,
"Whicri are black by reason of the
ice,
And wherein the snow hideth itself;
"What time they wax warm, they
vanish,
When it is hot, they are consumed
out of their place.
"The paths of their way do wind,
They go up into the waste, and are
lost.
"The caravans of Tema looked,
The companies of Srieba waited
for triem —
They were ashamed 'because they
had hoped;
They came thither, and were con
founded.
"For now ye are become His;

Ye see a terror, and are afraid.
Tid I say: 'Give unto me'?
Or: 'Offer a present for me of 'your
substance'?
230r: 'Deliver me from the adver
sary's hand'?
Or: 'Redeem me from the hand of
the oppressors'?
Teach me, and I will hold my
peace;
And cause me to understand where
in I have erred.
"How forcible are words of up
rightness!
But what doth your arguing argue?
26Do ye hold words to be an argu
ment,
But the speeches of one that is
desperate to be wind?
"Yea, ye would cast lots upon the
fatherless,
And dig a pit for your friend.
2Now therefore be pleased to look
upon me;
For surely I shall not lie to your
face.
"Return, I pray you, let there be no
injustice;
Yea, return again, my cause is
righteous.
"Is there injustice on my tongue?
Cannot my taste discern crafty
devices?
7 Is there not a time of service to
man upon earth?
And are not his days like the days of
a hireling?
2As a servant that eagerly longeth
for the shadow,
And as a hireling that looketh for
his wages;
3So am I made to possess — months
of vanity,
And wearisome nights are appointed
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4When I lie down, I say: 'When shall
I arise?'
But the night is long, and I am full
of tossings to and fro unto the
dawning of the day.
'My flesh is clothed with worms and
clods of dust;
My skin closeth up and breaketh
out afresh.
'My days are swifter than a weaver's
shuttle,
And are spent without hope.
'Oh remember that my life is a
breath;
Mine eye shall no more see good.
The eye of him that seeth me shall
behold me no more;
While Thine eyes are upon me,
I am gone.
9As the cloud is consumed and
vanisheth away,
So he that goeth down to the grave
shall come up no more.
"He shall return no more to his house,
Neither shall his place know him
any more.
"Therefore I wih not refrain my
mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my
spirit;
I will complain in the bitterness of
my soul.
"Am I a sea, or a sea-monster,
That Thou settest a watch over
me?
"When I say: 'My bed shall com
fort me,
My couch shaU ease my com
plaint' ;
Then Thou scarest me with dreams,
And terrifiest me through visions;
"So that my soul chooseth stran
gling,
And death rather than these my
bones.
"I loathe it; I shall not Uve alway;

Let me alone; for my days are
vanity.
"What is man, that Thou shouldest
magnify him,
And that Thou shouldest set Thy
heart upon him,
"And that Thou shouldest remember
him every morning,
And. try him every moment?
"How long wilt Thou not look away
from me,
Nor let me alone tiU I swallow down
my spittle?
"If I have sinned, what do I unto
Thee, OThou watcher of men?
Why hast Thou set me as a mark
for Thee,
So that I am a burden to myself?
"And why dost Thou not pardon my
transgression,
And take away mine iniquity?
For now shall I lie down in the
dust;
And Thou wilt seek me, but I
shall not be.
Q Then answered Bildad the Shuhite,
and said :
2How long wilt thou speak these
things,
Seeing that the words of thy mouth
are as a mighty wind?
'Doth God pervert judgment?
Or doth the Almighty pervert just
ice?
Tf thy children sinned against Him,
He delivered them into the hand
of their transgression.
'If thou' wouldest seek earnestly
unto God,
And make thy suppUcation to the
Almighty;
Tf thou wert pure and upright;
Surely now He would awake for
thee,
And make the habitation of thy
righteousness prosperous.

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9.11

'And though thy beginning was
smaU,
Yet thy end should greatly in
crease.
'For inquire, I pray thee, of the
former generation,
And apply thyself to that which
their fathers have searched out-
Tor we are but of yesterday, and
know nothing,
Because our days upon earth are a
shadow —
"Shall not they teach thee, and tell
thee,
And utter words out of their heart?
"Can the rush shoot up without
mire?
Can the reed-grass grow without
water?
"Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and
not cut down,
It withereth before any other herb.
"So are the paths of all that forget
God;
And the hope of the godless man
shall perish;
"Whose confidence is gossamer,
And whose trust is a spider's
web.
"He shall lean upon his house, but
it shall not stand;
He shall hold fast thereby, but it
shall not endure.
"He is green before the sun,
And his shoots go forth over his
garden.
"His roots are wrapped about the
heap,
He beholdeth the place of stones.
"If he be destroyed from his place,
Then it shall deny him: T have
not seen thee.'
"Behold, this is the joy of his way,
And out of the earth shall others

spring.

"Behold, God will not cast away an
innocent man,
Neither will He uphold the . evil-
clofrs *
"Till He fill thy mouth with laughter,
And thy lips with shouting.
They that hate thee shall be clothed
with shame;
And the tent of the wicked shall
be no more.
Q Then Job answered and said :
2Of a truth I know that it is so;
And how can man be just with God?
3If one should desire to contend
with Him,
He could not answer Him one of a
thousand.
4He is wise in heart, and mighty in
strength;
Who hath hardened himself against
Him, and prospered?
'Who removeth the mountains, and
they know it not,
When He overturneth them in His
anger.
'Who shaketh the earth out of her
place,
And the pillars thereof tremble.
'Who commandeth the sun, and it
riseth not;
And sealeth up the stars.
'Who alone stretcheth out the
heavens,
And treadeth upon the waves of
the sea.
'Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and
the Pleiades,
And the chambers of the south.
"Who doeth great things past finding
out;
Yea, marvellous things without
number.
"Lo, He goeth by me, and I see Him
not;
He passeth on also, but I perceive
Him not.

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"Behold, He snatcheth away, who
can hinder Him?
Who will say unto Him: 'What
doest Thou?'
"God will not withdraw His anger;
The helpers of Rahab did stoop
under Him.
"How much less shall I answer Him,
And choose out my arguments
with Him?
"Whom, though I were righteous,
yet would I not answer;
I would make supplication to Him
that eontendeth with me.
'If I had called, and He had an
swered me;
Yet would I not believe that He
would hearken unto my voice —
"He that would break me with a
tempest,
And multiply my wounds without
cause ;
"That would not suffer me to take
my breath,
But fill me with bitterness.
"If it be a matter of strength, lo,
He is mighty!
And if of justice, who will appoint
me a time?
"Though I be righteous, mine own
mouth shall condemn me;
Though I be innocent, He shall
prove me perverse.
T am innocent — I regard not myself,
I despise my life.
Tt is all one — therefore I say :
He destroyeth the innocent and
the wicked.
Tf the scourge slay suddenly,
He will mock at the calamity of the
guiltless.
The earth is given into the hand of
the wicked;
He covereth the faces of the judges
thereof;
If it be not He, who then is it?

2Now my days are swifter than a
runner;
They flee away, they see no good.
They are passed away as the
swift ships;'
As the vulture that swoopeth on the
prey.
"If I say: 'I will forget my com
plaint,
I will put off my sad countenance,
and be of good cheer',
2T am afraid of all my pains,
I know that Thou wilt not hold me
guiltless.
29I shall be condemned;
Why then do I labour in vain?
"If I wash myself with snow water,
And make my hands never so
clean;
"Yet wilt Thou plunge me in the
ditch,
And mine own clothes shall abhor
me.
Tor He is not a man, as I am, that
I should answer Him,
That we should come together in
judgment.
There is no arbiter betwixt us,
That might lay his hand upon us
both.
Tet Him take His rod away from
me,
And let not His terror make me
afraid;
Then would I speak, and not fear
Him;
For I am not so with myself.

my

1 A My soul is weary of my life;
I will give free course to
complaint;
I will speak in the bitterness of my
soul.
2I will say unto God: Do not con
demn me;
Make me know wherefore Thou
contendest with me.

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11. (

'Is it good unto Thee that Thou
shouldest oppress,
That Thou shouldest despise the
work of Thy hands,
And shine upon the counsel of the
wicked?
4Hast Thou eyes of flesh,
Or seest Thou as man seeth?
'Are Triy days as the days of man,
Or Thy years as a man's days,
That Thou inquirest after mine
iniquity,
And searchest after my sin,
'Although Thou knowest that I
shall not be condemned;
And there is none that can deUver
out of Thy hand?
'Thy hands have framed me and
fashioned me
Together round about; yet Thou
dost destroy me!
9Remember, I beseech Thee, that
Thou hast fashioned me as clay;
And wilt Thou bring me into dust
again?
"Hast Thou not poured me out as
milk,
And curdled me Uke cheese?
"Thou hast clothed me with skin
and flesh,
And knit me together with bones
and sinews.
"Thou hast granted me life and
favour,
And Thy providence hath preserved
my spirit.
"Yet these things Thou didst hide
in Thy heart;
I know that this is with Thee;
"If I sin, then Thou markest me,
And Thou wilt not acquit me from
mine iniquity.
"If I be wicked, woe unto me;
And if I be righteous, yet shall I
not lift up my head-
Being filled with ignominy
And looking upon mine affliction.

"And if it exalt itself, Thou huntest
me as a Uon;
And again Thou showest Thyself
marvellous upon me.
'Thou renewest Thy witnesses
against me,
And increasest Thine indignation
upon me;
Host succeeding host against me.
"Wherefore then hast Thou brought
me forth out of the womb?
Would that I had perished, and no
eye had seen me!
"I should have been as though I had
not been;
I should have been carried from the
womb to the grave.
"Are not my days few? cease then,
And let me alone, that I may take
comfort a little,
"Before I go whence I shall not return,
Even to the land of darkness and
of the shadow of death;
22A land of thick darkness, as dark
ness itself;
A land of the shadow of death, with
out any order.
And where the light is as darkness.
"j 1 Then answered Zophar the
Naamathite, and said:
2Should not the multitude of words
be answered?
And should a man full of talk be
accounted right?
Thy boastings have made men hold
their peace,
And thou hast mocked, with none
to make thee ashamed;
4And thou hast said: 'My doctrine
is pure,
And I am clean in Thine eyes.'
'But oh that God would speak,
And open His lips against thee;
'And that He would tell thee the
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That sound wisdom is manifold!
Know therefore that God exacteth
of thee less than thine iniquity
deserveth.
'Canst thou find out the deep things
of God?
Canst thou attain unto the purpose
of the Almighty?
'It is high as heaven; what canst
thou do?
Deeper than the nether-world;
what canst thou know?
The measure thereof is longer than
the earth,
And broader than the sea.
"If He pass by, and shut up,
Or gather in, then who can hinder
Him?
"For He knoweth base men;
And when He seeth iniquity, will
He not then consider it?
"But an empty man will get under
standing,
When a wild ass's colt is born a

"If thou set thy heart aright,
And stretch out thy hands toward
Him—
"If iniquity be in thy hand, put it
far away,
And let not unrighteousness dwell
in thy tents —
"Surely then shalt thou lift up thy
face without spot;
Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and
shalt not fear;
"For thou shalt forget thy misery;
Thou shalt remember it as waters
that are passed away;
"And thy hfe shall be clearer than
the noonday;
Though there be darkness, it shall
be as the morning.
"And thou shalt be secure, because
there is hope;

Yea, thou shalt look about thee,
and shalt take thy rest in safety.
"Also thou shalt Ue down, and none
shall make thee afraid;
Yea, many shall make suit unto
thee.
Tut the eyes of the wicked shall
fail,
And they shall have no way to flee,
And their hope shall be the drooping
of the soul.

12

Then Job answered and said:
No doubt but ye are the people,
And wisdom shall die with you.
'But I have understanding as well
as you;
I am not inferior to you;
Yea, who knoweth not such things
as these?
T am as one that is a laughing-stock
to his neighbour,
A man that called upon God, and
He answered him;
The just, the' innocent man is a
laughing-stock,
'A contemptible brand in the thought
of him that is at ease,
A thing ready for them whose .foot
sUppeth.
The tents of robbers prosper,
And they that provoke God are
secure,
In whatsoever God bringeth into
their hand.
Tut ask now the beasts, and they
shaU teach thee;
And the fowls of the air, and they
shall tell thee;
'Or speak to the earth, and it shall
teach thee;
And the fishes of the sea shall de
clare unto thee;
'Who knoweth not among aU these,
That the hand of the Lord hath
wrought this?

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13.14

"In whose hand is the soul of every
Uving thing,
And the breath of all mankind. —
"Doth not the ear try words,
Even as the palate tasteth its food?
Ts wisdom with aged men,
And understanding in length of
days? —
"With Him is wisdom and might;
He hath counsel and understand
ing.
"Behold, He breaketh down, and it
cannot be built again;
He shutteth up a man, and there
can be no opening.
"Behold, He withholdeth the waters,
and they dry up ;
Also He sendeth them out, and they
overturn the earth.
"With Him is strength and sound
wisdom;
The deceived and the deceiver are
His.
"He leadeth counsellors away
stripped,
And judges maketh He fools.
"He looseth the bond of kings,
And bindeth their loins with a
girdle.
"He leadeth priests away stripped,
And overthroweth the mighty.
"He removeth the speech of men of
trust,
And taketh away the sense of the
elders.
"He poureth contempt upon princes,
And looseth the belt of the strong.
Tie uncovereth deep things out of
darkness,
And bringeth out to light the shad
ow of death.
23He increaseth the nations, and de
stroy eth them;
He enlargeth the nations, and lead
eth them away.
24He taketh away the heart of the
chiefs of the people of the land,

And causeth them to wander in a
wilderness where there is no way.
They grope in the dark without
light,
And He maketh them to stagger
like a drunken man.
1 Q Lo, mine eye hath seen all this,
Mine ear hath heard and under
stood it.
2What ye know, do I know also;
I am not inferior unto you.
Notwithstanding I would speak to
the Almighty,
And I desire to reason with God.
Tut ye are plasterers of lies,
Ye are aU physicians of no value.
'Oh that ye would altogether hold
your peace!
And it would be your wisdom.
'Hear now my reasoning,
And hearken to the pleadings of my
lips.
'Will ye speak unrighteously for
God,
And talk deceitfully for Him?
'Will ye show Him favour?
Will ye contend for God?
'Would it be good that He should
search you out?
Or as one mocketh a man, will ye
mock Him?
"He will surely reprove you,
If ye do secretly show favour.
"Shall not His majesty terrify you,
And His dread fall upon you?
"Your memorials shall be Uke unto
ashes,
Your eminences to .eminences of
clay.
"Hold your peace, let me alone, that
I may speak,
And let come on me what will.
"Wherefore? I will take my flesh in
my teeth,
And put my life in my hand.

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13.15

JOB

"Though He slay me, yet will I
trust in Him;
But I will argue my ways before
Him.
"This also shall be my salvation,
That a hypocrite cannot come be
fore Him.
"Hear diligently my speech,
And let my declaration be in your
ears.
"Behold now, I have ordered my
cause; -
I know that I shall be justified.
"Who is he that will contend with
me?
For then would I hold my peace
and die.
"Only do not two things unto me,
Then will I not hide myself from
, Thee:
"Withdraw Thy hand far from me;
And let not Thy terror make me
afraid.
Then caU Thou, and I will an
swer;
Or let me speak, and answer Thou
me.
23How many are mine iniquities and
sins?
Make me to know my transgression
and my sin.
24Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face,
And holdest me for Thine enemy?
25Wilt Thou harass a driven leaf?
And wilt Thou pursue the dry
stubble?
That Thou shouldest write bitter
things against me,
And make me to inherit the in
iquities of my youth.
"Thou puttest my feet also in the
stocks,
And'lookest narrowly unto all my
paths;
Thou drawest Thee a . line about
the soles of my feet;

'Though I am like a wine-skin that
cons'umeth,
Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
"j 4 Man that is born of a woman
Is of few days, and full of trou
ble. . "
2He cometh forth like a flower, and
withereth;
He fleeth also as a shadow, and
continueth not.
'And dost Thou open Thine eyes
upon such a one,
And bringest me into judgment
with Thee?
4Who can bring a clean thing out of
an unclean? not one.
'Seeing his days are determined,
The number" of his months is with
Thee,
And Thou hast appointed his
bounds that he cannot pass;
Took away from him, that he may
rest,
Till he shall accomplish, as a hire
ling, his day.
Tor there is hope of a tree,
If it be cut down, that it will
sprout again,
And that the tender branch thereof
will not cease.
Though the root thereof wax old
in the earth,
And the stock thereof die in the
ground;
9Yet through the scent of water it
will bud,
And put forth boughs like a plant.
"But man dieth, and lieth low;
Yea, majot perisheth, and where is he?
"As the waters fail from the sea,
And the river is drained dry;
"So man lieth down and riseth not;
Till the heavens be no more, they
shall not awake,
Nor be roused out of their sleep.

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15.15

"Oh that Thou wouldest hide me in
the nether- world,
That Thou wouldest keep me secret,
until Thy wrath be past,
That Thou wouldest appoint me a
set time, and remember me! —
"If a man die, may he Uve again?
All the days of my service would I
wait,
TiU my reUef should come —
Thou wouldest call, and I would
answer Thee;
Thou wouldest have a desire to the
work of Thy hands.
"But now Thou numberest my steps,
Thou dost not even wait for my
sin;
"My transgression is sealed up in a
And Thou heapest up mine iniquity.
"And surely the mountain falUng
crumbleth away,
And the rock is removed out of its
place;
"The waters wear the stones;
The overflowings thereof wash
away the dust of the earth;
So Thou destroyest the hope of
man.
Thou prevailest for ever against
him, and he passeth;
Thou changest his countenance,
and sendest him away.
"His sons come to honour, and ; he
knoweth it not;
And they are brought low, but he
regardeth them not.
Tut his flesh grieveth for him,
And his soul mourneth over him.
1 PL Then answered Eliphaz the
Temanite, and said:
2Should a wise man make answer
with windy knowledge,
And fill his belly with the east wind?
3Should he reason with unprofit
able talk,

Or with speeches wherewith he
can do no good?
4Yea, thou doest away with fear,
And impairest devotion before God.
Tor thine iniquity teacheth thy
mouth,
And thou choosest the tongue of
the crafty.
Thine own mouth condemneth thee,
and not I;
Yea, thine own lips testify against
thee.
'Art thou the first man that was
born?
Or wast thou brought forth before
the hills?
'Dost thou hearken in the council
of God?
And dost thou restrain wisdom to
thyself?
9What knowest thou, that we know
not?
What understandest thou, which
is not in. us?
"With us are both the gray-headed
and the very aged men,
Much older than thy father.
"Are the consolations of God too
small for thee,
And the word that dealeth gently
with thee?
"Why doth thy heart carry thee
away?
And why do thine eyes wink?
"That thou turnest thy spirit against
God,
And lettest such words go out of thy
mouth.
"What is man, that he should be
clean?
And he that is born of a woman,
that he should be righteous?
"Behold, He putteth no trust in
His holy ones;
Yea, the heavens are not clean in
His sight. ;

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15.16

JOB

"How much less one that is abomi
nable and impure,
Man who drinketh iniquity Uke
water!
"I will tell thee, hear thou me;
And' that which I have seen I will
declare—
"Which wise men have told
From their fathers, and have not
hid it;
"Unto whom alone the land was
given,
And no stranger passed among
them.
"The wicked man travaileth with
pain all his days,
Even the number of years that are
laid up for the oppressor.
2'A sound of terrors is in his ears:
In prosperity the destroyer shall
come upon him.
Tie beheveth not that he shall re
turn out of darkness,
And he is waited for of the sword.
23He wandereth abroad for bread:
'Where is it?'
He knoweth that the day of dark
ness is ready at his hand.
"Distress and anguish overwhelm
him;
They prevail against him, as a
king ready to the battle.
"Because he hath stretched out his
hand against God,
And behaveth himself proudly
against the Almighty;
"He runneth upon him with a stiff
, neck,
With the thick bosses of his buck
lers.
"Because he hath covered his face
with his fatness,
And made collops of fat on his loins;
2'And he hath dwelt in desolate cities,
In houses which no man would in
habit,

Which were ready to become heaps.
"He shall not be rich, neither shall
his substance continue,
Neither shall their produce bend
to the earth.
"He shall not depart out of darkness;
The flame shall dry up his branches,
And by the breath of His mouth
shaU he go away.
"Let him not trust in vanity, de
ceiving himseff;
For vanity shall be his recompense.
Tt shall be accomphshed before his
time,
And his branch shall not be leafy.
33He shaU shake off his unripe grape
as the vine,
And shall cast off his flower as the
olive.
Tor the company of the godless
shall be desolate,
And fire shaU consume the tents of
bribery.
They conceive mischief, and bring
forth iniquity,
And their beUy prepareth deceit.
1 Cl Then Job answered and said:
2I have heard many such things;
Sorry comforters are ye all.
3Shall windy words have an end?
Or what provoketh thee that thou
answerest?
T also could speak as ye do;
If your soul were in my soul's stead,
I could join words together against
you,
And shake my head at you.
'I would strengthen you with my
mouth,
And the moving of my Ups would
assuage your grief.
'Though I speak, my pain is not
assuaged;
And though I forbear, what am I
eased?

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JOB

17.

'But now He hath made me weary;
Thou hast made desolate all my
company.
'And Thou hast shrivelled me up,
wliich is a witness against me;
And my leanness riseth up against
me, it testifieth to my face.
9He hath torn me in His wrath, and
hated me;
He hath gnashed upon me with
His teeth;
Mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes
upon me.
"They have gaped upon me with
their mouth;
They have smitten me upon the
cheek scornfully;
They gather themselves together
against me.
"God dehvereth me to the ungodly,
And casteth me into the hands of
the wicked.
T was at ease, and He broke me
asunder;
Yea, He hath taken me by the
neck, arid dashed me to pieces;
He hath also set me up for His
mark.
"His archers compass me round
about,
He cleaveth my reins asunder, and
doth not spare;
He poureth out my gall upon the
ground.
"He breaketh me with breach upon
breach;
He runneth upon me like a giant.
"I have sewed sackcloth upon my
skin,
And have laid my horn in the dust.
"My face is reddened with weeping,
And on my eyelids is the shadow of
death;
"Although there is no violence in my
hands,
And my prayer is pure.

"0 earth, cover not thou my blood,
And let my cry have no resting-
place.
"Even now, behold, my Witness is in
heaven,
And He that testifieth of me is on
high.
"Mine inward thoughts are my in
tercessors,
Mine eye poureth out tears unto
God;
"That He would set aright a man
contending with God,
As a son of man setteth aright his
neighbour!
Tor the years that are few are com
ing on,
And I shall go the way whence I
shall not return.
1 7 My spirit is consumed, my days
are extinct,
The grave is ready for me.
2Surely there are mockers with me,
And mine eye abideth in their
provocation.
'Give now a pledge, be surety for
me with Thyself;
Who else is there that will strike
hands with me?
Tor Thou hast hid their heart from
understanding;
Therefore shalt Thou not exalt
them.
'He that denounceth his friends for
the sake of flattering,
Even trie eyes of his children shall
fail.
'He hath made me also a byword of
the people;
And I am become one in whose face
they spit.
7Mine eye also is dimmed by reason
of vexation,
And all my members are as a
shadow.
'Upright men are astonished at this,

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17.8

JOB

And the innocent stirreth up him
self against the godless.
'Yet the righteous holdeth on his
way,
And he that hath clean hands wax-
eth stronger and stronger.
"But as for you all, do ye return, and
come now;
And I shall not find a wise man
among you.
"My days are past, my purposes are
broken off,
Even the thoughts of my heart.
'They change the night into day;
The light is short because of dark
ness.
"If I look for the nether-world as my
house;
If I have spread my couch in the
darkness;
"If I have said to corruption: Thou
art my father' ,
To the worm: Thou art my mother,
and my sister' ;
"Where then is my hope?
And as for my hope, who shaU see it?
"They shall go down to the bars of
the nether-world,
When we are at rest together in
the dust.
1 Q Then answered Bildad the Shu-
hite, and said:
2How long will ye lay snares for
words?
Consider, and afterwards we will
speak.
'Wherefore are we counted as beasts,
And reputed dull in your sight?
Thou that tearest thyself in thine
anger,
Shall the earth be forsaken for thee?
Or shall the rock be removed out of
its place?

'Yea, the light of the wicked shall
be put out,

And the spark of his fire shall not
shine.
The light shall be dark in his tent,
And his lamp over him shall be put
out.
The steps of his strength shall be
straitened,
And his own counsel shall cast him
down.,
'For he is cast into a net by his own
feet,
And he walketh upon the toils.
9A gin shall take him by the heel,
And a snare shall lay hold on him.
"A noose is hid for him in the ground,
And a trap for him in the way.
"Terrors shall overwhelm him on
every side,
And shall entrap him at his feet.
"His trouble shall be ravenous,
And calamity shall be ready for
his fall.
"It shall devour the members of his
body,
Yea, the first-born of death shaU
devour his members.
"That wherein he trusteth shall be
plucked out of his tent;
And he shall be brought to the king
of terrors.
'There shall dwell in his tent that
which is none of his;
Brimstone shall be scattered upon
his habitation.
"His roots shall dry up beneath,
And above shall his branch wither.
"His remembrance shall perish from
the earth,
And he shall have no name abroad.
"He shall be driven from light into
darkness,
And chased out of the world.
"He shall have neither son nor son's
son among his people,
Nor any remaining in his dwellings.
They that come after shall be
astonished at his day,

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JOB

19.27

As they that went before are af
frighted.
"Surely such are the dwellings of the
wicked,
And this is the place of him that
knoweth not God.
1 Q Then Job answered and said:
2How long will ye vex my soul,
And crush me witri words?
'These ten times have ye reproached
me;
Ye are not ashamed that ye deal
harshly with me.
4And be it indeed that I have erred,
Mine error remaineth with myself.
5If indeed ye will magnifyyourselves
against me,
And plead against me my reproach;
'Know now that God hath subverted
my cause,
And hath compassed me with His
net.
Tehold, I cry out: 'Violence!' but
I am not heard;
I cry aloud, but there is no justice.
'He hath fenced up my way that
I cannot pass,
And hath set darkness in my paths.
9He hath stripped me of my glory,
And taken the crown from my head.
"He hath broken me down on every
side, and I am gone;
And my hope hath He plucked up
like a tree.
"He hath also kindled His wrath
against me,
And He counteth me unto Him
as one of His adversaries.
"His troops come on together,
And cast up their way against me,
And encamp round about my tent.
"He hath put iriy brethren far from
me,
And mine acquaintance are wholly
estranged from me.
"My kinsfolk have failed,

And my familiar friends have for
gotten me.
"They that dwell in my house, and
my maids, count me for a stran
ger;
I am become an ahen in their sight.
"I call unto my servant, and he
giveth me no answer,
Though I entreat him with my
mouth.
"My breath is abhorred" of my wife,
And I am loathsome to the children
of my tribe.
"Even urchins despise me;
If I arise, they speak against me.
"All my intimate friends abhor me;
And they whom I loved are turned
against me.
"My bone cleaveth to my skin and to
my flesh,
And I am escaped with the skin of
my teeth.
21Have pity upon me, have pity upon
me, 0 ye my friends;
For the hand of God hath touched
me.
22Why do ye persecute me as God,
And are not satisfied with my flesh?
230h that my words were now written !
Oh that they were inscribed in a
book!
That with an iron pen and lead
They were graven in the rock for
ever!
Tut as for me, I know that my
Redeemer liveth,
And that He will witness at the
last upon the dust;
"And when after my skin this is de
stroyed,
Then without my flesh shall I see
God;
"Whom I, even I, shall see for my
seff,
And mine eyes shall behold, and
not another's.

941

19.27

JOB

My reins are consumed within me.
Tf ye say: 'How we will persecute
him!'
Seeing that the root of the matter
is found in me;
Te ye afraid of the sword ;
For wrath bringeth the punishments
of the sword,
That ye may know there is a judg
ment.
O A Then answered Zophar the Naa-
mathite, and said:
Therefore do my thoughts give
answer to me,
Even by reason of mine agitation
that is in me.
T have heard the reproof which
putteth me to shame,
But out of my understanding my
spirit answereth me.
4Knowest thou not this of old time,
Since man was placed upon earth,
That the triumphing of the wicked
is short,
And the joy of the godless but for
a moment?
Though his excellency mount up
to the heavens,
And his head reach unto the clouds;
7Yet he shall perish for ever like his
own dung;
They that have seen him shall say:
'Where is he?'
'He shall fly away as a dream, and
shall not be found;
Yea, he shall be chased away as a
vision of the night.
The eye which saw him shall see
him no more;
Neither shaU his place any more
behold him.
"His children shall appease the poor,
And his hands shall restore his
wealth.
"His bones are full of his youth,

But it shall lie down with him in the
dust.
'Though wickedness be sweet in his
mouth,
Though he hide it under his tongue;
"Though he spare it, and will not
let it go,
But keep it still within his mouth;
"Yet his food in his bowels is turned,
It is the gall of asps within him.
"He hath swallowed down riches,
and he shall vomit them up again;
God shall cast them out of his
belly.
"He shall suck the poison of asps;
The viper's tongue shaU slay him.
"He shall not look upon the rivers,
The flowing streams of honey and
curd.
"That which he laboured for shall
he give back, and shall not
swallow it down1;
According to the substance that he
hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.
"For he hath oppressed and forsaken
the poor;
He hath violently taken away a
house, and he shall not build it
up.
"Because he knew no quietness with
in him,
In his greed he suffered nought to
escape,
"There was nothing left that he
devoured not —
Therefore his prosperity shall not
endure.
Tn the fulness of his sufficiency he
shaU be in straits;
The hand of every one that is in
misery shall come upon him.
Tt shaU be for the filling of his belly;
He shall cast the fierceness of His
wrath upon him,
And shall cause it to rain upon him
into his flesh.
24If he flee from the iron weapon,

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The bow of brass shall strike him
through.
Tie draweth it forth, and it cometh
out of his body;
Yea, the glittering point cometh out
of his gall;
Terrors are upon him.
26 All darkness is laid up for his treas
ures;
A fire not blown by man ^hall con
sume him;
It shall go ill with him that is left
in his tent.
"The heavens shall reveal his iniquity,
And the earth -shah rise up against
, him.
The increase of his house shaU de
part,
His goods shall flow away in the
day of his wrath.
This is the portion of a wicked man
from God,
And the heritage appointed unto
him by God.
0 1 Then Job answered and said:
Tear diligently my speech;
And let this be your consolations.
'Suffer me, that I may speak;
And after that I have spoken, mock
on.
4As for me, is my complaint to
man?
Or why should I not be impatient?
'Turn unto me, and be astonished,
And lay your hand upon your
mouth.
'Even when I remember I am
affrighted,
And horror taketh hold on my
flesh.
7Wherefore do the wicked Uve,
Become old, yea, wax mighty in
power?
Their seed is established in their
sight with them,

JOB 21.20
And their offspring before their
eyes.
'Their houses are safe, without fear,
Neither is the rod of God upon
them.
"Their bull gendereth, and faileth
not;
Their cow calveth, and casteth not
her caff.
"They send forth their little ones
like a flock,
And their children dance.
"They sing to the timbrel and harp,
And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
"They spend their days in prosperity,
And peacefully they go down to
the grave.
"Yet they said unto God: 'Depart
from us;
For we desire not the knowledge
of Thy ways.
"What is the Almighty, that we
should serve Him?
And what profit should we have, if
we pray unto Him?' —
"Lo, their prosperity is not in their
hand;
The counsel of the wicked is far
from me.
"How oft is it that the lamp of the
wicked is put out?
That trieir calamity cometh upon
them?
That He distributetri pains in His
anger?
"That they are as stubble before the
wind,
And as chaff that the storm stealeth
away?
"'God layeth up his iniquity for his
children!' —
Let Him recompense it unto him
seff, that he may know it.
"Let his own eyes see his destruction,
And let him drink of the wrath of
the Almighty.

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21.21

JOB

"For what pleasure hath he in his
. house after him?
Seeing the number of his months
is determined.
22Shall any teach God knowledge?
Seeing it is He that judgeth those
that are high.
^One dieth in his full strength,
Being whoUy at ease and quiet;
24His pails are full of milk,
And the marrow of his bones is
moistened.
"And another dieth in bitterness of
soul,
And hath never tasted of good.
They lie down alike in the dust,
And the worm covereth them.
"Behold, I know your thoughts,
And the devices wliich ye wrong
fully imagine against me.
Tor ye say: 'Where is the house of
the prince?
And where is the tent wherein the
wicked dwelt?' .
"Have ye not asked them that go by
the way;
And will ye misdeem their tokens,
"That the evil man is reserved to
the day of calamity,
That they are led forth to the day
of wrath?
"But who shall declare his way to his
face?
And who shall repay him what he
hath done?
Tor he is borne to the grave,
And watch is kept over his tomb.
The clods of the valley are sweet
unto him,
And all men draw after him,
As there were innumerable before
him.
Tow then comfort ye me in vain?
And as for your answers, there re
maineth only faithlessness.

OO Trien answered Ehphaz the
Temanite, and said :
2Can a man be profitable unto God?
Or can he that is wise be profitable
unto Him?
Ts it any advantage to the Almighty,
that thou art righteous?
Or is it gain to Him, that thou
makest thy ways blameless?
4Is it for thy fear of Him that He
reproveth thee,
That He entereth with thee into
judgment?
5Is not thy wickedness great?
And are not thine iniquities without
end?
'For thou hast taken pledges of thy
brother for nought,
And stripped the naked of their
clothing.
Thou hast not given water to the
weary to drink,
And thou hast withholden bread
from the hungry.
'And as a mighty man, who hath
the earth,
And as a man of rank, who dwelleth
in it,
Thou hast sent widows away empty,
And trie arms of trie fatherless have
been broken.
"Therefore snares are round about
thee,
And sudden dread affrighteth thee,
"Or darkness, that thou canst not
see,
And abundance of waters cover thee.
"Is not God in the height of heaven?
And behold the topmost of the stars,
how high they are!
"And thou sayest: 'What doth God
know? '
Can He judge through the dark
dloud?
"Thick clouds are a covering to Him,
that He seeth not ;

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And He walketh in the circuit of
heaven.'
"Wilt thou keep the old way
Which wicked men have trodden?
"Who were snatched away before
their time,
Whose foundation was poured out
as a stream;
"Who said unto God: 'Depart from
us';
And what could the Almighty do
unto them?
"Yet He fiUed their houses with good
things — ¦
But the* counsel of the wicked is
far from me.
'The righteous saw it, and were glad,
And the innocent laughed them to
scorn :
"' Surely their substance is cut off,
And their abundance the fire hath
consumed.'
"Acquaint now thyself with Him,
and be at peace;
Thereby shall thine increase be
good.
Tieceive, I pray thee, instruction
from His mouth,
And lay up His words in thy heart.
Tf thou return to the Almighty, thou
shalt be built up —
If thou put away unrighteousness
far from thy tents,
24And lay thy treasure in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the
stones of the brooks;
"And the Almighty be thy treasure,
And precious silver unto thee;
Then surely shalt thou have thy
deUght in the Almighty,
And shalt lift up thy face unto God ;
"Thou shalt make thy prayer unto
Him, and He will hear thee,
And thou shalt pay thy vows;
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and
it shall be established unto thee,

JOB  23.10
And light shall shine upon thy
Ways.

"When they cast thee down, thou
shalt say: There is lifting up' ;
For the humble person He saveth.
"He delivereth him that is innocent,
Yea, thou shalt be delivered through
the cleanness of thy hands.
2Q Then Job answered and said:
2Even to-day is my complaint
bitter;
My hand is become heavy because
of my groaning.
'Oh that I knew where I might find
Him,
That I might come even to His
seat!
4I would order my cause before Him,
And fill my mouth with arguments.
'I would know the words which He
would answer me,
And understandtlvhat He would say
unto me.
'Would He contend with me in His
great power?
Nay; but He would give heed unto
me.
There the upright might reason
with Him;
So should I be delivered for ever
from my Judge.
TSehold, I go forward, but He is not
there,
And backward, but I cannot per
ceive Him;
9On the left hand, when He doth
work, but I cannot behold Him,
He turneth Himself to the right
hand, but I cannot see Him.
"For He knoweth the way that I
take;
When He hath tried me, I shall come
forth as gold.

31

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23.11

JOB

"My foot hath held fast to His steps,
His way have I kept, and turned not
aside.
"I have not gone back from the com
mandment of His Ups;
I have treasured up the words of
His mouth more than my neces
sary food.
"But He is at one with Himself, and
who can turn Him?
And what His soul desireth, even
that He doeth.
"For He will perform that which is
appointed for me;
And many such things are with Him.
"Therefore am I affrighted at His
presence;
When I consider, I am afraid of
Him.
"Yea, God hath made my heart faint,
And the Almighty hath affrighted
me;
"Because I was i$t cut off before the
darkness,
Neither did He cover the thick
darkness from my face.
OA Why are times not laid up by
u^ the Almighty?
And why do not they that know
Him see His days?
There are that remove the land
marks;
They violently take away flocks, and
feed them.
They drive away the ass of the
fatherless,
They take the widow's, ox for a
pledge.
They turn the needy out of the way;
The poor of the earth hide them
selves together.
'Behold, as wild asses in the wilder
ness
They go forth to their work, seek
ing diUgently for food;

The desert yieldeth them bread
for their children.
'They cut his provender in the
field;
And they despoil the vineyard of
the wicked.
'They lie aU night naked without
clothing,
' And have no covering in the cold.
'They are wet with the showers of the
mountains,
And embrace the rock for want of a
shelter.
There are that pluck the fatherless
from the breast,
And take a pledge of the poor;
"So that they go about naked with
out clothing,
And being hungry they carry the
sheaves;
"They make oil within the rows of
these men;
They tread their winepresses, and
suffer thirst.
"From out of the populous city
men groan,
And the soul of the wounded
crieth out;
Yet God imputeth it not for un
seemliness.
"These are of triem that rebel against
the light;
They know not the ways thereof,
Nor abide in the paths thereof.
"The murderer riseth with the light,
to kill the poor and needy;
And in the night he is as a thief.
"The eye also of the adulterer waiteth
for the twilight,
Saying: 'No eye shall see me';
And he putteth a covering on, his
face.
"In the dark they dig through houses;
They, shut themselves. , up in the
day-time;
They know not the Ught.

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JOB 26.10

"For trie shadow of death is to all
of them as the morning;
For they know the terrors of the
shadow of death.
"He is swift upon the face of the
waters;
Their portion is cursed in the earth;
He turneth not by the way of the
vineyards.
"Drought and heat consume the
snow waters;
So doth the nether-world those
that have sinned.
The womb forgetteth him; the worm
feedeth sweetly on him;
He shall be no more remembered;
And unrighteousness is broken as a
tree.
"He devouretri the barren that bear
eth not;
And doeth not good to the widow.
Te draweth away the mighty also
by his power;
He riseth up, and he trusteth not
his own hfe.
Though it be given him to be in
safety, whereon he resteth,
Yet His eyes are upon their ways.
They are exalted for a little while,
and they are gone;
Yea, they are brought low, they
are gathered in as all others,
And wither as the tops of the ears
of corn;
''And if it be not so now, who will
prove me a liar,
And make my speech nothing
worth?
2 P\ Then answered Bildad the Shu
hite, and said:
2Dominion and fear are with Him;
He maketh peace in His high places.
3Is there any nrimber of His armies?
And upon whom doth not His light
arise?

4How then can man be just with
God?
Or how can he be clean that is
born of a woman?
'Behold, even the moon hath no
brightness,
And the stars are not pure in His
sight;
'How much less man, that is a
worm!
And the son of man, that is a
maggot!
OCX Then Job answered and said:
Tow hast thou helped him that
is without power!
How hast thou saved the arm that
hath no strength!
'How hast thou counselled him that
hath no wisdom,
And plentifully declared sound
knowledge!
4With whose help hast thou uttered
words?
And whose spirit came forth from
thee?
'The shades tremble
Beneath the waters and the in
habitants thereof.
The nether-world is naked before
Him,
And Destruction hath no covering.
7He stretcheth out the north over
empty space,
And hangeth the eartri over noth
ing.
8He bindeth up the waters in His
thick clouds;
And the cloud is not rent under
them.
'He closeth in the face of His throne,
And spreadeth His cloud upon it.
"He hath described a boundary upon
the face of the waters,
Unto the confines of Ught and
darkness.

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JOB

"The pillars of heaven tremble
And are astonished at His rebuke.
"He stirreth up the sea with His
power,
And by His understanding He
smiteth through Rahab.
"By His breath the heavens are
serene;
His hand hath pierced the slant
serpent.
"Lo, these are but the outskirts of
His ways;
And how small a whisper is heard
of Him!
But the thunder of His mighty
deeds who can understand?
27 An^ Job again took up his
parable, and said:
2As God liveth, who hath taken
away my right;
And the Almighty, who hath dealt
bitterly with me;
3A11 the while my breath is in me,
And the spirit of God is in my
nostrils,
4Surely my Ups shaU not speak un
righteousness,
Neither shaU my tongue utter de
ceit;
'Far be it from me that I should
justify you;
Till I die I will not put away mine
integrity from me.
'My righteousness I hold fast, and
will not let it go;
My heart shall not reproach me
so long as I live.
'Let mine enemy be as the wicked,
And let him that riseth up against
me be as the unrighteous.
'For what is the hope of the godless,
though he get him gain,
When God taketh away his soul?
'Will God hear his cry,
When trouble cometh upon him?

"Will he have his deUght in the Al
mighty,
And caU upon God at all times? ¦
"I wiU teach you concerning the
hand of God;
That which is with the Almighty
will I not conceal.
"Behold, aU ye yourselves have seen
it;
Why then are ye become altogether
vain?
"This is the portion of a wicked man
with God,
And the heritage of oppressors,
wliich they receive from the Al
mighty.
"If his children be multiplied, it is
for the sword;
And his offspring shall not have
bread enough.
"Those that remain of him shaU be
buried by pestilence,
And his widows shall make no lamen
tation.
Though he heap up silver as the
dust,
And prepare raiment as the clay;
"He may prepare it, but the. just
shall put it on,
And the innocent shall divide the
silver.
"He buildeth his house as the moth,
And as a booth which the keeper
maketh.
"He Ueth down rich, but there shall
be nought to gather;
He openeth his eyes, and his wealth
is not.
"Terrors overtake him Uke waters;
A tempest stealeth him away in the
night.
"The east wind carrieth him away,
and he departeth;
And it sweepeth him out of his place.
'"Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth
not;
He would fain flee from its power.

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28.26

23Men shall clap their hands at him,
. And shall hiss him out of his place.
OO For there is a mine for silver,
And a place for gold which they
refine.
2Iron is taken out of the dust,
And brass is molten out of the stone.
'Man setteth an end to darkness,
And searcheth out to the furthest
bound
The stones of thick darkness and of
the shadow of death.
4He breaketh open a shaft away from
where men sojourn;
They are forgotten of the foot that
passeth by;
They hang afar from men, they
swing to and fro.
'As for the earth, out of it cometh
bread,
And underneath it is turned up as
it were by fire.
'The stones thereof are the place of
sapphires,
And it hath dust of gold.
That path no bird of prey knoweth,
Neither hath the falcon's eye seen it;
The proud beasts have not trod
den it,
Nor hath the lion passed thereby.
'He putteth forth his hand upon the
flinty rock;
He overturneth the mountains by
the roots.
"He cutteth out channels among the
rocks;
And his eye seeth every precious
thing.
"He bindeth the streams that they
trickle not;
And the thing that is hid bringeth
he forth to Ught.
"But wisdom, where shall it be found?
And where is the place of under
standing?

"Man knoweth not the price thereof;
Neither is it found in the land of
the living.
"The deep saith: 'It is not in me';
And the sea saith: 'It is not with
me.'
"It cannot be gotten for gold,
Neither shall silver be weighed for
the price thereof.
"It cannot be valued with the gold of
Ophir,
With the precious onyx, or the sap
phire.
"Gold and glass cannot equal it;
Neither shall the exchange thereof
be vessels of fine gold.
"No mention shall be made of coral
or of crystal;
Yea, the price of wisdom is above
rubies.
"The topaz of Ethiopia shall not
equal it,
Neither shall it be valued with pure
gold.
"Whence then cometh wisdom?
And where is the place of under
standing?
"Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all
Uving,
And kept close from the fowls of the
air.
^Destruction and Death say:
'We have heard a rumour thereof
with our ears.'
23God understandeth the way there-
of,
And He knoweth the place thereof.
Tor He looketh to the ends of the
earth,
And seeth under the whole heaven;
"When He maketh a weight for the
wind,
And meteth out the waters by
measure.
"When He made a decree for the
rain,

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28.26

JOB

And a way for the storm of thunders;
Then did He see it, and declare it;
He estabUshed it, yea, and searched
it out.
"And unto man He said:
'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that
is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is under
standing.'
O Q And Job again took up bis
parable, and said:
20h that I were as in the months of
old,
As in the days when God watched
over me;
'When His lamp shined above my
head,
And by His light I walked through
darkness;
4As I was in the days of my youth,
Wrien the converse of God was -upon
my tent;
'When the Almighty was yet with
me,
And my children were about me;
'When my steps were washed with
butter,
And the rock poured me out rivers
of oil!
7When I went forth to the gate unto
the city,
When I prepared my seat in the
broad place,
The young men saw me and hid
themselves,
And the aged rose up and stood;
The princes refrained talking,
And laid their hand on their mouth;
"The voice of the nobles was hushed,
And their tongue cleaved to the
roof of their mouth.
"For when the ear heard me, then it
blessed me,
And when the eye saw me, it gave
witness unto me;

"Because I deUvered the poor that
cried,
The fatherless also, that had none
to help him.
"The blessing of him that was ready
to perish came upon me;
And I caused the widow's heart to
sing for joy. ;'
"I put on righteousness, and' it
¦ clothed itself witri me; '
My justice was as a robe and a
diadem.
"I was eyes to the bhnd,
And feet was I to the lame.
"I was a father to the needy ;>•
And the cause of him that I kriew
not I searched out.
"And I broke the jaws of the un
righteous,
And plucked the prey out of his teeth .
"Then I said: T shaU die with, my
nest,
And I shall multiply my days as
the phoenix;
"My root shall be spread out to the
waters,
And the dew shall Ue all night upon
my branch;
"My glory shall be fresh in me,
And my bow shall be renewed in
my hand.'
"Unto me men gave ear, and waited,
And kept silence for my counsel.
22After my words they spoke not
again; \
And my speech dropped upon them.
23And they waited for me as for the
rain;
And they opened their mouth wide
as for the latter rain.
24If I laughed on them, they believed
it not;
And the Ught of my countenance
they cast not down.
T chose out their way, and sat as
chief,

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30.25

And dwelt as a king in the army,
As one that comforteth trie mourn
ers.
Q A But now they that are younger
than I have me in derision,
Whose fathers I disdained to set
with the dogs of my flock.
Tea, the strength of their hands,
whereto should it profit me?
Men in whom ripe age is perished.
They are gaunt with want and
famine;
They gnaw the dry ground, in the
gloom of wasteness and desola
tion.
They pluck salt-wort with worm
wood;
And the roots of the broom are
their food.
They are driven forth from the
midst of men;
They cry after them as after a thief.
6In the clefts of the valleys must they
dweU,
In holes of the earth and of the
rocks.
7 Among the bushes they bray;
Under the nettles they are gathered
together.
'They are children of churls, yea,
children of ignoble men;
They were scourged out of the land.
'And now I am become their song,
Yea, I am a byword unto them.
They abhor me, they flee far from
me,
And spare not to spit in my face.
"For He hath loosed my cord, and
afflicted me,
And they have cast off the bridle
before me.
T/pon my right hand rise the brood;
They entangle my feet,
And they cast up against me their
ways of destruction.

"They break up my path,
They further my calamity,
Even men that have no helper.
"As through a wide breach they
come;
In the midst of the ruin they roll
themselves upon me.
"Terrors are turned upon me,
They chase mine honour as the
wind;
And my welfare is passed away as a
cloud.
"And now my soul is poured out
within me;
Days of affliction have taken hold
upon me.
"In the night my bones are pierced,
and fall from me,
And my sinews take no rest.
"By the great force [of my disease]
is my garment disfigured;
It bindeth me about as the collar
of my coat.
"He hath cast me into the mire,
And I am become like dust and
ashes.
"I cry unto Thee, and Thou dost not
answer me;
I stand up, and Thou lookest at me.
"Thou art turned to be cruel to me;
With the might of Thy hand Thou
hatest me.
Thou liftest me up to the wind,
Thou causest me to ride upon it;
And Thou dissolvest my substance.
Tor I know that Thou wilt bring
me to death,
And to the house appointed for all
living.
24Surely none shall put forth his hand
to a ruinous heap,
Neither because of these things sriaU
help come in one's calamity,
Tf I have not wept for him that was
in trouble,

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30.25

JOB

And if my soul grieved not for the
needy.
"Yet, when I looked for good, there
came evil;
And when I waited for light, there
came darkness.
"Mine inwards boil, and rest not;
Days of affliction are come upon
me.
T go mourning without the sun;
I stand up in the assembly, and
cry for help.
T am become a brother to jackals,
And a companion to ostriches.
30My skin is black, and falleth from
me,
And my bones are burned with
heat.
"Therefore is my harp turned to
mourning,
And my pipe into the voice of them
that weep.
Qi I made a covenant with mine
01 eyes;
How then should I look upon a
maid?
Tor what would be the portion of
God from above,
And the heritage of the Almighty
from on high?
'Is it not calamity to the unright
eous,
And disaster to the workers of
iniquity?
4Doth not He see my ways,
And count all my steps?
Tf I have walked with vanity,
And my foot hath hasted to deceit —
Tet me be weighed in a just balance,
That God may know mine integ-
. rity—
Tf my step hath turned out of the
way,
And my heart walked after mine
eyes,

And if any spot hath cleaved to my
hands;
Then let me sow, and let another eat ;
Yea, let the produce of my field be
rooted out.
Tf my heart have been enticed unto
a woman,
And I have lain in wait at my neigh
bour's door;
"Then let my wife grind unto an
other,
And let others bow down upon her.
"For that were a heinous crime;
Yea, it were an iniquity, to be
punisried by the judges;
"For it is a fire that consumeth unto
destruction,
And would root out all mine in
crease.
"If I did despise the cause of my
man-servant,
Or of my maid-servant, when they
contended with me —
"What then shall I do when God
riseth up?
And when He remembereth, what
shall I answer Him?
"Did not He that made me in the
womb make him?
And did not One fashion us in the
womb?
"If I have withheld aught that the
poor desired,
Or have caused the eyes of the
widow to fail;
"Or have eaten my morsel myself
alone,
And the fatherless hath not eaten
thereof —
"Nay, from my youth he grew up
with me as with a father,
And I have been her guide from my
mother's womb.

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32.3

"If I have seen any wanderer in
want of clothing,
Or that the needy had no covering;
"If his loins have not blessed me,
And if he were not warmed with the
fleece of my sheep;
"If I have Ufted up my hand against
the fatherless,
Because I saw my help in the gate ;
Then let my shoulder fall from the
shoulder-blade,
And mine arm be broken from the
bone.
Tor calamity from God was a terror
tome,
And by reason of His majesty I
could do nothing.
24If I have made gold my hope,
And have said to the fine gold:
' Thou art my confidence' ;
Tf I rejoiced because my wealth
was great,
And because my hand had gotten
much;
26If I beheld the sun when it shined,
Or the moon walking in brightness;
"And my heart hath been secretly
enticed,
And my mouth hath kissed my
hand;
This also were an iniquity to be
punished by the judges;
For I should have lied to God that
is above.
29If I rejoiced at the destruction of
him that hated me,
Or exulted when evil found him —
"Yea, I suffered not my mouth to sin
By asking his fife with a curse.
"If the men of my tent said not:
'Who can find one that hath not been
satisfied with his meat?'
The stranger did not lodge in the
street;
My doors I opened to the roadside.

Tf after the manner of men I
covered my transgressions,
By hiding mine iniquity in my
bosom —
Tecause I feared the great multi
tude,
And the most contemptible among
families terrified me,
So that I kept silence, and went not
out of the door.
350h that I had one to hear me! —
Lo, here is my signature, let the
Almighty answer me —
And that I had the indictment
which mine adversary hatri writ
ten!
"Surely I would carry it upon my
shoulder;
I would bind it unto me as a crown.
37I would declare unto him the num
ber of my steps ;
As a prince would I go near unto
him.
Tf my land cry out against me,
And the furrows thereof weep to
gether;
Tf I have eaten the fruits thereof
without money,
Or have caused the tillers triereof
to be disappointed —
Tet thistles grow instead of wheat,
And noisome weeds instead of bar
ley.
The words of Job are ended.

Q O So these three men ceased to an-
swer Job, because he was right
eous in his own eyes. Then was kindled
the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel
the Buzite, of the family of Ram;
against Job was his wrath kindled,
because he justified riimself rather
than God. 'Also against his three

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32.3

JOB

friends was his wrath kindled, be
cause they had found no answer, and
yet had condemned Job. Now Elihu
had waited to speak unto Job, be
cause they were older than he.
'And when Elihu saw that there was
no answer in the mouth of these three
men, his wrath was kindled.
'And Elihu the son of Barachel the
Buzite answered and said:
I am young, and ye are very old;
Wherefore I held back, and durst
not declare you mine opinion.
'I said: 'Days should speak,
And multitude of years should
teach wisdom.'
Tut it is a spirit in man,
And the breath of the Almighty,
that giveth them understanding.
'It is not the great that are wise,
Nor the aged that discern judgment.
"Therefore I say: 'Hearken to me;
I also will declare mine opinion.'
"Behold, I waited for your words,
I listened for your reasons,
Whilst ye searched out what to say.
"Yea, I attended unto you,
And, behold, there was none that
convinced Job,
Or that answered his words, among
you.
"Beware lest ye say : ' We have found
wisdom;
God may vanquish him, not man! '
"For he hath not directed his words
against me;
Neither will I answer him with your
speeches.
"They are amazed, they answer no
more;
Words are departed from them.
"And shaU I wait, because they speak
not,
Because they stand still, and answer
no more?

"I also will answer my part,
I also will declare mine opinion.
"For I am full of words;
The spirit within me constraiheth
me.
"Behold, mine inwards are as wine
which hath no vent;
Like new wine-skins which are
ready to burst.
"I will speak, that I may find relief;
I will open my lips and answer.
"Let me not, I pray you, respect any
man's person;
Neither will I give flattering titles
unto any man.
Tor I know not to give flattering
titles;
Else would my Maker soon take me
away.
Q Q Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear
my speech,
And hearken to all my words.
Tehold now, I have opened my
mouth,
My tongue hath spoken in my
moutri.
'My words shaU utter the upright
ness of my heart;
And that which my lips know they
shaU speak sincerely.
The spirit of God hath made me,
And the breath of the Almighty
giveth me life.
'If thou canst, answer thou me,
Set thy words in order before me,
stand forth.
'Behold, I am toward God even as '
thou art;
I also am formed out of the clay.
'Behold, my terror shall not make •¦
thee afraid,
Neither shall my pressure be heavy
upon thee.
'Surely thou hast spoken in my hear
ing,

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34.3

And I have heard the voice of thy
words:
9'I am clean, without transgression,
I am innocent, neither is there
iniquity in me;
"Behold, He findeth occasions
against me,
He Couhteth me for His enemy;
"He putteth my feet in the stocks,
He marketh all my paths.'
"Behold, I answer thee: In this
thou art not right,
That God is too great for man;
"Why hast thou striven against Him?
Seeing that He will not answer any
of his words.
"For God speaketh in one way,
Yea in two, though man perceiveth
it not.
"In a dream, in a vision of the night,
When deep sleep falleth upon men,
In slumberings upon the bed;
"Then He openeth the ears of men,
And by their chastisement sealeth
the decree,
"That men may put away their
purpose,
And that He may hide pride from
man;
"That He may keep back his soul
from the pit,
And his life from perishing by the
sword.
"He is chastened also with pain
upon his bed,
And all his bones grow stiff;
"So that his Ufe maketh him to
abhor bread,
And his soul dainty food.
"His flesh is consumed away, that it
cannot be seen;
And his bones corrode to un-
sightliness.
'Tea, his soul draweth near unto the
pit,
And his life to the destroyers.

23If there be for him an angel,
An intercessor, one among a thou
sand,
To vouch for man's uprightness;
Then He is gracious unto him, and
saith :
' DeUver him from going down to the
pit,
I have found a ransom.'
"His flesh is tenderer than a child's;
He returneth to the days of his
youth;
"He prayeth unto God, and He is
favourable unto him;
So that he seeth His face with joy;
And He restoreth unto man his
righteousness.
2'He cometh before men, and saith:
T have sinned, and perverted that
which was right,
And it profited me not.'
28So He redeemeth his soul from going
into the pit,
And his life beholdeth the light.
To, all these tilings doth God work,
Twice, yea thrice, with a man,
"To bring back his soul from the pit,
That he may be enlightened with
the Ught of the living.
"Mark well, 0 Job, hearken unto me;
Hold thy peace, and I will speak.
Tf thou hast any thing to say, an
swer me;
Speak, for I desire to justify thee.
Tf not, hearken thou unto me;
Hold thy peace, and I will teach
thee wisdom.
OA Moreover EUhu answered and
°* said:
TIear my words, ye wise men;
And give ear unto me, ye that have
knowledge.
Tor the ear trieth words,
As the palate tasteth food.

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JOB

Tet us choose for us that which is
right;
Let us know among ourselves what
is good.
Tor Job hath said : ' I am righteous,
And God hath taken away my
right;
'Notwithstanding my right I am
accounted a liar;
My wound is incurable, though I
am without transgression.'
'What man is like Job,
Who drinketh up scorning like water?
'Who goeth in company with the
workers of iniquity,
And walketh with wicked men.
Tor he hath said: 'It profiteth a
man nothing
That he should be in accord with
God.'
"Therefore hearken unto me, ye
men of understanding:
Far be it from God, that He should
do wickedness;
And from the Almighty, that He
should comrhit iniquity.
"For the work of a man will He
requite unto him,
And cause every man to find ac
cording to his ways.
"Yea, of a surety, God will not do
wickedly,
Neither will the Almighty pervert
justice.
"Who gave Him a charge over the
earth?
Or who hath disposed the whole
world?
"If He set His heart upon man,
If He gather unto Himself his spirit
and his breath;
"All flesh shall perish together,
And man shall return unto dust.
"If now thou hast understanding,
hear this ;

Hearken to the voice of my words.
"Shall even one that hateth right
govern?
And wilt thou condemn Him that
is just and mighty —
"Is it fit to say to a king: 'Thouart
base'?
Or to nobles: 'Ye are wicked'? —
"That respecteth not the persons of
princes,
Nor regardeth the rich more than
the poor?
For they, all are the work of His
hands.
"In a moment they die, even at mid
night;
The people are shaken and pass
away,
And the mighty are taken away
without hand.
"For His eyes are upon the ways of
a man,
And He seeth all his goings.
There is no darkness, nor shadow
of death,
Where the workers of iniquity may
hide themselves.
Tor He doth not appoint a time
unto any man,
When he should go before God in
judgment.
24He breaketh in pieces mighty men
without inquisition,
And setteth others in their stead.
Therefore He taketh knowledge
of their works;
And He overturneth them in the
night, so that they are crushed.
"He striketh them as wicked men
In the open sight of others;
"Because they turned aside from
following Him,
And would not have regard to any
of His ways;
"So that they cause the cry of the
poor to coma unto Him,

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And He heareth the cry of the
afflicted.
"When He giveth quietness, who
then can condemn?
And when He hideth His face, who
then can behold Him?
Whether it be done unto a nation,
or unto a man, aUke;
"That the godless man reign not,
That there be none to ensnare the
people.
"For hath any said unto God :
'I have borne chastisement, though
I offend not;
That wliich I see not teach Thou
me;
If I have done iniquity, I will do
it no more'?
^Shall His recompense be as thou
wilt? For thou loathest it,
So that thou must choose, and not I ;
Therefore speak what thou knowest.
MMen of understanding will say unto
me,
Yea, every wise man that heareth
me:
36<Job speaketh without knowledge,
And his words are without dis
cernment.'
"Would that Job were tried unto the
end,
Because of his answering like wicked
men.
Tor he addeth rebellion unto his
sin,
He clappeth his hands among us,
And multipUeth his words against
God.
OPL Moreover Elihu answered and
00 said:
Thinkest thou this to be thy right,
Or sayest thou: T am righteous
before God',
That thou inquirest: 'What advan
tage wiU it be unto Thee?-'

And: 'What profit shall I have, more
than if I had sinned?'
T will give thee answer,
And thy companions with thee.
'Look unto the heavens, and see;
And' behold the skies, which are
higher than thou.
Tf thou hast sinned, what doest
thou against Him?
And if thy transgressions be multi
plied, what doest thou unto Him?
Tf thou be righteous, what givest
thou Him?
Or what receiveth He of thy hand?
Thy wickedness concerneth a man
as thou art;
And thy righteousness a son of man.
'By reason of the multitude of op
pressions they cry out ;
They cry for help by reason of the
arm of the mighty.
"But none saith: 'Where is God my
Maker,
Who giveth songs in the night;
"Who teacheth us more than the
beasts of the earth,
And maketh us wiser than the fowls
of heaven?'
"There they cry, but none giveth
answer,
Because of the pride of evil men.
"Surely God will not hear vanity,
Neither wiU the Almighty regard it.
"Yea, when thou sayest thou canst
not see Him —
The cause is before Him; therefore
wait thou for Him.
"And now, is it for nought that He
punished in His anger?
And hath He not full knowledge of
arrogance?
"But Job doth open his mouth in
vanity;
He multipUeth words without
knowledge.

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JOB

OC1 Elihu also proceeded, and said:
uyj 2Suffer me a little, and I will
tell thee;
For there are yet words on God's
behalf.
T wiU fetch my knowledge from
afar,
And wiU ascribe righteousness to
my Maker.
Tor truly my words are not false;
One that is upright in mind is with
thee.
'Behold, God is mighty, yet He
despiseth not any;
He is mighty in strength of under
standing.
'He preserveth not the life of the
wicked;
But giveth to the poor their right.
7He withdraweth not His eyes from
the righteous;
But with kings upon the throne
He setteth them for ever, and they
are exalted.
'And if they be bound in fetters,
And be holden in cords of affliction;
Then He declareth unto them their
work,
And their transgressions, that they
have behaved themselves proudly.
"He openeth also their ear to dis
cipline,
And commandeth that they return
from iniquity.
"If they hearken and serve Him,
They shall spend their days in
prosperity,
And their years in pleasures.
Tut if they hearken not, they shall
perish by the sword,
And they shall die without knowl
edge.
"But they that are godless in heart
lay up anger;
They cry not for help when He
bindeth them.
'Their soul perishetri in youth,

And their life as that of the de
praved.
"He delivereth the afflicted by His
affliction,
And openeth their ear by tribula
tion.
"Yea, He hath allured thee out of
distress
Into a broad place, where there is
no straitness;
And that which is set on thy table
is full of fatness;
"And thou art full of the judgment
of the wicked;
Judgment and justice take hold on
them.
"For beware of wrath, lest thou be
led away by thy sufficiency;
Neither let the greatness of the
ransom turn thee aside.
"Will thy ricries avail, that are
without stint,
Or all the forces of thy strength?
"Desire not the night,
When peoples are cut off in their
place.
"Take heed, regard not iniquity;
For this hast thou chosen rather
than affliction.
Tehold, God doeth loftily in His
power;
Who is a teacher like unto Him?
23 Who hath enjoined Him His way?
Or who hath said: 'Thou hast
wrought unrighteousness'?
24Remember that thou magnify His
work,
Whereof men have sung.
"All men have looked thereon;
Man berioldeth it afar off.
Tehold, God is great, beyond our
knowledge;
The number of His years is un
searchable.
"For He draweth away the drops of
water,

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37.19

Which distil rain from His vapour;
"Which the skies pour down
And drop upon the multitudes of
men.
"Yea, can any understand the spread-
ings of the clouds,
The crashirigs of His pavilion?
"Behold, He spreadeth His light
Upon it;
And He covereth the depths of the
sea.
"For by these He judgeth the peoples;
He giveth food in abundance.
32He covereth His hands with the
Ughtning,
And giveth it a charge that it
strike the mark.
The noise thereof telleth concern
ing it,
The cattle also concerning the storm
that cometh up.
At this also my heart trembleth,
And is moved out of its place.
Tear attentively the noise of His
voice,
And the sound that goeth out of
His mouth.
3He sendeth it forth under the whole
heaven,
And His lightning unto the ends
of the earth.
4After it a voice roaretri;
He thundereth with the voice of His
majesty;
And He stayeth them not when His
voice is heard.
'God thundereth marvellously with
His voice;
Great things doeth He, which we
cannot comprehend.
Tor He saith to the snow: 'Fall
thou on the earth' ;
Likewise to the shower of rain,
And to the showers of His mighty
rain.
'He sealeth up the hand of every man,

37

That all men whom He hath made
may know it.
Then the beasts go into coverts,
And remain in their dens.
'Out of the Chamber cometh the
storm;
And cold out of the north.
"By the breath of God ice is given,
And the breadth of the waters is
straitened.
"Yea, He ladeth the thick cloud with
moisture,
He spreadeth abroad the cloud of
His lightning;
"And triey are turned round about
by His guidance,
That they may do whatsoever He
commandeth them
Upon the face of the habitable
world:
"Whether it be for correction, or for
His earth,
Or for mercy, that He cause it to
come.
"Hearken unto this, O Job ;
Stand still, and consider the won
drous works of God.
"Dost thou know how God enjoineth
them,
And causeth the lightning of His
cloud to shine?
"Dost thou know the balancings of
the clouds,
The wondrous works of Him who
is perfect in knowledge?
"Thou whose garments are warm,
When the earth is still by reason
of the south wind;
"Canst thou with Him spread out
the sky,
Which is strong as a molten mir
ror?
"Teach us what we shall say unto
Him;
For we cannot order our speech by
reason of darkness.

959

37.20

JOB

"Shall it be told Him that I would
speak?
Or should a man wish that he were
swaUowed up?
"And now men see not the light
which is bright in the skies;
But the wind passeth, and cleanseth
them.
^Out of the north cometh golden
splendour,
About God is terrible majesty.
The Almighty, whom we cannot
find out, is excellent in power,
Yet to judgment and plenteous
justice He doeth no violence.
MMen do therefore fear Him;
He regardetri not any that are wise
of heart.

38

Then the Lord answered Job
out of the whirlwind, and said:
2Who is this that darkeneth counsel
By words without knowledge?
'Gird up now thy loins like a man;
For I will demand of thee, and
declare thou unto Me.
4Where wast thou when I laid the
foundations of the earth?
Declare, if thou hast the under
standing.
'Who determined the measures there
of, if thou knowest?
Or who stretched the line upon it?
'Whereupon were the foundations
thereof fastened?
Or who laid the corner-stone there-
of,
'When the morning stars sang to
gether,
And all the sons of God shouted for
joy?
'Or who shut up the sea with doors,
When it broke forth, and issued out
of the womb ;

'When I made the cloud the garment
thereof-,
And thick darkness a swaddUng-
band for it,
"And prescribed for it. My decree,
And set bars and doors,
"And said: Thus far shalt thou
come, but no further;
And here shall thy proud waves be
stayed'?
"Hast thou commanded the morning
since thy days began,
And caused the dayspring to know
its place;
That it might take hold of the ends
of the earth,
And the wicked be shaken out of it?
"It is changed as clay under trie seal;
And they stand as a garment.
"But from the wicked their Ught is
withholden,
And the high arm is broken.
"Hast thou entered into the springs
of the sea?
Or hast thou walked in the recesses
of the deep?
"Have the gates of death been re
vealed unto thee?
Or hast thou seen the gates of the
shadow of death?
"Hast thou surveyed unto the
breadths of the earth?
Declare, if thou knowest it all.
"Where is the way to trie dwelling
of light,
And as for darkness, where is the
place thereof;
That thou shouldest take it to the
bound thereof,
And that thou shouldest know the
paths to the house thereof?
"Thou knowest it, for thou wast
then born,
And the number of thy days is great!

960

JOB

39.5

Tast thou entered the treasuries
of the snow,
Or hast thou seen the treasuries
of the hail,
MWhich I have reserved against the
time of trouble,
Against the day of battle and
war?
MBy what way is the Ught parted,
Or the east wind scattered upon
the earth?
25Who hath cleft a channel for the
waterflood,
Or a way for the Ughtning of the
thunder;
To cause it to rain on a land where
no man is,
On the wilderness, wherein there
is no man ;
"To satisfy the desolate and waste
ground,
And to cause the bud of the tender
herb to spring forth?
"Hath the rain a father?
Or who hath begotten the drops
of dew?
"Out- of whose womb came the ice?
And the hoar-frost of heaven,
who hath gendered it?
The waters are congealed like stone,
And the face of trie deep is frozen.
"Canst thou bind the chains of the
Pleiades,
Or loose the bands of Orion?
32Canst thou lead forth trie Maz-
zaroth in their season?
Or canst thou guide the Bear with
her sons?
33Knowest thou the ordinances of
the heavens?
Canst thou estabUsh the dominion
thereof in the earth?
34Canst thou lift up triy voice to the
clouds,

That abundance of waters may
cover thee?
"Canst thou send forth lightnings,
that they may go,
And say unto thee: 'Here we are'?
"Who hath put wisdom in the in
ward parts?
Or who hath given understanding
to the mind?
"Who can number the clouds by
wisdom?
Or who can pour out the bottles of
heaven,
"When the dust runneth into a mass,
And the clods cleave fast together?

"Wilt thou hunt the prey for the
Uoness?
Or satisfy the appetite of the young
lions,
40When they couch in their dens,
And abide in the covert to lie in wait?
41Who provideth for 'the raven his
prey,
When his young ones cry unto
God,
And wander for lack of food?
QQ Knowest thou the time when
the wild goats of the rock bring
forth?
Or canst thou mark when the hinds
do calve?
2Canst thou number the months
that they fulfil?
Or knowest thou the time when
they bring forth?
They bow themselves, they bring
forth their young,
They cast out their fruit.
Their young ones wax strong, they
grow up in trie open field;
They go forth, and return not again.

'Who hath sent out the wUd ass free?

961

39.5

JOB

Or who hath loosed the bands of the
wild ass?
'Whose house I have made the wil
derness,
And the salt land his dwelling-
place.
'He scorneth the tumult of the city,
Neither heareth he the shoutings
of the driver.
'The range of the mountains is his
pasture,
And he searcheth after every green
thing.
'Will the wild-ox be willing to
serve thee?
Or wiU he abide by thy crib?
"Canst thou bind the wild-ox with
his band in the furrow?
Or will lie riarrow the valleys after
thee?
"Wilt thou trust him, because his
strength is great?
Or wilt thou leave thy labour to
him?
"Wilt thou rely on him, that he will
bring home thy seed,
And gather the corn of thy thresh
ing-floor?
"The wing of the ostrich beateth
joyously;
But are her pinions and feathers
the kindly stork's?
"For she leaveth her eggs on the
earth,
And warmeth them in the dust,
"And forgetteth that the foot may
crush them,
Or that the wild beast may trample
them.
"Srie is hardened against her young
ones, as if they were not hers;
Though her labour be in vain, she
is without fear;
"Because God hath deprived her
of wisdom,

Neither hath He imparted to her
understanding.
"When the time cometh, she raiseth
her wings on high,
And scorneth the horse and his
rider.
"Hast thou giveri the horse his
strength?
Hast thou clothed his neck with
fierceness?
"Hast thou made him to leap as a
locust?
The glory of his snorting is terrible.
"He paweth in the valley, and re
joiceth in his strength;
He goeth out to meet the clash of
arms.
22He mocketh at fear, and is not
affrighted;
Neither turneth he back from the
sword.
The quiver rattleth upon him,
The ghttering spear and the javelin.
24He swalloweth the ground with
storm and rage;
Neither believeth he that it is the
voice of the horn.
"As oft as he heareth the horn he
saith: 'Ha, ha!'
And he smeUeth the battle afar off,
The thunder of the captains, and
the shouting.
"Doth the hawk soar by thy wis
dom,
And stretch her wings toward the
south?
"Doth the vulture mount up at thy
command,
And make her nest on high?
"She dweUeth and abideth on the
rock,
Upon the crag of the rock, and the
stronghold.
"From thence she spieth out the
prey;

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JOB

40.27

Her eyes behold it afar off.
"Her young ones also suck up blood;
And where the slain are, there is she.

Af) Moreover the Lord answered
¦^ Job, and said:
2Shall he that reproveth contend with
the Almighty?
He that argueth with God, let him
answer it.

Then Job answered the Lord, and
said: Tehold, I am of small account; what
shall I answer Thee?
I lay my hand upon my mouth.
'Once have I spoken, but I will not
answer again;
Yea, twice, but I wUl proceed no
further.

'Then the Lord answered Job out
of the whirlwind, and said:
7Gird up thy loins now Uke a man;
I will demand of thee, and declare
thou unto Me.
'Wilt thou even make void My
judgment?
Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou
mayest be justified?
'Or hast thou an arm like God?
And canst thou thunder with a
voice like Him?
"Deck thyseff now with majesty and
excellency,
And array thyself with glory and
beauty.
"Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath;
And look upon every one that is
proud, and abase him.
"Look on every one that is proud, and
bring him low;
And tread down the wicked in their
place.

"Hide them in the dust together;
Bind their faces in the hidden place.
Then will I also confess unto thee
That thine own right hand can
save thee.
"Behold now behemoth, which I
made with thee;
He eateth grass as an ox.
"Lo now, his strength is in his loins,
And his force is in the stays of his
body.
"He straineth his tail like a cedar;
The sinews of his thighs are knit
together.
"His bones are as pipes of brass;
His gristles are like bars of iron.
"He. is the beginning of the ways of
God;
He only that made him can make
His sword to approach unto him.
"Surely the mountains bring him
forth food,
And all the beasts of the field play
there.
"He lieth under the lotus-trees,
In the covert of the reed, and fens.
The lotus-trees cover him with their
shadow;
The willows of the brook compass
him about.
Tehold, if a river overflow, he
trembleth not;
He is confident, though the Jordan
rush fortri to Iris mouth.
24Shall any take him by his eyes,
Or pierce through his nose with a
snare?
"Canst thou draw out leviathan with
a fish-hook?
Or press down his tongue with a cord?
"Canst thou put a ring into his nose?
Or bore his jaw through with a
hook?
"Will he make many supplications
unto thee?

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40.27

JOB

Or will he speak soft words unto
thee?
"Will he make a covenant with thee,
That thou shouldest take him for a
servant for ever?
"Wilt thou play with him as with a
bird?
Or wilt thou bind him for thy maid
ens?
"Will the bands of fishermen make
a banquet of him?
Will they part him among the
merchants?
"Canst thou fill his skin with barbed
irons,
Or his head with fish-spears?
Tay thy hand upon him;
Think upon the battle, thou wilt
do so no more.
4"J Behold, the hope of him is in
vain;
Shall not one be cast down even at
the sight of him?
None is so fierce that dare stir him
up;
Who then is able to stand before
Me?
3Who hath given Me anything be
forehand, that I should repay
him?
Whatsoever is under the whole
heaven is Mine.
4Would I keep silence concerning his
boastings,
Or his proud talk, or his fair array
of words?
'Who can uncover the face of his
garment?
Who shall come within his double
bridle?
'Who can open the doors of his face?
Round about his teeth is terror.
Tfis scales are his pride,
Shut up together as with a close
seal.

8One is so near to another,
That no air can come between
them.
They are joined one to another;
They stick together, that they can
not be sundered.
"His sneezings flash forth light,
And his eyes are Uke the eyelids of
the morning.
"Out of his mouth go burning torches,
And sparks of fire leap forth.
"Out of his nostrils goeth smoke,
As out of a seething pot and burning
rushes.
"His breath kindleth coals,
And a flame goeth out of his mouth.
"In his neck abideth strength,
And dismay danceth before him.
The flakes of his flesh are joined
together;
They are firm upon him; they can
not be moved.
"His heart is as firm as a stone;
Yea, firm as the nether millstone.
"When he raiseth himself up, the
mighty are afraid;
By reason of despair they are
beside themselves.
"If one lay at him with the sword, it
will not hold;
Nor the spear, the dart, nor the
pointed shaft.
"He esteemeth iron as straw,
And brass as rotten wood.
"The arrow cannot make him flee;
Slingstones are turned with him
inrto stubble.
"Clubs are accounted as stubble;
He laugheth at the rattling of the
javeUn.
^Sharpest potsherds are under him;
He spreadeth a threshing-sledge
upon the mire.
23He maketh the deep to boil Uke a
pot;
He maketh the sea like a seething
mixture.

964

JOB

42.17

MHe maketh a path to shine after
him;
One would think the deep to be
hoary.
25Upon earth there is not his Uke,
Who is made to be fearless.
26He looketh at aU high things;
He is king over all the proud beasts.

AO Then Job answered the Lord,
and said:
2I know that Thou canst do every
thing,
And that no purpose can be with
holden from Thee.
3Who is this that hideth counsel
without knowledge?
Therefore have I uttered that which
I understood not,
Things too wonderful for me, which
I knew not.
4Hear, I beseech Thee, and I will
speak;
I will demand of Thee, and declare
Thou unto me.
'I had heard of Thee by the hearing
of the ear;
But now mine eye seeth Thee;
'Wherefore I abhor my words, and
repent,
Seeing I am dust and ashes.
7And it was so, that after the Lord
had spoken these words unto Job,
the Lord said to Ehphaz the Te-
manite: 'My wrath is kindled against
thee, and against thy two friends; for
ye have not spoken of Me the thing
that is right, as My servant Job
hath. Now therefore, take unto
you seven buUocks and seven rams,
and go to My servant Job, and offer

up for yourselves a burnt-offering;
and My servant Job shall pray for
you; for him will I accept, that I
do not unto you aught unseemly;
for ye have not spoken of Me the thing
that is right, as My servant Job hath.'
9So Ehphaz the Temanite and Bildad
the Shuhite and Zophar the Naama-
thite went, and did according as the
Lord commanded them; and the
Lord accepted Job. "And the Lord
changed the fortune of Job, when he
prayed for his friends; and the Lord
gave Job twice as much as he had
before. "Then came there unto him
all his brethren, and all his sisters,
and all they that had been of his
acquaintance before, and did eat
bread with him in his house; and they
bemoaned him, and comforted him
concerning all the evil that the Lord
had brought upon him; every man
also gave him a piece of money, and
every one a ring of gold. "So the
Lord blessed the latter end of Job
more than his beginning; and he had
fourteen thousand sheep, and six
thousand camels, and a thousand
yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-
asses. "He had also seven sons and
three daughters. "And he called
the name of the first, "Jemimah; and
the name of the second, bKeziah;
and the name of the third, cKeren-
happuch. "And in all the land were
no women found so fair as the daugh
ters of Job; and their father gave
them inheritance among their breth
ren. "And after this Job lived a
hundred and forty years, and saw
his sons, and his sons' sons, even four
generations. "So Job died, being old
and full of days.

» That is, Dove. b That is, Cassia. ° That is, Horn of eye-paint.

965

crow nn?
THE SONG OF SONGS

1 The song of songs, which is
Solomon's.
Tet him kiss me with the kisses of
his mouthj—
For thy love is better than wine.
Thine ointments have a goodly
fragrance;
Thy name is as ointment poured
forth;
Therefore do the maidens love thee.
4Draw me, we wiU run after thee;
The king hath brought me into
his chambers;
We wiU be glad and rejoice in thee,
We wiU find thy love more fragrant
than wine!
Sincerely do they love thee.
'T am black, but comely,
0 ye daughters of Jerusalem,
As the tents of Kedar,
As the curtains of Solomon.
'Look not upon me, that I am
swarthy,
That the sun hath tanned me;
My mother's sons were incensed
against me,
I They riiade me keeper of the vine
yards;
But mine own vineyard have I not
kept.'
TeU me, 0 triou whom my soul
loveth,
Where thou feedest, where thou
makest thy flock to rest at noon;
For why should I be as one that
veileth herself
Beside the flocks of thy com
panions?

'If thou know not, 0 thou fairest
among women,
Go thy way forth by the footsteps
of the flock
And feed thy kids, beside the shep
herds' tents.
9I have compared thee, 0 my love,
To a steed in Pharaoh's chariots.
"Thy cheeks are comely with circlets,
Thy neck with beads.
"We wiU make thee circlets of gold
With studs of silver.
"Wriile the king sat at his table,
My spikenard sent forth its fra
grance.
''My beloved is unto me as a bag of
myrrh,
That Ueth betwixt my breasts.
"My beloved is unto me as a cluster
of henna
In the vineyards of En-gedi.
"Beriold, thou art fair, my love;
behold, thou art fair;
Thine eyes are as doves.
"Behold; thou art fair, my beloved,
yea, pleasant;
Also our couch is leafy.
"The beams of our houses are cedars,
And our panels are cypresses.
O I am a rose of Sharon,
A lfly of the valleys.
2As a lily among thorns,
So is my love among the daughters.

966

THE SONG OF SONGS

3.6

'As an apple-tree among the trees
of the wood,
So is my beloved among the sons.
Under its shadow I delighted to sit,
And its fruit was sweet to my taste.
4He hath brought me to the ban-
queting-house,
And Iris banner over me is love.
''Stay ye me with dainties, refresh
me with apples;
For I am love-sick.'
'Let his left hand be under my
head,
And his right hand embrace me.
7T adjure you, 0 daughters of
Jerusalem,
By the gazeUes, and by the hinds
of the field,
, That ye awaken not, nor stir up
love,
Until it please.'
'Hark! my beloved! behold, he
cometh,
Leaping upon trie, mountains, skip
ping upon the hills.
9My beloved is hke a gazelle or a
young hart;
Behold, he standeth behind our
wall,
He looketh in through the windows,
He peereth through the lattice.
"My beloved spoke, and said unto
me:
'Rise up, my love, my fair one,
and come away.
"For, lo, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone;
The flowers appear on the earth;
The time of singing is come,
And the voice of the turtle is heard
in our land;
The fig-tree putteth fortri rier green
figs,
And the vines in blossom give forth
their fragrance.
Arise, my love, my fair one, and
' come away.

"O my dove, that art in the clefts of
the rock, in the covert of the cliff,
Let me see thy countenance, let
me hear thy voice;
For sweet is thy voice, and thy
countenance is comely.'
"Take us the foxes, the little foxes,
that spoil the vineyards;
For our vineyards are in blossom.'
"My beloved is mine, and I am his,
That feedeth among the lilies.
17Until the day breathe, and the
shadows flee away,
Turn, my beloved, and be thou
Uke a gazelle or a young hart
Upon the mountains of spices.
Q By night on my bed I sought him
whom my soul loveth;
I sought him, but I found him not.
2T will rise now, and go about the
city,
In the streets and in the broad ways,
I wiU seek him whom my soul
loveth.'
I sought him, but I found him not.
'The watchmen that go about trie
city found me:
'Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?'
4Scarce had I passed from them,
When I found him whom my soul
loveth:
I held him, and would not let him
go,
Until I had brought him into my
mother's house,
And into the chamber of her that
conceived me.
T adjure you, 0 daughters of
Jerusalem,
By the gazelles, and by the hinds
of the field,
That ye awaken not, nor stir up love,
Until it please.'
'Who is this that cometh up out of
the wilderness

967

3.6

THE SONG OF SONGS

Like pillars of smoke,
Perfumed with myrrh and frankin
cense,
With all powders of the merchant?
Tehold, it is the litter of Solomon;
Threescore mighty men are about it,
Of the mighty men of Israel.
They aU handle the sword,
And are expert in war;
Every man hath his sword upon
his thigh,
Because of dread in the night.
TQng Solomon made himself a
palanquin
Of the wood of Lebanon.
"He made the pillars thereof of
silver,
The top thereof of gold,
The seat of it of purple,
The inside thereof being inlaid with
love,
From the daughters of Jerusalem.
"Go forth, 0 ye daughters of Zion,
And gaze upon king Solomon,
Even upon the crown wherewith
his mother hath crowned him
in the day of his espousals, .
And in the day of the gladness of
his heart. y
4 Behold, thou art fair, my love;
behold, thou art fair;
Thine eyes are as doves behind thy
veil;
Thy hair is as a flock of goats,
That trail down from mount Gilead.
Thy teeth are Uke a flock of ewes
aU shaped alike,
Which are come up from the wash
ing;
Whereof all are paired,
And none faileth among them.
Thy Ups are like a thread of scarlet,
And thy mouth is comely;
Thy temples are Uke a pomegranate
spUt open
Behind' thy veil.

Thy neck is like the tower of David
Builded with turrets,
Whereon there hang a thousand
shields,
All the armour of the mighty men.
Thy two breasts are Uke two fawns
That are twins of a gazelle,
Which feed among the UUes.
'Until the day breathe,
And the shadows flee away,
I will get me to the mountain of
myrrh,
And to the hill of frankincense.
Thou art aU fair, my love;
And there is no spot in thee.
8Come with me from Lebanon, my
bride,
With me from Lebanon;
Look from the top of Amana,
From the top of Senir and Hermon,
From the Uons' dens,
From the mountains of the leopards.
Thou hast ravished my heart, my
sister, my bride,;
Thou hast ravished my heart with
one of thine eyes,
With one bead of thy necklace.
"How fair is thy love, my sister, my
bride!
How much better is thy love than
wine!
And the smeU of thine ointments
than all manner of spices!
"Thy Ups, 0 my bride, drop honey-
Honey and milk are under thy
tongue;
And the smeU of thy garments is
like the smell of Lebanon.
"A garden shut up is my sister, my
bride;
A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
"Thy shoots are a park of pomegran
ates,
With precious fruits;
Henna with spikenard plants,
"Spikenard and saffron, calamus and
cinnamon,

968

THE SONG OF SONGS

5.16

With all trees of frankincense;
Myrrh and aloes, with aU the chief
spices.
"Thou art a fountain of gardens,
A well of living waters,
And flowing streams from Lebanon.
"Awake, 0 north wind;
And come, thou south;
Blow upon my garden,
That the spices thereof may flow
out.
Let my beloved come into his
garden,
And eat his precious fruits.
PL I am come into my garden, my
sister, my bride ;
I have gathered my myrrh with my
spice;
I have eaten my honeycomb with
my honey;
I have drunk my wine with my
milk.
Eat, 0 friends;
Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O
beloved.
2I sleep, but my heart waketh;
Hark! my beloved knocketh:
'Open to me, my sistery my love,
my dove, my undefiled;
For my head is filled with dew,
My locks with the drops of the
night.'
3I have put off my coat;
How shall I put it on?
I have washed my feet;
How shall I defile them?
4My beloved put in his hand by the
hole of the door,
And my heart was moved for him.
6I rose up to open to my beloved;
And my hands dropped with myrrh,
And my fingers with flowing myrrh,
Upon the handles of the bar.
'I opened to my beloved;

But my beloved had turned away,
and was gone.
My soul failed me when he spoke.
I sought him, but I could not find
him;
I called him, but he gave me no
answer.
The watchmen that go about the
city found me,
They smote me, they wounded
me;
The keepers of the walls took away
my mantle from me.
8T adjure you, O daughters of
Jerusalem,
If ye find my beloved,
What will ye tell him?
That I am love-sick.' ,
''What is thy beloved more than
another beloved,
O thou fairest among women?
What is thy beloved more than
another beloved,
That thou dost so adjure us?'
"' My beloved is white and ruddy,
Pre-eminent above ten thousand.
"His head is as the most fine gold,
His locks are curled,
And black as a raven.
"His eyes are Uke doves
Beside the water-brooks;
Washed with milk,
And fitly set.
"His cheeks are as a bed of spices,
As banks of sweet herbs;
His lips are as UUes,
Dropping with flowing myrrh.
"His hands are as rods of gold
Set with beryl;
His body is as pofished ivory
Overlaid with sapphires.
"His legs are as piUars of marble,
Set upon sockets of fine gold;
His aspect is Uke Lebanon,
Excellent as the cedars.
"His mouth is most sweet;
Yea, he is altogether lovely.

969

5.16 THE SONG OF SONGS

This is my beloved, and this is my

Fair as the moon,

friend,

Clear as the sun, ,

0 daughters of Jerusalem.'

Terrible as an army with banners?

"I went down into the garden of

Cl ' Whither is thy beloved gone,
0 thou fairest among women?

nuts,

To look at the green plants of the

Whither hath thy beloved turned

valley,

him,

To see whether the vine budded,

That we may seek riim with thee?'

And the pomegranates were in

2'My beloved is gone down to his

flower.

garden,

"Before I was aware, my soul set me

To the beds of spices,

Upon the chariots of my princely

To feed in the gardens,

people.

And to gather liUes.

.

T am my beloved's, and my be

7 Return, return, 0 Shulammite;
Return, return, that we may look

loved is mine,

That feedeth among the lilies.'

upon thee.

Thou art beautiful, 0 my love, as

What will ye see in the Shulammite?

Tirzah,

As it were- a dance of two com

Comely as Jerusalem,

panies.

Terrible as an army with banners.

Turn away thine eyes from me,

2How beautiful are thy steps in

For they have overcome me.

sandals,

Thy hair is as a flock of goats,

0 prince's daughter!

That trail down from Gilead.

The roundings of thy thighs are

Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes,

like the Unks of a chain,

Which are come up from the wash

The work of the hands of a skiUed

ing;

workman.

Whereof aU are paired,

Thy navel is like a round goblet,

And none faileth among them.

Wherein no mingled wine is want

'Thy temples are like a pomegranate

ing;

split open

Thy belly is like a heap of wheat

Behind thy veil.

Set about with UUes.

There are threescore queens,

Thy two breasts are hke two fawns

And fourscore concubines,

That are twins of a gazelle.

And maidens without number.

Thy neck is as a tower of ivory;

'My dove, my undefiled, is but one;

Thine eyes as the pools in Heshbon,

She is the only one of her mother;

By the gate of Bath-rabbim;

She is the choice one of her that

Thy nose is Uke the tower of Leba

bore her.

non

The daughters saw her, and called

Which looketh toward Damascus.

her happy;

Thy head upon thee is hke Carmel,

Yea, the queens and the concubines,

And the hair of thy head like

and they praised her. -

purple;

"Who is she that looketh forth as

The king is held captive in the

the dawn,

tresses thereof.

970

THE SONG OF SONGS 8 . 9

'How fair and how pleasant art thou,

T would lead thee, and bring thee

0 love, for delights!

into my mother's house,

This thy stature is Uke to a palm-

That thou mightest instruct me;

tree,

I would cause thee to drink of

And thy breasts to clusters of grapes.

¦ spiced wine,

9I said: 'I wiU cUmb up into the

Of trie juice of my pomegranate.

palm-tree,

3His left hand should be under my

I will take hold of the branches

head,

thereof;

And his right hand should embrace

And let thy breasts be as clusters

me.

of the vine,

4T adjure you, 0 daughters of Jeru

And the smell of thy countenance

salem :

hke apples;

Why should ye awaken, or stir up

"And the roof of triy moutri like the

love,

best wine,

Until it please?'

That glideth down smoothly for my

beloved,

'Who is this that cometh up from

Moving gently the Ups of those that

the wilderness,

are asleep.'

Leaning upon her beloved?

Under the apple-tree I awakened

"I am my beloved's,

thee;

And his desire is toward me.

There thy mother was in travail

"Come, my beloved, let us go forth

with thee,

into the field;

There was she in travail and brought

Let us lodge in the villages.

thee forth.

"Let us get up early to the vine

yards;

'Set me as a seal upon thy heart,

Let us see whether the vine hath

As a seal upon thine arm;

budded,

For love is strong as death,

Whether the vine-blossom be

Jealousy is cruel as the grave;

opened,

The flashes thereof are flashes of fire,

And the pomegranates be in flower;

A very flame of the Lord.

There will I give thee my love.

'Many waters cannot quench love,

"The mandrakes give forth fra

Neither can the floods drown it;

grance,

If a man would give all the sub

And at our doors are all manner of

stance of his riouse for love,

precious fruits,

He would utterly be contemned.

New and old,

Which I riave laid up for thee, 0
8 We have a httle sister,
my beloved.
And she hath no breasts;
What shall we dp for our sister
Q Oh that thou wert as my brother,
Triat sucked the breasts of my
In the day when she shall be spoken
for?
mother!
9If she be a wall,
When I should find thee without,
We wiU build upon her a turret of
I would kiss thee;
silver;
Yea, and none would despise me.
And if she be a door,
971
8.9

THE SONG OF SONGS

We will enclose her with boards of

"My vineyard, which is mine, is

cedar.

before me;

Thou, 0 Solomon, shalt have the

10I am a wall,

thousand,

And my breasts Uke the towers

And those that keep the fruit thereof

thereof;

two hundred.

Then was I in his eyes

As one that found peace.

Thou that dweUest in the gardens,

The companions hearken for thy

"Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-

voice:

hamon;

'Cause me to hear it.'

He gave over the vineyard unto

keepers;
"Make haste, my beloved,
Every one for the fruit thereof
And be thou Uke to a gazelle or to a
Brought in a thousand pieces of
young hart
silver.
Upon the mountains of spices.
972
EUTH

"J And it came to pass in the days
when the judges judged, that there
was a famine in the land. And a
certain man of Beth-lehem in Judah
went to sojourn in the field of Moab,
he, and his wife, and his two sons.
2And the name of the man was
Elimelech, and the name of his wife
Naomi, and the name of his two sons
Mahlon and Chihon, Ephrathites of
Beth-lehem in Judah. And they
came into the field of Moab, and
continued there. 'And Elimelech
Naomi's husband died; and she was
left, and her two sons. 4And they
took them wives of the women of
Moab: the name of the one was
Orpah, and the name of the other
Ruth; and they dwelt there about ten
years. 'And Mahlon and Chihon
died both of them; and the woman was
left of her two children and of her
husband. 'Then she arose with her
daughters-in-law, that she might re
turn from the field of Moab; for she
had heard in the field of Moab how
that the Lord had remembered His
people in giving them bread. 'And
she went forth out of- the place where
she was, and her two daughters-in-law
with her; and they went on the way
to return unto the land of Judah.
'And Naomi said unto her two
daughters-in-law: 'Go, return each
of you to her mother's house; the
Lord deal kindly with you, as ye
have dealt with the dead, and with
me. The Lord grant you that ye
may find rest, each of you in the house

of her husband.' Then she kissed
them; and they lifted up their voice,
and wept. "And they said unto her:
'Nay, but we wiU return with thee
unto thy people.' "And Naomi
said: 'Turn back, my daughters;
why will ye go with me? have I yet
sons in my womb, that they may be
your husbands? Turn back, my
daughters, go your way; for I am too
old to have a husband. If I should
say: I have hope, should I even have
a husband to-night, and also bear
sons; "would ye tarry for them till
they were grown? would ye shut
yourselves off for them and have no
husbands? nay, my daughters; for
it grieveth me much for your sakes,
for the hand of the Lord is gone forth
against me.' "And they Ufted up
their voice, and wept again; and
Orpah kissed her mother-in-law; but
Ruth cleaved unto her. "And she
said : ' Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone
back unto her people, and unto her
god; return thou after thy sister-
in-law.' "And Ruth said: 'Entreat
me not to leave thee, and to return
from foUowing after thee; for whither
thou goest, I will go; and where thou
lodgest, I wiU lodge; thy people shall
be my people, and thy God my God;
"where thou diest, wih I die, and
there will I be buried; the Lord do so
to me, and more also, if aught but
death part thee and me.' "And
when she saw that she was' stedfastly
minded to go with her, she left off
speaking unto her. "So they two

973

1.19

RUTH

went until they came to Beth-lehem.
And it came to pass, when they were
come to Beth-lehem, that all the city
was astir concerning them, and the
women said: 'Is this Naomi?' "And
she said unto them: 'CaU me not
Naomi, call me bMarah; for the
Almighty hath dealt very bitterly
with me. 21I went out full, and the
Lord hath brought me back home
empty; why caU ye me Naomi,
seeing the Lord hath testified against
me, and trie Almighty hath, afflicted
me?' 22SO( Naomi returned, and Ruth
the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law,
with her, who returned out of the
field of Moab — and they came to
Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley
harvest. O And Naomi had a kinsman of her
** husband's, a mighty man of
valour, of the family of Elimelech,
and his name was Boaz. 2And Ruth
the Moabitess said unto. Naomi :;
'Let me now go to the field, and
glean among the ears of corn after
him in whose sight I shall find favour.'
And she said unto her: 'Go, my
daughter.' 3And she went, and^came
and gleaned in the field after the
reapers; and her hap was to light on
the portion of the field belonging
unto Boaz, who was of the family of
Elimelech. 4And, behold, Boaz came
from Beth-lehem, and said unto the
reapers: 'The Lord be with you.'
And they answered him: ' The Lord
bless thee.' Then said Boaz unto
his- servant that was set over the
reapers: 'Whose damsel is this?'
'And the servant that was set over
the reapers answered and said: 'It
is a Moabitish damsel that came
back with Naomi out of the field of
Moab; 'and she. said: Let me glean,
I pray you, and gather after the
reapers among the sheaves; so she
* That is, Pleasant.

came, and hath continued even from
trie morning until now, save that she
tarried a Uttle in the house.' Then
said Boaz unto Ruth: 'Hearest thou
not, my daughter? Go not to glean
in another field, neither pass from
hence, but abide here fast by my
maidens. Tet thine eyes be on the
field that they dp reap, and go thou
after them; have I not charged the
young men that they shaU not
touch thee? and when thou art
athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink
of that which the young men have
drawn.' "Then she fell on her face,
and bowed down to the ground, and
said unto him: 'Why have I found
favour in thy sight, that thou shouldest
take cognizance of me, seeing I am
a foreigner?' "And Boaz answered
arid said unto rier: 'It riath fuUy
been, told me, aU that thou hast done
unto thy mother-in-law since the
death of thy husband; and how thou
hast left thy father and thy mother,
and the land of thy nativity, and art
come unto a people that thou knewest
not heretofore., Trie Lord rec
ompense thy work, and be ' thy
reward complete from the Lord, the
God of Israel, under whose wings
thou art come to take refuge.' "Then
she said: 'Let me find favour in thy
sight, my lord; for that thou hast
comforted me, and for that thou hast
spoken to the heart of thy handmaid,
though I be riot' as one of triy hand
maidens.' "And Boaz said unto her
at meal-time : ' Come hither, and
eat of the bread, and dip triy morsel
in the vinegar.' And she sat beside
the reapers; and they reached her
parched corn, and she did eat and
was satisfied, and left thereof. "And
when she was risen up to, glean, Boaz
commanded his young men, saying:
' Let her glean even among the sheaves,
•> That is, Bitter.

974

RUTH

3.13

and put her not to shame. "And
also pull out some for her of purpose
from the bundles, and leave it, and
let her glean, and rebuke her not.'
"So she gleaned in the field until
even; and she beat out that which she
had gleaned, and it was about an
ephah of barley. "And she took it
up, and went into the city; and her
mother-in-law saw what she had
gleaned; and she brought forth and
gave to her that wliich she had left
after she was satisfied. "And her
mother-in-law said unto her: 'Where
hast thou gleaned to-day? and where
wroughtest thou? blessed be he that
did take knowledge of thee.' And
she told her mother-in-law with whom
she had wrought, and said: The
man's name with whom I wrought to
day is Boaz.' "And Naomi said unto
her daughter-in-law: 'Blessed be he
of the Lord, who hath not left off
His kindness to the living and to the
dead.' And Naomi said unto her:
'The man is nigh of kin unto us, one
of our near kinsmen.' "And Ruth the
Moabitess said: 'Yea, he said unto
me: Thou shalt keep fast by my
young men, until they have ended
aU my harvest.' 22And Naomi said
unto Ruth her daughter-in-law: 'It
is good, my daughter, that thou go
out with his maidens, and that thou
be not met in any other field.' 23So
she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz
to glean unto the end of barley har
vest and of wheat harvest; and she
dwelt with her mother-in-law.
Q And Naomi her mother-in-law
said unto her : ' My daughter, sriaU
I not seek rest for thee, that it may be
weU with thee? 2And now is there
not Boaz our kinsman, with whose
maidens thou wast? Beriold, he
winnoweth barley to-night in the
threshing-floor. 3Wash thyseff there

fore, and anoint thee, and put thy
raiment upon thee, and get thee down
to the threshing-floor; but make not
thyseff known unto the man, until
he shall have done eating and drink
ing. 4And it shall be, when he Ueth
down, that thou shalt mark the place
where he shall lie, and thou shalt go
in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee
down; and lie will tell thee what thou
shalt do.' 'And she said unto her:
'AU that thou sayest unto me I will
do.' 'And she went down unto the
threshing-floor, and did according to
aU that her mother-in-law bade her.
7And when Boaz had eaten and drunk,
and his heart was merry, he went
to Ue down at the end of the heap of
corn; and she came softly, and un
covered his feet, and laid her down.
'And it came to pass at midnight, that
the man was startled, and turned
himseff; and, behold, a woman lay
at his feet. 'And he said: 'Who art
thou?' And she answered: T am
Ruth thy handmaid; spread therefore
thy skirt over thy handmaid; for
thou art a near kinsman.' "And he
said: 'Blessed be thou of the Lord,
my daughter; triou hast shown more
kindness in the end than at the be
ginning, inasmuch as triou didst not
foUow trie young men, whether poor or
rich. "And now, my daughter, fear
not; I will do to thee all that thou
sayest; for all the men in the gate of
my people do know that thou art a
virtuous woman. "And now it is
true that I am a near kinsman;
howbeit there is a kinsman nearer
than I. "Tarry this night, and it shall
be in the morning, that if he will per
form unto thee the part of a kinsman,
well; let him do the kinsman's part;
but if he be not willing to do the part
of a kinsman to thee, then will I do
the part of a kinsman to thee, as the

975

3.13

RUTH

Lord Uveth; Ue down until the morn
ing.'/ "And she lay at his feet until
the morning; and she rose up before
one could discern another. For he
said: 'Let it not be known that the
woman came to the threshing-floor.'
"And he said: 'Bring the mantle
that is upon thee, and hold it'; and
she held it; and he measured six
measures of barley, and laid it on her;
and he went into the city. "And
when she came to her mother-in-law,
she said: 'Who art thou, my daugh
ter?' And she told her all that the
man had done to her. "And she said :
'These six measures of barley gave
he me; for he said to me: Go not
empty unto thy mother-in-law.'
"Then said she: 'Sit still, my daugh
ter, until thou know how the matter
will fall; for the man wiU not rest,
until he have finished the thing this
day.\
4 Now Boaz went up to tbe gate,
and sat him down there; and, be
hold, the near kinsman of whom
Boaz spoke came by; unto whom he
said: 'Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit
down here.' And he turned aside,
and sat down. 2And he took ten men
of the elders of the city, and said:
'Sit ye down here.' And they sat
down. 'And he said unto the near
kinsman: 'Naomi, that is come
back out of the field of Moab, seUeth
the parcel of land, which was our
brother EUmelech's; 4and I thought
to disclose it unto thee, saying:
Buy it before them that sit here,
and before the elders of my people.
If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it; but
if it wiU not be redeemed, then tell me,
that I may know; for there is none to
redeem it beside thee; and I am after
thee.' And he said: 'I wiU redeem
it.' Then said Boaz: 'What day
thou buyest the field of the hand of

Naomi — hast thou also bought of
Ruth the Moabitess^ the wife of the
dead, to raise up the name of the
dead upon his inheritance?' 'And
the near kinsman said: 'I cannot
redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine
own inheritance; take thou my right
of redemption on thee; for I cannot
redeem it.' — Now this was the custom
in former time in Israel concerning
redeeming and concerning exchang
ing, to confirm all things : a man drew
off his shoe, and gave it to his neigh
bour; and this was the attestation in
Israel. — 8So the near kinsman said
unto Boaz: 'Buy it for thyself.'
And he drew off his shoe. 'And
Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all
the people: 'Ye are witnesses this
day, that I have bought all that was
EUmelech's, and all that was Chilion's
and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi.
"Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the
wife of Mahlon, have I acquired to
be my wife, to raise up the name of the
dead upon his inheritance, that the
name of the dead be not cut off from
among his brethren, and from the
gate of his place; ye are witnesses
this day.' "And all the people that
were in the gate, and the elders, said:
'We are witnesses. The Lord make
the woman that is come into thy
house Uke Rachel and Uke Leah,
which two did build the house of
Israel; and do thou worthily in
Ephrath, and be famous in Beth
lehem; "and let thy house be Uke the
house of Perez, whom Tamar bore
unto Judah, of the seed which the
Lord shaU give thee of this young
woman.' "So Boaz took Ruth, and
she became his wife; and he went
in unto her, and the Lord gave her
conception, and she bore a son. "And
the women said unto Naomi : 'Blessed
be the Lord, who hath not left thee

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RUTH

4.22

this day without a near kinsman, and
let his name be famous in Israel.
"And he shaU be unto thee a restorer
of Ufe, and a nourisher of triine old
age; for thy daughter-in-law, who
loveth thee, who is better to thee
than seven sons, hath borne him.'
"And Naomi took the child, and laid
it in her bosom, and became nurse
unto it. "And the women her
neighbours gave it a name, saying: «Heb.

'There is a son born to Naomi'; and
triey called his name Obed; he is the
father of Jesse, the father of David.
"Now these are the generations of
Perez: Perez begot Hezron; "and
Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot
Amminadab; "and Amminadab begot
Nahshon, and Nahshon begot "Sal
mon; "and Salmon begot Boaz, and
Boaz begot Obed; 22and Obed begot
Jesse, and Jesse begot David.
Salmah.

32

977

row
LAMENTATIONS

5? 1 How doth the city sit sohtary,
That was full of people!
How is she become as a widow!
She that was great among the
nations,
And princess among the provinces,
How is she become tributary!
D 2She weepeth sore in the night,
And her tears are on her cheeks;
She hath none to comfort her
Among all her lovers;
All her friends have dealt treacher
ously with her,
They are become her enemies.
3 'Judari is gone into exile because
of affliction,
And because of great servitude;
She dwelleth among the nations,
She findeth no rest;
All her pursuers overtook her
Within the straits.
T The ways of Zion do mourn,
Because none come to the solemn
assembly;
AU her gates are desolate,
Her priests sigh;
Her virgins are afflicted,
And she herself is in bitterness.
H 'Her adversaries are become the
head,
Her enemies are at ease;
For the Lord hath afflicted her
For the multitude of her trans
gressions;
Her young children are gone into
captivity
Before the adversary.
"I 'And gone is from the daughter of
Zion

All her splendour;
Her princes are become Uke harts
That find no pasture,
And they are gone without strength
Before the pursuer.
T 'Jerusalem remembereth
In the days of her affliction and of
her anguish
AU her treasures that she had
From the days of old; '
Now that her people fall by the
hand of the adversary,
And none doth help her,
The adversaries have seen her,
They have mocked at her desola
tions.
n 'Jerusalem hath grievously sinned,
Therefore she is become as one
unclean;
All that honoured her despise
her,
Because they have seen her naked
ness;
She herself also sigheth,
And turneth backward.
13 'Her filthiness was in her skirts,
She was not mindful of her end;
Therefore is she come down won
derfully,
She hath no comforter.
'Behold, 0 Lord, my affliction,
For the enemy hath magnified
himself.'
i "The adversary hath spread out
his hand
Upon all her treasures;
For she hath seen that the heathen
Are entered into her sanctuary,

978

LAMENTATIONS

1.21

Concerning whom Thou didst com
mand
That they should not enter into
Thy congregation.
D "All her people sigh,
They seek bread;
They have given their pleasant
things for food
To refresh the soul.
'See, O Lord, and behold,
How abject I am become.'
3 "'Let it not come unto you, all ye
that pass by!
Behold, and see
If there be any pain like unto my
pain,
Which is done unto me,
Wherewith the Lord hath afflicted
me
In the day of His fierce anger.
12 "From on riigh hath He sent fire
Into my bones, and it prevaileth
against them;
He hath spread a net for my feet,
He hath, turned me back;
He hath made me desolate
And faint all trie day.
3 The yoke of my transgressions is
impressed by His hand;
They are knit together,
They are come up upon my neck;
He hath made my strength to fail;
The Lord hath dehvered me into
their hands,
Against whom I am not able to
stand.
D "The Lord hath set at nought
All my mighty men in the midst of
me;
He riath called a solemn assembly
against me
To crush my young men;
The Lord hath trodden as in a
winepress
The virgin daughter of Judah.'

y '"For these things I weep;
Mine eye, mine eye runneth down
with water;
Because the comforter is far from
me,
Even he that should refresh my
soul;
My children are desolate,
Because the enemy hath prevailed.'
S "Zion spreadeth forth her hands;
There is none to comfort her;
The Lord hath commanded con
cerning Jacob,
That they that are round about
him should be his adversaries;
Jerusalem is among them
As one unclean.
3E "The Lord is righteous;
For I have rebelled against His
word;
Hear, I pray you, all ye peoples,
And behold my pain :
My virgins and my young men
Are gone into captivity.
p "I caUed for my lovers,
But they deceived me;
My priests and mine elders
Perished in the city,
WhUe they sought them food
To refresh their souls.
"1 Tehold, 0 Lord, for I am in dis
tress,
Mine inwards burn;
My heart is turned within me,
For I have grievously rebelled.
Abroad the sword bereaveth,
At home there is the like of
death.
IB They have heard that I sigh,
There is none to comfort me;
All mine enemies have heard of my
trouble, and are glad,
For Thou hast done it;
Triou wilt bring the day that Thou
hast proclaimed,
And they shaU be. Uke unto me.

979

1.22

LAMENTATIONS

tl Tet all their wickedness come be
fore Thee;
And do unto them,
As Thou hast done unto me
For aU my transgressions;
For my sighs are many,
And my heart is faint.'
S O How hath the Lord covered
with a cloud
The daughter of Zion in His anger!
He hath cast down from heaven
unto the earth
The beauty of Israel,
And hath not remembered His
footstool
In the day of His anger.
Z\ The Lord hath swallowed up
unsparingly
All the habitations of Jacob;
He hath thrown down in His wrath
The strongholds of the daughter
of Judah;
He hatri brought them down to
the ground;
He hath profaned the kingdom
and the princes thereof.
5 3He hath cut off in fierce anger
All the horn of Israel;
He hath drawn back His right hand
From before the enemy;
And He hath burned in Jacob
Uke a flaming fire,
Which devoureth round about.
T 4He hatri bent His bow Uke an enemy,
Standing with His right hand as
an adversary,
And hath slain aU that were pleas
ant to the eye;
In the tent of the daughter of Zion
He hath poured out His fury Uke
fire.
H The Lord is become as an enemy,
He hath swaUowed up Israel;
He hath swallowed up all her
palaces,
He hath destroyed his strongholds;

And He hath multiplied in the
daughter of Judah
Mourning and moaning.
1 'And He hath stripped His taber
nacle, as if it were a garden,
He hath destroyed His place of
assembly;
The Lord hath caused to be for
gotten in Zion
Appointed season and sabbath,
And hath rejected in the indigna-
' tion of His anger
The king and trie priest.
T 'The Lord hath cast off His altar,
He hath abhorred His sanctuary,
He hath given up into the hand of
the enemy
The walls of her palaces;
They have made a noise in the
house of the Lord,
As in the day of a solemn assembly.
n The Lord hatri purposed to destroy
The waU of the daughter of Zion;
He riath stretched out the Une,
He riath not withdrawn
His hand from destroying;
But He hath made the rampart
and waU to mourn,
They languish together.
13 'Her gates are sunk into the ground ;
He hath destroyed and broken her
bars;
Her king and her princes are among
the nations,
Instruction is no more;
Yea, her prophets find
No vision from' the Lord.
¦> "They sit upon the ground, and
keep silence,
The elders of the daughter of Zion;
They have cast up dust upon their
heads,
They have girded themselves with
sackcloth;
The virgins of Jerusalem hang down
Their heads to the ground.

980

LAMENTATIONS

2.22

3 "Mine eyes do fail with tears,
Mine inwards burn,
My hver is poured Upon the earth,
For the breach of the daughter
of my people;
Because the young children and
the suckhngs swoon
In the broad places of the city.
3 They say to, their mothers:
'Where is corn and wine?'
When they swoon as the wounded
In trie broad places of the city,
When their soul is poured out
Irito their mothers' bosom.
Q "What shaU I .take to witness for
thee? what shaU I hken to thee,
0 daughter of Jerusalem?
What shaU I equal to thee, that I
may comfort thee,
0 virgin daughter of Zion?
For thy breach is great like the
sea;
Who can heal thee?
3 Thy prophets have seen visions
for thee
Of vanity and delusion;
And they have not uncovered thine
iniquity,
To bring back thy captivity;
But have prophesied for thee bur
dens
Of vanity and seduction.
D "All that pass by clap
Their hands at thee;
They hiss and wag their head
At the daughter of Jerusalem :
' Is this the city that men called
The perfection of beauty,
The joy of the whole earth?'
S "All thine enemies have opened
Their mouth wide against thee;
They hiss and gnash the teeth;
They say: 'We have swallowed
her up;
Certainly this is the day that we
looked for;
We have found, we have seen it.'

y "The Lord hath done that which
He devised;
He hath performed His word
That He commanded in the days
of old;
He hath thrown down unsparingly;
And He hath caused the enemy to
rejoice over thee,
He hath exalted the horn of thine
adversaries.
£ "Their heart cried unto the Lord:
' 0 waU of the daughter of Zion,
Let tears run down Uke a river
Day and night;
Give thyseff no respite;
Let not trie apple of thine eye
cease.
p "Arise, cry out in the night,
At the beginning of the watches;
Pour out thy heart hke water
Before the face of the Lord;
Lift up thy hands toward Him
For the Ufe of thy young children,
That faint for hunger
At the head of every street.'
^ "' See, 0 Lord, and consider,
To whom Thou hast done thus!
Shall the women eat their fruit,
The children that are dandled in
the hands?
Shall the priest and the prophet
be slain
In the sanctuary of the Lord?
12) "The youth and the old man Ue
On the ground in the streets;
My virgins and my young men
Are fallen by the sword;
Thou hast slain them in the day of
Thine anger;
Thou hast slaughtered unsparingly.
n Thou hast called, as in the day of a
solemn assembly,
My terrors on every side,
And there was none in the day of
the Lord's anger
That escaped or remained;

981

2.22

LAMENTATIONS

Those that I have dandled and
brought up
Hath mine enemy consumed.'

Q I am the man that hatri seen
affliction
By the rod of His wrath.
2He hath led me and caused me to
walk
In darkness and not in light.
3Surely against me He turneth His
hand
Again and again all the day.
a
4My flesh and tny skin hath He worn
out;
He hath broken my bones.
'He hath builded against me, and
compassed me
With gall and travail.
'He hath made me to dweU in dark
places,
As those that have been long dead.
a
'He hath hedged me about, that I
cannot go forth;
He hath made my^ chain heavy.
'Yea, when I cry and call for help,
He shuttetri out my prayer.
'He hath enclosed my ways with
hewn stone,
He hath made my paths crooked.
-I
"He is unto me as a bear lying in
Wait,
As a Uon in secret places.
"He hath turned aside my ways, and
pulled me in pieces;
He hath made me desolate.
"He hath bent His bow, and set me
As a mark for the arrow.
n
"He hath caused the arrows of His
quiver
To enter into my reins.

"I am become a derision to all my j
people,
' And their song aU the day.
"He hath" filled me with bitterness,
He hatri sated me with wormwood.
"He hath also broken my teeth with
gravel stones,
He hatri made me to waUow in ashes.
"And my soul is removed far off from
peace,
I forgot prosperity.
"And I said: 'My strength is per
ished,
And mine expectation from the
Lord.' T
"Remember mine affliction and mine
anguisri,
The wormwood and the gall.
"My soul hath them still in remem
brance,
And is bowed down within me.
"This I recaU to my mind,
Therefore have I hope.
n >
^Surely the Lord's mercies are not
consumed,
Surely His compassions fail not.
They are new every morning;
Great is Thy faithfulness.
241 The Lord is my portion', saith my
soul; i
Therefore wiU I hope in Him.'
t3
The Lord is good unto them that
wait for Him,
To the soul that seeketh Him. ,
Tt is good that a man should quietly
wait
For the salvation of the Lord.
"It is good for a man that he bear ,
The yoke in his youth. i
Tet him sit alone and keep silence, ,
Because He hath laid it upon him.
"Let him put his mouth in the dust,

982

LAMENTATIONS

3.59

If so be there may be hope.
"Let him give his cheek to him that
smiteth him,
Let him be filled full with reproach.
_ 3
"For trie Lord wiU not cast off
For ever.
32For though He cause grief, yet will
He have Compassion
According to the multitude of His
mercies.
Tor He doth not afflict willingly,
Nor grieve the children of men.
To crush under foot
All the prisoners of the earth,
To turn aside the right of a man
Before the face of the Most High,
To subvert a man in his cause,
The Lord approvetri not.
¦a
37Who is he that saith, and it cometh
to pass,
When the Lord commandeth it
not?
"Out of the mouth of the Most High
proceedeth not
Evil and good?
39Wherefore doth a living man com
plain,
A strong man because of Iris sins?
3
Tet us search and try our ways,
And return to the Lord.
Tet us hft up our heart with our
hands
Unto God in the heavens.
TVe have transgressed and have re
belled;
Thou hast not pardoned. D
Thou hast covered with anger and
pursued us;
Thou hast slain unsparingly. .
Thou hast covered Thyself with a
cloud,
So that no prayer can pass through.

Thou hast made us as the off-
scouring and refuse
In the midst of the peoples.
5 '
^AU our enemies have opened their.
mouth
Wide against us.
Terror and the pit are come upon
us,
Desolation and destruction.
^Mine eye runneth down with rivers
of water,
For the breach of the daughter of
my people. y
49Mine eye is poured out, and ceaseth
not,
Without any intermission,
"Till the Lord look forth,
And behold from heaven.
"Mine eye affected my soul,
Because of all the daughters of my
city. £
They have chased me sore like a
bird,
That are mine enemies without
cause.
They have cut off my life in the
dungeon,
And have cast stones upon me.
^Waters flowed over my head;
I said: 'I am cut off.''
P
T called upon Thy name, 0 Lord,
Out of the lowest dungeon.
Thou heardest my voice; hide not
Thine ear at my sighing, at my cry.
"Thou drewest near in the day that
I called upon Thee;
Thou saidst : ' Fear not.'
1
680 Lord, Thou hast pleaded the
causes of my soul;
Thou hast redeemed my life.
690 Lord, Thou hast seen my wrong;
Judge Thou my cause.

983

3.60

LAMENTATIONS

"Thou hast seen all their vengeance

The young childreri ask bread,

And all their devices against me.

And none breaketh it unto them.

IB

n They that did feed on dainties

"Thou hast heard their taunt, 0

Are desolate in the streets;

Lord,

They that were brought up in

And all their devices against me;

scarlet

'The lips of those that rose up against

Embrace dunghills.

me,

1 'For the iniquity of the daughter

And their muttering against me all

of my people is greater

the day.

Than the sin of Sodom,

"Behold Thou their sitting down,

That was overthrown as in a mo

and their rising up;

ment,

I am their song.

And no hands fell upon her.

• n

T 'Her princes were purer than snow,

'Thou wilt render unto them a rec

They were whiter than milk,

ompense, 0 Lord,

They were more ruddy in body

According to the work of their

than rubies,

hands.

Their polishing was as of sapphire;

Thou wilt give them hardness of

n 'Their visage is blacker than coal;

heart,

They are not known in the streets;

Thy curse unto them.

Their skin is shriveUed upon their

"Thou wilt pursue them in anger,

bones;

and destroy them

It is withered, iij is become hke a

From under the heavens of the Lord.

stick.

13 'They that are slain witri the sword

are better

X 4 How is the gold become dim!
How is the most fine gold

, Than they that are slain with

hunger;

changed!

For these pine away, stricken

The haUowed stones are poured out

through.,

At the head of every street.

For want of the fruits of the field.

3 The precious sons of Zion,

i "The hands of women full of com

Comparable to fine gold,

passion

How are they esteemed as earthen

Have sodden their own children; .

pitchers,

They were their food

The work of the hands of the pot

In the destruction of the daughter

ter!

of my people.

3 'Even the jackals draw out the

breast,

3 "The Lord hath accompUshed His

They give suck to their young ones;

fury,

The daughter of my people is be

He hath poured out His fierce anger ;

come cruel,

And He hath kindled a fire in Zion,

Like the ostriches in the wilder

Which hath devoured the founda

ness.

tions thereof.

T The tongue of the sucking child

3 'The kings of the earth believed not,

cleaveth

Neither all the inhabitants of the

To trie roof of his mouth for thirst;

world,

984

LAMENTATIONS

5.10

That the adversary and the enemy
would enter
Into the gates of Jerusalem.
)3 "It is because of the sins of her
prophets,
And the iniquities of her priests,
That have shed the blood of the
just
In the midst of her.
3 "They wander as bhnd men in the
streets,
They are poUuted with blood,
So that men cannot
Touch their garments.
D "'Depart ye! unclean!' men cried
unto them,
'Depart, depart, touch not';
Yea, they fled away and wandered;
Men said among the nations:
'They shaU no more sojourn here.'
S The anger of the Lord hath di
vided them;
He will no more regard them;
They respected not the persons of
the priests,
They were not gracious unto the
elders.
y "As for us, our eyes do yet fail
For our vain help;
In our watching we have watched
For a nation that could not save.
£ "They hunt our steps,
That we cannot go in our broad
places;
Our end is near, our days are ful
filled;
For our end is come.
p "Our pursuers were swifter
Than the eagles of the heaven;
They chased us upon the moun
tains,
They lay in wait for us in the wil
derness.
"I "The breath of our nostrils, the
anointed of trie Lord,
Was taken in their pits;

Of whom we said: 'Under his
shadow
We shaU Uve among the nations.'
125 "Rejoice and be glad, O daughter
of Edom,
That dweUest in the land of Uz :
Trie cup sriaU pass over unto thee
also;
Thou shalt be drunken, and shalt
make thyseff naked.
n Trie pumshment of thine iniquity
is accompUshed, O daughter of
Zion,
He wiU no more carry thee away
into captivity;
He wiU punish thine iniquity, O
daughter of Edom,
He will uncover thy sins.
PL Remember, 0 Lord, what is
come upon us;
Behold, and see our reproach.
2Our inheritance is turned unto
strangers,
Our houses unto aliens.
3We are become orphans and father
less,
Our mothers are as widows.
4We have drunk our water for
money; •
Our wood cometh to us for price.
To our very necks we are pursued;
We labour,, and have no rest.
'We have given the hand to Egypt,
And to Assyria, to have bread
enough.
'Our fathers have sinned, and are
not;
And we have borne their iniquities.
'Servants rule over us;
There is none to dehver us out of
their hand.
9We get our bread with the peril of
our Uves
Because of the sword of the wilder
ness.
"Our skin is hot hke an oven

985

5.10

LAMENTATIONS

Because of the burning heat of
famine.
"They have ravished the women in
Zion,
The maidens in the cities of Judah.
"Princes are hanged up by their hand;
The faces of elders are not honoured.
"The young men have borne the mill,
And the children riave stumbled
under the wood.
"The elders have ceased from the
gate,
The young men from their music.
"The joy of our heart is ceased;
Our dance is turned into mourning.
'The crown is faUen from our head;
Woe unto us! for we have sinned.
"For this our heart is faint,
For these things our eyes are dim;

"For the mountain of Zion, which is,
desolate,
The foxes walk upon it.
"Thou, 0 Lord, art enthroned for
ever,
Thy throne is from generation to
generation.
"Wherefore dost Thou forget us for
ever,
And forsake us so long time?
Turn Thou us unto Thee, O Lord,
and we shaU be turned;
Renew our days as of old.
Thou canst not have utterly re
jected us,
And be exceeding wroth against us!

Turn Thou us unto Thee, O Lord, and we
shall be turned;
Renew our days as of old.

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1 The words of Koheleth, the son of
David, king in Jerusalem.
2Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth;
Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
3What profit hath man of all his labour
Wherein he laboureth under the sun?
40ne generation passeth away, and
another generation cometh;
And the earth abideth for ever.
The sun also ariseth, and the sun
goeth down,
And hasteth to his place where he
ariseth.
'The wind goeth toward the south,
And turneth about unto the north;
It turneth about continually in its
circuit,
And the wind returneth again to its
circuits.
'AU the rivers run into the sea,
Yet the sea is not full;
Unto the place whither the rivers go,
Thither they go again.
8AU things toil to weariness;
Man cannot utter it,
The eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor the ear filled with hearing.
That which hath been is that which
shall be,
And that which hath been done is
that which shall be done;
And there is nothing new under the
sun.
"Is there a thing whereof it is said:
'See, this is new'? — it hath been al
ready, in the ages which were before
us. "There is no remembrance of

them of former times; neither shall
there be any remembrance of them of
latter times that are to come, among
those that shall come after.
"I Koheleth have been king over
Israel in Jerusalem. "And I applied
my heart to seek and to search out by
wisdom concerning all things that are
done under heaven; it is a sore task
that God hath given to the sons of
men to be exercised therewith. "I
have seen all the works that are done
under the sun; and, behold, all is
vanity and a striving after wind.
"That which is crooked cannot be
made straight;
And that which is wanting cannot
be numbered.
"I spoke with my own heart, saying:
' Lo, I have gotten great wisdom, more
also than all that were before me' over
Jerusalem'; yea, my heart hath had
great experience of wisdom and knowl
edge. "And I applied my heart to
know wisdom, and to know madness
and folly — I perceived that this also
was a striving after wind.
"For in much wisdom is much vexa
tion;
And he that increaseth knowledge
increaseth sorrow.
O I said in my heart: 'Come now, I
will try thee with mirth, and en
joy pleasure'; and, behold, this also
was vanity. T said of laughter: Tt
is mad'; and of mirth: 'What doth it
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how to pamper my flesh with wine,
and, my heart conducting itself with
wisdom, how yet to lay hold on folly,
tiU I might see which it was best for
the sons of men that they should do
under the heaven the few days of
their life. T made me great works;
I builded me houses; I planted me
vineyards; 5I made me gardens and
parks, and I planted trees in them of
all kinds of fruit; 'I made me pools
of water, to water therefrom the
wood springing up with trees; T
acquired men-Servants and maid
servants, and had servants born in
my house; also I had great possessions
of herds and flocks, above all that
were before me in Jerusalem; T gath
ered me also silver and gold, and treas
ure such as kings and the provinces
have as their own ; I got me men-singers
and women-singers, and the delights
of the sons of men, women very many.
9So I was great, and increased more
than all that were before me in Jeru
salem; also my wisdom stood me in
stead. "And whatsoever mine eyes
desired I kept not from them; I with
held not my heart from any joy, for
my heart had joy of all my labour;
and this was my portion from all my
labour. "Then I looked on all the
works that my hands had wrought,
and on the labour that I had laboured
to do; and, behold, all was vanity and
a striving after wind, and there was no
, profit under the sun.
12 And I turned myself to behold wis
dom, and madness and folly; for what
can the man do that cometh after
the king? even that which hath been
already done. "Then I saw that wis
dom excelleth folly, as far as light
excelleth darkness.
"The wise man, his eyes are in his
head;
But the fool walketh in darkness.

And I also perceived that one event
happeneth to them aU. "Then said
I in my heart : ' As it happeneth to the
fool, so will it happen even to me; and
why was I then more wise?' Then I
said in my heart, that this also is
vanity. "For of the wise man, even
as of the fool, there is no remembrance
for ever; seeing that in the days to
come all wiU long ago have been for
gotten. And how must the wise man
die even as the fool! "So I hated life;
because the work that is wrought
under the sun was grievous unto me;
for all is vanity and a striving after
wind. "And I hated all my labour wherein
I laboured under the sun, seeing that
I must leave it unto the man that shall
be after me. "And who knoweth
whether he will be a wise man or a
fool? yet will he have rule over all my
labour wherein I have laboured, and
wherein I have shown myself wise
under the sun. This also is vanity.
Therefore I turned about to cause
my heart to despair concerning all the
labour wherein I had laboured under
the sun. "For there is a man whose
labour is with wisdom, and with
knowledge, and with skill; yet to a
man that hath not laboured therein
shall he leave it for his portion. This
also is vanity and a great evil. Tor
what hatri a man of aU his labour, and
of the striving of his heart, wherein he
laboureth under the sun? Tor all
his days are pains, and his occupation
vexation; yea, even in the night his
heart taketh no rest. This also is
vanity. There is nothing better for a man
than that he should eat and drink, and
make his soul enjoy pleasure for his
labour. This also I saw, that it is
from the hand of God. Tor who
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Tor to the man that is good in His
sight He giveth wisdom, and knowl
edge, and joy; but to the sinner He
giveth the task, to gather and to heap
up, that he may leave to him that
is good in the sight of God. This also
is vanity and a striving after wind.
Q To every thing there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under
the heaven:
2 A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to
pluck up that which is planted;
3A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time
to build up;
4A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to
dance;
6A time to cast away stones, and
a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, and a time to
refrain from embracing;
'A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to cast
away;
7A time to rend, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a
time to speak;
'A time to love, and a time to hate;
A time for war, and a time for peace.
'What profit hath he that worketh
in that he laboureth? 10I have
seen the task which God hath given
to the sons of men to be exercised
therewith. "He hath made every
thing beautiful in its time; also He
hath set the world in their heart,
yet so that man cannot find out the
work that God hath done from the
beginning even to the end. "I know
that there is nothing better for them,
than, to rejoice, and to get pleasure
so long as they live. "But also that
every man should eat and drink, and
enjoy pleasure for all his labour, is
the gift of God. 14I know that, what

soever God doeth, it shall be for ever;
nothing can be added to it, nor any
thing taken from it; and God hath
so madeit, that men should fear before
Him. "That which is hath been long
ago, and that which is to be hath
already been; and God seeketh that
which is pursued.
"And moreover I saw under the sun,
in the place of justice, that wicked
ness was there; and in the place of
righteousness, that wickedness was
there. "I said in my heart: 'The
righteous and the wicked God wUT
judge; for there is a time there for
every purpose and for every work.'
"I said in my heart : ' It is because of
the sons of men, that God may sift
them, and that they may see that they
themselves are but as beasts.' "For
that which befalleth the sons of men
befaUeth beasts; even one thing be
falleth them; as the one dieth, so
dieth the other; yea, they have all one
breath; so that man hath no pre
eminence above a beast; for all is
vanity. 20AU go unto one place; all
are of the dust, and all return to
dust. "Who knoweth the spirit of
man whether it goeth upward, and the
spirit of the beast whether it goeth
downward to the earth? 22Where-
fore I perceived that there is nothing
better, than that a man should rejoice
in his works; for that is his portion;
for who shall bring him to see what
shall be after him?
4 But I returned and considered
all the oppressions that are done
under the sun; and behold the tears
of such as were oppressed, and they
had no comforter; and on the side of
their oppressors there was power, but
they had no comforter. 2Wherefore
I praised the dead that are already
dead more than the living that are
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both is he that hath not yet been, who
hath not seen the evil work that is
done under the sun.
4Again, I considered all labour and
, all exceUing in work, that it is a man's
rivalry with his neighbour. This also
is vanity and a striving after wind.
The fool f oldetri his hands together,
And eateth his own flesh.
'Better is a handful of quietness,
Than both the hands full of labour
and striving after wind.
Then I returned and saw vanity
under the sun. There is one that is
alone, and he hath not a second; yea,
he hath neither son nor brother; yet
is there no end of all his labour,
neither is his eye satisfied with riches:
'for whom then do I labour, and
bereave my soul of pleasure?' This
also is vanity, yea, it is a grievous
business. 'Two are better than one;
because they have a good reward for
their labour. "For if they fall, the one
will lift up his fellow; but woe to
him that is alone when he falleth, and
hath not another to lift him up.
"Again, if two lie together, then they
have warmth; but how can one be
warm alone? "And if a man prevail
against him that is alone, two shall
withstand him; and a threefold cord
is not quickly broken.
"Better is a poor and wise child than
an old and foolish king, who knoweth
not how to receive admonition any
more. "For out of prison he came
forth to be king; although in his king
dom he was born poor. "I saw all the
living that walk under the sun, that
they were with the child, the second,
that was to stand up in his stead.
There was no end of all the people,
even of all them whom he did lead;
yet they that come after shall not re
joice in him. Surely this also is vanity
and a striving after wind.

"Guard thy foot when thou goest
to the house of God, and be ready to
hearken: it is better than when fools
give sacrifices; for they know not that
they do evil.
PL Be not rash with thy mouth, and
let not thy heart be hasty to utter
a word before God; for God is in
heaven, and thou upon earth; there
fore let thy words be few.
Tor a dream cometh through a
multitude of business;
And a fool's voice through a multi
tude of words.
'When thou vowest a vow unto God,
defer not to pay it; for He hath no
pleasure in fools; pay that which thou
vowest. Tetter is it that thou should
est not vow, than that thou should
est vow and not pay. 'Suffer not thy
mouth to bring thy flesh into guilt,
neither say thou before the messenger,
that it was an error; wherefore should
God be angry at thy voice, and de
stroy the work of thy hands? 'For
through the multitude of dreams and
vanities there are also many words;
but fear thou God.
'If thou seest the oppression of the
poor, and the violent perverting of
justice and righteousness in the state,
marvel not at the matter; for one
higher than the high watcheth, and
there are higher than they. 'But the
profit of a land every way is a king
that maketh himself servant to the
field. Tie that loveth silver shaU not be
satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth
abundance, with increase; this also is
vanity. "When goods increase, they
are increased that eat them; and what
advantage is there to the owner thereof,
saving the beholding of them with his
eyes? "Sweet is the sleep of a labouring
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but the satiety of the rich will not
suffer him to sleep.
There is a grievous evil which I
have seen under the sun, namely,
riches kept by the owner thereof to
his hurt; "and those riches perish by
evil adventure; and if he hath begot
ten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
"As he came forth of Iris mother's
womb, naked shall he go back as he
came, and shaU take nothing for his
labour, which he may carry away in
his hand. "And this also is a grievous
evil, that in aU points as he came, so
shall he go; and what profit hath he
that he laboureth for the wind? "All
his days also he eateth in darkness,
and he hath much vexation and sick
ness and wrath.
"Behold that which I have seen : it is
good, yea, it is comely for one to eat
and to drink, and to enjoy pleasure
for all his labour, wherein he laboureth
under the sun, aU the days of his
fife which God hath given him; for
this is his portion. "Every man also
to whom God hath given riches and
wealth, and hath given him power
to eat thereof, and to take his portion,
and to rejoice in his labour — this is
the gift of God. "For let him remem
ber the days of his Ufe that they are
not many; for God answereth him in
the joy of his heart.
Cl There is an evil which I riave seen
under the sun, and it is heavy
upon men : 2a man to whom God giveth
riches, wealth, and honour, so that
he wanteth nothing for his soul of all
that he desireth, yet God giveth him
not power to eat thereof, but a stran
ger eateth it; this is vanity, and it is
an evil disease. Tf a man beget a
hundred children, and live many years,
so that the days of his years are many,
but his soul have not enough of
good, and moreover he have no burial;

I say, that an untimely birth is better
than he; 4for it cometh in vanity, and
departeth in darkness, and the name
thereof is covered with darkness;
'moreover it hath not seen the sun
nor known it; this hath gratification
rather than the other; 'yea, though he
live a thousand years twice told, and
enjoy no good; do not aU go to one
place?. 'AU the labour of man is_ for his
mouth,
And yet the appetite is not filled.
'For what advantage hath the wise
more than the fool? or the poor man
that hath understanding, in walking
before the living? 'Better is the seeing
of the eyes than the wandering of the
desire; this also is vanity and a striv
ing after wind.
"Whatsoever cometh into being, the
name thereof was given long ago, and
it is foreknown what man is; neitrier
can he contend with Him that is
mightier than he. "Seeing there are
many words that increase vanity,
what is man the better? "For who
knoweth what is good for man in his
life, all the days of his vain life which
he spendeth as a shadow? for who can
tell a man what shall be after him
under the sun?
7 A good name is better than pre
cious oil;
And the day of death than the day
of one's birth.
Tt is better to go to the house of
mourning,
Than to go to the house of feasting;
For that is the end of all men,
And the Uving wiU lay it to his
heart.
'Vexation is better than laughter;
For by the sadness of the counte
nance the heart may be glad
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The heart of the wise is in the house
of mourning;
But the heart of fools is in the house
of mirth.
'It is better to hear the rebuke of
the wise,"
Than for a man to hear the song
of fools.
'For as the crackling of thorns un
der a pot, •
So is the laughter of the fool;
This also is vanity.
'Surely oppression turneth a wise
man into a fool;
And a gift destroyeth the under
standing.
Tetter is the end of a thing than the
beginning thereof;
And the patient in spirit is better
than the proud in spirit.
9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be
angry;
For anger resteth in the bosom of
fools.
"Say not thou: 'How was it that the
former days were better than these?'
for it is not out of wisdom that thou
inquirest concerning this.
"Wisdom is good with an inheritance,
Yea, a profit to them that see the
sun.
"For wisdom is a defence, even as
money is a defence; but the excellency
of knowledge is, that wisdom pre
serveth the life of him that hath it.
"Consider the work of God; for who
can make that straight, which He
hath made crooked? "In the day of
prosperity be joyful, and in the day
of adversity consider; God hatri made
even the one as well as the other,
to the end that man should find noth
ing after him.
"AU tilings have I seen in the days
of my vanity; there is a righteous
mah that perisheth in his righteous
ness, and there is a wicked man that

prolorigeth his Ufe in his evil-doing.
"Be not righteous overmuch; neither i
make thyself overwise; why shouldest \
thou destroy thyseff? "Be not over
much wicked, neither be thou fooUsh;
why shouldest thou die before thy
time? "It is good that thou shouldest
take hold of the one; yea, also from
the other withdraw not thy hand; for
he that feareth God shall discharge
himself of them all.
"Wisdom is a stronghold to the wise
man more than ten rulers that are in a
city. Tor there is not a righteous man
upon earth, that doeth good, and sin
neth not.
"Also take not heed unto aU words
that are spoken, lest thou hear thy
servant curse thee; 22fOr oftentimes
also thine own heart knoweth that
thou thyseff Ukewise hast cursed
others. MAU this have I tried by wisdom;
I said: 'I wiU get wisdom'; but it was
far from me. That which is is far
off, and exceeding deep; who can find
it out? "I turned about, and applied
my heart to know and to search out,
and to seek wisdom and the reason of
things, and to know wickedness to be
folly, and fooUshness to be madness;
"and I find more bitter than death
the woman, whose heart is snares and
nets, and her hands as bands; whoso
pleaseth God shall escape from her;
but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Tehold, this have I found, saith
Koheleth, adding one thing to another,
to find out the account; 28which yet
my soul sought, but I found not; one
man among a thousand have I found;
but a woman among all those have 1
not found. "Behold, this only have
I found, that God made man upright;
but they have sought out many in
ventions.

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Q Who is as the wise man? and who
knoweth the interpretation of a
thing? A man's wisdom maketh his face
to shine,
And the boldness of his face is
changed.
2I [counsel thee]: keep the king's
command, and that in regard of the
oath of God. Te not hasty to go out
of his presence; stand not in an evil
tiling; for he doeth whatsoever pleas
eth him. Torasmuch as the king's
word hath power; and who may say
unto him: 'What doest thou?'
'Whoso keepeth the commandment
shaU know no evil tiring;
And a wise man's heart discerneth
time and judgment.
'For to every matter there is a time
and judgment; for the evil of man is
great upon him. 'For he knoweth not
that which shall be; for even when it
cometh to pass, who shaU declare
it unto him? There is no man that
hath power over the wind to retain the
wind; neither hath he power over the
day of death; and there is no 'dis
charge in war; neither shaU wicked
ness deliver him that is given to it.
9AU this have I seen, even applied my
heart thereto, whatever the work that
is done under the sun; what time one
man had power over another to his hurt.
"And so I saw the wicked buried,
and they entered into their rest; but
they that had done right went away
from the holy place, and were forgot
ten in the city; this also is vanity.
"Because sentence against an evil
work is not executed speedily, there
fore the heart of the sons of men is
fully set in them to do evil; "because
a sinner doeth evil a hundred times,
and prolongeth his days — though yet
I know that it shall be weU with them
that fear God, that fear before Him;

"but it shall not be well with the
wicked, neither shall he prolong his
days, which are as a shadow, because
he feareth not before God. 'There is
a vanity which is done upon the earth:
that there are righteous men, unto
whom it happeneth according to the
work of the wicked; again, there are
wicked men, to whom it happeneth
according to the work of the righteous
— I said that this also is vanity.
"So I commended mirth, that a man
hath no better thing under the sun,
than to eat, and to drink, and to be
merry, and that "this should accom
pany him in his labour all the days
of his life which God hath given him
under the sun.
"When I appried my heart to know
wisdom, and to see the business that
is done upon the earth — for neither
day nor night do men see sleep with
their eyes — "then I beheld all the
work of God, that man cannot find
out the work that is done under the
sun; because though a man labour
to seek it out, yet he shaU not find
it; yea further, though a wise man
think to know it, yet shall lie not
be able to find it.
Q For all this I laid to my heart,
even to make clear all this: that
the righteous, and the wise, and their
works, are in the hand of God;
whetrier it be love or hatred, man
knoweth it not; all is before them.
2AU things come alike to ill; there is
one event to the righteous and to the
wicked; to the good and to the clean
and to the unclean; to him that
sacrifieeth and to him that sacrificeth
not; as is the good, so is the sinner,
and he that sweareth, as he that fear
eth an oath. This is an evil in aU
triat is done under the sun, that there
is one event unto all; yea also, the
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evil, and madness is in their heart
while they rive, and after that they
go to the dead.
Tor to him that is joined to aU the
Uving there is hope; for a Uving dog
is better than a dead lion. Tor the
living know that they shall die; but
the dead know not any thing, neither
have they any more a reward; for the
memory of them is forgotten. 'As well
their love, as their hatred and their
envy, is long ago perished; neither
have they any more a portion for ever
. in any thing that is done under the sun.
'Go thy way, eat thy bread with
joy,
And drink thy wine with a merry
heart ;
For God hath already accepted thy
works.
'Let thy garments.be always white;
And let thy head lack no oil.
'Enjoy life with the wife whom thou
lovest aU the days of the Ufe of thy
vanity, wliich He hath given thee
under the sun, all the days of thy
vanity; for that is thy portion in life,
and in thy labour wherein thou
labourest under the sun. "Whatso
ever thy hand attaineth to do by thy
strength, that do; for there is no work,
nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom,
in the grave, whither thou goest.
"I returned, and saw under the sun,
that the race is not to the swift, nor
the battle #o the strong, neither yet
bread to the wise, nor yet riches to
men of understanding, nor yet favour
to men of skiU; but time and chance
happeneth to them all. "For man
also knoweth not his time; as the
fishes that are taken in an evil net,
and as the birds that are caught in the
snare, even so are the sons of men
snared in an evil time, when it falleth
suddenly upon them.

10

"This also have I seen as wisdom
under the sun, and it seemed great
unto me: "there was a little city, and
few men within it; and there came a
great king against it, and besieged
it, and built great bulwarks against
it; "now there was found in it a
man poor and wise, and he by his
wisdom delivered the city; yet no
man remembered that same poor
man. "Then said I: 'Wisdom is
better than strength; nevertheless
the poor man's wisdom is despised, and
his words are not heard.'
"The words of the wise spoken in quiet
Are more acceptable than the cry
of a ruler among fools.
"Wisdom is better than weapons
of war;
But one sinner destroyeth much
good. Dead flies make the ointment of
the perfumer fetid and putrid;
So doth a httle f oUy outweigh wis
dom and honour.
2A wise man's understanding is at
his right hand;
But a fool's understanding at his left.
3Yea also, when a fool walketh by the
way, his understanding faileth him, and
he saith to every one that he is a fool.
4If the spirit of the ruler rise up
against thee,
Leave not thy place;
For gentleness allayeth great of
fences.
There is an evU which I have seen
under the sun,
Like an error which proceedeth
from a ruler:
'Folly is set on great heights,
And the rich sit in low place.
T have seen servants upon horses,
And princes walking as servants
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11

8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it ;
And whoso breaketh through a
fence, a serpent shaU bite him.
Whoso quarrieth stones shaU be
hurt therewith;
And he that cleaveth wood is
endangered thereby.
"If the iron be blunt,
And one do not whet the edge,
Then must he put to more strength;
But wisdom is profitable to direct.
"If trie serpent bite before it is
charmed,
Then the charmer hath no advantage.
'The words of a wise man's mouth are
gracious;
But the Ups of a fool will swaUow up
himseff.
"The beginning of the words of his
mouth is foolishness;
And the end of his talk is grievous
madness.
"A fool also multipUeth words;
Yet man knoweth not what shall be;
And that which shall be after him,
Who can tell him?
'The labour of fools wearieth every
one of them,
For he knoweth not how to go to
the city.
"Woe to thee, 0 land, when thy king
is a boy,
And thy princes feast in the morning !
"Happy art thou, O land, when thy
king is a free man,
And thy princes eat in due season,
In strength, and not in drunkenness!
"By slothfulness the rafters sink in;
And through idleness of the hands
the house leaketh.
"A feast is made for laughter,
And wine maketh glad the life;
And money answereth aU things.

"Curse not the king, no, not in thy
thought,
And curse not the rich in thy bed
chamber;
For a bird of the air shaU carry the
voice,
And that which hath wings shaU
teU the matter.
1 1 Cast thy bread upon trie waters,
For thou shalt find it after
many days.
T)ivide a portion into seven, yea,
even into eight;
For thou knowest not what evil
shall be upon the earth.
3If the clouds be full of rain,
They empty themselves upon the
earth;
And if a tree fall in the south, or in
the north,
In the place where the tree falleth,
there shall it be.
4He that observeth the wind shall
not sow;
And he that regardeth the clouds
shall not reap.
'As thou knowest not what is the
way of the wind,
Nor how the bones do grow in the
womb of her that is with child;
Even so thou knowest not the work
of God
Who doeth aU things.
'In trie morning sow thy seed,
And in the evening withhold not
thy hand;
For thou knowest not which shaU
prosper, whether this or that,
Or whether they both shall be
aUke good.
7And the Ught is sweet,
And a pleasant thing it is for the
eyes to behold the sun.
'For if a man Uve many years,
Let him rejoice in them all,

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And remember the days of darkness,
For they shaU be many.
AU that cometh is vanity.
'Rejoice, 0 young man, in thy
youth;
And let thy heart cheer thee in the
days of thy youtri,
And walk in the ways of thy heart,
And in the sight of thine eyes;
But know thou, that for aU these
things
God wiU bring thee into judgment.
"Therefore remove vexation from
thy heart,
And put away evU from thy flesh;
For childhood and youth are vanity.
"J O Remember then thy Creator
in the days of thy youth,
Before the evil days come,
And the years draw nigh, when thou
srialt say:
' I have no pleasure in them ' ;
2Before the sun, and the hght, and
the moon,
And the stars, are darkened,
And the clouds return after the rain;
'In the day when the keepers of the
house shall tremble,
And the strong men shall bow them
selves,
And the grinders cease because they
are few,
And those that look out shaU be
darkened in the windows,
4And the doors shall be shut in the
street,
When the sound of the grinding is
low;
And one shall start up at the voice
of a bird,
And all the daughters of music shall
be brought low;
'Also when they shall be afraid of
that which is high,
And terrors shaU be in the way;

And the almond-tree shall blossom,
And the grasshopper shall drag
itself along,
And the caperberry shaU fail;
Because man goeth to his long home,
And the mourners go about the
streets;
'Before the silver cord is snapped
asunder,
And the golden bowl is shattered,
And the pitcher is broken at the
fountain,
And the wheel falleth shattered into
the pit;
7And the dust returneth to the earth
as it was,
And the spirit returneth unto God
who gave it.
'Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth;
AU is vanity.
'And besides that Koheleth was
wise, he also taught trie people
knowledge; yea, he pondered, and
sought out, and set in order many
proverbs. "Koheleth sought to find
out words of delight, and that which
was written uprightly, even words of
truth. "The words of the wise are as goads,
and as nails well fastened are those
that are composed in collections;
they are given from one shepherd.
"And furthermore, my son, be ad
monished: of making many books
there is no end; and much study is a
weariness of the flesh.
"The end of the matter, all having
been heard: fear God, and keep His
commandments; for this is the whole
man. "For God shall bring every
work into the judgment concerning
every hidden thing, whether it be
good or whether it be evU.
The end of the matter, all having been heard:
fear God, and keep His commandments; for this
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1 Now it came to pass in the days of
Ahasuerus — this is Ahasuerus who
reigned, from India even unto Ethio
pia, over a hundred and seven and
twenty provinces — 2thatin those days,
when the king Ahasuerus sat on the
throne of his kingdom, which was in
Shushan the castle, 3in the third year
of his reign, he made a feast unto all
his princes and his servants; the army
of Persia and Media, the nobles and
princes of the provinces, being before
him; Vhen he showed the riches of
his glorious kingdom and the honour
of his excellent majesty, many days,
even a hundred and fourscore days.
sAnd when these days were fulfilled,
the king made a feast unto all the
people that were present in Shushan
the castle, both great and small, seven
days, in the court of the garden of the
king's palace; 'there were hangings of
white, fine cotton, and blue, bordered
with cords of fine hnen and purple,
upon silver rods and pillars of marble;
the couches were of gold and silver,
upon a pavement of green, and white,
and shell, and onyx marble. 7And
they gave them drink in vessels of
gold — the vessels being diverse one
from another — and royal wine in
abundance, according to the bounty
of the king. 8And the drinking was
according to the law; none did compel;
for so the king had appointed to all the
officers of his house, that they should
do according to every man's pleasure.
9Also Vashti the queen made a
feast for the women in the royal house

which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
"On the seventh day, when the heart
of the king was merry with wine, he
commanded Mehuman, Bizzetha, Har-
bona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar,
and Carcas, the seven chamberlains
that ministered in the presence of
Ahasuerus the king, "to bring Vashti
the queen before the king with the
crown royal, to show the peoples and
the princes her beauty; for she was
fair to look on. "But the queen Vashti
refused to come at the king's com
mandment by the chamberlains; there
fore was trie king very wroth, and his
anger burned in him.
"Then the king said to the wise
men, who knew the times — for so was
the king's manner toward all that
knew law and judgment; "and the
next unto him was Carshena, Shethar,
Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena,
and Memucan, the seven princes of
Persia and Media, who saw the king's
face, and sat first in the kingdom:
"'What shall we do unto the queen
Vashti according to law, forasmuch as
she hath not done the bidding of the
king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?'
"And Memucan answered before
the king and the princes: 'Vashti
the queen hath not done wrong to
the king only, but also to all the
princes, and to all the peoples, that
are in all the provinces of the king
Ahasuerus. "For this deed of the
queen will come abroad unto all
women, to make their husbands con
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be said: The king Ahasuerus com
manded Vashti the queen to be
brought in before him, but she came
not. "And this day will the prin
cesses of Persia and Media who have
heard of the deed of the queen. say
the like unto all the king's princes.
So will there arise enough contempt
and wrath. 19If it please the king, let
there go forth a royal commandment
from him, and let it be written among
the laws of the Persians and the Medes,
that it be not altered, that Vashti
come no more before king Ahasuerus,
and that the king give her royal
estate unto another that is better
than she. "And when the king's
decree which he shall make shall be
published throughout all his kingdom,
great though it be, all the wives will
give to their husbands honour, both
to great and small.' "And the word
pleased the king and the princes; and
the king did according to the word of
Memucan; 22for he sent letters into all
the king's provinces, into_every prov
ince according to the writing thereof,
and to every people after their, lan
guage, that every man should bear
rule in his own house, and speak ac
cording to the language of his people.
O After these things, when the wrath
of king Ahasuerus was assuaged,
he remembered Vashti, and what she
had done, and what was decreed
against her. Then said the king's
servants that ministered unto him:
'Let there be sought for the king
young virgins fair to look on; 'and
let the king appoint officers in all the
provinces of his kingdom, that they
may gather together all the fair young
virgins unto Shushan the castle, to
the house of the women, unto the
custody of TIegai the king's chamber
lain, keeper of the women; and let
•Heb

their ointments be given them; 4and
let the maiden that pleaseth the king
be queen instead of Vashti.' And the
thing pleased the king; and he did so.
There was a certain Jew in Shushan
the castle, whose name was Mordecai
the son of Jair the son of Shimei the
son of Kish, a Benjamite, 'who had
been carried away from Jerusalem
with the captives that had been carried
away with Jeconiah king of Judah,
whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of
Babylon had carried away. 'And he
brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther,
his uncle's daughter; for she had
neither father nor mother, and the
maiden was of beautiful form and
fair to look on; and when her father
and mother were dead, Mordecai
took her for his own daughter.
8So it came to pass, when the
king's commandment and his decree
was published, and when many maid
ens were gathered together unto Shu
shan the castle, to the custody of
Hegai, that Esther was taken into
the king's house, to the custody of
Hegai, keeper of the women. 9And
the maiden pleased him, and she
obtained kindness of him; and he
speedily gave her her ointments, with
her portions, and the seven maidens,
who were meet to be given her out
of the king's house; and he advanced
her and her maidens to the best place
in the house of the women. "Esther
had not made known her people nor
her kindred; for Mordecai had charged
her that she should not tell it. "And
Mordecai walked every day before the
court of the women's house, to know
how Esther did, and what would be
come of her.
"Now when the turn of every maid
en was come to go in to king Ahasuerus,
after that it had been done to her
according to the law for the women,
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twelve months — for so were the days
of their anointing accomplished, to
wit, six months with oil of myrrh,
and six months with sweet odours,
and with other ointments of the
women — "when then the maiden came
unto the king, whatsoever she desired
was given her to go with her out of the
house of the women unto the king's
house. "In the evening she went,
and on the morrow she returned into
the second house of the women, to
the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's
chamberlain, who kept the concubines;
she came in unto the king no more,
except the king dehghted in her, and
she were called by name.
"Now when the turn of Esther,
the daughter of Abihail the uncle of
Mordecai, who had taken her for his
daughter, was come to go in unto the
king, she required nothing but what
Hegai the king's chamberlain, the
keeper of the women, appointed.
And Esther obtained favour in the
sight of all them that looked upon
her. "So Esther was taken unto king
Ahasuerus into his house royal in
the tenth month, which is the month
Tebeth, in the seventh year of his
reign. "And the king loved Esther
above all the women, and she obtained
grace and favour in his sight more than
all the virgins; so that he set the royal
crown upon her head, and made her
queen instead of Vashti. "Then the
king made a great feast unto all his
princes and his servants, even Esther's
feast; and he made a release to the
provinces, and gave gifts, according
to the bounty of the king.
"And when the virgins were gath
ered together the second time, and
Mordecai sat in the king's gate —
Tsther had not yet made known
her kindred nor her people ; as Morde
cai had charged her; for Esther did the

commandment of Mordecai, like as
when she was brought up with him —
"in those days, while Mordecai sat
in the king's gate, two of the king's
chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh,
of those that kept the door, were
wroth, and sought to lay hands on the
king Ahasuerus. 22And the thing
became known to Mordecai, who
told it unto Esther the queen; and
Esther told the king thereof in Morde-
cai's name. 23And when inquisition
was made of the matter, and it was
found to be so, they were both hanged
on a tree; and it was written in the
book of the chronicles before the king.
Q After these things did king Ahas-
uerus promote Haman the son of
Hammedatha the Agagite, and ad
vanced him, and set his seat above
aU the princes that were with him.
2And all the king's servants, that were
in the king's gate, bowed down, and
prostrated themselves before Haman;
for the king had so coromanded con
cerning him. But Mordecai bowed
not down, nor prostrated himself
before him. Then the king's servants,
that were in the king's gate, said unto
Mordecai: 'Why transgressest thou
the king's commandment?' Now it
came to pass, when they spoke daily
unto him, and he hearkened not unto
them, that they told Haman, to see
whether Mordecai's words would stand ;
for he had told them that he was a
Jew. 'And when Haman saw that
Mordecai bowed not down, nor pros
trated himself before him, then was
Haman full of wrath. 'But it seemed
comtemptible in his eyes to lay hands
on Mordecai alone; for they had made
known to him the people of Mordecai ;
wherefore Haman sought to destroy all
the Jews that were throughout the
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people of Mordecai. 'In the first
month, which is the month Nisan, in
the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus,
they cast pur, that is, the lot, before
Haman from day to day, and from
month to month, to the twelfth month,
which is the month Adar.
'And Haman said unto king Ahas
uerus: There is a certain people
scattered abroad and dispersed among
the peoples in all the provinces of thy
kingdom,1 and their laws are diverse
from those of every people; neither
keep they the king's laws; therefore it
profiteth not the king to suffer them.
9If it please the king, let it be written
that they be destroyed; and I will
pay ten thousand talents of silver
.into the hands of those that have the
charge of the king's business, to bring
it into the king's treasuries.' "And
the king took his ring from his hand,
and gave it unto Haman the son of
Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews'
enemy. "And the king said unto
Haman: 'ThS silver is given to thee,
the people also, to do with them as
it seemeth good to thee.'
Then were the king's scribes
called in the first month, on the thir
teenth day - thereof, and there was
written, according to all that Haman
commanded, unto the king's satraps,
and to the governors that were over
every province, and to the princes of
every people; to every province ac
cording to the writing thereof, and to
every people after their language; in
the name of king Ahasuerus was it
written, and it was sealed with the
king's ring. "And letters were sent
by posts into all the king's provinces,
to destroy, to slay, and to cause to
perish, all Jews, botri young and old,
little children and women, in one day,
even upon the thirteenth day of the
twelfth month, which is the month

Adar, and to take the spoil of them
for a prey. 'The copy of the writing,
to be given out for a decree in every
province, was to be pubUshed unto
all the peoples, that they should be
ready against that day. "The posts
went forth in haste by the king's
commandment, and the decree was
given out in Shushan the castle; and
the king and Haman sat down to
drink; but the city of Shushan was
perplexed.4 Now when Mordecai knew aU that
was done, Mordecai rent his
clothes, and put on sackcloth with
ashes, and went out into the midst of
the city, and cried with a loud and a
bitter cry; 2and he came even before
the king's gate; for none might enter
within the king's gate clothed with
sackcloth. 'And in every province,
whithersoever the king's command
ment and his decree came, there was
great mourning among the Jews, and
fasting, and weeping, and wailing;
and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
4And Esther's maidens and her
chamberlains came and told it her;
and the queen was exceedingly pained;
and she sent raiment to clothe Morde
cai, and to take his sackcloth from off
him; but he accepted it not. Then
called Esther for Hathach, one of the
king's chamberlains, whom he had
appointed to attend upon her, and
charged him to go to Mordecai, to
know what this was, and why it was.
'So Hathach went forth to Mordecai
unto the broad place of the city, which
was before the king's gate. 7And
Mordecai told him of all that had
happened unto him, and the exact
sum of the money that Haman, had
promised to pay to the king's treas
uries for the Jews, to destroy them.
'Also he gave him the copy of the
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out in Shushan to destroy them, to
show it unto Esther, and to declare
it unto her; and to charge her that
she should go in unto the king, to
make suppUcation unto him, and to
make request before him, for her
people. 'And Hathach came and told Esther
the words of Mordecai. 'Then
Esther spoke unto Hathach, and
gave him a message unto Mordecai:
"'Ah the king's servants, and the
people of the king's provinces, do
know, that whosoever, whether man
or woman, shaU come unto the king
into the inner court, who is not
called, there is one law for him, that
he be put to death, except such to
whom the king shaU hold out the
golden sceptre, that he may Uve; but
I have not been called to come in
unto the king these thirty days.'
12And they told to Mordecai Esther's
words. Then Mordecai bade them return
answer unto Esther: Think not with
thyself that thou shalt escape in the
king's house, more than all the Jews.
"For if thou altogether holdest thy
peace at this time, then will relief
and dehverance arise to the Jews from
another place, but thou and fchy
father's house will perish; and who
knoweth whether thou art not come to
royal estate for such a time as this?'
Then Esther bade them return an
swer unto Mordecai: "'Go, gather
together aU the Jews that are present
in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and
neither eat nor drink three days, night
or day; I also and my maidens will
fast in like manner; and so will I go in
unto the king, which is not according
to the law; and if I perish, I perish.'
"So Mordecai went his way, and did
according to all that Esther had com
manded him.

PL Now it came to pass on the third
day, that Esther put on her royal
apparel, and stood in the inner court
of the king's house, over against the
king's house; and the king sat upon
his royal throne in the royal house,
over against the entrance of the house.
2And it was so, when the king saw
Esther the queen standing in the
court, that she obtained favour in his
sight; and the king held out to Esther
the golden sceptre that was in his
hand. So Esther drew near, and
touched the top of the sceptre. Then
said the king unto her: 'What wilt
thou, queen Esther? for whatever
thy request, even to the half of the
kingdom, it shaU be given thee.' 4And
Esther said : 'If it seem good unto the
king, let the king and Haman come
this day unto the banquet that I have
prepared for him.' Then the king
said: 'Cause Haman to make haste,
that it may be .done as Esther hath
said.' So the king and Haman came to
the banquet that Esther had prepared.
'And the king said unto Esther at
the banquet of wine: 'Whatever thy
petition, it shaU be granted thee; and
whatever thy request, even to the
rialf of the kingdom, it shall be per
formed.' Then answered Esther,
and said: 'My petition and my re
quest is — 8if I have found favour in the
sight of the king, and if it please the-
king to grant my petition, and to per
form my request — let the king and
Haman come /to the banquet that I
shall prepare for them, and I will do
to-morrow as the king hath said.'
Then went Haman forth that day
joyful and glad of heart; but when
Haman saw Mordecai in the king's
gate, that he stood not up nor moved
for him, Haman was filled with wrath
against Mordecai. "Nevertheless Ha
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and he sent and fetched his friends
and Zeresh his wife. "And Haman
recounted unto them the glory of his
riches, and the multitude of his chil
dren, and everything as to how the
king had promoted him, and how
he had advanced him above the princes
and servants of the king. "Hainan
said moreover: 'Yea, Esther the queen
did let no man come in with trie king
unto the banquet that she had pre
pared but myseff; and to-morrow also
am I invited by her together with the
king. "Yet all this availeth me noth
ing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew
sitting at the king's gate.' "Then
said Zeresh his wife and all riis friends
unto him : ' Let a gallows be made of
fifty cubits high, and in the morning
speak thou unto the king that Mor
decai may be hanged thereon; then
go thou in merrily with the king unto
the banquet.' And the thing pleased
Haman; and he caused the gallows to
be made.
Cl On that night could not the king
sleep; and he commanded to bring
the book of records of the chronicles,
and they were read before the king.
2And it was found written, that Morde
cai had told of Bigthana and Teresh,
two of the king's chamberlains, of
those that kept the door, who had
sought to lay hands on the king Ahas-
'uerus. 3And the king said: 'What
honour and dignity hath been done
to Mordecai for this?' Then said the
king's servants that ministered unto
him: There is nothing done for him.'
4And the king said: 'Who is in the
court?' — Now Haman was come into
the outer court of the king's house, to
speak unto the king to hang Mordecai
on the gaUows that he had prepared
for him .— ' And the king's servants
said unto him: 'Behold, Haman
standeth in the court.' And the king

said: 'Let him come in.' 'So Haman
came in. And the king said unto him:
'What shall be done unto the man
whom the king delighteth to honour?'
— Now Haman said in his heart:
'Whom would the king delight to hon
our besides myself?' — 7And Haman-
said unto the king : 'For the man whom
the king delighteth to honour, 8let royal
apparel be brought which the king
useth to wear, and the horse that the
king rideth upon, and on whose head
a crown royal is set; 9and let the ap
parel and the horse be delivered to
the hand of one of the king's most
noble princes, that they may array
the man therewith whom the king
delighteth to honour, and cause him
to ride on horseback through • the
street of the city, and proclaim before
him: Thus shall it be done to the
man whom the king delighteth to
honour.' "Then the king said to
Haman: 'Make haste, and take the
apparel and the horse, as thou hast
said, and do even so to Mordecai the
Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate;
let nothing fail of all that thou hast
spoken.' "Then took Haman the
apparel and the horse, and arrayed
Mordecai, and caused him to ride
thnougri the street of the city, and
proclaimed before him: 'Thus shall
it be done unto the man whom the king
delighteth to honour.'
"And Mordecai returned to the
king's gate. But Haman hastened to
his house, mourning and liaving his
head covered. "And Haman recount
ed unto Zeresh his wife and all his
friends every thing that had befallen
him. Then said his wise men and
Zeresh his wife unto him: Tf Morde
cai, before whom thou hast begun to
fall, be of the seed of the Jews, thou
shalt not prevail against him, but shalt
surely fall before him.' "While they

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were yet talking with him, came the
king's chamberlains, and hastened to
bring Haman unto the banquet that
Esther had prepared.
H So the king and Haman came to
' banquet with Esther the queen.
2And the king said again unto Esther
on the second day at the banquet
of wine: 'Whatever thy petition,
queen Esther, it shaU be granted thee;
and whatever thy request, even to the
half of the kingdom, it shall be per
formed.' Then Esther the queen
answered and said: 'If I have found
favour in thy sight, 0 king, and if it
please the king, let my Ufe be given
me at my petition, and my people
at my request ; ff or we are sold, I and
my people, to be destroyed, to be
slain, and to perish. But if we riad
been sold for bondmen and bond
women, I had. held my peace, for the
adversary is not worthy that the king
be endamaged.'
Then spoke the king Ahasuerus
and said unto Esther the queen:
'Who is he, and where is he, that
durst presume in his heart to do so?'
'And Esther said: 'An adversary and
an enemy, even this wicked Haman.'
Then Haman was terrified before the
king and the queen. 'And the king
arose in his wrath from the banquet of
wine and went into the palace gar
den; but Haman remained to make
request for his life to Esther the queen;
for he saw that there was evil deter
mined against him by the king. Then
the king returned out of the palace
garden into the place of the banquet
of wine; and Haman was fallen upon
the couch whereon Esther was. Then
said the king: ' Will he even force the
queen before me in the house?' As
the word went out of the king's
mouth, they covered Haman's face.
Then said Harbonah, one of the

chamberlains that were before the
king: 'Behold also, the gallows fifty
cubits high, which Haman hath made
for Mordecai, who spoke good for the
king, standeth in the house of Haman.'
And the king said : ' Hang him there
on.' "So they hanged Haman on the
gaUows that he had prepared for
Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath
assuaged. Q On that day did the king Ahasuerus
give the house of Haman the Jews'
enemy unto Esther the queen. And
Mordecai came before the king; for
Esther had told what he was unto
her. 2And the king took off his ring,
which he had taken from Haman, and
gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther
set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
3And Esther spoke yet again before
the king, and fell down at his feet,
and besought him with tears to put
away the mischief of Haman the
Agagite, and his device that he had
devised against the Jews. Then
the king held out to Esther the golden
sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood
before the king. 'And she said: Tf it
please the king, and if I have found
favour in his sight, and the thing seem
right before the king, and I be pleasing
in his eyes, let it be written to reverse
the letters devised by Haman the son
of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he
wrote to destroy the Jews that are in
all the king's provinces; 'for how can I
endure to see the evil that shall come
unto my people? or how can I endure
to see the destruction of my kindred?'
'Then the king Ahasuerus said unto
Esther the queen and to Mordecai the
Jew : ' Behold, I have given Esther the
riouse of Haman, and him they have
hanged upon the gallows, because he
laid his hand upon the Jews. 'Write
ye also concerning the Jews, as it
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seal it with the king's ring; for the
writing which is written in the king's
name, and sealed with the king's ring,
may no man reverse.' Then were the
king's scribes caUed at that time, in
the third month, which is the month
Sivan, on the three and twentieth day
thereof; and it was written according
to all that Mordecai commanded
concerning the Jews, even to the sa
traps, and the governors and princes
of the provinces whicri are from India
unto Ethiopia, a hundred twenty and
seven provinces, unto every province
according to the writing thereof, and
unto every people after their language,
and to the Jews according to their
writing, and according to their lan
guage. "And they wrote in the name of
king Ahasuerus, and sealed it with
the king's ring, and sent letters by
posts on horseback, riding on swift
steeds that were used in the king's
service, bred of the stud; "that the
king had granted the Jews that were
in every city to gather themselves
together, and to stand for their life,
to destroy, and to slay, and to cause
to perish, all the forces of the people
and province that would assault them,
their little ones and women, and to
take the spoil of them for a prey,
"upon one day in all the provinces of
king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the
thirteenth day of the twelfth month,
which is the month Adar. "The copy
of the writing, to be given out for a
decree in every province, was to be
published unto all the peoples, and
that the Jews should be ready against
that day to avenge themselves op their
enemies. "So the posts that rode upon
swift steeds that were used in the king's
service went out, being hastened and
pressed on by the king's command
ment; and the decree was given out in
Shushan the castle.

"And Mordecai went forth from the
presence of the king in royal apparel of
blue and white, and with a great crown
of gold, and with a robe of fine linen
and purple; and the city of Shushan
shouted and was glad. The Jews had
light and gladness, and joy and
honour. "And in every province, and
in every city, whithersoever trie king's
commandment and his decree came,
the Jews had gladness and joy, a feast
and a good day. And many from
among the peoples of the land became
Jews; for the fear of the Jews was
fallen upon them.
Q Now in the twelfth month, which
is the month Adar, on the thir-
teentri day of the same, when the
king's commandment and his decree
drew near to be put in execution, in
the day that the enemies of the Jews
hoped to have rule over .them; whereas
it was turned to the contrary, that the
Jews had rule over them that hated
them; 2the Jews gathered themselves
together in their cities throughout all
the provinces of the king Ahasuerus,
to lay hand on sucri as sought their
hurt; and no man could withstand
them; for the fear of triem was fallen
upon aU the peoples. 3And all the
princes of the provinces, and the
satraps, and the governors, and they
that did the king's business, helped
the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai
was fallen upon them. Tor Mordecai
was great in the king's house, and his
fame went forth throughout all the
provinces; for the man Mordecai
waxed greater and greater. 'And the
Jews-smote all their enemies with the
stroke of the sword, and with slaughter
and destruction, and did what they
would unto them that hated them.
'And in Shushan the castle the Jews
slew and destroyed five hundred men.
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Aspatha, 'and Poratha, and Actalia,
and Aridatha, 9and Parmashta, and
Arisai, and Aridai, and Vaizatha, "the
ten sons of Haman the son of Ham-
medatha, the Jews' enemy, slew they;
but on the spoil they laid not their
hand. "On that day the number of those
that were slain in Shushan the castle
was brought before the king. "And
the king said unto Esther the queen :
'The Jews have slain and destroyed
five hundred men in Shushan the cas
tle, and the ten sons of Haman; what
then have they done in the rest of the
king's provinces! Now whatever thy
petition, it shall be granted thee; and
whatever thy request further, it shall
be done.' Then said Esther: Tf it
please the king, let it be granted to
the Jews that are in Shushan to do
to-morrow also according unto this
day's decree, and let Haman's ten
sons be hanged upon the gallows.'
"And the king commanded it so to be
done; and a decree was given out in
Shushan; and they hanged Haman's
ten sons. "And the Jews that were in
Shushan gathered themselves together
on the fourteenth day also of the
month Adar, and slew three hundred
men in Shushan; but on the spoil they
laid not their hand.
"And the other Jews that were in
the king's provinces gathered them
selves together, and stood for their
lives, and had rest from their enemies,
and slew of them that hated ihem
seventy and five thousand — but on
the spoil they laid not their hand —
"on the thirteenth day of the month
Adar, and on the fourteenth day of the
same they rested, and made it a day
of feasting and gladness. "But the
Jews that were in Shushan assembled
together on the thirteenth day there
of, and on the fourteenth thereof; and

on the fifteenth day of the same they
rested, and made it a day of feasting
and gladness. 'Therefore do the
Jews of the villages, that dwell in the
unwaUed towns, make the fourteenth
day of the month Adar a day of
gladness and feasting, and a good
day, and of sending portions one to
another. 20 And Mordecai wrote these things,
and sent letters unto all the Jews that
were in all the provinces of the king
Ahasuerus, both nigh and far, "to
enjoin them that they should keep the
fourteenth day of the month Adar,
and the fifteenth day of the same,
yearly, 22the days wherein the Jews
had rest from their enemies, and the
month which was turned unto them
from sorrow to gladness, and from
mourning into a good day; that they
should make them days of feasting and
gladness, and of sending portions one
to another, and gifts to the poor.
23 And the Jews took upon them to do
as they had begun, and as Mordecai
had written unto them; 24because Ha
man the son of Hammedatha, the
Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews,
had devised against the Jews to de
stroy them, and had cast pur, that is,
the lot, to discomfit them, and to
destroy them; "but .when "she came
before the king, he commanded by
letters that his wicked device, which
he had devised against the Jews,
should return upon his own head;
and that he and his sons should be
hanged on the gallows. "Wherefore
they called these days Purim, after
the name of pur. Therefore because
of all the words of this letter, and of
that which they had seen concerning
this matter, and that which had, come
unto them, "the Jews ordained, and
took upon them, and upon their seed,
and upon all such as joined themselves

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unto them, so as it should not fail,
that they would keep these two days
according to the writing thereof, and
according to trie appointed time there
of, every year; "and that these days
should be remembered and kept
throughout every generation, every
family, every province, and every
city; and that these days of Purim
should not fail frofn among the Jews,
nor the memorial of them perish from
their seed.
Then Esther the queen, the
daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the
Jew, wrote down all the acts of power,
to confirm this second letter of Purim.
"And he sent letters unto all the Jews,
to the hundred twenty and seven prov
inces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus,
with words of peace and truth, 31to
confirm these days of Purim in their
appointed times, according as Morde

cai the Jew and Esther the queen had
enjoined them, and as they had or
dained for themselves and for their
seed, the matters of the fastings and
their cry. 32And the commandment of
Esther confirmed these matters of
Purim; and it was written in the book.
1 A And the king Ahasuerus laid a
tribute upon the land, and upon
the isles of the sea. 2And aU the acts
of his power and of his might, and the
full account of the greatness of Mor
decai, how the king advanced him,
are they not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Media and
Persia? Tor Mordecai the Jew was
next unto king Ahasuerus, and great
among the Jews, and accepted of the
multitude of his brethren; seeking the
good of his people and speaking peace
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1 In the third year of the reign of
Jehoiakim king of Judah came
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto
Jerusalem, and besieged it. 2And the
Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah.
into bis hand, with part of the vessels
of the house of God; and he carried
them into the land of Shinar to the
house of his god, and the vessels he
brought into the treasure-house of his
god. 3And the king spoke unto Ash-
penaz his chief officer, that he should
bring in certain of the children of
Israel, and of the seed royal, and of
the nobles, 4youths in whom was no
blemish, but fair to look on, and
skilful in all wisdom, and skilful in
knowledge, and discerning in thought,
and such as had ability to stand in the
king's palace; and that he should
teach them the learning and the tongue
of the Chaldeans. 'And the king
appointed for them a daily portion of
the king's food, and of the wine which
he drank, and that they should be
nourished three years; that at the end
thereof they might stand before the
king. Now among these were, of the
children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah,
Mishael, and Azariah. 'And the
chief of the officers gave names unto
them : unto Daniel he gave the name
of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of
Shadrach ; and to Mishael , of Meshach ;
and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.
'But Daniel purposed in his heart
that he would not defile himself with
the king's food, nor with the wine
.which he drank; therefore he requested

of the chief of the officers that he
might not defile himself. 'And God
granted Daniel mercy and compassion
in the sight of the chief of the officers.
"And the chief of the officers said
unto Daniel : ' I fear my lord the king,
who hath appointed your food and
your drink; for why should he see your
faces sad in comparison with the
youths that are of your own age? so
would ye endanger my head with
the king.' "Then said Daniel to the
steward, whom the chief of the officers
had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah,
Mishael, and Azariah: "Try thy
servants, I beseech thee, ten days;
and let them give us pulse to eat, and
water to drink. "Then let our coun
tenances be looked upon before thee,
and the countenance of the youths
that eat of the king's food; and, as
thou seest, deal with thy servants.'
"So he hearkened unto them in this
matter, and tried them ten days.
"And at the end of ten days their
countenances appeared fairer, and
they were fatter in flesh, than all the
youths that did eat of the king's food.
"So the steward took away their food,
and the wine that they should drink,
and gave them pulse.
'Now as for these four youths, God
gave them knowledge and skill in all
learning and wisdom; and Daniel had
understanding in all visions and
dreams. "And at the end of the days
which the king had appointed for
bringing them in, the chief of the
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chadnezzar. "Andthekingspokewith
triem; and among them all was found
none Uke Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael,
and Azariah; therefore stood they be
fore the king. "And in all matters of
wisdom and understanding, that the
king inquired of them, he found them
ten times better than all the magicians
and enchanters that were in all his
realm. "And Daniel continued even
unto the first year of king Cyrus.
O And in the second year of the
reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebu
chadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his
spirit was troubled, and his sleep
broke from him. Then the king com
manded to call the magicians, and the
enchanters, and the sorcerers, and the
Chaldeans, to tell the king his dreams.
So they came and stood before the
king. 'And the king said unto them:
' I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit
is troubled to know the dream.'
Then spoke the Chaldeans to the
king in Aramaic: '0 king, live for
ever! tell thy servants the dream, and
we will declare the interpretation.'
The king answered and said to the
Chaldeans: 'The thing is certain
with me : if ye make not known unto
me the dream and the interpretation
triereof , ye sriall be cut in pieces, and
your houses shaU be made a dunghill.
'But if ye declare the dream and the
interpretation thereof, ye shaU receive
of me gifts and rewards and great
honour; only declare unto me the
dream and the interpretation thereof.'
They answered the second time and
said: 'Let the king tell his servants
the dream, and we will declare the
interpretation.' The king answered
and said : ' I know of a truth that ye
would gain time, inasmuch as ye see
the thing is certain with me, 'that, if
ye make not known unto me the dream,
there is but one law for you; and ye

have agreed together to speak before
me lying and corrupt words, till the
time be changed; only tell me the
dream, and I shall know that ye can
declare unto me the interpretation
thereof.' 'The Chaldeans answered
before the king, and said: 'There is
not a1 man upon the earth that can
declare the king's matter; forasmuch
as no great and powerful king hath
asked such a thing of any magician,
or enchanter, or Chaldean. "And it
is a hard thing that the king asketh,
and there is none other that can de
clare it before the king, except the
gods, whose dwelhng is not with
flesh.' 'Tor this cause the king was
angry and very furious, and com
manded to destroy all the wise men of
Babylon. "So the decree went forth,
and the wise men were to be slain;
and they sought Daniel and his com
panions to be slain.
Then Daniel returned answer with
counsel and discretion to Arioch the
captain of the king's guard, who was
gone forth to, slay the wise men of
Babylon; "he answered and said to
Arioch the king's captain: 'Where
fore is the decree so peremptory from
the king?' Then Arioch made the
thing known to Daniel. "Then Daniel
went in, and desired of the king that
he would give him time, that he
might declare unto the king the inter
pretation. 'Then Daniel went to his house, and
made the thing known to Hananiah,
Mishael, and Azariah, his companions;
"that they might ask mercy of the
God of heaven concerning this secret;
that Daniel and his companions should
not perish with the rest of the wise men
of Babylon. 'Then was the secret re
vealed unto Daniel in a vision of the
night. Then Daniel blessed .the God
of heaven. "Daniel spoke and said:.

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Blessed be the name of God
From everlasting even unto ever
lasting;
For wisdom and might are His;
"And He changeth the times and the
seasons;
He removeth kings, and setteth up
kings;
He giveth wisdom unto the wise,
And knowledge to them that know
understanding;
Tie revealeth the deep and secret
things;
He knoweth what is in the darkness,
And the light dwelleth with Him.
T thank Thee, and praise Thee,
0 Thou God of my fathers,
Who hast given me wisdom and
might,
And hast now made known unto me
what we desired of Thee ;
For Thou hast made known unto us
the king's matter.
Therefore Daniel went in unto
Arioch, whom the king had appointed
to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he
went and said thus unto him : ' Destroy
not the wise men of Babylon; bring
me in before the king, and I will de
clare unto the king the interpreta
tion.' Then Arioch brought in Daniel
before the king in haste, and said thus
unto him : ' I have found a man of the
children of the captivity of Judah,
that wiU make known unto the king
the interpretation.' The king spoke
and said to Daniel, whose name was
Belteshazzar : 'Art thou able to make
known unto me the dream which I
have seen, and the interpretation
thereof?' "Daniel answered before
the king, and said: The secret which
the king hatri asked can neither wise
men, enchanters, magicians, nor as
trologers, declare unto the king;
"but there is a God in heaven that

revealeth secrets, and He hath made
known to the king Nebuchadnezzar
what shall be in the end of days. Thy
dream, and the visions of thy head up
on thy bed, are these: 29as for thee,
0 king, thy thoughts came [into thy
mind] upon thy bed, what should come
to pass hereafter; and He that reveal
eth secrets hath made known to thee
what shall come to pass. Tut as for
me, this secret is not revealed to me for
any wisdom that I have more than
any living, but to the intent that the
interpretation may be made known
to the king, and that thou mayest
know the thoughts of thy heart.
Thou, O king, sawest, and behold
a great image. This image, which was
mighty, and whose brightness was sur
passing, stood before thee; and the
appearance thereof was terrible. 32As
for that image, its head was of fine
gold, its breast and its arms of silver,
its belly and its thighs of brass, 33its
legs of iron, its feet part of iron, and
part of clay. Thou sawest till that a
stone was cut out without hands,
which smote the image upon its feet
that were of iron and clay, and broke
them in pieces. Then was the iron,
the clay, the brass, trie silver, and the
gold, broken in pieces together, and
became hke the chaff of the summer
threshing-floors; and the wind carried
them away, so that no place was
found for them; and the stone that
smote the image became a great
mountain, and filled the whole earth.
This is the dream; and we wiU tell the
interpretation thereof before the king.
Thou, 0 king, king of kings, unto
whom the God of heaven hath given
the kingdom, the power, and the
strength, and the glory; 38and where
soever the children of men, the beasts
of the field, and the fowls of the heaven
dwell, hath He given them into thy

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hand, and hath made thee to rule over
them all; thou art the head of gold.
"And after thee shall arise another
kingdom inferior to thee; and another
third kingdom of brass, which shall
bear rule over all the earth. 40And
the fourth kingdom shall be strong as
iron; forasmuch as iron breaketh in
pieces and beateth down all things;
and as iron that crusheth all triese,
shall it break in pieces and crush.
41And whereas thou sawest the feet
and toes, part of potters' clay, and
part of iron, it shaU be a divided
kingdom; but there shall be in it of
the firmness of the iron, forasmuch as
thou sawest the iron mixed with miry
day. ^And as the toes of the feet
were part of iron, and part of clay, so
part of the kingdom shall be strong,
and part thereof broken. 43And
whereas thou sawest the iron mixed
with miry clay, they shall mingle
themselves by the seed of men; but
they shaU not cleave one to another,
even as iron doth not mingle with
clay. 44And in the days of those kings
shall the God of heaven set up a king
dom, which shaU never be destroyed;
nor shall the kingdom be left to anoth
er people; it shall break in pieces and
consume all these kingdoms, but it
shall stand for ever. Torasmuch as
thou sawest that a stone was cut out
of the mountain without hands, and
that it broke in pieces the iron, the
brass, the clay, the silver, and the
gold; the great God hath made known
to the king what shaU come to pass
hereafter ; and the dream is certain, and
the interpretation thereof sure.' Then
the king Nebuchadnezzar feU upon
his face, and worshipped Daniel, and
commanded that they should offer
an offering and sweet odours unto
him. The king spoke unto Daniel,
and said: 'Of a truth it is, that your

God is the God of gods, and the Lord
of kings, and a revealer of secrets,
seeing thou hast been able to reveal
this secret.' Then the king made
Daniel great, and gave him many great
gifts, and made him to rule over the
whole province of Babylon, and to be
chief prefect over all the wise men of
Babylon. "And Daniel requested Of
the king, and he appointed Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the
affairs of the province of Babylon;
but Daniel was in the gate of the king.
Q Nebuchadnezzar the king made an
image of gold, whose height was
threescore cubits, and the breadth
thereof six cubits; he set it up in the
plain of Dura, in the province of Baby
lon. Then Nebuchadnezzar the king
sent to gather together the satraps,
the prefects, and the governors, the
judges, the treasurers, trie counseUors,
the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the
provinces, to come to the dedication of
the image which Nebuchadnezzar the
king had set up. Then the satraps,
the prefects, and the governors, the
judges, the treasurers, the counseUors,
the sheriffs, and aU the rulers of the
provinces, were gathered together un
to the dedication of the image that
Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up;
and they stood before the image that
Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 4And
the herald cried aloud: To you it is
commanded, O peoples, nations, and
languages, 'that at what time ye hear
the sound of the horn, pipe, harp,
trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and aU kinds
of music, ye fall down and worship
the golden image that Nebuchadnez
zar the king hath set up; 'and whoso
falleth not down and worshippeth shah
the same hour be cast into the midst
of a burning fiery furnace.' 'There
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heard the sound of the horn, pipe,
harp, trigon, psaltery, and all kinds
of music, aU the peoples, the na
tions, and the languages, feU down
and worshipped the golden image
that Nebuchadnezzar the king had
set up.
'Wherefore at that time certain
Chaldeans came near, and brought
accusation against the Jews. They
spoke and said to NebuchadnezzaT the
king: '0 king, Uve for ever! "Thou,
0 king, hast made a decree, that every
man that shaU hear the sound of the
horn, pipe,0 harp, trigon, psaltery, and
bagpipe, and aU kinds of music, shaU
fall down and worship the golden
image; "and whoso faUeth not down
and worshippeth shall be cast into the
midst of a burning fiery furnace.
There are certain Jews whom thou
hast appointed over the affairs of the
province of Babylon, Shadrach, Me-
shach, and Abed-nego; these men, O
king, have not regarded thee: they
serve not thy gods, nor worship the
golden image which thou hast set up.'
"Then Nebuchadnezzar in his
rage and fury commanded to bring
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
Then were these men brought before the
king. "Nebuchadnezzar spoke and
said unto them: 'Is it true, O Shad
rach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, that
ye serve not my gods, nor worship
the golden image which I have set up?
"Now ff ye be ready that at what time
ye hear the sound of the horn, pipe,
harp, trigon, psaltery, and bagpipe,
and all kinds of music, ye faU down
and worship the image which I have
made [, well]; but if ye worship not,
ye shall be cast the same hour into the
midst of a burning fiery furnace; and
who is the god that shall deUver you
out of my hands?' "Shadrach, Me
shach, and Abed-nego, answered and

said to the king: ' O Nebuchadnezzar,
we have no need to answer thee in this
matter. "If our God whom we serve
is able to deUver us, He wiU deliver us
from the burning fiery furnace, and
out of thy hand, O king. Tut if not,
be it known unto thee, O king, that
we will not serve thy gods, nor worship
the golden image which thou hast set
up.' ,
"Then was Nebuchadnezzar filled
with fury, and the form of his visage
was changed, against Shadrach, Me
shach, and Abed-nego; he spoke, and
commanded that they should heat the
furnace seven times more than it was
wont to be heated. "And he com
manded certain mighty men that were
in his army to bind Sriadrach, Me
shach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them
into the burning fiery furnace. "Then
these men were bound in their cloaks,
their tunics, and their robes, and their
other garments, and were cast into
trie midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Therefore because the king's com
mandment was peremptory, and the
furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the
fire slew those men that took up
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
^And triese three men, Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-nego, feU down
bound into the midst of the burning
fiery furnace.
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king
was alarmed, and rose up in haste; he
spoke and said unto his ministers:
'Did not we cast three men bound
into the midst of the fire?' They an
swered and said unto the king: 'True,
O king.' 25He answered and said:
' Lo, I see four men loose, walking in
the midst of .the fire, and they have
no hurt; and the appearance of the
fourth is like a son of the gods.'
Then Nebuchadnezzar came near
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furnace ; he spoke and said : ' Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants
of God Most High, come forth, and
come hither.' Then Shadrach, Me
shach, and Abed-nego, came forth out
of the midst of the fire. "And the
satraps, the prefects, and the gover
nors, and the king's ministers, being
gathered together, saw these men, that
the fire had no power upon their
bodies, nor was the hair of their head
singed, neither were their cloaks
changed, nor had the smell of fire
passed on them. "Nebuchadnezzar
spoke and said: 'Blessed be the God
of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-
nego, who hath sent His angel, and
delivered His servants that trusted
in Him, and have changed the king's
word, and have yielded their bodies,
that they might not serve nor worship
any god, except their oWn God.
Therefore I make a decree, that every
people, nation, and language, which
speak any thing amiss against the God
of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-
nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their
houses shall be made a dunghill; be
cause there is no other god that is
able to deliver after this sort.' "Then
the king promoted Shadrach, Me
shach, and Abed-nego, in the province
of Babylon.
311 Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto
all the peoples, nations, and languages,
that dwell in all the earth; peace be
multiplied unto you. Tt hath seemed
good unto me to declare the signs and
wonders that God Most High hath
wrought toward me.
33How great are His signs!
And how mighty are His wonders!
His kingdom is an everlasting king
dom,
And His dominion is from generation
to generation.

4 I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in
my house, and flourishing in my
palace. T saw a dream which made
me afraid; and imaginings upon my
bed and the visions of my head
affrighted me. Therefore made I a
decree to bring in all the wise men of
Babylon before me, that they might
make known unto me the interpreta
tion of the dream. Then came in the
magicians, the enchanters, the Chal
deans, and the astrologers; and I told
the dream before them; but they did
not make known unto me the inter
pretation thereof. 'But at the last
Daniel came in before me, whose name
was Belteshazzar, according to the
name of my god, and in whom is
the spirit of the holy gods; and I
told the dream before him: '0
Belteshazzar, master of the magicians,
because I know that the spirit of the
holy gods is in thee, and no secret
causeth thee trouble, teU me the
visions of my dream that I have seen,
and the interpretation thereof. Thus
were the visions of my head upon my
bed : I saw,
And behold a tree in the midst of the
earth,
And the height thereof was great.
The tree grew, and was strong,
And the height thereof reached unto
heaven,
And the sight thereof to the end of
aU the earth.
The leaves thereof were fair, and
the fruit thereof much,
And in it was food for all;
The beasts of the field had shadow
under it,
And the fowls of the heaven dwelt
in the branches thereof,
And all flesh was fed of it.
"I saw in the visions of my head
upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher
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heaven: "He cried aloud, and said
thus: Hew down the tree, and cut off its
branches,
Shake off its leaves, and scatter its
fruit;
Let the beasts get away from under
it,
And the fowls from its branches.
'Nevertheless leave the stump of its
roots in the earth,
Even in a band of iron and brass, in
the tender grass of the field;
And let it be wet with the dew of
heaven,
And let his portion be with the
beasts in the grass of the earth;
Tet his heart be changed from man's,
And let a beast's heart be given un
to him;
And let seven times pass over him.
'The matter is by the decree of the
- watchers,
And the sentence by the word of the
holy ones;
To the intent that the living may
know
That the Most High ruleth in the
kingdom of men,
And giveth it to whomsoever He
will,
And setteth up over it the lowest of
men.
"This dream I king Nebuchad
nezzar have seen; and thou, 0 Belte
shazzar, declare the interpretation,
forasmuch as all the wise men of my
kingdom are not able to make known
unto me the interpretation; but thou
art able, for the spirit of the holy gods
is in thee.'
"Then Daniel, whose name was
Belteshazzar, was appalled for a while,
and his thoughts affrighted him. The
king spoke and said: 'Belteshazzar,
let not the dream, or the interpreta

tion, affright thee.' Belteshazzar an
swered and said : ' My lord, the dream
be to them that hate thee, and the
interpretation thereof to thine ad
versaries. "The tree that thou sawest,
which grew, and was strong, whose
height reached unto the heaven, and
the sight thereof to all the earth;
"whose leaves were fair, and the fruit
thereof much, and in it was food for all ;
under which the beasts of the field
dwelt, and upon whose branches the
fowls of the heaven had their habita
tion; "it is thou, O king, that art
grown and become strong; for thy
greatness is grown, and reacheth unto
heaven, and thy dominion to the end
of the earth. "And whereas the king
saw a watcher and a holy one coming
down from heaven, and saying: Hew
down the tree, and destroy it; never
theless leave the stump of the roots
thereof in the earth, even in a band
of iron and brass, in the tender grass
of the field; and let it be wet with the
dew of heaven, and let his portion be
with the beasts of the field, till seven
times pass over him — "this is the
interpretation, O king, and it is the
decree of the Most High, which is
come upon my lord the king, 22that
thou shalt be driven from men, and
thy dwelling shall be with the beasts
of the field, and thou shalt be made to
eat grass as oxen, and shalt be wet with
the dew of heaven, and seven times
shall pass over thee; till thou know
that the Most High ruleth in the
kingdom of men, and giveth it to
whomsoever He will. 23And whereas
it was commanded to leave the stump
of the roots of the tree, thy kingdom
shall be sure unto thee, after that thou
shalt have known that the heavens do
rule. ^Wherefore, O king, let my
counsel be acceptable unto thee, and
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thine iniquities by showing mercy to
the poor ; if there may be a lengthening
of thy prosperity.'
"All this came upon the king Nebu
chadnezzar. "At the end of twelve
months he was walking upon the
royal palace of Babylon. The king
spoke and said : 'Is not this great Baby
lon, which I have built for a royal
dweUing-place, by the might of my
power and for the glory of my maj esty?'
"While the word was in the king's
mouth, there feU a voice from heaven:
' 0 king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is
spoken: the kingdom is departed from
thee. "And thou shalt be driven
from men, and thy dwelhng shaU be
with the beasts of the field; thou shalt
be made to eat grass as oxen, and
seventimes shall pass over thee; until
thou know that the Most High ruleth
in the kingdom of men, and giveth
it to whomsoever He will.' The
same hour was the thing fulfilled upon
Nebuchadnezzar; and he was driven
from men, and did eat grass as oxen,
and his body was wet with the dew
of heaven, till his hair was grown like
eagles' feathers, and his nails Uke
birds' claws.
31 'And at the end of the days I
Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes
unto heaven, and mine understanding
returned unto me, and I blessed the
Most High, and I upraised and hon
oured Him that liveth for ever;
For His dominion is an everlasting
dominion,
And His kingdom from generation
to generation;
32And all the inhabitants of the earth
are reputed as nothing;
And He doeth according to His
will in the host of heaven,
And among the inhabitants of the
earth;

• And none can stay His hand,
Or say unto Him: What doest
Thou? !
33 At the same time mine understand
ing returned unto me; and for the
glory of my kingdom, my majesty
and my splendour returned unto me;
and my ministers and my lords sought
unto me; and I was estabhshed in my
kingdom, and surpassing greatness
was added unto me. 3Now I Nebu
chadnezzar praise and extol and hon
our the King of heaven; for all His
works are truth, and His ways justice;
and those that walk in pride He is
able to abase.'
PL Belshazzar the king made a great
feast to a thousand of his lords,
and drank wine before the thousand.
Telshazzar, while he tasted the wine,
commanded to bring the golden and
silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar
his father had taken out of the temple
wliich was in Jerusalem; that the
king and his lords, his consorts and
his concubines, might drink therein.
Then they brought the golden vessels
that were taken out of the temple of
the house of God whicri was at Jeru
salem; and the king and his lords,
his consorts and his concubines, drank
in them. They drank wine, and
praised the gods of gold, and of silver,
of brass, of iron, of wood, and of
stone. 'In the same hour came forth
fingers of a man's hand, and wrote
over against the candlestick upon the
plaster of the wall of the king's palace;
and the king saw the palm of the
hand that wrote. Then the king's
countenance was changed in him,
and his thoughts affrighted him; and
the joints of his loins were loosed, and
his knees smote one against another.
The king cried aloud to bring in the
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astrologers. The king spoke and said
to the wise men of Babylon: 'Who
soever shall read this writing, and
declare unto me the interpretation
thereof, shall be clothed with purple,
and have a chain of gold about his
neck, and shaU rule as one of three
in the kingdom.'
Then came in all the king's wise
men: but they could not read the
writing, nor make known to the king
the interpretation. Then was king
Belshazzar greatly affrighted, and his
countenance was changed in him, and
his lords were perplexed. "Now the
queen by reason of the words of the
king and his lords came into the ban
quet house ; the queen spoke and said :
'0 king, live for ever! let not thy
thoughts affright thee, nor let thy
countenance be changed; "there is a
man in thy kingdom, in whom is the
spirit of the holy gods; and in the
days of thy father Ught and under
standing and wisdom, like the wisdom
of the gods, was found in him; and
the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father,
the king, I say, thy father, made him
master of the magicians, enchanters,
Chaldeans, and astrologers; "foras
much as a surpassing spirit, and knowl
edge, and understanding, interpreting
of dreams, and declaring of riddles,
and loosing of knots, were found in the
same Daniel, whom the king named
Belteshazzar. Nqw let Daniel be
called, and he will declare the inter
pretation.' "Then was Daniel brought in be
fore the king. The king spoke and
said unto Daniel: 'Art thou Daniel,
who is of the children of the cap
tivity of Judah, whom the king my
father brought out of Judah? "I
have heard of thee, that the spirit
of the gods is in thee, and that light
and understanding and surpassing

wisdom is found in thee. "And now
the wise men, the enchanters, have
been brought in before me, that
they should read this writing, and
make known unto me the interpreta
tion thereof; but they could not de
clare the interpretation of the thing.
"But I have heard of thee, that thou
canst give interpretations, and loose
knots; now if thou canst read the
writing, and make known to me the
interpretation thereof, thou shalt be
clothed with purple, and have a chain
of gold about thy neck, and shalt rule
as one of three in the kingdom.'
"Then Daniel answered and said
before the king: 'Let thy gifts be to
thyself, and give thy rewards to
another; nevertheless I will read the
writing unto the king, and make
known to him the interpretation. "0
thou king, God Most High gave Nebu
chadnezzar thy father the kingdom,
and greatness, and glory, and majesty;
"and because of the greatness that He
gave him, all the peoples, nations, and
languages trembled and feared before
him: whom he would he slew, and
whom he would he kept alive; and
whom he would he raised up, and
whom he would he put down. "But
when his heart was lifted up, and his
spirit was hardened that he dealt
proudly, he was deposed from his
kingly throne, and his glory was
taken from him; "and he was driven
from the sons of men, and his heart
was made Uke the beasts, and his
dwelling was with the wild asses;
he was fed with grass like oxen, and
his body was wet with the dew of
heaven; until he knew that God Most
High ruleth in the kingdom of men,
and that He setteth up over it whom
soever He will. ^And thou his son,
0 Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy
heart, though thou knewest all this;

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Mbut hast rifted up thyself against
the Lord of heaven; and they have
brought the vessels of His house be
fore thee, and thou and thy lords,
thy consorts and thy concubines,
have drunk wine in them; and thou
hast praised the gods of silver, and
gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone,
which see not, nor hear, nor know;
and the God in whose hand thy breath
is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou
not glorified; 24then was the palm of
the hand sent from before Him, and
this writing was inscribed. "And
this is the writing that was inscribed:
MBNB MENB, TEKEL UPHARSIN. This
is the interpretation of the thing:
mene, God hath numbered thy king
dom, and brought it to an end.
"tekel, thou art weighed in the bal
ances, and art found wanting, "peres,
thy kingdom is divided, and given to
the Medes and Persians.'
"Then commanded Belshazzar, and
they clothed Daniel with purple, and
put a chain of gold about his neck, and
made proclamation concerning him,
that he should rule as one of three in
the kingdom. "In that night Belshaz
zar the Chaldean king was slain.
Cl And Darius the Mede received
the kingdom, being about three
score and two years old. Tt pleased
Darius to set over the kingdom a
hundred and twenty satraps, who
should be throughout the whole king
dom; 3and over them three presidents,
of whom Daniel was one; that these
satraps might give account unto them,
and that the king should have no
damage. Then this Daniel distin
guished himself above trie presidents
and the satraps, because a surpassing
spirit was in him; and the king thought
to set him over the whole realm.
Then the presidents and the satraps
sought to find occasion against Daniel

as touching the kingdom; but they
could find no occasion nor fault;
forasmuch as he was faithful, neither
was there any error or fault found in
him. Then said these men: 'We
shall not find any occasion against
this Daniel, except we find it against
him in the matter of the law of his
God.' 'Then these presidents and
satraps came tumultuously to the
king, and said thus unto him: 'King
Darius, Uve for ever! 8AU the presi
dents of the kingdom, the prefects and
the satraps, the ministers and the
governors, have consulted together
that the king should estabUsh a
statute, and make a strong inter
dict, that whosoever shall ask a
petition of any god or rnan for thirty
days, save of thee, O king, he shall
be cast into the den of lions. Now,
0 king, establish the interdict, and
sign trie writing, that it be not changed,
according to the law of the Medes and
Persians, which alterethnot.' "Where
fore king Darius signed the writing
and the interdict.
"And when Daniel knew that the
writing was signed, he went into his
house — now his windows were open
in his upper chamber toward Jerusa
lem — and he kneeled upon his knees
three times a day, and prayed, and
gave thanks before his God, as he
did aforetime. "Then these men came
tumultuously, and found Daniel mak
ing petition and supplication before
his God. 'Then they came near, and
spoke before the king concerning the
king's interdict: 'Hast thou not signed
an interdict, that every man that
shaU make petition unto any god or
man within thirty days, save unto
thee, O king, shall be cast, into the
den of lions?' The king answered and
said: 'The thing is true, according to
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which altereth not.' "Then answered
they and said before the king: 'That
Daniel, who is of the children of the
captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee,
0 king, nor the interdict that thou
hast signed, but maketh his petition
three times a day.' "Then the king,
when he heard these words, was sore
displeased, and set his heart on Daniel
to deliver him; and he laboured till
the going down of the sun to rescue
him. Then these men came tumult
uously unto the king, and said unto
the king: 'Know, 0 king, that it is a
law of the Medes and Persians, that
no interdict nor statute which the
king estabhsheth may be changed.'
"Then the king commanded, and they
brought Daniel, and cast him into
the den of lions. Now the king spoke
and said unto Daniel: 'Thy God
whom thou servest continually, He
will deliver thee.' "And a stone was
brought, and laid upon the mouth of
tbe den; and the king, sealed it with
his own signet, and with the signet
of his lords; that nothing might be
changed concerning Daniel.
Then the king went to his palace,
and passed the night fasting; neither
were diversions brought before him;
and his sleep fled from him. Then
the king arose very early in the morn
ing, and went in haste unto the den
of lions. "And when he came near
unto the den to Daniel, he cried
with a pained voice; the king spoke
and said to Daniel: ' 0 Daniel, servant
of the living God, is thy God, whom
thou servest continually, able to de
liver thee from the Uons?' Then said
Daniel unto the king: '0 king, Uve
for ever! 23My God hath sent His
angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths,
and they have not hurt me; foras
much as before Him innocency was
found in me; and also before thee, 0

king, have I done no hurt.' Then
was the king exceeding glad, and com
manded that they should take Daniel
up out of the den. So Daniel was
taken up out of the den, and no man
ner of hurt was found upon him, be
cause he had trusted in his God. "And
the king commanded, and they
brought those men that had accused
Daniel, and they cast them into the
den of lions, them, their children, and
their wives; and they had not come
to the bottom of the den, when the
lions had the mastery of them, and
broke all their bones in pieces.
Then king Darius wrote unto all
the peoples, nations, and languages,
that dwell in all the earth : ' Peace be
multiplied unto you. "I make a
decree, that in all the dominion of my
kingdom men tremble and fear before
the God of Daniel;
For He is the living God,
And stedfast for ever,
And His kingdom that which shall
not be destroyed,
And His dominion shall be even
unto the end;
"He delivereth and rescueth,
. And He worketh signs and wonders
In heaven and in earth;
Who hath delivered Daniel from the
power of the Uons,'
"So this Daniel prospered in the
reign of Darius, and in the reign of
Cyrus the Persian.
7 In the first year of Belshazzar
king of Babylon Daniel had a
dream and visions of his head upon
his bed; then he wrote the dream and
told the sum of the matters. 2Daniel
spoke and said: I -saw in my vision
by night, and, behold,. the four winds
of the heaven broke forth upon the
great sea. 'And four great beasts
came up from the sea, diverse one

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from another. The. first was like a
lion, and had eagle's wings; I beheld
till the wings thereof were plucked off,
and it was lifted up from the earth, and
made to stand upon two feet as a
man, and a man's heart was given to
it. 'And behold another beast, a
second, Uke to a bear, and it raised
up itself on one side, and it had three
ribs in its mouth between its teeth;
and it was said thus unto it: 'Arise,
devour much flesh.' 'After this I
beheld, and lo another, like a leopard,
which had upon the sides of it four
wings of a fowl; the beast L.ad also
four heads; and dominion was given
to it. 'After this I saw in the night
visions, and behold a fourth beast,
dreadful and terrible, and strong ex-
ceedirigly; and it had great iron teeth;
it devoured and broke in pieces, and
stamped the residue with its feet;
and it was diverse from all the beasts
that were before it; arid it had ten
horns. T considered the horns, and,
behold, there came up among them
another horn, a little one, before which
three of the first horns were plucked
up by the roots; and, behold, in this
horn were eyes hke the eyes of a man,
and a mouth speaking great things.
9I beheld
Till thrones were placed,
And one that was ancient of days
did sit:
His raiment was as white snow,
And the hair of his head Uke pure
wool;
His throne was fiery flames,
And the wheels thereof burning fire.
"A fiery stream issued
And came forth from before him;
' Thousand thousands ministered
unto him,
And ten thousand times ten thou
sand stood before him;
The judgment was set,

And the books were opened.
"I beheld at that time because of the
voice of the great words which the
horn spoke, I beheld even tiU the
beast was slain, and its body de
stroyed, and it was given to be burned
with fire. "And as for the rest of the
beasts, their dominion was taken
away; yet trieir Uves were prolonged
for a season and a time.
"I saw in the night visions,
And, behold, there came with the
clouds of heaven
One like unto a son of man,
And he came even to the Ancient
of days,
And he was brought near before Him.
"And there was given him dominion,
And glory, and a kingdom,
That all the peoples, nations, and
languages
Should serve him;
His dominion is an everlasting domin
ion, which shall not pass away,
And his kingdom that which shall
not be destroyed.
"As for me Daniel, my spirit was
pained in the midst of my body, and
the visions of my head affrighted me.
"I came near unto one of them that
stood by, and asked him the truth
concerning all this. So he told me,
and made me know the interpretation
of the things: "These great beasts,
which are four, are four kings, that
shall arise out of the earth. "But
the saints of the Most High shaU re
ceive the kingdom, and possess the
kingdom for ever, even for ever and
ever.' "Then I desired to know the
truth concerning the fourth beast,
which was diverse from all of them,
exceeding terrible, whose teeth were of
iron, and its nails of brass; which
devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped
the residue with its feet; "and con
cerning the ten horns that were on

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its head, and the other horn which
came up, and before which three fell;
even triat horn that had eyes, and a
mouth that spoke great things, whose
appearance was greater than that of
its feUows. "I beheld, and the same
horn made war with the saints, and
prevailed against them; 22until the
Ancient of days came, and judgment
was given for the saints of the Most
High; and the time came, and the
saints possessed the kingdom. Thus
he said: 'The fourth beast shaU be a
fourth kingdom upon earth, which
shaU be diverse from all the kingdoms,
and shall devour the whole earth, and
shall tread it down, and break if in
pieces. MAnd as for the ten horns, out
of this kingdom shall ten kings arise;
and another shaU arise after them; and
he shall be diverse from the former,
and he shall put down three kings.
26And he shall speak words against
the Most High, and shall wear out
the saints of the Most High; and he
shall think to change the seasons and
the law; and they shall be given into
his hand until a time and times and
half a time. Tut the judgment shall
sit, and his dominion shall be taken
away, to be consumed and to be de
stroyed unto the end. "And the king
dom and the dominion, and the great
ness of the kingdoms under the whole
heaven, shall be given to the people
of the saints of the Most High; their
kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and all dominions shall serve and
obey them.' "Here is the end of the
matter. As for me Daniel, my
thoughts much affrighted me, and my
countenance was changed in me; but
I kept the matter in my heart.
Q In the third year of the reign of
king Belshazzar a vision appeared
unto me, even unto me Daniel, after
that which appeared unto me at the

first. 2And I saw in the vision; now
it was so, that when I saw, I was in
Shushan the castle, which is in the
province of Elam; and I saw in the
vision, and I was by the stream Ulai.
3And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw,
and, behold, there stood before the
stream a ram which had two horns;
and the two horns were high, but
one was higher than the other, and the
higher came up last. T saw the ram
pushing westward, and northward,
and southward; and no beasts could
stand before him, neither was there
any that could deliver out of his hand;
but he did according to his will, and
magnified himself .
'And as I was considering, behold,
a he-goat came from the west over
the face of the whole earth, and
touched not the ground; and the goat
had a cpnspicuous horn between his
eyes. 'And he came to the ram that
had the two horns, which I saw stand
ing before the stream, and ran at
him in the fury of his power. 7And
I saw him come close unto the ram,
and he was moved with choler against
him, and smote the ram, and broke
his two horns; and there was no
power in the ram to stand before him;
but he cast him down to the ground,
arid trampled upon him; and there
was none that could deliver the ram
out of his hand. 8And the he-goat
magnified himself exceedingly; and
when he was strong, the great horn
was broken; and instead of it there
came up the appearance of four horns
toward the four winds of rieaven.
'And out of one of them came forth
a little horn, which waxed exceeding
great, toward the south, and toward
the east, and toward the beauteous
land. "And it waxed great, even
to the host of heaven; and some of the
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the ground, and trampled upon them.
"Yea, it magnified itself, even to the
prince of the host; and from him
the continual burnt-offering was
taken away, and the place of his
sanctuary was cast down. "And
the host was given over to it together
with the continual burnt-offering
through transgression; and it cast
down truth to the ground, and it
wrought, and prospered. "Then I
heard a holy one speaking; and
another holy one said unto that cer
tain one who spoke: 'How long shall
be the vision concerning the continual
burnt-offering, and the transgression
that causeth appalment, to give both
the sanctuary and the host to be
trampled under foot?' "And he said
unto me: 'Unto two thousand and
three hundred evenings and mornings ;
then shall the sanctuary be victorious.'
"And it came to pass, when I,
even I Daniel, had seen the vision,
that I sought to understand it; and,
behold, there stood before me as the
appearance of a man. "And I heard
the voice of a man between the
banks of Ulai, who called, and said:
'Gabriel, make this man to under
stand the vision.' "So he came near
where I stood; and wrien he came, I
was terrified, and fell upon my face;
but he said unto me: 'Understand,
0 son of man; for the vision belongeth
to the time of the end.' "Now as he
was speaking with me, I feU into a
deep sleep with my face toward the
ground; but he touched me, and set
me upright. "And he said : 'Behold, I
wiU make thee know what shall be in
the latter time of the indignation; for
it belongeth to the appointed time of
the end. "The ram which thou
sawest having the two horns, they are
the kings of Media and Persia. "And
the rough heJgoat is the king of

Greece; and the great horn that~is
between his eyes is the first king.
22And as for that which was broken,
in the place whereof four stood up,
four kingdoms shall stand up out of
the nation, but not with his power.
23 And in the latter time of their king
dom, when the transgressors have
completed their transgression, there
shall stand up a king of fierce coun
tenance, and understanding strata
gems. 24And his power shall be
mighty, but not by Iris own power; and
he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall
prosper and do; and he shall destroy
them that are mighty and the people
of the saints. 25And through his
cunning he shall cause craft to prosper
in his hand; and he shall magnify
himseff in his heart, and in time of
security shall he destroy many; he
shaU also stand up against the prince
of princes; but he shaU be broken
without hand. "And the vision of the
evenings and mornings which hath
been told is true; but thou, shut thou
up the vision; for it belongeth to
many days to come.' "And I
Daniel fainted, and was sick certain
days; then I rose up, and did the
king's business; and I was appalled
at the vision, but understood it not.
Q In the first year of Darius the son
of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the
Medes, who was made king over the
realm of the Chaldeans; 2in the first
year of his reign I Daniel meditated
in the books, over the number of the
years, whereof the word of the Lord
came to Jeremiah the prophet, that
He would accompUsh for trie desola
tions of Jerusalem seventy years.
3And I set my face unto the Lord
God, to seek by prayer and supplica
tions, with fasting, and sackcloth,
and ashes. "And I prayed unto the

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Lord my God, and made confession,
and said: '0 Lord, the great and aw
ful God, who keepest covenant and
mercy with them that love Thee and
keep Thy commandments, 'we have
sinned, and have dealt iniquitously,
and have done wickedly, and have
rebeUed, and have turned aside from
Thy commandments and from Thine
ordinances ; 'neither have we hearkened
unto Thy_ servants the prophets,
that spoke in Thy name to our kings,
our princes, and our fathers, and to all
the people of the -land. 7Unto Thee, 0
Lord, belongeth righteousness, but
unto us confusion of face, as at this
day; to the men of Judah, and to the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto
all Israel, that are near, and that are
far off, through all the countries
whither Thou hast driven them, be
cause they dealt treacherously with
Thee. 80 Lord, to us belongeth
confusion of face, to our kings, to
our princes, and to our fathers, be
cause we have sinned against Thee.
To the Lord our God belong com
passions and forgivenesses; for we
have rebelled against Him; "neither
have we hearkened to the voice of
the Lord our God, to walk in His
laws, which He set before us by His
servants the prophets. "Yea, all
Israel have transgressed Thy law,
and have turned aside, so as not
to hearken to Thy voice; and so there
hath been poured out upon us the
curse and the oath that is written
in the Law of Moses the servant of
God; for we have sinned against
Him. "And He hath confirmed His
word, which He spoke against us,
and against our judges that judged us,
by bringing upon us a great evil; so
that under the whole heaven hath not
been done as hath been done upon
Jerusalem. "As it is written in the

Law of Moses, all this evil is come
upon us; yet have we not entreated
the favour of the Lord our God, that
we might turn from bur iniquities,
and have discernment in Thy truth.
"And so the Lord hath watched over
the evil, and brought it upon us; for
the Lord our God is righteous in all
His works which He hath done, and
we have not hearkened to His voice.
"And now, 0 Lord our God, that
hast brought Thy people forth out of
the land of Egypt with a mighty hand,
and hast gotten Thee renown, as at
this day; we have sinned, we have
done wickedly. "0 Lord, according
to all Thy righteousness, let Thine
anger and Thy fury, I pray Thee, be
turned away from Thy city Jerusalem,
Thy holy mountain; because for our
sins, and for the iniquities of our
fathers, Jerusalem and Thy people
are become a reproach to aU that are
round about us. '"Now therefore, O
our God, hearken unto the prayer of
Thy servant, and to his supplications,
and cause Thy face to shine upon
Thy sanctuary that is desolate, for
the Lord's sake. "O my God, incline
Thine ear, and hear; open Thine eyes,
and behold our desolations, and the
city upon which Thy name is called;
for we do not present our supplica
tions before Thee because of our
righteousness, but because of Thy
great compassions. "O Lord, hear,
0 Lord, forgive, 0 Lord, attend and
do, defer not; for Thine own sake, O
my God, because Thy name is called
upon Thy city and Thy people.'
"And while I was speaking, and
praying, and confessing my sin and
the sin of my people Israel, and pre
senting my suppUcation before the
Lord my God for the holy moun
tain of my God; "yea, while I was
speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel,

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whom I had seen in the vision at the
beginning, being caused to fly swiftly,
approached close to me about the
time of the evening offering. 22And
he made me to understand, and talked
with me, and said: '0 Daniel, I am
now come forth to make thee skilful
of understanding. 23At the beginning
of thy supplications a word went
forth, and I am come to declare it;
for thou art greatly beloved; therefore
look into the word, and understand
the vision. 24Seventy weeks are
decreed upon thy people and upon
thy holy city, to finish the transgres
sion, and to make an end of sin, and to
forgive iniquity, and to bring in
everlasting righteousness, and to seal
vision and prophet, and to anoint
the most holy place. "Know there
fore and discern, that from the going
forth of the word to restore and to
build Jerusalem unto one anointed, a
prince, shall be seven weeks; and for
threescore and two weeks, it shaU be
built again, with broad place and
moat, but in troublous times. "And
after the threescore and two weeks
shall an anointed one be cut off, and
be no more; and the people of a
prince that shall come shall destroy
the city and the sanctuary; but his
end shall be with a flood; and unto
the end of the war desolations are
determined. "And he shall make a
firm covenant witri many for one week ;
and for half of the week lie shall cause
the sacrifice and the offering to cease;
and upon the wing of detestable things
shall be that which causeth appal-
ment; and that until the extermination
wholly determined be poured out upon
that which causeth appahnent.'
¦j A In the third year of Cyrus king
of Persia a word was revealed
unto Daniel, whose name was called
Belteshazzar; and the word was true,

even a great warfare; and he gave
heed to the word, and had under
standing of the vision. Tn those days
I Daniel was mourning three whole
weeks. T ate no pleasant bread,
neither came flesh nor wine in my
mouth, neither did I anoint myself at
aU, tiU three wriole weeks were ful
filled. 4And in the four and twentieth
day of the first month, as I was by the
side of the great river, which is
Tigris, T Ufted up mine eyes, and
looked, and beriold a man clothed in
hnen, whose loins were girded with
fine gold of Uphaz; 'his body also was
hke the beryl, and his face as the
appearance of Ughtning, and his eyes,
as torches of fire, and his arms and his
feet Uke in colour to burnished brass,
and the voice of his words Uke the
voice of a multitude. 7And I Daniel
alone saw the vision; for the men that
were with me saw not the vision;
howbeit a great trembling feU upon
them, and they fled to hide them
selves. 'So I was left alone, and saw
this great vision, and there remained
no strength in me; for my comeliness
was turned in me into corruption, -and
I retained no strength. 'Yet heard I
the voice of his words; and when
I heard the voice of his words, then
was I fallen into a deep sleep on my
face, with, my face toward the ground.
"And, behold, a hand touched me,
whicri set me tottering upon my knees
and upon the palms of my hands.
"And he said unto me: '0 Daniel,
thou man greatly beloved, give heed
unto the words that I speak unto
thee, and stand upright; for now
am I sent unto thee'; and when he
had spoken this word unto me, I
stood trembUng. Then said he
unto me: 'Fear not, Daniel; for from
the first day that thou didst set thy
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thyseff before thy God, thy words
were heard; and I am come because
of thy words. "But the prince of the
kingdom of Persia withstood me one
and twenty days; but, lo, Michael, one
of the chief princes, came to help
me; and I was left over there beside
the lfings of Persia. "Now I am come
to make thee understand what shall
befaU thy people in the end of days;
for there is yet a vision for the days.'
"And when he had spoken unto me
according to these words, I set my
face toward the ground, and was
dumb. "And, behold, one Uke the
similitude of the sons of men touched
my lips; then I opened my mouth,
and spoke and said unto him that
stood before me: '0 my lord, by
reason of the vision my pains are
come upon me, and I retain no
strength. "For how can this servant
of my lord talk with this my lord?
for as for me, straightway there re
mained no strength in me, neither was
there breath left in me.' 'Then there
touched me again one Uke the ap
pearance of a man, and he strength
ened me. "And he said: '0 man
greatly beloved, fear not! peace be
unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong.'
And when he had spoken unto me, I
was strengthened, and said: 'Let
my lord speak; for thou hast strength
ened me.' Then said he: 'Knowest
thou wherefore I am come unto thee?
and now will I return to fight with
the prince of Persia; and when I
go forth, lo, the prince of Greece
shall come. "Howbeit I will declare
unto thee that which is inscribed in
the writing of truth; and there is
none that holdeth with me against
these, except Michael your prince.
1 "J And as for me, in the first year of
Darius the Mede, I stood up to be
a supporter and a stronghold unto him.

2And now will I declare unto thee
the truth. Behold, triere shall stand
up yet three kings in Persia; and the
fourth shall be far richer than they
all; and when he is waxed strong
through his riches, he shall stir up all
against the realm of Greece. 'And
a mighty king shall stand up, that
shall rule with great dominion, and do
according to his will. 4And when he
shall stand up, his kingdom shall be
broken, and shall be divided toward
the four winds of heaven; but not
to his posterity, nor according to his
dominion wherewith he ruled; for
his kingdom shall be plucked up,
even for others beside these.
'And the king of the south shall be
strong, and one of his princes; and
he shall be strong above him, and
have dominion; his dominion shall
be a great dominion.
'And at the end of years they shall
join themselves together; and the
daughter- pf the king of the south
shall come to the king of the north to
make an agreement; but she shall not
retain the strength of her arm;
neither shall he stand, nor his arm;
but she shall be given up, and they
that brought her, and he that begot
her, and he that obtained her in
those times.
Tut one of the shoots of her roots
shall stand up in his place, and shall
come unto the army, and shall enter
into the stronghold of the king of the
north, and shall deal with them, and
shall prevail; 8and also their gods,
with their molten images, and with
their precious vessels of silver and of
gold, shall lie bring into captivity into
Egypt; and he shall desist some years
from the king of the north. 9And he
shall come into the kingdom of the
king of the south, but he shall return
into his own land.

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"And his sons shall stir themselves
up, and shall assemble a multitude
of great forces, and he shall come on,
and overflow, as he passeth through;
and he shall return and stir himself
up, even to his stronghold. "And
the king of the south shall be moved
with choler, and shall come forth and
fight with him, even with the king of
the north; and he shall set forth a
great multitude, but the multitude
shall be given into his hand; "and
the multitude shall be carried away,
and his heart shall be lifted up; and
he shall cast down tens of thousands,
but he shall not prevail. "And the
king of the north shall again set forth
a multitude, greater than the former;
and he shall come on at the end of the
times, even of years, with a great
army- and with much substance.
"And in those times there shall many
stand up against the king of the south;
also the children of the violent among
thy people shall lift themselves up to
establish the vision; but they shall
stumble. "And the king of the north
shall come, and cast up a mound,
and take a well-fortified city; and
the arms of the south shall not with
stand; and as for his chosen people,
there shall be no strength in them to
withstand. "But he that cometh
against him shall do according to his
own will, and none shall stand before
him; and he shall stand in the beau
teous land, and in his hand shall be
extermination, "And he shall set
his face to come with the strength of
his whole kingdom, but shall make an
agreement with him; and he shall give
him the daughter of women, to
destroy it; but it shall not stand,
neither be for him. "After this shall
he set his face unto the isles, and shall
take many; but a captain shall cause
the reproach offered by him to cease;

yea, he shall cause his own reproach
to return upon him. 'Then he shall
turn his face toward the strongholds
of his own land; but he shall stumble
and fall, and shall not be found.
"Then shall stand up in his place
one that shall cause an exactor to
pass through the glory of the king
dom; but within few days he shall
be destroyed, neither in anger, nor
in battle.
"And in his place shall stand up a
contemptible person, upon whom
had not been conferred the majesty
of the kingdom; but he shall come in
time of security, and shall obtain the
kingdom by blandishments. 22And
the arms of the flood shall be swept
away from before him, and shall be
broken; yea, also the prince of the
covenant. 23And after the league
made with him he shall work deceit
fully; and lie shall come up and be
come strong, with a Uttle nation.
24In time of security shall he come
even upon the fattest places of the
province; and he shall do that which
his fathers have not done, nor his
fathers' fathers: he shall scatter
among them prey, and spoil, and sub
stance; yea, he sriall devise his devices
against fortresses, but only until the
time. "And he shall stir up his power and
his courage against the king, of the
south with a great army; and the king
of the south shall stir himself up to
battle with a very great and mighty
army; but he shall not stand, for they
shall devise devices against him.
"Yea, they that eat of his food shall
destroy Mm, and his army shall be
swept away; and many shall faU down
slain. "And as for both these kings,
their hearts shall be to do mischief,
and they shall speak lies at one table;
but it shall not prosper, for trie end

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remaineth yet for trie time appointed.
2'And he shall return to his own land
with great substance; and his heart
shall be against the holy covenant;
and he shall do his pleasure, and re
turn to his own land.
"At the time appointed he shall
return, and come into the south; but
it shall not be in the latter time as it
was in the former. "For ships of
Kittim shall come against him, and
he shall be cowed, and he shall return,
and have indignation against the holy
covenant, and shaU do his pleasure;
and he shall return, and have regard
unto them that forsake the holy cove
nant. "And arms shall stand up on
his part, and they shall profane the
sanctuary, even the stronghold, and
shall take away the continual burnt-
offering, and they shall set up the
detestable thing that causeth appal-
ment. 32And such as do wickedly
against the covenant shall be corrupt
by blandishments ; but the people that
know their God shall show strength,
and prevail. 33And they that are wise
among the people shall cause the
many to understand; yet they shall
stumble by the sword and by flame,
by captivity and by spoil, many days.
34Now when they shall stumble, they
shall be helped with a little help; but
many shall join themselves unto them
with blandishments. 35And some of
them that are wise shall stumble, to
refine among them, and to purify,
and to make white, even to the time
of the end; for it is yet for the time
appointed. "And the king shall do according to
his will; and he shall exalt himself, and
magnify himseff above every god, and
shall speak strange things against the
God of gods ; and he shall prosper till
the indignation be accomphshed; for
that which is determined shall be

done. "Neither shall he regard the
gods of his fathers; and neither the
desire of women, nor any god, shall he
regard; for he shall magnify himself
above aU. "But in his place shall he
honour the god of strongholds; and a
god whom his fathers knew not shall
he honour with gold, and silver, and
with precious stones, and costly
things. "And he shall deal with the
strongest fortresses with the help of a
foreign god; whom he shall acknowl
edge, shall increase glory; and he shall
cause them to rule over many, and
shall divide the land for a price.
40 And at the time of the end shall
the king of the south push at him; and
the king of the north shall come
against him like a whirlwind, with
chariots, and with horsemen, and with
many ships; and he shall enter into
the countries, &nd shall overflow, as he
passeth through. 41He shaU enter also
into the beauteous land, and many
countries shall be overthrown; but
these shall be delivered out of his
hand, Edom, and Moab, and the chief
of the children of Ammon. 42He shall
stretch forth his hand also upon the
countries; and the land of Egypt shall
not escape. Tut he shall have power
over the treasures of gold and of silver,
and over all the precious things of
Egypt; and the Libyans and the
Ethiopians shall be at his steps. Tut
tidings out of the east and out of the
north shall affright him; and he shall
go forth with great fury to destroy and
utterly to make away many. 45And
he shall plant the tents of his palace
between the seas and the beauteous
holy mountain; and he shall come to
his end, and none shall help him.
"j O And at that time shall Michael
stand up, the great prince who
standeth for the children of thy
people; and there shall be a time of

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trouble, such as never was since there
was a nation even to that same time ;
and at that time thy people shall be
delivered, every one that shall be
found written in the book. 2And many
of them that sleep in the dust of the
earth shall awake, some to everlast
ing life, and some to reproaches and
everlasting abhorrence. 'And they
that are wise shall shine as the bright
ness of the firmament; and they that
turn the many to righteousness as the
stars for ever and ever. 4But thou, 0
Daniel, shut up the words, and seal
the book, even to the time of the end :
many shall run to and fro, and knowl
edge shall be increased.'
Then I Daniel looked, and, behold,
there stood other two, the one on the
bankjrf the river on this side, and the
other on the bank of the river on that
side. 'And one said to the man clothed
in linen, who was above trie waters of
the river: 'How long shall it be to
the end of the wonders?' 'And I heard
the man clothed in linen, who was
above the waters of the river, when he
lifted up his right hand and his left

hand unto heaven, and swore by Him
that liveth for ever that it shaU be for
a time, times, and a half; and when
they have made an end of breaking
in pieces the power of the holy people,
all these things shall be finished.
'And I heard, but I understood not;
then said I: '0 my lord, what shall
be the latter end of these things?'
'And. he said: 'Go thy way, Daniel;
for the words are shut up and sealed
till the time of the end. "Many shall
purify themselves, and make them
selves white, arid be refined; but the
wicked shall do wickedly; and none
of the wicked shall understand; but
they that are wise shall understand.
"And from the time that the continual
burnt-offering shall be taken away,
and the detestable thing that causeth
appalment set up, there shall be a
thousand two hundred and ninety
days. "Happy is he that waiteth, and
cometh to the thousand three hundred
and five and thirty days. "But go
thou thy way till the end be; and thou
shalt rest, and shalt stand up to thy
lot, at the end of the days.'

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1 Now in the first year of Cyrus
king of Persia, that the word of the
Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might
be accomplished, the Lord stirred up
the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that
he made a proclamation throughout
all his kingdom, and put it also in writ
ing, saying: Thus saith Cyrus king
of Persia: All the kingdoms of the
earth hath the Lord, the God of heav
en, given me; and He hath charged
me to build Him a house in Jerusalem,
which is in Judah. 'Whosoever there
is among you of all His people — his
God be witri him — let him go up to
Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and
build the house of the Lord, the God
of Israel, He is the God who is in
Jerusalem. 4And whosoever is left,
in any place where he sojourneth, let
the men of his place help him with
silver, and with gold, and with goods,
and with beasts, beside the freewill-
offering for the house of God which
is in Jerusalem.'
Then rose up the heads of fathers'
houses of Judah and Benjamin, and
the priests, and the Levites, even all
whose spirit God had stirred to go up
to build the house of the Lord which
is in Jerusalem. 'And all they that
were round about them strengthened
their hands with vessels of silver, with
gold, with goods, and with beasts, and
with precious things, beside all that
was willingly offered. 'Also Cyrus the
king brought forth the vessels of the
house of the Lord, which Nebuchad
nezzar had brought forth out of Jeru

salem, and had put them in the house
of his gods; 'even those did Cyrus
king of Persia bring forth by the hand
of Mithredath the treasurer, and num
bered them unto Sheshbazzar, the
prince of Judah. 'And this is the num
ber of them: thirty basins of gold, a
thousand basins of silver, nine and
twenty knives; "thirty bowls of gold,
silver bowls of a second sort four
hundred and ten, and other vessels a
thousand. "All the vessels of gold
and of silver were five thousand and
four hundred. All these did Shesh
bazzar bring up, when they of the
captivity were brought up from Baby
lon unto Jerusalem.
O Now these are the children of the
province, that went up out of the
captivity jof those that had been
carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar
the king of Babylon had carried away
unto Babylon, and that returned unto
Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto
his city; 2who came with Zerubbabel,
Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah,
Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai,
Rehum, Baanah.
The number of the men of the
people of Israel:
The children of Parosh, two thou
sand a hundred seventy and two.
The children of Shephatiah, three
hundred seventy and two.
The children of Arah, seven hun
dred seventy and five.
The children of Pahath-moab, of the
children of Jeshua and Joab, two thou
sand eight hundred and twelve.

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'The children of Elam, a thousand
two hundred fifty and four.
The children of Zattu, nine hundred
forty and five.
The children of Zaccai, seven hun
dred and threescore.
'The children of Bani, six hundred
forty and two.
"The children of Bebai, six hundred
twenty and three.
"The children of Azgad, a thousand
two hundred twenty and two.
The children of Adonikam, six
hundred sixty and six.
"The children of Bigvai, two thou
sand fifty and six.
The children of Adin, four hundred
fifty and four.
'The children of Ater, of Hezekiah,
ninety and eight.
"The children of Bezai, three hun
dred twenty and three.
"Trie children of Jorah, a hundred
and twelve.
'The children of Hashum, two hun
dred twenty and three.
"The children of Gibbar, ninety and
five. "The children of Beth-lehem, a
hundred twenty and three.
The men of Netophah, fifty and
six. The men of Anathoth, a hundred
twenty and eight.
The criildren of Azmaveth, forty
and two.
The children of Kiriath-arim,
Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hun
dred and forty and three.
The children of Ramah and Geba,
six hundred twenty and one.
The men of Michmas, a hundred
twenty and two.
The men of Beth-el and Ai, two
hundred twenty and three.
t The children of Nebo, fifty and
two.

"The criildren of Magbish, a hun
dred fifty and. six.
"The children of the other Elam,
a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
The children of Harim, three
hundred and twenty.
The children of Lod, Hadid, and
Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.
The children of Jericho, three
hundred forty and five.
The children of Senaah, three
thousand and six hundred and thirty.
Trie priests:
The children of Jedaiah, of the house
of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and
three. The children of Immer, a thousand
fifty and two.
"The children of Pashhur, a thou
sand two hundred forty and seven.
"The children of Harim, a thousand
and seventeen.
The Levites : the children of Jesh
ua and Kadmiel, of the children of
Hodaviah, seventy and four.
The singers: the children of Asaph,
a hundred twenty and eight.
The children of the porters: the
children of Shallum, the children of
Ater, the children of Talmon, the
children of Akkub, the children of
Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all
a hundred thirty and nine.
The Nethinim: the children of
Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the
children of Tabbaoth; 44the children
of Keros, the children of Siaha, the
children of Padon; 45the children of
Lebanah, the children of Hagabah,
the children of Akkub; 46the children
of Hagab, the children of Salmai, the
children of Hanan; 47 the children of

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Giddel, the children of Gahar, the
children of Reaiah; 48the children of
Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the
children of Gazzam; 49the children of
Uzza, the children of Paseah, the
children of Besai; "the children of
Asnah, the criildren of Meunim, the
children of Nephusim; "the children
of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha,
the children of Harhur; 62the children
of Bazluth, the children of Mehida,
the children of Harsha; "the children
of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the
children of Temah; 64the children of
Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
The children of Solomon's serv
ants: the children of Sotai, the chil
dren of Hassophereth, the children of
Peruda; "the children of Jaalah, the
children of Darkon, the children of
Giddel; "the children of Shephatiah,
the children of Hattil, the children
of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children
of Ami.
68A11 the Nethinim, and the chil
dren of Solomon's servants, were
three hundred ninety and two.
"And these were they that went up
from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub,
Addan, and Immer; but they could
not teU their fathers' houses, and their
seed, whether they were of Israel:
"the children of Delaiah, the children
of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda,
six hundred fifty and two. "And of
the children of the priests: the chil
dren of Habaiah, the children of
Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai,
who took a wife of the daughters of
Barzillai the Gileadite, and was
called after their name. 'These
sought their register, that is, the
genealogy, but it was not found;
therefore were they deemed polluted
and put from the priesthood. "And
the Tirshatha said unto them, that

they should not eat of the most
holy things, till there stood up a
priest with Urim and with Thummim.
'The whole congregation together
was forty and two thousand three
hundred and threescore, "beside their
men-servants and their maid-servants,
of whom there were seven thousand
three hundred thirty and seven; and
they had two hundred singing men
and singing women. "Their horses
were seven hundred thirty and six;
their mules, two hundred forty and
five; "their camels, four hundred
thirty and five; their asses, six thou
sand seven hundred and twenty.
"And some of the heads of fathers'
houses, when they came to the house
of the Lord which is in Jerusalem,
offered willingly for the house of
God to set it up in its place; "they
gave after their ability into the
treasury of the work threescore and
one thousand darics of gold, and five
thousand pounds of silver, and one
hundred priests' tunics.
"So the priests, and the Levites,
and some of the people, and the
singers, and the porters, and the
Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and
all Israel in their cities.
Q And when the seventh month
was come, and the children of
Israel were in the cities, the people
gathered themselves together .as one
man to Jerusalem. Then stood up
Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his
brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel
the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren,
and builded the altar of the God of
Israel, to offer burnt-offerings thereon,
as it is written in the Law of Moses
the man of God. 'And they set the
altar upon its bases; for fear was upon
them because of the people of the
countries, and they offered burnt-

a That is, governor.
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offerings thereon unto the Lord,
even burnt-offerings morning and
evening. 4And triey kept the feast
of tabernacles, as it is written, and
offered the daily burnt-offerings by
number, according to the ordinance,
as the duty of every day required;
'and afterward the continual burnt-
offering, and the offerings of the new
moons, and of all the appointed
seasons of the Lord that were hal
lowed, and of every one that wilUngly
offered a freewill-offering unto the
Lord. 'From the first day of the
seventh month began they to offer
burnt-offerings unto the Lord; but
the foundation of the temple of the
Lord was not yet laid. They gave
money also unto the hewers, and to
the carpenters; and food, and drink,
and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to
them of Tyre, to bring cedar-trees
from Lebanon to the sea, unto Joppa,
according to the grant that they had
of Cyrus king of Persia.
Now in the second year of their
coming unto the house of God at
Jerusalem, in the second month,
began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel,
and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and
the rest of their brethren the priests
and the Levites, and all they that were
come out of the captivity unto
Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites,
from twenty years old and upward,
to have the oversight of the work of
the house of the Lord. Then stood
Jeshua with his sons and his brethren,
and Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of
Judah, together, to have the over-
, sight of the workmen in the house of
God; the sons of Henadad also, with
their sons and their brethren the
Levites. "And when the builders
laid the foundation of the temple of
the Lord, they set the priests in
their apparel with trumpets, and the

Levites the sons of Asaph with cym
bals, to praise the Lord, according
to the direction of David king of
Israel. "And they sang one to
another in praising and giving thanks
unto the Lord: 'for He is good,
for His mercy endureth- for ever to
ward Israel.' And aU the people
shouted with a great shout, when
they praised the Lord, because the
foundation of the house of the Lord
was laid. "But many of the priests
and Levites and heads of fathers'
houses, the old men that had seen the
first house standing on its foundation,
wept with a loud voice, when this
house was before their eyes; and many
shouted aloud for joy; "so that the
people could not discern the noise of
the shout of joy from the noise of the
weeping of the people; for the people
shouted with a loud shout, and the
noise was heard afar off.
4 Now when the adversaries of
Judah and Benjamin heard that
the children of the captivity were
building a temple unto the Lord,
the God of Israel; 2then they drew
near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads
of fathers' houses, and said unto
them: 'Let us build with you; for
we seek your God, as ye do; and we
do sacrifice unto Him since the days
of Esarhaddon king of Assyria,
who brought us up hither.' Tut
Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the
rest of the heads of fathers' houses of
Israel, said unto them: 'Ye have
nothing to do with us to build a house
unto our God; but we ourselves to
gether will build unto the Lord, the
God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king
of Persia hath commanded us.' Then
the people of the land weakened the
hands of the people of Judah, and
harried them while they were build
ing, 'and hired counsellors against

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them, to frustrate their purpose, aU
the days of Cyrus king of Persia,
even until the reign of Darius king
of Persia. 'And in the reign of
Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his
reign, wrote they an accusation
against the inhabitants of Judah and
Jerusalem. 'And in the days of Artaxerxes
wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel,
and the rest of his companions, unto
Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the
writing of the letter was written in the
Aramaic character, and set forth in
the Aramaic tongue. 8Rehum the
commander and Shimshai the scribe
wrote a letter against Jerusalem to
Artaxerxes the king in this sort —
'then wrote Rehum the commander,
and Shimshai the scribe, and the
rest of their companions; the Dinites,
and the Apharesattechites, the Tar-
pelites, the Apharesites, the Arche-
vites, the Babylonians, the Shushan-
chites, the Dehites, the Elamites, "and
the rest of the nations whom the
great and noble Asenappar brought
over, and set in the city of Samaria,
and the rest that are in the country
beyond the River: — 'And now — "tins
is the copy of the letter that they
sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes
the king — thy servants the men be
yond the River — and now "be it known
unto the king, that the Jews that
came up from thee are come to us
unto Jerusalem; they are building
the rebellious and the bad city, and
have finished the walls, and are
digging out the foundations. "Be
it known now unto the king, that, if
this city be builded, and the walls
finished, they wiU not pay tribute,
impost, or toll, and so thou wilt
endamage the revenue of the kings.
"Now because we eat the salt of the
palace, and it is not meet for us to

see the king's dishonour, therefore
have we sent and announced to the
king, "that search may be made in
the book of the records of thy fathers;
so shalt thou find in the book of the
records, and know that this city is a
rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings
and provinces, and that they have
moved sedition within the same of old
time; for which cause was this city
laid waste. "We announce to the king
that, if this city be builded, and the
walls finished, by this means thou shalt
have no portion beyond the River.'
"Then sent trie king an answer unto
Rehum the commander, and to
Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of
their companions that dweU in Sa
maria, and unto the rest beyond the
River: 'Peace, and now "the letter
which ye sent unto us hath been
plainly read before me. "And I
decreed, and search hath been made,
and it is found that this city of old
time hath made insurrection against
kings, and that rebelhon and sedition
have been made therein. "There
have been mighty kings also over
Jerusalem, who have ruled over aU
the country beyond the River; and
tribute, impost, and toll, was paid un
to them. "Make ye now a decree to
cause these men to cease, and that
this city be not builded, until a decree
shaU be made by me. 22And take heed
that ye be not slack herein; why should
damage grow to the hurt of the kings?'
Then when the copy of king Ar
taxerxes' letter was read before Rehum,
and Shimshai the scribe, and their
companions, they went in haste to
Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made
them to cease by force and power.
Then ceased the work of the house
of God which is at Jerusalem; and it
ceased unto the second year of the
reign of Darius king of Persia.

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PL Now the prophets, Haggai the
prophet, and Zechariah the son of
Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that
were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the
name of the God of Israel prophesied
they unto them. Then rose up
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and
Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began
to build the house of God which is
at Jerusalem; and with them were
the prophets of. God, helping them.
3At the same time came to them
Tattenai, the governor beyond the
River, and Shethar-bozenai, and their
companions, and said thus unto them :
' Who gave you a decree to build this
house, and to finish this structure?'
Then spoke we unto them after
this manner [, wrote they]: What
are the names of the men that build
this building?' 'But the eye of their
God was upon the elders of the Jews,
and they did not make them cease,
till the matter should come to Darius,
and then answer should be returned by
letter concerning it.
. The copy of the letter that Tatte
nai, the governor beyond the River,
and Shethar-bozenai, and his com
panions the Apharesachites, who
were beyond the River, sent unto
Darius the king; 'they sent a letter
unto him, wherein was written thus:
'Unto Darius the king, aU peace.
'Be it known unto the king, that we
went into the province of Judah, to
the house of the great God, which is
builded with great stones, and tim
ber is laid in the walls, and this work
goeth on with diligence and prospereth
in their hands. Then asked we those
elders, and said unto them thus:
Who gave you a decree to build
this house, and to finish this wall?
"We asked them their names also,
to announce to thee, that we might
write the names of the men that were

at the head of them. "And thus they
returned us answer, saying: We are
the servants of the God of heaven
and earth, and build the house that
was builded these many years ago,
which a great king of Israel builded
and finished. "But because that
our fathers had provoked the God
of heaven, He gave them into the
hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon, the Chaldean, who de
stroyed this house, and carried the
people away into Babylon. "But
in the first year of Cyrus king of
Babylon, Cyrus the king made a
decree to build this house of God.
"And the gold and silver vessels
also of the house of God, which
Nebuchadnezzar took out of the tem
ple that was in Jerusalem, and brought
them into the temple of Babylon,
those did Cyrus trie king take out of
the temple of Babylon, and they
were delivered unto one whose name
was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made
governor; "and he said unto him:
Take these vessels, go, put them in
the temple that is in Jerusalem, and
let the house of God be builded in its
place. "Then came the same Shesh
bazzar, and laid the foundations of the
house of God which is in Jerusalem;
and since that time even until now
hath it been in building, and yet it is
not completed. 'Now therefore, if
it seem good to the king, let search
be made in the king's treasure-house
there, which is at Babylon, whether
it be so, that a decree was made of
Cyrus the king to build this house of
God at Jerusalem, and let the king
send his pleasure to us concerning
this matter.'
Cl Then Darius the king riiade a
decree, and search was made in the
house of the archives, where the
treasures were laid up, in Babylon.

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6.18

2And there was found at Ahmetha,
in the palace that is in the province of
Media, a roll, and therein was thus
written: 'A record. 'In the first
year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the
king made a decree : Concerning the
house of God at Jerusalem, let the
house be builded, the place where
they offer sacrifices, and let the
foundations thereof be strongly laid;
the height thereof threescore cubits,
and the breadth thereof threescore
cubits; Vith three rows of great
stones, and a row of new timber, and
let the expenses be given out of the
king's house; 'and also let the gold
and silver vessels of the house of God,
which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out
of the temple which is at Jerusalem,
and brought unto Babylon, be re
stored, and brought back unto the
temple which is at Jerusalem, every
one to its place, and thou shalt put
them in the house of God.'
''Now therefore, Tattenai, governor
beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai,
and your companions the Apharesach-
ites, who are beyond the River, be ye
far from thence; 'let the work of this
house of God alone; let the governor
of the Jews and the elders of the Jews
build this house of God in its place.
'Moreover I make a decree concern
ing what ye shall do to these elders of
the Jews for the building of this
house of God; that of the king's
goods, even of the tribute beyond the
River, expenses be given with all
diligence unto these men, that they
be not hindered. 'And that which
they have need of, both young bul
locks, and rams, and lambs, for
burnt-offerings to the God of heaven,
wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according
to the word of the priests that are at
Jerusalem, let it be given them day by
day without fail; "that they may

offer sacrifices of sweet savour unto
the God of heaven, and pray for the
fife of the king, and of his sons. "Also
I have made a decree, that whoso
ever shall alter this word, let a beam
be pulled out from his house, and let
him be rifted up and fastened thereon;
and let his house be made a dunghill
for this; "and may the God that hath
caused His name to dwell there over
throw all kings and peoples, that shall
put forth their hand to alter the same,
to destroy this house of God which is
at Jerusalem. I Darius have made
a decree; let it be done with all
diligence.' "Then Tattenai, the governor be
yond the River,-Shethar-bozenai, and
their companions, because that Darius
the king had thus sent, acted with all
diligence. "And the elders of the
Jews builded and prospered, through
the prophesying of Haggai the prophet
and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And
they builded and finished it, according
to the commandment of the God of
Israel, and according to the decree of
Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes
king of Persia. "And this house was
finished on the third day of the month
Adar, which was in the sixth year of
the reign of Darius the king.
"And the children of Israel, the
priests and the Levites, and the rest
of the children of the captivity, kept
the dedication of this house of God
with joy. "And they offered at the
dedication of this house of God a hun
dred buUocks, two hundred rams, four
hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering
for all Israel, twelve he-goats, accord
ing to the number of the tribes of
Israel. "And they set the priests in
their divisions, and the Levites in
their courses, for the service of God,
which is at Jerusalem; as it is written
in the book of Moses.

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"And the children of the captivity
kept the passover upon the fourteenth
day of the first month. "For the
priests and the Levites had purified
themselves together; all of them were
pure; and they killed the passover
lamb for all the children of the captiv
ity, and for their brethren the priests,
and for themselves. "And the chil
dren of Israel, that were come back
out of the captivity, and all such as
had separated themselves unto them
from the filthiness of the nations of
the land, to seek the Lord, the God
of Israel, did eat, 22and kept the
feast of unleavened bread seven days
with joy; for the Lord had made them
joyful, and had turned the heart of
the king of Assyria unto them, to
strengthen their hands in the work of
the house of God, the God of Israel.
7 Now after these things, in the
reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia,
Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of
Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, 2the son
of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son
of Ahitub, 3the son of Amariah, the
son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
4the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi,
the son of Bukki, the son of Abishua,
the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar,
the son of Aaron the chief priest —
'this Ezra went up from Babylon; and
he was a ready scribe in the Law of
Moses, which the Lord, the God of
Israel, had given; and the king granted
him all his request, according to the
hand of the Lord his God upon him.
'And there went up some of the chil
dren of Israel, and of the priests, and
the Levites, and the singers, and the
porters, and the Nethinim; unto Jeru
salem, in the seventh year of Artaxer
xes the king. 8And he came to Jeru
salem in the fifth month, which was in
the seventh year of the king. Tor

upon the first day of the first month
began he to go up from Babylon, and
on the first day of the fifth month came
he to Jerusalem, according to the good
hand of his God upon him. "For
Ezra had set his heart to seek the law
of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach
in Israel statutes and ordinances.
"Now this is the copy of the letter
that the king Artaxerxes gave unto
Ezra the priest, the scribe, even the
scribe of the words of the command
ments of the Lord, and of His statutes
to Israel: "'Artaxerxes, king of kings,
unto Ezra the priest, the scribe of the
Law of the God of heaven, and so
forth. And now "I make a decree,
that all they of the people of Israel,
and their priests and the Levites, in
my realm, that are minded of their
own free will to go with thee to Jeru
salem, go. "Forasmuch as thou art sent
of the king and his seven counsellors,
to inquire concerning Judah and Jeru
salem, according to the law of thy
God which is in thy hand; "and to
carry the silver and gold, which the
king and his counseUors have freely
offered unto the God of Israel, whose
habitation is in Jerusalem, "and aU the
silver and gold that thou shalt find in
aU the province of Babylon, with the
freewill-offering of the people, and of
the priests, offering wiUingly for the
house of their God which is in Jeru
salem; "therefore thou shalt with all
dihgence buy with this money bul
locks, rams, lambs, with their meal-
offerings and their drink-offerings, and
shalt offer them upon the altar of the
house of your God which is in Jeru
salem. "And whatsoever shaU seem
good to thee and to thy brethren to do
with the rest of the silver and the gold,
that do ye after the wiU of your God.
"And thg vessels that are given thee
for the service of the house of thy God,

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deliver thou before the God of Jeru
salem. "And whatsoever more shall
be needful for the house of thy God,
which thou shalt have occasion to
bestow, bestow it out of the king's
treasure-house. "And I, even I Ar
taxerxes the king, do make a decree
to all the treasurers that are beyond
the River, that whatsoever Ezra the
priest, the. scribe of the Law of the God
of heaven, shall require of you, it be
done with all diligence, 22unto a hun
dred talents of silver, and to a hundred
measures of wheat, and to a hundred
baths of wine, and to a hundred baths
of oil, and salt without prescribing how
much. "Whatsoever is commanded
by the God of heaven, let it be done
exactly for the house of the God of
heaven; for why should there be wrath
against the realm of the king and his
sons? 24Also we announce to you, that
touching any of the priests and Le
vites, the singers, porters, Nethinim,
or servants of this house of God, it
shall not be lawful to impose tribute,
impost, or toll, upon them. "And
thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy
God that is in thy hand, appoint
magistrates and judges, who may
judge all the people that are beyond
the River, all such as know the laws of
thy God; and teach ye him that
knoweth them not. "And whosoever
will not do the law of thy God, and
the law of the king, let judgment be
executed upon him with all diligence,
whether it be unto death, or to ban
ishment, or to confiscation of goods,
or to imprisonment.'
"Blessed be the Lord, the God of
our fathers, who hath put such a
thing as this in the king's heart, to
beautify the house of the Lord which
is in Jerusalem; "and hath extended
mercy unto me before the king, and
his counsellors, and before aU the

king's mighty princes. And I was
strengthened according to the hand of
the Lord my God upon me, and I
gathered together out of Israel chief
men to go up with me.
Q Now these are the heads of their
fathers' houses, and this is the
genealogy of them that went up with
me from Babylon, in the reign of Arta
xerxes the king. 2Of the sons of Phine
has, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar,
Daniel; of the sons of David, Hat-
tush. 3Of the sons of Shecariiah: of
the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and
with him were reckoned by gene
alogy of the males a hundred and fifty.
4Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoe-
nai the son of Zerahiah; and with him
two hundred males. 'Of the sons
of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and
with him three hundred males. 'And
of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son
of Jonathan; and with him fifty
males. 7And of the sons of Elam,
Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah; and
with him seventy males. 'And of the
sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son
of Michael; and with him fourscore
males. 9Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah
the son of Jehiel; and with him two
hundred and eighteen males. "And
of the sons of Shelomith, the son of*
Josiphiah; and with him a hundred
and threescore males. "And of the
sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of
Bebai; and with him twenty and eight
males. "And of the sons of Azgad,
Johanan the son of Hakkatan; and
with him a hundred and ten males.
"And of the sons of Adonikam, that
were the last; and these are their
names, EUphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah;
and with them threescore males. 14And
of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and
Zaccur; and with him seventy males.
"And I gathered them together to
the river that runneth to Ahava; and

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there we encamped three days; and
I viewed the people, and the priests,
and found there none of the sons of
Levi. "Then sent I for Eliezer, for
Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan,
and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and
for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for
Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib,
and for Elnathan, teachers. "And
I gave them commandment unto Iddo
the chief at the place Casiphia; and
I told them what they should say un
to Iddo [and] his brother, who were
set over the place Casiphia, that they
should bring unto us ministers for the
house of our God. "And according to
the good hand of our God upon us
they brought us a man of discretion, of
the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the
son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his
sons and his brethren, eighteen; "and
Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of
the sons of Merari, his brethren and
their sons, twenty; "and of the Neth
inim, whom David and the princes had
given for the service of the Levites,
two hundred and twenty Nethinim;
all of them were mentioned by name.
Then I proclaimed a fast there, at
the river Ahava, that we might hum
ble ourselves before our God, to seek
tif Him a straight way, for us, and for
our httle ones, and for all our sub
stance. Tor I was ashamed to ask of
the king a band of soldiers and
horsemen to help us against the enemy
in the way; because we had spoken
unto the king, saying: 'The hand of
our God is upon all them that seek
Him, for good; but His power and His
wrath is against all them that forsake
Him.' ^So we fasted and besought our
God for this; and He was entreated of
us. Then I separated twelve of the
chiefs of the priests, besides Shere
biah, Hashabiah, and ten of their
brethren with them, "and weighed

unto them the silver, and the gold, and
the vessels, even the offering for the
house of our God, which the king, and
his counsellors, and his princes, and
aU Israel there present, had offered;
T even weighed into their hand six
hundred and fifty talents of silver, and
silver vessels a hundred talents; of
gold a hundred talents; "and twenty
bowls of gold, of a thousand darics;
and two vessels of fine bright brass,
precious as gold. "And I said unto
them: 'Ye are holy unto the Lord,
and the vessels are holy; and the silver
and the gold are a freewill-offering
unto the Lord, the God of your
fathers. "Watch ye, and keep them,
until ye weigh them before the chiefs
of the priests and the Levites, and
the princes of the fathers' houses of
Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers
of the house of the Lord.' "So the
priests and the Levites received the
weight of the silver and the gold, and
the vesselsj to bring them to Jerusalem
unto the house of our God.
Then we departed from the river
of Ahava on the twelfth day of the
first month, to go unto Jerusalem;
and the hand of our God was upon us,
and He deUvered us from the hand of
the enemy and Uer-in-wait by the way.
32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode
there three days. 33And on the fourth
day was the silver and the gold and the
vessels weighed in the house of our
God into the hand of Meremoth the
son of Uriah the priest; and with him
was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and
with them was Jozabad the son of
Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui,
the Levites; 34the whole by number
and by weight; and all the weight was
written at that time.
The children of the captivity, that
were come out of exile, offered burnt-
offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve

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buUocks for all Israel, ninety and six
rams, seventy and seven lambs,
twelve he-goats for a sin-offering; all
this was a burnt-offering unto the
Lord. "And they delivered the king's
commissions unto the king's satraps,
and to the governors beyond the
/River; and they furthered the people
and the house of God.
Q Now when these things were done,
the princes drew near unto me,
saying: The people of Israel, and the
priests and the Levites, have not
separated themselves from the peoples
of the lands, doing according to their
abominations, even of the Canaanites,
the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebu
sites, the Ammonites, the Moabites,
the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
Tor they have taken of their daughters
for themselves and for their sons; so
that the holy seed have mingled them
selves with the peoples of the lands;
yea, the hand of the princes and
rulers hath been first in this faithless
ness.' 3And when I heard this thing, I
rent my garment and my mantle, and
plucked off the hair of my head and
of my beard, and sat down appalled.
Then were assembled unto me every
one that trembled at the words of the
God of Israel, because of the faithless
ness of them of the captivity; and I
sat appalled until the evening offering.
'And at the evening offering I arose
up from my fasting, even with my
garment and my mantle rent; and I
fell upon my knees, and spread out
my hands unto the Lord my God;
'and I said : ' O my God, I am ashamed
and blush to lift up my face to Thee,
my God ; for our iniquities are increased
over our head, and our guiltiness
is grown up unto the heavens. 7Since
the days of our fathers we have been
exceeding guilty unto this day; and
for our iniquities have we, our kings,

and our priests, been deUvered into
the hand of the kings of the lands, to
the sword, to captivity, and to spoil
ing, and to confusion of face, as it is
this day. 'And now for a Uttle moment
grace hath been shown from the
Lord our God, to leave us a remnant
to escape, and to give us a nail in His
holy place, that our God may lighten
our eyes, and give us a Uttle reviving
in our bondage. Tor we are bond
men; yet our God hath not forsaken
us in our bondage, but hath extended
mercy unto us in the sight of the kings
of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set
up the house of our God, and to repair
the ruins thereof, and to give us a
fence in Judah and in Jerusalem.
"And now, O our God, what shall we
say after this? for we have forsaken
Thy commandments, "which Thou
hast commanded by Thy servants
the prophets, saying: The land, unto
which ye go to possess it, is an unclean
land through the uncleanness of the
peoples of the lands, through their
abominations, wherewith they have
filled it from one end to another in
trieir filthiness. "Now therefore give
not your daughters unto their sons,
neither take their daughters unto your
sons, nor seek their peace or their
prosperity for ever; that ye may be
strong, and eat the good of the land,
and leave it for an inheritance to your
children for ever. "And after all
that is come upon us for our evil
deeds, and for our great guilt, seeing
that Thou our God hast punished us
less than our iniquities deserve, and
hast given us such a remnant, "shall
we again break Thy commandments,
and make marriages with the peoples
that do these abominations? wouldest
not Thou be angry with us till Thou
hadst consumed us, so that there
should be no remnant, nor any to

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escape? "0 Lord, the God of Israel,
Thou art righteous; for we are left a
remnant that is escaped, as it is this
day; behold, we are before Thee in our
guiltiness; for none can stand before
Thee because of this.'
1 C\ Now while Ezra prayed, and
made confession, weeping and
casting himseff down before the house
of God, there was gathered together
unto him out of Israel a very great con
gregation of men and women and chil
dren; for the people wept very sore.
2And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of
the sons of Elam, answered and said
unto Ezra : 'We have broken faith with
our God, and have married foreign
women of the peoples of the land; yet
now there is hope for Israel concerning
this thing. Now therefore let us make
a covenant with our God to put away
all the wives, and such as are born of
them, according to the counsel of the
Lord, and of those that tremble at
the commandment of our God; and
let it be done according to the law.
4Arise; for the matter belongeth unto
thee, and we are witri thee; be of good
courage, and do it.'
Then arose Ezra, and made, the
chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and
aU Israel, to swear that they would
do according to this word. So they
swore. Then Ezra rose up from be
fore the house of God, and went into
the chamber of Jehohanan the son of
Eliashib; and when he came thither,
he did eat no bread, nor drink water;
for he mourned because of the faith
lessness of them of the captivity. 'And
they made proclamation throughout
Judah and Jerusalem unto all the
children of the captivity, that they
should gather themselves together
unto Jerusalem; 'and triat whosoever
came not within three days, according
to the counsel of the princes and the

elders, all his substance should be
forfeited, and himself separated from
the congregation of the captivity.
Then all the men of Judah and Ben
jamin gathered themselves together
unto Jerusalem within the three days;
it was the ninth month, on the twen
tieth day of the month; and all the
people sat in the broad place before
the house of God, trembling because
of this matter, and for the great rain.
"And Ezra the priest stood up, and
said unto them: 'Ye have broken
faith, and have married foreign wom
en, to increase the guilt of Israel.
"Now therefore make confession unto
the Lord, the God of your fathers, and
do His pleasure; and separate your
selves from the peoples. of the land,
and from the foreign women.' "Then
all the congregation answered and said
with a loud voice: 'As thou hast said,
so it is for us to do. "But the people
are many, and it is a time of much
rain, and we are not able to stand with
out, neither is this a work of one day or
two ; for we have greatly transgressed
in this matter. 'Tet now our princes
of aU the congregation stand, and let
all them that are in our cities that
have married foreign women come at
appointed times, and with them the
elders of every city, and the judges
thereof, until the fierce wrath of our
God be turned from us, as touching
this matter.' "Only Jonathan the son
of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of
Tikvah stood up against this matter;
and Meshullam and Shabbethai the
Levite helped them. "And the chil
dren of the captivity did so. And
Ezra the priest, with certain heads of
fathers' houses, after their fathers'
houses, and all of them by their
names, were separated; and they sat
down in the ifirst day of the tenth
month to examine the matter. "And

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they were finished with all the men
that had married foreign women by
the first day of the first month.
"And among the sons of the priests
there were found that had married
foreign women, namely: of the sons
of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his
brethren, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and
Jarib, and Gedaliari. l9And they
gave their hand that they would put
away their wives; and being guilty,
[they offered] a ram of the flock for their
guilt. "And of the sons of Immer:
Hanani and Zebadiah. "And of the
sons of Harim: Maaseiah, and EUjah,
and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
22 And of the sons of Pashhur : Elioenai,
Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Joza-
bad, and Elasah. 23And of the Le
vites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and
Kelaiah — the same is Kelita — Petha-
hiah, Judah, and Eliezer. 24And of the
singers: Eliashib; and of the porters:
Shallum, and Telem, and Uri. "And
of Israel: of the sons of Parosh:
Ramiah, and Izziah, and Malchijah,
and Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Mal
chijah, and Benaiah. "And of the
sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah,
and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremotb,

and Elijah. "And of the sons of Zat-
tu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and
Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
"And of the sons of Bebai : Jehohanan,
Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai. "And of
the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Mal-
luch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal,
and Ramoth. "And of the sons of
Pahath-moab: Adna, and Chelal,
Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezal
el, and Binnui, and Manasseh. "And
of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshi-
jah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon;
Tenjamin, Malluch, Shemariah. 330f
the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mat-
tattah, Zabad, Ehphelet, Jeremai,
Manasseh, Shimei. 340f the sons of
Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel;
Tenaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhu; 36Va-
niah, Meremoth, Eliashib; "Matta
niah, Mattenai, and Jaasai; "and Bani,
and Binnui, Shimei; "and Shelemiah,
and Nathan, and Adaiah; 40Machna-
debai, Shashai, Sharai; 41Azarel, and
Shelemiah, Shemariah; "Shallum, Am
ariah, Joseph. 430f the sons of Nebo:
Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jad-
dai, and Joel, Benaiah. '"All these had
taken foreign wives; and some of them
had wives by whom they had children.

(Tan:
NEHEMIAH

1 The words of Nehemiah the son of
Hacaliah.
Now it came to pass in the month
Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I
was in Shushan the castle, 2that
Hanani, one of my brethren, came
out of Judah, he and certain men;
¦and I asked them concerning the
Jews that had escaped, that were

left of the captivity, and concerning
Jerusalem. 3And they said unto me:
The remnant that are left of the
captivity there in the province are in
great affliction and reproach; the wall
of Jerusalem also is broken down, and
the gates thereof are burned with
fire.' 4And it. came to pass, when I
heard these words, that I sat down

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and wept, and mourned certain days;
and I fasted and prayed before the God
of heaven, 'and said: 'I beseech Thee,
O Lord, the God of heaven, the great
and awful God, that keepeth cove
nant and mercy with them that love
Him and keep His commandments;
'let Thine ear now be attentive, and
Thine eyes open, that Thou mayest
hearken unto the prayer of Thy serv
ant, which I pray before Thee at
this time, day and night, for the chil
dren of Israel Thy servants, while I
confess the sins of the children of
Israel, which we have sinned against
Thee; yea, I and my father's house
have sinned. 7We have dealt very
corruptly against Thee, and have not
kept the commandments, nor the
statutes, nor the ordinances which
Thou didst command Thy servant
Moses. Ttemember, I beseech Thee,
the word that Thou didst command
Thy servant Moses, saying: If ye
deal treacherously, I wiU scatter you
abroad among the peoples; 9but if ye
return unto Me, and keep My com
mandments and do them, though
your dispersed were in the uttermost
part of the heaven, yet will I gather
them from thence, and will bring them
unto the place that I have chosen to
cause My name to dwell there. "Now
these are Thy servants and Thy people,
whom Thou hast redeemed by Thy
great power, and by Thy strong hand.
"0 Lord, I beseech Thee, let now
Thine ear be attentive to the prayer of
Thy servant, and to the prayer of
Thy servants, who delight to fear Thy
name; and prosper, I pray Thee, Thy
servant this day, and grant him mercy
in the sight of this man.' Now I was
cupbearer to the king.
O And it came to pass in the month
Nisan, in the twentieth year of
Artaxerxes the king, when wine was

before him, that I took up the wine,
and gave it unto the king. Now I
had not been beforetime sad in his
presence. 2And the king said unto
me: 'Why is thy countenance sad,
seeing thou art not sick? this is noth
ing else but sorrow of heart.' Then
I was very sore afraid. 'And I said
unto the king: 'Let the king live
for ever : why should not my counte
nance be sad, when the city, the place
of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste,
and the gates thereof are consumed
with fire?' Then the king said unto
me: 'For what dost thou make re
quest?' So I prayed to the God of
heaven. 'And I said unto the king:
' If it please the king, and if thy serv
ant have found favour in thy sight,
that thou wouldest send me unto
Judah, unto the city of my fathers'
sepulchres, that I may build it.' 'And
the king said unto me, the queen
also sitting by him: 'For how long
shall thy journey be? and when wilt
thou return?' So it pleased the king
to send me; and I set him a time.
7Moreover I said unto the king: 'If
it please the king, let letters be given
me to the governors beyond the River,
that they may let me pass through
till I come unto Judah; 8and a letter
unto Asaph the keeper of the king's
park, that he may give me timber to
make beams for the gates of the castle
which appertaineth to the house, and
for the wall of the city, and for the
house that I shall enter into.' And
the king granted me, according ^to
the good hand of my God upon me.
Then I came to the governors be
yond the River, and gave them the
king's letters. Now the king had sent
with me captains of the army and
horsemen. "And when Sanballat the
Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the'
Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved

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them exceedingly, for that there was
come a man to seek the welfare of the
children of Israel. "So I came to
Jerusalem, and was there three days.
"And I arose in the night, I and some
few men with me; neither told I any
man what my God put into my heart
to do for Jerusalem; neither was there
any beast with me, save the beast
that I rode upon. "And I went out by
night by the valley gate, even toward
the dragon's well, and to the dung
gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusa
lem, which were broken down, and the
gates thereof were consumed with
fire. 'Then I went on to the fountain
gate and to the king's pool; but there
was no place for the beast that was
under me to pass. "Then went I up
in the night in the vaUey, and viewed
the wall; and I turned back, and en
tered by the valley gate, and so re
turned. "And the rulers knew not
whither I went, or what I did; neither
had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor
to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to
the rulers, nor to the rest that did the
work. "Then said I unto them: 'Ye
see the evil case that we are in, how
Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates
thereof are burned with fire; come
and let us build up the wall of Jerusa
lem, that we be no riiore a reproach.'
"And I told them of the hand of my
God which was good upon me; as also
of the king's words that he had spoken
unto me. And they said : ' Let us rise
up and build.' So they strengthened
their hands for the good work. "But
when SanbaUat the Horonite, and
Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite,
and Geshem the Arabian, heard it,
they laughed us to scorn, and despised
us, and said: 'What is this thing that
ye do? will ye rebel against the king?'
"Then answered I them, and said

unto them: 'The God of heaven, He
wih prosper us; therefore we His
servants will arise and build; but ye
have no portion, nor right, nor memo
rial, in Jerusalem.'
Q Then EUashib the high priest
rose up with his brethren the
priests, and they builded the sheep
gate; they sanctified it, and set up the
doors of it; even unto the tower of
Hammeah they sanctified it, unto the
tower of Hananel. 2And next unto
him builded the men of Jericho. And
next to them builded Zaccur the son of
Imri. 'And trie fish gate did the sons
of Hassenaah build; they laid the
beams thereof, and set up the doors
thereof, the bolts thereof, and the
bars thereof. 4And next unto them
repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah,
the son of Hakkoz. And next unto
them repaired Meshullam the son of
Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel.
And next unto them repaired Zadok
the son of Baana. 'And next unto
them the Tekoites repaired; and their
nobles put not their necks to the work
of their lord. 'And the gate of the
old city repaired Joiada the son of
Paseah and Meshullam the son of
Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof,
and set up the doors thereof, and the
bolts thereof, and the bars thereof.
7And next unto them repaired Mela-
tiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the
Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and
of Mizpah, for them that apper
tained to the throne of the governor
beyond the River. Next unto him
repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah,
goldsmiths. And next unto him re
paired Hananiah one of the perfumers,
and they restored Jerusalem even
unto the broad wall. 'And next unto
them repaired Rephaiah the son of
Hur, the ruler of half the district of
Jerusalem. "And next unto them

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repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph,
even over against his house. And
next unto him repaired Hattush the
son of Hashabneiah. "Malchijah the
son of Harim, and Hasshub the son of
Pahath-moab, repaired another por
tion, and the tower of the furnaces.
"And next unto him repaired Shallum
the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of
half the district of Jerusalem, he and
his daughters. "The valley gate re
paired Hanun, and the inhabitants
of Zanoah; they built it, and set up
the doors thereof, the bolts thereof,
and the bars thereof, and a thousand
cubits of the wall unto the dung gate.
"And the dung gate repaired Mal
chijah the son of Rechab, the ruler
of the district of Beth-cherem; he
built it, and set up the doors thereof,
the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof.
"And the fountain gate repaired Shal-
lun the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of
the district of Mizpah; he built it,
and covered it, and set up the doors
thereof, the bolts thereof, and the
bars thereof, and the wall of the pool
of Shelah by the king's garden, even
unto the stairs that go down from the
city of David. "After him repaired
Nehemiah the son of Azbuk* the ruler
of half the district of Beth-zur, unto
the place over against the sepulchres
of David, and unto the pool that was
made, and unto the house of the
mighty men. "After him repaired
the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani.
Next unto him repaired Hashabiah,
the ruler of half the district of Keilah,
for his district. "After him repaired
their brethren, Bavvai the son of
Henadad, the ruler of half the district
of Keilah. "And next to him repaired
Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of
Mizpah, another portion, over against
the ascent to the armoury at the
Turning. "After him Baruch the son

of Zaccai earnestly repaired another
portion, from the Turning unto the
door of the house of EUashib the high
priest. "After him repaired Mere-
moth the son of Uriah the son of Hak-
koz another portion, from the door
of the house of EUashib even to the
end of the house of Eliashib. 22And
after him repaired the priests, the men
of the Plain. 23After them repaired
Benjamin and Hasshub over against
their house. After them repaired
Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son
of Ananiah beside his own house.
24After him repaired Binnui the son
of Henadad another portion, from the
house of Azariah unto the Turning
and unto the corner. Talal the son
of Uzai repaired over against the
Turning, and the tower that standeth
out from the upper house of the king,
which is by the court of the guard.
After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh
repaired. — "Now the Nethinim dwelt
in Ophel, unto the place over against
the water gate toward the east, and
the tower that standeth out. — "After
him the Tekoites repaired another
portion, over against the great tower
that standeth out, and unto the wall
of Ophel. "Above the horse gate re
paired the priests, every one over
against his own house. "After them
repaired Zadok the son of Immer over
against his own house. And after
him repaired Shemaiah the son of
Shecaniah, the keeper of the east
gate. "After him repaired Hananiah
the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the
sixth son of Zalaph, another portion.
After him repaired Meshullam the
son of Berechiah . over against his
chamber. "After him repaired Mal
chijah one of the goldsmiths unto the
house of the Nethinim, and of the
merchants, over against the gate of
Hammiphkad, and to the upper cham-

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ber of the corner. 32And between the
upper chamber of the corner and the
sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths
and the merchants.
Tut it came to pass that, when
SanbaUat heard that we builded the
wall, he was wroth, and took great
indignation, and mocked the Jews.
34And he spoke before his brethren
and the army of Samaria, and said:
'What do these feeble Jews? will they
restore at will? will they sacrifice?
wiU they make an end this day? will
they revive the stones out of the heaps
of rubbish, seeing they are burned?'
"Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by
him, and he said: 'Even that which
they build, if a fox go up, he shall break
down trieir stone wall.' "Hear, O
our God; for we are despised; and
turn back their reproach upon their
own head, and give them up to spoil
ing in a land of captivity; "and cover
not their iniquity, and let not their
sin be blotted out from before Thee;
for they have vexed Thee before the
builders. 38So we built the wall; and
all the wall was joined together unto
half the height thereof; for the people
had a mind to work.
A But it came to pass that, when
SanbaUat, and Tobiah, and the
Arabians, and the Ammonites, and
the Ashdodites, heard that the re
pairing of the walls of Jerusalem went
forward, and that the breaches began
to be stopped, then they were very
wroth; 2and they conspired all of them
together to come and fight against
Jerusalem, and to cause confusion
therein. 3But we made our prayer
unto our God, and set a watch against
them day and night, because of them.
4And Judah said: The strength of
the bearers of burdens is decayed,
and there is much rubbish; so that we
are not able to build the wall.' 'And

our adversaries said : ' They shall not
know, neither see, till we come into the
midst of them, and slay them, and
cause the work to cease.' 'And it
came to pass that, when the Jews that
dwelt by them came, they said unto
us ten times: 'Ye must return unto us
from aU places.' Therefore set I
in the lowest parts of the space behind
the wall, in the open places, I even
set the people after their famihes
with their swords, their spears, and
their bows. 'And I looked, and rose
up, and said unto the nobles, and to
the rulers, and to the rest of the
people: 'Be not ye afraid of them;
remember the Lord, who is great
and awful, and fight for your breth
ren, your sons and your daughters, your
wives and your houses.'
9And it came to pass, when our
enemies heard that it was known unto
us, and God had brought their counsel
to nought, that we returned all of us
to the wall, every one unto his work.
"And it came to pass from triat time
forth, that half of my servants wrought
in the work, and half of them held
the spears, the shields, and the bows,
and the coats of mail; and the rulers
were behind all the house of Judah.
"They that builded the wall and they
that bore burdens laded themselves,
every one witri one of his hands
wrought in the work, and with the
other held his weapon; "and the
builders, every one had his sword
girded by his side, and so builded.
And he that sounded the horn was
by me. "And I said unto the nobles,
and to the rulers and to the rest
of the people: The work is great
and large, and we are separated upon
the wall, one far from another; 14in
what place soever ye hear the sound of
the horn, resort ye thither unto us;
our God wiU fight for us.'

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"So we wrought in the work; and
half df them held the spears from the
rising of the morning till the stars
appeared. "Likewise at the same
time said I unto the people: 'Let
every one with his servant lodge with
in Jerusalem, that in the night they
may be a guard to us, and may labour
in the day.' "So neither I, nor my
brethren, nor my servants, nor the
men of the guard that followed me,
none of us put off our clothes, every one
that went to the water had his weapon.
PL Then there arose a great cry of
the people and of their wives
against their brethren the Jews. Tor
there were that said: 'We, our sons
and our daughters, are many; let us
get for them corn, that we may eat
and Uve.' 'Some also there were that
said: 'We are mortgaging our fields,
and our vineyards, and our houses; let
us get corn, because of the dearth.'
There were also that said: 'We have
borrowed money for the king's tribute
upon our fields and our vineyards.
'Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of
our brethren, our children as their
children ; and, lo, we bring into bondage
our sons and our daughters to be serv
ants, and some of our daughters are
brought into bondage already; neither
is it in our power to help it; for other
men have our fields and our vineyards. '
'And I was very angry when I
heard their cry and these words.
Then I consulted with myseff, and
contended with the nobles and the
rulers, and said unto them: 'Ye
lend upon pledge, every one to his
brother.' And I held a great assembly
against them. 'And I said unto them :
'We after our ability have redeemed
our brethren the Jews, that sold them
selves unto the heathen; and would
ye nevertheless seU your brethren, and

should they seU themselves unto us?'
Then held they their peace, and found
never a word. 'Also I said: 'The
thing that ye do is not good; ought
ye not to walk in the fear of our God,
because of the reproach of the heathen
our enemies? "And I Ukewise, my
brethren and my servants, have lent
them money and corn. I pray you,
let us leave off this exaction. "Re
store, I pray you, to them, even this
day, their fields, their vineyards,
their oliveyards, and their houses,
also the hundred pieces of silver,
and the corn, the wine, and the oU,
that ye exact of them.' Then said
they: 'We will restore them, and wiU
require nothing of them; so wiU we
do, even as thou sayest.' Then I
called the priests, and took an oath of
them, that they should do according
to this promise. "Also I shook out
my lap, and said: 'So God shake
out every man from his house, and
from his labour, that performeth not
this promise; even thus be he shaken
out, and emptied.' And all the con
gregation said: 'Amen', and praised
the Lord. And the people did ac
cording to this promise.
"Moreover from the time that I
was appointed to be their governor
in the land of Judah, from the twen
tieth year even unto the two and
thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king,
that is, twelve years, I and my brethren
have not eaten the bread of the
governor. "But the former governors
that were before me laid burdens
upon the people, and took of them for
bread and wine above forty shekels of
silver; yea, even their servants lorded
over the people; but so did not I, be
cause of the fear of God. "Yea, also I
set hand to the work of this wall,
neither bought we any land; and all
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unto the work. "Moreover there
were at my table of the Jews and the
rulers a hundred and fifty men, be
side those that came unto us from
among the nations that were round
about us. 'Now that which was
prepared for one day was one ox and
six choice sheep, also fowls were
prepared for me; and once in ten days
store of all sorts of wine; yet for all
this I demanded not the bread of the
governor, because the service was
heavy upon this people. "Remember
unto me, O my God, for good, all that
I have done for this people.
Cl Now it came to pass, when it was
reported to Sanballat and Tobiah,
and to Geshem the Arabian, and unto
the rest of our enemies, that I had
builded the wall, and that there was
no breach left therein — though even
unto that time I had not set up -the
doors in the gates — 2that Sanballat
and Geshem sent unto me, saying:
' Come, let us meet together in one of
the villages in the plain of Ono.'
But they thought to do me mischief.
3And I sent messengers unto them,
saying: 'I am doing a great work,
so that I cannot come down; why
should the work cease, whilst I
leave it, and come down to you?'
4And they sent unto me four times
after this sort; and I answered them
after the same manner. Then sent
Sanballat his servant unto me in like
manner the fifth time with an open
letter in his hand; 'wherein was
written: Tt is reported among the
nations, and 'Geshem saith it, that
thou and the Jews think to rebel; for
which cause thou buildest the waU;
and thou wouldest be their king,
even according to these words. 7And
thou hast also appointed prophets to
proclaim of thee at Jerusalem, saying:
There is a king in Judah; and now
•Heb.

shall it be reported to the king ac
cording to these words. Come now
therefore, and let us take counsel to
gether.' Then I sent unto him, say
ing: 'There are no such things done
as thou sayest, but thou f eignest them
out of thine own heart.' Tor they
all would have us afraid, saying:
'Their hands shall be weakened from
the work, that it be not done.' But
now, strengthen Thou my hands.
"And as for me, I went unto the
house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah
the son of Mehetabel, who was shut
up; and he said: ' Let us meet together
in the house of God, within the temple,
and let us shut the doors of the temple ;
for they will come to slay thee; yea,
in the night wiU they come to slay
thee.' "And I said: 'Should such a
man as I flee? and who is there, that,
being such as I, could go into the
temple and Uve? I will not go in.'
"And I discerned, and, lo, God had
not sent him; for he pronounced this
prophecy against me, whereas Tobiah
and Sanballat had hired him. "For
this cause was he hired, that I should
be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that
they might have matter for an evil
report, that they might taunt me.
"Remember, O my God, Tobiari and
SanbaUat according to these their
works, and also the prophetess Noa-
diah, and the rest of the prophets, that
would have me put in fear.
"So the wall was finished in the
twenty and fifth day of the month
EM, in fifty and two days. "And
it came to pass, when all our enemies
heard thereof, that all the nations
that were about us feared, and were
much cast down in their own eyes;
for they perceived that this work
was wrought of our God. "More
over in those days the nobles of
Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah,
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and the letters of Tobiah came unto
them. 'Tor there were many in
Judah sworn unto him, because he
was the son-in-law of Shecaniah the
son of Arah; and his son Jehohanan
had taken the daughter of Meshullam
the son of Berechiah to wife. "Also
they spoke of his good deeds before
me, and reported my words to him.
And Tobiah sent letters to put me in
fear. 7 Now it came to pass, when the
wall was built, and I had set up
the doors, and the porters and the
singers and the Levites were ap
pointed, ^hat I gave my brother
Hanani, and Hananiah the governor
of the castle, charge over Jerusalem;
for he was a faithful man, and feared
God above many. 3And I said unto
them : ' Let not the gates of Jerusalem
be opened until the sun be hot; and
while they stand on guard, let them
shut the doors, and bar ye them; and
let watches be appointed of the in
habitants of Jerusalem, every one in
his watch, and every one to be over
against his house.' Now the city was
wide and large; but the people were
few therein, and the houses were not
builded. 'And my God put into my
heart to gather together the nobles,
and the rulers, and the people, that
they might be reckoned by genealogy.
And I found the book of the genealogy
of them that came up at the first, and
I found written therein:
'These are the children of the
province, that went up out of the
captivity of those that had been
carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar
the king of Babylon had carried away,
and that returned unto Jerusalem and
to Judah, every one unto his city;
7who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua,
Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Naham-

ani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth,
Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah.
The number of the men of the
people of Israel :
The children of Parosh, two thou
sand a hundred and seventy and two.
The children of Shepriatiah, three
hundred seventy and two.
"The children of Arah, six hundred
fifty and two.
"The children of Pahath-moab , of the
children of Jeshua and Joab, two thou
sand and eight hundred and eighteen.
The children of Elam, a thousand
two hundred fifty and four.
"The children, of Zattu, eight hun
dred forty and five.
"The children of Zaccai, seven
hundred and threescore.
"The children of Binnui, six hun
dred forty and eight.
"The children of Bebai, six hundred
twenty and eight.
'The children of Azgad, two thou
sand three hundred twenty and two.
"The children of Adonikam, six
hundred threescore and seven.
'The children of Bigvai, two
thousand threescore and seven.
The children of Adin, six hundred
fifty and five.
"The 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.
The children of Hariph, a hundred
and twelve.
The criildren of Gibeon, ninety
and five.
The men of Beth-lehem and Neto-
phah, a hundred fourscore and eight.
"The men of Anathoth, a. hundred
twenty and eight.
"The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty
and two.

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The men of Kiriath-jearim, Che-
phirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred
forty and three.
"The men of Ramah and Geba,
six hundred twenty and one.
"The men of Michmas, a hundred
and twenty and two.
The men of Beth-el and Ai, a
hundred twenty and three.
The men of the other Nebo, fifty
and two.
The children of the other Elam, a
thousand two hundred fifty and four.
The children of Harim, three
hundred and twenty.
The children of Jericho, triree
hundred forty and five.
The children of Lod, Hadid, and
Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.
The • children of Senaah, three
thousand nine hundred and thirty.
The priests :
The children of Jedaiah, of the
house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy
and three.
The children of Immer, a thousand
fifty and two.
The children of Pashhur, a thou
sand two hundred forty and seven.
The children of Harim-, a thousand
and seventeen.
The Levites: the children of
Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the children of
Hodeiah, seventy and four.
The singers: the children of
Asaph, a hundred forty and eight.
The porters: the children of
Shallum, the children of Ater, the
children of Talmon, the children of
Akkub, the children of Hatita, the
children of Shobai, a hundred thirty
and eight.

The Nethinim: the children of
Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the
children of Tabbaoth; The children of
Keros, the children of Sia, the children
of Padon; 48the children of Lebanah,
the children of Hagaba, the children
of Salmai; "the children of Hanan,
the children of Giddel, the children of
Gahar; "the children of Reaiah, the
children of Rezin, the children of
Nekoda; "the children of Gazzam,
the children of Uzza, the children of
Paseah; 62the children of Besai, the
children of Meunim, the children of
Nephishesim; ^the children of Bak-
buk, the children of Hakupha, the
children of Harhur; 'Hhe children of
BazUth, the children of Mehida, the
children of Harsha; "the children of
Barkos, the children of Sisera, the
children of Temah; "the children of
Neziah, the children of Hatipria.
The children of Solomon's serv
ants: the children of Sotai, the chil
dren of Sophereth, the children of
Perida; "the children of Jala, the
children of Darkon, the children of
Giddel; 69the children of Shephatiah,
the children of Hattil, the children of
Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of
Amon. "All the Nethinim, and the chil
dren of Solomon's servants, were three
hundred ninety and two.
"And these were they that went up
from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub,
Addon, and Immer; but they could
not tell their fathers' houses, nor their
seed, whether they were of Israel:
62the children of Delaiah, the children
of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six
hundred forty and two. "And of the
priests: the children of Habaiah, the
children of Hakkoz, the children of
Barzillai, who took a wife of the daugh
ters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was

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called after their name . "These sought
their register, that is, the genealogy,
but it was not found; therefore were
they deemed polluted and put from the
priesthood. "And the Tirshatha said
unto them, that they should not eat
of the most holy things, till there stood
up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
"The whole congregation together
was forty and two thousand three
hundred and threescore, 67beside their
men-servants and their maid-servants,
of whom there were seven thousand
three hundred thirty and seven; and
they had two hundred forty and five
singing men and singing women.
[""Their horses were seven hundred
thirty and six; their mules, two hun
dred forty and five ;] "their camels, four
hundred thirty and five ; their asses, six
thousand seven hundred and twenty.
70And some from among the heads of
fathers' houses gave unto the work.
The Tirshatha gave to the treasury a
thousand darics of gold, fifty basins,
five hundred and thirty priests'
tunics. 71And some of the heads of
fathers' houses gave into the treasury
of the work twenty thousand darics of
gold, and two thousand and two
hundred pounds of silver. 72And that
which the rest of the people gave was
twenty thousand darics of gold, and
two thousand pounds of silver, and
threescore and seven priests' tunics.
"So the priests, and the Levites,
and the porters, and the singers, and
some of the people, and the Nethinim,
and aU Israel, dwelt in their cities.
And when the seventh month was
come, and the children of Israel were
Q in their cities, 'aU the people
gathered themselves together as
one man into the broad -place that was
before the water gate; and they spoke

unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book
of the Law of Moses, which the Lord
had commanded to Israel. 2And
Ezra the priest brought the Law before
the congregation, both men and wom
en, and all that could hear with
understanding, upon the first day of
the seventh month. 'And he read
therein before the broad place that
was before the water gate from early
morning until midday, in the presence
of the men and the women, and of
those that could understand; and the
ears of all the people were attentive
unto the book of the Law. 4And
Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of
wood, which they had made for the
purpose; and beside him stood Matti-
thiah, and Shema, andAnaiah, and
Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah,
on his right hand; and on his left
hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and
Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hash-
baddanah, Zechariah, and MeshuUam.
'And Ezra opened the book in the
sight of aU the people — for he was
above aU the people — and when he
opened it, aU the people stood up.
'And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great
God. And aU the people answered:-
'Amen, Amen', with the Ufting up of
their hands; and they bowed their
heads, and fell down before the
Lord with their faces to the ground.
'Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Shere-
biah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai,
Hodiah, Maaseiah, KeUta, Azariah,
Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, even the
Levites, caused the people to under
stand the Law; and the people stood
in their place. 'And they read in the
book, in the Law of God, distinctly;
and they gave the sense, and caused
them to understand the reading.
'And Nehemiah, who was the
Tirshatha, ' and Ezra the priest the
scribe, and the Levites that taught the

a This verse is placed in authoritative codices in the margin.
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people, said unto all the people:
'This day is holy unto the Lord your
God; mourn not, nor weep.' For aU
the people wept, when they heard
the words of the Law. "Then he Said
unto them: 'Go your way, eat the
fat, and drink the sweet, and send
portions unto him for whom nothing
is prepared; for this day is holy unto
our Lord; neither be ye grieved; for
the joy of the Lord is your strength.'
"So the Levites stilled all the people,
saying : ' Hold your peace, for the day
is holy; neither be ye grieved.' "And
aU the people went their way to eat,
and to drink, and to send portions, and
to make great mirth, because they
had understood the words that were
declared unto them.
"And on the second day were gath
ered together the heads of fathers'
houses of all the people, the priests,
and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe,
even to give attention to trie words
of trie Law. "And they found written
in the Law, how that the Lord had
commanded by Moses, that the chil
dren of Israel should dwell in booths
in the feast of the seventh month;
"and that they should pubUsh and
proclaim in all their cities, and in
Jerusalem, saying: 'Go forth unto
the mount, and fetch olive branches,
and branches of wild ohve, and myr
tle branches, and palm branches, and
branches of thick trees, to make
booths, as it is written.' "So the
people went forth, and brought them,
and made themselves booths, every
one upon the roof of his house, 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 all the congrega
tion of them that were come back out
of the captivity made booths, and
•Heb.

dwelt in the booths; for since the
days of aJoshua the son of Nun unto
that day had not the children of
Israel done so. And there was very
great gladness. "Also day by day,
from the first day unto the last day,
he read in the book of the Law of God.
And they kept the feast seven days;
and on the eighth day was a solemn
assembly, according unto the ordi
nance. Q Now in the twenty and fourth day
of this month the children of
Israel were assembled with fasting,
and with sackcloth, and earth upon
them. 2And the seed of Israel sep
arated themselves from all foreigners,
and stood and confessed their sins,
and the iniquities of their fathers.
3And they stood up in their place, and
read in the book of the Law of the
Lord their God a fourth part of the
day; and another fourth part they
confessed, and prostrated themselves
before the Lord their God.
Then stood up upon the platform
of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani,
Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sriere-
biah, Bani, and Crienani, and cried
with a loud voice unto the Lord their
God. Then the Levites, Jeshua,
and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah,
Sherebiari, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and
Pethahiah, said: 'Stand up and
bless the Lord your God from ever
lasting to everlasting; and let them
say: Blessed be Thy glorious Name,
that is exalted above aU blessing and
praise. Thou art the Lord, even Thou
alone; Thou hast made heaven, the
riea ven of heavens, with all their host,
the earth and all things that are there
on, the seas and aU that is in them,
and Thou preservest them aU; and
the host of heaven worshippeth Thee.
'Thou art the Lqrd the God, who
Jeshua,

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didst choose Abram, and broughtest
him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees,
and gavest him the name of Abraham;
8and f oundest his heart faithful before
Thee, and madest a covenant with him
to give the land of the Canaanite, the
Hittite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite,
and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite,
even to give it unto his seed, and hast
performed Thy words; for Thou art
righteous. 'And Thou sawest the
affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and
heardest their cry by the Red Sea;
"and didst show signs and wonders
upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants,
and on aU the people of his land; for
Thou knewest that they dealt proudly
against them; and didst get Thee a
name, as it is this day. "And Thou
didst divide the sea before them, so
that triey went through the midst of
the sea on the dry land; and their
pursuers Thou didst cast into the
depths, as a stone into the mighty
waters. "Moreover in a pillar of
cloud Thou didst lead them by day;
and in a pillar of fire by night, to give
them light in the way wherein they
should go. "Thou earnest down also
upon mount Sinai, and spokest with
them from heaven, and gavest them
right ordinances and laws of truth,
good statutes and commandments;
"and madest known unto them Thy
holy sabbath, and didst command triem
commandments, and statutes, and a
law, by the hand of Moses Thy
servant; "and gavest them bread from
heaven for their hunger, and brought
est forth water for them out of the
rock for their thirst, and didst com
mand them that they should go in to
possess the land which Thou hadst
rifted up Thy hand to give them.
"But they and our fathers dealt
proudly, and hardened their neck,
and hearkened not to Thy command

ments,, "and refused to hearken,
neither were mindful of Thy wonders
that Thou didst among them; but
hardened their neck, and in their
rebeUion appointed a captain to
return to their bondage; but Thou
art a God ready to pardon, gracious
and fuU of compassion, slow to anger,
and plenteous in mercy, and f orsookest
them not. "Yea, when they had
made them a molten caff, and said:
This is thy God that brought thee up
out of Egypt, and had wrought great
provocations; 19yet Thou in Thy
manifold mercies forsookest them not
in the wUderness; the piUar of cloud
departed not from over them by day,
to lead them in the way; neither the
piUar of fire by night, to show them
Ught, and the way wrierein they should
go. "Thou gavest also Thy good
spirit to instruct them, and with-
heldest not Thy manna from their
mouth, and gavest them water for
their thirst.. "Yea, forty years didst
Triou sustain triem in the wilderness,
and they lacked nothing; their clothes
waxed not old, and their feet sweUed
not. 22Moreover Thou gavest them king
doms and peoples, wliich Triou didst
allot quarter by quarter; so they
possessed the land of Sihon, even the
land of the king of Heshbon, and the
land of Og king of Bashan. Their
children also didst Thou multiply as
the stars of heaven, and didst bring
them into the land, concerning which
Thou didst say to their fathers, that
they should go in to possess it. MSo
the criildren went in and possessed
the land, and Thou didst subdue be
fore them the inhabitants of the land,
the Canaanites, and gavest them into
their hands, with their kings, and the
peoples of the land, that they might
do with them as they would. "And

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they took fortified cities, and a fat
land, and possessed houses full of all
good things, cisterns hewn out, vine
yards, and oliveyards, and fruit-
trees in abundance; so they did eat,
and were filled, and became fat, and
luxuriated in Thy great goodness.
"Nevertheless they were disobe
dient, and rebeUed against Thee, and
cast Thy law behind their back, and
slew Thy prophets that did forewarn
them to turn them back unto Thee,
and they wrought great provocations.
Therefore Thou didst deliver them
into the hand of their adversaries,
who distressed them; and in the time
of their trouble, when triey cried unto
Thee, Thou heardest from heaven;
and according to Thy manifold
mercies Thou gavest them saviours
who might save them out of the hand
of their adversaries. Tut after
they had rest, they did evil again
before Thee ; therefore didst Thou leave
them in the hand of their enemies,
so that they had the dominion over
them; yet when they returned, and
cried unto Thee, many times didst
Thou hear from heaven, and deliver
them according to Thy mercies;
"and didst forewarn them, that Thou
mightest bring them back unto Thy
law; yet they dealt proudly, and
hearkened not unto Thy command
ments, but sinned against Thine
ordinances, which if a man do, he
shall live by them, and presented a
stubborn shoulder, and hardened
their neck, and would not hear.
"Yet many years didst Thou extend
mercy unto them, and didst forewarn
them by Thy spirit through Thy
prophets; yet would they not give
ear; therefore gavest Thou them into
the hand of the peoples of the lands.
"Nevertheless in Thy manifold mer
cies Thou didst not utterly consume

them, nor forsake them; for Thou art
a gracious and merciful God.
'Now therefore, our God, the great,
the mighty, and the awful God, who
keepest covenant and mercy, let not
all the travail seem httle before Thee,
that hath come upon us, on our kings,
on our princes, and on our priests,
and on our prophets, and oiv our
fathers, and on all Thy people, since
the time of the kings of Assyria unto
this day. Towbeit Thou art just
in all that is come upon us; for Thou
hast dealt truly, but we have done
wickedly;- Neither have our kings,
our princes, our priests, nor our
fathers, kept Thy law, nor hearkened
unto Thy commandments and Thy
testimonies, wherewith Thou didst
testify against them. Tor they have
not served Thee in their kingdom, and
in Thy great goodness that Thou
gavest them, and in the large and fat
land whicri Thou gavest before them,
neitrier turned they from their wicked
works. Tehold, we are servants
this day, and as for the land that
Thou gavest unto our fathers to eat
the fruit thereof and the good thereof,
behold, we are servants in it. "And it
yieldeth much increase unto the kings
whom Thou hast set over us because of
our sins; also they have power over our
bodies, and over our cattle, at their
pleasure, and we are in great distress.'
1 C\ And yet for all this we make a
sure covenant, and subscribe
it; and our princes, our Levites, and
our priests, set their seal unto it.
Now those that set their seal were:
Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son
of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah; 3Seraiah,
Azariah, Jeremiah; Tashhur, Ama
riah, Malchijah; 'Hattush, Shebaniah,
Malluch; 'Harim, Meremoth, Oba
diah; 'Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch;
8Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin; 9Maa-

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ziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah. These were
the priests.
"And the Levites : Jeshua the son
of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of
Henadad, Kadmiel; "and their breth
ren, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pela-
iah, Hanan; "Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah;
"Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah; "Ho
diah,' Bani, Beninu.
"The chiefs of trie people: Parosh,
Pahatri-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani;
"Bunni, Azgad, Bebai; "Adonijah,
Bigvai, Adin; "Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur;
"Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai; "Hariph,
Anathoth, Nebai; "Magpiash, Me
shullam, Hezir; 22Meshezabel, Zadok,
Jaddua; Telatiah, Hanan, Anaiah;
24 Hoshea, Hananiah Hasshub; "Hal
lohesh, Pilha, Shobek; "Rehum, Ha-
shabnah, Maaseiah; "and Ahiah,
Hanan, Anan; "Malluch, Harim,
Baanah. "And the rest of the people, the
priests, the Levites, the porters, the
singers, the Nethinim, and all they
that had separated themselves from
the peoples of the lands unto the law
of God, their wives, their sons, and
their daughters, every one that had
knowledge and understanding; "they
cleaved to their brethren, their nobles,
and entered into a curse, and into an
oath, to walk in God's law, which was
given by Moses the servant of God,
and to observe and do all the com
mandments of the Lord our Lord,
and His ordinances and His statutes;
"and that we would not give our
daughters unto the peoples of the
land, nor take their daughters for
our sons; 32and if the peoples of the
land bring ware or any victuals on the
sabbath day to sell, that we would not
buy of them on the sabbath, or on a
holy day; and that we would forego
the seventh year, and the exaction of
every debt.

33 Also we made ordinances for us,
to charge ourselves yearly with the
third part of a shekel for the service
of the house of our God; 34for the
showbread, and for the continual
meal-offering, and for the continual
burnt-offering, of the sabbaths, of the
new moons, for the appointed seasons,
and for the holy things, and for the
sin-offerings to make atonement for
Israel, and for all the work of the house
of our God. "And we cast lots, the
priests, the Levites, and the people,
for the wood-offering, to bring it into
the house of our God, according to our
fathers' houses, at times appointed,
year by year, to burn upon the altar
of the Lord our God, as it is written
in trie Law; "and to bring the first-
fruits of our land, and the first-fruits
of aU fruit of aU manner of. trees, year
by year, unto the house of the Lord;
"also the first-born of our sons, and of
our cattle, as it is written in the Law,
and the firstUngs of our herds and of
our flocks, to bring to the house of our
God, unto the priests that minister in
the house of our God; "and that we
should bring the first of our dough,
and our heave-offerings, and the fruit
of all manner of trees, the wine and the
oil, unto the priests, to the chambers
of the house of our God; and the tithes
of our land unto the Levites; for they,
the Levites, take the tithes in aU the
cities of our tillage. "And the priest
the son of Aaron shall be with the
Levites, when the Levites take tithes;
and the Levites shaU bring up the tithe
of the tithes unto the house of our God,
to the chambers, into the treasure-
house. Tor the children of Israel
and the children of Levi shaU bring the
heave-offering of the corn, of the wine,
and of the oil, unto the chambers,
where are the vessels of the sanctuary,
and the priests that minister, and the

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porters, and the singers; and we will
not forsake the house of our God.
-j 1 And the princes of the people
¦*- dwelt in Jerusalem; the rest of
the people also cast lots, to bring one
of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy
city, and nine parts in the other cities.
2And the people blessed all the men
that willingly offered themselves to
dwell in Jerusalem.
Now these are the chiefs of the
province that dwelt in Jerusalem; but
in the cities of Judah dwelt every one
in his possession in their cities, to wit,
Israelites, the priests, and the Levites,
and the Nethinim, and the children of
Solomon's servants. 4And in Jerusa
lem dwelt certain of the children of
Judah, and of the children of Ben
jamin. Of the children of Judah: Athaiari
the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah,
the son of Amariah, the son of Sheph-
atiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the
children of Perez; 'and Maaseiah the
son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh,
the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah,
the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah,
the son of the Shilonite. 'AU the sons
of Perez that dwelt in Jerusalem were
four hundred threescore and eight
vahant men.
7And these are the sons of Benjamin :
Sallu the son of Meshullam, trie son
of Joed, trie son of Pedaiah, the son of
Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son
of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah. 'And
after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred
twenty and eight. 'And Joel the son
of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah
the son of Hassenuah was second over
the city.
"Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of
Joiarib, Jachin, "Seraiah the son of
Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the
son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth,' the
son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house

of God, "and their brethren that did
the work of the house, eight hundred
twenty and two; and Adaiah the son of
Jeroham, the son of Pelahah, the son
of Amzi, trie son of Zechariah, the son
of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, "and
his brethren, chiefs of fathers' houses,
two hundred forty and two; and
Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of
Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son
of Immer, "and their brethren, mighty
men of valour, a hundred twenty and
eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel,
the son of Haggedorim.
"And of trie Levites : Shemaiah the
son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam,
the son of Hashabiah, the son of
Bunni; "and Shabbethai and Jozabad,
of the chiefs of the Levites, who had
the oversight of the outward business
of the riouse of God; "and Mattaniah
the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the
son of Asaph, who was trie criief to
begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and
Jiakbukiah, the second among his
brethren; and Abda the son of Sriam-
mua, the son of Galal, the son of
Jeduthun. "All the Levites in the
holy city were two hundred fourscore
and four.
"Moreover the porters,, Akkub,
Talmon, and their brethren, that kept
watch at the gates, were a hundred
seventy and two.
"And the residue of Israel, of the
priests, the Levites, were in all the
cities of Judah, every one in his inher
itance. "But the Nethinim dwelt in
Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were
over the Nethinim.
The overseer also of the Levites at
Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani,
the son of Hashabiah, the son of
Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons
of Asaph, the singers, over the busi
ness of the house of God. Tor there
was a commandment from trie king

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concerning them, and a sure ordinance
concerning the singers, as every day
required. MAnd Pethahiah the son
of Meshezabel, of the children of
Zerah the son of Judah, was at trie
king's hand in all matters concerning
the people. "And for the villages,
with their fields, some of the children
of Judah dwelt in Kiriath-arba and
the towns thereof, and in Dibon and
the towns thereof, and in Jekabzeel
and the villages thereof; "and in Jesh
ua, and in Moladah, and Beth-pelet;
"and in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-sheba
and the towns thereof; "and in Zik
lag, and in Meconah and in the towns '
thereof; 29and in En-rimmon, and in
Zorah, and in Jarmuth; "Zanoah,
Adullam, and their villages, Lachish
and the fields thereof, Azekah and the
towns triereof . So they encamped from
• Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
"And the children of Benjamin
from Geba onward,1 at Michmas and
Aijah, and at Beth-el and the towns.
thereof; 32at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah;
Tazor, Ramah, Gittaim; Tadid,
Zeboim, Neballat; Tod, and Ono,
Ge-harashim. "And of the Levites,
certain courses in Judah were joined
to Benjamin.
"| O Now these are the priests and the
Levites that went up with
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and
Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiari, Ezra;
2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush; 3Shec-
aniah, Rehum, Meremoth; 4Iddo,
Ginnethoi, Abijah; 'Mijamin, Maa-
diah, Bilgari; 'Shemaiah, and Joiarib,
Jedaiah; 7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jeda-
iah. These were the chiefs of the
priests and their brethren in the days
of Jeshua.
'Moreover the Levites: Jeshua,
Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah,
and Mattaniah, who was over the
thanksgiving, he and his brethren.

'Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their
brethren, were over against them in
wards. "And Jeshua begot Joiakim, and
Joiakim begot Eliashib, and EUashib
begot Joiada, "and Joiada begot
Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jaddua.
"And in the days of Joiakim were
priests, heads of fathers' houses: of
Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Han
aniah; "of Ezra, Meshullam; of
Amariah, Jehohanan; "of Meficu,
Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; "of
Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
"of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon,
Meshullam; "of Abijah, Zichri; of
Miniamin; of Moadiah, Piltai; "of
Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Je-
honathan; "and of Joiarib, Mattenai;
of Jedaiah, Uzzi; "of SaUai, Kallai;
of Amok, Eber; "of Hilkiah, Hasha
biah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
The Levites in the days of EUa
shib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jad
dua, were recorded heads of fathers'
houses; also the priests, in the reign
of Darius the Persian.
The sons of Levi, heads of fathers'
houses, were written in the book of the
chronicles, even until the days of
Johanan the son of Eliashib. 24And
trie chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah,
Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of
Kadmiel, with their brethren over
against them, to praise and give
thanks, according to the command
ment of David the man of God, ward
against ward. "Mattaniah, and Bak
bukiah, Obadiah, MeshuUam, Talmon,
Akkub, were porters keeping the
ward at the store-houses of the gates.
These were in the days of Joiakim
the son.of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak,
and in the days of Nehemiah the
governor, and of Ezra the priest the
scribe.

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27 And at the dedication of the wall of
Jerusalem they sought the Levites out
of aU their places, to bring them to
Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with
gladness, both with thanksgivings, and
with singing, with cymbals, psalteries,
and with harps. "And the sons of trie
singers gathered themselves together,
both out of the Plain round about
Jerusalem, and from the villages of the
Netophathites; "also from Beth-gilgal,
and out of the fields of Geba and
Azmaveth; for the singers had builded
them viUages round about Jerusalem.
"And the priests and the Levites
purified themselves; and they purified
the people, and the gates, and the waU.
Then I brought up the princes of
Judah upon the waU, and appointed
two great companies that gave thanks
and went in procession: on the right
hand upon the wall toward the dung
gate; 32and after them went Hoshaiah,
and half of the princes of Judah; 33and
Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam, 34Ju-
dah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah,
and Jeremiah; "and certain of the
priests' sons with trumpets: Zech
ariah the son of Jonathan, the son of
Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniari, the
son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the
son of Asaph; "and his brethren,
Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai,
Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani,
with the musical instruments of David
the man of God; and Ezra the scribe
was before them ; "and by the fountain
gate, and straight before them, they
went up by the stairs of the city of
David, at the going up of the wall,
above the house of David, even unto
the water gate eastward. "And the
other company of them that gave
thanks went to meet them, and I after
them, with the half of the people,
upon the waU, above the tower of the
furnaces, even unto the broad wall;

"and above the gate of Ephraim, and
by the gate of the old city and by
the fish gate, and the tower of Hanan
el, and the tower of Hammeah, even
unto the sheep gate; and they stood
stiU in the gate of the guard. 40So
stood the two companies of them that
gave thanks in the house of God, and
I, and the half of the rulers with me;
^and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah,
Miniamin, Micaiari, Elioenai, Zecha
riah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
^and Maaseiah., and, Shemaiah, and
Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan,
and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer.
And the singers sang loud, with
Jezrahiah their overseer. ^And they
offered great sacrifices that day, and
rejoiced; for God had made them re
joice with, great joy; and the women
also and the children rejoiced; so that
the joy of Jerusalem was heard even
afar off.
"And on that day were men ap
pointed over the chambers for the
treasures, for the heave-offerings, for
the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to
gather into them, according to the
fields of the cities, the portions
appointed by the law for the priests
and Levites; for Judah rejoiced for
the priests and for the Levites that
took their station. 45And they kept
trie ward of their God, and the ward
of the purification, and so did trie
singers and the porters, according to
the commandment of David, and of
Solomon his son. Tor in the days
of David and Asaph of old there
were criiefs of the singers, and
songs of praise and thanksgiving
unto God. "And all Israel in the
days of Zerubbabel, and in the days
of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the
singers and the porters, as every day
required; and they hallowed for the

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Levites; and the. Levites hallowed for
the sons of Aaron.
"j Q On that day they read in the
book of Moses in the hearing of
the people; and therein was found
written, that an Ammonite and a
Moabite should not enter into the
assembly of God for ever; 2because
they met not the children of Israel
with bread and with water, but hired
Balaam against them, to curse them;
howbeit our God turned the curse into
a blessing. 'And it came to pass, when
they had heard the law, that they
separated from Israel all the aUen
mixture. Now before this, EUashib the priest,
who was appointed over the chambers
of the house of our God, being aUied
unto Tobiah, 'had prepared for him a
great chamber, where aforetime they
laid the meal-offerings, the frank
incense, and the vessels, and the tithes
of the corn, the wine, and the oil,
which were given by commandment
to the Levites, and the singers, and
the porters; and the heave-offerings
for the priests. 'But in all this time
I was not at Jerusalem; for in the two
and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king
of Babylon I went unto the king, and
after certain days asked I leave of the
king; 'and I came to Jerusalem, and
understood the evil that EUashib had
done for Tobiah, in preparing him a
chamber in the courts of the house of
God. 'And it grieved me sore; there
fore I cast forth all the household stuff
of Tobiah out of the chamber. Then
I commanded, and they cleansed the
chambers; and thither brougrit I
again the vessels of the house of God,
with the meal-offerings and the frank
incense. "And I perceived that the portions
of the Levites had not been given

them; so that the Levites and the sing
ers, that did the work, were fled every
one to his field. "Then contended I
with the rulers, and said: 'Why is
the house of God forsaken?' And I
gathered them together, and set them
in their place. Then brought aU
Judah the titrie of the corn and the
wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
"And I made treasurers over the
treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and
Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites,
Pedaiah; and next to them was
Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of
Mattaniah; for they were counted
faithful, and their office was to dis
tribute unto their brethren. "Re
member me, 0 my God, concerning
this, and wipe not out my good deeds
that I have done for the house of my
God, and for the wards thereof.
"In those days saw I in Judah some
treading winepresses on the sabbath,
and bringing in heaps of corn, and
lading asses therewith; as also wine,
grapes, and figs, and aU manner of
burdens, which they brought into
Jerusalem on the sabbath day; and I
forewarned them in the day where
in they sold victuals. "There dwelt
men of Tyre also therein, who brought
in fish, and aU manner of ware, and
sold on the sabbath unto the children
of Judah, and in Jerusalem. "Then
I contended with the nobles of Judah,
and said unto them: 'What evil thing
is this that ye do, and profane the
sabbath day? "Did not your fathers
thus, and did not our God bring aU this
evil upon us, and upon this city? yet
ye bring more wrath upon Israel by
profaning the sabbath.'
"And it came to pass that, when the
gates of Jerusalem began to be dark
before the sabbath, I commanded that
the doors should be shut, and com
manded that they should not be

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opened till after the sabbath ; and some
of my servants set I over the gates,
that there should no burden be
brought in on the sabbath day. "So
the merchants and sellers of all kind
of ware lodged without Jerusalem
once or twice. "Then- 1 forewarned
them, and said unto them: 'Why lodge
ye about the wall? if ye do so again,
I wiU lay hands on you.' From that
time forth came they no more on the
sabbath. ^And I commanded the
Levites that they should purify them
selves, and that they should come and
keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath
day. Remember unto me, 0 my God.
this also, and spare me according to
the greatness of Thy mercy.
Tn those days also saw I the Jews
that had married women of Ashdod,
of Ammon, and of Moab ; 24and their
children spoke half in the speech of
Ashdod, and could not speak in the
Jews' language, but according to the
language of each people. "And I
contended with them, and cursed
them, and smote certain of them, and
plucked off their hair, and made them

swear by God: 'Ye shall not give
your daughters unto their sons, nor
take their daughters for your sons, or
for yourselves. "Did not Solomon
king of Israel sin by these things? yet
among many nations was there no
king like him, and he was beloved of
his God, and God made him king over
all Israel ; nevertheless even him did the
foreign women cause to sin. "Shall
we then hearken unto you to do all
this great evil, to break faith with our
God in marrying foreign women?'
28 And one of the sons of Joiada, the
son of Eliashib the riigh priest, was
son-in-law to Sanballat the Horo-
nite; therefore I criased him from me.
"Remember them, O my God, be
cause they have defiled the priesthood,
and the covenant of the priesthood,
and of the Levites.
'Thus cleansed I them from every
thing foreign, and appointed wards
for the priests and for the Levites,
every one in his work; "and for the
wood-offering, at times appointed,
and for the first-fruits. Remember
me, 0 my God, for good.

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"J Adam, Seth, Enosh; 2Kenan, Ma-
halalel, Jared; Tnoch, Methuselah,
Lamech; Noah, Shem, Ham, and Ja
pheth. The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and
Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and
Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
'And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz,
and Diphath, and Togarmah. 7And
the sons of Javan: EUshah, and Tar
shish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
'The sons of Ham: Cush, and Miz
raim, Put, and Canaan. 'And the
sons' of Cusri: Seba, and Havilari, and
Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca.
And the sons of Raamari: Sheba, and
Dedan. "And Cush begot Nimrod;
he began to be a mighty one in trie
earth. "And Mizraim begot Ludim,
and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naph
tuhim, "and Pathrusim, and Caslu
him — from whence came the Phihs
tines — and Caphtorim. "And Canaan
begot Zidon his first-born, and Heth;
"and the Jebusite, and the Amorite,
and trie Girgasnite; "and the Hivite,
and the Arkite, and the Sinite; "and
the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and
the Hamathite.
"The sons of Shem: Elam, and
Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud,
and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and
Gether, and Meshech. "And Arpach
shad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot
Eber. "And unto Eber were born
two sons: the name of the one was
Peleg; for in his days the earth was
divided; and his brother's name was
Joktan. "And Joktan begot Almo-

dad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth,
and Jerah; "and Hadoram, and Uzal,
and Diklah; 22and Ebal, and Abimael,
and Sheba; ^and Ophir, and Havilah,
and Jobab. AU these were the sons
of Joktan.
24Sriem, Arpachshad, Shelah; "Eber,
Peleg, Reu; "Serug, Nahor, Terah;
"Abram — the same is Abraham.
The sons of Abraham: Isaac, and
Ishmael. These are their generations: the
first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then
Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
"Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Ha
dad, and Tema, "Jetur, Naphish, and
Kedem. These are the sons of Ish
mael. 32 And the .sons of Keturari, Abra
ham's concubine: she bore Zimran,
and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian,
and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons
of Jokshan: Sheba, and Dedan. ^And
the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher,
and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah.
All these were the sons of Keturah.
34And Abraham begot Isaac. The
sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.
The sons of Esau: Ehphaz, Reuel,
and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah. The
sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and Omar,
Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna,
and Amalek. The sons of Reuel:
Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Miz
zah. 38 And the sons of Seir: Lotan, and
Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and
Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. 39And
the sons of Lotan: Hori, and Homam;

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and Timna was Lotan's sister. The
sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath,
and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And
the sons of Zibeon: Aiah, and Anah.
The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the
sons of Dishon: Hamran, and Esh-
ban, and Ithran, and Cheran. The
sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan,
Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz, and
Aran. ¦•Now these are the kings that
reigned in the land of Edom, before
there reigned any king over the chil
dren of Israel: Bela the son of Beor;
and the name of his city was Dinha-
bah. ^And Bela died, and Jobab the
son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his
stead. 45And Jobab died, and Husham
of the land of the Temanites reigned
in his stead. 46And Husham died, and
Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote
Midian in the field of Moab, reigned
in his stead; and the name of his city
was Avith. 4'And Hadad died, and
Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his
stead. 48And Samlah died, and Shaul
of Rehoboth by the River reigned in
his stead. 49And Shaul died, and
Baal-hanan the son of Acribor reigned
in his stead. "And Baal-hanan died,
and Hadad reigned in his stead; and
the name of his city was Pai; and his
wife's name was Mehetabel, the daugh
ter of Matred, the daughter of Mez-
ahab. "And Hadad died.
And the chiefs of Edom were: the
chief of Timna, the chief of Alvah, the
chief of Jetheth; 62the chief of Ohoh
bamah, the chief of Elah, the chief of
Pinon; Mthe chief of Kenaz, the chief
of Teman, the criief of Mibzar; Hhe
chief of Magdiel, the chief of Iram.
These are the chiefs of Edom.
O These are the sons of Israel: Reu-
ben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issa
char, and Zebulun; Tan, Joseph, and
Benjamin, NaphtaU, Gad, and Asher. •Heb.

The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan,
and Shelah; wliich three were born
unto him of Bath-shua the Canaanitess.
And Er, Judah's first-born, was wick
ed in the sight of the Lord; and He
slew him. 4And Tamar his daughter-
in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All
the sons of Judah were five.
The sons of Perez: Hezron, and
Hamul. 'And the sons of Zerah: Zim
ri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol,
and Dara: five of them in all. 'And
the sons of Carmi: Achar, the
troubler of Israel, who committed a
trespass concerning the devoted thing.
'And the sons of Ethan: Azariah.
'The sons also of Hezron, that were
born unto him: Jerahmeel, and Ram,
and Chelubai. "And Ram begot
Amminadab; and Amminadab begot
Narisrion, prince of the children of
Judah; "and Nahshon begot Salma,
and Salma begot Boaz; "and Boaz
begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse;
"and Jesse begot his first-born Eliab,
and Abinadab the second, and Shimea
the third; "Nethanel the fourth, Rad-
dai the fifth; "Ozem the sixth, David
the seventh. "And their sisters were
Zeruiah and Abigail. And the softs of
Zeruiah: "Abisriai, and Joab, and Asa
hel, three. "And Abigail bore Amasa;
and trie father of Amasa was Jether
the Ishmaelite.
"And Caleb the son of Hezron be
got children of Azubah his wife— and
of Jerioth — and these were her sons:
Jesher, and Sriobab, and Ardon. "And
Azubah. died, and Caleb took unto
him Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
"And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot
Bezalel. 21 And afterward Hezron went in to
the daughter of Machir the father of
Gilead; whom he took to wife when
he was threescore years old; and she
bore him Segub. ^And Segub begot
Abshai.

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Jair, who had three and twenty cities
in the land of Gilead. ^And Geshur
and Aram took Hawoth-jair from
them, with Kenath, and the viUages
thereof, even threescore cities. AU
these were the sons of Machir the
father of Gilead. 24And after that
Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephrath,
then Abiah Hezron's wife bore him
Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
"And the sons of Jerahmeel the
first-born of Hezron were Ram the
first-born, and Bunah, and Oren, and
Ozem, Ahijah. "And Jerahmeel had
another wife, whose name was Atarah;
she was the mother of Onam.
"And the sons of Ram the first-born
of Jerahmeel were Maaz, and Jamin,
and Eker. "And the sons of Onam
were Shammai, and Jada; and the sons
of Shammai: Nadab, and Abishur.
29 And the name of the wife of Abishur
was Abihail; and she bore him Ahban,
and Molid. "And the sons of Nadab :
Seled, and Appaim; but Seled died
without children. "And the sons of
Appaim: Ishi. And the sons of Ishi:
Sheshan. And the sons of Sheshan:
Ahlai. 32And the sons of Jada the
brother of Shammai : Jether, and Jona
than: and Jether died without children.
"And the sons of Jonathan: Peleth,
and Zaza. These were the sons of
Jerahmeel. 34Now Sheshan had no sons, but
daughters. And Sheshan had a serv
ant, an Egyptian, whose name was
Jarha. 35So Sheshan gave his daugh
ter to Jarriaihis servant to wife; and
she bore him Attai. "And Attai begot
Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad;
"and Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal
begot Obed; 38and Obed begot Jehu,
and Jehu begot Azariah; "and Aza
riah begot Helez, and Helez begot
Eleasah; 40and Eleasah begot Sisamai,
and Sisamai begot Shallum; 41and

Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jeka-
miah begot EUshama.
42 And the sons of Caleb the brother
of Jerahmeel were Mesha his first-born,
who was the father of Ziph, and the
sons of Mareshah the father of He
bron. ^And the sons of Hebron: Ko
rah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and
Shema. ^And Shema begot Raham,
the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem be
got Shammai. 45And the son of Sham
mai was Maon; and Maon was the
father of Beth-zur. 46And Ephah, Ca
leb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza,
and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez.
47 And the sons of Jahdai : Regem, and
Jotham, and Gesrian, and Pelet, and
Ephah, andShaaph. 48Maacah, Caleb's
concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.
49 And [the wffe of] Shaaph the father
of Madmannah bore Sheva the father
of Machbenah and the father of Gibea.
And trie daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
These were the sons of Caleb.
The sons of Hur the first-born of
Ephrath: Shobal the father of Kiriath-
jearim; "Salma the father of Beth
lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
62 And Shobal the father of Kiriath-
jearim had sons: Haroeh, and half of
the Menuhoth. ^And the families of
Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, and the
Puthites, and trie Shumathites, and
the Mishraites; of them came the
Zorathites, and the EshtaoUtes.
The sons of Salma: Beth-lehem,
and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-
joab, and half of the Manahathites,
the Zorites. "And the famihes of
scribes that dwelt at Jabez: the Ti-
rathites, the Shimeathites, the Su-
cathites. Triese are the Kenites that
came of Hammath, the father of the
house of Rechab.
Q Now these were the sons of David,
that were born unto him in He
bron : the first-born, Amnon, of Ahino-

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am the JezreeUtess; the second,
Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess;
2the third, Absalom the son of Maacah
the daughter of Talmai king of Ge
shur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of
Haggith; 'the fifth, Snephatiah of
Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglari
his wife. 4Six were born unto him in
Hebron; and there he reigned seven
years and six months ; and in Jerusalem
he reigned thirty and three years.
'And these were born unto him in
Jerusalem: Shimea, and Sriobab, and
Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Batri-
shua the daughter of Ammiel; 'and
Ibhar, and Elishama, and Ehphelet;
7and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia;
8and Elishama, and Eliada, and EUph-
elet, nine. 9A11 these were the sons of
David, beside the sons of the concu
bines; and Tamar was their sister.
"And Solomon's son was Reho
boam; Abijah his son, Asa his son,
Jerioshaphat his son; "Joram his son,
Ahaziah his son, Joash his son; "Ama
ziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham
his son; "Ahaz his son, Hezekiah Iris
son, Manasseh his son ; "Amon his son,
Josiah his son. "And the sons of Josiah :
the first-born Johanan, the second Je
hoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth
ShaUum. "And the sons of Jehoiakim:
Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
"And the sons of Jeconiah — the
same is Assir — Shealtiel his son;
"and Malcriiram, and Pedaiah, and
Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and
Nedabiah. "And the sons of Pe
daiah: Zerubbabel, and Shimei. And
the sons of Zerubbabel: MeshuUam,
and Hananiah; and Shelomith was
their sister; "and Hashubah, and Ohel,
and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-
hesed, five. "And the sons of Han
aniah: Pelatiah, and Jeshaiah; the
sons of [Jeshaiah]: Rephaiah; the
sons of [Rephaiah]: Arnan; the sons

of [Arnan]: Obadiah; the sons of
[Obadiah]: Shecaniah. ^And trie
sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah; and
the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, and
Igal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and
Shaphat, six. 23And the sons of
Neariah: EUoenai, and Hizkiah, and
Azrikam, three. MAnd the sons of
EUoenai: Hodaviah, and Eliashib, and
Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan,
and Delaiah, and Anani, seven.
A The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron,
and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
2And Reaiah the son of Shobal begot
Jahath; and Jahath begot Ahumai,
and Lahad. These are the families
of the Zorathites.
3And these were [the sons of] the
father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma,
and Idbash; and the name of trieir
sister was Hazlelponi; 4and Penuel the
father of Gedor, and Ezer the father
of Hushah. These are the sons of
Hur the first-born of Ephrath, the
father of Beth-lehem.
'And Ashhur the father of Tekoa
had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
'And Naarah bore him Ahuzam, and
Hepher, and Timeni, and Ahashtari.
These were the soris of Naarah. 7And
the sons of Helari were Zereth, and
Zoriar, and Ethnan. 'And Koz begot
Anub, and Zobebari, and trie families
of Aharhel the son of Harum. 'And
Jabez was more honourable than his
brethren; and his mother caUed his
name Jabez, saying: 'Because I bore
him with pain.' "And Jabez called
on the God of Israel, saying : ' Oh that
Thou wouldest bless me indeed, and
enlarge my border, and that Thy
hand migrit be with me, and that Thou
wouldest work deliverance from evil,
that it may not pain me!' And God
granted him that wliich he requested.
"And Chelub the brother of Shuhah
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Eshton. "And Eshton begot Beth-
rapha, and Paseah, and Tehmnah the
father of Ir-nariash. These are the
men of Recah.
"And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel,
and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel:
Hathath. "And Meonothai begot
Ophrah; and Seraiah begot Joab the
father of aGe-harashim; for they were
craftsmen. "And the sons of Caleb
the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and
Naam; and the sons of Elah: Kenaz.
"And the sons of Jehallelel: Ziph,
and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. "And
the sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered,
and Epher, and Jalon. And she bore
Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah
the father of Eshtemoa — "and his wife
Hajehudijah bore Jered the father of
Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco,
and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah —
and these are the sons of Bithiah the
daughter of Priaraoh, whom Mered
took. "And the sons of the wife of Hodiah,
the sister of Naham, were the father
of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa
the Maacathite. "And the sons of
Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-
hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of
Ishi : Zohetri, and Ben-zorieth.
"The sons of Shelah the son of
Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and
Ladah the father of Mareshah, and
the famihes of trie house of them that
wrought fine hnen, of the house of
Ashbea; ^and Jokim, and the men of
Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who
had dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-
lehem. And the records are ancient.
These were the potters, and those
that dwelt among plantations and
hedges; there they dwelt occupied in
the king's work.
The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and
Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul; "Shal
lum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma
• That is

his son. "And the sons of Mishma:
Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son,
Shimei his son. "And Shimei had
sixteen sons and six daughters; but
his brethren had not many children,
neither did aU their family multiply,
like to the children of Judah.
"And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and
Moladah, and Hazar-shual; "and at
Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad;
"and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and
at Ziklag; "and at Beth-marcaboth,
and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri,
and at Shaaraim. These were their
cities unto the reign of David. ^And
their viUages were Etam, and Ain,
Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan,
five cities; 33and all their viUages that
were round about the same cities, unto
Baal. These were their habitations,
and they have their genealogy.
34And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and
Joshah the son of Amaziah; 35and
Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah,
the son of Seraiah, trie son of Asiel;
"and Ehoenai, and Jaakobah, and
Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel,
and Jesimiel, and Benaiah; "and Ziza
the son of Shiphi, the son of AUon,
the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri,
the son of Shemaiah; 38these mentioned
by name were princes in their famiUes;
and their fathers' houses increased
greatly. 39And they went to the en
trance of Gedor, even unto the east
side of the vaUey, to seek pasture for
their flocks. 40And they found fat
pasture and good, and the land was
wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for
they that dwelt there aforetime were
of Ham. 41And these written by
name came in the days of Hezekiari
king of Judah, and smote their tents,
and the Meunim that were found
there, and destroyed them utterly,
unto this day, and dwelt in their
stead; because there was pasture there
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for their flocks. 42And some of them,
even of the sons of Simeon, five hun
dred men, went to mount Seir, riaving
for their captains Pelatiah, and
Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel,
the sons of Ishi. 43And triey smote the
remnant of the Amalekites that
escaped, and dwelt there unto this
day. PL And the sons of Reuben the first-
born of Israel — for he was trie
first-born; but, forasmuch as he de
filed his father's couch, his birthright
was given unto the sons of Joseph
the son of Israel, yet not so that he
was to be reckoned in the genealogy
as first-born. Tor Judah. prevailed
above his brethren, and of him came
he that is the prince; but the birthright
was Joseph's — 3the sons of Reuben
the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and
PaUu, Hezron, and Carnri. The sons
of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his
son, Shimei his son; 'Micah his son,
Reaiah his son, Baal his son; 'Beerah
his son, wriom Tillegatri-pilneser king
of Assyria carried away captive; he
was prince of the Reubenites. 7And
his brethren by their families, when
the genealogy of trieir generations was
reckoned: the chief Jeiel,- and Zech
ariah, 'and Bela the son of Azaz, the
son of Shema, the son of Joel, who
dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and
Baal-meon; 'and eastward he dwelt
even unto the entrance of the wilder
ness from the river Euphrates; be
cause their cattle were multiphed in
trie land of Gilead. "And in the days
of Saul they made war with the
Hagrites, who feU by their riand;
and they dwelt in their tents through
out all the land east of Gilead. s
"And trie sons of Gad dwelt over
against them, in the land of Bashan
. unto Salcah: "Joel the chief, and
Shapham the second, and Janai, and

Shaphat in Bashan; "and their breth
ren of their fathers' houses : Michael,
and Meshullam, 'and Srieba, and
Jorai, and Jacan, and Zia, and Eber,
seven. "These were the spns of
Abihail the son of Huri, the son of
Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of
Michael, the son of Jehishai, the son
of Jahdo, the son of Buz; "Ahi the son
of Abdiel, the son of Guni, clrief of
their fathers' houses. "And they
dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in the
towns thereof, and in aUthe open lands
of the plain, upon their borders. "All
these were reckoned by genealogies
in 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-tribe of Manas
seh, as many as were variant men, men
able to bear buckler and sword, and
to shoot with bow, and skilful in war,
were forty and four thousand seven
hundred and threescore, that were
able to go forth to war. "And they
made war with the Hagrites, with
Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab.
"And they were helped against them,
and the Hagrites were dehvered into
their hand, and all that were with
them; for they cried to God in the
battle, and He was entreated of them,
because they put their trust in Him.
21 And they took away their cattle:
of their camels fifty thousand, and
of sheep two hundred and fifty thou
sand, and of asses two thousand;
and of souls of men a hundred thou
sand. Tor there fell many slain,
because the war was of God. And
they dwelt in their stead until the
captivity. 23 And the children of trie rialf-tribe
of Manasseh. dwelt in the land, from
Bashan unto Baal-hermon and Senir
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creased. MAnd these were the heads
of their fathers' houses: Epher, and
Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and
Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jah-
diel, mighty men of valour, famous
men, heads of their fathers' houses.
"And they broke faith with the
God of their fathers, and went astray
after the gods of the peoples of the
land, whom God destroyed before
them. "And the God of Israel stirred
up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria,
and the spirit of TiUegath-pilneser
king of Assyria, and he carried them
away, even trie Reubenites, and the
Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manas
seh, and brought them unto Halah,
and Habor, and Hara, and to the
river of Gozan, unto this day.
"The sons of Levi: Gershon,
Kohatri, and Merari. 28And the sons
of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and He
bron, and Uzziel. 29And the children
of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and
Miriam. And the sons of Aaron:
Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ith
amar. "Eleazar begot Phinehas, Phin
ehas begot Abishua; "arid Abish-
ua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot
Uzzi; 32and Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and
Zerahiah begot Meraioth; 33Meraioth
begot Amariah, and Amariah begot
Ahitub; 34and Ahitub begot Zadok,
and Zadok begot Ahimaaz; "and
Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah
begot Johanan; "and Johanan begot
Azariari — he it is that executed the
priest's office in the house that Sol
omon built in Jerusalem — "and Aza
riah begot Amariah, and Amariah
begot Ahitub; 38and Ahitub begot
Zadok, and Zadok begot ShaUum;
"and Shallum begot Hilkiah, and
Hilkiah begot Azariah; 40and Azariah
begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot
Jehozadak; "and Jehozadak went
into captivity, when the Lord carried

away Judah and Jerusalem by the
hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
Cl The sons of Levi: Gershom, Ko-
hath, and Merari. 2And these are
the names of the sons of Gershom:
Libni, and Shimei. 'And the sons of
Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and
Hebron, and Uzziel. The sons of
Merari : MahU, and Mushi. And these
are the famiUes of the Levites accord
ing to their fathers' houses.
'Of Gershom : Libni his son, Jahath
his son, Zimmah riis son; 'Joah his son,
Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeath-
erai his son.
'The sons of Kohath: Amminadab
his son, Korah his son, Assir Iris son;
'Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his
son, and Assir his son; 'Tahath his
son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son,
and Shaul his son. "And the sons of
Elkanah: Amasai, and Alrimoth. "As
for Elkanah: trie sons of Elkanah:
Zophai his son, and Nahath his son;
"EUab his son, Jeroham his son,
Elkanah his son. "And the sons of
Samuel: the first-born Vashni; then
Abiah. "The sons of Merari: Mahli; Libni
his son, Shimei Iris son, Uzzari his son;
"Shimea his son, Haggiah his son,
Asaiah his son.
"And these are they whom David
set over the service of song in the
house of the Lord, after that the ark
had rest. "And they ministered with
song before the tabernacle of the tent
of meeting, until Solomon had built
the house of the Lord in Jerusalem;
and they took their station at their
service according to their order. "And
these are they that took their station,
and, their sons. Of the sons of the
Kohathites: Heman the singer, the
son of Joel, the son of Samuel; "the
son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the
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of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son
of Mahath, the son of Amasai; "the son
of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of
Azariah, the son of Zephaniah; 22the son
of Tariath, the son of Assir, the son of
Ebiasaph, the son of Korah; 23the son
of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son
of Levi, the son of Israel. 24And his
brother Asaph, who stood on his right
hand; even Asaph the son of Bere
chiah, the son of Sriimea; "the son of
Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son
of Malchijah; "the son of Ethni, the
son of Zerah, trie son of Adaiari; "trie
son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the
son of Shimei; "the son of Jahath,
the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
29 And on the left hand their brethren
the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of
Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of
MaUuch; "the son of Hashabiah, the
son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah;
"the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the
son of Shemer; 32the son of MahU,
the son of Mushi, the son of Merari,
the son of Levi. 33And their brethren
the Levites were appointed for all
the service of the tabernacle of the
house of God.
Tut Aaron and his sons offered
upon the altar of burnt-offering, and
upon the altar of incense, for all the
work of the most holy place, and to
make atonement for Israel, according
to all that Moses the servant of God
had commanded. "And these are the
sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phine
has his son, Abishua his son; Tukki
his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his
son; "Meraioth his son, Amariah his
son, Ahitub his son; 38Zadok his son,
Ahimaaz his son.
- "Now these are their dwelUng-
places according to their encampments
in their borders : to the sons of Aaron,
of the families of the Kohathites, for
theirs was the [first] lot, 40to them they •Heb

gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and
the open land round about it; "but
the fields of the city, and the villages
thereof , they gave to Caleb the son of
Jephunneh. ^And to the sons of
Aaron triey gave the acity of refuge,
Hebron; Libnah also with the open
land about it, and Jattir, and Eshte
moa with ' the open land about it;
i3said "Hilen with the open land about
it, Debir with the open land about
it; '"and Ashan with the open land
about it, and Beth-shemesh with the
open land about it; 45and out of the
tribe of Benjamin: Geba with the
open land about it, and Alemeth
with the open land about it, and
Anathoth with the open land about
it. All trieir cities throughout their
famihes were thirteen cities.
46 And unto the rest of the sons of
Kohath were given by lot, out of the
family of trie tribe, out of the half-
tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.
47 And to the sons of Gershom, accord
ing to their famiUes, out of the tribe of
Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher,
and out of the tribe of Naphtah, and
out of the tribe of Manasseh in Ba
shan, thirteen cities. TJnto the sons
of Merari were given by lot, according
to their families, out of the tribe of
Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad,
and out of the tribe of Zebulun,
twelve cities.
49So the children of Israel gave to
the Levites the cities with the open
land about them. "And they gave by
lot out of the tribe of the children of
Judah, and out of the tribe of the
criildren of Simeon, and out of the
tribe of the chUdren of Benjamin,
these cities which are mentioned by
name. "And some of the famiUes of the
sons of Koriath had cities of their
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62 And they gave unto them the acity
of refuge, Shechem in the hiU-country
of Ephraim with the open land about
it;c Gezer also with the open land
about it; "and Jokmeam with the
open land about it, and Beth-horon
with the open land about it; "and
Aijalon with the open land about it,
and Gath-rimmon witri the open
land about it; "and out of the riaff-
tribe of Manasseh: Aner with the
open land about it, and Bileam witri
the open land about it, for the
rest of the family of the sons of
Kohath. "Unto trie sons of Gershom were
given, out of the family of the half-
tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan
with the open land about it, and
Ashtaroth with the open land about
it; "and out of the tribe of Issachar:
Kedesh with the open land about it,
Dobrathwith the open land about it;
"and Ramoth with the open land
about it, and Anem with the open
land about it; "and out of the tribe
of Asher : Mashal with the open land
about it, and Abdon with the open
land about it; "and Hukok with the
open land about it, and Rehob with
the open land about it; "and out of
the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in
Galilee with the open land about it,
and Hammon with the open land
about it, and Kiriathaim with the
open land about it.
TJnto the rest [of the Levites], the
sons of Merari, were given, out of the
tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with
the open land about it, Tabor with
the open land about it; "and be
yond the Jordan at Jericho, on the
east side of the Jordan, were given
them, out of the tribe of Reuben,
Bezer in the wilderness with the open
land about it, and Jahaz with the
open land about it, 64and Kedemoth

with the open land about it, and
Mephaath with the open land about
it; "and out of the tribe of Gad:
Ramoth in Gilead with the open land
about it, and Mahanaim with the
open land about it, "and Heshbon
with the open land about it, and
Jazer with the open land about it.
H And of the sons of Issachar:
Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and
Shimron, four. 2And the sons of
Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel,
and Jahmai, and Ibsam, and Shemuel,
heads of their fathers' houses, mighty
men of valour according to their
generations, even of Tola; their num
ber in the days of David was two and
twenty thousand and six hundred.
'And the sons of Uzzi: Izrahiari; and
the sons of Izrahiari: Micriael, and
Obadiah, and Joel, Isshiah, five;
aU of them chief men. 4And with
them, by their generations, after their
fathers' houses, were bands of the
host for war, six and thirty thousand;
for they had many wives and sons.
'And their brethren among all the
families of Issacriar, mighty men of
valour, reckoned in all by genealogy,
were fourscore and seven thousand.
'[The sons of] Benjamin: Bela,
and Becher, and Jediael, three. 'And
the sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi,
and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri,
five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty
men of valour; and they were reckoned
by genealogy twenty and two thou
sand and thirty and four. 'And the
sons of Becher: Zemirah, and Joash,
and Eliezer, and EUoenai, and Omri,
and Jeremoth, and Abijah, and
Anathoth, and Alemeth. AU these
were the sons of Becher. 'And they
were reckoned by genealogy, after
their generations, heads of their
fathers' houses, mighty men of valour,
twenty thousand and two hundred.

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"And the sons of Jediael: Bilhan;
and the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and
Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah,
and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahish-
ahar. "All these were -sons of Jediael,
even heads of their fathers' houses,
mighty men of valour, seventeen
thousand and two hundred, that were
able to go forth in the host for war.
"Shuppim also, and Huppim, the
sons of Ir, Hushim, the son of An
other. "Trie sons of Naphtali: Jahziel,
and Guni, and Jezer, and ShaUum,
the sons of Bilhah.
The sons of Manasseh: Asriel,
whom his wife bore — his concubine
the Aramitess bore Machir the father
of Gilead; "and Machir took a wife of
Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's
name was Maacah — and the name
of the second was Zelophehad; and
Zelophehad had daughters. "And
Maacah the wife of Machir bore a
son, and she caUed his name Peresh;
and the name of his brother was
Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and
Rekem. "And the sons of Ulam:
Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead
the son of Machir, the son of Manas
seh. "And his sister Hammolecheth
bore Ish-hod, and Abiezer, and
Mahlah. "And the sons of Shemida
were Ahian, and Sriechem, and Likrii,
and Aniam.
"And the sons of Ephraim: Shu
thelah — and Bered was his son, and
Tahath his son, and Eleadah his son,
and Tahath his son, "and Zabad his
son, and Shuthelah his son — and
Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of
Gath that were born in the land slew,
because they came down to take
away their cattle. 22And Ephraim
their father mourned many days,
and his brethren came to comfort
him. 23And he went in to his wife,
• That is, Dan.

and she conceived, and bore a son,
and he called his name Beriah, be
cause bit went evil with his house.
24And his daughter was Sheerah, who
built Beth-horon the nether and' the
upper, and Uzzen-sheerah. "And
Rephah. was his son, and Resheph,
and Telah his son, and Tahan his son;
Tadan his son, Ammihud his son,
Elishama his son; "Nun his son,
Joshua his son. "And their posses
sions and habitations were Beth-el
and the towns thereof, and eastward,
Naaran, and westward Gezer, with
the towns thereof; Shechem also and
the towns thereof, unto Aiah and
the towns thereof; "and by the borders
of the children of Manasseh, Beth-
shean and the towns thereof, Taanach
and the towns thereof, Megiddo and
the towns thereof, Dor and the towns
thereof. In these dwelt the children
of Joseph the son of Israel.
The sons of Asher: Imnah, and
Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and
Serah their sister. "And the sons of
Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who was
the father of Birzaith. 32And Heber
begot Japhlet, and Shomer, and
Hotham, and Shua their sister. 33And
trie sons of Japhlet : Pasach, and Bim-
hal, and Asvath. These are the chil
dren of Japhlet. 34And the sons
of Shemer: Ahi, and Rohgah, and
Hubbah, and Aram. "And the sons
of Helem his brother: Zophah, and
Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal. "The
sons of Zophah: Suah, and Harnepher,
and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah;
Tezer, and Hod, and Shamiha, and
Shilsha, and Itriran, and Beera. 38And
the sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and
Pispa, and Ara. 39And the sons of
Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia.
4°AU these were the children of Asher,
heads of the fathers' houses, choice
and mighty men of valour, chief of the
Heb. Non.

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princes. And the number of them
reckoned by genealogy for service in
war was twenty and six thousand men.
C And Benjamin begot Bela his first-
born, Ashbel the second, and Ahar-
ah the third; iNohah the fourth, and
Rapha the fifth. 'And Bela had sons,
Addar, and Gera, and Abihud; 4and
Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah;
'arid Gera, and Shephuphan, and
Huram. 'And these are the sons of
Ehud— these are the heads of fathers'
houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and
they were carried captive to Mana
hath; 'and Naaman, and Ahijah, and
Gera, were they that carried them
captive — and he begot Uzza, and Ahi-
hud. 8And Shaharaim begot children
in the field "of Moab, after he had
sent them away, to wit, Hushim and
Baara his wives; 'he begot of Hodesh
his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha,
and Malcam; "and Jeuz, and Sachiah,
and Mirmah. These were his sons,
heads of fathers' houses. "And of
Hushim he begot Abitub, and Elpaal.
"And the sons of Elpaal: Eber, and
Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono,
and Lod, with the towns thereof;
"and Beriah, and Shema, who were
heads of fathers' houses of the inhab
itants of Aijalon, who put to flight
the inhabitants of Gath. "And Ahio,
Shashak, and Jeremoth; "and Zeba-
diah, and Arad, and Eder; "and
Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, were
the sons of Beriah. "And Zebadiah,
and MeshuUam, and Hizki, and He
ber; "and Ishmerai, and Izriah, and
Jobab, were the sons of Elpaal. "And
Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi; "and
EUenai, and ZiUethai, and Eliel; "and
Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath,
were trie sons of Shimei. ^And Ish-
pan, and Ebed, and EUel; 23and Abdon,
and Zichri, and Hanan; 24and Hana- • See ch.

niah, and Elam, and Anthothiah;
"and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, were the
sons of Shashak. "And Shamsherai,
and Shehariah, and Athahah; "and
Jaareshiah, and EUjah, and Zichri,
were the sons of Jeroham. "These
were heads of fathers' houses through
out their generations, chief men; these
dwelt in Jerusalem.
"And in Gibeon there dwelt the
father of Gibeon [, "Jeiel], whose wife's
name was Maacah; "and his first-born
son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and
Baal, and Nadab; "and Gedor, and
Ahio, and Zecher. 32And Mikloth be
got Shimeah. And they also. dwelt
with their brethren in Jerusalem, over
against their brethren.
33And Ner begot Kish; and Kish
begot Saul; and Saul begot Jonathan,
and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab,
and Eshbaal. 34And the son of Jona
than was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal
begot Micah. "And the sons of. Micah:
Pithon, and Melech, and Taarea,
and Ahaz. "And Ahaz begot Je-
hoaddah; and Jehoaddah begot Ale-
meth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and
Zimri begot Moza; "and Moza begot
Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah
his son, Azel his son. 38And Azel had
six sons, whose names are these: Azri-
kam, Bocru, and Ishmael, and Shea-
riah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. AU
these were the sons of Azel. "And the
sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his
first-born, Jeush the second, and
EUphelet the third. 40And the sons of
Ulam were mighty men of valour,
archers; and had many sons, and
sons' sons, a hundred and fifty. AH
these were of the sons of Benjamin.
Q So aU Israel were reckoned by
genealogies; and, behold, they are
written in the book of the kings of
Israel; and Judah was carried away
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captive to Babylon because of their
transgression. Now the first in
habitants that dwelt in their posses
sions in their citieswere, Israelites, the
priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.
'And in Jerusalem dwelt of the chil
dren of Judah, and of the children
of Benjamin, and of trie children of
Ephraim and Manasseh: Ttriai the
son of Ammiriud, the son of Omri, the
son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the
children of Perez the son of Judah.
'And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the
first-born and his sons. 'And of the
sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their breth
ren, six hundred and ninety. 7And
of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the
son of Meshullam, the son of Hoda-
viah, the son of Hassenuah; 8and
Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah
the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and
MeshuUam the son of Shephatiah, the
son of Reuel, the son of ibneiah; 'and
their brethren, according to their gen
erations, nine hundred and fifty and
six. AU these men were heads of
fathers' houses by their fathers'
houses. "And of the priests: Jedaiah, and
Jehoiarib, and Jachin; "and Azariah
the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshul
lam, the son of Zadok, the son of
Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler
of the house of God; "and Adaiah the
son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur,
the son of Malchijah, and Maasai the
son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the
son of MeshuUam, the son of MeshiUe-
mith, the son of Immer; "and trieir
brethren, heads of their fathers' houses,
a thousand and seven hundred and
threescore; very able men for the
work of the service of the house of
God. "And of the Levites: Shemaiah the
son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam,
the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of

Merari; "and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and
Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica,
the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
"and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah,
the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun,
and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son
of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages
of the Netophathites.
"And the porters: Shallum, and
Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and
their brother Shallum the chief;
"who hitherto waited in the king's
gate eastward; they were the porters
for the camp of the children of Levi.
"And Shallum the son of Kore, the
son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
and his brethren, of his father's house,
the Korahites, were over the work of
the service, keepers of the gates of
the Tent; and their fathers had been
over the camp of the Lord, keepers of
the entry; "and Phinehas the son of
Eleazar was ruler over them in time
past, the Lord being with him. "Zech
ariah the son of Meshelemiah was
porter of the door of the tent of meet
ing. ^All these that were chosen to
be porters in the gates were two
hundred and twelve. These were
reckoned by genealogy in their vil
lages, whom David and Samuel the
seer did ordain in their set office. 23So
they and their children had the over
sight of the gates of the house of the
Lord, even the house of the Tent, by
wards. M0n the four sides were the
porters, toward the east, west, nortri,
and south. "And their brethren, in
their viUages, were to come in every
seven days from time to time to be
with them; 2f or the four chief porters
were in a set office. These were the
Levites. They were also over the chambers
and over the treasuries in the house of
God. "And they lodged round about
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thereof was upon them, and to them
pertained the opening thereof morning
by morning. "And certain of them
had charge of the vessels of service;
for by tale were they brought in and
by tale were they taken out. "Some
of them also were appointed over the
furniture, and over aU the holy vessels,
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 prepared the confection
of the spices. "And Mattithiah, one
of the Levites, who was trie first-born
of ShaUum the Korahite, had the set
office over the things that were baked
on griddles. 32And some of their breth
ren, of "the sons of the Kohathites, were
over the showbread, to prepare it
every sabbath.
33 And these are the singers, heads of
fathers' houses of the Levites, wrio
dwelt in the chambers and were free
from other service; for they were em
ployed in their work day and night.
These were heads of fathers' houses
of the Levites, by their generations,
chief men; these dwelt at Jerusalem.
"And in Gibeon there dwelt the
father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's
name was Maacah; "and his first
born son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish,
and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab ; "and
Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and
Mikloth. 38AndMikloth begot Shime-
am. And they also dwelt with their
brethren in Jerusalem, over against
their brethren.
39 And Ner begot Kish; and Kish
begot Saul; and Saul begot Jonathan,
and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and
Eshbaal. 40And the son of Jonathan
was Merib-baal; and aMerib-baal be
got Micah. 4'And the sons of Micah:
Pithon, and Melech, and Taharea
[,bandAhaz]. ^And Ariaz begot Jarari;
and Jarah begot Alemeth, and Azma-
• Heb. Meri-baal.

veth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot
Moza. ^And Moza begot Binea; and
Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son,
Azel his son. "And Azel had six sons,
whose names are these: Azrikam,
Bocru, arid Ishmael, and Sheariah, and
Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the
sons of Azel.
1 C\ Now the PhUistines fought
against Israel; and the men of
Israel fled from before the PhiUstines,
and feU down slain in mount Gilboa.
2And the PhiUstines followed hard
after Saul and after his sons; and the
Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abina
dab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of
Saul. 3And trie battle went sore
against Saul, and the archers over
took him; and he was in anguish by
reason of the arcriers. Then said
Saul unto his armour-bearer: 'Draw
triy sword, and thrust me through
therewith; lest these uncircumcised
come and make a mock of me.' But
his armour-bearer would not; for he
was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took
his sword, and fell upon it. 'And
when his armour-bearer saw that Saul
was dead, he likewise fell upon his
sword, and died. 'So Saul died, and
his three sons; and aU his house died
together. 7And when aU the men of
Israel that were in the valley saw
triat [Israel] fled, and that Saul and
his sons were dead, they forsook their
cities, and fled; and the Phihstines
came and dwelt in them.
8And it came to pass on the morrow,
when the Phihstines came to strip the
slain, that they found Saul and his sons
faUen in mount Gilboa. 9And they
stripped him, and took his head, and
his armour, and sent into the land of
the Phihstines round about, to carry
the tidings unto their idols, and to the
people. "And they put his armour
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in the house of their gods, and fastened
his head in the house of Dagon. "And
when aU Jabesh-gilead heard all that
the PhiUstines had done to Saul, "aU
the valiant men arose, and took away
the body of Saul, and the bodies of his
sons, and brought them to Jabesh,
and buried their bones under the
terebinth in Jabesh, and fasted seven
days. "So Saul died for his transgression
which he committed against the Lord,
because of the word of the Lord, which
he kept not; and also for that he asked
counsel of a ghost, to inquire thereby,
"and inquired not of the Lord ; there
fore He slew him, and turned the
kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.
"| "J Then aU Israel gathered them-
selves to David unto Hebron,
saying: 'Behold, we are thy bone and
thy flesh. Tn times past, even when
Saul was king, it was thou that didst
lead out and bring in Israel; and the
Lord thy God said unto thee: Thou
shalt feed My people Israel, and thou
shalt be prince over My people Israel.'
3So aU the elders of Israel came to the
king to Hebron; and David made a
covenant with them in Hebron before
the Lord; and they anointed David
king over Israel, according to the word
of the Lord by the hand of Samuel.
4And David and all Israel went to
Jerusalem — the same is Jebus — and
the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the
land, were triere. 'And the inhab
itants of Jebus said to David: 'Thou
shalt not come in hither.' Neverthe
less David took the stronghold of
Zion; the same is the city of David.
'And David said: 'Whosoever smiteth
the Jebusites first shall be chief and
captain.' And Joab the son of Zeruiah
went up first, and was made chief.
7And David dwelt in the stronghold;

therefore they called it the city of
David. 8And he built the city round
about, from Millo even round about;
and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
9And David waxed greater and great
er; for trie Lord of hosts was with him.
"Now these are the chief of the
migrity men whom David had, who
held strongly with him in his kingdom,
together with all Israel, to make him
king, according to the word of the
Lord concerning Israel. "And this
is the number of the mighty men whom
David had: Jashobeam, the son of a
Hachmonite, the chief of the cap
tains; he rifted up his spear against
three hundred and slew them at one
time. "And after him was Eleazar the
son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was
one of the three mighty men. "He was
with David at Pas-dammim, and
there the Philistines were gathered
together to battle, where was a plot
of ground full of barley; and the people
fled from before the Philistines. "But
they stood in the midst of the plot, arid
defended it, and slew the Philistines;
and the Lord saved them by a great
victory. "And three of the thirty chiefs went
down to the rock to David, unto the
cave of AduUam; and the host of the
Philistines were encamped in the
valley of Rephaim. "And David, was
then in the stronghold, and the gar
rison of the PhiUstines was then in
Beth-lehem. "And David longed, and
said: 'Oh that one would give me water
to drink of trie well of Beth-lehem,
which is by the gate !' "And the three
broke through the host of the Philis
tines, and drew water out of the weU
of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate,
and took it, and brought it to David;
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"and said: 'My God forbid it me,
that I should do this; shaU T drink
the blood of these men that have
put their Uves in jeopardy? for with
trie j eopardy of their Uves they brought
it.' Therefore he would not drink it.
These things did the three mighty
men. "And "Abishai, the brother of Joab,
he was chief of the three; for he Ufted
up his spear against three hundred and
slew them, and had a name among
the three. "Of the three in the second
rank he was the most honourable, and
was made their captain; howbeit he
attained not to the first three.
Tenaiah the son of Jerioiada, the son
of a variant man of Kabzeel, who had
done mighty deeds, he smote the two
altar-hearths of Moab ; he went down
also and slew a Uon in the midst of a pit
in time of snow. '"And he slew an Egyp
tian, a man of great stature, five cubits
high; and in trie Egyptian's hand was
a spear Uke a weaver's beam; and he
went down to him with a staff, and
plucked the spear out of the Egyp
tian's hand, and slew him with his
own spear. These things did Be
naiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a
name among the three mighty men.
Teriold, he was more honourable
than the thirty, but he attained not to
the first three; and David set him
over his guard.
"Also the mighty men of valour:
Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan
the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem;
"Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the
Pelonite; "Ira the son of Ikkesh the
Tekoite, Abiezer trie Anathothite;
29Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the
Ahohite; "Mahrai the Netophathite,
Heled the son of Baanah the Ne
tophathite; "Ithai the son of Ribai of
Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
Benaiah the Pirathonite; Tlurai of
•Heb.

Nahale-gaash, Abiel the Arbathite;
33Azmaveth the Baharumite, EUahba
theShaalbonite; 34thesons of Hashem
the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of
Shageh the Hararite; "Ahiam the son
of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the
son of Ur; "Hepher the Mecherath-
ite, Ahijah the Pelonite; "Hezro the
Carmehte, Naarai trie son of Ezbai;
"Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar
the son of Hagri; "Zelek the Ammon
ite, Nahrai the Berothite, the armour-
bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah;
40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite;
41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of
Ahlai; ^Adina the son of Shiza the
Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites,
and thirty with him; 43Hanan the
son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the
Mithnite; TJzzia the Ashterathite,
Sharha and Jeiel the sons of Hotham
the Aroerite; 45 Jediael the son of
Shimri, and Joha his brother, the
Tizite; TUel the Mahavite, and
Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of
Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite;
4'EUel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the
Mezobaite. "j O Now these are they that came
to David to Ziklag, while he
was yet shut up because of Saul the
son of Kish; and they were among the
mighty men, his helpers in war. They
were armed with bows, and could use
both the right hand and the left in
shnging stones and in shooting arrows
from the bow; they were of Saul's
brethren of Benjamin. The chief
was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of
Sriemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel,
and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and
Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite;
4and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty
man among the thirty, and over the
thirty; 'and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel,
and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gede-
rathite; 'Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and
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BeaUah, and Shemariah, and Shepha-
tiah the Hariphite; 'Elkanah, and
Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and
Jashobeam, the Korahites; 8and Joe-
lah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham
of the troop.
'And of the Gadites there separated
themselves unto David to the strong
hold in the wilderness, mighty men of
valour, men trained for war, that could
handle shield and spear; whose faces
were like the faces of Uons, and triey
were as swift as the roes upon the
mountains: "Ezer the chief, Obadiah
the second, Eliab the third; "Mash-
mannari the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth;
12 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh;
"Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the
ninth; " Jeremiah the tenth, Mach-
bannai the eleventh. 'These of the
sons of Gad were captains of the host;
he that was least was equal to a
hundred, and the greatest to a thou
sand. "These are they that went over
the Jordan in trie first month, when
it had overflown all its banks; and they
put to flight all them of the vaUeys,
both toward the east, and toward
the west.
"And there came of the children of
Benjamin and Judah to the strong
hold unto David. "And David went
out to meet them, and answered and
said unto them: Tf ye be come
peaceably unto me to help me, my
heart shall be knit unto you; but if ye
be come to betray me to mine ad
versaries, seeing there is no wrong in
my hands, the God of our fathers look
thereon, and give judgment.' "Then
the spirit clothed Amasai, who was
chief of the captains :
Thine are we, David,
And on thy side, thou son of Jesse;
Peace, peace be unto thee,
And peace be to thy helpers;
For thy God helpeth thee.

Then David received them, and
made them captains of the band.
"Of Manasseh also there feU away
some to David, when he came with
the Philistines against Saul to battle,
but "they helped them not; for trie
lords of the PhiUstines upon advise
ment sent him away, saying: 'He will
faU away to his master Saul to trie
jeopardy of our heads.' "As he went
to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manas
seh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael,
and Michael, and Jozabad, and Ehhu,
and Zillethai, captains of thousands
that were of Manasseh. ^And they
helped David against the troop, for
they were all mighty men of valour,
and were captains in the host. Tor
from day to day men came to David
to help him, until there was a great
host, Uke the host of God.
24And these are the numbers of the
heads of them that were armed for
war, who came to David to Hebron,
to turn the kingdom of Saul to him,
according to the word of the Lord.
The children of Judari that bore
shield and spear were six thousand
and eight hundred, armed for war.
"Of the children of Simeon, mighty
men of valour for the war, seven
thousand and one hundred. "Of the
children of Levi four thousand and
six hundred. "And Jehoiada was
the leader of the house of Aaron, and
with him were three thousand and
seven hundred; '"and Zadok, a young
man mighty of valour, and of his
father's house twenty and two cap
tains. "And of the children of Benja
min, the brethren of Saul, three thou
sand; for hitherto the greatest part
of them had kept their allegiance
to the house of Saul. "And of the
children of Ephraim twenty thousand
and eight hundred, mighty men of
valour, famous men in their fathers'

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houses. 32And of the haff-tribe of
Manasseh eighteen thousand, who
were mentioned by name, to come and
make David king. 33And of the chil
dren of Issachar, men that had un
derstanding of the times, to know
what Israel ought to do; the heads of
them were two hundred; and aU their
brethren were at their commandment.
340f Zebulun, such as were able to go
out in the host, that could set the
battle in array, with all manner of
instruments of war, fifty thousand;
and that could order the battle array,
and were not of double heart. "And
of Naphtali a thousand captains, and
with them with shield and spear
thirty and seven thousand. "And of
the Danites that could set the battle
in array, twenty and eight thousand
.and six hundred. "And of Asher,
such as were able to go out in the host,
that could set the battle in array,
forty thousand. "And on the other
side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites,
and the Gadites, and of the haff-tribe
of Manasseh, with all manner of
instruments of war for trie battle,
a hundred and twenty thousand.
"All these, being men of war, that
could order the battle array, came
with a whole heart to Hebron, to make
David king over all Israel; and aU the
rest also of Israel were of one heart
to make David king. 40And they
were there with David three days,
eating and drinking; for their brethren
had made preparation for them.
¦"Moreover they that were nigh unto
them, even as far as Issacriar and
Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread
on asses, and on camels, and on
mules, and on oxen, victual of meal,
cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins,
and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep
in abundance; for there was joy in
Israel.

13

And David consulted with the
captains of thousands and of
hundreds, even with every leader.
2And David said unto all trie assembly
of Israel: 'If it seem good unto you,
and if it be of the Lord our God, let
us send abroad everywhere unto our
brethren that are left in all the land
of Israel, and with them to the priests
and Levites that are in their cities
that have open land about triem,
that they may gather themselves unto
us; 3and let us bring back the ark of
our God to us; for we sought not unto
it in the days of Saul.' 4And all the
assembly said that they would do so;
for the thing was right in the eyes of
aU the people. 'So David assembled
aU Israel together, from Shihor the
brook of Egypt even unto the en
trance of Hamath, to bring the ark
of God from Kiriath-jearim.
'And David went up, and aU Israel,
to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim,
which belonged to Judah, to bring
up from thence the ark of God, the
Lord that sitteth upon the crierubim,
whereon is called the Name. 'And
they set the ark of God upon a new
cart, [and brouglit it] out of the house
of Abinadab; and Uzza and Ariio
drove the cart. 'And David and all
Israel played before God with aU their
might; even with songs, and with
harps, and with psalteries, and with
timbrels, and with cymbals, and with
trumpets. 'And when they came unto
trie threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza
put forth his hand to hold the ark;
for the oxen stumbled. "And the
anger of the Lord was kindled against
Uzza, and He smote him, because he
put forth his hand to the ark; and
there he died before God. "And Da
vid was displeased, because the Lord
had broken forth upon Uzza; and
that place was called Terez-uzza

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unto this day. "And David was
afraid of God triat day, saying: 'How
shall I bring the ark of God home to
me?' "So David removed not trie ark
unto him into the city of David, but
carried it aside into the house of
Obed-edom the Gittite. "And the
ark of God remained witri the family
of Obed-edom in his house three
months; and the Lord blessed the
house of Obed-edom, and aU that he
had. "j A And Huram king of Tyre sent
messengers to David, and cedar-
trees, and masons, and carpenters, to
build him a house. 2And David per
ceived that the Lord had established
him king over Israel, for his kingdom
was exalted exceedingly, for His
people Israel's sake.
'And David took more wives at
Jerusalem; and David begot more sons
and daughters. 4And these are the
names of the children whom he had
in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab,
Nathan, and Solomon; 'and Ibhar,
and Elishua, and Elpelet; 'and Nogah,
and Neprieg, and Japhia; 'and Elish
ama, and Beehada, and EUphelet.
'And when trie Philistines heard
that David was anointed king over all
Israel, all the Philistines went up to
seek David; and David heard of
it, and went out to meet them. Now
the Philistines had come and made a
raid in the valley of Rephaim. "And
David inquired of God, saying:
'Shall I go up against the Philistines?
and wilt Thou deliver them into my
hand?' And the Lord said unto him:
'Go up; for I will deliver triem into
thy hand.' "So they came up to
Baal-perazim, and David smote them
there; and David said: 'God hath
broken mine enemies by my hand,
hke the breach of waters.' Therefore
they called the name of that place
» That is,

aBaal-perazim. "And they left their
gods there; and David gave com
mandment, and they were burned
with fire.
"And the Phihstines yet again
made a raid in the valley. "And Da
vid inquired again of God; and God
said unto him : ' Thou shalt not go up
after them; turn away from them, and
come upon them over against the
mulberry-trees. "And it shaU be,
when thou hearest the sound of
marching in the tops of the mulberry-
trees, triat trien triou shalt go out to
battle; for God is gone out before
thee to smite the host of the Philis
tines.' "And David did as God com
manded him; and they smote the
host of the Phihstines from Gibeon
even to Gezer. "And the fame of
David went out into all lands; and
the Lord brought the fear of him upon
all nations.
"j PL And [David] made him houses
in the city of David; and he
prepared a place for the ark of God,
and pitched for it a tent. Then David
said: 'None ought to carry trie ark
of God but the Levites; for them hath
the Lord chosen to carry the ark of
the Lord, and to minister unto Him
for ever.' 3And David assembled all
Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the
ark of the Lord unto its place, which
he had prepared for it. 4And David
gathered together the sons of Aaron,
and the Levites; 'of the sons of Ko
hath : Uriel the chief, and his brethren
a hundred and twenty; 'of the sons of
Merari: Asaiah the chief, and his
brethren two hundred and twenty;
'of the sons of Gershom: Joel the
chief, and his brethren a hundred and
triirty; 8of the sons of Elizaphan:
Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren
two hundred; 9of the sons of Hebron:
Eliel the chief, and his brethren four-
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score; "of the sons of Uzziel: Am
minadab the chief, and his brethren a
hundred and twelve. "And David
called for Zadok and Abiathar the
priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel,
Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and
EUel, and Amminadab, "and said
unto them: 'Ye are the heads of the
fathers' houses of the Levites; sanctify
yourselves, both ye and your brethren,
that ye may bring up the ark of the
Lord, the God of Israel, unto the
place that I have prepared for it.
"For because ye [bore it] not at the
first, the Lord our God made a
breach upon us, for that we sought
Him not according to the ordinance.'
"So the priests and the Levites
sanctified themselves to bring up the
ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.
"And the children of the Levites bore
the ark of God upon their shoulders
with the bars thereon, as Moses com
manded according to the word of the
Lord. "And David spoke to the chief of
the Levites to appoint their brethren
the singers, with instruments of
music, psalteries and harps and cym
bals, sounding aloud and rifting up the
voice with joy. "So the Levites
appointed Heman the son of Joel;
and of his brethren, Asaph the son of
Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari
their brethren, Ethan the son of
Kushaiah; "and with them their
brethren of the second degree, Zech
ariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and She-
miramotri, and Jeriiel, and Unni,
Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah,
and Mattithiah, and Eliphalehu, and
Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel,
the doorkeepers. "So the singers,
Heman, Asaph, and Etrian [, were
appointed], with cymbals of brass to
sound aloud; "and Zechariah, and
Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel,

and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah,
and Benaiah, with psalteries set to Al-
amotri; "and Mattithiah, and Eliph
alehu, and Mikneiabu, and Obed-
edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with
harps on the Sheminith, to lead. 22And
Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was
over the song ; he was master in the song,
because he was skilful. 23And Berechi
ah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for
the ark. 24And Shebaniah, and Josha-
phat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and
Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer,
the priests, did blow with the trum
pets before the ark of God; and Obed-
edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers
for the ark.
"So David, and the elders of Israel,
and the captains over thousands, went
to bring up the ark of trie covenant
of the Lord out of the house of Obed-
edom with joy. "And it came to
pass, when God helped the Levites
that bore the ark of the covenant of
the Lord, that they sacrificed seven
bullocks and seven rams. "And Da
vid was clothed with a robe of fine
Unen, and aU the Levites that bore the
ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah
the master of the singers in trie song;
and David had upon him an ephod of
Unen. Thus all Israel brought up
the ark of the covenant of the Lord
with shouting, and with sound of the
horn, and with trumpets, and with
cymbals, sounding aloud with psal
teries and harps. "And it came to
pass, as the ark of the covenant of the
Lord came to the city of David, that
Michal the daughter of Saul looked
out at the window, and saw king
David dancing and making merry;
and she despised him in her heart.
"| Cl And they brought in the ark of
God, and set it in the midst of
the tent that David had pitched for
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and peace-offerings before God. 2And
when David had made an end of
offering the burnt-offering and the
peace-offerings, he blessed the people
in the name of the Lord. 'And he
dealt to every one of Israel, both man
and woman, to every one a loaf of
bread, and a cake made in a pan, and
a sweet cake.
4And he appointed certain of the
Levites to minister before the ark of
the Lord, and to. celebrate and to
thank and praise the Lord, the
God of Israel: 'Asaph the chief, and
second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and
Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mat
tithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and
Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with psalteries
and with harps; and Asaph with
cymbals, sounding aloud; 'and Be
naiah and Jahaziel the priests with
trumpets continually, before the ark of
the covenant of God.
Then on that day did David first
ordain to give thanks unto the Lord,
by the hand of Asaph and his breth
ren. B0 give thanks unto the Lord,
call upon His name;
Make known His doings among the
peoples.
9Sing unto Him, sing praises unto
Him;
Speak ye of all His marvellous works.
"Glory ye in His holy name;
Let the heart of them rejoice that
seek the Lord.
"Seek ye the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face continually.
"Remember His marvellous works
that He hath done,
His wonders, and the judgments of
His mouth;
"0 ye seed of Israel His servant,
Ye children of Jacob, His chosen
ones.

"He is the Lord our God;
His judgments are in all the earth.
"Remember His covenant for ever,
The word which He commanded to
a thousand generations;
"[The covenant] which He made
with Abraham,
And His oath unto Isaac;
"And He estabrished it unto Jacob
for a statute,
To Israel for an everlasting cove
nant;
^'Saying: 'Unto thee wiU I give the
land of Canaan,
The lot of your inheritance.'
"When ye were but a few men in
number,
Yea, very few, and sojourners in it,
"And when they went about from
nation to nation,
And from one kingdom to another
people,
"He suffered no man to do them
wrong,
Yea, for their sake He reproved
kings:
22' Touch not Mine anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm.'
^Sing unto the Lord, aU the earth;
Proclaim His salvation from day to
day.
T)eclare His glory among the nations,
His marveUous works among aU the
peoples.
Tor great is the Lord, and highly
to be praised;
He also is to be feared above all
gods.
Tor all the gods of the peoples are
things of nought;
But the Lord made the heavens.
"Honour and maj esty are before Him ;
Strength and gladness are in His
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"Ascribe urito the Lord, ye kindreds
of the peoples,
Ascribe unto the Lord glory and
strength.
29Ascribe unto the Lord the glory
due unto His name;
Bring an offering, and come before
Him;
Worship the Lord in the beauty of
holiness.
Tremble before Him, all the earth;
The world also is estabhshed that it
cannot be moved.
"Let the heavens be glad, and let the
earth rejoice;
And let them say among the na
tions: 'The Lord reigneth.'
Tet the sea roar, and the fulness
thereof;
Let the field exult, and all that is
therein;
Then shall the trees of the wood
sing for joy,
Before the Lord, for He is come to
judge the earth.
340 give thanks unto the Lord; for
He is good;
For His mercy endureth for ever.
36 And say ye: 'Save us, 0 God of
our salvation,
And gather us together and deliver
us from the nations,
That we may give thanks unto Thy
holy name,
That we may triumph in Thy
praise.'
"Blessed be the Lord, the God of
Israel,
From everlasting even to ever
lasting.
And all the people said: 'Amen', and
praised the Lord.
"So he left there, before the ark of
the covenant of the Lord, Asaph and
his brethren, to miriister before the
ark continually, as every day's work

required; 38and Obed-edom with their
brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-
edom also the son of Jedithun and
Hosah to be doorkeepers; 39and Zadok
the priest, and his brethren the priests,
before the tabernacle of the Lord
in the high place that was at Gibeon,
40to offer burnt-offerings unto the
Lord upon the altar of burnt-offering
continually morning and evening,
even according to all that is written
in the Law of the Lord, which He
commanded unto Israel; 41and with
them Heman and Jeduthun, and the
rest that were chosen, who were
mentioned by name, to give thanks
tb the Lord, because His mercy en
dureth for ever; ^and with them
Heman and Jeduthun; to sound aloud
with trumpets and cymbals, and with
instruments for the songs of God;
and the sons of Jeduthun to be at trie
gate. ^And all the people departed
every man to his house; and David
returned to bless his house.
1 H And it came to pass, when
David dwelt in his house, that
David said to Nathan the prophet:
'Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but
the ark of the covenant of the Lord
dweUeth under curtains.' 2And Na
than said unto David: 'Do all that is
in thy heart; for God is with thee.'
3And it came to pass the same night,
that the word, of God came to Nathan,
saying: 4'Go and tell David My
servant: Thus saith the Lord:
Thou shalt not build Me a house to
dweU in; for I have not dwelt in a
house since the day that I brought up
Israel, unto this day; but have
[gone] from tent to tent, and from one
tabernacle [to another]. , 'In all places
wherein I have walked among all
Israel, spoke I a word with any of
the judges of Israel, whom I com
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Why have ye not built Me a house of
cedar? Now therefore thus shalt
thou say unto My servant David:
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I
took thee from the sheepcote, from
foUowing the sheep, that thou should
est be prince over My people Israel;
8and I have been with thee whither
soever thou wentest, and have cut
off aU thine enemies from before thee;
and I will make thee a name, like
unto the name of the great ones that
are in the earth. 'And I wiU appoint
a place for My people Israel, and will
plant them, that they may dwell in
their own place, and be disquieted
no more; neither shall the children of
wickedness waste them any more, as
at the first, "even from the day that I
commanded judges to be over My
people Israel; and I will subdue all
thine enemies. Moreover I tell triee
that the Lord will buUd thee a house.
"And it sriall come to pass, when thy
days are fulfilled that triou must go
to be with thy fathers, that I wiU set
up triy seed after triee, who shall be of
thy sons; and I will establish his
kingdom. "He shall build Me a house,
and I wiU establish, his throne for
ever. "I wiU be to him for a father,
and he shall be to Me for a son; and
I wiU not take My mercy away from
him, as I took it from him that was
before thee; "but I will settle him in
My house and in My kingdom for ever;
and his throne shaU be established for
ever.' "According to aU these words,
and according to all this vision, so did
Nathan speak unto David.
"Then David the king went in, and
sat before the Lord; and he said:
'Who am I, O Lord God, and what is
my house, that Thou hast brought me
thus far? "And this was a small
thing in Thine eyes, 0 God; but Thou
hast spoken of Thy servant's house

for a great while" to come, and hast
regarded me after the manner of a
man of high degree, 0 Lord God.
"What can David say yet more unto
Thee concerning the honour which is
done to Thy servant? for Thou
knowest Thy servant. "0 Lord, for
Thy servant's sake, and according to
Thine own heart, hast Thou wrought
all this greatness^ to. make known all
these great things. "0 Lord, there
is none like Thee, neither is triere any
God beside Triee, according to all
that we have heard with our ears.
"And who is like Thy people Israel,
a nation one in the earth, whom God
went to redeem unto Himseff for a
people, to make Thee a name by great
and tremendous things, in driving
out nations from before Thy people,
whom Thou didst redeem out of Egypt?
Tor Thy people Israel didst Thou
make Thine own people for ever; and
Thou, Lord, becamest their God.
23And now, O Lord, let the word that
Thou hast spoken concerning Thy
servant, and concerning his house,
be estabhshed for ever, and do as
Thou hast spoken. 24Yea, let it be
estabUshed, and let Thy name be
magnified for ever, that it may be
said: The Lord of hosts is the God
of Israel, even a God to Israel; and
the house of David Thy servant shall
be established before Thee. Tor
Thou, O my God, hast revealed to
Thy servant that Thou wilt build
him a house; therefore hath Thy
servant taken heart to pray before
Thee. "And now, O Lord, Thou
alone art God, and hast promised this
good thing unto Thy servant; "and
now it hatri pleased Triee to bless the
house of Thy servant, that it may
continue for ever before Thee; for
Thou, O Lord, hast blessed, and so
let [Thy servant] be blessed for ever.'

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"1 Q And after this it came to pass,
that David smote the Philistines,
and subdued them, and took Gath
and its towns out of the hand of the
Philistines. 2And he smote Moab; and the
Moabites became servants to David,
and brought presents.
3And David smote Hadarezer king
of Zobah by Hamath, as he went to
establish his dominion at the river
Euphrates. 4And David took from
him a thousand chariots, and seven
thousand horsemen, and twenty thou
sand footmen; and David houghed all
the chariot horses, but reserved of
them for a hundred chariots. 'And
when the Arameans of Damascus
came to succour Hadarezer king of
Zobah, David smote of the Arameans
two and twenty thousand men. 'Then
David put [garrisons] in Aram Da
mascus; and the Arameans became
servants to David, and brought pres
ents. And the Lord gave victory to
David whithersoever he went. 'And
David took the shields of gold that
were on the servants of Hadarezer,
and brought them to Jerusalem. 'And
from Tibhath and from Cun, cities
of Hadarezer, David took very much
brass, wherewith Salomon made the
brazen sea, and the pillars, and the
vessels of brass.
'And when Tou king of Hamath
heard that David had smitten all the
host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,
"he sent Hadoram his son to king
David, to salute him, and to bless him
— because he had foUght against Had
arezer and smitten him; for Had
arezer had wars with Tou — and [he
had with him] aU manner of vessels
of gold and silver and brass. "These
also did king David dedicate unto
the Lord, with the silver and the gold
that he carried away from aU the na

tions; from Edom, and from Moab,
and from the children of Ammon, and
from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
"Moreover "Abishai the son of Zer
uiah smote of the Edomites in the
Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.
"And he put garrisons in Edom; and
aU the Edomites became servants to
David. And the Lord gave victory
to David whithersoever he went.
"And David reigned over all Israel;
and he executed justice and righteous
ness unto all his people. "And Joab
the son of Zeruiah was over the host;
and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was
recorder. "And Zadok trie son of
Ahitub', and Abimelech the son of
Abiathar, were i priests; and Shavsha
was scribe; "and Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada was over the Cherethites
and the Pelethites; and the sons of
David were chief about the king.
1 Q And it came to pass after this,
that Nahash the king of the
chUdren of Ammon died, and his son
reigned in his stead. 2And David
said : ' I will show kindness unto Ha
nun the son of Nahash, because his
father showed kindness to me.' So
David sent messengers to comfort
him concerning his father. And Da
vid's servants came into the land of
the chUdren of Ammon to Hanun, to
comfort him. 'But the princes of the
children of Ammon said to Hanun:
Thinkest thou that David doth hon
our thy father, that he hath sent com
forters unto thee? are not his servants
come unto thee to search, and to over
throw, and to spy out the land?' 4So
Hanun took David's servants, and
shaved them, and cut off their gar
ments in the middle, even to their
hips, and sent them away. Then
there went certain persons, and told
David how the men were served. And
he sent to meet them; for the men

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were greatly ashamed. And the
king said: 'Tarry at Jericho until
your beards be grown, and then re
turn.' 'And when the children of Ammon
saw that they had made themselves
odious to David, Hanun and the
children of Ammon sent a thousand
talents of silver to hire them chariots
and horsemen out of Aram-naharaim,
and out of Aram-maacah, and out of
Zobah. 'So they hired them thirty
and two thousand chariots, and the
king of Maacah and his people; who
came and encamped before Medeba.
And the children of Ammon gathered
themselves together from their cities,
and came to battle. 'And when Da
vid heard of it, he sent Joab, and all
the host of the mighty men. 'And
the children of Ammon came out,
and put the battle in array at the
gate of the city; and the kings that
were come were by themselves in the
field. "Now when Joab saw that the
battle was set against him before and
behind, he chose of all the choice men
of Israel, and put them in array against
the Arameans. "And the rest of the
people he committed into the hand
of Abishai his brother, and they put
themselves in array against the chil
dren of Ammon. "And he said: Tf
the Arameans be too strong for me,
then thou shalt help me; but if the
children of Ammon be too strong for
thee, then I wiU help thee. "Be of
good courage, and let us prove strong
for our people, and for the cities of
our God; and trie Lord do that which
seemeth Him good.' "So Joab and
the people that were with, him drew
nigh unto the battle to meet the
Arameans; and they fled before him.
"And when the children of Ammon
saw that the Arameans were fled, they

likewise fled before Abishai his brother,
and entered into the city. Then Joab
came to Jerusalem.
"And when the Arameans saw that
they were put to the worse before
Israel, they sent messengers, and
brought out the Arameans that were
beyond the River, with Shophach the
captain of the' host of Hadarezer at
their head. "And it was told David;
and he gathered all Israel together,
and passed over the Jordan, and came
upon them, and set the battle in
array against them. So when David
had put the battle in array against
the Arameans, they fought with
him. "And the Arameans fled before
Israel; and David slew of the Ara
means the men of seven thousand
chariots, and forty thousand footmen,
and killed Shophach the captain of
the host. "And when the servants of
Hadarezer saw that they were put to
the worse before Israel, they made
peace with David, and served him;
neither would the Arameans help
the children of Ammon any more.
O f) And it came to pass, at the time
of the return of the year, at the
time when kings go out to battle,
that Joab led forth the power of the
army, and wasted the country of the
children of Ammon, and came and
besieged Rabbah. But David tarried
at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rab
bah, and overthrew it. 2And David
took the crown of Malcam from off
his head, and found it to weigh a
talent of gold, and there were precious
stones in it; and it was set upon
David's head; and he brought forth
the spoil of the city, exceeding much.
'And he brought forth the people
that were therein, and cut them with
saws, and with harrows of iron, and
with axes. And thus did David unto
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mon. And David and aU the people
returned to Jerusalem.
4And it came to pass after this,
that there arose war at Gezer with
the Philistines; then Sibbecai the
Hushathite slew Sippai, of the sons
of the giants; and they were sub
dued. 'And there was again war with
the PhiUstines; and Elhanan the son
of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of
GoUath the Gittite, the staff of whose
spear was Uke a weaver's beam.
'And there was again war at Gath,
where was a man of great stature,
whose fingers and toes were four and
twenty, six [on each hand], and six [on
each foot]; and he also was born unto
the giant. 'And when he taunted
Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea
David's brother- slew him. 'These
were born unto the giant in Gath;
and they fell by the hand of David,
and by the hand of his servants.
OI And Satan stood up against
Israel, and moved David to
number Israel. 2And David said to
Joab and to the princes of the peo
ple: 'Go, number Israel from Beer-
sheba even to Dan; and bring me
word, that I may know the sum of
them.' 'And Joab said: 'The Lord
make His people a hundred times so
, many more as they are; but, my lord
the king, are they not aU my lord's
servants? why doth my lord require
this thing? why will he be a cause of
guilt unto Israel?' Nevertheless the
king's word prevailed against Joab.
Wherefore Joab departed, and went
throughout all Israel, and came to
Jerusalem. 'And Joab gave up the
sum of the numbering of the people
unto David. And aU they of Israel
were a thousand thousand and a hun
dred thousand men that drew sword;
and Judah was four hundred three
score and ten thousand men that drew

sword. 6Bu^ Levi and Benjamin he
did not number among them; for
the king's word was abominable to
Joab. 'And God was displeased with this
thing; therefore He smote Israel.
'And David said unto God : 'I have
sinned greatly, in that I have done
this thing; but now, put away, I
beseech Thee, the iniquity of Thy
servant; for I have done very foolishly.'
'And the Lord spoke unto Gad,
David's seer, saying: "'Go and speak.
unto David, saying: Thus saith the
Lord: I offer thee three things;
choose thee one of triem, that I may
do it unto thee.' "So Gad came to
David, and said unto him: 'Thus
saith trie Lord: Take which thou
wilt: "either three years of famine;
or three montris to be swept away
before triy foes, while the sword of
thine enemies overtaketh thee; or
else three days the sword of the Lord,
even pestilence in the land, and the
angel of the Lord destroying through
out aU the borders of Israel. Now
therefore consider what answer I
shaU return to Him triat sent me.'
"And David said unto Gad : ' I am in
a great strait; let me faU now into the
hand of the Lord, for very great are
His mercies; and let me not faU into
the hand of man.'
"So the Lord sent a pestilence
upon Israel; and there fell of .Israel
seventy thousand men. "And God
sent an angel unto Jerusalem to de
stroy it; and as he was about to de
stroy, the Lord beheld, and He re
pented Him of the evil, and said to
the destroying angel: Tt is enough;
now stay thy hand.' And the angel
of the Lord was standing by the
threshing-floor of Oman the Jebusite.
"And David rifted up his eyes, and
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between the earth and the heaven,
having a drawn sword in his . hand
stretched out over Jerusalem. Then
David and the elders, clothed in
sackcloth, feU upon their faces. "And
David said unto God : ' Is.it not I that
commanded the people to be num
bered? even I it is that have sinned
and done very wickedly; but these
sheep, what have they done? let
Thy hand, I pray Thee, 0 Lord my
God, be against me, and against my
father's house; but not against Thy
people, that they should be plagued.'
"Then the angel of the Lord com
manded Gad to say to David, that
David should go up, and rear an altar
unto the Lord in the threshing-floor
of Oman the Jebusite. "And David
went up at the saying of Gad, which
he spoke in the name of the Lord.
"And Oman turned back, and saw
the angel; and his four sons that
were with him hid themselves. Now
Oman was threshing wheat. "And
as David came to Oman, Oman
looked and saw David, and went out
of the threshing-floor, and bowed
down to David with his face to the
ground. Then David said to Or-
nan: 'Give me the place of this
threshing-floor, that I may buUd
thereon an altar unto the Lord; for
the full price shalt thou give it me;
that the plague may be stayed from
the people.' 23And Oman said unto
David: 'Take it to thee, and let my
lord the king do that which is good in
his eyes; lo, I give triee the oxen for
burnt-offerings, and the threshing-
instruments for wood, and the wheat
for the meal-offering; I give it , all.'
24And king David said to Oman:
Nay, but I wiU verily buy it for trie
full price; for I will not take that
which is thine for trie Lord, nor offer
a burnt-offering without cost.' "So

David gave to Oman for the place six
hundred shekels of gold by weight.
"And David built there an altar unto
the Lord, and offered burnt-offerings
and peace-offerings, and caUed upon
the Lord; and He answered him from
heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt-
offering. "And the Lord commanded
the angel; and he put up his sword
back into the sheath thereof.
"At that time, when David saw
that the Lord had answered him in
the threshing-floor of Oman the Jebu
site, then he sacrificed there. Tor
the tabernacle of the Lord, which
Moses made in the wilderness, and
the altar of burnt-offering, were at
that time in the high place at Gibeon.
"But David could not go before it to
inquire of God; for lie was terrified
because of the sword of the angel of
OO the Lord. Then David said:
'This is the house of the Lord
God, and this is the altar of burnt-
offering for Israel.'
2And David commanded to gather
together the strangers that were in
the land of Israel; and he set masons
to hew wrought stones to build the
house of God. 3And David prepared
iron in abundance for the nails for the
doors of the gates, and for the coup-
Ungs; and brass in abundance without
weight; 4and cedar-trees without num
ber; for the Zidonians and they of
Tyre brought cedar-trees in abundance
to David. 'And David said: 'Solomon
my son is young and tender,, and the
house that is to be builded for the
Lord must be exceeding magnificent,
of fame and of glory throughout aU
countries; I will therefore make prep
aration for him.' So David prepared
abundantly before his death.
Then he called for Solomon his son,
and charged him to build a house for
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vid said to Solomon: 'My son, as for
me, it was in my heart to build a
house unto the name of the Lord
my God. 'But the word of the Lord
came to me, saying: Thou hast shed
blood abundantly, and hast made
great wars; thou shalt not build a
house unto My name, because thou
hast shed much blood upon the earth
in My sight. 'Behold, a son shall be
born to thee, who shaU be a man of
rest; and I wiU give him rest from aU
his enemies round about; for his name
shah be "Solomon, and I wiU give
peace and quietness unto Israel in
his days. "He shall build a house for
My name; and he shall be to Me for a
son, and I wiU be to him for a father;
and I wih estabUsh the throne of his
kingdom over Israel for ever. "Now,
my son, the Lord be with thee; and
prosper thou, and build the house of
the Lord thy God, as He hath spoken
concerning thee. "Only the Lord
give thee discretion and understand
ing, and give thee charge concerning
Israel; that so thou mayest keep the
law of the Lord thy God. "Then
shalt thou prosper, if thou observe to
do the statutes and trie ordinances
which the Lord charged Moses with
concerning Israel; be strong, and of
good courage; fear not, neither be
dismayed. "Now, behold, in my
straits I have prepared for the house
of the Lord a hundred thousand
talents of gold, and a thousand thou
sand talents of silver; and of brass
and iron without weight, for it is in
abundance; timber also and stone have
I prepared; and thou mayest add
thereto. "Moreover there are work
men with thee in abundance, hewers
and workers of stone and timber, and
all men that are skilful in any man
ner of work; "of the gold, the silver,
and the brass, and the iron, there is no

number. Arise and be doing, and
the Lord be with thee.'
"David also commanded aU the
princes of Israel to help Solomon
his son: "Ts not the Lord your God
with you? and hath He not given
you rest on every side? for He hath
deUvered the inhabitants of the land
into my hand; and the land is sub
dued before the Lord, and before His
people. "Now set your heart and
your soul to seek after the Lord your
God; arise therefore, and build ye the
sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring
the ark of the covenant of the Lord,
and the holy vessels of God, into the
house that is to be built to the name of
the Lord.'
O Q Now David was old and fuU of
days; and he made Solomon his
son king over Israel. 2And he gathered
together aU the princes of Israel, with
the priests and the Levites. 'And
the Levites were numbered from
thirty years old and upward; and
their number by their polls, man by
man, was thirty and eight thousand.
4Of these, twenty and four thousand
were to oversee the work of the house
of the Lord; and six thousand were
officers and judges; 'and four thousand
were doorkeepers; and four thousand
praised the Lord 'with the instru
ments which I made to praise there
with.' 'And David divided them into
courses according to the sons of
Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
'Of the Gershonites: Ladan, and
Shimei. The sons of Ladan: Jehiel
the chief, and Zetham, and Joel,
three. 'The sons of Shimei: Shelo
mith, and Haziel, and Haran, three.
These were the heads of the fathers'
houses of Ladan. "And the sons of
Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush,
and Beriah. These four were the sons

» That is, Peaceful.
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of Shimei. ''And Jahath was the
chief, and Zizah the second; but
Jeush and Beriah had not many sons;
therefore they became a fathers'
house in one reckoning.
'The sons of Kohath: Amram,
Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
"The sons of Amram: Aaron and
Moses; and Aaron was separated,
that he should be sanctified as most
holy, he and his sons for ever, to
offer before the Lord, to minister
unto Him, and to bless in His name
for ever. "But as for Moses the man
of God, his sons are named among trie
tribe of Levi. The sons of Moses:
Gershom, and Eliezer. "The sons of
Gershom: Shebuel the chief. "And
the sons of EUezer were: Rehabiah
the chief. And Eliezer had no other
sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were
very many. 'The sons of Izhar:
Shelomith the chief. l9The sons of
Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah
the second, Jahaziel the third, and
Jekameam trie fourth. "The sons
of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and
Isshiah the second.
The sons of Merari: Mahli, and
Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar,
and Kish. 22And Eleazar died, and
had no sons, but daughters only; and
their brethren the sons of Kish took
them to wife. The sons of Mushi:
Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth,
three. These were the sons of Levi after
their fathers' houses, even the heads
of the fathers' houses, according to
their muster, in the number of names
by their polls, who did the work for
the service of the house of the Lord,
from twenty years old and upward.
"For David said: The Lord, the
God of Israel, hath given rest unto
His people, and He dwelleth in Jeru
salem for ever; "and also the Levites

shall no more have need to carry the
tabernacle and aU the vessels of it for
the service thereof.' Tor by the last
ordinances of David the sons of Levi
were numbered from twenty years
old and upward. Tor their station
was at the side of the sons of Aaron
for the service of the house of the
Lord, in the courts, and in the cham
bers, and in the purifying of aU holy
things, even the work of the service
of the house of God; 29for the show-
bread also, and for the fine flour for a
meal-offering, whether of unleavened
wafers, or of that which is baked on the
griddle, or of that which is soaked, and
for aU manner of measure and size;
"and to stand every morning to
thank and praise the Lord, and like
wise at even; "and to offer aU burnt-
offerings unto the Lord, on the sab
baths, on the new moons, and in the
appointed seasons, in number accord
ing to the ordinance concerning them,
continually, before the Lord; 32and
that they should keep the charge of
the tent of meeting, and the charge
of the holy place, and the charge of
the sons of Aaron their brethren, for
the service of the riouse of the Lord.
OA And the courses of the sons of
Aaron were these. The sons of
Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar
and Ithamar. Tut Nadab and
Abihu died before their father, and
had no children; therefore Eleazar
and Ithamar executed the priest's
office. 3And David with Zadok of the
sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the
sons of Ithamar, divided therri accord
ing to their ordering in trieir service.
4And triere were more chief men found
of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons
of Ithamar; and thus were they
divided: of the sons of Eleazar there
were sixteen, heads of fathers' houses;
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to their fathers' houses, eight. Thus
were they divided by lot, one sort
with another; for they were princes
of the sanctuary and princes of God,
both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the
sons of Ithamar. 'And Shemaiah
the son of Nethanel trie scribe, who
was of the Levites, wrote triem in trie
presence of the king, and the prinees,
and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech
the son of Abiathar, and the heads of
the fathers' houses of the priests and
of the Levites: one fathers' house
being taken for Eleazar, and propor
tionately for Ithamar.
Now the first lot came forth to
Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah; the
third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim;
the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to
Mijamin; 'the seventh to Hakkoz, the
eighth to Abijari; "the ninth to Jeshua,
the tenth to Shecaniah; 'the eleventh
to EUashib, the twelfth to Jakim; 'the
thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth
to Jeshebeab; 'the fifteenth to Bilgah,
the sixteenth to Immer; 'the seven
teenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Hap-
pizzez; 'the nineteenth to Pethahiah,
the twentieth to Jehezkel; "the one
and twentieth to Jachin, the two and
twentieth to Gamul; 'the three and
twentieth to Delaiah, the four and
twentieth to Maaziah. "These were
the orderings of them in their service,
to come into the house of the Lord
according to the ordinance given unto
them by the hand of Aaron their
father, as the Lord, the God of Israel,
had cominanded him.
"And of the rest of the sons of
Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael;
of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
2'0f Rehabiah: of the sons of Reha
biah, Isshiah the chief. 220f the
Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of
Shelomoth, Jahath. ^And Benai,
Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel

trie third, Jekameam the fourth.
The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the
sons of Micah, Shamir. . The brother
of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of
Isshiah, Zechariah. The sons of
Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons
of Jaaziah, his son, "even the sons of
Merari through Jaaziah his son:
Srioham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
280f Mahli: Eleazar, who had no
sons. 290f Kish: the sons of Kish,
Jerahmeel. "And the sons of Mushi:
Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth.
These were the sons of the Levites
after their fathers' houses. "These
Ukewise cast lots even as their brethren
the sons of Aaron in the presence of
David the king, and Zadok, and
Ahimelech, and the heads of the
fathers' houses of the priests and of the
Levites; the fatriers' riouses of trie
chief even as those of his younger
brother. OPL Moreover David and the cap-
tains of the riost separated for
the service certain of the sons of
Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jed
uthun, who should prophesy with
harps, with psalteries, and with cym
bals} and the number of triem that
did the work accprdirig to their service
was: 2of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur,
and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and
Asarelah, the sons of Asaph; under
the hand of Asaph, who prophesied
according to the direction of the
king. 30f Jeduthun: the sons of
Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and
Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mat
tithiah, six; under the hands of their
father Jeduthun with the harp, who
prophesied in giving thanks and
praising the Lord. 40f Heman: the
sons of Heman: Bukkiari, Mattaniah,
Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth,
Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Gid-
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shah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth;
'all these were the sons of Heman the
king's seer in the things pertaining to
God, to lift up the horn. And God
gave to Heman fourteen sons and
three daughters. 'AU these were
under the hands of their fathers for
song in the house of the Lord, with
cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the
service of the house of God, according
to the direction of the king — Asapri,
Jeduthun, and Heman. 'And the
number of them, with their brethren
that were instructed in singing unto
the Lord, even aU that were skilful,
was two hundred fourscore and eight.
'And triey cast lots ward against
[ward], as weU the smaU as the great,
the teacher as the scholar.
Now the first lot came forth for
Asaph to Joseph;
Trie second to Gedaliari; lie and his
brethren and sons were twelve;
"The third to Zaccur, his sons and
his brethren, twelve;
"The fourth to Izri, his sons and his
brethren, twelve;
'The fifth to Nethaniah, his sons
and his brethren, twelve;
The sixth to Bukkiah, his sons
and his brethren, twelve;
"The seventh to Jesarelah, his sons
and Iris brethren, twelve;
"The eightri to Jeshaiah, his sons
and his brethren, twelve;
"The ninth to Mattaniah, his sons
and his brethren, twelve;
"The tenth to Shimei, his sons and
his brethren, twelve;
"The eleventh to Azarel, his sons
and his brethren, twelve;
"The twelfth to Hashabiah, his
sons and his brethren, twelve;
Tor the thirteenth, Shubael, his
sons and his brethren, twelve;
"For the fourteenth, Mattithiah,
his sons and his brethren, twelve;

Tor the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his
sons and his brethren, twelve;
Tor the sixteenth to Hananiah, his
sons and his brethren, twelve;
Tor the seventeenth to Joshbeka-
shah, his sons and his brethren,
twelve; Tor the eighteenth to Hanani, his
sons and his brethren, twelve;
Tor the nineteenth to Mallothi, his
sons and his brethren, twelve;
"For the twentieth to Eliathah, his
sons and his brethren, twelve;
Tor the one and twentieth to Ho
thir, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
Tor the two and twentieth to Gid-
dalti, his sons and his brethren,
twelve; Tor trie three and twentieth to
Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren,
twelve; "For the four and twentieth to
Romamti-ezer, his sons and his
brethren, twelve.

26

For the courses of the door
keepers: of the Korahites:
Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of
the sons of Asaph. 2And Meshele
miah had sons: Zechariah the first
born, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the
third, Jathniel the fourth; 3Elam the
fifth, Jehorianan trie sixth, Eliehoenai
the seventh. 4And Obed-edom had
sons: Shemaiah the first-born, Je-
hozabad trie second, Joah the third,
and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel
the fifth; 'Ammiel the sixth, Issachar
the seventh, PeuUethai the eighth; for
God blessed him. 'Also unto Shem
aiah his son were sons born, that
ruled over the house of their father;
for they were mighty men of valour.
The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and
Rephael and Obed and Elzabad his
brethren, valiant men; Elihu also,
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the sons of Obed-edom : they and their
sons and their brethren, able men in
strength for the service; threescore
and two of Obed-edom. 'And Meshel-
emiah had sons and brethren, valiant
men, eighteen. "Also Hosah, of the
children of Merari, had sons: Shimri
trie chief — for though he was not the
first-born, yet his father made him
chief — "Hilkiah the second, TebaUah
the third, Zechariah the fourth; all
the sons and brethren of Hosah were
thirteen. These courses of the doorkeepers,
even the chief men, had wards over
against their brethren, to minister
in the house of the Lord. "And they
cast lots, as weU the smaU as the
great, according to their fathers'
houses, for every gate. "And the lot
eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then
for Zechariah his son, a discreet coun-
seUor, triey cast lots; and his lot came
out northward. "To Obed-edom
southward; and to his sons the Store
house. To Shuppim and Hosah
westward, by the gate of ShaUecheth,
at the causeway that goeth up, ward
against ward. "Eastward were six
Levites, northward four a day, south
ward four a day, and for the Store
house two and two. "For the Pre
cinct westward, four at the causeway,
and two at the Precinct. "These
were the courses of the doorkeepers;
of the sons of the Korahites, and of
the sons of Merari.
"And of the Levites, Ahijah was
over the treasuries of the house of God,
and over the treasuries of the hallowed
things. "The sons of Ladan, the
sons of the Gershonites belonging to
Ladan, the heads of the fathers'
houses belonging to Ladan the Ger-
shonite: Jehieli. The sons of Je-
hieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother,
over the treasuries of the house of the

Lord. 230f the Amramites, of the
Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the
Uzzielites; 24Shebuel the son of Ger
shom, the son of Moses, was ruler over
the treasuries. "And his brethren by
Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, and Je
shaiah his son, and Joram his son, and
Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.
This "Shelomith and his brethren
were over aU the treasuries of the
dedicated things, which David the
king, and the heads of the fathers'
houses, the captains over thousands
and hundreds, and the captains of
the host, had dedicated. "Out of the
spoil won in battles did they dedicate
to repair the house of the Lord . "And
aU that Samuel the seer, and Saul the
son of Kish, and Abner the son of
Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had
dedicated; whosoever had dedicated
any thing, it was under the hand of
Shelomith, and of his brethren.
"Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and
his sons were for the outward business
over Israel, for officers and judges.
30Of the Hebronites, Hashabiari and
his brethren, men of valour, a thou
sand and seven hundred, had the
oversight of Israel beyond the Jordan
westward; for all the business of the
Lord, and for the service of trie king.
"Of the Hebronites was Jerijari the
chief, even of the Hebronites,, accord
ing to trieir generations by fathers'
houses. In the fortieth year of the
reign of David they were sought for,
and there were found among them
mighty men of valour at Jazer of
Gilead. 32And his brethren, men of
valour, were two thousand and seven
hundred, heads of fathers' houses,
whom king David made overseers
over the Reubenites, and the Gadites,
and the haff-tribe of the Manassites,
for every matter pertaining to God,
and for the affairs of the king.

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O H Now the children of Israel after
u their number, to wit, the heads
of fathers' houses and the captains
of thousands and of hundreds, and
their officers that served the king, in
any matter of the courses which came
in and went out month by month
throughout all the months of the year,
of every course were twenty and four
thousand. 2Over the first course for
the first month was Jasriobeam the
son of Zabdiel; and in his course were
twenty and four thousand. 3Of the
children of Perez was he, and the
chief of aU the captains of the host for
trie first montri. 4And over the course
of the second month was Dodai the
Ahohite, and his course, and Mikloth
the ruler; and in his course were
twenty and four thousand. The
third captain of the host for the third
month was Benaiah the son of Je
hoiada, the priest, chief; and in his
course were twenty and four thousand.
This is that Benaiari, wrio was the
mighty man of trie thirty, and over
the thirty; and of his course was Am-
mizabad his son. The fourth captain
for the fourth month was Asariel the
brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his
son after him; and in his course were
twenty and four thousand. The
fifth captain for the fifth month was
Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his
course were twenty and four thousand.
The sixth captain for the sixth month
was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite;
and in his course were twenty and
four thousand. "The seventh captain
for the seventh month was Helez the
Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim;
and in his course were twenty and four
thousand. "The eighth captain for
the eighth month was Sibbecai the
Hushathite, of the Zerahites; and in
his course were twenty and four thou
sand. "The ninth captain for the

ninth month was Abiezer the Ana
thothite, of the Benjamites; and in his
course were twenty and four thou
sand. "The tenth captain for the
tenth month was Mahrai, the Netoph-
athite, of the Zerahites; and in his
course were twenty and four thou
sand. "The eleventh captain for the
eleventh month was Benaiari the
Pirathonite, of the children of Ephra
im; and in his course were twenty
and four thousand. "The twelfth
captain for the twelfth month was
Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel;
and in his course were twenty and
four thousand.
"Furthermore over the tribes of
Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer
the son of Zichri the ruler; of the
Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of
Maacah; "of Levi, Hashabiah the son
of Kemuel; of Aaron, Zadok; "of
Judari, Elihu, one of the brethren of
David; of Issachar, Omri the son of
Michael; "of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the
son of Obadiah; of Naphtah, Jerimoth
the son of Azriel; "of trie children of
Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah;
of the haff-tribe of Manasseh, Joel
the son of Pedaiah; 21of the rialf-tribe* of
Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of
Zechariah; of Benjamin, Jaasiel the
son of Abner; ^of Dan, Azarel the
son of Jeroham. These were the
captains of the tribes of Israel.
Tut David took not the number of
triem from twenty years old and under;
because the Lord had said He would
increase Israel Uke to the stars of
heaven. 24Joab the son of Zeruiah
began' to number, but finished not;
and triere came wrath for this upon
Israel; neither was the number put
into the account in the chronicles of
king David.
"And over the king's treasuries was
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the treasuries in the fields, in the
cities, and in the villages, and in the
towers, was Jonathan the son of
Uzziah; "and over them that did the
work of the field for tiUage of the
ground was Ezri the son of Chelub;
"and over the vineyards was Shimei
the Ramathite; and over the increase
of the vineyards for the wine-ceUars
was Zabdi the Shiphmite; "and over
the olive-trees and trie sycomore-
trees that were in the Lowland was
Baal-hanan the Gederite; and over
the cellars of oil was Joash; "and over
the herds that fed in Sharon was
Shirtai the Sharonite; and over the
herds that were in the valleys was
Shaphat the son of Adlai; "and over
the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite;
and over the asses was Jehdeiah the
Meronothite; "and over the flocks
was Jaziz the Hagrite. AU these were
the rulers of the substance which was
king David's.
32Also Jonathan David's uncle was
a counsellor, a man of understanding,
and a scribe; and Jehiel the son of
Hachmoni was with the king's sons;
33and Ahithophel was the king's
counsellor; and Hushai the Archite
was the king's friend; 34and after
Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of
Benaiah, and Abiathar; and the cap
tain of the king's host was Joab.
OO And David assembled all the
princes of Israel, the princes of
the tribes, and the captains of the
companies that served the king by
course, and the captains of thou
sands, and the captains of hundreds,
and the rulers over aU the substance
and cattle of the king and of his sons,
with the officers, and the mighty men,
even all the mighty men of valour,
unto Jerusalem. Then David the
king stood up upon his feet, and said :
'Hear me, my brethren, and my

people; as for me, it was in 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
made ready for the building. Tut
God said unto me: Thou shalt not
build a house for My name, because
thou art a man of war, and hast
shed blood. Tlowbeit the Lord, the
God of Israel, chose me out of all the
house of my father to be king over
Israel for ever; for He hath chosen
Judah to be prince, and in the house of
Judah, the house of my father, and
among the sons of my father He took
pleasure in me to make me king over
aU Israel; 'and of aU my sons — for
the Lord hath given me many sons —
He hath chosen Solomon my son to
sit upon the throne of the kingdom of
the Lord over Israel. 'And He said
unto me: Solomon thy son, he shaU
build My house and My courts; for
I have chosen him to be to Me for a
son, and I will be to him for a father.
'And I will estabUsh his kingdom for
ever, if he be constant to do My
commandments and Mine ordinances,
as at this day. Now therefore, in
the sight of all Israel, the congrega
tion of the Lord, and in the hearing
of our God, observe and seek out
aU the commandments of the Lord
your God; that ye may possess this
good land, and leave it for an inherit
ance to your children after you for
ever. 'And thou, Solomon my son, know
thou the God of thy father, and serve
Him with a whole heart and with a
willing mind; for the Lord searcheth
aU hearts, and understandeth all the
imaginations of the thoughts; if thou
seek Him, He will be found of thee;
but if thou forsake Him, He wiU cast
thee off for ever. "Take heed now;
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build a house for the sanctuary; be
strong, and do it.'
"Then David gave to Solomon his
son the pattern of the porch [of the
temple], and of the houses thereof, and
of the treasuries thereof, and of the
upper rooms thereof, and of the inner
chambers thereof, and of the place
of the ark-cover; "and the pattern of
all that he had by trie spirit, for the
courts of the house of the Lord, and
for aU the chambers round about, for
the treasuries of the house of God,
and for the treasuries of the hallowed
things; "also for the courses of the
priests and the Levites, and for all trie
work of the service of the house of the
Lord, and for all the vessels of service
in the house of the Lord : "of gold by
weight for the vessels of gold, for all
vessels of every kind of service; of
silver for all the vessels of silver by
weight, for all vessels of every kind
of service; "by weight also for the
candlesticks of gold, and for the lamps
thereof, of gold, by weight for every
candlestick and for the lamps thereof;
and for the candlesticks of silver,
silver by weight for every candlestick
and for the lamps thereof, according
to the use of every candlestick; "and
the gold by weight for the tables of
showbread, for every table; and silver
for the tables of silver; "and the flesh-
hooks, and the basins, and the jars, of
pure gold; and for the golden bowls
by weight for every bowl; and for the
silver bowls by weight for every bowl;
"and for the altar of incense refined
gold by weight; and gold for the pat
tern of the chariot, even the cheru
bim, that spread out their wings, and
covered the ark of the covenant of the
Lord. "'All this [do I give thee] in
writing, as the Lord hath made me
wise by His hand upon me, even all
the works of this pattern.'

"And David said to Solomon his
son : ' Be strong and of good courage,
and do it; fear not, nor be dismayed;
for the Lord God, even my God, is
with thee; He will not fail thee, nor
forsake thee, until aU the work for the
service of the house of the Lord be
finished. 21And, behold, there are the
courses of the priests and the Levites,
for all the service of the house of God;
and there shall be with thee in all
manner of work every willing man triat
hath skill, for any manner of service;
also the captains and all the people will
be wholly at thy commandment.'
O Oy And David the king said unto all
the congregation: 'Solomon my
son, whom alone God hath chosen, is
yet young and tender, and the work is
great; for the palace is not for man,
but for trie Lord God. Now I have
prepared with all my might for the
house of my God the gold for the things
of gold, and the silver for the things of
silver, and the brass for the things
of brass, the iron for the things of
iron, and wood for the things of wood;
onyx stones, and stones to be set, glis
tering stones, and of divers colours,
and all manner of precious stones, and
marble stones in abundance. More
over also, because I have set my affec
tion on the house of my God, seeing
that I have a treasure of mine own
of gold and silver, I give it unto the
house of my God, over and above
aU that I have prepared for the holy
house, %ven triree thousand talents of
gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven
thousand talents of refined silver,
wherewith to overlay the walls of the
houses; 'of gold for the things of gold,
and of silver for the things of silver,
and for all manner of work to be made
by the hands of artificers. Who then
offereth willingly to consecrate him
seff tlris day unto the Lord?'

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Then the princes of the fathers'
houses, and the princes of the tribes
of Israel, and the captains of thou
sands and of hundreds, with the rulers
over the king's work, offered wiUingly;
'and they gave for the service of the
house of God of gold five thousand
talents and ten thousand darics, and
of silver ten thousand talents, and of
brass eighteen thousand talents, and
of iron a hundred thousand talents.
'And they with whom precious stones
were found gave them to the treasure
of the house of the Lord, under the
hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. Then
the people rejoiced, for that they of
fered willingly, because with a whole
heart they offered willingly to the
Lord; and David the king also re
joiced with great joy.
"Wherefore David blessed the Lord
before all the congregation; and David
said: 'Blessed be Thou, O Lord, the
God of Israel our father, for ever and
ever. "Thine, O Lord, is the great
ness, and the power, and the glory,
and the victory, and the majesty; for
aU that is in the heaven and in the
earth is Thine; Thine is the kingdom,
O Lord, and Thou art exalted as head
above all. "Both riches and honour
come of Thee, and Thou rulest over
all; and in Thy hand is power and
might; and in Thy hand it is to make
great, and to give strength unto all.
"Now therefore, our God, we thank
Thee, and praise Thy glorious name.
"But who am I, and what is my people,
that we should be able to offer so
willingly after this sort? for all things
come of Thee, and of Thine own have
we given Thee. "For we are strangers
before Thee, and sojourners, as all
our fathers were: our days on the
earth are as a shadow, and there is no
abiding. "0 Lord our God, all this
store that we have prepared to build

Thee a house for Thy holy name
cometh of Thy hand, and is all Thine
own. "I know also, my God, that
Thou triest the heart, and hast pleas
ure in uprightness. As for me, in the
uprightness of my heart I have will
ingly offered all these things; and
now have I seen with joy Thy people,
that are present here, offer willingly
unto Thee. "0 Lord, the God of
Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our
fathers, keep this for ever, even the
imagination of the thoughts of the
heart of Thy people, and direct their
heart unto Thee; "and give unto
Solomon my son a whole heart, to
keep Thy commandments, Thy testi
monies, and Thy statutes, and to do
aU these things, and to build the palace,
for which I have made provision.'
"And David said to all the congrega
tion : ' Now bless the Lord your God.'
And aU the congregation blessed the
Lord, the God of their fathers, and
bowed down their heads, and pros
trated themselves before the Lord,
and before the king. "And they
sacrificed sacrifices unto the Lord,
and offered burnt-offerings unto the
Lord, on the morrow after that day,
even a thousand buUocks, a thousand
rams, and a thousand lambs, with
their drink-offerings, and sacrifices
in abundance for an Israel; 22and did
eat and drink before the Lord on that
day with great gladness. And they
made Solomon the son of David king
the second time, and anointed him
unto the Lord to be prince, and
Zadok to be priest. Then Solomon
sat on the throne of the Lord as
king instead of David his father,
and prospered; and aU Israel heark
ened to him. 24And aU the princes,
and the mighty men, and all the sons
likewise of king David, submitted
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25And the Lord magnified Solomon
exceedingly in the sight of all Israel,
and bestowed upon him such royal
majesty as had not been on any king
before him in Israel.
2'Now David the son of Jesse reigned
over aU Israel. "And the time that
he reigned over Israel was forty years:
seven years reigned he in Hebron,
and thirty and three years reigned
he in Jerusalem. "And he died in a

good old age, fuU of days, riches, and
honour; and Solomon his son reigned
in his stead. "Now the acts of David
the king, first and last, behold, they
are written in the words of Samuel
the seer, and in the words of Nathan
the prophet, and in the words of
Gad the seer; "with all his reign and
his might, and the times that went .
over him, and over Israel, and over aU
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"I And Solomon the son of David
was strengthened in his kingdom,
and the Lord bis God was with him,
and magnified him exceedingly.
2And Solomon spoke unto aU Israel,
to the captains of thousands and of
hundreds, and to the judges, and to
every prince in all Israel, the heads of
the fathers' houses. 'So Solomon,
and all the congregation with him,
went to the high place that was at
Gibeon; for there was the tent of
meeting of God, whicri Moses the
servant of the Lord had made in the
wilderness. Tut the ark of God had
David brought up from Kiriath-
jearim to the place that David had
prepared for it; for he had pitched a
tent for it at Jerusalem. 'Moreover
the brazen altar, that Bezalel the
son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made,
had been put before the tabernacle
of the Lord; and Solomon and the
congregation sought unto it. 'And
Solomon offered there, upon the
brazen altar before the Lord, which
was at the tent of meeting, he offered
a thousand burnt-offerings upon it.
7In that night did God appear unto
Solomon, and said unto him: 'Ask
what I shall give thee.' 8And Solomon
said unto God: 'Thou hast shown
great kindness unto David my father,
and hast made me king in his stead.
Now, O Lord God, let Thy promise
unto David my father be established;
for Thou hast made me king over
a people Uke the dust of the earth in
multitude. "Give me now wisdom

and knowledge, that I may go out
and come in before this people; for
who can judge this Thy people, that is
so great?' "And God said to Solo
mon: 'Because this was in thy heart,
and thou hast not asked riches,
wealth, or honour, nor the life of them
that hate thee, neither yet hast asked
long Ufe, but hast asked wisdom and
knowledge for thyself, that thou
mayest judge My people, over whom
I have made thee king; "wisdom and
knowledge is granted unto thee, and
I wiU give thee riches, and wealth,
and. honour, such as none of the kings
have had that have been before thee,
neither sriaU there any after thee
have the like.' "So Solomon came
[from his journey] to the high place
that was at Gibeon, from before the
tent of meeting, unto Jerusalem; and
he reigned over Israel.
"And Solomon gathered chariots
and horsemen; and.he had a thousand
and four hundred chariots, and twelve
thousand horsemen, that he placed
in the chariot cities, and with the
king at Jerusalem. "And the king
made silver and gold to be in Jerusalem
as stones, and cedars made he to be as
the sycomore-trees that are in the
Lowland, for abundance. "And" the
horses which Solomon had were
brought out of Egypt; also out of
Keve, the king's merchants buying
them of the men of Keve at a price.
"And they fetched up, and brought
out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred
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hundred and fifty; and so for all the
kings of the Hittites, and the kings of
Aram, did they bring them out by
their means.
"Now Solomon purposed to build a
house for the name of the Lord, and
O a house for his kingdom. 'And
Solomon counted out threescore and
ten thousand men to bear burdens,
and fourscore thousand men that were
hewers in the mountains, and three
thousand and six hundred to oversee
them. 2And Solomon sent to Hu-
ram the king of Tyre, saying: 'As
thou didst deal with David my father,
and didst send him cedars to build
him a house to dwell therein [, even so
deal with me]. 'Behold, I am about to
build a house for the name of the
Lord my God, to dedicate it to Him,
and to burn before Him incense of
sweet spices, and for the continual
showbread, and for the burnt-offerings
morning and evening, on the sabbaths,
and on the new moons, and on the
appointed seasons of the Lord our
God. This is an ordinance for ever
to Israel. 4And the house which I
build is great; for great is our God
above all gods. 'But who is able
to build Him a house, seeing the
heaven and the heaven of heavens
cannot contain Him? who am I then,
that I should build Him a house,
save only to offer before Him? Now
therefore send me a man skilful to
work in gold, and in silver, and in
brass, and in iron, and in purple, and
crimson, and blue, and that hath skill
to grave all manner of gravings, to be
with the skilful men that are with me
in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom
David my father did provide. 7Send
me also cedar-trees, cypress-trees, and
sandal-wood, out of Lebanon; for I
know that thy servants have skill to
cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold,

my servants shall be with thy serv
ants, 'even to prepare me timber in
abundance; for the house which I am
about to build shaU be great and won
derful. 'And, behold, I wih give to
thy servants, the hewers that cut
timber, twenty thousand measures
of beaten wheat, and twenty thou
sand measures of barley, and twenty
thousand baths of wine, and twenty
thousand baths of oil.'
"Then Huram the king of Tyre
answered in writing, which he sent
to Solomon: 'Because the Lord lov
eth His people, He hath made thee
king over them.' "Huram said more
over: 'Blessed be the Lord, the God
of Israel, that made heaven and earth,
who hath given to David the king a
wise son, endued with discretion and
understanding, that should build a
bouse for the Lord, and a house for
his kingdom. "And now I have sent
a skilful man, endued with under
standing, even Huram my master
craftsman, "the son of a woman of
the daughters of Dan, and his father
was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in
gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron,
in stone, and in timber, in purple, in
blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson;
also to grave any manner of graving,
and to devise any device; to do what
ever may be set before him, with thy
skilful men, and with the skilful
men of my lord David thy father.
"Now therefore the wheat and the
barley, the oil and the wine, which my
lord hath spoken of, let him send unto
his servants; "and we wiU cut wood
out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt
need; and we wiU bring it to thee in
floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt
carry it up to Jerusalem.'
"And Solomon numbered all the
strangers that were in the land of
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David his father had numbered them;
and they were found a hundred and
fifty thousand and three thousand and
six hundred. "And he set threescore
and ten thousand of them to bear bur
dens, and fourscore thousand to be
hewers in the mountains, and three
thousand and six hundred overseers to
set the people at work.
O Then Solomon began to build the
house of the Lord at Jerusalem in
mount Moriah, where [the Lord] ap
peared unto David his father; for
which provision had been made in the
Place of David; in the threshing-floor
of Oman the Jebusite. 2And he be
gan to build in the second day of the
second month, in the fourth year of
his reign. Now these are the founda
tions which Solomon laid for the
building of the riouse of God. The
length by cubits after the ancient
measure was threescore cubits, and
the breadth twenty cubits. 4And the
porch triat was before [the house],
the length of it, according to the
breadth of the house, was twenty
cubits, and the height a hundred and
twenty; and he overlaid it within with
pure gold. . 'And the greater house he
covered with cypress-wood, which he
overlaid with fine gold, and wrought
thereon palm-trees and chains. 'And
he garnished the house with precious
stones for beauty; and the gold was
gold of Parvaim. 7He overlaid also
the house, the beams, the thresholds,
and the walls thereof, and the doors
thereof, with gold; and graved cheru
bim on the waUs.
'And he made the most holy place;
the length thereof, according to the
breadth of the house, was twenty
cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty
cubits; and he overlaid it with fine
gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
'And the weight of the nails was fifty

shekels of gold. And he overlaid the
upper chambers with gold.
"And in the most holy place he
made two cherubim of image work;
and they overlaid them with gold.
"And the wings of the cherubim were
twenty cubits long: the wing of the one
cherub was five cubits, reaching to
the wall of the house; and the other
wing was likewise five cubits, reach
ing to the wing of the other cherub.
"And the wing of the other cherub
was five cubits, reaching to the waU of
the house; and the other wing was
five cubits also, joining to the wing of
the other cherub. The wings of
these cherubim spread themselves
forth twenty cubits; and they stood
on their feet, and their faces were
inward. "And he made the veil of blue, and
purple, and crimson, and fine Unen,
and wrought cherubim thereon.
"Also he made before the house two
piUars of thirty and five cubits high,
and the capital that was on the top
of each of them was five cubits.
"And he made chains in the
Sanctuary, and put them on the
tops of the pillars; and he made a
hundred pomegranates, and put them
on the chains. "And he set up the
piUars before the temple, one on the
right hand, and the other on the left;
and called the name of that on the
right hand Jachin, and trie name of
that on the left Boaz.
A Moreover he made an altar of
brass, twenty cubits the length
thereof, and twenty cubits the
breadth thereof, and ten cubits the
height thereof.
2Also, he made the molten sea of
ten cubits from brim to brim, round
in compass, and the height thereof
was five cubits; and a line of thirty
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'And under it was the similitude of
oxen, wliich did compass it round
about, for ten cubits, compassing the
sea round about. The oxen were in
two rows, cast when it was cast.
4It stood upon twelve oxen, three look
ing toward trie nortri, and three look
ing toward the west, and three
looking toward the south, and three
looking toward the east; and the sea
was set upon them above, and all
their hinder parts were inward. 'And
it was a' handbreadth thick; and the
brim thereof was wrought like the
brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily :
it received and held three thousand
baths. 'He made also ten lavers, and put
five on the rigrit riand, and five on the
left, to wash in them; such things
as belonged to the burnt-offering they
washed in them; but the sea was for
the priests to wash in.
7And he made the ten candlesticks
of gold according to the ordinance
concerning them; and he set them in
the temple, five on the right hand,
and five on the left.
'He made also ten tables, and
placed them in the temple, five on the
right side', and five on the left. And
he made a hundred basins of gold.
'Furthermore he made the court of
the priests, and the great court, and
doors for the court, and overlaid the
doors of them with brass.
"And he set the sea on the right
side [of the house] eastward, toward
the south.
"And Huram made the pots, and
the shovels, and the basins. So
Huram made an end of doing the
work that he wrought for king
Solomon iii the house of God: 'the
two pillars, and the bowls, and the
two capitals which were on the top of
the pillars; and the two networks to

cover the two bowls of the capitals
that were on the top of the pillars;
"and the four hundred pomegranates
for the two networks: two rows of
pomegranates for each network, to
cover the two bowls of the capitals
that were upon the top of the pillars.
"He made also the bases, and the
lavers made he upon the bases; "one
sea, and the twelve oxen under it.
The pots also, and the shovels, and
the flesh-hooks, and aU the vessels
thereof, did Huram his master crafts
man make for king Solomon for the
house of the Lord of bright brass.
"In the plain of the Jordan did the
king cast them, in the clay ground be
tween Succoth and Zeredah. "Thus
Solomon made all these vessels in great
abundance; for the weight of the brass
could not be found out.
"And Solomon made aU the vessels
that were in the riouse of God, the
golden altar also, and the tables
whereon was the showbread;' "and
the candlesticks with their lamps, that
they should burn according to the
ordinance before the Sanctuary, of
pure gold; "and the flowers, and the
lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and
that perfect gold; 22and the snuffers,
and the basins, and the pans, and the
fire-pans, of pure gold. And as for
the entry of the house, the inner doors
thereof for the most holy place, and
the doors of the house, that is, of the
temple, were of gold.
PL Thus all the work that Solomon
wrought for the house of the Lord
was finished. And Solomoh brought
in trie things that David his father had
haUowed; even the silver, and the
gold, and all the vessels, and put them
in the treasuries of the house of God.
Then Solomon assembled the
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houses of the children of Israel, unto
Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the
covenant of the Lord out of the city
of David, which is Zion. 'And all the
men of Israel assembled themselves
unto the king at the feast, which was
in the seventh month. 4And aU the
elders of Israel came, and the Levites
took up the ark. 'And they brought
up the ark, and the tent of meeting,
and all the holy vessels that were in
the Tent; these did the priests and
the Levites bring up. 'And king
Solomon and all the congregation of
Israel, that were assembled unto him,
were before the ark, sacrificing sheep
and oxen, that could not be counted
nor numbered for multitude. 'And
the priests brought in the ark of the
covenant of the Lord unto its place,
into the Sanctuary of the house, to
the most holy place, even under the
wings of the cherubim. 'For the
cherubim spread forth their wings
over the place of the ark, and the
cherubim covered the ark and the
staves thereof above. 'And the staves
were so long that the ends of the
staves were seen from the ark before
the Sanctuary; but they could not be
seen without; and there they are unto
this day. "There was nothing in trie
ark save the two tables which Moses
put there at Horeb, when the Lord
made a covenant with the children of
Israel, when "they came out of Egypt.
"And it came to pass, when the
priests were come out of the holy
place — for all the priests that were
present had sanctified themselves,
and did not keep their courses; "also
the Levites who were the singers, all
of them, even Asaph, Heman, Jed
uthun, and their sons and their
brethren, arrayed in fine Unen, with
cymbals and psalteries and harps,
stood at the east end of the altar, and

with them a hundred and twenty
priests sounding with trurnpets —
"it came even to pass, when the
trumpeters and singers were as one,
to make one sound to be heard in
praising and thanking the Lord; and
when they lifted up their voice with
the trumpets and cymbals and in
struments of music, and praised the
Lord : ' for He is good, for His mercy
endureth for ever' ; that then the house
was filled with a cloud, even the house
of the Lord, "so that the priests could
not stand to minister by reason of the v
cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled
the house of God.
Cl Then spoke Solomon :
The Lord hath said that He would
dwell in the thick darkness.
Tut I have built Thee a house of
habitation,
And a place for Thee to dweU in
for ever.
3And the king turned his face, and
blessed all the congregation of Israel;
and all the congregation of Israel
stood. 4And he said: 'Blessed be the
Lord, the God of Israel, who spoke
with His mouth unto David my father,
and hath with His hands fulfilled it,
saying : 'Since the day that I brought
forth My people out of the land of
Egypt, I chose no city out of aU the
tribes of Israel to build a house in,
that My name might be there; neither
chose I any man to be prince over My
people Israel; 'but I have ehosen
Jerusalem, that My name might be
there; and have chosen David to be
over My people Israel. Now it was
in the heart of David my father to
build a house for the name of the
Lord, the God of Israel. 'But the
Lord said unto David my father:
Whereas it was in thy heart to
build a house for My name, thou didst
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theless thou shalt not build the house,
but thy son that shall come forth out
of thy loins, he shall build the house
for My name. "And the Lord hath
established His word that He spoke;
for I am risen up in the room of David
my father, and sit on the throne of
Israel, as the Lord promised, and have
built the house for the name of the
Lord, the God of Israel. "And there
have I set the ark, wherein is the
covenant of the Lord, which He
made with the children Of Israel.'
"And he stood before the altar of
the Lord in the presence of all the
congregation of Israel, and spread
forth his hands — "for Solomon had
made a brazen scaffold, of five cubits
long, and five cubits broad, and three
cubits high, and had set it in the midst
of the court; and upon it he stood,
and kneeled down upon his knees
before aU the congregation of Israel,
and spread forth his hands toward
heaven — "and he said: 'O Lord,
the God of Israel, there is no God like
Thee, in the heaven, or in the earth;
who keepest covenant and mercy
with Thy servants, that walk before
Thee with all their heart; "who hast
kept with Thy servant David my
father that which Thou didst promise
him; yea, Thou spokest with Thy
mouth, and hast fulfilled it with Thy
hand, as it is this day. "Now there
fore, 0 Lord, the God of Israel, keep
with Thy servant David my father
that which Thou hast promised him,
saying: There shall not fail thee a
man in My sight to sit on the throne
of Israel; if only thy children take
heed to their way, to walk in My law
as thou hast walked before Me.
"Now therefore, O Lord, the God of
Israel, let Thy word be verified, which
Thou spokest unto Thy servant
David.

"But will God in very truth dwell
with men on the earth? behold, heaven
and the heaven of heavens cannot
contain Thee; how much less this
house which I have builded! "Yet
have Thou respect unto the prayer
of Thy servant, and to his supplica
tion, 0 Lord my God, to hearken unto
the cry and to the prayer wriich Thy
servant prayeth before Thee; "that
Thine eyes may be open toward this
house day and night, even toward the
place whereof Thou hast said that
Thou wouldest put Thy name there;
to hearken unto the prayer which Thy ¦
servant shaU pray toward this place.
"And hearken Thou to the suppUca-
tions of Thy servant, and of Thy peo
ple Israel, when they shall pray toward
this place; yea, hear Thou from Thy
dwelling-place, even from heaven; and
when Thou hearest, forgive.
Tf a man sin against his neighbour,
and an oath be exacted of him to
cause him to swear, and he come and
swear before Thine altar in this house;
23then hear Thou from heaven, and do,
and judge Thy servants, requiting the
wicked, to bring his way upon his own
head; and justifying the righteous, to
give him according to his righteousness.
MAnd if Thy people Israel be smitten
down before the enemy, when they
sin against Thee, and shaU turn again
and confess Thy name, and pray and
make supplication before Thee in this
house; 2then hear Thou from heaven, .
and forgive the sin of Thy people
Israel, and bring them back unto the
land which Thou gavest to them and to
their fathers.
"When the heaven is shut up, and
triere is no rain, when they sin against
Thee; if they pray toward this place,
and confess Thy name, turning from
their sin, when Thou dost afflict them;
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give the sin of Thy servants, and of
Thy people Israel, when Thou dost
direct them on the good way wherein
they should walk; and send rain upon
Thy land, which Thou hast given to
Thy people for an inheritance.
"If there be in the land famine, if
there be pestilence, if there be blast
ing or mildew, locust or caterpillar;
if their enemies besiege them in the
land of their cities; whatsoever plague
or whatsoever siokness there be; "what
prayer and supphcation soever be
made by any man, or by aU Thy people
¦ Israel, who. shall know every man
his own plague and his own pain, and
shaU spread forth his hands toward
this house; "then hear Thou from
heaven Thy dwelling-place, and for
give, and render unto every man ac
cording to aU his ways, whose heart
Thou knowest — for Thou, even Thou
only,, knowest the hearts of the chil
dren of men — "that they may fear
Thee, to walk in Thy ways, all the
days that they rive in the land which
Thou gavest unto our fathers.
32Moreover concerning the stranger,
that is not of Thy people Israel, when
lie shaU come out of a far country for
Thy great name's sake, and Thy
mighty hand, and Thine outstretched
arm; when they shall come and pray
toward this house; 33then hear Thou
from heaven, even from Thy dwelling-
place, and do according to aU that the
stranger calleth to Thee for; that aU
the peoples of the earth may know
Thy name, and fear Thee, as doth
Thy people Israel, and that they may
know that Thy name is called upon
this house which I have built.
Tf Thy people go out to battle
against their enemies, by whatsoever
way Thou shalt send them, and they
pray unto Thee toward this city which
Thou hast chosen, and the house which

I have built for Thy name; 3then hear
Thou from heaven their prayer and
their suppUcation, and maintain their
cause. Tf they sin against Thee
— for there is no man that sinneth
not — and Thou be angry with them,
and deliver them to the enemy, so that
they carry them away captive unto a
land far off or near; "yet if they shall
bethink themselves in the land whither
they are carried captive, and turn,
and make supphcation unto Thee in
the land of their captivity, saying:
We have sinned, we have done
iniquitously, and have dealt wicked
ly; 38if they return unto Thee with
all. their heart and with aU their soul
in the land of their captivity, whither
they have carried them captive, and
pray toward trieir land, which Thou
gavest unto their fathers, and the city
wliich Thou hast chosen, and toward
the house which I have built for Thy
name; 39then hear Thou from heaven,
even from Thy dwelling-place, their
prayer and their suppUcations, and
maintain their cause; and forgive Thy
people who have sinned against Thee.
4Now, 0 my God, let, I beseech
Thee, Thine eyes be open, and let
Thine ears be attent, unto the prayer
that is made in this place.
4'Now therefore arise, 0 Lord God,
into Thy resting-place,
Thou, and the ark of Thy strength;
Let Thy priests, 0 Lord God, be
clothed with salvation,
And let Thy saints rejoice in good.
^0 Lord God, turn not away the
face of Thine anointed;
Remember the good deeds of
David Thy servant.'
H Now when Solomon had made an
end of praying, the fire came down
from heaven, and consumed the burnt-
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glory of the Lord fiUed the house.
2And the priests could not enter into
the house of the Lord, because the
glory of the Lord filled the Lord's
house. 'And all the children of Israel
looked on, when the fire came down,
and the glory of the Lord was upon
the house; and they bowed themselves
with their faces to the ground upon
the pavement, and prostrated them
selves, and gave thanks unto the
Lord: 'for He is good, for His mercy
endureth for ever.'
4And the king and all the people
offered sacrifice before the Lord. 'And
king Solomon offered a sacrifice of
twenty and two thousand oxen, and
a hundred and twenty thousand sheep.
So the king and all the people dedi
cated the ¦ house of God. 'And the
priests stood, according to their offices ;
the Levites also with instruments of
music of the Lord, which David the
king had made, to give thanks unto
the Lord, for His mercy endureth for
ever, with the praises of David by their
hand; and the priests sounded trum
pets over against them; and all Israel
stood. 7Moreover Solomon hallowed
the middle of the court that was before
the house of the Lord; for there he of
fered the burnt-offerings, and the fat of
the peace-offerings; because the brazen
altar which Solomon had made was not
able to receive the burnt-offering, and
the meal-offering, and the fat.
8So Solomon held the feast at that
time seven days, and aU Israel with
him, a very great congregation, from
the entrance of Hamath unto the
Brook of Egypt. 9And on the eighth
day they held a solemn assembly; for
they kept the dedication of trie altar
seven days, and the feast seven days.
"And on the three and twentieth day
of the seventh month he sent the
people away unto their tents, joyful

and glad of heart for the goodness that
the Lord had shown unto David,
and to Solomon, and to Israel His
people. "Thus Solomon finished the house
of the Lord, and the king's house; and
all that came into Solomon's heart to
make in the house of the Lord, and
in his own house, he prosperously
effected. "And the Lord appeared
to Solomon by night, and said unto
him: 'I have heard thy prayer, and
have chosen this place to Myself for a
house of sacrifice. "If I shut up
heaven that there be no rain, or if I
command the locust to devour the
land, or if I send pestilence among My
people; "if My people, upon whom My
name is called, shall humble themselves,
and pray, and seek My face, and
turn from their evil ways; then will I
hear from heaven, and wiU forgive
their sin, and will heal trieir land.
"Now Mine eyes shall be open, and
Mine ears attent, unto the prayer that
is made in this place. "For now have
I chosen and hallowed this house, that
My name may be there for ever; and
Mine eyes and My heart shall be
there perpetually. "And as for thee,
if thou wilt walk before Me as David
thy father walked, and do according
to all that I have commanded thee,
and wilt keep My statutes and Mine
ordinances; "then I will establish the
throne of thy kingdom, according as
I covenanted with David thy father,
saying: There shall not fail thee a
man to be ruler in Israel. "But if
ye turn away, and forsake My statutes
and My commandments which I
have set before you, and shall go and
serve other gods, and worship them;
"trien wiU I pluck triem up by trie
roots out of My land which I have
given them; and this house, which I
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cast out of My sight, and I will make
it a proverb and a byword among aU
peoples. "And this house, which is so
high, every one that passeth by it
shaU be astonished, and shaU say:
Why hath the Lord done thus unto
this land, and to this house? 22And
they shall answer: Because they for
sook the Lord, the God of their fathers,
who brought them forth out of the
land of Egypt, and laid hold on other
gods, and worshipped them, and
served them; therefore hath He
brought aU this evil upon them.'
Q And it came to pass at the end of
twenty years, wherein Solomon
had built the house of the Lord, and
his own house, that the cities which
Huram had given to Solomon, Solo
mon built them, and caused the chil
dren of Israel to dwell there.
'And Solomon went to Hamath-
zobah, and prevailed against it. 4And
he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and
all the store-cities, which he built in
Hamath. 'Also he built Beth-horon
the upper, and Beth-horon the nether,
fortified cities, with walls, gates, and
bars; 'and Baalath, and all the store-
cities that Solomon had, and all the
cities for his chariots, and the cities
for his horsemen, and all that Solomon
desired to build for his pleasure in
Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in aU
the land of his dominion.
7 As for all the people that were left
of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and
the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and
the Jebusites, who were not of Israel;
8of their children that were left after
them in the land, whom the children
of Israel consumed not, of triem did
Solomon raise a levy of bondservants,
unto this day. 'But of the children
of Israel did Solomon make no servants
for his work; but they were men of
war, and chief of his captains, and

rulers of his chariots and of his horse
men. "And these were the criief officers of
king Solomon, even two hundred and
fifty, that bore rule over the people.
"And Solomon brought up the
daughter of Pharaoh out of the city
of David unto the house that he had
built for her; for he said: 'No wife
of mine shall dweU in the house of
David king of Israel, because the
places are holy, whereunto the ark of
the Lord hath come.'
"Then Solomon offered burnt-
offerings unto the Lord on the altar
of the Lord, which he riad built before
the porch, "even as the duty of every
day required, offering according to
the commandment of Moses, on the
sabbaths, and on the new moons, and
on the appointed seasons, three times
in the year, even in the feast of un
leavened bread, and in trie feast of
weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.
"And he appointed, according to the
ordinance of David his father, the
courses of the priests to their service,
and the Levites to their charges, to
praise, and to minister before the
priests, as the duty of every day re
quired; the doorkeepers also by their
courses at every gate; for so had David
the man of God commanded. "And
they departed not from the command
ment of trie king unto the priests and
Levites concerning any matter, or
concerning the treasures. "So all the
work of Solomon was set in order from
the day of the foundation of the house
of the Lord, and until it was finished.
So the house of the Lord was per
fected. "Then went Solomon to Ezion-
geber, and to Eloth, on the sea-shore
in the land of Edom. "And Huram
sent him by the hands of his servants
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edge of the sea; and they came with
the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and
fetched from thence four hundred and
fifty talents of gold, and brought them
to king Solomon.
Q And when the queen of Sheba
heard of the fame of Solomon, she
came to prove Solomon with hard
questions at Jerusalem, with a very
great train, and camels that bore
spices and gold in abundance, and
precious stones; and when she was
come to Solomon, she spoke with him
of aU that was in her heart. 2And
Solomon told her all her questions;
and there was not any thing hid from
Solomon which he told her not. 'And
when the queen of Sheba had seen
the wisdom of Solomon, and the
house that he had built, 4and the food
of his table, and the sitting of his
servants, and the attendance of his
ministers, and their apparel; his cup
bearers also, and their apparel; and
his ascent by which he went up unto
the house of the Lord; there was no
more spirit in her. 'And she said to
the king: 'It was a true report that
I heard in mine own land of thine acts,
and of thy wisdom. 'Howbeit I be
lieved not their words, until I came,
and mine eyes had seen it; and, be
hold, the half of the greatness of thy
wisdom was not told me; thou ex-
ceedest the fame that I heard. 7Happy
are thy men, and happy are these thy
servants, that stand continuaUy be
fore thee, and hear thy wisdom.
'Blessed be the Lord thy God, who
dehghted in thee, to set thee on His
throne, to be king for the Lord thy
God; because thy God loved Israel,
to estabhsh them for ever, therefore
made He thee king over them, to do
justice and righteousness.'
'And she gave the king a hundred
and twenty talents of gold, and spices

in great abundance, and precious
stones; neither was there any such
spice as the queen of Sheba gave to
king Solomon. "And the servants also
of Huram, and the servants of Sol
omon, that brought gold from Ophir,
brought sandal-wood and precious
stones. "And the king made of the
sandal-wood paths for the house of
the Lord, and for the king's house, and
harps and psalteries for the singers ; and
there were none such seen before in
the land of Judah. "And king Sol
omon gave to the queen of Sheba all
her desire, whatsoever she asked, be
side that which she had brought un
to the king. So she turned, and went
to rier own land, she and her serv
ants. "Now the weight of gold that came
to Solomon in one year was six hun
dred and threescore and six talents of
gold; "beside that which the traffickers
and merchants brought; and aU the
kings of Arabia and the governors of
the country brought gold and silver
to Solomon. "And king Solomon
made two hundred targets of beaten
gold: six hundred shekels of beaten
gold went to one target; "three hun
dred shields of beaten gold also: three
hundred shekels of gold went to one
shield; and the king put them in the
house of the forest of Lebanon.
"Moreover the king made a great
throne of ivory, and overlaid it with
pure gold. "And there were six steps
to the throne, with a footstool of gold,
which were fastened to the throne,
and arms on either side by the place
of the seat, and two lions standing
beside the arms. "And twelve lions
stood there on the one side and on
trie other upon the six steps; there was
not the Uke made in any kingdom.
"And all king Solomon's drinking-
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of the house of the forest of Lebanon
were of pure gold; silver was nothing
accounted of in the days of Solomon.
Tor the king had ships that went to
Tarshish with the servants of Huram;
once every three years came the ships
of Tarshish, bringing gold, and sUver,
ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
22So king Solomon exceeded aU the
kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
23 And aU the kings of the earth sought
the presence of Solomon, to hear his wis
dom, which God had put in his heart.
24And they brought every man his
present, vessels of silver, and vessels of
gold, and raiment, armour, and spices,
horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
"And Solomon had four thousand
stalls for horses and chariots, and
twelve thousand horsemen, that he
bestowed in the chariot cities, and
with the king at Jerusalem. "And he
ruled over aU the kings from the River
even unto the land of the PhiUstines,
and to the border of Egypt. "And
the king made silver to be in Jerusalem
as stones, and cedars made he to be
as the sycomore-trees that are in the
Lowland, for abundance. "And they
brought horses for Solomon out of
Egypt, and out of aU lands.
"Now the rest of the acts of Sol
omon, first and last, are they not writ
ten in the words of Nathan the
prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahi
jah the Shilonite, and in the visions
of Jedo the seer concerning Jeroboam
the son of Nebat? "And Solomon
reigned in Jerusalem over aU Israel
forty years. "And Solomon slept
with his fathers, they buried him in the
city of David his .father; and Reho
boam his son reigned in his stead.
1 A And Rehoboam went to She-
chem; for aU Israel were come
to Shechem to make him king. 2And
it came to pass, when Jeroboam the

son of Nebat heard of it — for he
was in Egypt, whither he had fled
from the presence of king Solomon —
that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.
'And they sent and caUed him; and
Jeroboam and aU Israel came, and
they spoke to Rehoboam, saying:
Thy father made our yoke grievous;
now therefore make thou the grievous
service of thy father, and his heavy ) i
yoke which he put upon us, Ughter, ','
and we will serve thee.' 'And he said
unto them: 'Come again unto me
after three days.' And the people
departed. 'And king Rehoboam "took counsel
with the old men, that had stood
before Solomon his father while he
yet Uved, saying: 'What counsel give
ye me to return answer to this people?'
7And they spoke unto him, saying:
'If thou be kind to this people, and
please them, and speak good words
to them, then they wiU be thy servants
for ever.' 'But he forsook the counsel
of the old men which they had given
him, and took counsel with the young
men that were grown up with him,
that stood before him. 'And he said
unto them: 'What counsel give ye,
that we may return answer to this
people, who have spoken to me, say
ing: Make the yoke that thy father
did put upon us Ughter?' "And the
young men that were grown up with
him spoke unto him, saying: 'Thus
shalt thou say unto the people that
spoke unto thee, saying: Thy father
made our yoke heavy, but make thou
it Ughter unto us; thus shalt thou
say unto them: My Uttle finger is
thicker than my father's loins. "And
now whereas my father did lade you
with a heavy yoke, I wiU add to your
yoke; my father chastised you with
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"So Jeroboam and all the people
came to Rehoboam the third day, as
the king bade, saying: 'Come to me
again the third day.' "And the king
answered them roughly; and king
Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the
old men, "and spoke to them after
the counsel of the young men, saying:
'[My father], made your yoke heavy,
but I will add thereto; my father chas
tised you with whips, but I will
chastise you: with scorpions.' "So
the king hearkened not unto the
people; for it was brought about of
God, that the Lord might estabUsh
His word, which He spoke by the
hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jero
boam trie son of Nebat.
"And when aU Israel [saw] that the
king hearkened not unto them, the
people answered the king, saying:
'What portion have we in David?
neither have we inheritance in the son
of Jesse; every man to your tents, 0
Israel; now see to thine own house,
David.' So all Israel departed unto
their tents. "But as for the children
of Israel that dwelt in the cities of
Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
"Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram,
who was over the levy; and the chil
dren of Israel stoned him with stones,
so that he died. And king Rehoboam
made speed to get him up to his
chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. "So
Israel rebelled against the house of,
David unto this day.
1 1 And when Rehoboam was come
z: to Jerusalem, he assembled the
house of Judah and Benjamin, a
hundred and fourscore thousand
chosen men, that were warriors, to
fight against Israel, to bring the king
dom back to Rehoboam. Tut the
word of the Lord came to Shemaiah
the man of God, saying: ''Speak unto
Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king

of Judari, and to all Israel in Judah
and Benjamin, saying: Thus saith
the. Lord: Ye shaU not go up, nor
fight against your brethren; return
every man to Ms house, for this thing
is of Me.' So they riearkened unto
the words of the Lord, and returned
from going against Jeroboam.
'And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem,
and built cities for defence in Judah.
'He built even Beth-leriem, and Etam,
and Tekoa, 'and Beth-zur, and Soco,
and Adullam, 'and Gath, and Mare-
shah, and Ziph, 'and Adoraim, and
Lachish, and Azekah, "and Zorah,
and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in
Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
"And he fortified the strongholds, and
put captains in them, and store of
victual, and oil and wine. "And in
every city he put shields and spears,
and made them exceeding strong. And
Judah and Benjamin adhered to him.
"And the priests and the~ Levites
that were in aU Israel presented them
selves to him out of aU their border.
"For the Levites left their open land
and their possession, and came to
Judah and Jerusalem; for Jeroboam
and his sons cast them off, that they
should not execute the priest's office
unto the Lord; "and he appointed
him priests for the high places, and
for the satyrs, and for the calves
which he_ had made. "And after
them, out of all the tribes of Israel,
such as set their hearts to seek the
Lord, the God of Israel, came to
Jerusalem to sacrifice unto the Lord,
the God of their fathers. "So they
strengthened the kingdom of Judah,
and made Rehoboam the son of
Solomon strong, three years; for they
-walked three years in the way of
David and Solomon.
"And Rehoboam took him a wife,-
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the son of David, and of AbihaU the
daughter of Eliab the son Of Jesse;
"and she bore him sons: Jeush, and
Shemariah, and Zaham. "And after
\ her he took Maacah the daughter of
Absalom; and she bore him Abijah,
and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 And Rehoboam loved. Maacah the
daughter of Absalom above aU his
wives and his concubines — for he
took eighteen wives, and threescore
concubines, .and begot twenty and
eight sons and threescore daughters.
22 And Rehoboam appointed Abijah
the son of Maacah to be chief, even
the prince among his brethren; for
he was minded to make him king.
-?3And he dealt wisely, and dispersed
of aU his sons throughout aU the
lands of Judah and. Benjamin, unto
every fortified city; and he gave them
victual in abundance. And he sought
for them many wives.
"j O And it came to pass, wrien the
kingdom of Rehoboam was
established, and he was strong, that
he forsook the law of the Lord, and
-aU Israel with him. 2And it came to
pass in the fifth year of king Reho
boam, that Shishak king of Egypt
came up against Jerusalem, because
they had dealt treacherously with
the_ Lord, 3with twelve hundred
chariots, and threescore thousand
horsemen; and the people were with
out number that came with hiin out
of Egypt; the Lubim, the Sukkiim,
and trie Ethiopians. 4And he took
the fortified cities which pertained to
Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.
Now Shemaiah the prophet came to
Rehoboam, and to the princes of
Judah, that were gathered together to
"Jerusalem because of Shishak, and
said unto them: 'Thus saith the
Lord: Ye have forsaken Me, there
fore have I also left you in the hand

of Snishak.' Then the princes of
Israeland the king humbled them
selves; and they said: /The Lord is
righteous.' 'And when the Lord
saw that they humbled themselves, the ~\
word of the Lord came to Shemaiah,
saying: 'They have humbled them
selves; I will not destroy them; but _-
I wiU grant them some dehverance,
and My wrath shaU not be poured out
upon Jerusalem by trie hand of Shi- ,
shak. Nevertheless they shaU be his
servants; that they may know My
service, and the service of the king
doms of the countries.'
9So Shishak king of Egypt came up
against Jerusalem, and took away
the treasures of the house of the
Lord, and the treasures of the king's
house; he took all away; he took away
also the shields of gold which Solomon
had made. "And king Rehoboam
made in their stead shields of brass,
and committed them to the hands of
the captains of the guard, that kept
the door of the king's riouse. "And
it was so, that as oft as the king
entered into the house of the Lord,
trie guard came and bore them, .and"""
brought them back into the guard-
chamber. "And when. he humbled
himself, the anger of the Lord turned
from him, that He would not destroy
him altogether; and moreover" in
Judah there were good things found. -.
"So king Rehoboam strengthened
himself in Jerusalem, and reigned;
for Rehoboam was forty and one
years old when he began to f ejgh, .
and he reigned seventeen years in
Jerusalem, the city which the Lord
had chosen out of all the tribes of
Israel, to put His name there.; and .
his mother's name was Naamah the
Ammonitess. "And he did that which
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"Now the acts of Rehoboam, first
and last, are they not written in the
histories of Shemaiah the prophet and
of Iddo the seer, after the manner of
genealogies? And there were wars
between Rehoboam and Jeroboam
continuaUy. "And Rehoboam slept
with his fathers, and was buried in the
city of David; and Abijah his son
reigned in his stead.
"| Q In the eighteenth year of king
Jeroboam began Abijah to reign
over Judah. Three years reigned
he in Jerusalem; and his mother's
name was Micaiah the daughter of
Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war
between Abijah and Jeroboam. 'And
Abijah joined battle with an army of
valiant men of war, even four hundred
thousand chosen' men; and Jeroboam
set the battle in array against him
with eight hundred thousand chosen
men, who were mighty men of valour.
4 And Abijah stood up upon mount
Zemaraim, which is in the hill-country
of Ephraim, and said: 'Hear me, 0
Jeroboam and all Israel; 'ought ye
not to know that the Lord, the God of
Israel, gave the kingdom over Israel
to David for ever, even to him and to
his sons by a covenant of salt? 'Yet
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the serv
ant of Solomon the son of David, rose
rip, and rebeUed against his lord.
'And there were gathered unto him
vain men, base fellows that strength
ened themselves against Rehoboam
the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam
was young and faint-hearted, and
could not withstand them. 'And
now ye think to withstand the king
dom of the Lord in the hand of the
sons of David; and ye are a great
"multitude, and there are with you the
golden calves which Jeroboam made
you for gods. 'Have ye not driven
out the priests of the Lord, the sons of

Aaron, and the Levites, and have made
you priests after the manner of the
peoples of other lands? so that who
soever cometh to consecrate himseff
with a young bullock and seven rams,'
the same becometh a priest of them
that are no gods. "But as for us, the
Lord is our God, and we have not
forsaken Him; and we have priests
ministering unto the Lord, the sons
of Aaron, and the Levites in their
work; "and they bum unto the Lord
every morning and every ' evening
burnt-offerings and sweet incense;
the showbread also set they in order
upon the pure table; and the candle
stick of gold with the lamps thereof,
to burn every evening; for we keep
the charge of the Lord our God; but
ye have forsaken Him. "And,1 be
hold, God is with us at our head,
and His priests with the trumpets of >
alarm to sound an alarm against you.
O children of Israel, fight ye not
against the Lord, the God of your
fathers; for ye shall not prosper.'
"But Jeroboam caused an ambush
ment to come about behind them; so
they were before Judah, and the am
bushment was behind them. "Ano\
when Judah looked back, behold, -the
battle was before and behind them; -
and they cried unto the Lord, and
the priests sounded with the trumpets.
"Then the men of Judah gave a shout;
and as the men of Judah shouted, it
came to pass, that God smote Jero
boam and all Israel before Abijah
and Judah. "And the children of
Israel fled before Judah; and God
dehvered them into their hand.
"And Abijah and his people slew
them with a great slaughter; so there
fell down slain of Israel five hundred
thousand chosen men. Thus the
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Judah prevailed, because, they relied
upon the Lord, the God of their
fathers. "And Abijah pursued after
Jeroboam, and took cities from him,
Bethel with the towns thereof, and
' Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and
Ephrain with the towns thereof.
"Neither did Jeroboam recover
strength again in the days of Abijah;
and the Lord smote him, and he didd.
"But- Abijah waxed mighty, and took
unto himself fourteen wives, and be
got twenty and two sons, and sixteen
daughters. 22And the rest of the acts
of Abijah, and his ways, and his say
ings, are written in the commentary of
the prophet Iddo.
^So Abijah slept with his fathers,
and they buried him in the city of
David, and Asa his son reigned in his
stead; in his days the land was quiet
1 A ten years. 'And Asa did that
which was good and right in
the eyes of the Lord bis God; 2for
he took away the strange altars, and
the high places, and broke down the
pillars, and hewed down the Asherim;
3and commanded Judah to seek the
Lord, the God of their fathers, and to
do the law and the commandment.
4Also he took away out of all the cities
of Judah the high places and the sun-
images; and the kingdom was quiet
before him. 'And he built fortified-
cities in Judah; for the land was quiet,
and he had no war in those years;
because the Lord had given him rest.
'For he said unto Judah: 'Let us
build these cities, and make about
them walls, and towers, gates, and
bars; the land is yet before us, be
cause we have sought the Lord our
God; we have sought Him, and He
hath given us" rest on every side.'
So they built and prospered. 'And
Asa had an army that bore bucklers
and spears, out of Judah three hundred

thousand^ and out of Benjamin, that
bore shields and drew bows, two huri- *
dred and fourscore thousand; all these
were mighty men of valour.
'And there came out against them
Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a
thousand thousand, and three hundred -
chariots; and he came unto Mareshah.
Then Asa went out to meet him, and
they set the battle in array in the
vaUey of'Zephath at Mareshah.' "And
Asa cried unto the Lord his God,
and said: 'Lord, there is none beside-
Thee to help, between the mighty
and him that hath no strength; help
us, O Lord our God; for we rely on
Thee, and in Thy name are we come
against this multitude. Thou art the
Lord our God; let not man prevail
against Thee.' "So the Lord smote
the Ethiopians before Asa, and before
Judah; and the Ethiopians, fled.
"And Asa and the people that were
with him pursued triem unto Gerar;
and there feU of the Ethiopians so
that none remained ahve; for they
were shattered before the Lord, and
before His host; and they carried away
very much booty. "And they smote ,
aUthe cities round about Gerar; for a
terror from the Lord came upon them;'
and they spoiled aU the cities; for there
was much spoil in them. "They smote
also the tents of cattle, and carried-
away sheep in abundance and camels,
and returned to Jerusalem.
1 PL And the spirit of God came upon -
Azariah the son of Oded; 2and
he went out to meet Asa, and ^aid
unto him: 'Hear ye me, Asa, and aU
Judah and Benjamin: the- Lord is
with you, while ye are with Him; and
if ye seek Him, He will be found of you;
but if ye forsake Him, He will forsake
you. Now for long seasons . Israel
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4but when in their distress they turned
unto the Lord, the Qod of Israel, and
sought Him, He was found of them.
'And in those times there was no
peace to him that went out, nor to him
.that "came in, but great discomfitures
were upon aU the inhabitants of the
lands. 'And they were broken in
pieces, nation against nation, and
city against city; for God did discomfit
them with all manner of adversity.
¦ 'But be ye strong, and let not your
hands be slack; for your work shall
be rewarded.'
'And when Asa heard these words,
even the prophecy of Oded the proph
et, he took courage, and put away the
detestable things out of all the land of
Judah and Benjamin, and out of the
cities which he had taken from the
hill-country of Ephraim; and he re
newed the altar of the Lord, that was
-before the porch of the Lord. 'And
he gathered all Judah and Benjamin,
and them that sojourned witri triem
out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and
out of Simeon; for they feU to him out
of Israel in abundarice, when they saw
that the Lord his God was with him.
"So they gathered themselves to
gether at Jerusalem in the third month ,
in the fifteenth year of the reign of
Asa. "And they sacrificed unto the
Lord in that day, of the spoil which
they had brought, seven hundred
oxen and seven thousand srieep. "And
they entered into the covenant to
seek the Lord, the God of their fathers,
with all their heart and with aU their
soul; "and triat whosoever would not
seek the Lord, the God of Israel,
should be put to death, whether
small or great, whether man or woman.
"And they swore unto the Lord with
a loud voice, and with shouting, and
with trumpets, and with horns. "And
aU Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they

had sworn with all their heart, and
sought Him with their whole desire;
and He was found of them; and the
Lord gave them rest round about.
"And also Maacah the rnother of
Asa the "king, he removed her from
being queen, because she had made an
abominable image for an Asherah;
and Asa cut down her image, and
made dust of it, and burnt it at the
brook Kidron. "But the high places
were not taken away out of Israel;
nevertheless the heart of Asa was
whole aU his days. "And he brought
into the house of God the things that
his father had hallowed, and that he
himseff had hallowed, silver, and gold,
and vessels. "And there was no more
war unto the five and thirtieth year
of the reign of Asa.
IC In the six and thirtieth year
of the reign of Asa, Baasa king
of Israel went up against Judah, and
built Ramah, that he might not suffer
any to go out or come in to Asa king
of Judah. Then Asa. brought out
silver and gold out of the treasures of
the hoUse of the Lord and of the
king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad
king of Aram, that dwelt at "Damas
cus, saying: 3< There is a league be
tween me and thee, as there was be
tween my father and triy father; be
hold, I have sent thee silver and gold;
go, break thy league with Baasa
king of Israel, that he may depart from
me.' 4And Ben-hadad hearkened unto
king Asa, and sent the captains of his
armies against the cities of Israel;
and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and
Abel-maim, and aU the store-cities
of Naphtah. 'And it came to pass,
when Baasa heard thereof, that he
left off building Ramah, and let his
work cease. Then Asa the king took
aU Judah; and they carried away the
stones of Ramah, and the timber triere-

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of, wherewith Baasa had builded; and
he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
'And at that time Hanani the seer
came to Asa king of Judah, and said
unto him: 'Because thou hast relied
on the king of Aram, and hast not
rehed on the Lord thy God, therefore
is the host of the king of Aram escaped
out of thy hand. 'Were not the
Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge
host, with chariots and horsemen ex
ceeding many? yet, because thou didst
rely on the Lord, He delivered them
into thy hand. Tor the eyes of the
Lord run to and fro throughout the
whole earth, to show Himseff strong
in the behalf of them whose heart is
whole toward Him. Herein thou hast
done foorishly; for from henceforth
thou shalt have wars.' "Then Asa
was wroth witbthe seer, and put him
in the prison-house; for he was in a
rage with him because of this thing.
And Asa oppressed some of the people
the same time.
"And, behold, the acts of Asa,
first and last, lo, they are written in
the book of the kings of Judah and
Israel. "And in the thirty and ninth
year of his reign Asa was diseased
in his feet; his disease was exceeding
great; yet in his disease he sought
not to the Lord, but to the physicians.
"And Asa slept with his fathers, and
died in the one and fortieth year of
his reign. "And they buried him in
his own sepulchres, which he had
hewn out for himseff in the city of
David, and laid him in the bed which
was fiUed with sweet odours arid divers
kinds [of spices] prepared by the
perfumers' art; and they made a very
great burning for him.
1 H And Jehoshaphat his son reigned
in his ' stead, and strengthened
himself against Israel. 2And he placed
forces in aU the fortified cities of

Judah, and set garrisons imthe land
of "Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim,
which Asa his father had taken. 3And
the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, be
cause he walked in the first ways of
his father David, and sought not uhto_
the Baalim; 4but sought to the God
of his father, and walked in His com-.,
mandments, and not after the doings
o^ Israel. 'Therefore the Lord estab
lished the kingdom in his hand; and
aU Judah brought to Jehoshaphat ¦
presents; and he had riches and honour
in abundance. 'And his heart was
Ufted up in the ways of the Lord;
and furthermore he took away the
high places and the Asherim' out of
Judah. 'Also in the third year of his reign
he sent his princes, even Ben-hail, and
Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethanel,
and Micaiah, to teach in trie cities of
Judah; 'and with them the Levites,
even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and
Zebadiah, and Asahel, and /Shemira
moth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah,
and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, the
Levites; and with them EUshama and
Jehoram, the priests. 'And they
taught in Judah, having the book, of
the Law of the Lord with them; and
they went about throughout aU.the
cities of Judah, and taught among the
people. "And a terror ifrom the Lord feU
upon all the kingdoms of the lands
that were round about Judah, so that
they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
"And some of the. Priihstines brought
Jehoshaphat presents, and -silver for'
tribute; the Arabians also brought him
flocks, seven thousand and seven hun
dred rams, and seven thousand and
seven hundred he-goats. "And Je
hoshaphat waxed great exceedingly;
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works in the cities of Judah; and men
of war, mighty men of valour, in Jeru
salem. "And this was the numbering
of them according to their fathers'
: houses: of Judah, the captains of
.thousands: Adnah trie captain, and
with him mighty men of valour three
hundred thousand; "and next to him
Jehohanan the captain, and with him
two hundred and fourscore thousand;
"and next to him AmAsiah the son of
Zichri, who willingly offered himself
unto the Lord, and with him two
hundred thousand mighty men of
valour; "and of Benjamin: EUada
a mighty man of valour, arid with
him two hundred thousand armed with
bow and shield; "and next to him
Jehozabad, and with him a hundred
and fourscore thousand ready pre
pared for war. "These were they that
waited on the king, beside those whom
the king put in the fortified cities
throughout aU Judah.
1 Q Now Jehoshaphat had riches
and honour in abundance; and
he alhed himself with Ahab by mar
riage. 2And after a lapse of years he
went down to Ahab to Samaria. And
Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in
abundance, and for the people that
were with him, and persuaded him
to go up with him to Ramoth-gilead.
3 And" Ahab king of Israel said unto
Jehoshaphat king of Judah: 'Wilt
thou go with me to Ramoth-gilead?'
And he^ answered him: 'I am as
thou art, and my people as thy peo
ple; and we wiU be with thee in the
war.' 4And Jehoshaphat said unto the
king of Israel: 'Inquire, T pray
thee, at the word of the Lord to-day.'
Then the king of Israel gathered the
prophets together, four hundred men,
and said unto them: 'ShaU we go to
Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I
»Heb.

forbear?' And they said: 'Go up; for
God will deUver it into the hand of the
king.' Tut Jehoshaphat said: 'Is
there not here besides a prophet of the
Lord, that we might inquire of him?'
'And the king of Israel said unto
Jehoshaphat: 'There is yet one man
by whom we may inquire of trie Lord;
but I hate him; for he never proph
esieth good concerning me, but always
evil; the same is Micaiah the son of
Imla.' And Jehoshaphat said: 'Let
not the king say so.' Then the king
of Israel called an officer, and said:
'Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of
Imla.' Now the king of Israel and
Jehosriaphat the king of Judah sat
each on his throne, arrayed in their
robes, and triey sat in a threshing-floor
at the entrance of the gate of Samaria;
and all the prophets were prophesying
before them. "And Zedekiah the son
of -Chenaanah made him horns of irori,
and said: 'Thus saith the Lord: With
these shalt thou gore the Arameans,
until they be consumed.' "Arid all
the prophets prophesied so, saying:
' Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper ;
for the Lord will deUver it into the
hand of the king.'
"And the messenger that went to
call Micaiah spoke to him, saying:
'Behold, the words of the prophets
declare good to the king with one
mouth; let thy word therefore, I
pray thee, be like one of theirs, and
speak thou good.' "And Micaiah
said: 'As the Lord Uveth, what my
God saith, that wiU I speak.' "And
when he was come to the king, the
king said unto him: 'aMicaiah, shall
we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or
sriall I forbear?' And he said: 'Go ye
up, and prosper; and they shall be
-delivered into your hand.' "And the
king said to him: 'How many times
shall I adjure thee that thou speak
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unto me nothing but the truth in the
name of the Lord?' "And he said:
'I saw.aU Israel scattered upon the
mountains, as sheep that have no
shepherd; and- the Lord said: These
have no master, let them return every
man to his house in peace.' "And
the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat :
' Did I not teU thee that he would not
prophesy good concerning 'me, but
evil?' "And he said; Therefore hear
ye the word of the Lord: I saw the
-Lord sitting upon His throne, and all
the host of heaven standing on His
right hand and on His left. "And
the Lord said: Who shaU entice
Ahab king of Israel, that he may go
up and faU at Ramoth-gilead? And
one spoke saying after this manner,
and another saying after that man
ner. "And there came forth the
spirit,.and stood before the Lord, and
said* I wiU entice him. And the Lord
said' unto him: Wherewith? "And he
said: I wiU go forth, and wiU be a
lying -spirit in the mouth of all his
prophets. And He said: Thou shalt
entice him, and shalt prevail also; go
forth, and do so. 22Now therefore,
behold, the Lord hath put a lying
_ spirit in the mouth of these thy proph
ets; and trie Lord hath spoken evil
concermng thee.'
Then Zedekiah the son of Che-
naanah came near, and smote Micaiah
upon the cheek, and said: ' Which way
went the spirit of the Lord from me to
speak unto thee?' 24And Micaiah
said : ' Behold, thou shalt see on that
day, when thou shalt go into an inner
chamber to hide thyself.' "And the
king of Israel said : ' Take ye Micaiah,
and carry him back unto Amon the
governor of the city, and to Joash the
king's son; "and say: Thus saith
the king: Put this feUow in the
prison, and feed him with scant bread

and with scant water, until I return;
in peace.' "And Micaiah said: 'If
thou return at aU in peace, the Lord
hath not spoken by me.'. And he said:
'Hear, ye peoples, all of you.'
"So the king of Israel and Jehosha
phat the king of Judah went up to
Ramoth-gilead. "And the lung of
Israel said unto Jehoshaphat: 'I wiU
disguise myseff, and go into the battle;
but put thou1, on thy robes.' So the
king of Israel disguised himseff; and
they went into the battle. 'Now the
king of Aram had commanded the cap
tains of his chariots', saying: 'Fight-
neither with smaU nor great, save only
with the king of Israel.' "And it came
to pass, when the captains of the char
iots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said:
Tt is the king of Israel.' Therefore
they turned about to fight against
him; but Jehoshaphat cried- out, and
the Lord helped him; and God moved
them to depart from him. 32And it
came to pass, when the captains of
trie chariots saw that it was not
trie king of Israel, that they turned
back from pursuing him. 33And a
certain man drew his bow at a ven
ture, and smote trie king of Israel
between the lower armour and the
breastplate; wherefore he said to
the driver of the chariot: 'Turn thy
hand, and carry me out of the host;
for I am sore wounded.' MAnd the
battle increased that "day; howbeit -
the king of Israel stayed himseff up
in his chariot against trie Arameans
until the even; and about the time of
the going down of the sun he died.
1 Q And Jehoshaphat the. king of
Judah returned to his house in
peace to Jerusalem. 2And Jehu the
son of Hanani the seer went out to
meet him, and said to king Jehosha
phat : ' Shouldest thou help the wick
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for this thing wrath is upon thee from
Before the Lord. Nevertheless there
ar^ good things found in thee, in that
thou hast put away the Asheroth out
of the land, and hast set thy heart to
seek God.'
4And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusa
lem; and he went out again among the
people from Beer-sheba to the hill-
~cauntry of Ephraim, and brought
them Jtack unto the Lord, the God
of their fathers. 'And he set judges
in the Jand throughout aU the forti
fied cities of Judah, city by city, 'and
said to the judges: 'Consider what
ye do; for ye judge not for man, but
for the Lord; and [He is] with you in
giving judgment. 'Now therefore
let, the fear of the Lord be upon
you; take heed and do it; for there is
no iniquity with the Lord our God,
nor'respect of persons, nor taking of
bribes.' 'Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehosha
phat set of the Levites and the priests,
and of the heads of the fathers' houses
of Israel, for the judgment of the
Lord, and for controversies. And
they returned to Jerusalem. 'And
he charged them, saying: 'Thus
shall ye do in the fear of the Lord,
faithfully, and with a whole heart.
"And whensoever any controversy
shall come to you from your brethren
that dweU in their cities, between
blood and blood, between law and
commandment, statutes and ordi
nances, ye shall warn them, that they
be not guilty towards the Lord, and
so wrath come upon you and upon
your brethren; thus shall ye do, and
ye shall not be guilty. "And, behold,
Amariah the chief priest is over you
in aU matters of the Lord; and Zeba-
diah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of
the house of Judah, in all the king's
matters; also the officers of the Levites

before you. Deal courageously, and
the Lord be with the good.'
OA And it came to pass after this,
that the children of Moab, and
the children of Ammon, and with them
some of the Ammonites, came against
Jehoshaphat to battle. Then there
came some that told Jehoshaphat,
saying: 'There cometh a great multi
tude against thee from beyond the
sea from Aram; and, behold, they are
in Hazazon-tamar' — the same is En-
gedi. 'And Jehoshaphat feared, and
set himself to seek unto the Lord;
and he proclaimed a fast throughout-
aU Judah. 4And Judah gathered
themselves together, to seek help of
the Lord; even out of all the cities of
Judah they came to seek the Lord.
'And Jehoshaphat stood in the congre
gation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the
house of the Lord, before the new
court; 'and he said: '0 Lord, the
God of our fathers, art not Thou alone
God in heaven? and art not Thou
ruler over all the kingdoms, of the
nations? and in Thy hand is power and
might, so that none is able to with
stand Thee. 'Didst not Thou, O our
God, drive out the inhabitants of this
land before Thy people Israel, and
gavest it to the seed of Abraham Thy
friend for ever? iAnd they dwelt
therein, and have built Thee a sanc
tuary therein for Thy name, saying:
Tf evU come upon us, the sword,
judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we
wiU stand before this house, and be
fore Thee — for Thy name is in this
house — and cry unto Thee in our
affliction, and Thou wilt hear and
save. "And now, behold, the chil
dren of Ammon and Moab and mount
Seir, wriom Thou wouldest not let
Israel invade, when they came out of
the land of Egypt, but they turned
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not; "behold, they render unto us
[evil], to come to cast us out of Thy
possession, which Thou hast given
us to inherit. "0 our God, wilt Thou
not execute judgment on them? for
we have no might against this great
multitude that cometh against us;
neitrier know we what to do; but our
eyes are upon Thee.' "And all Judah
stood before the Lord, with their
Uttle ones, their wives, and their
children. Then upon Jahaziel the son of
Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the
son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the
Levite, of the sons of Asaph, came the
spirit of the Lord in the- midst of the
congregation; "and he said: 'Hearken
ye, aU Judah, and ye inhabitants of
Jerusalem, and thou king Jehosha
phat: thus saith the Lord unto you:
Fear not ye, neither be dismayed by
reason of this great multitude; for the
battle is not yours, but God's. "To
morrow go ye down against them;
behold, they come up by the ascent of
Ziz; and ye shall find them at the
end of the valley, before the wilder
ness of Jeruel. "Ye shall not need to
fight in this battle; set yourselves,
stand ye stiU, and see the salvation
of the Lord with you, O Judah and
Jerusalem; fear not, nor be dismayed;
to-morrow go out against them; for
the Lord is with you.' "And Je
hoshaphat bowed his head with his
face to the ground; and all Judah and
the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell
down before the Lord, worshipping
the Tord. "And the Levites, of the
children of the Kohathites and of the
children of trie Korahites, stood up to
praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
with an exceeding loud voice.
"And they rose early in the morn
ing, and went forth into the wilderness
of Tekoa; and as they went forth,
» That is,

Jehoshaphat stood and saidr 'Hear
me, O- Judah, and ye inhabitants of
Jerusalem; berieve in the Lord your
God, so shall ye be" estabUshed; be-
fieve His prophets, so shaU ye prosper.'
21 And when he had taken counsel with
the people, he appointed them that
should -sing unto the Lord,, and
praise in the beauty of hohness, as
they went out befpre the army, and
say: ' Give thanks unto the Lord, for
His mercy endureth for ever.' 22And
when they began to sing and to praise,
the Lord set Uers-in-wait against the
children of Ammon, Moab, and mount
Seir, that were come against Judah;.
and they were smitten. Tor the
children of Ammon and Moab stood
up against the inhabitants of mount
Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them;
andT when they had made an end of the
inhabitants of Seir, every one helped
to destroy another.
24And when Judah came to the
watch-tower of the wilderness, they
looked upon the multitude; and, be--
hold, they, were dead bodies faUen to
the earth, and there were none that
escaped. "And when Jehoshaphat
and his people came to take the spoil
of them, they found among them in
abundance both riches and dead
bodies, and precious jewels," which
they stripped off for themselves,
more than they could carry away; and
they were three days in taking the
spoil, it was so much. "And on the
fourth day they assembled themselves
in the valley of "Beracah; for there
they blessed the Lord; therefore the
name of that place was called The
valley of Beracah, unto this day.
Then they returned, every man of
Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehosha
phat in the forefront of them, to go
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their enemies. 2SAnd they came to
^Jerusalem with psalteries and harps
and trumpets unto the house of the
Lord. "And a terror from God was
on aU the kingdoms of the countries,
when they heard triat the Lord fought
against the enemies of Israel. ."So
the realm of Jehpsriapriat was quiet;
, for his God gave him rest round
about. V"Arid Jehoshaphat reigned over
Judah; he was thirty and five years
old when he began to reign; and he
reigned twenty and five years in
Jerusalem; and his mother's name was
Azubah the daughter of Shilhi; 32And
he walked in the way of Asa his
father, and turned not aside from it,
doing that which was right in the
eyes of the Lord. 33Howbeit the
high places were not taken away;
neither as yet had the" people set
their hearts unto the God of their
fathers. 3Now the rest of the acts
of Jehqshaphat, first and last, behold,
they are written in the words of Jehu
the son of Hanani, which is inserted
in the book of the kings of Israel.
- "And after this did Jehoshaphat
king of Judah join himself with Aha
ziah king of Israel; the same did very
wickedly; "and he joined him with
himself to make ships to go to Tar
shish; and they made the ships in
Ezion-geber. Then EUezer the son
of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied
against Jehoshaphat, saying: 'Be
cause thou hast joined thyseff with.
Ahaziah, the Lord hath made a breach
in thy works.' And the ships were
broken, that they were not able to
go to Tarshish.
OI- And Jehoshaphat slept with
his fathers, and was buried with
his fathers in the city of David; and
Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
2And he had brethren the sons of

Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel,
and Zechariah, and Azariahu, and
Michael, and Shephatiah; aU these
were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of /
Israel. 3And their father gave them
great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and-
of precious things, with fortified cities
in Judah; but the kingdom gave he to
Jehoram, because he was the first
born. Now when Jehoram was risen
up over the kingdom of his father,
and had strengthened himself, he
slew all his brethren with the sword,
and divers also of the princes of Israel.
'Jehoram was thirty and two years
old when he began to reign; and he
reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
'And he walked in the way of the kings
of Israel, as did the house of Ahab;
for he had the daughter of ^Ahab to
wife; and he did that which was, evil
in the sight of the Lord. Tlowbeit
the Lord would not destroy the
house of David, because of the cove
nant that He had made with David,
and as He promised to give a lamp tir
him and to his chUdren alway.
'In his days Edom revolted from
under the hand of Judah, and made a
king over themselves. 'Then Jehoram
passed over with his captains, and all
his chariots with him; and he rose up
by night, and smote the Edomites that
compassed him about, and the cap
tains of the chariots. "So Edom re
volted from under the hand of Judah
unto this day; then did Libnah revolt
at the same time from under his hand;
because he had forsaken the Lord,
the God of his fathers. "Moreover
he made high places in the mountains.
of Judah, and made the inhabitants
of Jerusalem to go astray, and drew
Judah away. "And there came a
writing to him from EUjah the
prophet, saying: 'Thus saith the
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Because thou hast not walked in the
' ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor
in the ways of Asa king of Judah;
"but hast walked in the way of the
kings of Israel, and hast made Judah
and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to
go astray, Uke as the house of Ahab
made [Israel] to go astray; and also
hast slain thy brethren of thy father's
house, who were better than thyself;
"behold, the Lord wiU smite with a
great plague thy people, and thy
children, and thy wives, and aU thy
substance; "and thou shalt have great
sickness by disease of thy bowels, un
til thy bowels fall out by reason of the
sickness, day by day.'
"And the Lord stirred up against
-Jehoram the spirit of the PhiUstines,
and of the Arabians that are beside
the Ethiopians; "and they came up
against Judah, and broke into it, and
carried away all the substance that
was found in the king's house, and
his sons also, and his wives; so that
there was never a son left him, save
Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
"And after aU this the Lord smote
him in his bowels with an incurable
disease. "And it came to pass, that
in "process of time, at the end of
two years, his bowels feU out by
reason of his sickness, and he died
of sore diseases. And his people
made no burning for him, Uke trie
burning of his fathers. Thirty and
two years old was he when he began
to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem
eight years; and he departed joyless;
and they buried him in the city of
David, but not in the sepulchres of the
kings. OO And the inhabitants of Jeru-
salem made Ahaziah his young
est son king in his stead; for the band
of men that came with the Arabians
to trie camp had slain aU the eldest.

So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of
Judah reigried. Torty and two years
old was Ahaziah when he began to-
reign; and he reigned one year in
Jerusalem; and his mother's name
was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.^
'He ^ilso walked in the ways of the
house of Ahab; for his mother was
his counseUor to do wickedly. 4And ._
he did that which was evil in the sight '
of the Lord, as did the' house of
Ahab; for they were his counseUora
after trie death of his father, to his
destruction. 'He walked also after :
their counsel, and went with Jehoram
the son of Ahab king of Israel to war
against Hazael king of Aram at
Ramoth-gilead; and the Arameans
wounded Joram. 'And he returned
to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds
which they had given him at Ramah,
when he fought against Hazael king
of Aram. And Azariah the son of~
Jehoram king of Judah went down to
see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jez
reel, because he was sick.
Now the downfaU of Ahaziah
was of God, in that he went unto
Joram; for when he was come, he
went out with Jehoram against Jehu
the son, of Nimshi, whom the Lord
had anointed to cut off the house of i
Ahab. 'And it came to pass, when ,
Jehu was executing judgment upon
the house of Ahab, that he found the
princes of Judah, and the sons of the
brethren of Ahaziah, ministering to
Ahaziah, and slew them-. 'And he
sought Ahaziah, and they caught him
— now he was hiding in Samaria —
and they brought him to Jehu, arid
slew him; and they buried him, for
they said: 'He is the son of Jehosha
phat, who sought the Lord with aU
his heart.' And there was none of the
house of Ahaziah that had power to
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'Npw_ when AthaUah the mother
of Ahaziah saw that her son was
dead, she arose and destroyed aU the
.seed royal of the house of Judah.
"But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of
the king, took Joash the son of
Ahaziah, and stole him away from
among the king's sons that were slain,
and put him and his nurse in the
bed-chamber. So Jehoshabeath, the
daughter of king Jehoram, the wife
of Jehoiada the priest — for she was
the sister of Ahaziah— hid him from
AthaUah, so that sfie slew him not.
"And he was with them hid in the
house of God six years; and AthaUah
reigned over the land.
OQ And in the seventh year Jehoi-
ada strengthened himseff, and
took the captains of hundreds, Aza
riah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael
the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah
the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the
sop of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the
son of Zichri, into covenant with
him. 2And they went about in Judah,
and gathered the Levites out of all
the cities of Judah, and trie heads of
fathers' houses of Israel, and they
came to Jerusalem. 'And all the
congregation made a covenant with
the king in the house of God. And
he said unto them: 'Behold, the
king's son shaU reign, as the Lord
hath spoken concermng the sons of
David. This is the thing that ye
shaU do: a third part of you, that
'come in qn the sabbath, of the priests
and of the Levites, shall be porters of
the doors; 'and a third part shall be
at the king's house; and a third part at
the gate of the foundation; and aU the
people shaU be in the courts of the
house of the Lord. 'But let none come
into the house of the Lord, save the
priests, and they that minister of the
Levites; they shall come in, for they

are holy; but all the people shall keep
the charge of the Lord. 'And the
Levites shaU compass the king round
about, every man with his weapons.
in his hand; and whosoever cometh
into the house, let him be slain; and
be ye with, the king when he cometh
in, and when he goeth-out.'
8So the Levites and all Judah did
according to aU that Jehoiada the
priest commanded; and they took
every man his men, those that were
to come in on the sabbath, with those
that were to go out on the sabbath;
for Jerioiada the priest dismissed
not the courses. 'And Jehoiada the
priest delivered to the captains of
hundreds the spears, and bucklers,
and shields, that had been king
David's, which were in trie house of
God. "And he set all the people,
every man with his weapon in his
hand, from the right side of the riouse
to. trie left side of the house, along by
the altar and the house, by trie king
round about. "Then they brought
out the king's son, and put upon him
the crown and the insignia, and made
him king; and Jehoiada and his sons
anointed him; and triey said: 'Long
Uve the king.'
"And when AthaUah heard the
noise of the people running and prais
ing the king, she came to the people
into the house of the Lord; "and she
looked, and, behold, the king stood
on his platform at the entrance, arid
the captains and the trumpets by the
king; and all the people of the land .,
rejoiced, and blew with trumpets; the"
singers also [played] on instruments
of music, and led the singing of praise.
Then AthaUah rent her clothes, and
said: 'Treason, treason.' "And Je
hoiada the priest brought out the
captains of hundreds that were set
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'Have her forth between the ranks;
and whoso foUoweth her, let him be
slain with the sword'; for the priest
said: 'Slay her not in the house of
the Lord.' "So they made way for
her; and she went to the entry of the
horse gate to the king's house; and
they slew her there.
"And Jehoiada made a covenant
between himseff, and all the people,
arid the king, that they should be the
Lord's people. "And aU the people
went to the house of Baal, and broke
it down, and broke his altars and his
images in pieces, and slew Mattan
the priest of Baal before the altars.
"And Jehoiada appointed the offices
of the house of the Lord under the
hand of the priests the Levites, whom
David had distributed in -the house of
the Lord, to offer the burnt-offerings
of the Lord, as it is written in the Law
of Moses, with rejoicing and with
singing, according to the direction
of David. "And he set the porters at
the gates of the house of the Lord, that
none that was unclean in any thing
should enter in. "And he took the cap
tains of hundreds, and the nobles, and
the governors of the people, and all the
people of the land, and brought down
the king from the house of the Lord;
and they came through the upper gate
unto the king's house, and set the
king upon the throne of the kingdom.
"So all the people of the land rejoiced,
and the city was quiet; and they slew
AthaUah with the sword.
OA.' Joash was seven years old
when Jhe began to reign; and he
reigned forty years in Jerusalem; and
his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-
sheba. 2And Joash did that which
was right in the eyes of the Lord aU
the days of Jehoiada the priest. 3And
Jehoiada took for him two wives; and
he begot sons and daughters.

4And it came to pass after this, that
Joash was minded to restore the house
of the Lord. 'And he gathered to
gether .the priests and the Levites, .
and said to them; 'Go out unto, the
cities of Judah, and' gather of all
Israel money to repair thehouse of'
your God from yeai; to year, and see
that ye hasten the matter^. Howbeit
the Levites hastened it not. 'And
the king called for Jehoiada the chief,
and said unto him: 'Why hast thou
not required of the Levites to bring in
out of Judah andaut of Jerusalem the
tax of Moses the'servant of- the Lord, -
and of the congregation of Israel, for
the tent of the testimony?' 'For the
sons of AthaUah, that wicked woman, -
had broken up the house of God;
and also aU the hallowed things of the
house of the Lord did they bestow •
upon the BaaUm.
'So the king commanded, and the^
made a chest, and set it without at the
gate of the house of the Lord. 'And
they made a proclamation through
Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in for
the Lord the tax that Moses the
servant of God laid upon Israel in
the wilderness. "And aU the princes
and aU the people rejoiced, and
brought in, and cast into the chest,
until they had made an end. "And
it was so, that at what time the chest
was brought unto the king's officers
by the hand of the Levites, and when
they saw that there was much money,
the king's scribe and trie chief priest's
officer came and emptied the chest,
and took it, and carried it back.to its
place. Thus they did day by day,
and gathered money in abundance.
"And the king and Jehoiada gave it
to such as did the work of the service
of the house of the Lokd; and they
hired masons and carpenters to re
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such as wrought iron and brass to re
pair the house of the Lord. "So the
workmen wrought, and the work was
perfected by them, and they set up
the house of God in its state, and
strengthened it. "And when they had
made ah end, they brought the rest of
the money before the king and Je
hoiada, whereof were made vessels for
the house of the Lord, even vessels
Wherewith to minister, and buckets,
and pans, and vessels of gold and silver.
And they offered' burnt-offerings in
the house of the Lord continuaUy all
the days of Jehoiada.
- "But Jehoiada waxed old and was
full of days, and he died; a hundred
and thirty years old was he when he
died. "And they buried him iii the
city of David among the kings, be
cause he had done good in Israel, and
toward God and His house. "Now
after the death of Jehoiada came the
princes of Judah, and prostrated
themselves hef ore the king. Trien trie
king hearkened unto them. "And
they. forsook the house of the Lord,
the God of their fathers, and served
the Asherim and the idols; and wrath
came upon Judah and Jerusalem for
this their guiltiness. "Yet He sent
prophets to them, to bring them back
unto the" Lord; and triey admonished
them, but they would not give ear.
"And the spirit of God clothed
Zecriariah the son of Jehoiada the
priest; and he stood above the people,
and said unto them : ' Thus saith God :
Why transgress ye the command
ments of the Lord, that ye cannot
prosper? because ye have forsaken
the Lord, He hath also forsaken you.'
"And they conspired against him,
and stoned him with stones at the
commandment of the king in the
court of the house of the Lord. Thus
Joash the king remembered not the

kindness which Jehoiada his father
had done to him, but slew his son.
And when he died, he said: 'The
Lord look upon it, and require it.'
MAnd it came to pass, when the year
was come about, that the army of the
Arameans came up against him; and
they came to Judah and Jerusalem,
and destroyed all the princes of the
people from among the people, and'
sent all the spoil of them unto the
king of Damascus. Tor the army of
the Arameans came, with a smaU com
pany of men; and the Lord delivered
a very great host into their hand, be
cause they had forsaken" the Lord, the
God of their fathers, So they executed
judgment upon Joash. ^And when
they were departed from him — for
they left him in great diseases — his
own servants conspired against him for
the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the
priest, and slew him on his bed, and
he died; and they buried him in the
city of David, but they buried him
not in the sepulchres of the" kings.
"And these are they that conspired
against him: Zabad the son of Shim-
eath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad
the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.
"Now concerning his sons, and the mul
titude of the burdens against him, and
the rebuilding of the house of God, be
hold, they are written in the commen
tary of the book of the kings. And
Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
OPL Amaziah was twenty and five
years old when he began to
reign; and he reigned twenty and nine
years in Jerusalem; and his mother's
name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
2And he did that which was right in
the eyes of the Lord, but not with a
whole heart. Now it came to pass,
when the kingdom was established
unto him, that he slew his servants
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Tut he put not their chUdren to
death, but did according to that which
is written in the law in the book of
- Moses, as the Lord commanded,
saying: 'The fathers shaU not die
for the childreri, neither shaU the
children die for the fathers; but every
man shaU die for his own sin.'
'Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah
together, and ordered them according
to their fathers' houses, under captains
of thousands and captains of hun-
" vdreds, even all Judah and Benjamin;
and he numbered them from twenty
years old and upward, and found
them three hundred thousand chosen
men, able to go forth to war, that
could handle spear and shield. 'He
hired also a hundred thousand mighty
men of valour out of Israel for a
hundred talents of silver. 'But there
came a man of God to him, saying:
'0 king, let not the army of Israel go
with triee; for the Lord is not with
Israel, even with all the children of
Ephraim. 'But if thou wilt go, and
do engage never so vahantly in
battle, God will cast thee down before
the enemy; for God hath power to
help, and to cast down.' 'And
Amaziah said to the man of God:
'But what shaU we do for the hundred
talents which I have given to the
army of Israel?' And the inan of
God answered: 'The Lord is able
to give thee much more than this.'
"Then Amaziah separated them, to
wit, the army that was come to him
Out of Ephraim, to go back home;
wherefore their anger was greatly
kindled against Judah, and they re
turned home in fierce anger.
"And Amaziah took courage, and
led forth his people, and went to
the VaUey of Salt, and smote of
the children of Seir ten thousand.
"And other ten thousand did the

children of Judah carry away ahve,
and brought them unto the top-'oL
the Rock, and cast them down from
the top of the Rock, that they aU
were broken in pieces. "But the
men of the army whom Amaziah sent
back, that they should not go with
him to battle, feU upon the cities of
Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-
horon, and smote of them three thou
sand, and took much spoil.
"Now it came to pass, after that
Amaziah was come from the slaughter
of the Edomites, that- he brought the
gods of the children of Seir, ^md set
them up to be his gods, and prostrated
himseff before them, and offered unto
them. "Wherefore the anger of the
Lord was kindled against Amaziah,
and He sent unto him a prophet,, who
said unto him: 'Why hast thou
sought after the gods of the people,
wliich have not deUvered their own
people out of thy hand?' "And it
came to pass, as he talked with him,
triat [the king] said unto him: 'Have.
we made triee of the king's counsel?
forbear; why shouldest thou be smit
ten?' Then the prophet forbore, and
said: 'I know that God hath deter
mined to destroy thee, because thou
hast done this, and hast not hearkened -
unto my counsel.'
"Then Amaziah king of Judah took
advice, and sent to Joash, the son of
Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, king of
Israel, saying: ' Come^ let us look one
another in the face.' "And Joash
king of Israel sent to Amaziah' king
of Judah, saying: 'The thistle that
was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that
was in Lebanon, saying: Give thy
daughter to my son to wife; and
there passed by the wild beasts that
were in Lebanon, and trod down the
thistle. "Thou sayest — lo, thou hast
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fore lift thee up to glory therein?
abide no.w at home; why shouldest
thou., meddle with evil, that thou
shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah
with thee?' "But Amaziah would not
hear; for it was of God, that He might
deliver them into the hand [of their
enemies], -because they had sought
after the gods of Edom. "So Joash
king of Israel went up; and he and
Amaziah king of Judah looked one
another in the face at Beth-shemesh,
which belongeth to Judah. 22And
Judah was put to the worse before
Israel; and they fled every man to
his tent.' 23And Joash king of Israel
took Amaziah king of Judah, the son
of Joash, the son of Jerioahaz, at Beth-
shemesh, and brought him -to Jeru-
. salem, and broke down the wall of
Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim
unto the corner gate, four hundred
-cubits. 24And [he took] all the gold
and silver, and aU the vessels that
were found in the house of God with
Obed-edom, and the treasures of the
king's house, the hostages also, and
returned to Samaria.
" "And Amaziah the son of Joash
king of Judah Uved after the death of
Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel
fifteen years. "Now the rest of the
acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold,
are they not written in the book of the
kings of Judah and Israel? "Now
from the time that Amaziah did turn
away from foUowing the Lord they
made a conspiracy against him in
Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish; but
they sent after him to Lachish, and
slew hrin triere. "And they brought
hiiri upon horses, and buried him with
his fathers in the city of Judah.
OC\ And all the people of Judah
took Uzziah, who was sixteen
years old, and made him king in the
room of his father Amaziah. Tie

built Eloth, and restored it to Judah,
after that the king slept with his
fathers. 3Sixteen years old was"""
Uzziah when he began to reign; and
he reigned fifty and two years in
Jerusalem; and his mother's name was
Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 4And he did
that which was right in the eyes of
the Lord, according to aU that his
father Amaziah had done. 'And he
set himself to seek God in the days of
Zecriariah, who had understanding in
the vision of God; and as long as
he sought the Lord, God made him
to prosper.
'And he went forth and warred
against the Philistines, and broke
down the wall of Gath, and the wall
of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod;
and he built cities in [the country of]
Ashdod, and among the Phihstines.
'And God helped him against the
Phihstines, and against the Arabians
that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the
Meunim. 8And the Ammonites gave
gifts to Uzziah; and his name spread
abroad even to the entrance of
Egypt; for he waxed exceeding strong.
'Moreover Uzziari built towers in
Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at1
the vaUey gate, and at the Turning,"
and fortified them. "And he built
towers in the wilderness, and hewed
out many cisterns, for he had much
cattle; in the Lowland also, and in the
table-land; and he had husband
men and vinedressers in the moun
tains and in the fruitful fields; for he
loved husbandry.
"Moreover Uzziah had an army of
fighting men, that went out to war
by bands, according to the number of
their reckoning made by Jeiel the
scribe and Maaseiah the officer,
under the hand of Hananiah, one of
the king's captains. "The whole
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houses, even the mighty men of
valour, was .two thousand and six
hundred. "And under their hand was
a trained army, three hundred thou
sand and seven thousand and five
hundred, that made war with mighty
power, to help the king against the
enemy. "And Uzziah prepared for
them, even for all the host, shields,
and spears, and helmets, and coats
of mail, and bows, and stones for
sUnging. "And he made in Jerusalem
engines, invented by skilful men,
to be on the towers and upon trie
corners, wherewith to shoot arrows
and great stones. And his name
spread far abroad; for he was mar-
yeUously helped, till he was strong.
Tut when he was strong, his heart
was rifted up so that he did corruptly,
and ne trespassed against the Lord
his God; for be went into the temple"
of the Lord to burn incense upon the
altar of incense. "And Azariah the
priest went in after him, and with
him fourscore priests of the Lord,
that were vahant men; "and they
withstood Uzziah the king, and said
unto him: 'It pertaineth not unto
thee, Uzziah, to bum incense unto the
Lord, but to the priests the sons of
Aaron that are consecrated it per
taineth to burn incense; go out of the
sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed;
neither shall it be tot thy honour
from the Lord God.' "Then Uzziah
was wroth; and he had a censer in
his hand to bum incense; and while
-he was wroth with the priests, the
leprosy broke forth in his forehead
before the priests in the house of the
Lord, beside the altar of incense.
"And Azariah the chief priest, and
all the priests, looked upon him, and,
behold, he was leprous in his forehead,
and they thrust him out quickly from
thence; yea, himseff made haste also to

go out, because the Lord had smitten
him. "And Uzziah the king was a
leper unto the day of his death, and
dwelt in a house set apart,' being a
leper; for he was cut off from the house
of the Lord; and Jotham his son was
over the king's, house, judging the
people of the land. 2Now the rest of
the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did^
Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz,
write. 23So Uzziah slept with his
fathers; and they buried him with his
fathers in the field of burial which :
belonged to the kings; for' they said: -
'He is a leper^; and Jotham his son
reigned in his stead.
OH Jotham was twenty and five
years old when he began to '
reign; and he reigned sixteen years in
Jerusalem; and his mother's name was
Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.
2And he did that which was right in
the eyes of the Lord, according to aU
that his father Uzziah had done; how
beit he entered not into the temple of
the Lord. And the people did yet
corruptly. Tie, built the upper gate
of the house of the Lord, and on the
waU of Ophel he built much. More
over he built cities in the hiU-country
of Judah, and in the forests he built
castles and towers. 'He fought also-
with the king of the children of Am
mon, " and prevailed against them.
And the children of Ammon gave him
the same year a hundred talents of
silver, and ten thousand measures of
wheat, and ten thousand of .barley.
So much did. the children of Ammon
render unto him, in the-secorid year
also, and in the third. 'So Jotham
became mighty, because he ordered
his ways before the Lord, Ms God. -
Now the rest of the acts of Jotham,
and all his wars, and his ways, behold,
they are written in the book of the
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five and twenty years old when he
began to reign, and reigned sixteen
years in Jerusalem. 'And Jotham
slept with his fathers, and they
buried him in the city of David; and
Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
OQ AJiaz was twenty years old
when he began to reign; and he
reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem;
and he did" not that wliich was right
in the eyes of the Lord, Uke David
his father; 2but he walked in the ways
of the kings of Israel, and made also
molten images for the Baahm. More
over -he" offered in the vaUey of the son
of Hinnom, and burnt his children in
the fire, according to the abominations
of trie heathen, whom the Lord cast
out before the children of Israel. - 4And
he sacrificed and offered in the high
places, and on the hills, and under
every leafy tree. 'Wrieref ore trie Lord
his God dehvered him into the hand
of the king of Aram; and they smote
him, and carried away of his a great
multitude of captives, and brought
-them to Damascus. And he was also
deUvered into the hand of the king of
Israel, who smote him with a great
slaughter. Tor Pekah the son of
Remaliah slew in Judah a hundred
and twenty thousand in. one. day, all
of them vahant men; because they had
forsaken the Lord, the God of their
fathers. 'And Zichri, a mighty man of
Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's
son, and Azrikam the ruler of the
house, and Elkanah that was next
to the king. 'And the children of
Israel carried away captive of their
brethren two hundred.thousand wom
en, sons, and daughters, and took
also away much spoil from them, and
brought the spoil to Samaria.
Tut a prophet of the Lord was
there, whose name was Oded; and he
went out to meet the host that came

-to Samaria, and said unto them: 'Be
hold, because the Lord, the God of
your fathers, was wroth with Judah,
He. hatri delivered them into your
hand, and ye have slain them in a
rage which hath reached up unto
heaven. "And now ye purpose to
bring the children of Judah and Jeru
salem into subjection for bondmen
and bondwomen unto you; but are
there not even with you acts of guilt
of your own against the LoRp your
God? "Now hear me therefore, and
send back the captives, that ye have .
taken captive of your brethren; for
the fierce wrath of the Lord is upon
you.' "Then certain of the heads of
the chUdren of Ephraim, Azariah thei
son of Jehohanan, Berechiah the son
of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the
son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of
Hadlai, stood up against them that
came from the war, "and said unto
them: ' Ye shall not bring in the Gap-
tives hither; for ye purpose that which
wiU bring upon us guilt against the ¦
Lord, to add unto our sins and to our
guilt; for our guilt is great, and there is
fierce wrath against Israel.' "So the
armed men left the captives and the
spoil before the princes and all the
congregation. "And the men that
have been mentioned by name rose
up, and took the captives, and with
the spoil clothed all that were naked
among them, and arrayed them, and
shod triem, and gave them to eat and
to drink, and anointed them, and car
ried all the feeble of them upon asse.s,
and brought them to Jericho, the
city of palm-trees, unto their brethren;
then they returned to Samaria.
"At that time did king Ahaz send
unto the kings of Assyria to help
him. "For again the Edomites had
come and smitten Judah, and carried
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had invaded the cities of the Lowland,
and of the South of Judah, and had
taken Beth-shemesh, and Aijalon, and
Gederoth, and Soco with the towns
thereof, and Timnah with the towns
thereof, Gimzo also and the towns
thereof; and they dwelt there. "For
the Lord brought Judah low because
of Ahaz king of Israel; for he had
cast away restraint. in Judah, and
acted treacherously against the Lord.
"And Tillegath-pilneser king, of As
syria came unto him, and distressed
him, but strengthened him not. "For
Ahaz stripped the house of the Lord,
and the house of the king and the
princes, and gave thereof unto the
king of Assyria; but it helped him not.
22And in the time of his distress
did he act even more treacherously
against the Lord, this same king
Ahaz. Tor he sacrificed unto the
gods of Damascus, which smote him;
and he said: 'Because the gods of the
kings of Aram helped them, there
fore will I sacrifice to them, that they
may help me.' But they were the
ruin of him, and "of all Israel. 24And
Ahaz gathered together the vessels of
the house of God, and cut in pieces
the vessels of the house of God, and
shut up the doors of the house of the
Lord ; and he made him altars in every
corner of Jerusalem. "And in every
city of Judah he madehigh places to
offer -unto other gods, and provoked
the Lord, the God of his fathers.
"Now the rest of his acts, and aU -his
w,ays, first and last, behold, they are
written in the book of the kings of
Judah and Israel. "And Ahaz slept
with his fathers, and they buried him
in the city, even in Jerusalem; for
they brought him not into .the sep
ulchres of the kings of Israel; and
Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.

OQ Hezekiah began to reign when
he was five and twenty years -
old; and he reigned nine and twenty
years in Jerusalem; and his in other's
name was Abijah the daughter- of
Zechariah. 2And he did that which.
was right in the eyes of the LoSd, "ac
cording to all that David his father
had done. 'He in the first year of his
reign, in the first month, opened the .
doors of the house of the LoRp-and
repaired them. 4And he brought in
the priests and the Levites, and
gathered them together into the
broad place, on the east; 'and said
unto them: 'Hear me, ye Levites:
now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify
the house of the Lord, the God of
your fathers, and carry forth the
filthiness out of the holy place. Tor
our fathers have acted treacherously,
and done that which was evil in the
sight of the Lord our God, and have
forsaken Him; and have turned away
their faces from the habitation of the
Lord, and turned their backs. 'Also
they have shut up the doors of the
porch, and put out the lamps, and'"
have not burned incense nor offered
burnt-offerings in the holy place unto"
the God of Israel. 'Wherefore the
wrath of the Lord was uporr Judah
and Jerusalem, and He hath delivered
them to be a horror, an astonishment,
and a hissing, as ye see with your
eyes. Tor, lo, our fathers have fallen
by the sword, and our sons and our
daughters and our wives are in cap
tivity for this. "Now it is in my heart
to make a covenant with the Lord,
the God of Israel, that His fierce anger
may turn away from lis. "My sons,
be not now negligent; for the Lord
hath chosen you to stand before Him,
to minister unto Him, and that ye
should be His ministers, and offer unto
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Then the Levites arose, Mahath
the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of
Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites;
and of the sons of Merari, Kish the
son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of
JehaUelel; and of the Gershonites,
Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden
the 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 He-
man^ Jehiel and Shimei ;~and of the
sons of. Jeduthun, Shemaiah and
Uzziel. "And they gathered their
brethren, and sanctified themselves,
and went in, according to the com
mandment of the king by the words of
the Lord, to cleanse the house of the
Lord. "And the priests went in unto
the inner part of the house of the
Lord, to cleanse it, and brought out
all the uncleanness that triey found in
-the temple of the Lord into the court
.of the- house of the Lord. And the
Levites took it, to carry it out abroad
to the brook Kidron. "Now they
began on the first day of the first
month to sanctify, and on the eighth
day of the month came they to the
porch of the Lord; and they sanctified
the house of the Lord in eight days;
and on the sixteenth day of the first
month they made an end. "Then
they went in to Hezekiah the king
within [the palace] , and said : ' We have
cleansed all the house of the Lord,
even the altar of burnt-offering, with
aU the vessels thereof, and the table of
showbread, with aU the vessels thereof.
"Moreover all the vessels, which king
Ahaz in his reign did cast away when
he acted treacherously, have we pre
pared and sanctified; and, behold, they
are before the altar of the Lord.'
"Then Hezekiah the king arose
early, and gathered the princes of the
city, and went up to the house of the

Lord. "And they brought seven
bullocks, and seven rams, and seven
lambs, and seven he-goats, for a sin-
offering for the kingdom and for the
sanctuary and for Judah. And he
commanded the priests the sons of
Aaron to offer them on the altar of the
Lord. 22So they killed the bullocks,
and the priests received the blood, and
dashed it against the altar; and they
kiUed the rams, and dashed the blood
against the altar; they killed also the
lambs, and dashed the blood against
the altar. "And they brought near
the he-goats for the sin-offering before
the king and the congregation, and
they laid their hands upon them; 24and
the priests killed them, and they made
a sin-offering with their blood upon
the altar, to make atonement for all
Israel; for the king commanded that
the burnt-offering and the sin-offering
should be made for all Israel.
"And he set the Levites in the house
of the Lord with cymbals, with
psalteries, and with harps, according
to the commandment of David, and of
Gad the king's seer, and Nathan 'the
prophet; for the commandment was
of the LoRD-by His prophets. "And
the Levites stood with the instruments
of David, and the priests with the
trumpets. "And Hezekiah command
ed to offer the burnt-offering upon the
altar. And when the burnt-offering
began, the song of the Lord began also,
and the trumpets, together with the
instruments of David king of Israel.
28And aU trie congregation prostrated,
themselves, and the singers sang, and
the trumpeters sounded; all this com
tinued until the burnt-offering was
finished. "And when they had made
an end of offering, the king" and "all that
were present with him bowed them
selves and prostrated themselves.
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the princes commanded the Levites
to sing praises unto the Lord with
the words of David, and of Asaph
the seer. And they sang praises with
gladness, and they bowed their heads
and prostrated themselves.
"Then Hezekiah answered and said:
' Now ye have consecrated yourselves
unto the Lord, come near and bring
sacrifices and thank-offerings into the
house of the Lord.' And the con
gregation brought in sacrifices and
thank-offerings; and as many as were
of ^a wilUng heart brought .burnt-
offerings. 32And the number of the
burnt-offerings, which the congrega
tion brought, was threescore and ten
buUocks, a hundred rams, and two hun
dred lambs; all these were for a burnt-
offering to the Lord. 33And the conse
crated things were six hundred oxen
and three thousand sheep. Tut the
priests were too few, so that they could
not flay aU the burnt-offerings; where
fore their brethren the Levites did
help them, tiU the work was ended,
and until the priests had sanctified
themselves; for the Levites were more
upright in heart to sanctify them
selves than the priests. "And also
the burnt-offerings were in abundance,
with 'the fat of the peace-offerings,
and with the drink-offerings for every
burnt-offering. So the service of the
house of the Lord was firmly estab
lished. "And Hezekiah rejoiced, and
all the people, because of that which
God had prepared for the people; for
tire thing was done suddenly.
Of) And Hezekiah sent to aU Israel
and Judari, and wrote letters
also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that
they should come to the house of the
Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the pass-
over unto the Lord, the God of Israel.
Tor the king had taken counsel, and
his princes, and aU the congregation

in Jerusalem, to keep' the passover in
the second montri. Tor they could
not keep it at that time, because the v.
priests had not sanctified themselves - ;
in sufficient number, neither had the
people gathered themselves together
to Jerusalem. 4And the _ thing was
right in the_eyes of the king and of aU'
the congregation. 'So they established '
a decree to make proclamation/
througriout aU Israel, from Beer-sheba
even to Dan, that they should come
to keep the passover unto the Lord,
the God of Israel, at Jerusalem; for
they had not kept it in great numbers
according as it is written.
'So the posts went with the letters
from the king and his princes through- -
out aU Israel and Judah, and ac-
cbrding to the commandment of the
king, saying: 'Ye children of Israel,
turn back unto the Lord, the God of
Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that He'
may return to the remnant that are
escaped of you out of the hand of the
kings of Assyria. 'And be not ye hke
your fathers, and like your brethren,
who acted treacherously against the
Lord, the God of their fathers, so t^iat
He dehvered them to be an astonish
ment, as ye see. Now be ye not stiff-
necked, as "your fathers" were; but"
yield, yourselves unto the Lord, and
enter into His sanctuary, which He,
hath sanctified for ever, and serve
the Lord your God, that His fierce
anger may turn away from you. 'For ,
ff ye turn back unto the Lord; your
brethren and your children shaU find
compassion before them that led therii
captive, and shaU come back into this
land; for the Lord your God is gracious
and merciful, and wiU not turn away
His face from you, ff ye return unto
Him.' "So the posts passed from city to
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and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun;
but they laughed them to scorn, and
mocked them. "Nevertheless divers
of Asher and' Manasseh and of Zebu
lun humbled themselves, and came
to Jerusalem. "Also in Judah was
the hand of God to give them one
heart, to do the commandment of the
king and of the princes by the word
of the Lord.
"And-there assembled at Jerusalem
much people to keep the feast of un
leavened bread in the second month,
a very great congregation. "And
they arose «nd took away the altars
that were in Jerusalem, and all the
altars for incense took they away, and
cast them into the brook Kidron.
Then they MUed the passover lamb
on the fourteenth day of the second
month; and the priests and the Levites
were ashamed, and sanctified them
selves, and "brought burnt-offerings
into the house of the Lord. "And
they stood in their place after their
order, according to the law of Moses
"the man of God; the priests dashed
the blood, which they received of the
hand of the Levites. "For there were
many in the congregation that had not
sanctified themselves; therefore the
Levites had the charge of killing the
passover lambs for every one that
was not clean, to sanctify them unto
the Lord. "For a multitude of the
people,, even many of Ephraim and
Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had
not cleansed themselves, yet did they
eat the passover otherwise than it is
written. For Hezekiah had prayed
for them, saying: 'The good Lord
pardon "every one that setteth his
heart to seek God, the Lord, the God
of his fathers, though [he be] not
[cleansed] according to the purification
that pertaineth to rioly things.' "And
the Lord hearkened to Hezekiah, and

healed the people. "And the children
of Israel that were present at Jerusa
lem kept the feast of unleavened
bread seven days with great gladness;
and the Levites and the priests praised
the Lord day by day, singing with
loud instruments unto the Lord.
22And Hezekiah spoke encouragingly
unto all the Levites that were well.
skiUed in the service of the Lord. So
they did eat throughout the feast for the
seven days, offering sacrifices of peace-
offerings, and giving thanks "to the
Lord, trie God of their fathers.
23And the whole congregation took
counsel to keep other seven days; and
they kept other seven days with
gladness. Tor Hezekiah. king of
Judah did give to the congregation for
offerings a thousand bullocks and
seven thousand sheep; and the princes
.gave to the congregation a thousand
bullocks and ten thousand sheep; and
priests sanctified themselves in great
numbers. "And all the congregation
of Judah, with the priests and the
Levites, and all the congregation that
came out of Israel, and the strangers
that came out of the land of Israel,
and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.
"So there was great joy in Jerusalem;
for since the time of Solomon the son
of David king of Israel there was not
the like in Jerusalem. Then the
priests the Levites arose and blessed
the people; and their voice was heard
[of the Lord], and their prayer came
up to His holy habitation, even unto
heaven. Q A Now when all this was finished,
all Israel that were present went
out to the cities of Judah, and broke
in pieces the piUars, and hewed down
the Asherim, and broke down the
high places and the altars out of all
Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim
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destroyed them all. Then aU the
children of Israel returned, every man
to his possession, into their" own cities.
2And Hezekiah appointed the
courses of the priests and the Levites
after their courses, every man accord
ing to his service, both the priests and
the Levites, for burnt-offerings and
fdr peaee-offeringsTto minister, and to
give thanks, and to praise in the gates
of the camp of the Lord. 'He ap
pointed also" the king's portion of his
substance for the burnt-offerings, to
wit, for trie morning and evening bur nt-
offerings, and the burnt-offerings for
the sabbaths, and for the new moons,
and for the appointed seasons, as it is
written in the Law of the Lord. More
over he commanded the people that
dwelt in Jerusalem to give the por
tion of the priests and the Levites, that
they might give themselves to the
law of the Lord. 'And as soon as
the commandment came abroad, the
children of Israel gave in abundance
the first-fruits of corn, wine, and oil,
and honey, and of aU the increase of
the field; and the tithe of aU things
brought they in abundantly. 'And
the children of Israel and Judah, that
dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also
brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep,
-and the tithe of haUowed things whicri
were hallowed unto the Lord their
God, and laid them by heaps. 'In
the third month they began to lay trie
foundation of the heaps, and finished
them in the seventh month. 8And
when Hezekiah and the princes came
and saw the heaps, they blessed the
Lord, and His people Israel. 'Then
Hezekiah questioned the priests and
the Levites concerning the heaps.
"And Azariah the chief priest, of the
house of Zadok, answered him and
said: 'Since the people began to
bring the offerings into the house of

the Lord, we have eaten, and had
enough, and have left plenty; for
the Lord hath blessed -His people;
and that which is 'left is this great
store.' "Then Hezekiah commanded- to
prepare chambers in the house of the
Lord ; and they prepared them. "And
they brought in the offerings and the
tithes and the haUowed things faith-
fuUy; and over them Conaniah the
Levite was ruler, and Shimei his
brother was second. "And Jehiel, and
Azaziah, and Nahath, and" Asahel,,
and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and_EUel,
and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and
Benaiah, were overseers under the
hand of Conaniah and Shimei his
brother, by the appointment of Heze
kiah the king, and Azariah the ruler
of the house uf God. "And Kore the
son of Imnah the Levite,, the porter at
the east gate, was over the freewiU-
offerings of God, to distribute the
offerings of the Lord, and the most
holy things. "And under him were
Eden," and Miniamin, and Jeshua,
and Shemaiah, Amariah; and" Sheca
niah, in the cities of the priests, in
their office of. trust, to give to their
brethren by courses, as weU to the
great as to the smaU; "beside them
that were reckoned by genealogy of
males, from three years old aniLup--
ward, even every one that entered
into the house of the Lord, for bis
daily portion, for their service in their
charges according to their courses;
"and them that were reckoned by
genealogy of the priests by their fathers'
houses, and the Levites from twenty
years old and upward, in their charges
by their courses; "even to give to
them that were reckoned by genealogy
of all their Uttle ones,- their wives,
and their sons, and their daughters-,
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their office of trust they administered
the sacred gifts; "also' for the sons of
Aaron the priests, that were in the
fields of the open land about their
cities, in every city, there were men
that were mentioned by name, to give
portions to all the males among the
priests, and to all that were reckoned
by genealogy among the Levites.
"And thus did Hezekiah throughout
aU Judah; and he wrought that
which was good and right and faith
ful before the Lord his God. "And
in every work that he began in the
service of the house of God, and in the
law, and in the commandments, to
seek his God, he did it with aU his
heart, and prospered.
QO After these tilings, and this
^ faithfulness, Sennacherib king
of Assyria came, and entered into
Judah, and encamped against the
fortified cities, and thought to make
a breach therein for himseff. 2And
when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib
was come,"" and triat lie was purposed
to fight against Jerusalem, 'he took
counsel with his princes and his
mighty men to stop the waters of the
fountains whicri were without the
city; and they helped him. 4So there
was gathered much people together,
and they stopped all the fountains,
and the brook that flowed through
the midst of the land, saying: 'Why
should the kings of Assyria come, and
find much water?' 'And he' took
courage, and built up aU the wall that
was broken down, and raised it up
to the towers, and another wall with
out, and strengthened MiUo in the
city of David, and made weapons
and shields in abundance. 'And he
set captains of war over the people,
and gathered them together to him in
the broad place at the gate of the city,
and spoke encouragingly to them,

saying: ''Be. strong and of good
courage, be not afraid nor dismayed
for the king of Assyria, nor for all the
multitude that is with him; for there
is a Greater with us than with him:
'with him is an arm of flesh; but with
us is the Lord our God to help us;
and to" fight our battles.' And the
people rested themselves upon the
words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
'After this did Sennacherib king of
Assyria send his servants to Jeru
salem — now he was before Lachish,
and all his power with him — unto
Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all
Judah that were at Jerusalem, say
ing: "Thus saith Sennacherib king
of Assyria: Whereon do ye trust,
that ye abide the siege in- Jerusalem?
"Doth not Hezekiah persuade you,
to give you over to die by famine and
by thirst, saying: The Lord our
God will deUver us out of the hand of
the king of Assyria? "Hatri not trie
same Hezekiah taken away His high
places and His altars, and commanded
Judah and Jerusalem, saying: Ye
sriaU worship before one altar, and
upon it shall ye offer? "Know ye not
what I and my fathers have done
unto all the peoples of the lands?
Were the gods of the nations of the
lands in any wise able to deliver their
land out of my hand? "Who was
there among all the gods of those na
tions which my fathers utterly de
stroyed, that could dehver his people
out of my hand, that your God should^
be able to dehver you out of my hand?
"Now therefore let not Hezekiah
beguile you, nor persuade you after
this manner, neither beheve ye him;
for no god of any nation br kingdom
was able to dehver his people out of
my hand, and out of the hand of my
fathers; how much less shall your:
God deUver you out of my riand?'

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"And his servants spoke yet more
against the Lord God, and against
His servant Hezekiah. "He wrote
also a letter, to taunt the Lord, the
God of Israel, and to speak against
Him, saying: 'As the gods of the
nations of the lands, which have not
deUvered their people out of my hand,
so shall not the God of Hezekiah de
Uver His people out of my hand.'
"And they cried with a loud voice
in the Jews' language unto the people
of Jerusalem. that were on the waU,
to terrify them, and to affright them;
that they might take the city. "And
they spoke of the God of Jerusalem, as
of the gods of the peoples of the earth,
which are the work of men's hands.
"And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah
the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed
because of this, and cried to heaven.
"And the Lord sent an angel, who
-cut off all the mighty men of valour,
and the leaders and captains, in the
camp of the king of Assyria. So he
returned with shame of face to his own
land. And when he was come into the
-house of his god, they that came forth
of his own bowels slew him there
with the sword. Thus the Lord
saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem from the hand of Sen
nacherib the king of Assyria, and
from the hand of all, and guided them
on every side. "And many brought
gifts unto the Lord to Jerusalem, and
precious things to Hezekiari king of
Judah; so that he was exalted in the
sight of all nations from thenceforth.
" 24In those days Hezekiah was sick
even unto death; and he prayed unto
the Lord; and He spoke unto him,
and gave him a sign. Tut Hezekiah
rendered not according to the benefit
done unto him; for his heart was rifted
up; therefore there was wrath upon
him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

"Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled
himself for the pride of his heart,
both he and the inhabitants of Jeru
salem, so that the wrath of the Lord
came not upon them in the days of
Hezekiah. ,
"And Hezekiah had exceeding much
riches and honour; and he provided
him treasuries for silver, and for gold,
and for precious stones, and for spices, .
and for shields, and for aU manner of-
goodly vessels; "store-houses also for
the increase of corn,-and wine, and oil;
and stalls for aU manner of beasts,
and flocks in folds. "Moreover he
provided him cities, and possessions
of flocks and herds in abundance; for
God had given him very much sub-,
stance. "This same Hezekiah also"
stopped the upper spring of the waters
of Gihon, and brought them straight
down on the west side of the city of
David. And Hezekiah prospered in
aU his works. "Howbeit' in the
business of the ambassadors of the
princes of Babylon, who sent unto
him to inquire of the wonder that was
done in the land, God left him, to try
him, that He might know aU that was
in his heart.
3Now the rest of the acts of Heze
kiah, and his good deeds, behold,
they are written in the vision of IsaiaU
the prophet the son of Amoz, and
in the book'of the kings of Judah and
Israel. 33And Hezekiah slept . with
his fathers, and they buried him in.the
ascent of the sepulchres of the sons of
David; and all Judari and the inhab;
itants of Jerusalem did him honour
at his death. And Manasseh his son
reigned in his stead. >^
Q Q Manasseh was twelve years old
when he began to reign; and he
reigned fifty and five years in Jeru
salem. 2And he did that which was
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. the abominations of the nations, whom
<the Lord cast out before the children
, of Israel. Tor he built again the high
places which.Hezekiah his father had
broken down; and he reared up altars
for the Baalim, and made Asheroth,
and worshipped all the host of heaven,
and served them. 4And he built
altars in the house of the Lord, where
of the Lord said: 'In Jerusalem shaU
My name be for ever.' 'And he built
altars for aU the host of heaven in
the two courts of the house of the
Lord. 'He also made his children to
pass through the fire in the vaUey of
the son of Hinnom; and he practised
soothsaying, and used enchantments,
and practised sorcery, and appointed
them that divined by a ghost or a
familiar spirit; he wrought much evil
in the sight of the Lord, to provoke
Him. 7And he set the graven image
of the idol, which he had made, in trie
house of God, of which God said to
David and to Solomon his son: 'In
this house, and in Jerusalem, which
I have chosen out of all the tribes of
. Israel, will I put My name for ever;
8neither wih I any more remove the
foot of Israel from off the land which
I have appointed for your fathers; if
only they will observe to do aU that I
have commanded them, even aU the
law and the statutes and the ordi
nances by the hand of Moses.' 'And
Manasseh made Judah and the inhab
itants of Jerusalem to err, so that they
did evil more than did the nations,
whom the Lord destroyed before the
children of Israel.
"And the Lord spoke to Manasseh,
and to his people; but they gave no
heed. "Wherefore the Lord brougrit
upon them the captains of the host of
the king of Assyria, who took Ma
nasseh with hooks, and bound him
with fetters, and carried him to Baby-

lbn. "And when he was in distress,
he besought the Lord his God, and
humbled himseff greatly before the
God of his fathers. "And h.6 prayed
unto Him; and He was entreated of
him, and heard his suppUcation, and
brought him back to Jerusalem into
his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew
that the Lord He was God.
"Now after this he built an outer
waU to the city of David, on the west
side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the
entrance at the fish gate; and he com
passed about Ophel, and raised it up
a very great height; and he put cap
tains of the army in all the fortified
cities of Judah. "And he took away
the strange gods, and the idol out of
the house of the Lord, and all( the
altars that he had built in the mount
of the house of the Lord, and in Jeru
salem, and cast them out of the city.
"And he built up the altar of the Lord,
and offered thereon sacrifices of peace-
offerings and of thanksgiving, and
commanded Judah to serve the Lord,
the God of Israel. "Nevertheless
the people did sacrifice stiU in the
high places, but only unto the Lord
their God.
"Now the rest of the acts of Manas-
seri, and his prayer unto his God, and
the words of the seers that spoke to
him in the name of the Lord, the God
of Israel, ' behold, they are written
among the acts of the kings of Israel.
"His prayer also, and how [God] was
entreated of him, and all his sin and
his transgression, and the places
wherein he built high places, and set
up the Asherim and the graven images,
before he humbled himseff; behold,
they are written in the history of the
seers. "So Manasseh slept with his
fathers, and triey buried him in his
own house; and Amon his son reigned
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"Amon was twenty and two yeafs
old when he began to reign; and he
reigned two years in Jerusalem. 22And
he did that wliich was evil in the
sight of the Lord, as did Manasseh his
father; and Amon sacrificed unto all
the graven images which Manasseh
his father had made, and served them.
"And he humbled not himself before
the Lord, as Manasseh his father riad
humbled himself; but this same Amon
became guilty more and more. 24And
his servants conspired against him,
and put him to death in his own house.
Tut the people of the land slew all
them that had conspired against king
Amon; and the people of the land
made Josiah his son king in his stead.
Q/i. Josiah was eight years old when
he began to reign; and he reigned
thirty and one years in Jerusalem.
2And he did that which was right in
the eyes of the Lord, and walked in
the ways of David his father, and
turned not aside to the right hand or
to the left. Tor in the eighth year
of his reign, while he was yet young, he
began to seek after the God ot David
his father; and in the twelfth year he
began to purge Judah and Jerusalem
from the high places, and the Asherim,
and the graven images, and the molten
images. 4And they broke down the
altars of the Baalim in his presence;
and the sun-images, that were on
high above them, he hewed down; and
the Asherim, and the graven images,
and the molten images, he. broke in
pieces, and made dust of them, and
strewed it upon the graves of them
that had sacrificed unto them. 'And
he burnt the bones of the priests upon
their altars, and purged Judah and
Jerusalem. 'And so did he in the
cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and
Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with
their axes round about. 7And he

broke- down the altars, and beat the
Asherim and the graven images into/
powder, and hewed down aU the sun-
images throughout aU trie land of
Israel, and returned to Jerusalem.
Now in the eighteenth year of his
reign, when he had purged the land,
and the house, he sent Shaphan the
son of Azariah, and Maaseiah the
governor of the city, and Joah the son
of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the
house of the Lord his God. 'And
they came to Hilkiah the high priest, -
and dehvered the money that was
brought into the house of God, which
the Levites, the keepers of the door,
had gathered of the hand of Manasseh
and Ephraim, and of aU trie remnant
of Israel, and of aU Judari and Benja
min, and they returned to Jerusalem.
"And they delivered it into the hand
of the workmen that had the over
sight of the house of the Lord; and
the workmen that wrought in the
house of the Lord gave it to mend and
repair the house; "even to the earpen- -
ters and to the buUders gave they it,
to buy hewn stone, and timber for
couprings, and to make beams for the
houses which the kings of Judah had
destroyed. "And the men did the
work faithfully; and the overseers of
them were Jahath and Obadiah, the
Levites, of the sons of Merari; and
Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons
of the Kohathites, to preside over it;
and other of trie Levites, aU that'
had skiU with instruments of music.
"Also they were over the bearers of
burdens, and presided over aU that
did the work in "every manner^ of
service; and of trie Levites there were
scribes, and officers, and porters.-
"And when they brought out the
money that was brought into the
house of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest-
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given by Moses. "And Hilkiah ari-
swered and said to Shaphan the scribe :
T have found the book of trie Law
in the house of the Lord.' And Hil
kiah delivered the book to Sriaphan.
"And Shaphan carried the book to the
king, and moreover brought back
wdrd unto the king, saying: ' AU that
was committed to thy servants, they
do it. "And they have poured out the
money that was found in the house of
the Lord, and have dehvered it into
the hand of the overseers, and into
the hand of the workmen.' "And
Shaphan the scribe told the king,
saying: 'Hilkiah the priest hath de
Uvered me a book.' And Shaphan
read therein before the king. "And
it came to pass, when the king had
heard the words of the Law, that he
rent his clothes. "And the king com
manded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son
of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of
Micah, and Sriaphan" the scribe, and
Asaiah the king's servant, saying:
"'Go ye, -inquire of the Lord for me,
and for them that are left in Israel
and in Judah, concerning the words
of the book that is found; for great
ms the wrath of the Lord that is poured
out upon us, because our fathers have
riot-kept the word of the Lord, to do
according unto all that is written in
this book.'
22So Hilkiah, and they whom the
king [had commanded], went to Hul-
dah the prophetess, the wife of Shal
lum the son of Tokhath, the son of
Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe — now
she dwelt in Jerusalem in the second
quarter — and they spoke to her to
that effect. 23And she said unto them :
'Thus saith the Lord, trie God of
Israel: Tell ye the man that sent
you unto me : Thus saith the Lord :
Behold, I will bring evil upon this
place, and upon the inhabitants there

of, even all the curses that are written
in the book which they have read
before the king of Judah; "because
they have forsaken Me, and have
offered unto other gods, that they
might provoke Me with, -all the works
of their hands; therefore is My wrath
poured out upon this place, and it
shall not be quenched. Tut unto
the king of Judah, who sent you to
inquire of the Lord, thus shah ye
say to him: Thus saith the Lord,
the God of Israel: As touching the
words wriicri thou hast heard, "because
thy heart was tender, and thou didsfr
humble thyself before God, when thou
heardest His words against this place,
and against the inhabitants thereof,
and hast humbled thyseff before Me,
and hast rent thy clothes, and wept
before Me; I also have heard thee,
saith the Lord. Tehold, I will
gather thee to thy fathers, and thou
shalt be gathered to thy grave- in
peace, neither shall thine eyes see
aU the evil that I will bring upon this
place, and upon trie inhabitants there
of.' And they brought back word un
to the king.
Then the king sent and gathered
together all the elders of Judah and
Jerusalem. "And the king went up
to the house of the Lord, and all the
men of Judah and the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, and the priests, and the
Levites, and aU the people, both great
and small; and he read in their ears
aU the words of the book of the cove
nant triat was found in the house of
trie Lord. "And trie king stood in
his place, and made a covenant before
the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and
to keep His commandments, and His
testimonies, and His statutes, with all
his heart, and with all his soul, to
perform the words of the covenant
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he caused all that were found in Jeru
salem and Benjamin to stand to it.
And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did
' according to the covenant of God,
the God of their fathers. 33And Josiah
took away aU the abominations out
of all the countries that pertained to
the children of Israel, and ,made all
that were found in Israel to serve,
even to serve the Lord their God.
All his days they departed not from
following the Lord, the God of their
fathers. Q PL And Josiah kept a passover unto
the Lord in Jerusalem; and triey
kiUed the passover lamb on the four
teenth day of the first month. 2And
he set the priests in their charges, and
encouraged them to the service of the
house of the Lord. 'And he said unto
the Levites that taught aU Israel,
that were holy unto the Lord: 'Put
the holy ark in the house which Sol
omon the son of David king of Israel
did buUd; there shall no more be a
burden upon your shoulders; now
serve the Lord your God, and His
people Israel. 4And prepare ye after
your fathers' houses by your courses, .
according to the writing of David king
of Israel, and according to the writing
/ of Solomon his son. 'And stand in the
holy place according to the divisions
of the fathers' houses of your brethren
the children of the people, and [let
there be for each] a portion of a fathers'
house, of the Levites. 'And kill the
passover lamb, and sanctify your
selves, and prepare for your brethren,
to do according to the word of the
Lord by the hand of Moses.'
'And Josiah gave to trie children of.
the people, of the flock, lambs and
kids, all of them for the passover-
offerings, unto aU that were present,
to the number of thirty thousand,
and three thousand bullocks; these

were of the king's substance. 'And
his princes gave willingly unto the
people, to the priests, and to the Le
vites. Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehi
el, the rulers of the house of God, gave
unto the priests for the passover-
offerings two thousand and six hun
dred [smaU cattlej, and three hun
dred oxen. 'Conaniah also, and Shem
aiah and Nethanel, his brethren, and
Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, the
chiefs of the Levites, gave unto the
Levites for the passover-offerings five'
thousand [small cattle], and five hun
dred oxen.
"So the service, was prepared, and
the priests stood in their place, and
the Levites by their courses, accord
ing- to the king's commandment.
"And they kiUed the passover lamb,
and the priests dashed [the blood,
which they received] of Jtheir hand,
and the Levites flayed them. "And
they removed the portions that were
to be burnt, that they might give
them to the divisions of theffathers'
houses of the children of the people,-.
to present unto the Lord, as it is
written in the book of Moses. And
so did they with the oxen. "And they ;
roasted the passover with fire accord
ing to the ordinance; and the holy
offerings sod they in pots, and in
caldrons, and in pans, and carried
them quickly to all the chUdren of the
people. "And afterward they pre
pared for themselves, and for the
priests; because the priests the sons of
Aaron were busied in offering the
portions that were to be burnt and
the fat until night; therefore the Le
vites prepared for themselves,, and
for the priests the sons of Aaron.
"And the singers the sons of Asaph
were in their place, according to the
commandment of David, and Asaph,
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seer; and trie porters were at every
gate; the/needed not to depart from
their service, for their brethren the
Levites prepared for them.
"So all the service of the Lord was
prepared the same^day, to keep the
passover, and to offer burnt-offerings
upon the altar of the Lord, according
to the Commandment of king Josiah.
"And jthe children of Israel that were
present kept the passover at that
time, and the feast of unleavened
bread seven days. "And there was
no passover like to that kept in Is-
, rael from the days of Samuel the
prophet; neither did any of the kings
of Israel keep such a passover as
Josiah kept, and the priests, and the
Levites, and aU Judah and Israel that
were present, and the inhabitants of
Jerusalem. "In the eighteenth year of
the reign of Josiah was this passover
kept. -. "After aU this, when Josiah had
-prepared the temple, Neco king of
Egypt went up to fight against Car-
chenrish by the Euphrates; and Josiah
went out against him. "But he sent
ambassadors to him, saying: 'What
have I to do with thee, thou king of
Judah? I come not against thee
this day, but against the house where
with I have war; and God hath given
command to speed me; forbear thee
from meddUng with God, who is
with me, that He destroy thee not.'
"Nevertheless Josiah would not turn
his face from him, but disguised
himself, that he might fight with him,
and hearkened 'not unto the words of
Neco, from the mouth of God, and
came to fight iri the valley of Megiddo.
23And the archers shot at king Josiah;
and the king -said to his servants:
'Have hie away; for I am sore wound
ed.' 24So his servants took him out
of the chariot, and put him in the

second chariot that he had, arid
brought him to Jerusalem; and he
died, and was- buried in the sepulchres;
of Ms fathers. And aU Judah and
Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. . "And '
Jeremiah lamented for Josiah; and aU
the singing men and singing women
spoke of Josiah in their lamentations,
unto this day; and they made them
an ordinance in Israel; and, behold,
they are written in the lamentations.
"Now the rest of the acts of Josiah,
and his good deeds, according to that
which is written in. the Law of the
Lord, "and his acts, first and last,
behold, they are written in the book
of the kings of Israel and Judah.
Q Cl Then the people of the land took
Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and
made him king in his father's stead
in Jerusalem. 2Joahaz was twenty
and three years old when he began to
reign; and he reigned three months in
Jerusalem. 3And the king of .Egypt
deposed him at Jerusalem; and fined
the land a hundred talents of silver
and a talent of gold. 4And the king
of Egypt made Eliakim his brother '
king over Judah and Jerusalem, and ,
changed his naine to Jehoiakim. And
Neco took Joahaz his brother, and
carried him toTgypt.
'Jehoiakim was twenty and five
years old when he began to reign; and
he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem;
and he did that which was evil in the
sigrit of the Lord his God. 'Against
him came up Nebuchadnezzar king
of Babylon, and bound him in fetters,
to carry him to Babylon.' Nebu
chadnezzar also carried of the vessels
of the house of the Lord to Babylon,
and put them in his temple at Babylon.
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim,
and his abominations which he did,
and that which was found in him,
behold, they are written in the book

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of the kings of Israel and Judah; and
Jehoiachin his son reigned in his
- stead. 'Jehoiachin was eight years old
when he began to reign; and he
reigned three months and ten days in
Jerusalem; and he did that which was
evil in the sight of the Lord. "And
at the return of the year king Nebu
chadnezzar sent, and brought him to
Babylon, with the goodly vessels of
the house of the Lord, and made Zede
kiah his brother king over Judah- and
Jerusalem. "Zedekiah was twenty and one
years old when he began to reign; and
he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem;
"and he did that which was evil in
the sight of the Lord his God; he
humbled not himseff before Jeremiah
the prophet speaking from the mouth
of the Lord. "And he also rebeUed
against king Nebuchadnezzar, who
had made him swear by God; but be
stiffened his neck, and hardened his
heart from turning unto the Lord,
the God of Israel. "Moreover aU trie
¦chiefs of the priests, and the people,
transgressed very greatly after aU the
abominations of the nations; and they
polluted the house of the Lord which
He had hallowed in Jerusalem. "And
the Lord, the God of their fathers,
sent to them by His messengers, send
ing betimes and often; because He
had compassion on His people, and
on His dwelling-place; "but they
mocked the messengers of God, and
despised His words, and scoffed at
His prophets, until the wrath of the
Lord arose against His people, till
there was no remedy.

'Therefore He brought upon them
the king of the Chaldeans, who slew
their young men with the-sWOrd in the
house of their sanctuary, and had no
Compassion upon young man'or maid
en, old man or^ hoary-headed; He
gave them aU into his hand. "And .
aU the vessels of the house of God,
great and smaU, and the treasures of
the house of the Lord, and the treas
ures of the king, and of his princes;
aU these he brought to BabylonT
"And they burnt the house of God,
and broke down the waU of Jerusalem,
and burnt aU the palaces thereof with
fire, and destroyed aU the goodly
vessels thereof. "And them that had
escaped from the sword carried he
away to Babylon; and they were
servants to him and his sons until the '
reign of the kingdom of Persia; 2to
fulfil the word of the LoRD~by the
mouth of Jeremiah, until the land
had been paidTer sabbaths; for as
long as she lay desolate she kept-sab-
bath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.
^Now in the first year of Cyrus
king of Persia, that the word of the
Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah-
might be accompfished, the Lord
stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king^of
Persia, that he made a proclamation
throughout aU his kingdom, and put
it also in writing, saying: ^'Thus
saith Cyrus king of Persia: AU the
kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord,
the God of heaven, given me; and He
hath charged me to build Him a house
in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Whosoever there is among, you of all
His people — the Lord his God be
with him — let him go up.'

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