Genesis1

1InthebeginningGodcreatedtheheavenandtheearth.
2Andtheearthwaswithoutform,andvoidanddarknesswasuponthefaceofthedeep.
AndtheSpiritofGodmoveduponthefaceofthewaters.
3AndGodsaid,Lettherebelight:andtherewaslight.
4AndGodsawthelight,thatitwasgood:andGoddividedthelightfromthedarkness.
5AndGodcalledthelightDay,andthedarknesshecalledNight.Andtheeveningand
themorningwerethefirstday.
6AndGodsaid,Lettherebeafirmamentinthemidstofthewaters,andletitdividethe
watersfromthewaters.
7AndGodmadethefirmament,anddividedthewaterswhichwereunderthefirmament
fromthewaterswhichwereabovethefirmament:anditwasso.
8AndGodcalledthefirmamentHeaven.Andtheeveningandthemorningwerethe
secondday.
9AndGodsaid,Letthewatersundertheheavenbegatheredtogetheruntooneplace,
andletthedrylandappear:anditwasso.
10AndGodcalledthedrylandEarthandthegatheringtogetherofthewaterscalledhe
Seas:andGodsawthatitwasgood.
11AndGodsaid,Lettheearthbringforthgrass,theherbyieldingseed,andthefruittree
yieldingfruitafterhiskind,whoseseedisinitself,upontheearth:anditwasso.
12Andtheearthbroughtforthgrass,andherbyieldingseedafterhiskind,andthetree
yieldingfruit,whoseseedwasinitself,afterhiskind:andGodsawthatitwasgood.
13Andtheeveningandthemorningwerethethirdday.
14AndGodsaid,Lettherebelightsinthefirmamentoftheheaventodividetheday
fromthenightandletthembeforsigns,andforseasons,andfordays,andyears:
15Andletthembeforlightsinthefirmamentoftheheaventogivelightupontheearth:
anditwasso.
16AndGodmadetwogreatlightsthegreaterlighttoruletheday,andthelesserlightto
rulethenight:hemadethestarsalso.
17AndGodsettheminthefirmamentoftheheaventogivelightupontheearth,
18Andtoruleoverthedayandoverthenight,andtodividethelightfromthedarkness:
andGodsawthatitwasgood.
19Andtheeveningandthemorningwerethefourthday.
20AndGodsaid,Letthewatersbringforthabundantlythemovingcreaturethathath
life,andfowlthatmayflyabovetheearthintheopenfirmamentofheaven.

21AndGodcreatedgreatwhales,andeverylivingcreaturethatmoveth,whichthe
watersbroughtforthabundantly,aftertheirkind,andeverywingedfowlafterhiskind:
andGodsawthatitwasgood.
22AndGodblessedthem,saying,Befruitful,andmultiply,andfillthewatersinthe
seas,andletfowlmultiplyintheearth.
23Andtheeveningandthemorningwerethefifthday.
24AndGodsaid,Lettheearthbringforththelivingcreatureafterhiskind,cattle,and
creepingthing,andbeastoftheearthafterhiskind:anditwasso.
25AndGodmadethebeastoftheearthafterhiskind,andcattleaftertheirkind,and
everythingthatcreepethupontheearthafterhiskind:andGodsawthatitwasgood.
26AndGodsaid,Letusmakemaninourimage,afterourlikeness:andletthemhave
dominionoverthefishofthesea,andoverthefowloftheair,andoverthecattle,and
overalltheearth,andovereverycreepingthingthatcreepethupontheearth.
27SoGodcreatedmaninhisownimage,intheimageofGodcreatedhehimmaleand
femalecreatedhethem.
28AndGodblessedthem,andGodsaiduntothem,Befruitful,andmultiply,and
replenishtheearth,andsubdueit:andhavedominionoverthefishofthesea,andover
thefowloftheair,andovereverylivingthingthatmovethupontheearth.
29AndGodsaid,Behold,Ihavegivenyoueveryherbbearingseed,whichisuponthe
faceofalltheearth,andeverytree,inthewhichisthefruitofatreeyieldingseedtoyou
itshallbeformeat.
30Andtoeverybeastoftheearth,andtoeveryfowloftheair,andtoeverythingthat
creepethupontheearth,whereinthereislife,Ihavegiveneverygreenherbformeat:and
itwasso.
31AndGodsaweverythingthathehadmade,and,behold,itwasverygood.Andthe
eveningandthemorningwerethesixthday.
Genesis2
1Thustheheavensandtheearthwerefinished,andallthehostofthem.
2AndontheseventhdayGodendedhisworkwhichhehadmadeandherestedonthe
seventhdayfromallhisworkwhichhehadmade.
3AndGodblessedtheseventhday,andsanctifiedit:becausethatinithehadrested
fromallhisworkwhichGodcreatedandmade.
4Thesearethegenerationsoftheheavensandoftheearthwhentheywerecreated,in
thedaythattheLORDGodmadetheearthandtheheavens,
5Andeveryplantofthefieldbeforeitwasintheearth,andeveryherbofthefield
beforeitgrew:fortheLORDGodhadnotcausedittorainupontheearth,andtherewas
notamantotilltheground.
6Buttherewentupamistfromtheearth,andwateredthewholefaceoftheground.

7AndtheLORDGodformedmanofthedustoftheground,andbreathedintohis

nostrilsthebreathoflifeandmanbecamealivingsoul.

8AndtheLORDGodplantedagardeneastwardinEdenandthereheputtheman

whomhehadformed.

9AndoutofthegroundmadetheLORDGodtogroweverytreethatispleasanttothe
sight,andgoodforfoodthetreeoflifealsointhemidstofthegarden,andthetreeof

knowledgeofgoodandevil.

10AndariverwentoutofEdentowaterthegardenandfromthenceitwasparted,and

becameintofourheads.

11ThenameofthefirstisPison:thatisitwhichcompasseththewholelandofHavilah,

wherethereisgold

12Andthegoldofthatlandisgood:thereisbdelliumandtheonyxstone.

13AndthenameofthesecondriverisGihon:thesameisitthatcompasseththewhole

landofEthiopia.

14AndthenameofthethirdriverisHiddekel:thatisitwhichgoethtowardtheeastof

Assyria.AndthefourthriverisEuphrates.

15AndtheLORDGodtooktheman,andputhimintothegardenofEdentodressitand
tokeepit.

God warned

16AndtheLORDGodcommandedtheman,saying,Ofeverytreeofthegardenthou
Adam!!!!!
mayestfreelyeat:
17Butofthetreeoftheknowledgeofgoodandevil,thoushaltnoteatofit:forinthe
daythatthoueatestthereofthoushaltsurelydie.
18AndtheLORDGodsaid,ItisnotgoodthatthemanshouldbealoneIwillmakehim
anhelpmeetforhim.
19AndoutofthegroundtheLORDGodformedeverybeastofthefield,andeveryfowl
oftheairandbroughtthemuntoAdamtoseewhathewouldcallthem:andwhatsoever
Adamcalledeverylivingcreature,thatwasthenamethereof.
20AndAdamgavenamestoallcattle,andtothefowloftheair,andtoeverybeastof
thefieldbutforAdamtherewasnotfoundanhelpmeetforhim.
21AndtheLORDGodcausedadeepsleeptofalluponAdam,andheslept:andhetook
oneofhisribs,andclosedupthefleshinsteadthereof
22Andtherib,whichtheLORDGodhadtakenfromman,madeheawoman,and
broughtheruntotheman.
23AndAdamsaid,Thisisnowboneofmybones,andfleshofmyflesh:sheshallbe
calledWoman,becauseshewastakenoutofMan.
24Thereforeshallamanleavehisfatherandhismother,andshallcleaveuntohiswife:
andtheyshallbeoneflesh.
25Andtheywerebothnaked,themanandhiswife,andwerenotashamed.

Genesis3
1NowtheserpentwasmoresubtilthananybeastofthefieldwhichtheLORDGodhad
made.Andhesaiduntothewoman,Yea,hathGodsaid,Yeshallnoteatofeverytreeof
thegarden?
2Andthewomansaiduntotheserpent,Wemayeatofthefruitofthetreesofthe
garden:
3Butofthefruitofthetreewhichisinthemidstofthegarden,Godhathsaid,Yeshall
noteatofit,neithershallyetouchit,lestyedie.
4Andtheserpentsaiduntothewoman,Yeshallnotsurelydie:
5ForGoddothknowthatinthedayyeeatthereof,thenyoureyesshallbeopened,and
yeshallbeasgods,knowinggoodandevil.
6Andwhenthewomansawthatthetreewasgoodforfood,andthatitwaspleasantto
theeyes,andatreetobedesiredtomakeonewise,shetookofthefruitthereof,anddid
eat,andgavealsountoherhusbandwithherandhedideat.
7Andtheeyesofthembothwereopened,andtheyknewthattheywerenakedandthey
sewedfigleavestogether,andmadethemselvesaprons.
8AndtheyheardthevoiceoftheLORDGodwalkinginthegardeninthecoolofthe
day:andAdamandhiswifehidthemselvesfromthepresenceoftheLORDGod
amongstthetreesofthegarden.
9AndtheLORDGodcalleduntoAdam,andsaiduntohim,Whereartthou?
10Andhesaid,Iheardthyvoiceinthegarden,andIwasafraid,becauseIwasnaked
andIhidmyself.
11Andhesaid,Whotoldtheethatthouwastnaked?Hastthoueatenofthetree,whereof
Icommandedtheethatthoushouldestnoteat?
12Andthemansaid,Thewomanwhomthougavesttobewithme,shegavemeofthe
tree,andIdideat.
13AndtheLORDGodsaiduntothewoman,Whatisthisthatthouhastdone?Andthe
womansaid,Theserpentbeguiledme,andIdideat.
14AndtheLORDGodsaiduntotheserpent,Becausethouhastdonethis,thouart
cursedaboveallcattle,andaboveeverybeastofthefielduponthybellyshaltthougo,
anddustshaltthoueatallthedaysofthylife:
15AndIwillputenmitybetweentheeandthewoman,andbetweenthyseedandher
seeditshallbruisethyhead,andthoushaltbruisehisheel.
16Untothewomanhesaid,Iwillgreatlymultiplythysorrowandthyconceptionin
sorrowthoushaltbringforthchildrenandthydesireshallbetothyhusband,andheshall
ruleoverthee.

17AnduntoAdamhesaid,Becausethouhasthearkeneduntothevoiceofthywife,and
hasteatenofthetree,ofwhichIcommandedthee,saying,Thoushaltnoteatofit:cursed
isthegroundforthysakeinsorrowshaltthoueatofitallthedaysofthylife
18Thornsalsoandthistlesshallitbringforthtotheeandthoushalteattheherbofthe
field
19Inthesweatofthyfaceshaltthoueatbread,tillthoureturnuntothegroundforoutof
itwastthoutaken:fordustthouart,anduntodustshaltthoureturn.
20AndAdamcalledhiswife'snameEvebecauseshewasthemotherofallliving.
21UntoAdamalsoandtohiswifedidtheLORDGodmakecoatsofskins,andclothed
them.
22AndtheLORDGodsaid,Behold,themanisbecomeasoneofus,toknowgoodand
evil:andnow,lestheputforthhishand,andtakealsoofthetreeoflife,andeat,andlive
forever:
23ThereforetheLORDGodsenthimforthfromthegardenofEden,totilltheground
fromwhencehewastaken.
24SohedroveoutthemanandheplacedattheeastofthegardenofEdenCherubims,
andaflamingswordwhichturnedeveryway,tokeepthewayofthetreeoflife.
Genesis4
1AndAdamknewEvehiswifeandsheconceived,andbareCain,andsaid,Ihave
gottenamanfromtheLORD.
2AndsheagainbarehisbrotherAbel.AndAbelwasakeeperofsheep,butCainwasa
tilleroftheground.
3Andinprocessoftimeitcametopass,thatCainbroughtofthefruitofthegroundan
offeringuntotheLORD.
4AndAbel,healsobroughtofthefirstlingsofhisflockandofthefatthereof.Andthe
LORDhadrespectuntoAbelandtohisoffering:
5ButuntoCainandtohisofferinghehadnotrespect.AndCainwasverywroth,andhis
countenancefell.
6AndtheLORDsaiduntoCain,Whyartthouwroth?andwhyisthycountenance
fallen?
7Ifthoudoestwell,shaltthounotbeaccepted?andifthoudoestnotwell,sinliethatthe
door.Anduntotheeshallbehisdesire,andthoushaltruleoverhim.
8AndCaintalkedwithAbelhisbrother:anditcametopass,whentheywereinthe
field,thatCainroseupagainstAbelhisbrother,andslewhim.
9AndtheLORDsaiduntoCain,WhereisAbelthybrother?Andhesaid,Iknownot:
AmImybrother'skeeper?
10Andhesaid,Whathastthoudone?thevoiceofthybrother'sbloodcriethuntome
fromtheground.

11Andnowartthoucursedfromtheearth,whichhathopenedhermouthtoreceivethy
brother'sbloodfromthyhand
12Whenthoutillesttheground,itshallnothenceforthyielduntotheeherstrengtha
fugitiveandavagabondshaltthoubeintheearth.
13AndCainsaiduntotheLORD,MypunishmentisgreaterthanIcanbear.
14Behold,thouhastdrivenmeoutthisdayfromthefaceoftheearthandfromthyface
shallIbehidandIshallbeafugitiveandavagabondintheearthanditshallcometo
pass,thateveryonethatfindethmeshallslayme.
15AndtheLORDsaiduntohim,ThereforewhosoeverslayethCain,vengeanceshallbe
takenonhimsevenfold.AndtheLORDsetamarkuponCain,lestanyfindinghim
shouldkillhim.
16AndCainwentoutfromthepresenceoftheLORD,anddweltinthelandofNod,on
theeastofEden.
17AndCainknewhiswifeandsheconceived,andbareEnoch:andhebuildedacity,
andcalledthenameofthecity,afterthenameofhisson,Enoch.
18AnduntoEnochwasbornIrad:andIradbegatMehujael:andMehujaelbegat
Methusael:andMethusaelbegatLamech.
19AndLamechtookuntohimtwowives:thenameoftheonewasAdah,andthename
oftheotherZillah.
20AndAdahbareJabal:hewasthefatherofsuchasdwellintents,andofsuchashave
cattle.
21Andhisbrother'snamewasJubal:hewasthefatherofallsuchashandletheharpand
organ.
22AndZillah,shealsobareTubalcain,aninstructerofeveryartificerinbrassandiron:
andthesisterofTubalcainwasNaamah.
23AndLamechsaiduntohiswives,AdahandZillah,Hearmyvoiceyewivesof
Lamech,hearkenuntomyspeech:forIhaveslainamantomywounding,andayoung
mantomyhurt.
24IfCainshallbeavengedsevenfold,trulyLamechseventyandsevenfold.
25AndAdamknewhiswifeagainandshebareason,andcalledhisnameSeth:For
God,saidshe,hathappointedmeanotherseedinsteadofAbel,whomCainslew.
26AndtoSeth,tohimalsotherewasbornasonandhecalledhisnameEnos:then
beganmentocalluponthenameoftheLORD.
Genesis6
1Anditcametopass,whenmenbegantomultiplyonthefaceoftheearth,and
daughterswerebornuntothem,
2ThatthesonsofGodsawthedaughtersofmenthattheywerefairandtheytookthem
wivesofallwhichtheychose.

3AndtheLORDsaid,Myspiritshallnotalwaysstrivewithman,forthathealsois
flesh:yethisdaysshallbeanhundredandtwentyyears.
4Thereweregiantsintheearthinthosedaysandalsoafterthat,whenthesonsofGod
cameinuntothedaughtersofmen,andtheybarechildrentothem,thesamebecame
mightymenwhichwereofold,menofrenown.
5AndGodsawthatthewickednessofmanwasgreatintheearth,andthatevery
imaginationofthethoughtsofhisheartwasonlyevilcontinually.
6AnditrepentedtheLORDthathehadmademanontheearth,anditgrievedhimathis
heart.
7AndtheLORDsaid,IwilldestroymanwhomIhavecreatedfromthefaceofthe
earthbothman,andbeast,andthecreepingthing,andthefowlsoftheairforit
repentethmethatIhavemadethem.
8ButNoahfoundgraceintheeyesoftheLORD.
9ThesearethegenerationsofNoah:Noahwasajustmanandperfectinhisgenerations,
andNoahwalkedwithGod.
10AndNoahbegatthreesons,Shem,Ham,andJapheth.
11TheearthalsowascorruptbeforeGod,andtheearthwasfilledwithviolence.
12AndGodlookedupontheearth,and,behold,itwascorruptforallfleshhad
corruptedhiswayupontheearth.
13AndGodsaiduntoNoah,Theendofallfleshiscomebeforemefortheearthisfilled
withviolencethroughthemand,behold,Iwilldestroythemwiththeearth.
14Maketheeanarkofgopherwoodroomsshaltthoumakeintheark,andshaltpitchit
withinandwithoutwithpitch.
15Andthisisthefashionwhichthoushaltmakeitof:Thelengthofthearkshallbe
threehundredcubits,thebreadthofitfiftycubits,andtheheightofitthirtycubits.
16Awindowshaltthoumaketotheark,andinacubitshaltthoufinishitaboveandthe
doorofthearkshaltthousetinthesidethereofwithlower,second,andthirdstories
shaltthoumakeit.
17And,behold,I,evenI,dobringafloodofwatersupontheearth,todestroyallflesh,
whereinisthebreathoflife,fromunderheavenandeverythingthatisintheearthshall
die.
18ButwiththeewillIestablishmycovenantandthoushaltcomeintotheark,thou,and
thysons,andthywife,andthysons'wiveswiththee.
19Andofeverylivingthingofallflesh,twoofeverysortshaltthoubringintotheark,to
keepthemalivewiththeetheyshallbemaleandfemale.
20Offowlsaftertheirkind,andofcattleaftertheirkind,ofeverycreepingthingofthe
earthafterhiskind,twoofeverysortshallcomeuntothee,tokeepthemalive.

21Andtakethouuntotheeofallfoodthatiseaten,andthoushaltgatherittotheeandit
shallbeforfoodforthee,andforthem.
22ThusdidNoahaccordingtoallthatGodcommandedhim,sodidhe.
Genesis7
1AndtheLORDsaiduntoNoah,Comethouandallthyhouseintothearkforthee
haveIseenrighteousbeforemeinthisgeneration.
2Ofeverycleanbeastthoushalttaketotheebysevens,themaleandhisfemale:andof
beaststhatarenotcleanbytwo,themaleandhisfemale.
3Offowlsalsooftheairbysevens,themaleandthefemaletokeepseedaliveuponthe
faceofalltheearth.
4Foryetsevendays,andIwillcauseittorainupontheearthfortydaysandforty
nightsandeverylivingsubstancethatIhavemadewillIdestroyfromoffthefaceofthe
earth.
5AndNoahdidaccordinguntoallthattheLORDcommandedhim.
6AndNoahwassixhundredyearsoldwhenthefloodofwaterswasupontheearth.
7AndNoahwentin,andhissons,andhiswife,andhissons'wiveswithhim,intothe
ark,becauseofthewatersoftheflood.
8Ofcleanbeasts,andofbeaststhatarenotclean,andoffowls,andofeverythingthat
creepethupontheearth,
9TherewentintwoandtwountoNoahintotheark,themaleandthefemale,asGod
hadcommandedNoah.
10Anditcametopassaftersevendays,thatthewatersofthefloodwereupontheearth.
11InthesixhundredthyearofNoah'slife,inthesecondmonth,theseventeenthdayof
themonth,thesamedaywereallthefountainsofthegreatdeepbrokenup,andthe
windowsofheavenwereopened.
12Andtherainwasupontheearthfortydaysandfortynights.
13IntheselfsamedayenteredNoah,andShem,andHam,andJapheth,thesonsof
Noah,andNoah'swife,andthethreewivesofhissonswiththem,intotheark
14They,andeverybeastafterhiskind,andallthecattleaftertheirkind,andevery
creepingthingthatcreepethupontheearthafterhiskind,andeveryfowlafterhiskind,
everybirdofeverysort.
15AndtheywentinuntoNoahintotheark,twoandtwoofallflesh,whereinisthe
breathoflife.
16Andtheythatwentin,wentinmaleandfemaleofallflesh,asGodhadcommanded
him:andtheLORDshuthimin.
17Andthefloodwasfortydaysupontheearthandthewatersincreased,andbareupthe
ark,anditwasliftupabovetheearth.

18Andthewatersprevailed,andwereincreasedgreatlyupontheearthandthearkwent
uponthefaceofthewaters.
19Andthewatersprevailedexceedinglyupontheearthandallthehighhills,thatwere
underthewholeheaven,werecovered.
20Fifteencubitsupwarddidthewatersprevailandthemountainswerecovered.
21Andallfleshdiedthatmovedupontheearth,bothoffowl,andofcattle,andofbeast,
andofeverycreepingthingthatcreepethupontheearth,andeveryman:
22Allinwhosenostrilswasthebreathoflife,ofallthatwasinthedryland,died.
23Andeverylivingsubstancewasdestroyedwhichwasuponthefaceoftheground,
bothman,andcattle,andthecreepingthings,andthefowloftheheavenandtheywere
destroyedfromtheearth:andNoahonlyremainedalive,andtheythatwerewithhimin
theark.
24Andthewatersprevailedupontheearthanhundredandfiftydays.
Genesis8
1AndGodrememberedNoah,andeverylivingthing,andallthecattlethatwaswith
himintheark:andGodmadeawindtopassovertheearth,andthewatersassuaged
2Thefountainsalsoofthedeepandthewindowsofheavenwerestopped,andtherain
fromheavenwasrestrained
3Andthewatersreturnedfromofftheearthcontinually:andaftertheendofthe
hundredandfiftydaysthewaterswereabated.
4Andthearkrestedintheseventhmonth,ontheseventeenthdayofthemonth,uponthe
mountainsofArarat.
5Andthewatersdecreasedcontinuallyuntilthetenthmonth:inthetenthmonth,onthe
firstdayofthemonth,werethetopsofthemountainsseen.
6Anditcametopassattheendoffortydays,thatNoahopenedthewindowoftheark
whichhehadmade:
7Andhesentfortharaven,whichwentforthtoandfro,untilthewatersweredriedup
fromofftheearth.
8Alsohesentforthadovefromhim,toseeifthewaterswereabatedfromofftheface
oftheground
9Butthedovefoundnorestforthesoleofherfoot,andshereturneduntohimintothe
ark,forthewaterswereonthefaceofthewholeearth:thenheputforthhishand,and
tookher,andpulledherinuntohimintotheark.
10Andhestayedyetothersevendaysandagainhesentforththedoveoutoftheark
11Andthedovecameintohimintheeveningand,lo,inhermouthwasanoliveleaf
plucktoff:soNoahknewthatthewaterswereabatedfromofftheearth.

12Andhestayedyetothersevendaysandsentforththedovewhichreturnednotagain
untohimanymore.
13Anditcametopassinthesixhundredthandfirstyear,inthefirstmonth,thefirstday
ofthemonth,thewatersweredriedupfromofftheearth:andNoahremovedthe
coveringoftheark,andlooked,and,behold,thefaceofthegroundwasdry.
14Andinthesecondmonth,onthesevenandtwentiethdayofthemonth,wastheearth
dried.
15AndGodspakeuntoNoah,saying,
16Goforthoftheark,thou,andthywife,andthysons,andthysons'wiveswiththee.
17Bringforthwiththeeeverylivingthingthatiswiththee,ofallflesh,bothoffowl,and
ofcattle,andofeverycreepingthingthatcreepethupontheearththattheymaybreed
abundantlyintheearth,andbefruitful,andmultiplyupontheearth.
18AndNoahwentforth,andhissons,andhiswife,andhissons'wiveswithhim:
19Everybeast,everycreepingthing,andeveryfowl,andwhatsoevercreepethuponthe
earth,aftertheirkinds,wentforthoutoftheark.
20AndNoahbuildedanaltaruntotheLORDandtookofeverycleanbeast,andof
everycleanfowl,andofferedburntofferingsonthealtar.
21AndtheLORDsmelledasweetsavourandtheLORDsaidinhisheart,Iwillnot
againcursethegroundanymoreforman'ssakefortheimaginationofman'sheartisevil
fromhisyouthneitherwillIagainsmiteanymoreeverythingliving,asIhavedone.
22Whiletheearthremaineth,seedtimeandharvest,andcoldandheat,andsummerand
winter,anddayandnightshallnotcease.
Genesis9
1AndGodblessedNoahandhissons,andsaiduntothem,Befruitful,andmultiply,and
replenishtheearth.
2Andthefearofyouandthedreadofyoushallbeuponeverybeastoftheearth,and
uponeveryfowloftheair,uponallthatmovethupontheearth,anduponallthefishesof
theseaintoyourhandaretheydelivered.
3EverymovingthingthatlivethshallbemeatforyouevenasthegreenherbhaveI
givenyouallthings.
4Butfleshwiththelifethereof,whichisthebloodthereof,shallyenoteat.
5AndsurelyyourbloodofyourliveswillIrequireatthehandofeverybeastwillI
requireit,andatthehandofmanatthehandofeveryman'sbrotherwillIrequirethelife
ofman.
6Whososheddethman'sblood,bymanshallhisbloodbeshed:forintheimageofGod
madeheman.
7Andyou,beyefruitful,andmultiplybringforthabundantlyintheearth,andmultiply
therein.

8AndGodspakeuntoNoah,andtohissonswithhim,saying,
9AndI,behold,Iestablishmycovenantwithyou,andwithyourseedafteryou
10Andwitheverylivingcreaturethatiswithyou,ofthefowl,ofthecattle,andofevery
beastoftheearthwithyoufromallthatgooutoftheark,toeverybeastoftheearth.
11AndIwillestablishmycovenantwithyou,neithershallallfleshbecutoffanymore
bythewatersofafloodneithershallthereanymorebeafloodtodestroytheearth.
12AndGodsaid,ThisisthetokenofthecovenantwhichImakebetweenmeandyou
andeverylivingcreaturethatiswithyou,forperpetualgenerations:
13Idosetmybowinthecloud,anditshallbeforatokenofacovenantbetweenmeand
theearth.
14Anditshallcometopass,whenIbringacloudovertheearth,thatthebowshallbe
seeninthecloud:
15AndIwillremembermycovenant,whichisbetweenmeandyouandeveryliving
creatureofallfleshandthewatersshallnomorebecomeafloodtodestroyallflesh.
16AndthebowshallbeinthecloudandIwilllookuponit,thatImayrememberthe
everlastingcovenantbetweenGodandeverylivingcreatureofallfleshthatisuponthe
earth.
17AndGodsaiduntoNoah,Thisisthetokenofthecovenant,whichIhaveestablished
betweenmeandallfleshthatisupontheearth.
18AndthesonsofNoah,thatwentforthoftheark,wereShem,andHam,andJapheth:
andHamisthefatherofCanaan.
19ThesearethethreesonsofNoah:andofthemwasthewholeearthoverspread.
20AndNoahbegantobeanhusbandman,andheplantedavineyard:
21Andhedrankofthewine,andwasdrunkenandhewasuncoveredwithinhistent.
22AndHam,thefatherofCanaan,sawthenakednessofhisfather,andtoldhistwo
brethrenwithout.
23AndShemandJaphethtookagarment,andlaidituponboththeirshoulders,andwent
backward,andcoveredthenakednessoftheirfatherandtheirfaceswerebackward,and
theysawnottheirfather'snakedness.
24AndNoahawokefromhiswine,andknewwhathisyoungersonhaddoneuntohim.
25Andhesaid,CursedbeCanaanaservantofservantsshallhebeuntohisbrethren.
26Andhesaid,BlessedbetheLORDGodofShemandCanaanshallbehisservant.
27GodshallenlargeJapheth,andheshalldwellinthetentsofShemandCanaanshall
behisservant.
28AndNoahlivedafterthefloodthreehundredandfiftyyears.
29AndallthedaysofNoahwereninehundredandfiftyyears:andhedied.

Genesis11:19
1Andthewholeearthwasofonelanguage,andofonespeech.
2Anditcametopass,astheyjourneyedfromtheeast,thattheyfoundaplainintheland
ofShinarandtheydweltthere.
3Andtheysaidonetoanother,Goto,letusmakebrick,andburnthemthoroughly.And
theyhadbrickforstone,andslimehadtheyformortar.
4Andtheysaid,Goto,letusbuildusacityandatower,whosetopmayreachunto
heavenandletusmakeusaname,lestwebescatteredabroaduponthefaceofthe
wholeearth.
5AndtheLORDcamedowntoseethecityandthetower,whichthechildrenofmen
builded.
6AndtheLORDsaid,Behold,thepeopleisone,andtheyhaveallonelanguageand
thistheybegintodo:andnownothingwillberestrainedfromthem,whichtheyhave
imaginedtodo.
7Goto,letusgodown,andthereconfoundtheirlanguage,thattheymaynotunderstand
oneanother'sspeech.
8SotheLORDscatteredthemabroadfromthenceuponthefaceofalltheearth:and
theyleftofftobuildthecity.
9ThereforeisthenameofitcalledBabelbecausetheLORDdidthereconfoundthe
languageofalltheearth:andfromthencedidtheLORDscatterthemabroaduponthe
faceofalltheearth.
PassageGenesis18:1633:
16Andthemenroseupfromthence,andlookedtowardSodom:andAbrahamwentwith
themtobringthemontheway.
17AndtheLORDsaid,ShallIhidefromAbrahamthatthingwhichIdo
18SeeingthatAbrahamshallsurelybecomeagreatandmightynation,andallthe
nationsoftheearthshallbeblessedinhim?
19ForIknowhim,thathewillcommandhischildrenandhishouseholdafterhim,and
theyshallkeepthewayoftheLORD,todojusticeandjudgmentthattheLORDmay
bringuponAbrahamthatwhichhehathspokenofhim.
20AndtheLORDsaid,BecausethecryofSodomandGomorrahisgreat,andbecause
theirsinisverygrievous
21Iwillgodownnow,andseewhethertheyhavedonealtogetheraccordingtothecryof
it,whichiscomeuntomeandifnot,Iwillknow.
22Andthementurnedtheirfacesfromthence,andwenttowardSodom:butAbraham
stoodyetbeforetheLORD.
23AndAbrahamdrewnear,andsaid,Wiltthoualsodestroytherighteouswiththe
wicked?

24Peradventuretherebefiftyrighteouswithinthecity:wiltthoualsodestroyandnot
sparetheplaceforthefiftyrighteousthataretherein?
25Thatbefarfromtheetodoafterthismanner,toslaytherighteouswiththewicked:
andthattherighteousshouldbeasthewicked,thatbefarfromthee:ShallnottheJudge
ofalltheearthdoright?
26AndtheLORDsaid,IfIfindinSodomfiftyrighteouswithinthecity,thenIwill
sparealltheplacefortheirsakes.
27AndAbrahamansweredandsaid,Beholdnow,Ihavetakenuponmetospeakunto
theLORD,whichambutdustandashes:
28Peradventurethereshalllackfiveofthefiftyrighteous:wiltthoudestroyallthecity
forlackoffive?Andhesaid,IfIfindtherefortyandfive,Iwillnotdestroyit.
29Andhespakeuntohimyetagain,andsaid,Peradventurethereshallbefortyfound
there.Andhesaid,Iwillnotdoitforforty'ssake.
30Andhesaiduntohim,OhletnottheLORDbeangry,andIwillspeak:Peradventure
thereshallthirtybefoundthere.Andhesaid,Iwillnotdoit,ifIfindthirtythere.
31Andhesaid,Beholdnow,IhavetakenuponmetospeakuntotheLORD:
Peradventurethereshallbetwentyfoundthere.Andhesaid,Iwillnotdestroyitfor
twenty'ssake.
32Andhesaid,OhletnottheLORDbeangry,andIwillspeakyetbutthisonce:
Peradventuretenshallbefoundthere.Andhesaid,Iwillnotdestroyitforten'ssake.
33AndtheLORDwenthisway,assoonashehadleftcommuningwithAbraham:and
Abrahamreturneduntohisplace.
PassageGenesis19:126:
Genesis19
1AndtherecametwoangelstoSodomatevenandLotsatinthegateofSodom:and
Lotseeingthemroseuptomeetthemandhebowedhimselfwithhisfacetowardthe
ground
2Andhesaid,Beholdnow,mylords,turnin,Iprayyou,intoyourservant'shouse,and
tarryallnight,andwashyourfeet,andyeshallriseupearly,andgoonyourways.And
theysaid,Naybutwewillabideinthestreetallnight.
3Andhepresseduponthemgreatlyandtheyturnedinuntohim,andenteredintohis
houseandhemadethemafeast,anddidbakeunleavenedbread,andtheydideat.
4Butbeforetheylaydown,themenofthecity,eventhemenofSodom,compassedthe
houseround,botholdandyoung,allthepeoplefromeveryquarter:
5AndtheycalleduntoLot,andsaiduntohim,Wherearethemenwhichcameintothee
thisnight?bringthemoutuntous,thatwemayknowthem.
6AndLotwentoutatthedooruntothem,andshutthedoorafterhim,
7Andsaid,Iprayyou,brethren,donotsowickedly.

8Beholdnow,Ihavetwodaughterswhichhavenotknownmanletme,Iprayyou,
bringthemoutuntoyou,anddoyetothemasisgoodinyoureyes:onlyuntothesemen
donothingforthereforecametheyundertheshadowofmyroof.
9Andtheysaid,Standback.Andtheysaidagain,Thisonefellowcameintosojourn,
andhewillneedsbeajudge:nowwillwedealworsewiththee,thanwiththem.Andthey
pressedsoreupontheman,evenLot,andcameneartobreakthedoor.
10Butthemenputforththeirhand,andpulledLotintothehousetothem,andshutto
thedoor.
11Andtheysmotethementhatwereatthedoorofthehousewithblindness,bothsmall
andgreat:sothattheyweariedthemselvestofindthedoor.
12AndthemensaiduntoLot,Hastthouhereanybesides?soninlaw,andthysons,and
thydaughters,andwhatsoeverthouhastinthecity,bringthemoutofthisplace:
13Forwewilldestroythisplace,becausethecryofthemiswaxengreatbeforetheface
oftheLORDandtheLORDhathsentustodestroyit.
14AndLotwentout,andspakeuntohissonsinlaw,whichmarriedhisdaughters,and
said,Up,getyououtofthisplacefortheLORDwilldestroythiscity.Butheseemedas
onethatmockeduntohissonsinlaw.
15Andwhenthemorningarose,thentheangelshastenedLot,saying,Arise,takethy
wife,andthytwodaughters,whichareherelestthoubeconsumedintheiniquityofthe
city.
16Andwhilehelingered,themenlaidholduponhishand,anduponthehandofhis
wife,anduponthehandofhistwodaughterstheLORDbeingmercifuluntohim:and
theybroughthimforth,andsethimwithoutthecity.
17Anditcametopass,whentheyhadbroughtthemforthabroad,thathesaid,Escape
forthylifelooknotbehindthee,neitherstaythouinalltheplainescapetothe
mountain,lestthoubeconsumed.
18AndLotsaiduntothem,Oh,notso,myLORD:
19Beholdnow,thyservanthathfoundgraceinthysight,andthouhastmagnifiedthy
mercy,whichthouhastsheweduntomeinsavingmylifeandIcannotescapetothe
mountain,lestsomeeviltakeme,andIdie:
20Beholdnow,thiscityisneartofleeunto,anditisalittleone:Oh,letmeescape
thither,(isitnotalittleone?)andmysoulshalllive.
21Andhesaiduntohim,See,Ihaveacceptedtheeconcerningthisthingalso,thatIwill
notoverthrowthiscity,forthewhichthouhastspoken.
22Hastethee,escapethitherforIcannotdoanythingtillthoubecomethither.
ThereforethenameofthecitywascalledZoar.
23ThesunwasrisenupontheearthwhenLotenteredintoZoar.
24ThentheLORDraineduponSodomanduponGomorrahbrimstoneandfirefromthe
LORDoutofheaven

25Andheoverthrewthosecities,andalltheplain,andalltheinhabitantsofthecities,
andthatwhichgrewupontheground.
26Buthiswifelookedbackfrombehindhim,andshebecameapillarofsalt.
Genesis21
1AndtheLORDvisitedSarahashehadsaid,andtheLORDdiduntoSarahashehad
spoken.
2ForSarahconceived,andbareAbrahamasoninhisoldage,atthesettimeofwhich
Godhadspokentohim.
3AndAbrahamcalledthenameofhissonthatwasbornuntohim,whomSarahbareto
him,Isaac.
4AndAbrahamcircumcisedhissonIsaacbeingeightdaysold,asGodhadcommanded
him.
5AndAbrahamwasanhundredyearsold,whenhissonIsaacwasbornuntohim.
6AndSarahsaid,Godhathmademetolaugh,sothatallthathearwilllaughwithme.
7Andshesaid,WhowouldhavesaiduntoAbraham,thatSarahshouldhavegiven
childrensuck?forIhavebornhimasoninhisoldage.
8Andthechildgrew,andwasweaned:andAbrahammadeagreatfeastthesameday
thatIsaacwasweaned.
9AndSarahsawthesonofHagartheEgyptian,whichshehadbornuntoAbraham,
mocking.
10WhereforeshesaiduntoAbraham,Castoutthisbondwomanandherson:fortheson
ofthisbondwomanshallnotbeheirwithmyson,evenwithIsaac.
11AndthethingwasverygrievousinAbraham'ssightbecauseofhisson.
12AndGodsaiduntoAbraham,Letitnotbegrievousinthysightbecauseofthelad,
andbecauseofthybondwomaninallthatSarahhathsaiduntothee,hearkenuntoher
voiceforinIsaacshallthyseedbecalled.
13AndalsoofthesonofthebondwomanwillImakeanation,becauseheisthyseed.
14AndAbrahamroseupearlyinthemorning,andtookbread,andabottleofwater,and
gaveituntoHagar,puttingitonhershoulder,andthechild,andsentheraway:andshe
departed,andwanderedinthewildernessofBeersheba.
15Andthewaterwasspentinthebottle,andshecastthechildunderoneoftheshrubs.
16Andshewent,andsatherdownoveragainsthimagoodwayoff,asitwereabow
shot:forshesaid,Letmenotseethedeathofthechild.Andshesatoveragainsthim,and
liftuphervoice,andwept.
17AndGodheardthevoiceoftheladandtheangelofGodcalledtoHagaroutof
heaven,andsaiduntoher,Whataileththee,Hagar?fearnotforGodhathheardthevoice
oftheladwhereheis.

18Arise,liftupthelad,andholdhiminthinehandforIwillmakehimagreatnation.
19AndGodopenedhereyes,andshesawawellofwaterandshewent,andfilledthe
bottlewithwater,andgavetheladdrink.
20AndGodwaswiththeladandhegrew,anddweltinthewilderness,andbecamean
archer.
21AndhedweltinthewildernessofParan:andhismothertookhimawifeoutofthe
landofEgypt.
22Anditcametopassatthattime,thatAbimelechandPhicholthechiefcaptainofhis
hostspakeuntoAbraham,saying,Godiswiththeeinallthatthoudoest:
23NowthereforeswearuntomeherebyGodthatthouwiltnotdealfalselywithme,nor
withmyson,norwithmyson'sson:butaccordingtothekindnessthatIhavedoneunto
thee,thoushaltdountome,andtothelandwhereinthouhastsojourned.
24AndAbrahamsaid,Iwillswear.
25AndAbrahamreprovedAbimelechbecauseofawellofwater,whichAbimelech's
servantshadviolentlytakenaway.
26AndAbimelechsaid,Iwotnotwhohathdonethisthingneitherdidstthoutellme,
neitheryetheardIofit,buttoday.
27AndAbrahamtooksheepandoxen,andgavethemuntoAbimelechandbothofthem
madeacovenant.
28AndAbrahamsetsevenewelambsoftheflockbythemselves.
29AndAbimelechsaiduntoAbraham,Whatmeanthesesevenewelambswhichthou
hastsetbythemselves?
30Andhesaid,Forthesesevenewelambsshaltthoutakeofmyhand,thattheymaybe
awitnessuntome,thatIhavediggedthiswell.
31WhereforehecalledthatplaceBeershebabecausetheretheyswarebothofthem.
32ThustheymadeacovenantatBeersheba:thenAbimelechroseup,andPhicholthe
chiefcaptainofhishost,andtheyreturnedintothelandofthePhilistines.
33AndAbrahamplantedagroveinBeersheba,andcalledthereonthenameofthe
LORD,theeverlastingGod.
34AndAbrahamsojournedinthePhilistines'landmanydays.
PassageGenesis22:119:
Genesis22
1Anditcametopassafterthesethings,thatGoddidtemptAbraham,andsaiduntohim,
Abraham:andhesaid,Behold,hereIam.
2Andhesaid,Takenowthyson,thineonlysonIsaac,whomthoulovest,andgetthee
intothelandofMoriahandofferhimthereforaburntofferingupononeofthe
mountainswhichIwilltelltheeof.

3AndAbrahamroseupearlyinthemorning,andsaddledhisass,andtooktwoofhis
youngmenwithhim,andIsaachisson,andclavethewoodfortheburntoffering,and
roseup,andwentuntotheplaceofwhichGodhadtoldhim.
4ThenonthethirddayAbrahamlifteduphiseyes,andsawtheplaceafaroff.
5AndAbrahamsaiduntohisyoungmen,AbideyeherewiththeassandIandthelad
willgoyonderandworship,andcomeagaintoyou.
6AndAbrahamtookthewoodoftheburntoffering,andlaidituponIsaachissonand
hetookthefireinhishand,andaknifeandtheywentbothofthemtogether.
7AndIsaacspakeuntoAbrahamhisfather,andsaid,Myfather:andhesaid,HereamI,
myson.Andhesaid,Beholdthefireandthewood:butwhereisthelambforaburnt
offering?
8AndAbrahamsaid,Myson,Godwillprovidehimselfalambforaburntoffering:so
theywentbothofthemtogether.
9AndtheycametotheplacewhichGodhadtoldhimofandAbrahambuiltanaltar
there,andlaidthewoodinorder,andboundIsaachisson,andlaidhimonthealtarupon
thewood.
10AndAbrahamstretchedforthhishand,andtooktheknifetoslayhisson.
11AndtheangeloftheLORDcalleduntohimoutofheaven,andsaid,Abraham,
Abraham:andhesaid,HereamI.
12Andhesaid,Laynotthinehanduponthelad,neitherdothouanythinguntohim:for
nowIknowthatthoufearestGod,seeingthouhastnotwithheldthyson,thineonlyson
fromme.
13AndAbrahamlifteduphiseyes,andlooked,andbeholdbehindhimaramcaughtina
thicketbyhishorns:andAbrahamwentandtooktheram,andofferedhimupforaburnt
offeringinthesteadofhisson.
14AndAbrahamcalledthenameofthatplaceJehovahjireh:asitissaidtothisday,In
themountoftheLORDitshallbeseen.
15AndtheangeloftheLORDcalleduntoAbrahamoutofheaventhesecondtime,
16Andsaid,BymyselfhaveIsworn,saiththeLORD,forbecausethouhastdonethis
thing,andhastnotwithheldthyson,thineonlyson:
17ThatinblessingIwillblessthee,andinmultiplyingIwillmultiplythyseedasthe
starsoftheheaven,andasthesandwhichisupontheseashoreandthyseedshall
possessthegateofhisenemies
18Andinthyseedshallallthenationsoftheearthbeblessedbecausethouhastobeyed
myvoice.
19SoAbrahamreturneduntohisyoungmen,andtheyroseupandwenttogetherto
BeershebaandAbrahamdweltatBeersheba.
PassageGenesis25:1934:

19AndthesearethegenerationsofIsaac,Abraham'sson:AbrahambegatIsaac:
20AndIsaacwasfortyyearsoldwhenhetookRebekahtowife,thedaughterofBethuel
theSyrianofPadanaram,thesistertoLabantheSyrian.
21AndIsaacintreatedtheLORDforhiswife,becauseshewasbarren:andtheLORD
wasintreatedofhim,andRebekahhiswifeconceived.
22Andthechildrenstruggledtogetherwithinherandshesaid,Ifitbeso,whyamI
thus?AndshewenttoenquireoftheLORD.
23AndtheLORDsaiduntoher,Twonationsareinthywomb,andtwomannerof
peopleshallbeseparatedfromthybowelsandtheonepeopleshallbestrongerthanthe
otherpeopleandtheeldershallservetheyounger.
24Andwhenherdaystobedeliveredwerefulfilled,behold,thereweretwinsinher
womb.
25Andthefirstcameoutred,alloverlikeanhairygarmentandtheycalledhisname
Esau.
26Andafterthatcamehisbrotherout,andhishandtookholdonEsau'sheelandhis
namewascalledJacob:andIsaacwasthreescoreyearsoldwhenshebarethem.
27Andtheboysgrew:andEsauwasacunninghunter,amanofthefieldandJacobwas
aplainman,dwellingintents.
28AndIsaaclovedEsau,becausehedideatofhisvenison:butRebekahlovedJacob.
29AndJacobsodpottage:andEsaucamefromthefield,andhewasfaint:
30AndEsausaidtoJacob,Feedme,Ipraythee,withthatsameredpottageforIam
faint:thereforewashisnamecalledEdom.
31AndJacobsaid,Sellmethisdaythybirthright.
32AndEsausaid,Behold,Iamatthepointtodie:andwhatprofitshallthisbirthrightdo
tome?
33AndJacobsaid,Sweartomethisdayandheswareuntohim:andhesoldhis
birthrightuntoJacob.
34ThenJacobgaveEsaubreadandpottageoflentilesandhedideatanddrink,androse
up,andwenthisway:thusEsaudespisedhisbirthright.
Genesis29
1ThenJacobwentonhisjourney,andcameintothelandofthepeopleoftheeast.
2Andhelooked,andbeholdawellinthefield,and,lo,therewerethreeflocksofsheep
lyingbyitforoutofthatwelltheywateredtheflocks:andagreatstonewasuponthe
well'smouth.
3Andthitherwerealltheflocksgathered:andtheyrolledthestonefromthewell's
mouth,andwateredthesheep,andputthestoneagainuponthewell'smouthinhisplace.

4AndJacobsaiduntothem,Mybrethren,whencebeye?Andtheysaid,OfHaranare
we.
5Andhesaiduntothem,KnowyeLabanthesonofNahor?Andtheysaid,Weknow
him.
6Andhesaiduntothem,Ishewell?Andtheysaid,Heiswell:and,behold,Rachelhis
daughtercomethwiththesheep.
7Andhesaid,Lo,itisyethighday,neitherisittimethatthecattleshouldbegathered
together:wateryethesheep,andgoandfeedthem.
8Andtheysaid,Wecannot,untilalltheflocksbegatheredtogether,andtilltheyrollthe
stonefromthewell'smouththenwewaterthesheep.
9Andwhileheyetspakewiththem,Rachelcamewithherfather'ssheepforshekept
them.
10Anditcametopass,whenJacobsawRachelthedaughterofLabanhismother's
brother,andthesheepofLabanhismother'sbrother,thatJacobwentnear,androlledthe
stonefromthewell'smouth,andwateredtheflockofLabanhismother'sbrother.
11AndJacobkissedRachel,andlifteduphisvoice,andwept.
12AndJacobtoldRachelthathewasherfather'sbrother,andthathewasRebekah'sson:
andsheranandtoldherfather.
13Anditcametopass,whenLabanheardthetidingsofJacobhissister'sson,thatheran
tomeethim,andembracedhim,andkissedhim,andbroughthimtohishouse.Andhe
toldLabanallthesethings.
14AndLabansaidtohim,Surelythouartmyboneandmyflesh.Andheabodewithhim
thespaceofamonth.
15AndLabansaiduntoJacob,Becausethouartmybrother,shouldestthoutherefore
servemefornought?tellme,whatshallthywagesbe?
16AndLabanhadtwodaughters:thenameoftheelderwasLeah,andthenameofthe
youngerwasRachel.
17LeahwastendereyedbutRachelwasbeautifulandwellfavoured.
18AndJacoblovedRachelandsaid,IwillservetheesevenyearsforRachelthy
youngerdaughter.
19AndLabansaid,ItisbetterthatIgivehertothee,thanthatIshouldgiveherto
anotherman:abidewithme.
20AndJacobservedsevenyearsforRachelandtheyseemeduntohimbutafewdays,
forthelovehehadtoher.
21AndJacobsaiduntoLaban,Givememywife,formydaysarefulfilled,thatImaygo
inuntoher.
22AndLabangatheredtogetherallthemenoftheplace,andmadeafeast.

23Anditcametopassintheevening,thathetookLeahhisdaughter,andbroughtherto
himandhewentinuntoher.
24AndLabangaveuntohisdaughterLeahZilpahhismaidforanhandmaid.
25Anditcametopass,thatinthemorning,behold,itwasLeah:andhesaidtoLaban,
Whatisthisthouhastdoneuntome?didnotIservewiththeeforRachel?whereforethen
hastthoubeguiledme?
26AndLabansaid,Itmustnotbesodoneinourcountry,togivetheyoungerbeforethe
firstborn.
27Fulfilherweek,andwewillgivetheethisalsofortheservicewhichthoushaltserve
withmeyetsevenotheryears.
28AndJacobdidso,andfulfilledherweek:andhegavehimRachelhisdaughtertowife
also.
29AndLabangavetoRachelhisdaughterBilhahhishandmaidtobehermaid.
30AndhewentinalsountoRachel,andhelovedalsoRachelmorethanLeah,and
servedwithhimyetsevenotheryears.
31AndwhentheLORDsawthatLeahwashated,heopenedherwomb:butRachelwas
barren.
32AndLeahconceived,andbareason,andshecalledhisnameReuben:forshesaid,
SurelytheLORDhathlookeduponmyafflictionnowthereforemyhusbandwilllove
me.
33Andsheconceivedagain,andbareasonandsaid,BecausetheLORDhathheardI
washated,hehaththereforegivenmethissonalso:andshecalledhisnameSimeon.
34Andsheconceivedagain,andbareasonandsaid,Nowthistimewillmyhusbandbe
joineduntome,becauseIhavebornhimthreesons:thereforewashisnamecalledLevi.
35Andsheconceivedagain,andbareason:andshesaid,NowwillIpraisetheLORD:
thereforeshecalledhisnameJudahandleftbearing.
Genesis30
1AndwhenRachelsawthatshebareJacobnochildren,Rachelenviedhersisterand
saiduntoJacob,Givemechildren,orelseIdie.
2AndJacob'sangerwaskindledagainstRachel:andhesaid,AmIinGod'sstead,who
hathwithheldfromtheethefruitofthewomb?
3Andshesaid,BeholdmymaidBilhah,goinuntoherandsheshallbearuponmy
knees,thatImayalsohavechildrenbyher.
4AndshegavehimBilhahherhandmaidtowife:andJacobwentinuntoher.
5AndBilhahconceived,andbareJacobason.
6AndRachelsaid,Godhathjudgedme,andhathalsoheardmyvoice,andhathgiven
meason:thereforecalledshehisnameDan.

7AndBilhahRachel'smaidconceivedagain,andbareJacobasecondson.
8AndRachelsaid,WithgreatwrestlingshaveIwrestledwithmysister,andIhave
prevailed:andshecalledhisnameNaphtali.
9WhenLeahsawthatshehadleftbearing,shetookZilpahhermaid,andgaveherJacob
towife.
10AndZilpahLeah'smaidbareJacobason.
11AndLeahsaid,Atroopcometh:andshecalledhisnameGad.
12AndZilpahLeah'smaidbareJacobasecondson.
13AndLeahsaid,HappyamI,forthedaughterswillcallmeblessed:andshecalledhis
nameAsher.
14AndReubenwentinthedaysofwheatharvest,andfoundmandrakesinthefield,and
broughtthemuntohismotherLeah.ThenRachelsaidtoLeah,Giveme,Ipraythee,of
thyson'smandrakes.
15Andshesaiduntoher,Isitasmallmatterthatthouhasttakenmyhusband?and
wouldestthoutakeawaymyson'smandrakesalso?AndRachelsaid,Thereforeheshall
liewiththeetonightforthyson'smandrakes.
16AndJacobcameoutofthefieldintheevening,andLeahwentouttomeethim,and
said,ThoumustcomeinuntomeforsurelyIhavehiredtheewithmyson'smandrakes.
Andhelaywithherthatnight.
17AndGodhearkeneduntoLeah,andsheconceived,andbareJacobthefifthson.
18AndLeahsaid,Godhathgivenmemyhire,becauseIhavegivenmymaidentomy
husband:andshecalledhisnameIssachar.
19AndLeahconceivedagain,andbareJacobthesixthson.
20AndLeahsaid,Godhathenduedmewithagooddowrynowwillmyhusbanddwell
withme,becauseIhavebornhimsixsons:andshecalledhisnameZebulun.
21Andafterwardsshebareadaughter,andcalledhernameDinah.
22AndGodrememberedRachel,andGodhearkenedtoher,andopenedherwomb.
23Andsheconceived,andbareasonandsaid,Godhathtakenawaymyreproach:
24AndshecalledhisnameJosephandsaid,TheLORDshalladdtomeanotherson.
25Anditcametopass,whenRachelhadbornJoseph,thatJacobsaiduntoLaban,Send
meaway,thatImaygountomineownplace,andtomycountry.
26Givememywivesandmychildren,forwhomIhaveservedthee,andletmego:for
thouknowestmyservicewhichIhavedonethee.
27AndLabansaiduntohim,Ipraythee,ifIhavefoundfavourinthineeyes,tarry:forI
havelearnedbyexperiencethattheLORDhathblessedmeforthysake.
28Andhesaid,Appointmethywages,andIwillgiveit.

29Andhesaiduntohim,ThouknowesthowIhaveservedthee,andhowthycattlewas
withme.
30ForitwaslittlewhichthouhadstbeforeIcame,anditisnowincreaseduntoa
multitudeandtheLORDhathblessedtheesincemycoming:andnowwhenshallI
provideformineownhousealso?
31Andhesaid,WhatshallIgivethee?AndJacobsaid,Thoushaltnotgivemeany
thing:ifthouwiltdothisthingforme,Iwillagainfeedandkeepthyflock.
32Iwillpassthroughallthyflocktoday,removingfromthenceallthespeckledand
spottedcattle,andallthebrowncattleamongthesheep,andthespottedandspeckled
amongthegoats:andofsuchshallbemyhire.
33Soshallmyrighteousnessanswerformeintimetocome,whenitshallcomeformy
hirebeforethyface:everyonethatisnotspeckledandspottedamongthegoats,and
brownamongthesheep,thatshallbecountedstolenwithme.
34AndLabansaid,Behold,Iwoulditmightbeaccordingtothyword.
35Andheremovedthatdaythehegoatsthatwereringstrakedandspotted,andallthe
shegoatsthatwerespeckledandspotted,andeveryonethathadsomewhiteinit,andall
thebrownamongthesheep,andgavethemintothehandofhissons.
36Andhesetthreedays'journeybetwixthimselfandJacob:andJacobfedtherestof
Laban'sflocks.
37AndJacobtookhimrodsofgreenpoplar,andofthehazelandchesnuttreeandpilled
whitestrakesinthem,andmadethewhiteappearwhichwasintherods.
38Andhesettherodswhichhehadpilledbeforetheflocksintheguttersinthewatering
troughswhentheflockscametodrink,thattheyshouldconceivewhentheycameto
drink.
39Andtheflocksconceivedbeforetherods,andbroughtforthcattleringstraked,
speckled,andspotted.
40AndJacobdidseparatethelambs,andsetthefacesoftheflockstowardthe
ringstraked,andallthebrownintheflockofLabanandheputhisownflocksby
themselves,andputthemnotuntoLaban'scattle.
41Anditcametopass,whensoeverthestrongercattledidconceive,thatJacoblaidthe
rodsbeforetheeyesofthecattleinthegutters,thattheymightconceiveamongtherods.
42Butwhenthecattlewerefeeble,heputthemnotin:sothefeeblerwereLaban's,and
thestrongerJacob's.
43Andthemanincreasedexceedingly,andhadmuchcattle,andmaidservants,and
menservants,andcamels,andasses.
Genesis37
1AndJacobdweltinthelandwhereinhisfatherwasastranger,inthelandofCanaan.

2ThesearethegenerationsofJacob.Joseph,beingseventeenyearsold,wasfeedingthe
flockwithhisbrethrenandtheladwaswiththesonsofBilhah,andwiththesonsof
Zilpah,hisfather'swives:andJosephbroughtuntohisfathertheirevilreport.
3NowIsraellovedJosephmorethanallhischildren,becausehewasthesonofhisold
age:andhemadehimacoatofmanycolours.
4Andwhenhisbrethrensawthattheirfatherlovedhimmorethanallhisbrethren,they
hatedhim,andcouldnotspeakpeaceablyuntohim.
5AndJosephdreamedadream,andhetoldithisbrethren:andtheyhatedhimyetthe
more.
6Andhesaiduntothem,Hear,Iprayyou,thisdreamwhichIhavedreamed:
7For,behold,wewerebindingsheavesinthefield,and,lo,mysheafarose,andalso
stooduprightand,behold,yoursheavesstoodroundabout,andmadeobeisancetomy
sheaf.
8Andhisbrethrensaidtohim,Shaltthouindeedreignoverus?orshaltthouindeed
havedominionoverus?Andtheyhatedhimyetthemoreforhisdreams,andforhis
words.
9Andhedreamedyetanotherdream,andtoldithisbrethren,andsaid,Behold,Ihave
dreamedadreammoreand,behold,thesunandthemoonandtheelevenstarsmade
obeisancetome.
10Andhetoldittohisfather,andtohisbrethren:andhisfatherrebukedhim,andsaid
untohim,Whatisthisdreamthatthouhastdreamed?ShallIandthymotherandthy
brethrenindeedcometobowdownourselvestotheetotheearth?
11Andhisbrethrenenviedhimbuthisfatherobservedthesaying.
12Andhisbrethrenwenttofeedtheirfather'sflockinShechem.
13AndIsraelsaiduntoJoseph,DonotthybrethrenfeedtheflockinShechem?come,
andIwillsendtheeuntothem.Andhesaidtohim,HereamI.
14Andhesaidtohim,Go,Ipraythee,seewhetheritbewellwiththybrethren,andwell
withtheflocksandbringmewordagain.SohesenthimoutofthevaleofHebron,and
hecametoShechem.
15Andacertainmanfoundhim,and,behold,hewaswanderinginthefield:andtheman
askedhim,saying,Whatseekestthou?
16Andhesaid,Iseekmybrethren:tellme,Ipraythee,wheretheyfeedtheirflocks.
17Andthemansaid,TheyaredepartedhenceforIheardthemsay,LetusgotoDothan.
AndJosephwentafterhisbrethren,andfoundtheminDothan.
18Andwhentheysawhimafaroff,evenbeforehecamenearuntothem,theyconspired
againsthimtoslayhim.
19Andtheysaidonetoanother,Behold,thisdreamercometh.

20Comenowtherefore,andletusslayhim,andcasthimintosomepit,andwewillsay,
Someevilbeasthathdevouredhim:andweshallseewhatwillbecomeofhisdreams.
21AndReubenheardit,andhedeliveredhimoutoftheirhandsandsaid,Letusnotkill
him.
22AndReubensaiduntothem,Shednoblood,butcasthimintothispitthatisinthe
wilderness,andlaynohanduponhimthathemightridhimoutoftheirhands,todeliver
himtohisfatheragain.
23Anditcametopass,whenJosephwascomeuntohisbrethren,thattheystriptJoseph
outofhiscoat,hiscoatofmanycoloursthatwasonhim
24Andtheytookhim,andcasthimintoapit:andthepitwasempty,therewasnowater
init.
25Andtheysatdowntoeatbread:andtheylifteduptheireyesandlooked,and,behold,
acompanyofIshmeelitescamefromGileadwiththeircamelsbearingspiceryandbalm
andmyrrh,goingtocarryitdowntoEgypt.
26AndJudahsaiduntohisbrethren,Whatprofitisitifweslayourbrother,andconceal
hisblood?
27Come,andletussellhimtotheIshmeelites,andletnotourhandbeuponhimforhe
isourbrotherandourflesh.Andhisbrethrenwerecontent.
28ThentherepassedbyMidianitesmerchantmenandtheydrewandliftedupJoseph
outofthepit,andsoldJosephtotheIshmeelitesfortwentypiecesofsilver:andthey
broughtJosephintoEgypt.
29AndReubenreturneduntothepitand,behold,Josephwasnotinthepitandherent
hisclothes.
30Andhereturneduntohisbrethren,andsaid,ThechildisnotandI,whithershallIgo?
31AndtheytookJoseph'scoat,andkilledakidofthegoats,anddippedthecoatinthe
blood
32Andtheysentthecoatofmanycolours,andtheybroughtittotheirfatherandsaid,
Thishavewefound:knownowwhetheritbethyson'scoatorno.
33Andheknewit,andsaid,Itismyson'scoatanevilbeasthathdevouredhimJoseph
iswithoutdoubtrentinpieces.
34AndJacobrenthisclothes,andputsackclothuponhisloins,andmournedforhisson
manydays.
35Andallhissonsandallhisdaughtersroseuptocomforthimbutherefusedtobe
comfortedandhesaid,ForIwillgodownintothegraveuntomysonmourning.Thus
hisfatherweptforhim.
36AndtheMidianitessoldhimintoEgyptuntoPotiphar,anofficerofPharaoh's,and
captainoftheguard.

Exodus1
1NowthesearethenamesofthechildrenofIsrael,whichcameintoEgypteveryman
andhishouseholdcamewithJacob.
2Reuben,Simeon,Levi,andJudah,
3Issachar,Zebulun,andBenjamin,
4Dan,andNaphtali,Gad,andAsher.
5AndallthesoulsthatcameoutoftheloinsofJacobwereseventysouls:forJoseph
wasinEgyptalready.
6AndJosephdied,andallhisbrethren,andallthatgeneration.
7AndthechildrenofIsraelwerefruitful,andincreasedabundantly,andmultiplied,and
waxedexceedingmightyandthelandwasfilledwiththem.
8NowtherearoseupanewkingoverEgypt,whichknewnotJoseph.
9Andhesaiduntohispeople,Behold,thepeopleofthechildrenofIsraelaremoreand
mightierthanwe:
10Comeon,letusdealwiselywiththemlesttheymultiply,anditcometopass,that,
whentherefallethoutanywar,theyjoinalsountoourenemies,andfightagainstus,and
sogetthemupoutoftheland.
11Thereforetheydidsetoverthemtaskmasterstoafflictthemwiththeirburdens.And
theybuiltforPharaohtreasurecities,PithomandRaamses.
12Butthemoretheyafflictedthem,themoretheymultipliedandgrew.Andtheywere
grievedbecauseofthechildrenofIsrael.
13AndtheEgyptiansmadethechildrenofIsraeltoservewithrigour:
14Andtheymadetheirlivesbitterwithhardbondage,inmorter,andinbrick,andinall
mannerofserviceinthefield:alltheirservice,whereintheymadethemserve,waswith
rigour.
15AndthekingofEgyptspaketotheHebrewmidwives,ofwhichthenameoftheone
wasShiphrah,andthenameoftheotherPuah:
16Andhesaid,WhenyedotheofficeofamidwifetotheHebrewwomen,andseethem
uponthestoolsifitbeason,thenyeshallkillhim:butifitbeadaughter,thensheshall
live.
17ButthemidwivesfearedGod,anddidnotasthekingofEgyptcommandedthem,but
savedthemenchildrenalive.
18AndthekingofEgyptcalledforthemidwives,andsaiduntothem,Whyhaveye
donethisthing,andhavesavedthemenchildrenalive?
19AndthemidwivessaiduntoPharaoh,BecausetheHebrewwomenarenotasthe
Egyptianwomenfortheyarelively,andaredeliverederethemidwivescomeinunto
them.

20ThereforeGoddealtwellwiththemidwives:andthepeoplemultiplied,andwaxed
verymighty.
21Anditcametopass,becausethemidwivesfearedGod,thathemadethemhouses.
22AndPharaohchargedallhispeople,saying,Everysonthatisbornyeshallcastinto
theriver,andeverydaughteryeshallsavealive.
PassageExodus2:110:
Exodus2
1AndtherewentamanofthehouseofLevi,andtooktowifeadaughterofLevi.
2Andthewomanconceived,andbareason:andwhenshesawhimthathewasa
goodlychild,shehidhimthreemonths.
3Andwhenshecouldnotlongerhidehim,shetookforhimanarkofbulrushes,and
daubeditwithslimeandwithpitch,andputthechildthereinandshelaiditintheflags
bytheriver'sbrink.
4Andhissisterstoodafaroff,towitwhatwouldbedonetohim.
5AndthedaughterofPharaohcamedowntowashherselfattheriverandhermaidens
walkedalongbytheriver'ssideandwhenshesawthearkamongtheflags,shesenther
maidtofetchit.
6Andwhenshehadopenedit,shesawthechild:and,behold,thebabewept.Andshe
hadcompassiononhim,andsaid,ThisisoneoftheHebrews'children.
7ThensaidhissistertoPharaoh'sdaughter,ShallIgoandcalltotheeanurseofthe
Hebrewwomen,thatshemaynursethechildforthee?
8AndPharaoh'sdaughtersaidtoher,Go.Andthemaidwentandcalledthechild's
mother.
9AndPharaoh'sdaughtersaiduntoher,Takethischildaway,andnurseitforme,andI
willgivetheethywages.Andthewomentookthechild,andnursedit.
10Andthechildgrew,andshebroughthimuntoPharaoh'sdaughter,andhebecameher
son.AndshecalledhisnameMoses:andshesaid,BecauseIdrewhimoutofthewater.
Exodus3
1NowMoseskepttheflockofJethrohisfatherinlaw,thepriestofMidian:andheled
theflocktothebacksideofthedesert,andcametothemountainofGod,eventoHoreb.
2AndtheangeloftheLORDappeareduntohiminaflameoffireoutofthemidstofa
bush:andhelooked,and,behold,thebushburnedwithfire,andthebushwasnot
consumed.
3AndMosessaid,Iwillnowturnaside,andseethisgreatsight,whythebushisnot
burnt.
4AndwhentheLORDsawthatheturnedasidetosee,Godcalleduntohimoutofthe
midstofthebush,andsaid,Moses,Moses.Andhesaid,HereamI.

5Andhesaid,Drawnotnighhither:putoffthyshoesfromoffthyfeet,fortheplace
whereonthoustandestisholyground.
6Moreoverhesaid,IamtheGodofthyfather,theGodofAbraham,theGodofIsaac,
andtheGodofJacob.AndMoseshidhisfaceforhewasafraidtolookuponGod.
7AndtheLORDsaid,IhavesurelyseentheafflictionofmypeoplewhichareinEgypt,
andhaveheardtheircrybyreasonoftheirtaskmastersforIknowtheirsorrows
8AndIamcomedowntodeliverthemoutofthehandoftheEgyptians,andtobring
themupoutofthatlanduntoagoodlandandalarge,untoalandflowingwithmilkand
honeyuntotheplaceoftheCanaanites,andtheHittites,andtheAmorites,andthe
Perizzites,andtheHivites,andtheJebusites.
9Nowtherefore,behold,thecryofthechildrenofIsraeliscomeuntome:andIhave
alsoseentheoppressionwherewiththeEgyptiansoppressthem.
10Comenowtherefore,andIwillsendtheeuntoPharaoh,thatthoumayestbringforth
mypeoplethechildrenofIsraeloutofEgypt.
11AndMosessaiduntoGod,WhoamI,thatIshouldgountoPharaoh,andthatIshould
bringforththechildrenofIsraeloutofEgypt?
12Andhesaid,CertainlyIwillbewiththeeandthisshallbeatokenuntothee,thatI
havesentthee:WhenthouhastbroughtforththepeopleoutofEgypt,yeshallserveGod
uponthismountain.
13AndMosessaiduntoGod,Behold,whenIcomeuntothechildrenofIsrael,andshall
sayuntothem,TheGodofyourfathershathsentmeuntoyouandtheyshallsaytome,
Whatishisname?whatshallIsayuntothem?
14AndGodsaiduntoMoses,IAMTHATIAM:andhesaid,Thusshaltthousayunto
thechildrenofIsrael,IAMhathsentmeuntoyou.
15AndGodsaidmoreoveruntoMoses,ThusshaltthousayuntothechildrenofIsrael,
theLORDGodofyourfathers,theGodofAbraham,theGodofIsaac,andtheGodof
Jacob,hathsentmeuntoyou:thisismynameforever,andthisismymemorialuntoall
generations.
16Go,andgathertheeldersofIsraeltogether,andsayuntothem,TheLORDGodof
yourfathers,theGodofAbraham,ofIsaac,andofJacob,appeareduntome,saying,I
havesurelyvisitedyou,andseenthatwhichisdonetoyouinEgypt:
17AndIhavesaid,IwillbringyouupoutoftheafflictionofEgyptuntothelandofthe
Canaanites,andtheHittites,andtheAmorites,andthePerizzites,andtheHivites,andthe
Jebusites,untoalandflowingwithmilkandhoney.
18Andtheyshallhearkentothyvoice:andthoushaltcome,thouandtheeldersof
Israel,untothekingofEgypt,andyeshallsayuntohim,TheLORDGodoftheHebrews
hathmetwithus:andnowletusgo,webeseechthee,threedays'journeyintothe
wilderness,thatwemaysacrificetotheLORDourGod.
19AndIamsurethatthekingofEgyptwillnotletyougo,no,notbyamightyhand.

20AndIwillstretchoutmyhand,andsmiteEgyptwithallmywonderswhichIwilldo
inthemidstthereof:andafterthathewillletyougo.
21AndIwillgivethispeoplefavourinthesightoftheEgyptians:anditshallcometo
pass,that,whenyego,yeshallnotgoempty.
22Buteverywomanshallborrowofherneighbour,andofherthatsojournethinher
house,jewelsofsilver,andjewelsofgold,andraiment:andyeshallputthemuponyour
sons,anduponyourdaughtersandyeshallspoiltheEgyptians.
Exodus7
1AndtheLORDsaiduntoMoses,See,IhavemadetheeagodtoPharaoh:andAaron
thybrothershallbethyprophet.
2ThoushaltspeakallthatIcommandthee:andAaronthybrothershallspeakunto
Pharaoh,thathesendthechildrenofIsraeloutofhisland.
3AndIwillhardenPharaoh'sheart,andmultiplymysignsandmywondersintheland
ofEgypt.
4ButPharaohshallnothearkenuntoyou,thatImaylaymyhanduponEgypt,andbring
forthminearmies,andmypeoplethechildrenofIsrael,outofthelandofEgyptbygreat
judgments.
5AndtheEgyptiansshallknowthatIamtheLORD,whenIstretchforthminehand
uponEgypt,andbringoutthechildrenofIsraelfromamongthem.
6AndMosesandAarondidastheLORDcommandedthem,sodidthey.
7AndMoseswasfourscoreyearsold,andAaronfourscoreandthreeyearsold,when
theyspakeuntoPharaoh.
8AndtheLORDspakeuntoMosesanduntoAaron,saying,
9WhenPharaohshallspeakuntoyou,saying,Shewamiracleforyou:thenthoushalt
sayuntoAaron,Takethyrod,andcastitbeforePharaoh,anditshallbecomeaserpent.
10AndMosesandAaronwentinuntoPharaoh,andtheydidsoastheLORDhad
commanded:andAaroncastdownhisrodbeforePharaoh,andbeforehisservants,andit
becameaserpent.
11ThenPharaohalsocalledthewisemenandthesorcerers:nowthemagiciansofEgypt,
theyalsodidinlikemannerwiththeirenchantments.
12Fortheycastdowneverymanhisrod,andtheybecameserpents:butAaron'srod
swalloweduptheirrods.
13AndhehardenedPharaoh'sheart,thathehearkenednotuntothemastheLORDhad
said.
14AndtheLORDsaiduntoMoses,Pharaoh'sheartishardened,herefusethtoletthe
peoplego.

15GettheeuntoPharaohinthemorninglo,hegoethoutuntothewaterandthoushalt
standbytheriver'sbrinkagainsthecomeandtherodwhichwasturnedtoaserpentshalt
thoutakeinthinehand.
16Andthoushaltsayuntohim,TheLORDGodoftheHebrewshathsentmeuntothee,
saying,Letmypeoplego,thattheymayservemeinthewilderness:and,behold,hitherto
thouwouldestnothear.
17ThussaiththeLORD,InthisthoushaltknowthatIamtheLORD:behold,Iwill
smitewiththerodthatisinminehanduponthewaterswhichareintheriver,andthey
shallbeturnedtoblood.
18Andthefishthatisintherivershalldie,andtherivershallstinkandtheEgyptians
shalllothetodrinkofthewateroftheriver.
19AndtheLORDspakeuntoMoses,SayuntoAaron,Takethyrod,andstretchoutthine
handuponthewatersofEgypt,upontheirstreams,upontheirrivers,andupontheir
ponds,anduponalltheirpoolsofwater,thattheymaybecomebloodandthattheremay
bebloodthroughoutallthelandofEgypt,bothinvesselsofwood,andinvesselsof
stone.
20AndMosesandAarondidso,astheLORDcommandedandhelifteduptherod,and
smotethewatersthatwereintheriver,inthesightofPharaoh,andinthesightofhis
servantsandallthewatersthatwereintheriverwereturnedtoblood.
21Andthefishthatwasintheriverdiedandtheriverstank,andtheEgyptianscould
notdrinkofthewateroftheriverandtherewasbloodthroughoutallthelandofEgypt.
22AndthemagiciansofEgyptdidsowiththeirenchantments:andPharaoh'sheartwas
hardened,neitherdidhehearkenuntothemastheLORDhadsaid.
23AndPharaohturnedandwentintohishouse,neitherdidhesethishearttothisalso.
24AndalltheEgyptiansdiggedroundabouttheriverforwatertodrinkfortheycould
notdrinkofthewateroftheriver.
25Andsevendayswerefulfilled,afterthattheLORDhadsmittentheriver.
Exodus8
1AndtheLORDspakeuntoMoses,GountoPharaoh,andsayuntohim,Thussaiththe
LORD,Letmypeoplego,thattheymayserveme.
2Andifthourefusetoletthemgo,behold,Iwillsmiteallthyborderswithfrogs:
3Andtherivershallbringforthfrogsabundantly,whichshallgoupandcomeintothine
house,andintothybedchamber,anduponthybed,andintothehouseofthyservants,
anduponthypeople,andintothineovens,andintothykneadingtroughs:
4Andthefrogsshallcomeupbothonthee,anduponthypeople,anduponallthy
servants.
5AndtheLORDspakeuntoMoses,SayuntoAaron,Stretchforththinehandwiththy
rodoverthestreams,overtherivers,andovertheponds,andcausefrogstocomeup
uponthelandofEgypt.

6AndAaronstretchedouthishandoverthewatersofEgyptandthefrogscameup,and
coveredthelandofEgypt.
7Andthemagiciansdidsowiththeirenchantments,andbroughtupfrogsupontheland
ofEgypt.
8ThenPharaohcalledforMosesandAaron,andsaid,IntreattheLORD,thathemay
takeawaythefrogsfromme,andfrommypeopleandIwillletthepeoplego,thatthey
maydosacrificeuntotheLORD.
9AndMosessaiduntoPharaoh,Gloryoverme:whenshallIintreatforthee,andforthy
servants,andforthypeople,todestroythefrogsfromtheeandthyhouses,thattheymay
remainintheriveronly?
10Andhesaid,Tomorrow.Andhesaid,Beitaccordingtothyword:thatthoumayest
knowthatthereisnonelikeuntotheLORDourGod.
11Andthefrogsshalldepartfromthee,andfromthyhouses,andfromthyservants,and
fromthypeopletheyshallremainintheriveronly.
12AndMosesandAaronwentoutfromPharaoh:andMosescrieduntotheLORD
becauseofthefrogswhichhehadbroughtagainstPharaoh.
13AndtheLORDdidaccordingtothewordofMosesandthefrogsdiedoutofthe
houses,outofthevillages,andoutofthefields.
14Andtheygatheredthemtogetheruponheaps:andthelandstank.
15ButwhenPharaohsawthattherewasrespite,hehardenedhisheart,andhearkened
notuntothemastheLORDhadsaid.
16AndtheLORDsaiduntoMoses,SayuntoAaron,Stretchoutthyrod,andsmitethe
dustoftheland,thatitmaybecomelicethroughoutallthelandofEgypt.
17AndtheydidsoforAaronstretchedouthishandwithhisrod,andsmotethedustof
theearth,anditbecameliceinman,andinbeastallthedustofthelandbecamelice
throughoutallthelandofEgypt.
18Andthemagiciansdidsowiththeirenchantmentstobringforthlice,buttheycould
not:sotherewereliceuponman,anduponbeast.
19ThenthemagicianssaiduntoPharaoh,ThisisthefingerofGod:andPharaoh'sheart
washardened,andhehearkenednotuntothemastheLORDhadsaid.
20AndtheLORDsaiduntoMoses,Riseupearlyinthemorning,andstandbefore
Pharaohlo,hecomethforthtothewaterandsayuntohim,ThussaiththeLORD,Let
mypeoplego,thattheymayserveme.
21Else,ifthouwiltnotletmypeoplego,behold,Iwillsendswarmsoffliesuponthee,
anduponthyservants,anduponthypeople,andintothyhouses:andthehousesofthe
Egyptiansshallbefullofswarmsofflies,andalsothegroundwhereontheyare.
22AndIwillseverinthatdaythelandofGoshen,inwhichmypeopledwell,thatno
swarmsoffliesshallbetheretotheendthoumayestknowthatIamtheLORDinthe
midstoftheearth.

23AndIwillputadivisionbetweenmypeopleandthypeople:tomorrowshallthissign
be.
24AndtheLORDdidsoandtherecameagrievousswarmoffliesintothehouseof
Pharaoh,andintohisservants'houses,andintoallthelandofEgypt:thelandwas
corruptedbyreasonoftheswarmofflies.
25AndPharaohcalledforMosesandforAaron,andsaid,Goye,sacrificetoyourGod
intheland.
26AndMosessaid,Itisnotmeetsotodoforweshallsacrificetheabominationofthe
EgyptianstotheLORDourGod:lo,shallwesacrificetheabominationoftheEgyptians
beforetheireyes,andwilltheynotstoneus?
27Wewillgothreedays'journeyintothewilderness,andsacrificetotheLORDour
God,asheshallcommandus.
28AndPharaohsaid,Iwillletyougo,thatyemaysacrificetotheLORDyourGodin
thewildernessonlyyeshallnotgoveryfaraway:intreatforme.
29AndMosessaid,Behold,Igooutfromthee,andIwillintreattheLORDthatthe
swarmsoffliesmaydepartfromPharaoh,fromhisservants,andfromhispeople,to
morrow:butletnotPharaohdealdeceitfullyanymoreinnotlettingthepeoplegoto
sacrificetotheLORD.
30AndMoseswentoutfromPharaoh,andintreatedtheLORD.
31AndtheLORDdidaccordingtothewordofMosesandheremovedtheswarmsof
fliesfromPharaoh,fromhisservants,andfromhispeoplethereremainednotone.
32AndPharaohhardenedhisheartatthistimealso,neitherwouldheletthepeoplego.
Exodus9
1ThentheLORDsaiduntoMoses,GoinuntoPharaoh,andtellhim,Thussaiththe
LORDGodoftheHebrews,Letmypeoplego,thattheymayserveme.
2Forifthourefusetoletthemgo,andwiltholdthemstill,
3Behold,thehandoftheLORDisuponthycattlewhichisinthefield,uponthehorses,
upontheasses,uponthecamels,upontheoxen,anduponthesheep:thereshallbeavery
grievousmurrain.
4AndtheLORDshallseverbetweenthecattleofIsraelandthecattleofEgypt:and
thereshallnothingdieofallthatisthechildren'sofIsrael.
5AndtheLORDappointedasettime,saying,TomorrowtheLORDshalldothisthing
intheland.
6AndtheLORDdidthatthingonthemorrow,andallthecattleofEgyptdied:butof
thecattleofthechildrenofIsraeldiednotone.
7AndPharaohsent,and,behold,therewasnotoneofthecattleoftheIsraelitesdead.
AndtheheartofPharaohwashardened,andhedidnotletthepeoplego.

8AndtheLORDsaiduntoMosesanduntoAaron,Taketoyouhandfulsofashesofthe
furnace,andletMosessprinkleittowardtheheaveninthesightofPharaoh.
9AnditshallbecomesmalldustinallthelandofEgypt,andshallbeaboilbreaking
forthwithblainsuponman,anduponbeast,throughoutallthelandofEgypt.
10Andtheytookashesofthefurnace,andstoodbeforePharaohandMosessprinkledit
uptowardheavenanditbecameaboilbreakingforthwithblainsuponman,andupon
beast.
11AndthemagicianscouldnotstandbeforeMosesbecauseoftheboilsfortheboilwas
uponthemagicians,anduponalltheEgyptians.
12AndtheLORDhardenedtheheartofPharaoh,andhehearkenednotuntothemasthe
LORDhadspokenuntoMoses.
13AndtheLORDsaiduntoMoses,Riseupearlyinthemorning,andstandbefore
Pharaoh,andsayuntohim,ThussaiththeLORDGodoftheHebrews,Letmypeoplego,
thattheymayserveme.
14ForIwillatthistimesendallmyplaguesuponthineheart,anduponthyservants,and
uponthypeoplethatthoumayestknowthatthereisnonelikemeinalltheearth.
15FornowIwillstretchoutmyhand,thatImaysmitetheeandthypeoplewith
pestilenceandthoushaltbecutofffromtheearth.
16AndinverydeedforthiscausehaveIraisedtheeup,fortoshewintheemypower
andthatmynamemaybedeclaredthroughoutalltheearth.
17Asyetexaltestthouthyselfagainstmypeople,thatthouwiltnotletthemgo?
18Behold,tomorrowaboutthistimeIwillcauseittorainaverygrievoushail,suchas
hathnotbeeninEgyptsincethefoundationthereofevenuntilnow.
19Sendthereforenow,andgatherthycattle,andallthatthouhastinthefieldforupon
everymanandbeastwhichshallbefoundinthefield,andshallnotbebroughthome,the
hailshallcomedownuponthem,andtheyshalldie.
20HethatfearedthewordoftheLORDamongtheservantsofPharaohmadehis
servantsandhiscattlefleeintothehouses:
21AndhethatregardednotthewordoftheLORDlefthisservantsandhiscattleinthe
field.
22AndtheLORDsaiduntoMoses,Stretchforththinehandtowardheaven,thatthere
maybehailinallthelandofEgypt,uponman,anduponbeast,anduponeveryherbof
thefield,throughoutthelandofEgypt.
23AndMosesstretchedforthhisrodtowardheaven:andtheLORDsentthunderand
hail,andthefireranalonguponthegroundandtheLORDrainedhailuponthelandof
Egypt.
24Sotherewashail,andfiremingledwiththehail,verygrievous,suchastherewas
nonelikeitinallthelandofEgyptsinceitbecameanation.

25AndthehailsmotethroughoutallthelandofEgyptallthatwasinthefield,bothman
andbeastandthehailsmoteeveryherbofthefield,andbrakeeverytreeofthefield.
26OnlyinthelandofGoshen,wherethechildrenofIsraelwere,wastherenohail.
27AndPharaohsent,andcalledforMosesandAaron,andsaiduntothem,Ihavesinned
thistime:theLORDisrighteous,andIandmypeoplearewicked.
28IntreattheLORD(foritisenough)thattherebenomoremightythunderingsandhail
andIwillletyougo,andyeshallstaynolonger.
29AndMosessaiduntohim,AssoonasIamgoneoutofthecity,Iwillspreadabroad
myhandsuntotheLORDandthethundershallcease,neithershalltherebeanymore
hailthatthoumayestknowhowthattheearthistheLORD's.
30Butasfortheeandthyservants,IknowthatyewillnotyetfeartheLORDGod.
31Andtheflaxandthebarleywassmitten:forthebarleywasintheear,andtheflaxwas
bolled.
32Butthewheatandtheriewerenotsmitten:fortheywerenotgrownup.
33AndMoseswentoutofthecityfromPharaoh,andspreadabroadhishandsuntothe
LORD:andthethundersandhailceased,andtherainwasnotpouredupontheearth.
34AndwhenPharaohsawthattherainandthehailandthethunderswereceased,he
sinnedyetmore,andhardenedhisheart,heandhisservants.
35AndtheheartofPharaohwashardened,neitherwouldheletthechildrenofIsraelgo
astheLORDhadspokenbyMoses.
Exodus10
1AndtheLORDsaiduntoMoses,GoinuntoPharaoh:forIhavehardenedhisheart,
andtheheartofhisservants,thatImightshewthesemysignsbeforehim:
2Andthatthoumayesttellintheearsofthyson,andofthyson'sson,whatthingsI
havewroughtinEgypt,andmysignswhichIhavedoneamongthemthatyemayknow
howthatIamtheLORD.
3AndMosesandAaroncameinuntoPharaoh,andsaiduntohim,ThussaiththeLORD
GodoftheHebrews,Howlongwiltthourefusetohumblethyselfbeforeme?letmy
peoplego,thattheymayserveme.
4Else,ifthourefusetoletmypeoplego,behold,tomorrowwillIbringthelocustsinto
thycoast:
5Andtheyshallcoverthefaceoftheearth,thatonecannotbeabletoseetheearth:and
theyshalleattheresidueofthatwhichisescaped,whichremainethuntoyoufromthe
hail,andshalleateverytreewhichgrowethforyououtofthefield:
6Andtheyshallfillthyhouses,andthehousesofallthyservants,andthehousesofall
theEgyptianswhichneitherthyfathers,northyfathers'fathershaveseen,sincetheday
thattheywereupontheearthuntothisday.Andheturnedhimself,andwentoutfrom
Pharaoh.

7AndPharaoh'sservantssaiduntohim,Howlongshallthismanbeasnareuntous?let
themengo,thattheymayservetheLORDtheirGod:knowestthounotyetthatEgyptis
destroyed?
8AndMosesandAaronwerebroughtagainuntoPharaoh:andhesaiduntothem,Go,
servetheLORDyourGod:butwhoaretheythatshallgo?
9AndMosessaid,Wewillgowithouryoungandwithourold,withoursonsandwith
ourdaughters,withourflocksandwithourherdswillwegoforwemustholdafeast
untotheLORD.
10Andhesaiduntothem,LettheLORDbesowithyou,asIwillletyougo,andyour
littleones:looktoitforevilisbeforeyou.
11Notso:gonowyethataremen,andservetheLORDforthatyediddesire.Andthey
weredrivenoutfromPharaoh'spresence.
12AndtheLORDsaiduntoMoses,StretchoutthinehandoverthelandofEgyptforthe
locusts,thattheymaycomeupuponthelandofEgypt,andeateveryherboftheland,
evenallthatthehailhathleft.
13AndMosesstretchedforthhisrodoverthelandofEgypt,andtheLORDbroughtan
eastwinduponthelandallthatday,andallthatnightandwhenitwasmorning,theeast
windbroughtthelocusts.
14AndthelocustwentupoverallthelandofEgypt,andrestedinallthecoastsof
Egypt:verygrievousweretheybeforethemtherewerenosuchlocustsasthey,neither
afterthemshallbesuch.
15Fortheycoveredthefaceofthewholeearth,sothatthelandwasdarkenedandthey
dideateveryherboftheland,andallthefruitofthetreeswhichthehailhadleft:and
thereremainednotanygreenthinginthetrees,orintheherbsofthefield,throughallthe
landofEgypt.
16ThenPharaohcalledforMosesandAaroninhasteandhesaid,Ihavesinnedagainst
theLORDyourGod,andagainstyou.
17Nowthereforeforgive,Ipraythee,mysinonlythisonce,andintreattheLORDyour
God,thathemaytakeawayfrommethisdeathonly.
18AndhewentoutfromPharaoh,andintreatedtheLORD.
19AndtheLORDturnedamightystrongwestwind,whichtookawaythelocusts,and
castthemintotheRedseathereremainednotonelocustinallthecoastsofEgypt.
20ButtheLORDhardenedPharaoh'sheart,sothathewouldnotletthechildrenofIsrael
go.
21AndtheLORDsaiduntoMoses,Stretchoutthinehandtowardheaven,thattheremay
bedarknessoverthelandofEgypt,evendarknesswhichmaybefelt.
22AndMosesstretchedforthhishandtowardheavenandtherewasathickdarknessin
allthelandofEgyptthreedays:

23Theysawnotoneanother,neitherroseanyfromhisplaceforthreedays:butallthe
childrenofIsraelhadlightintheirdwellings.
24AndPharaohcalleduntoMoses,andsaid,Goye,servetheLORDonlyletyour
flocksandyourherdsbestayed:letyourlittleonesalsogowithyou.
25AndMosessaid,Thoumustgiveusalsosacrificesandburntofferings,thatwemay
sacrificeuntotheLORDourGod.
26Ourcattlealsoshallgowithusthereshallnotanhoofbeleftbehindforthereofmust
wetaketoservetheLORDourGodandweknownotwithwhatwemustservethe
LORD,untilwecomethither.
27ButtheLORDhardenedPharaoh'sheart,andhewouldnotletthemgo.
28AndPharaohsaiduntohim,Gettheefromme,takeheedtothyself,seemyfaceno
moreforinthatdaythouseestmyfacethoushaltdie.
29AndMosessaid,Thouhastspokenwell,Iwillseethyfaceagainnomore.
Exodus11
1AndtheLORDsaiduntoMoses,YetwillIbringoneplaguemoreuponPharaoh,and
uponEgyptafterwardshewillletyougohence:whenheshallletyougo,heshallsurely
thrustyououthencealtogether.
2Speaknowintheearsofthepeople,andleteverymanborrowofhisneighbour,and
everywomanofherneighbour,jewelsofsilverandjewelsofgold.
3AndtheLORDgavethepeoplefavourinthesightoftheEgyptians.Moreovertheman
MoseswasverygreatinthelandofEgypt,inthesightofPharaoh'sservants,andinthe
sightofthepeople.
4AndMosessaid,ThussaiththeLORD,AboutmidnightwillIgooutintothemidstof
Egypt:
5AndallthefirstborninthelandofEgyptshalldie,fromthefirstbornofPharaohthat
sittethuponhisthrone,evenuntothefirstbornofthemaidservantthatisbehindthemill
andallthefirstbornofbeasts.
6AndthereshallbeagreatcrythroughoutallthelandofEgypt,suchastherewasnone
likeit,norshallbelikeitanymore.
7ButagainstanyofthechildrenofIsraelshallnotadogmovehistongue,againstman
orbeast:thatyemayknowhowthattheLORDdothputadifferencebetweenthe
EgyptiansandIsrael.
8Andallthesethyservantsshallcomedownuntome,andbowdownthemselvesunto
me,saying,Gettheeout,andallthepeoplethatfollowthee:andafterthatIwillgoout.
AndhewentoutfromPharaohinagreatanger.
9AndtheLORDsaiduntoMoses,Pharaohshallnothearkenuntoyouthatmywonders
maybemultipliedinthelandofEgypt.

10AndMosesandAarondidallthesewondersbeforePharaoh:andtheLORDhardened
Pharaoh'sheart,sothathewouldnotletthechildrenofIsraelgooutofhisland.
Exodus12
1AndtheLORDspakeuntoMosesandAaroninthelandofEgyptsaying,
2Thismonthshallbeuntoyouthebeginningofmonths:itshallbethefirstmonthofthe
yeartoyou.
3SpeakyeuntoallthecongregationofIsrael,saying,Inthetenthdayofthismonththey
shalltaketothemeverymanalamb,accordingtothehouseoftheirfathers,alambforan
house:
4Andifthehouseholdbetoolittleforthelamb,lethimandhisneighbournextuntohis
housetakeitaccordingtothenumberofthesoulseverymanaccordingtohiseating
shallmakeyourcountforthelamb.
5Yourlambshallbewithoutblemish,amaleofthefirstyear:yeshalltakeitoutfrom
thesheep,orfromthegoats:
6Andyeshallkeepitupuntilthefourteenthdayofthesamemonth:andthewhole
assemblyofthecongregationofIsraelshallkillitintheevening.
7Andtheyshalltakeoftheblood,andstrikeitonthetwosidepostsandontheupper
doorpostofthehouses,whereintheyshalleatit.
8Andtheyshalleatthefleshinthatnight,roastwithfire,andunleavenedbreadand
withbitterherbstheyshalleatit.
9Eatnotofitraw,norsoddenatallwithwater,butroastwithfirehisheadwithhis
legs,andwiththepurtenancethereof.
10Andyeshallletnothingofitremainuntilthemorningandthatwhichremainethofit
untilthemorningyeshallburnwithfire.
11Andthusshallyeeatitwithyourloinsgirded,yourshoesonyourfeet,andyourstaff
inyourhandandyeshalleatitinhaste:itistheLORD'spassover.
12ForIwillpassthroughthelandofEgyptthisnight,andwillsmiteallthefirstbornin
thelandofEgypt,bothmanandbeastandagainstallthegodsofEgyptIwillexecute
judgment:IamtheLORD.
13Andthebloodshallbetoyouforatokenuponthehouseswhereyeare:andwhenI
seetheblood,Iwillpassoveryou,andtheplagueshallnotbeuponyoutodestroyyou,
whenIsmitethelandofEgypt.
14Andthisdayshallbeuntoyouforamemorialandyeshallkeepitafeasttothe
LORDthroughoutyourgenerationsyeshallkeepitafeastbyanordinanceforever.
15Sevendaysshallyeeatunleavenedbreadeventhefirstdayyeshallputawayleaven
outofyourhouses:forwhosoevereatethleavenedbreadfromthefirstdayuntilthe
seventhday,thatsoulshallbecutofffromIsrael.

16Andinthefirstdaythereshallbeanholyconvocation,andintheseventhdaythere
shallbeanholyconvocationtoyounomannerofworkshallbedoneinthem,savethat
whicheverymanmusteat,thatonlymaybedoneofyou.
17AndyeshallobservethefeastofunleavenedbreadforinthisselfsamedayhaveI
broughtyourarmiesoutofthelandofEgypt:thereforeshallyeobservethisdayinyour
generationsbyanordinanceforever.
18Inthefirstmonth,onthefourteenthdayofthemonthateven,yeshalleatunleavened
bread,untiltheoneandtwentiethdayofthemonthateven.
19Sevendaysshalltherebenoleavenfoundinyourhouses:forwhosoevereateththat
whichisleavened,eventhatsoulshallbecutofffromthecongregationofIsrael,whether
hebeastranger,orbornintheland.
20Yeshalleatnothingleavenedinallyourhabitationsshallyeeatunleavenedbread.
21ThenMosescalledforalltheeldersofIsrael,andsaiduntothem,Drawoutandtake
youalambaccordingtoyourfamilies,andkillthepassover.
22Andyeshalltakeabunchofhyssop,anddipitinthebloodthatisinthebason,and
strikethelintelandthetwosidepostswiththebloodthatisinthebasonandnoneofyou
shallgooutatthedoorofhishouseuntilthemorning.
23FortheLORDwillpassthroughtosmitetheEgyptiansandwhenheseeththeblood
uponthelintel,andonthetwosideposts,theLORDwillpassoverthedoor,andwillnot
sufferthedestroyertocomeinuntoyourhousestosmiteyou.
24Andyeshallobservethisthingforanordinancetotheeandtothysonsforever.
25Anditshallcometopass,whenyebecometothelandwhichtheLORDwillgive
you,accordingashehathpromised,thatyeshallkeepthisservice.
26Anditshallcometopass,whenyourchildrenshallsayuntoyou,Whatmeanyeby
thisservice?
27Thatyeshallsay,ItisthesacrificeoftheLORD'spassover,whopassedoverthe
housesofthechildrenofIsraelinEgypt,whenhesmotetheEgyptians,anddeliveredour
houses.Andthepeoplebowedtheheadandworshipped.
28AndthechildrenofIsraelwentaway,anddidastheLORDhadcommandedMoses
andAaron,sodidthey.
29Anditcametopass,thatatmidnighttheLORDsmoteallthefirstborninthelandof
Egypt,fromthefirstbornofPharaohthatsatonhisthroneuntothefirstbornofthe
captivethatwasinthedungeonandallthefirstbornofcattle.
30AndPharaohroseupinthenight,he,andallhisservants,andalltheEgyptiansand
therewasagreatcryinEgyptfortherewasnotahousewheretherewasnotonedead.
31AndhecalledforMosesandAaronbynight,andsaid,Riseup,andgetyouforth
fromamongmypeople,bothyeandthechildrenofIsraelandgo,servetheLORD,asye
havesaid.
32Alsotakeyourflocksandyourherds,asyehavesaid,andbegoneandblessmealso.

33AndtheEgyptianswereurgentuponthepeople,thattheymightsendthemoutofthe
landinhastefortheysaid,Webealldeadmen.
34Andthepeopletooktheirdoughbeforeitwasleavened,theirkneadingtroughsbeing
boundupintheirclothesupontheirshoulders.
35AndthechildrenofIsraeldidaccordingtothewordofMosesandtheyborrowedof
theEgyptiansjewelsofsilver,andjewelsofgold,andraiment:
36AndtheLORDgavethepeoplefavourinthesightoftheEgyptians,sothattheylent
untothemsuchthingsastheyrequired.AndtheyspoiledtheEgyptians.
37AndthechildrenofIsraeljourneyedfromRamesestoSuccoth,aboutsixhundred
thousandonfootthatweremen,besidechildren.
38Andamixedmultitudewentupalsowiththemandflocks,andherds,evenvery
muchcattle.
39AndtheybakedunleavenedcakesofthedoughwhichtheybroughtforthoutofEgypt,
foritwasnotleavenedbecausetheywerethrustoutofEgypt,andcouldnottarry,
neitherhadtheypreparedforthemselvesanyvictual.
40NowthesojourningofthechildrenofIsrael,whodweltinEgypt,wasfourhundred
andthirtyyears.
41Anditcametopassattheendofthefourhundredandthirtyyears,eventheselfsame
dayitcametopass,thatallthehostsoftheLORDwentoutfromthelandofEgypt.
42ItisanighttobemuchobserveduntotheLORDforbringingthemoutfromtheland
ofEgypt:thisisthatnightoftheLORDtobeobservedofallthechildrenofIsraelin
theirgenerations.
43AndtheLORDsaiduntoMosesandAaron,Thisistheordinanceofthepassover:
Thereshallnostrangereatthereof:
44Buteveryman'sservantthatisboughtformoney,whenthouhastcircumcisedhim,
thenshallheeatthereof.
45Aforeignerandanhiredservantshallnoteatthereof.
46Inonehouseshallitbeeatenthoushaltnotcarryforthoughtofthefleshabroadout
ofthehouseneithershallyebreakabonethereof.
47AllthecongregationofIsraelshallkeepit.
48Andwhenastrangershallsojournwiththee,andwillkeepthepassovertotheLORD,
letallhismalesbecircumcised,andthenlethimcomenearandkeepitandheshallbe
asonethatisbornintheland:fornouncircumcisedpersonshalleatthereof.
49Onelawshallbetohimthatishomeborn,anduntothestrangerthatsojournethamong
you.
50ThusdidallthechildrenofIsraelastheLORDcommandedMosesandAaron,sodid
they.

51Anditcametopasstheselfsameday,thattheLORDdidbringthechildrenofIsrael
outofthelandofEgyptbytheirarmies.
PassageExodus13:1720:
17Anditcametopass,whenPharaohhadletthepeoplego,thatGodledthemnot
throughthewayofthelandofthePhilistines,althoughthatwasnearforGodsaid,Lest
peradventurethepeoplerepentwhentheyseewar,andtheyreturntoEgypt:
18ButGodledthepeopleabout,throughthewayofthewildernessoftheRedsea:and
thechildrenofIsraelwentupharnessedoutofthelandofEgypt.
19AndMosestookthebonesofJosephwithhim:forhehadstraitlyswornthechildren
ofIsrael,saying,Godwillsurelyvisityouandyeshallcarryupmybonesawayhence
withyou.
20AndtheytooktheirjourneyfromSuccoth,andencampedinEtham,intheedgeofthe
wilderness.
Exodus14
1AndtheLORDspakeuntoMoses,saying,
2SpeakuntothechildrenofIsrael,thattheyturnandencampbeforePihahiroth,
betweenMigdolandthesea,overagainstBaalzephon:beforeitshallyeencampbythe
sea.
3ForPharaohwillsayofthechildrenofIsrael,Theyareentangledintheland,the
wildernesshathshutthemin.
4AndIwillhardenPharaoh'sheart,thatheshallfollowafterthemandIwillbe
honoureduponPharaoh,anduponallhishostthattheEgyptiansmayknowthatIamthe
LORD.Andtheydidso.
5AnditwastoldthekingofEgyptthatthepeoplefled:andtheheartofPharaohandof
hisservantswasturnedagainstthepeople,andtheysaid,Whyhavewedonethis,thatwe
haveletIsraelgofromservingus?
6Andhemadereadyhischariot,andtookhispeoplewithhim:
7Andhetooksixhundredchosenchariots,andallthechariotsofEgypt,andcaptains
overeveryoneofthem.
8AndtheLORDhardenedtheheartofPharaohkingofEgypt,andhepursuedafterthe
childrenofIsrael:andthechildrenofIsraelwentoutwithanhighhand.
9ButtheEgyptianspursuedafterthem,allthehorsesandchariotsofPharaoh,andhis
horsemen,andhisarmy,andovertookthemencampingbythesea,besidePihahiroth,
beforeBaalzephon.
10AndwhenPharaohdrewnigh,thechildrenofIsraellifteduptheireyes,and,behold,
theEgyptiansmarchedafterthemandtheyweresoreafraid:andthechildrenofIsrael
criedoutuntotheLORD.

11AndtheysaiduntoMoses,BecausetherewerenogravesinEgypt,hastthoutakenus
awaytodieinthewilderness?whereforehastthoudealtthuswithus,tocarryusforthout
ofEgypt?
12IsnotthisthewordthatwedidtelltheeinEgypt,saying,Letusalone,thatwemay
servetheEgyptians?ForithadbeenbetterforustoservetheEgyptians,thanthatwe
shoulddieinthewilderness.
13AndMosessaiduntothepeople,Fearyenot,standstill,andseethesalvationofthe
LORD,whichhewillshewtoyoutoday:fortheEgyptianswhomyehaveseentoday,
yeshallseethemagainnomoreforever.
14TheLORDshallfightforyou,andyeshallholdyourpeace.
15AndtheLORDsaiduntoMoses,Whereforecriestthouuntome?speakuntothe
childrenofIsrael,thattheygoforward:
16Butliftthouupthyrod,andstretchoutthinehandoverthesea,anddivideit:andthe
childrenofIsraelshallgoondrygroundthroughthemidstofthesea.
17AndI,behold,IwillhardentheheartsoftheEgyptians,andtheyshallfollowthem:
andIwillgetmehonouruponPharaoh,anduponallhishost,uponhischariots,andupon
hishorsemen.
18AndtheEgyptiansshallknowthatIamtheLORD,whenIhavegottenmehonour
uponPharaoh,uponhischariots,anduponhishorsemen.
19AndtheangelofGod,whichwentbeforethecampofIsrael,removedandwent
behindthemandthepillarofthecloudwentfrombeforetheirface,andstoodbehind
them:
20AnditcamebetweenthecampoftheEgyptiansandthecampofIsraelanditwasa
cloudanddarknesstothem,butitgavelightbynighttothese:sothattheonecamenot
neartheotherallthenight.
21AndMosesstretchedouthishandovertheseaandtheLORDcausedtheseatogo
backbyastrongeastwindallthatnight,andmadetheseadryland,andthewaterswere
divided.
22AndthechildrenofIsraelwentintothemidstoftheseauponthedryground:andthe
waterswereawalluntothemontheirrighthand,andontheirleft.
23AndtheEgyptianspursued,andwentinafterthemtothemidstofthesea,evenall
Pharaoh'shorses,hischariots,andhishorsemen.
24Anditcametopass,thatinthemorningwatchtheLORDlookeduntothehostofthe
Egyptiansthroughthepillaroffireandofthecloud,andtroubledthehostofthe
Egyptians,
25Andtookofftheirchariotwheels,thattheydravethemheavily:sothattheEgyptians
said,LetusfleefromthefaceofIsraelfortheLORDfightethforthemagainstthe
Egyptians.

26AndtheLORDsaiduntoMoses,Stretchoutthinehandoverthesea,thatthewaters
maycomeagainupontheEgyptians,upontheirchariots,andupontheirhorsemen.
27AndMosesstretchedforthhishandoverthesea,andtheseareturnedtohisstrength
whenthemorningappearedandtheEgyptiansfledagainstitandtheLORDoverthrew
theEgyptiansinthemidstofthesea.
28Andthewatersreturned,andcoveredthechariots,andthehorsemen,andallthehost
ofPharaohthatcameintotheseaafterthemthereremainednotsomuchasoneofthem.
29ButthechildrenofIsraelwalkedupondrylandinthemidstoftheseaandthewaters
wereawalluntothemontheirrighthand,andontheirleft.
30ThustheLORDsavedIsraelthatdayoutofthehandoftheEgyptiansandIsraelsaw
theEgyptiansdeadupontheseashore.
31AndIsraelsawthatgreatworkwhichtheLORDdidupontheEgyptians:andthe
peoplefearedtheLORD,andbelievedtheLORD,andhisservantMoses.
Judges16
1ThenwentSamsontoGaza,andsawthereanharlot,andwentinuntoher.
2AnditwastoldtheGazites,saying,Samsoniscomehither.Andtheycompassedhim
in,andlaidwaitforhimallnightinthegateofthecity,andwerequietallthenight,
saying,Inthemorning,whenitisday,weshallkillhim.
3AndSamsonlaytillmidnight,andaroseatmidnight,andtookthedoorsofthegateof
thecity,andthetwoposts,andwentawaywiththem,barandall,andputthemuponhis
shoulders,andcarriedthemuptothetopofanhillthatisbeforeHebron.
4Anditcametopassafterward,thathelovedawomaninthevalleyofSorek,whose
namewasDelilah.
5AndthelordsofthePhilistinescameupuntoher,andsaiduntoher,Enticehim,and
seewhereinhisgreatstrengthlieth,andbywhatmeanswemayprevailagainsthim,that
wemaybindhimtoafflicthimandwewillgivetheeeveryoneofuselevenhundred
piecesofsilver.
6AndDelilahsaidtoSamson,Tellme,Ipraythee,whereinthygreatstrengthlieth,and
wherewiththoumightestbeboundtoafflictthee.
7AndSamsonsaiduntoher,Iftheybindmewithsevengreenwithsthatwerenever
dried,thenshallIbeweak,andbeasanotherman.
8ThenthelordsofthePhilistinesbroughtuptohersevengreenwithswhichhadnot
beendried,andsheboundhimwiththem.
9Nowthereweremenlyinginwait,abidingwithherinthechamber.Andshesaidunto
him,ThePhilistinesbeuponthee,Samson.Andhebrakethewiths,asathreadoftowis
brokenwhenittoucheththefire.Sohisstrengthwasnotknown.
10AndDelilahsaiduntoSamson,Behold,thouhastmockedme,andtoldmelies:now
tellme,Ipraythee,wherewiththoumightestbebound.

11Andhesaiduntoher,Iftheybindmefastwithnewropesthatneverwereoccupied,
thenshallIbeweak,andbeasanotherman.
12Delilahthereforetooknewropes,andboundhimtherewith,andsaiduntohim,The
Philistinesbeuponthee,Samson.Andtherewereliersinwaitabidinginthechamber.
Andhebrakethemfromoffhisarmslikeathread.
13AndDelilahsaiduntoSamson,Hithertothouhastmockedme,andtoldmelies:tell
mewherewiththoumightestbebound.Andhesaiduntoher,Ifthouweavesttheseven
locksofmyheadwiththeweb.
14Andshefasteneditwiththepin,andsaiduntohim,ThePhilistinesbeuponthee,
Samson.Andheawakedoutofhissleep,andwentawaywiththepinofthebeam,and
withtheweb.
15Andshesaiduntohim,Howcanstthousay,Ilovethee,whenthineheartisnotwith
me?thouhastmockedmethesethreetimes,andhastnottoldmewhereinthygreat
strengthlieth.
16Anditcametopass,whenshepressedhimdailywithherwords,andurgedhim,so
thathissoulwasvexeduntodeath
17Thathetoldherallhisheart,andsaiduntoher,Therehathnotcomearazorupon
mineheadforIhavebeenaNazariteuntoGodfrommymother'swomb:ifIbeshaven,
thenmystrengthwillgofromme,andIshallbecomeweak,andbelikeanyotherman.
18AndwhenDelilahsawthathehadtoldherallhisheart,shesentandcalledforthe
lordsofthePhilistines,saying,Comeupthisonce,forhehathshewedmeallhisheart.
ThenthelordsofthePhilistinescameupuntoher,andbroughtmoneyintheirhand.
19Andshemadehimsleepuponherkneesandshecalledforaman,andshecaused
himtoshaveoffthesevenlocksofhisheadandshebegantoafflicthim,andhis
strengthwentfromhim.
20Andshesaid,ThePhilistinesbeuponthee,Samson.Andheawokeoutofhissleep,
andsaid,Iwillgooutasatothertimesbefore,andshakemyself.Andhewistnotthatthe
LORDwasdepartedfromhim.
21ButthePhilistinestookhim,andputouthiseyes,andbroughthimdowntoGaza,and
boundhimwithfettersofbrassandhedidgrindintheprisonhouse.
22Howbeitthehairofhisheadbegantogrowagainafterhewasshaven.
23ThenthelordsofthePhilistinesgatheredthemtogetherfortoofferagreatsacrifice
untoDagontheirgod,andtorejoice:fortheysaid,OurgodhathdeliveredSamsonour
enemyintoourhand.
24Andwhenthepeoplesawhim,theypraisedtheirgod:fortheysaid,Ourgodhath
deliveredintoourhandsourenemy,andthedestroyerofourcountry,whichslewmany
ofus.

25Anditcametopass,whentheirheartsweremerry,thattheysaid,CallforSamson,
thathemaymakeussport.AndtheycalledforSamsonoutoftheprisonhouseandhe
madethemsport:andtheysethimbetweenthepillars.
26AndSamsonsaiduntotheladthatheldhimbythehand,SuffermethatImayfeelthe
pillarswhereuponthehousestandeth,thatImayleanuponthem.
27NowthehousewasfullofmenandwomenandallthelordsofthePhilistineswere
thereandtherewereupontheroofaboutthreethousandmenandwomen,thatbeheld
whileSamsonmadesport.
28AndSamsoncalleduntotheLORD,andsaid,OLordGod,rememberme,Ipraythee,
andstrengthenme,Ipraythee,onlythisonce,OGod,thatImaybeatonceavengedof
thePhilistinesformytwoeyes.
29AndSamsontookholdofthetwomiddlepillarsuponwhichthehousestood,andon
whichitwasborneup,oftheonewithhisrighthand,andoftheotherwithhisleft.
30AndSamsonsaid,LetmediewiththePhilistines.Andhebowedhimselfwithallhis
mightandthehousefelluponthelords,anduponallthepeoplethatweretherein.Sothe
deadwhichheslewathisdeathweremorethantheywhichheslewinhislife.
31Thenhisbrethrenandallthehouseofhisfathercamedown,andtookhim,and
broughthimup,andburiedhimbetweenZorahandEshtaolintheburyingplaceof
Manoahhisfather.AndhejudgedIsraeltwentyyears.
1Samuel17
1NowthePhilistinesgatheredtogethertheirarmiestobattle,andweregatheredtogether
atShochoh,whichbelongethtoJudah,andpitchedbetweenShochohandAzekah,in
Ephesdammim.
2AndSaulandthemenofIsraelweregatheredtogether,andpitchedbythevalleyof
Elah,andsetthebattleinarrayagainstthePhilistines.
3AndthePhilistinesstoodonamountainontheoneside,andIsraelstoodona
mountainontheotherside:andtherewasavalleybetweenthem.
4AndtherewentoutachampionoutofthecampofthePhilistines,namedGoliath,of
Gath,whoseheightwassixcubitsandaspan.
5Andhehadanhelmetofbrassuponhishead,andhewasarmedwithacoatofmail
andtheweightofthecoatwasfivethousandshekelsofbrass.
6Andhehadgreavesofbrassuponhislegs,andatargetofbrassbetweenhisshoulders.
7Andthestaffofhisspearwaslikeaweaver'sbeamandhisspear'sheadweighedsix
hundredshekelsofiron:andonebearingashieldwentbeforehim.
8AndhestoodandcrieduntothearmiesofIsrael,andsaiduntothem,Whyareyecome
outtosetyourbattleinarray?amnotIaPhilistine,andyeservantstoSaul?chooseyoua
manforyou,andlethimcomedowntome.
9Ifhebeabletofightwithme,andtokillme,thenwillwebeyourservants:butifI
prevailagainsthim,andkillhim,thenshallyebeourservants,andserveus.

10AndthePhilistinesaid,IdefythearmiesofIsraelthisdaygivemeaman,thatwe
mayfighttogether.
11WhenSaulandallIsraelheardthosewordsofthePhilistine,theyweredismayed,and
greatlyafraid.
12NowDavidwasthesonofthatEphrathiteofBethlehemjudah,whosenamewasJesse
andhehadeightsons:andthemanwentamongmenforanoldmaninthedaysofSaul.
13AndthethreeeldestsonsofJessewentandfollowedSaultothebattle:andthenames
ofhisthreesonsthatwenttothebattlewereEliabthefirstborn,andnextuntohim
Abinadab,andthethirdShammah.
14AndDavidwastheyoungest:andthethreeeldestfollowedSaul.
15ButDavidwentandreturnedfromSaultofeedhisfather'ssheepatBethlehem.
16AndthePhilistinedrewnearmorningandevening,andpresentedhimselffortydays.
17AndJessesaiduntoDavidhisson,Takenowforthybrethrenanephahofthis
parchedcorn,andthesetenloaves,andruntothecampofthybrethren
18Andcarrythesetencheesesuntothecaptainoftheirthousand,andlookhowthy
brethrenfare,andtaketheirpledge.
19NowSaul,andthey,andallthemenofIsrael,wereinthevalleyofElah,fightingwith
thePhilistines.
20AndDavidroseupearlyinthemorning,andleftthesheepwithakeeper,andtook,
andwent,asJessehadcommandedhimandhecametothetrench,asthehostwasgoing
forthtothefight,andshoutedforthebattle.
21ForIsraelandthePhilistineshadputthebattleinarray,armyagainstarmy.
22AndDavidlefthiscarriageinthehandofthekeeperofthecarriage,andranintothe
army,andcameandsalutedhisbrethren.
23Andashetalkedwiththem,behold,therecameupthechampion,thePhilistineof
Gath,Goliathbyname,outofthearmiesofthePhilistines,andspakeaccordingtothe
samewords:andDavidheardthem.
24AndallthemenofIsrael,whentheysawtheman,fledfromhim,andweresore
afraid.
25AndthemenofIsraelsaid,Haveyeseenthismanthatiscomeup?surelytodefy
Israelishecomeup:anditshallbe,thatthemanwhokillethhim,thekingwillenrich
himwithgreatriches,andwillgivehimhisdaughter,andmakehisfather'shousefreein
Israel.
26AndDavidspaketothementhatstoodbyhim,saying,Whatshallbedonetotheman
thatkilleththisPhilistine,andtakethawaythereproachfromIsrael?forwhoisthis
uncircumcisedPhilistine,thatheshoulddefythearmiesofthelivingGod?
27Andthepeopleansweredhimafterthismanner,saying,Soshallitbedonetotheman
thatkillethhim.

28AndEliabhiseldestbrotherheardwhenhespakeuntothemenandEliab'sangerwas
kindledagainstDavid,andhesaid,Whycamestthoudownhither?andwithwhomhast
thouleftthosefewsheepinthewilderness?Iknowthypride,andthenaughtinessof
thineheartforthouartcomedownthatthoumightestseethebattle.
29AndDavidsaid,WhathaveInowdone?Istherenotacause?
30Andheturnedfromhimtowardanother,andspakeafterthesamemanner:andthe
peopleansweredhimagainaftertheformermanner.
31AndwhenthewordswereheardwhichDavidspake,theyrehearsedthembeforeSaul:
andhesentforhim.
32AndDavidsaidtoSaul,Letnoman'sheartfailbecauseofhimthyservantwillgo
andfightwiththisPhilistine.
33AndSaulsaidtoDavid,ThouartnotabletogoagainstthisPhilistinetofightwith
him:forthouartbutayouth,andheamanofwarfromhisyouth.
34AndDavidsaiduntoSaul,Thyservantkepthisfather'ssheep,andtherecamealion,
andabear,andtookalamboutoftheflock:
35AndIwentoutafterhim,andsmotehim,anddelivereditoutofhismouth:andwhen
hearoseagainstme,Icaughthimbyhisbeard,andsmotehim,andslewhim.
36Thyservantslewboththelionandthebear:andthisuncircumcisedPhilistineshallbe
asoneofthem,seeinghehathdefiedthearmiesofthelivingGod.
37Davidsaidmoreover,TheLORDthatdeliveredmeoutofthepawofthelion,andout
ofthepawofthebear,hewilldelivermeoutofthehandofthisPhilistine.AndSaulsaid
untoDavid,Go,andtheLORDbewiththee.
38AndSaularmedDavidwithhisarmour,andheputanhelmetofbrassuponhishead
alsohearmedhimwithacoatofmail.
39AndDavidgirdedhissworduponhisarmour,andheassayedtogoforhehadnot
provedit.AndDavidsaiduntoSaul,IcannotgowiththeseforIhavenotprovedthem.
AndDavidputthemoffhim.
40Andhetookhisstaffinhishand,andchosehimfivesmoothstonesoutofthebrook,
andputtheminashepherd'sbagwhichhehad,eveninascripandhisslingwasinhis
hand:andhedrewneartothePhilistine.
41AndthePhilistinecameonanddrewnearuntoDavidandthemanthatbarethe
shieldwentbeforehim.
42AndwhenthePhilistinelookedabout,andsawDavid,hedisdainedhim:forhewas
butayouth,andruddy,andofafaircountenance.
43AndthePhilistinesaiduntoDavid,AmIadog,thatthoucomesttomewithstaves?
AndthePhilistinecursedDavidbyhisgods.
44AndthePhilistinesaidtoDavid,Cometome,andIwillgivethyfleshuntothefowls
oftheair,andtothebeastsofthefield.

45ThensaidDavidtothePhilistine,Thoucomesttomewithasword,andwithaspear,
andwithashield:butIcometotheeinthenameoftheLORDofhosts,theGodofthe
armiesofIsrael,whomthouhastdefied.
46ThisdaywilltheLORDdelivertheeintominehandandIwillsmitethee,andtake
thineheadfromtheeandIwillgivethecarcasesofthehostofthePhilistinesthisday
untothefowlsoftheair,andtothewildbeastsoftheearththatalltheearthmayknow
thatthereisaGodinIsrael.
47AndallthisassemblyshallknowthattheLORDsavethnotwithswordandspear:for
thebattleistheLORD's,andhewillgiveyouintoourhands.
48Anditcametopass,whenthePhilistinearose,andcame,anddrewnightomeet
David,thatDavidhastened,andrantowardthearmytomeetthePhilistine.
49AndDavidputhishandinhisbag,andtookthenceastone,andslangit,andsmote
thePhilistineinhisforehead,thatthestonesunkintohisforeheadandhefelluponhis
facetotheearth.
50SoDavidprevailedoverthePhilistinewithaslingandwithastone,andsmotethe
Philistine,andslewhimbuttherewasnoswordinthehandofDavid.
51ThereforeDavidran,andstooduponthePhilistine,andtookhissword,anddrewit
outofthesheaththereof,andslewhim,andcutoffhisheadtherewith.Andwhenthe
Philistinessawtheirchampionwasdead,theyfled.
52AndthemenofIsraelandofJudaharose,andshouted,andpursuedthePhilistines,
untilthoucometothevalley,andtothegatesofEkron.Andthewoundedofthe
PhilistinesfelldownbythewaytoShaaraim,evenuntoGath,anduntoEkron.
53AndthechildrenofIsraelreturnedfromchasingafterthePhilistines,andtheyspoiled
theirtents.
54AndDavidtooktheheadofthePhilistine,andbroughtittoJerusalembutheputhis
armourinhistent.
55AndwhenSaulsawDavidgoforthagainstthePhilistine,hesaiduntoAbner,the
captainofthehost,Abner,whosesonisthisyouth?AndAbnersaid,Asthysoulliveth,
Oking,Icannottell.
56Andthekingsaid,Enquirethouwhosesonthestriplingis.
57AndasDavidreturnedfromtheslaughterofthePhilistine,Abnertookhim,and
broughthimbeforeSaulwiththeheadofthePhilistineinhishand.
58AndSaulsaidtohim,Whosesonartthou,thouyoungman?AndDavidanswered,I
amthesonofthyservantJessetheBethlehemite.
1Kings3
1AndSolomonmadeaffinitywithPharaohkingofEgypt,andtookPharaoh'sdaughter,
andbroughtherintothecityofDavid,untilhehadmadeanendofbuildinghisown
house,andthehouseoftheLORD,andthewallofJerusalemroundabout.

2Onlythepeoplesacrificedinhighplaces,becausetherewasnohousebuiltuntothe
nameoftheLORD,untilthosedays.
3AndSolomonlovedtheLORD,walkinginthestatutesofDavidhisfather:onlyhe
sacrificedandburntincenseinhighplaces.
4AndthekingwenttoGibeontosacrificethereforthatwasthegreathighplace:a
thousandburntofferingsdidSolomonofferuponthataltar.
5InGibeontheLORDappearedtoSolomoninadreambynight:andGodsaid,Ask
whatIshallgivethee.
6AndSolomonsaid,ThouhastsheweduntothyservantDavidmyfathergreatmercy,
accordingashewalkedbeforetheeintruth,andinrighteousness,andinuprightnessof
heartwiththeeandthouhastkeptforhimthisgreatkindness,thatthouhastgivenhima
sontositonhisthrone,asitisthisday.
7Andnow,OLORDmyGod,thouhastmadethyservantkinginsteadofDavidmy
father:andIambutalittlechild:Iknownothowtogooutorcomein.
8Andthyservantisinthemidstofthypeoplewhichthouhastchosen,agreatpeople,
thatcannotbenumberednorcountedformultitude.
9Givethereforethyservantanunderstandinghearttojudgethypeople,thatImay
discernbetweengoodandbad:forwhoisabletojudgethisthysogreatapeople?
10AndthespeechpleasedtheLORD,thatSolomonhadaskedthisthing.
11AndGodsaiduntohim,Becausethouhastaskedthisthing,andhastnotaskedfor
thyselflonglifeneitherhastaskedrichesforthyself,norhastaskedthelifeofthine
enemiesbuthastaskedforthyselfunderstandingtodiscernjudgment
12Behold,Ihavedoneaccordingtothywords:lo,Ihavegiventheeawiseandan
understandingheartsothattherewasnoneliketheebeforethee,neitheraftertheeshall
anyariselikeuntothee.
13AndIhavealsogiventheethatwhichthouhastnotasked,bothriches,andhonour:so
thatthereshallnotbeanyamongthekingslikeuntotheeallthydays.
14Andifthouwiltwalkinmyways,tokeepmystatutesandmycommandments,asthy
fatherDaviddidwalk,thenIwilllengthenthydays.
15AndSolomonawokeand,behold,itwasadream.AndhecametoJerusalem,and
stoodbeforethearkofthecovenantoftheLORD,andofferedupburntofferings,and
offeredpeaceofferings,andmadeafeasttoallhisservants.
16Thencametheretwowomen,thatwereharlots,untotheking,andstoodbeforehim.
17Andtheonewomansaid,Omylord,IandthiswomandwellinonehouseandIwas
deliveredofachildwithherinthehouse.
18AnditcametopassthethirddayafterthatIwasdelivered,thatthiswomanwas
deliveredalso:andweweretogethertherewasnostrangerwithusinthehouse,savewe
twointhehouse.

19Andthiswoman'schilddiedinthenightbecausesheoverlaidit.
20Andshearoseatmidnight,andtookmysonfrombesideme,whilethinehandmaid
slept,andlaiditinherbosom,andlaidherdeadchildinmybosom.
21AndwhenIroseinthemorningtogivemychildsuck,behold,itwasdead:butwhen
Ihadconsidereditinthemorning,behold,itwasnotmyson,whichIdidbear.
22Andtheotherwomansaid,Naybutthelivingismyson,andthedeadisthyson.And
thissaid,Nobutthedeadisthyson,andthelivingismyson.Thustheyspakebeforethe
king.
23Thensaidtheking,Theonesaith,Thisismysonthatliveth,andthysonisthedead:
andtheothersaith,Naybutthysonisthedead,andmysonistheliving.
24Andthekingsaid,Bringmeasword.Andtheybroughtaswordbeforetheking.
25Andthekingsaid,Dividethelivingchildintwo,andgivehalftotheone,andhalfto
theother.
26Thenspakethewomanwhosethelivingchildwasuntotheking,forherbowels
yearneduponherson,andshesaid,Omylord,giveherthelivingchild,andinnowise
slayit.Buttheothersaid,Letitbeneitherminenorthine,butdivideit.
27Thenthekingansweredandsaid,Giveherthelivingchild,andinnowiseslayit:she
isthemotherthereof.
28AndallIsraelheardofthejudgmentwhichthekinghadjudgedandtheyfearedthe
king:fortheysawthatthewisdomofGodwasinhim,todojudgment.
Job1
1TherewasamaninthelandofUz,whosenamewasJobandthatmanwasperfectand
upright,andonethatfearedGod,andeschewedevil.
2Andtherewerebornuntohimsevensonsandthreedaughters.
3Hissubstancealsowasseventhousandsheep,andthreethousandcamels,andfive
hundredyokeofoxen,andfivehundredsheasses,andaverygreathouseholdsothat
thismanwasthegreatestofallthemenoftheeast.
4Andhissonswentandfeastedintheirhouses,everyonehisdayandsentandcalled
fortheirthreesisterstoeatandtodrinkwiththem.
5Anditwasso,whenthedaysoftheirfeastingweregoneabout,thatJobsentand
sanctifiedthem,androseupearlyinthemorning,andofferedburntofferingsaccording
tothenumberofthemall:forJobsaid,Itmaybethatmysonshavesinned,andcursed
Godintheirhearts.ThusdidJobcontinually.
6NowtherewasadaywhenthesonsofGodcametopresentthemselvesbeforethe
LORD,andSatancamealsoamongthem.
7AndtheLORDsaiduntoSatan,Whencecomestthou?ThenSatanansweredthe
LORD,andsaid,Fromgoingtoandfrointheearth,andfromwalkingupanddowninit.

8AndtheLORDsaiduntoSatan,HastthouconsideredmyservantJob,thatthereis
nonelikehimintheearth,aperfectandanuprightman,onethatfearethGod,and
eschewethevil?
9ThenSatanansweredtheLORD,andsaid,DothJobfearGodfornought?
10Hastnotthoumadeanhedgeabouthim,andabouthishouse,andaboutallthathe
hathoneveryside?thouhastblessedtheworkofhishands,andhissubstanceis
increasedintheland.
11Butputforththinehandnow,andtouchallthathehath,andhewillcursetheetothy
face.
12AndtheLORDsaiduntoSatan,Behold,allthathehathisinthypoweronlyupon
himselfputnotforththinehand.SoSatanwentforthfromthepresenceoftheLORD.
13Andtherewasadaywhenhissonsandhisdaughterswereeatinganddrinkingwine
intheireldestbrother'shouse:
14AndtherecameamessengeruntoJob,andsaid,Theoxenwereplowing,andthe
assesfeedingbesidethem:
15AndtheSabeansfelluponthem,andtookthemawayyea,theyhaveslainthe
servantswiththeedgeoftheswordandIonlyamescapedalonetotellthee.
16Whilehewasyetspeaking,therecamealsoanother,andsaid,ThefireofGodis
fallenfromheaven,andhathburnedupthesheep,andtheservants,andconsumedthem
andIonlyamescapedalonetotellthee.
17Whilehewasyetspeaking,therecamealsoanother,andsaid,TheChaldeansmade
outthreebands,andfelluponthecamels,andhavecarriedthemaway,yea,andslainthe
servantswiththeedgeoftheswordandIonlyamescapedalonetotellthee.
18Whilehewasyetspeaking,therecamealsoanother,andsaid,Thysonsandthy
daughterswereeatinganddrinkingwineintheireldestbrother'shouse:
19And,behold,therecameagreatwindfromthewilderness,andsmotethefourcorners
ofthehouse,anditfellupontheyoungmen,andtheyaredeadandIonlyamescaped
alonetotellthee.
20ThenJobarose,andrenthismantle,andshavedhishead,andfelldownuponthe
ground,andworshipped,
21Andsaid,NakedcameIoutofmymother'swomb,andnakedshallIreturnthither:
theLORDgave,andtheLORDhathtakenawayblessedbethenameoftheLORD.
22InallthisJobsinnednot,norchargedGodfoolishly.
Job2
1AgaintherewasadaywhenthesonsofGodcametopresentthemselvesbeforethe
LORD,andSatancamealsoamongthemtopresenthimselfbeforetheLORD.
2AndtheLORDsaiduntoSatan,Fromwhencecomestthou?AndSatanansweredthe
LORD,andsaid,Fromgoingtoandfrointheearth,andfromwalkingupanddowninit.

3AndtheLORDsaiduntoSatan,HastthouconsideredmyservantJob,thatthereis
nonelikehimintheearth,aperfectandanuprightman,onethatfearethGod,and
eschewethevil?andstillheholdethfasthisintegrity,althoughthoumovedstmeagainst
him,todestroyhimwithoutcause.
4AndSatanansweredtheLORD,andsaid,Skinforskin,yea,allthatamanhathwillhe
giveforhislife.
5Butputforththinehandnow,andtouchhisboneandhisflesh,andhewillcursethee
tothyface.
6AndtheLORDsaiduntoSatan,Behold,heisinthinehandbutsavehislife.
7SowentSatanforthfromthepresenceoftheLORD,andsmoteJobwithsoreboils
fromthesoleofhisfootuntohiscrown.
8Andhetookhimapotsherdtoscrapehimselfwithalandhesatdownamongthe
ashes.
9Thensaidhiswifeuntohim,Dostthoustillretainthineintegrity?curseGod,anddie.
10Buthesaiduntoher,Thouspeakestasoneofthefoolishwomenspeaketh.What?
shallwereceivegoodatthehandofGod,andshallwenotreceiveevil?Inallthisdidnot
Jobsinwithhislips.
11NowwhenJob'sthreefriendsheardofallthisevilthatwascomeuponhim,they
cameeveryonefromhisownplaceEliphaztheTemanite,andBildadtheShuhite,and
ZophartheNaamathite:fortheyhadmadeanappointmenttogethertocometomourn
withhimandtocomforthim.
12Andwhentheylifteduptheireyesafaroff,andknewhimnot,theylifteduptheir
voice,andweptandtheyrenteveryonehismantle,andsprinkleddustupontheirheads
towardheaven.
13Sotheysatdownwithhimuponthegroundsevendaysandsevennights,andnone
spakeaworduntohim:fortheysawthathisgriefwasverygreat.
Jonah1
1NowthewordoftheLORDcameuntoJonahthesonofAmittai,saying,
2Arise,gotoNineveh,thatgreatcity,andcryagainstitfortheirwickednessiscomeup
beforeme.
3ButJonahroseuptofleeuntoTarshishfromthepresenceoftheLORD,andwent
downtoJoppaandhefoundashipgoingtoTarshish:sohepaidthefarethereof,and
wentdownintoit,togowiththemuntoTarshishfromthepresenceoftheLORD.
4ButtheLORDsentoutagreatwindintothesea,andtherewasamightytempestinthe
sea,sothattheshipwasliketobebroken.
5Thenthemarinerswereafraid,andcriedeverymanuntohisgod,andcastforththe
waresthatwereintheshipintothesea,tolightenitofthem.ButJonahwasgonedown
intothesidesoftheshipandhelay,andwasfastasleep.

6Sotheshipmastercametohim,andsaiduntohim,Whatmeanestthou,Osleeper?
arise,calluponthyGod,ifsobethatGodwillthinkuponus,thatweperishnot.
7Andtheysaideveryonetohisfellow,Come,andletuscastlots,thatwemayknow
forwhosecausethisevilisuponus.Sotheycastlots,andthelotfelluponJonah.
8Thensaidtheyuntohim,Tellus,wepraythee,forwhosecausethisevilisuponus
Whatisthineoccupation?andwhencecomestthou?whatisthycountry?andofwhat
peopleartthou?
9Andhesaiduntothem,IamanHebrewandIfeartheLORD,theGodofheaven,
whichhathmadetheseaandthedryland.
10Thenwerethemenexceedinglyafraid,andsaiduntohim.Whyhastthoudonethis?
ForthemenknewthathefledfromthepresenceoftheLORD,becausehehadtoldthem.
11Thensaidtheyuntohim,Whatshallwedountothee,thattheseamaybecalmunto
us?fortheseawrought,andwastempestuous.
12Andhesaiduntothem,Takemeup,andcastmeforthintotheseasoshalltheseabe
calmuntoyou:forIknowthatformysakethisgreattempestisuponyou.
13Neverthelessthemenrowedhardtobringittothelandbuttheycouldnot:forthesea
wrought,andwastempestuousagainstthem.
14WhereforetheycrieduntotheLORD,andsaid,Webeseechthee,OLORD,we
beseechthee,letusnotperishforthisman'slife,andlaynotuponusinnocentblood:for
thou,OLORD,hastdoneasitpleasedthee.
15SotheytookupJonah,andcasthimforthintothesea:andtheseaceasedfromher
raging.
16ThenthemenfearedtheLORDexceedingly,andofferedasacrificeuntotheLORD,
andmadevows.
17NowtheLORDhadpreparedagreatfishtoswallowupJonah.AndJonahwasinthe
bellyofthefishthreedaysandthreenights.
Jonah2
1ThenJonahprayeduntotheLORDhisGodoutofthefish'sbelly,
2Andsaid,IcriedbyreasonofmineafflictionuntotheLORD,andheheardmeoutof
thebellyofhellcriedI,andthouheardestmyvoice.
3Forthouhadstcastmeintothedeep,inthemidstoftheseasandthefloods
compassedmeabout:allthybillowsandthywavespassedoverme.
4ThenIsaid,IamcastoutofthysightyetIwilllookagaintowardthyholytemple.
5Thewaterscompassedmeabout,eventothesoul:thedepthclosedmeroundabout,
theweedswerewrappedaboutmyhead.
6Iwentdowntothebottomsofthemountainstheearthwithherbarswasaboutmefor
ever:yethastthoubroughtupmylifefromcorruption,OLORDmyGod.

7WhenmysoulfaintedwithinmeIrememberedtheLORD:andmyprayercamein
untothee,intothineholytemple.
8Theythatobservelyingvanitiesforsaketheirownmercy.
9ButIwillsacrificeuntotheewiththevoiceofthanksgivingIwillpaythatthatIhave
vowed.SalvationisoftheLORD.
10AndtheLORDspakeuntothefish,anditvomitedoutJonahuponthedryland.
PassageMatthew1:1825:
18NowthebirthofJesusChristwasonthiswise:WhenashismotherMarywas
espousedtoJoseph,beforetheycametogether,shewasfoundwithchildoftheHoly
Ghost.
19ThenJosephherhusband,beingajustman,andnotwillingtomakeherapublic
example,wasmindedtoputherawayprivily.
20Butwhilehethoughtonthesethings,behold,theangeloftheLORDappearedunto
himinadream,saying,Joseph,thousonofDavid,fearnottotakeuntotheeMarythy
wife:forthatwhichisconceivedinherisoftheHolyGhost.
21Andsheshallbringforthason,andthoushaltcallhisnameJESUS:forheshallsave
hispeoplefromtheirsins.
22Nowallthiswasdone,thatitmightbefulfilledwhichwasspokenoftheLordbythe
prophet,saying,
23Behold,avirginshallbewithchild,andshallbringforthason,andtheyshallcallhis
nameEmmanuel,whichbeinginterpretedis,Godwithus.
24ThenJosephbeingraisedfromsleepdidastheangeloftheLordhadbiddenhim,and
tookuntohimhiswife:
25Andknewhernottillshehadbroughtforthherfirstbornson:andhecalledhisname
JESUS.
Matthew2
1NowwhenJesuswasborninBethlehemofJudaeainthedaysofHerodtheking,
behold,therecamewisemenfromtheeasttoJerusalem,
2Saying,WhereishethatisbornKingoftheJews?forwehaveseenhisstarintheeast,
andarecometoworshiphim.
3WhenHerodthekinghadheardthesethings,hewastroubled,andallJerusalemwith
him.
4Andwhenhehadgatheredallthechiefpriestsandscribesofthepeopletogether,he
demandedofthemwhereChristshouldbeborn.
5Andtheysaiduntohim,InBethlehemofJudaea:forthusitiswrittenbytheprophet,
6AndthouBethlehem,inthelandofJuda,artnottheleastamongtheprincesofJuda:
foroutoftheeshallcomeaGovernor,thatshallrulemypeopleIsrael.

7ThenHerod,whenhehadprivilycalledthewisemen,enquiredofthemdiligently
whattimethestarappeared.
8AndhesentthemtoBethlehem,andsaid,Goandsearchdiligentlyfortheyoungchild
andwhenyehavefoundhim,bringmewordagain,thatImaycomeandworshiphim
also.
9Whentheyhadheardtheking,theydepartedand,lo,thestar,whichtheysawinthe
east,wentbeforethem,tillitcameandstoodoverwheretheyoungchildwas.
10Whentheysawthestar,theyrejoicedwithexceedinggreatjoy.
11Andwhentheywerecomeintothehouse,theysawtheyoungchildwithMaryhis
mother,andfelldown,andworshippedhim:andwhentheyhadopenedtheirtreasures,
theypresenteduntohimgiftsgold,andfrankincenseandmyrrh.
12AndbeingwarnedofGodinadreamthattheyshouldnotreturntoHerod,they
departedintotheirowncountryanotherway.
13Andwhentheyweredeparted,behold,theangeloftheLordappearethtoJosephina
dream,saying,Arise,andtaketheyoungchildandhismother,andfleeintoEgypt,and
bethouthereuntilIbringtheeword:forHerodwillseektheyoungchildtodestroyhim.
14Whenhearose,hetooktheyoungchildandhismotherbynight,anddepartedinto
Egypt:
15AndwasthereuntilthedeathofHerod:thatitmightbefulfilledwhichwasspokenof
theLordbytheprophet,saying,OutofEgypthaveIcalledmyson.
16ThenHerod,whenhesawthathewasmockedofthewisemen,wasexceedingwroth,
andsentforth,andslewallthechildrenthatwereinBethlehem,andinallthecoasts
thereof,fromtwoyearsoldandunder,accordingtothetimewhichhehaddiligently
inquiredofthewisemen.ThenwasfulfilledthatwhichwasspokenbyJeremiahthe
prophet,saying,
18InRamawasthereavoiceheard,lamentation,andweeping,andgreatmourning,
Rachelweepingforherchildren,andwouldnotbecomforted,becausetheyarenot.
19ButwhenHerodwasdead,behold,anangeloftheLordappearethinadreamto
JosephinEgypt,
20Saying,Arise,andtaketheyoungchildandhismother,andgointothelandofIsrael:
fortheyaredeadwhichsoughttheyoungchild'slife.
21Andhearose,andtooktheyoungchildandhismother,andcameintothelandof
Israel.
22ButwhenheheardthatArchelausdidreigninJudaeaintheroomofhisfatherHerod,
hewasafraidtogothither:notwithstanding,beingwarnedofGodinadream,heturned
asideintothepartsofGalilee:
23AndhecameanddweltinacitycalledNazareth:thatitmightbefulfilledwhichwas
spokenbytheprophets,HeshallbecalledaNazarene.
PassageMatthew4:111:

Matthew4
1ThenwasJesusledupoftheSpiritintothewildernesstobetemptedofthedevil.
2Andwhenhehadfastedfortydaysandfortynights,hewasafterwardanhungred.
3Andwhenthetemptercametohim,hesaid,IfthoubetheSonofGod,commandthat
thesestonesbemadebread.
4Butheansweredandsaid,Itiswritten,Manshallnotlivebybreadalone,butbyevery
wordthatproceedethoutofthemouthofGod.
5Thenthedeviltakethhimupintotheholycity,andsettethhimonapinnacleofthe
temple,
6Andsaithuntohim,IfthoubetheSonofGod,castthyselfdown:foritiswritten,He
shallgivehisangelschargeconcerningthee:andintheirhandstheyshallbeartheeup,
lestatanytimethoudashthyfootagainstastone.
7Jesussaiduntohim,Itiswrittenagain,ThoushaltnottempttheLordthyGod.
8Again,thedeviltakethhimupintoanexceedinghighmountain,andshewethhimall
thekingdomsoftheworld,andthegloryofthem
9Andsaithuntohim,AllthesethingswillIgivethee,ifthouwiltfalldownandworship
me.
10ThensaithJesusuntohim,Gettheehence,Satan:foritiswritten,Thoushaltworship
theLordthyGod,andhimonlyshaltthouserve.
11Thenthedevilleavethhim,and,behold,angelscameandministereduntohim.
Matthew5
1Andseeingthemultitudes,hewentupintoamountain:andwhenhewasset,his
disciplescameuntohim:
2Andheopenedhismouth,andtaughtthem,saying,
3Blessedarethepoorinspirit:fortheirsisthekingdomofheaven.
4Blessedaretheythatmourn:fortheyshallbecomforted.
5Blessedarethemeek:fortheyshallinherittheearth.
6Blessedaretheywhichdohungerandthirstafterrighteousness:fortheyshallbefilled.
7Blessedarethemerciful:fortheyshallobtainmercy.
8Blessedarethepureinheart:fortheyshallseeGod.
9Blessedarethepeacemakers:fortheyshallbecalledthechildrenofGod.
10Blessedaretheywhicharepersecutedforrighteousness'sake:fortheirsisthe
kingdomofheaven.
11Blessedareye,whenmenshallrevileyou,andpersecuteyou,andshallsayall
mannerofevilagainstyoufalsely,formysake.

12Rejoice,andbeexceedingglad:forgreatisyourrewardinheaven:forsopersecuted
theytheprophetswhichwerebeforeyou.
13Yearethesaltoftheearth:butifthesalthavelosthissavour,wherewithshallitbe
salted?itisthenceforthgoodfornothing,buttobecastout,andtobetroddenunderfoot
ofmen.
14Yearethelightoftheworld.Acitythatissetonanhillcannotbehid.
15Neitherdomenlightacandle,andputitunderabushel,butonacandlestickandit
givethlightuntoallthatareinthehouse.
16Letyourlightsoshinebeforemen,thattheymayseeyourgoodworks,andglorify
yourFatherwhichisinheaven.
17ThinknotthatIamcometodestroythelaw,ortheprophets:Iamnotcometo
destroy,buttofulfil.
18ForverilyIsayuntoyou,Tillheavenandearthpass,onejotoronetittleshallinno
wisepassfromthelaw,tillallbefulfilled.
19Whosoeverthereforeshallbreakoneoftheseleastcommandments,andshallteach
menso,heshallbecalledtheleastinthekingdomofheaven:butwhosoevershalldoand
teachthem,thesameshallbecalledgreatinthekingdomofheaven.
20ForIsayuntoyou,Thatexceptyourrighteousnessshallexceedtherighteousnessof
thescribesandPharisees,yeshallinnocaseenterintothekingdomofheaven.
21Yehaveheardthatitwassaidofthemofoldtime,Thoushaltnotkillandwhosoever
shallkillshallbeindangerofthejudgment:
22ButIsayuntoyou,Thatwhosoeverisangrywithhisbrotherwithoutacauseshallbe
indangerofthejudgment:andwhosoevershallsaytohisbrother,Raca,shallbein
dangerofthecouncil:butwhosoevershallsay,Thoufool,shallbeindangerofhellfire.
23Thereforeifthoubringthygifttothealtar,andthererememberestthatthybrother
hathoughtagainstthee
24Leavetherethygiftbeforethealtar,andgothywayfirstbereconciledtothybrother,
andthencomeandofferthygift.
25Agreewiththineadversaryquickly,whilesthouartinthewaywithhimlestatany
timetheadversarydelivertheetothejudge,andthejudgedelivertheetotheofficer,and
thoubecastintoprison.
26VerilyIsayuntothee,Thoushaltbynomeanscomeoutthence,tillthouhastpaidthe
uttermostfarthing.
27Yehaveheardthatitwassaidbythemofoldtime,Thoushaltnotcommitadultery:
28ButIsayuntoyou,Thatwhosoeverlookethonawomantolustafterherhath
committedadulterywithheralreadyinhisheart.

29Andifthyrighteyeoffendthee,pluckitout,andcastitfromthee:foritisprofitable
fortheethatoneofthymembersshouldperish,andnotthatthywholebodyshouldbe
castintohell.
30Andifthyrighthandoffendthee,cutitoff,andcastitfromthee:foritisprofitable
fortheethatoneofthymembersshouldperish,andnotthatthywholebodyshouldbe
castintohell.
31Ithathbeensaid,Whosoevershallputawayhiswife,lethimgiveherawritingof
divorcement:
32ButIsayuntoyou,Thatwhosoevershallputawayhiswife,savingforthecauseof
fornication,causethhertocommitadultery:andwhosoevershallmarryherthatis
divorcedcommittethadultery.
33Again,yehaveheardthatithathbeensaidbythemofoldtime,Thoushaltnot
forswearthyself,butshaltperformuntotheLordthineoaths:
34ButIsayuntoyou,SwearnotatallneitherbyheavenforitisGod'sthrone:
35Norbytheearthforitishisfootstool:neitherbyJerusalemforitisthecityofthe
greatKing.
36Neithershaltthouswearbythyhead,becausethoucanstnotmakeonehairwhiteor
black.
37Butletyourcommunicationbe,Yea,yeaNay,nay:forwhatsoeverismorethanthese
comethofevil.
38Yehaveheardthatithathbeensaid,Aneyeforaneye,andatoothforatooth:
39ButIsayuntoyou,Thatyeresistnotevil:butwhosoevershallsmitetheeonthyright
cheek,turntohimtheotheralso.
40Andifanymanwillsuetheeatthelaw,andtakeawaythycoat,lethimhavethy
cloakalso.
41Andwhosoevershallcompeltheetogoamile,gowithhimtwain.
42Givetohimthataskeththee,andfromhimthatwouldborrowoftheeturnnotthou
away.
43Yehaveheardthatithathbeensaid,Thoushaltlovethyneighbour,andhatethine
enemy.
44ButIsayuntoyou,Loveyourenemies,blessthemthatcurseyou,dogoodtothem
thathateyou,andprayforthemwhichdespitefullyuseyou,andpersecuteyou
45ThatyemaybethechildrenofyourFatherwhichisinheaven:forhemakethhissun
toriseontheevilandonthegood,andsendethrainonthejustandontheunjust.
46Forifyelovethemwhichloveyou,whatrewardhaveye?donoteventhepublicans
thesame?
47Andifyesaluteyourbrethrenonly,whatdoyemorethanothers?donoteventhe
publicansso?

48Beyethereforeperfect,evenasyourFatherwhichisinheavenisperfect.
Matthew6
1Takeheedthatyedonotyouralmsbeforemen,tobeseenofthem:otherwiseyehave
norewardofyourFatherwhichisinheaven.
2Thereforewhenthoudoestthinealms,donotsoundatrumpetbeforethee,asthe
hypocritesdointhesynagoguesandinthestreets,thattheymayhavegloryofmen.
VerilyIsayuntoyou,Theyhavetheirreward.
3Butwhenthoudoestalms,letnotthylefthandknowwhatthyrighthanddoeth:
4Thatthinealmsmaybeinsecret:andthyFatherwhichseethinsecrethimselfshall
rewardtheeopenly.
5Andwhenthouprayest,thoushaltnotbeasthehypocritesare:fortheylovetopray
standinginthesynagoguesandinthecornersofthestreets,thattheymaybeseenof
men.VerilyIsayuntoyou,Theyhavetheirreward.
6Butthou,whenthouprayest,enterintothycloset,andwhenthouhastshutthydoor,
praytothyFatherwhichisinsecretandthyFatherwhichseethinsecretshallreward
theeopenly.
7Butwhenyepray,usenotvainrepetitions,astheheathendo:fortheythinkthatthey
shallbeheardfortheirmuchspeaking.
8Benotyethereforelikeuntothem:foryourFatherknowethwhatthingsyehaveneed
of,beforeyeaskhim.
9Afterthismannerthereforeprayye:OurFatherwhichartinheaven,Hallowedbethy
name.
10Thykingdomcome,Thywillbedoneinearth,asitisinheaven.
11Giveusthisdayourdailybread.
12Andforgiveusourdebts,asweforgiveourdebtors.
13Andleadusnotintotemptation,butdeliverusfromevil:Forthineisthekingdom,
andthepower,andtheglory,forever.Amen.
14Forifyeforgivementheirtrespasses,yourheavenlyFatherwillalsoforgiveyou:
15Butifyeforgivenotmentheirtrespasses,neitherwillyourFatherforgiveyour
trespasses.
16Moreoverwhenyefast,benot,asthehypocrites,ofasadcountenance:forthey
disfiguretheirfaces,thattheymayappearuntomentofast.VerilyIsayuntoyou,They
havetheirreward.
17Butthou,whenthoufastest,anointthinehead,andwashthyface
18Thatthouappearnotuntomentofast,butuntothyFatherwhichisinsecret:andthy
Father,whichseethinsecret,shallrewardtheeopenly.

19Laynotupforyourselvestreasuresuponearth,wheremothandrustdothcorrupt,and
wherethievesbreakthroughandsteal:
20Butlayupforyourselvestreasuresinheaven,whereneithermothnorrustdoth
corrupt,andwherethievesdonotbreakthroughnorsteal:
21Forwhereyourtreasureis,therewillyourheartbealso.
22Thelightofthebodyistheeye:ifthereforethineeyebesingle,thywholebodyshall
befulloflight.
23Butifthineeyebeevil,thywholebodyshallbefullofdarkness.Ifthereforethelight
thatisintheebedarkness,howgreatisthatdarkness!
24Nomancanservetwomasters:foreitherhewillhatetheone,andlovetheotheror
elsehewillholdtotheone,anddespisetheother.YecannotserveGodandmammon.
25ThereforeIsayuntoyou,Takenothoughtforyourlife,whatyeshalleat,orwhatye
shalldrinknoryetforyourbody,whatyeshallputon.Isnotthelifemorethanmeat,
andthebodythanraiment?
26Beholdthefowlsoftheair:fortheysownot,neitherdotheyreap,norgatherinto
barnsyetyourheavenlyFatherfeedeththem.Areyenotmuchbetterthanthey?
27Whichofyoubytakingthoughtcanaddonecubituntohisstature?
28Andwhytakeyethoughtforraiment?Considertheliliesofthefield,howtheygrow
theytoilnot,neitherdotheyspin:
29AndyetIsayuntoyou,ThatevenSolomoninallhisglorywasnotarrayedlikeoneof
these.
30Wherefore,ifGodsoclothethegrassofthefield,whichtodayis,andtomorrowis
castintotheoven,shallhenotmuchmoreclotheyou,Oyeoflittlefaith?
31Thereforetakenothought,saying,Whatshallweeat?or,Whatshallwedrink?or,
Wherewithalshallwebeclothed?
32(ForafterallthesethingsdotheGentilesseek:)foryourheavenlyFatherknoweththat
yehaveneedofallthesethings.
33ButseekyefirstthekingdomofGod,andhisrighteousnessandallthesethingsshall
beaddeduntoyou.
34Takethereforenothoughtforthemorrow:forthemorrowshalltakethoughtforthe
thingsofitself.Sufficientuntothedayistheevilthereof.
Matthew7
1Judgenot,thatyebenotjudged.
2Forwithwhatjudgmentyejudge,yeshallbejudged:andwithwhatmeasureyemete,
itshallbemeasuredtoyouagain.
3Andwhybeholdestthouthemotethatisinthybrother'seye,butconsiderestnotthe
beamthatisinthineowneye?

4Orhowwiltthousaytothybrother,Letmepulloutthemoteoutofthineeyeand,
behold,abeamisinthineowneye?
5Thouhypocrite,firstcastoutthebeamoutofthineowneyeandthenshaltthousee
clearlytocastoutthemoteoutofthybrother'seye.
6Givenotthatwhichisholyuntothedogs,neithercastyeyourpearlsbeforeswine,lest
theytramplethemundertheirfeet,andturnagainandrendyou.
7Ask,anditshallbegivenyouseek,andyeshallfindknock,anditshallbeopened
untoyou:
8Foreveryonethataskethreceivethandhethatseekethfindethandtohimthat
knockethitshallbeopened.
9Orwhatmanisthereofyou,whomifhissonaskbread,willhegivehimastone?
10Orifheaskafish,willhegivehimaserpent?
11Ifyethen,beingevil,knowhowtogivegoodgiftsuntoyourchildren,howmuch
moreshallyourFatherwhichisinheavengivegoodthingstothemthataskhim?
12Thereforeallthingswhatsoeveryewouldthatmenshoulddotoyou,doyeevensoto
them:forthisisthelawandtheprophets.
13Enteryeinatthestraitgate:forwideisthegate,andbroadistheway,thatleadethto
destruction,andmanytherebewhichgointhereat:
14Becausestraitisthegate,andnarrowistheway,whichleadethuntolife,andfew
therebethatfindit.
15Bewareoffalseprophets,whichcometoyouinsheep'sclothing,butinwardlythey
areraveningwolves.
16Yeshallknowthembytheirfruits.Domengathergrapesofthorns,orfigsofthistles?
17Evensoeverygoodtreebringethforthgoodfruitbutacorrupttreebringethforthevil
fruit.
18Agoodtreecannotbringforthevilfruit,neithercanacorrupttreebringforthgood
fruit.
19Everytreethatbringethnotforthgoodfruitishewndown,andcastintothefire.
20Whereforebytheirfruitsyeshallknowthem.
21Noteveryonethatsaithuntome,Lord,Lord,shallenterintothekingdomofheaven
buthethatdoeththewillofmyFatherwhichisinheaven.
22Manywillsaytomeinthatday,Lord,Lord,havewenotprophesiedinthyname?
andinthynamehavecastoutdevils?andinthynamedonemanywonderfulworks?
23AndthenwillIprofessuntothem,Ineverknewyou:departfromme,yethatwork
iniquity.
24Thereforewhosoeverheareththesesayingsofmine,anddoeththem,Iwilllikenhim
untoawiseman,whichbuilthishouseuponarock:

25Andtheraindescended,andthefloodscame,andthewindsblew,andbeatuponthat
houseanditfellnot:foritwasfoundeduponarock.
26Andeveryonethatheareththesesayingsofmine,anddoeththemnot,shallbe
likeneduntoafoolishman,whichbuilthishouseuponthesand:
27Andtheraindescended,andthefloodscame,andthewindsblew,andbeatuponthat
houseanditfell:andgreatwasthefallofit.
28Anditcametopass,whenJesushadendedthesesayings,thepeoplewereastonished
athisdoctrine:
29Forhetaughtthemasonehavingauthority,andnotasthescribes.
Matthew10
1Andwhenhehadcalleduntohimhistwelvedisciples,hegavethempoweragainst
uncleanspirits,tocastthemout,andtohealallmannerofsicknessandallmannerof
disease.
2NowthenamesofthetwelveapostlesaretheseThefirst,Simon,whoiscalledPeter,
andAndrewhisbrotherJamesthesonofZebedee,andJohnhisbrother
3Philip,andBartholomewThomas,andMatthewthepublicanJamesthesonof
Alphaeus,andLebbaeus,whosesurnamewasThaddaeus
4SimontheCanaanite,andJudasIscariot,whoalsobetrayedhim.
5ThesetwelveJesussentforth,andcommandedthem,saying,Gonotintothewayof
theGentiles,andintoanycityoftheSamaritansenteryenot:
6ButgorathertothelostsheepofthehouseofIsrael.
7Andasyego,preach,saying,Thekingdomofheavenisathand.
8Healthesick,cleansethelepers,raisethedead,castoutdevils:freelyyehave
received,freelygive.
9Provideneithergold,norsilver,norbrassinyourpurses,
10Norscripforyourjourney,neithertwocoats,neithershoes,noryetstaves:forthe
workmanisworthyofhismeat.
11Andintowhatsoevercityortownyeshallenter,enquirewhoinitisworthyandthere
abidetillyegothence.
12Andwhenyecomeintoanhouse,saluteit.
13Andifthehousebeworthy,letyourpeacecomeuponit:butifitbenotworthy,let
yourpeacereturntoyou.
14Andwhosoevershallnotreceiveyou,norhearyourwords,whenyedepartoutofthat
houseorcity,shakeoffthedustofyourfeet.
15VerilyIsayuntoyou,ItshallbemoretolerableforthelandofSodomandGomorrha
inthedayofjudgment,thanforthatcity.

16Behold,Isendyouforthassheepinthemidstofwolves:beyethereforewiseas
serpents,andharmlessasdoves.
17Butbewareofmen:fortheywilldeliveryouuptothecouncils,andtheywillscourge
youintheirsynagogues
18Andyeshallbebroughtbeforegovernorsandkingsformysake,foratestimony
againstthemandtheGentiles.
19Butwhentheydeliveryouup,takenothoughthoworwhatyeshallspeak:foritshall
begivenyouinthatsamehourwhatyeshallspeak.
20Foritisnotyethatspeak,buttheSpiritofyourFatherwhichspeakethinyou.
21Andthebrothershalldeliverupthebrothertodeath,andthefatherthechild:andthe
childrenshallriseupagainsttheirparents,andcausethemtobeputtodeath.
22Andyeshallbehatedofallmenformyname'ssake:buthethatendurethtotheend
shallbesaved.
23Butwhentheypersecuteyouinthiscity,fleeyeintoanother:forverilyIsayunto
you,YeshallnothavegoneoverthecitiesofIsrael,tilltheSonofmanbecome.
24Thediscipleisnotabovehismaster,northeservantabovehislord.
25Itisenoughforthedisciplethathebeashismaster,andtheservantashislord.Ifthey
havecalledthemasterofthehouseBeelzebub,howmuchmoreshalltheycallthemof
hishousehold?
26Fearthemnottherefore:forthereisnothingcovered,thatshallnotberevealedand
hid,thatshallnotbeknown.
27WhatItellyouindarkness,thatspeakyeinlight:andwhatyehearintheear,that
preachyeuponthehousetops.
28Andfearnotthemwhichkillthebody,butarenotabletokillthesoul:butratherfear
himwhichisabletodestroybothsoulandbodyinhell.
29Arenottwosparrowssoldforafarthing?andoneofthemshallnotfallontheground
withoutyourFather.
30Buttheveryhairsofyourheadareallnumbered.
31Fearyenottherefore,yeareofmorevaluethanmanysparrows.
32Whosoeverthereforeshallconfessmebeforemen,himwillIconfessalsobeforemy
Fatherwhichisinheaven.
33Butwhosoevershalldenymebeforemen,himwillIalsodenybeforemyFather
whichisinheaven.
34ThinknotthatIamcometosendpeaceonearth:Icamenottosendpeace,buta
sword.
35ForIamcometosetamanatvarianceagainsthisfather,andthedaughteragainsther
mother,andthedaughterinlawagainsthermotherinlaw.

36Andaman'sfoesshallbetheyofhisownhousehold.
37Hethatlovethfatherormothermorethanmeisnotworthyofme:andhethatloveth
sonordaughtermorethanmeisnotworthyofme.
38Andhethattakethnothiscross,andfollowethafterme,isnotworthyofme.
39Hethatfindethhislifeshallloseit:andhethatlosethhislifeformysakeshallfindit.
40Hethatreceivethyoureceivethme,andhethatreceivethmereceivethhimthatsent
me.
41Hethatreceivethaprophetinthenameofaprophetshallreceiveaprophet'sreward
andhethatreceivetharighteousmaninthenameofarighteousmanshallreceivea
righteousman'sreward.
42Andwhosoevershallgivetodrinkuntooneoftheselittleonesacupofcoldwater
onlyinthenameofadisciple,verilyIsayuntoyou,heshallinnowiselosehisreward.
PassageMatthew14:112:
Matthew14
1AtthattimeHerodthetetrarchheardofthefameofJesus,
2Andsaiduntohisservants,ThisisJohntheBaptistheisrisenfromthedeadand
thereforemightyworksdoshewforththemselvesinhim.
3ForHerodhadlaidholdonJohn,andboundhim,andputhiminprisonforHerodias'
sake,hisbrotherPhilip'swife.
4ForJohnsaiduntohim,Itisnotlawfulfortheetohaveher.
5Andwhenhewouldhaveputhimtodeath,hefearedthemultitude,becausethey
countedhimasaprophet.
6ButwhenHerod'sbirthdaywaskept,thedaughterofHerodiasdancedbeforethem,
andpleasedHerod.
7Whereuponhepromisedwithanoathtogiveherwhatsoevershewouldask.
8Andshe,beingbeforeinstructedofhermother,said,GivemehereJohnBaptist'shead
inacharger.
9Andthekingwassorry:neverthelessfortheoath'ssake,andthemwhichsatwithhim
atmeat,hecommandedittobegivenher.
10Andhesent,andbeheadedJohnintheprison.
11Andhisheadwasbroughtinacharger,andgiventothedamsel:andshebroughtitto
hermother.
12Andhisdisciplescame,andtookupthebody,andburiedit,andwentandtoldJesus.
PassageMatthew14:1336:
13WhenJesusheardofit,hedepartedthencebyshipintoadesertplaceapart:andwhen
thepeoplehadheardthereof,theyfollowedhimonfootoutofthecities.

14AndJesuswentforth,andsawagreatmultitude,andwasmovedwithcompassion
towardthem,andhehealedtheirsick.
15Andwhenitwasevening,hisdisciplescametohim,saying,Thisisadesertplace,
andthetimeisnowpastsendthemultitudeaway,thattheymaygointothevillages,and
buythemselvesvictuals.
16ButJesussaiduntothem,Theyneednotdepartgiveyethemtoeat.
17Andtheysayuntohim,Wehaveherebutfiveloaves,andtwofishes.
18Hesaid,Bringthemhithertome.
19Andhecommandedthemultitudetositdownonthegrass,andtookthefiveloaves,
andthetwofishes,andlookinguptoheaven,heblessed,andbrake,andgavetheloaves
tohisdisciples,andthedisciplestothemultitude.
20Andtheydidalleat,andwerefilled:andtheytookupofthefragmentsthatremained
twelvebasketsfull.
21Andtheythathadeatenwereaboutfivethousandmen,besidewomenandchildren.
22AndstraightwayJesusconstrainedhisdisciplestogetintoaship,andtogobefore
himuntotheotherside,whilehesentthemultitudesaway.
23Andwhenhehadsentthemultitudesaway,hewentupintoamountainaparttopray:
andwhentheeveningwascome,hewastherealone.
24Buttheshipwasnowinthemidstofthesea,tossedwithwaves:forthewindwas
contrary.
25AndinthefourthwatchofthenightJesuswentuntothem,walkingonthesea.
26Andwhenthedisciplessawhimwalkingonthesea,theyweretroubled,saying,Itisa
spiritandtheycriedoutforfear.
27ButstraightwayJesusspakeuntothem,saying,BeofgoodcheeritisIbenotafraid.
28AndPeteransweredhimandsaid,Lord,ifitbethou,bidmecomeuntotheeonthe
water.
29Andhesaid,Come.AndwhenPeterwascomedownoutoftheship,hewalkedonthe
water,togotoJesus.
30Butwhenhesawthewindboisterous,hewasafraidandbeginningtosink,hecried,
saying,Lord,saveme.
31AndimmediatelyJesusstretchedforthhishand,andcaughthim,andsaiduntohim,O
thouoflittlefaith,whereforedidstthoudoubt?
32Andwhentheywerecomeintotheship,thewindceased.
33Thentheythatwereintheshipcameandworshippedhim,saying,Ofatruththouart
theSonofGod.
34Andwhentheyweregoneover,theycameintothelandofGennesaret.

35Andwhenthemenofthatplacehadknowledgeofhim,theysentoutintoallthat
countryroundabout,andbroughtuntohimallthatwerediseased
36Andbesoughthimthattheymightonlytouchthehemofhisgarment:andasmanyas
touchedweremadeperfectlywhole.
Matthew26
1Anditcametopass,whenJesushadfinishedallthesesayings,hesaiduntohis
disciples,
2Yeknowthataftertwodaysisthefeastofthepassover,andtheSonofmanis
betrayedtobecrucified.
3Thenassembledtogetherthechiefpriests,andthescribes,andtheeldersofthepeople,
untothepalaceofthehighpriest,whowascalledCaiaphas,
4AndconsultedthattheymighttakeJesusbysubtilty,andkillhim.
5Buttheysaid,Notonthefeastday,lesttherebeanuproaramongthepeople.
6NowwhenJesuswasinBethany,inthehouseofSimontheleper,
7Therecameuntohimawomanhavinganalabasterboxofverypreciousointment,and
poureditonhishead,ashesatatmeat.
8Butwhenhisdisciplessawit,theyhadindignation,saying,Towhatpurposeisthis
waste?
9Forthisointmentmighthavebeensoldformuch,andgiventothepoor.
10WhenJesusunderstoodit,hesaiduntothem,Whytroubleyethewoman?forshehath
wroughtagoodworkuponme.
11Foryehavethepooralwayswithyoubutmeyehavenotalways.
12Forinthatshehathpouredthisointmentonmybody,shediditformyburial.
13VerilyIsayuntoyou,Wheresoeverthisgospelshallbepreachedinthewholeworld,
thereshallalsothis,thatthiswomanhathdone,betoldforamemorialofher.
14Thenoneofthetwelve,calledJudasIscariot,wentuntothechiefpriests,
15Andsaiduntothem,Whatwillyegiveme,andIwilldeliverhimuntoyou?Andthey
covenantedwithhimforthirtypiecesofsilver.
16Andfromthattimehesoughtopportunitytobetrayhim.
17NowthefirstdayofthefeastofunleavenedbreadthedisciplescametoJesus,saying
untohim,Wherewiltthouthatwepreparefortheetoeatthepassover?
18Andhesaid,Gointothecitytosuchaman,andsayuntohim,TheMastersaith,My
timeisathandIwillkeepthepassoveratthyhousewithmydisciples.
19AndthedisciplesdidasJesushadappointedthemandtheymadereadythepassover.
20Nowwhentheevenwascome,hesatdownwiththetwelve.
21Andastheydideat,hesaid,VerilyIsayuntoyou,thatoneofyoushallbetrayme.

22Andtheywereexceedingsorrowful,andbeganeveryoneofthemtosayuntohim,
Lord,isitI?
23Andheansweredandsaid,Hethatdippethhishandwithmeinthedish,thesame
shallbetrayme.
24TheSonofmangoethasitiswrittenofhim:butwoeuntothatmanbywhomtheSon
ofmanisbetrayed!ithadbeengoodforthatmanifhehadnotbeenborn.
25ThenJudas,whichbetrayedhim,answeredandsaid,Master,isitI?Hesaiduntohim,
Thouhastsaid.
26Andastheywereeating,Jesustookbread,andblessedit,andbrakeit,andgaveitto
thedisciples,andsaid,Take,eatthisismybody.
27Andhetookthecup,andgavethanks,andgaveittothem,saying,Drinkyeallofit
28Forthisismybloodofthenewtestament,whichisshedformanyfortheremissionof
sins.
29ButIsayuntoyou,Iwillnotdrinkhenceforthofthisfruitofthevine,untilthatday
whenIdrinkitnewwithyouinmyFather'skingdom.
30Andwhentheyhadsunganhymn,theywentoutintothemountofOlives.
31ThensaithJesusuntothem,Allyeshallbeoffendedbecauseofmethisnight:foritis
written,Iwillsmitetheshepherd,andthesheepoftheflockshallbescatteredabroad.
32ButafterIamrisenagain,IwillgobeforeyouintoGalilee.
33Peteransweredandsaiduntohim,Thoughallmenshallbeoffendedbecauseofthee,
yetwillIneverbeoffended.
34Jesussaiduntohim,VerilyIsayuntothee,Thatthisnight,beforethecockcrow,thou
shaltdenymethrice.
35Petersaiduntohim,ThoughIshoulddiewiththee,yetwillInotdenythee.Likewise
alsosaidallthedisciples.
36ThencomethJesuswiththemuntoaplacecalledGethsemane,andsaithuntothe
disciples,Sityehere,whileIgoandprayyonder.
37AndhetookwithhimPeterandthetwosonsofZebedee,andbegantobesorrowful
andveryheavy.
38Thensaithheuntothem,Mysoulisexceedingsorrowful,evenuntodeath:tarryye
here,andwatchwithme.
39Andhewentalittlefarther,andfellonhisface,andprayed,saying,OmyFather,ifit
bepossible,letthiscuppassfromme:neverthelessnotasIwill,butasthouwilt.
40Andhecomethuntothedisciples,andfindeththemasleep,andsaithuntoPeter,
What,couldyenotwatchwithmeonehour?
41Watchandpray,thatyeenternotintotemptation:thespiritindeediswilling,butthe
fleshisweak.

42Hewentawayagainthesecondtime,andprayed,saying,OmyFather,ifthiscup
maynotpassawayfromme,exceptIdrinkit,thywillbedone.
43Andhecameandfoundthemasleepagain:fortheireyeswereheavy.
44Andheleftthem,andwentawayagain,andprayedthethirdtime,sayingthesame
words.
45Thencomethhetohisdisciples,andsaithuntothem,Sleeponnow,andtakeyour
rest:behold,thehourisathand,andtheSonofmanisbetrayedintothehandsofsinners.
46Rise,letusbegoing:behold,heisathandthatdothbetrayme.
47Andwhileheyetspake,lo,Judas,oneofthetwelve,came,andwithhimagreat
multitudewithswordsandstaves,fromthechiefpriestsandeldersofthepeople.
48Nowhethatbetrayedhimgavethemasign,saying,WhomsoeverIshallkiss,that
sameishe:holdhimfast.
49AndforthwithhecametoJesus,andsaid,Hail,masterandkissedhim.
50AndJesussaiduntohim,Friend,whereforeartthoucome?Thencamethey,andlaid
handsonJesusandtookhim.
51And,behold,oneofthemwhichwerewithJesusstretchedouthishand,anddrewhis
sword,andstruckaservantofthehighpriest's,andsmoteoffhisear.
52ThensaidJesusuntohim,Putupagainthyswordintohisplace:foralltheythattake
theswordshallperishwiththesword.
53ThinkestthouthatIcannotnowpraytomyFather,andheshallpresentlygiveme
morethantwelvelegionsofangels?
54Buthowthenshallthescripturesbefulfilled,thatthusitmustbe?
55InthatsamehoursaidJesustothemultitudes,Areyecomeoutasagainstathiefwith
swordsandstavesfortotakeme?Isatdailywithyouteachinginthetemple,andyelaid
noholdonme.
56Butallthiswasdone,thatthescripturesoftheprophetsmightbefulfilled.Thenall
thedisciplesforsookhim,andfled.
57AndtheythathadlaidholdonJesusledhimawaytoCaiaphasthehighpriest,where
thescribesandtheelderswereassembled.
58ButPeterfollowedhimafaroffuntothehighpriest'spalace,andwentin,andsatwith
theservants,toseetheend.
59Nowthechiefpriests,andelders,andallthecouncil,soughtfalsewitnessagainst
Jesus,toputhimtodeath
60Butfoundnone:yea,thoughmanyfalsewitnessescame,yetfoundtheynone.Atthe
lastcametwofalsewitnesses,
61Andsaid,Thisfellowsaid,IamabletodestroythetempleofGod,andtobuilditin
threedays.

62Andthehighpriestarose,andsaiduntohim,Answerestthounothing?whatisit
whichthesewitnessagainstthee?
63ButJesusheldhispeace,Andthehighpriestansweredandsaiduntohim,Iadjure
theebythelivingGod,thatthoutelluswhetherthoubetheChrist,theSonofGod.
64Jesussaithuntohim,Thouhastsaid:neverthelessIsayuntoyou,Hereaftershallye
seetheSonofmansittingontherighthandofpower,andcominginthecloudsof
heaven.
65Thenthehighpriestrenthisclothes,saying,Hehathspokenblasphemywhatfurther
needhaveweofwitnesses?behold,nowyehaveheardhisblasphemy.
66Whatthinkye?Theyansweredandsaid,Heisguiltyofdeath.
67Thendidtheyspitinhisface,andbuffetedhimandotherssmotehimwiththepalms
oftheirhands,
68Saying,Prophesyuntous,thouChrist,Whoishethatsmotethee?
69NowPetersatwithoutinthepalace:andadamselcameuntohim,saying,Thoualso
wastwithJesusofGalilee.
70Buthedeniedbeforethemall,saying,Iknownotwhatthousayest.
71Andwhenhewasgoneoutintotheporch,anothermaidsawhim,andsaiduntothem
thatwerethere,ThisfellowwasalsowithJesusofNazareth.
72Andagainhedeniedwithanoath,Idonotknowtheman.
73Andafterawhilecameuntohimtheythatstoodby,andsaidtoPeter,Surelythou
alsoartoneofthemforthyspeechbewrayeththee.
74Thenbeganhetocurseandtoswear,saying,Iknownottheman.Andimmediately
thecockcrew.
75AndPeterrememberedthewordofJesus,whichsaiduntohim,Beforethecockcrow,
thoushaltdenymethrice.Andhewentout,andweptbitterly.
Matthew27
1Whenthemorningwascome,allthechiefpriestsandeldersofthepeopletookcounsel
againstJesustoputhimtodeath:
2Andwhentheyhadboundhim,theyledhimaway,anddeliveredhimtoPontiusPilate
thegovernor.
3ThenJudas,whichhadbetrayedhim,whenhesawthathewascondemned,repented
himself,andbroughtagainthethirtypiecesofsilvertothechiefpriestsandelders,
4Saying,IhavesinnedinthatIhavebetrayedtheinnocentblood.Andtheysaid,What
isthattous?seethoutothat.
5Andhecastdownthepiecesofsilverinthetemple,anddeparted,andwentand
hangedhimself.

6Andthechiefprieststookthesilverpieces,andsaid,Itisnotlawfulfortoputthem
intothetreasury,becauseitisthepriceofblood.
7Andtheytookcounsel,andboughtwiththemthepotter'sfield,toburystrangersin.
8Whereforethatfieldwascalled,Thefieldofblood,untothisday.
9ThenwasfulfilledthatwhichwasspokenbyJeremytheprophet,saying,Andthey
tookthethirtypiecesofsilver,thepriceofhimthatwasvalued,whomtheyofthe
childrenofIsraeldidvalue
10Andgavethemforthepotter'sfield,astheLordappointedme.
11AndJesusstoodbeforethegovernor:andthegovernoraskedhim,saying,Artthou
theKingoftheJews?AndJesussaiduntohim,Thousayest.
12Andwhenhewasaccusedofthechiefpriestsandelders,heanswerednothing.
13ThensaidPilateuntohim,Hearestthounothowmanythingstheywitnessagainst
thee?
14Andheansweredhimtoneverawordinsomuchthatthegovernormarvelledgreatly.
15Nowatthatfeastthegovernorwaswonttoreleaseuntothepeopleaprisoner,whom
theywould.
16Andtheyhadthenanotableprisoner,calledBarabbas.
17Thereforewhentheyweregatheredtogether,Pilatesaiduntothem,Whomwillyethat
Ireleaseuntoyou?Barabbas,orJesuswhichiscalledChrist?
18Forheknewthatforenvytheyhaddeliveredhim.
19Whenhewassetdownonthejudgmentseat,hiswifesentuntohim,saying,Have
thounothingtodowiththatjustman:forIhavesufferedmanythingsthisdayinadream
becauseofhim.
20Butthechiefpriestsandelderspersuadedthemultitudethattheyshouldask
Barabbas,anddestroyJesus.
21Thegovernoransweredandsaiduntothem,WhetherofthetwainwillyethatIrelease
untoyou?Theysaid,Barabbas.
22Pilatesaithuntothem,WhatshallIdothenwithJesuswhichiscalledChrist?Theyall
sayuntohim,Lethimbecrucified.
23Andthegovernorsaid,Why,whatevilhathhedone?Buttheycriedoutthemore,
saying,Lethimbecrucified.
24WhenPilatesawthathecouldprevailnothing,butthatratheratumultwasmade,he
tookwater,andwashedhishandsbeforethemultitude,saying,Iaminnocentoftheblood
ofthisjustperson:seeyetoit.
25Thenansweredallthepeople,andsaid,Hisbloodbeonus,andonourchildren.
26ThenreleasedheBarabbasuntothem:andwhenhehadscourgedJesus,hedelivered
himtobecrucified.

27ThenthesoldiersofthegovernortookJesusintothecommonhall,andgatheredunto
himthewholebandofsoldiers.
28Andtheystrippedhim,andputonhimascarletrobe.
29Andwhentheyhadplattedacrownofthorns,theyputituponhishead,andareedin
hisrighthand:andtheybowedthekneebeforehim,andmockedhim,saying,Hail,King
oftheJews!
30Andtheyspituponhim,andtookthereed,andsmotehimonthehead.
31Andafterthattheyhadmockedhim,theytooktherobeofffromhim,andputhisown
raimentonhim,andledhimawaytocrucifyhim.
32Andastheycameout,theyfoundamanofCyrene,Simonbyname:himthey
compelledtobearhiscross.
33AndwhentheywerecomeuntoaplacecalledGolgotha,thatistosay,aplaceofa
skull,
34Theygavehimvinegartodrinkmingledwithgall:andwhenhehadtastedthereof,he
wouldnotdrink.
35Andtheycrucifiedhim,andpartedhisgarments,castinglots:thatitmightbefulfilled
whichwasspokenbytheprophet,Theypartedmygarmentsamongthem,anduponmy
vesturedidtheycastlots.
36Andsittingdowntheywatchedhimthere
37Andsetupoverhisheadhisaccusationwritten,THISISJESUSTHEKINGOFTHE
JEWS.
38Thenweretheretwothievescrucifiedwithhim,oneontherighthand,andanotheron
theleft.
39Andtheythatpassedbyreviledhim,waggingtheirheads,
40Andsaying,Thouthatdestroyestthetemple,andbuildestitinthreedays,save
thyself.IfthoubetheSonofGod,comedownfromthecross.
41Likewisealsothechiefpriestsmockinghim,withthescribesandelders,said,
42Hesavedothershimselfhecannotsave.IfhebetheKingofIsrael,lethimnowcome
downfromthecross,andwewillbelievehim.
43HetrustedinGodlethimdeliverhimnow,ifhewillhavehim:forhesaid,Iamthe
SonofGod.
44Thethievesalso,whichwerecrucifiedwithhim,castthesameinhisteeth.
45Nowfromthesixthhourtherewasdarknessoverallthelanduntotheninthhour.
46AndabouttheninthhourJesuscriedwithaloudvoice,saying,Eli,Eli,lama
sabachthani?thatistosay,MyGod,myGod,whyhastthouforsakenme?
47Someofthemthatstoodthere,whentheyheardthat,said,ThismancallethforElias.

48Andstraightwayoneofthemran,andtookaspunge,andfilleditwithvinegar,and
putitonareed,andgavehimtodrink.
49Therestsaid,Letbe,letusseewhetherEliaswillcometosavehim.
50Jesus,whenhehadcriedagainwithaloudvoice,yieldeduptheghost.
51And,behold,theveilofthetemplewasrentintwainfromthetoptothebottomand
theearthdidquake,andtherocksrent
52Andthegraveswereopenedandmanybodiesofthesaintswhichsleptarose,
53Andcameoutofthegravesafterhisresurrection,andwentintotheholycity,and
appeareduntomany.
54Nowwhenthecenturion,andtheythatwerewithhim,watchingJesus,sawthe
earthquake,andthosethingsthatweredone,theyfearedgreatly,saying,Trulythiswas
theSonofGod.
55Andmanywomenweretherebeholdingafaroff,whichfollowedJesusfromGalilee,
ministeringuntohim:
56AmongwhichwasMaryMagdalene,andMarythemotherofJamesandJoses,and
themotherofZebedeeschildren.
57Whentheevenwascome,therecamearichmanofArimathaea,namedJoseph,who
alsohimselfwasJesus'disciple:
58HewenttoPilate,andbeggedthebodyofJesus.ThenPilatecommandedthebodyto
bedelivered.
59AndwhenJosephhadtakenthebody,hewrappeditinacleanlinencloth,
60Andlaiditinhisownnewtomb,whichhehadhewnoutintherock:andherolleda
greatstonetothedoorofthesepulchre,anddeparted.
61AndtherewasMaryMagdalene,andtheotherMary,sittingoveragainstthe
sepulchre.
62Nowthenextday,thatfollowedthedayofthepreparation,thechiefpriestsand
PhariseescametogetheruntoPilate,
63Saying,Sir,werememberthatthatdeceiversaid,whilehewasyetalive,Afterthree
daysIwillriseagain.
64Commandthereforethatthesepulchrebemadesureuntilthethirdday,lesthis
disciplescomebynight,andstealhimaway,andsayuntothepeople,Heisrisenfrom
thedead:sothelasterrorshallbeworsethanthefirst.
65Pilatesaiduntothem,Yehaveawatch:goyourway,makeitassureasyecan.
66Sotheywent,andmadethesepulchresure,sealingthestone,andsettingawatch.
Matthew28
1Intheendofthesabbath,asitbegantodawntowardthefirstdayoftheweek,came
MaryMagdaleneandtheotherMarytoseethesepulchre.

2And,behold,therewasagreatearthquake:fortheangeloftheLorddescendedfrom
heaven,andcameandrolledbackthestonefromthedoor,andsatuponit.
3Hiscountenancewaslikelightning,andhisraimentwhiteassnow:
4Andforfearofhimthekeepersdidshake,andbecameasdeadmen.
5Andtheangelansweredandsaiduntothewomen,Fearnotye:forIknowthatyeseek
Jesus,whichwascrucified.
6Heisnothere:forheisrisen,ashesaid.Come,seetheplacewheretheLordlay.
7Andgoquickly,andtellhisdisciplesthatheisrisenfromthedeadand,behold,he
goethbeforeyouintoGalileethereshallyeseehim:lo,Ihavetoldyou.
8Andtheydepartedquicklyfromthesepulchrewithfearandgreatjoyanddidrunto
bringhisdisciplesword.
9Andastheywenttotellhisdisciples,behold,Jesusmetthem,saying,Allhail.And
theycameandheldhimbythefeet,andworshippedhim.
10ThensaidJesusuntothem,Benotafraid:gotellmybrethrenthattheygointoGalilee,
andthereshalltheyseeme.
11Nowwhentheyweregoing,behold,someofthewatchcameintothecity,and
sheweduntothechiefpriestsallthethingsthatweredone.
12Andwhentheywereassembledwiththeelders,andhadtakencounsel,theygave
largemoneyuntothesoldiers,
13Saying,Sayye,Hisdisciplescamebynight,andstolehimawaywhileweslept.
14Andifthiscometothegovernor'sears,wewillpersuadehim,andsecureyou.
15Sotheytookthemoney,anddidastheyweretaught:andthissayingiscommonly
reportedamongtheJewsuntilthisday.
16ThentheelevendiscipleswentawayintoGalilee,intoamountainwhereJesushad
appointedthem.
17Andwhentheysawhim,theyworshippedhim:butsomedoubted.
18AndJesuscameandspakeuntothem,saying,Allpowerisgivenuntomeinheaven
andinearth.
19Goyetherefore,andteachallnations,baptizingtheminthenameoftheFather,and
oftheSon,andoftheHolyGhost:
20TeachingthemtoobserveallthingswhatsoeverIhavecommandedyou:and,lo,Iam
withyoualways,evenuntotheendoftheworld.Amen.