Burnt offerings VX

And the Lord God called unto Adam,

and said unto him,

Where art thou?

And he said,

I heard thy voice in the garden,

and I was afraid,

because I was naked;

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And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son,

saying,

Behold,

I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother,

saying,

Bring me venison,

and make me savoury meat,

that I may eat,

and bless thee before the Lord - before my death.

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And Lamech said unto his wives,

Adah and Zillah,

Hear my voice;

ye wives of Lamech,

hearken unto my speech:

for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.

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Now therefore,

my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.

Go now to the flock,

and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats;

and I will make them savoury meat for thy father,

such as he loveth:

And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat,

and that he may bless thee - before his death.

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And he said,

. . . and I was afraid,

because I was naked;

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And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau,

which were with her in the house,

and put them upon Jacob her younger son:

And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands,

and upon the smooth of his neck:

And she gave the savoury meat - and the bread,

which she had prepared,

into the hand of her son Jacob.

And he came unto his father,

and said,

My father:

and he said,

Here am I;

who art thou,

my son?

And Jacob said unto his father,

I am Esau thy firstborn;

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and I hid myself.

And he said,

Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

And the man said,

The workman whom thou gavest to be with me,

she gave me of the tree,

and I did eat.

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And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry,

he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn:

and she came softly,

and uncovered his feet,

and laid her down.

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And it came to pass at midnight,

that the man was afraid,

and turned himself:

and,

behold,

a workman lay at his feet.

And he said,

Who art thou?

And she answered,

I am Ruth thine handmaid:

spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.

And he said,

Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter:

for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning,

inasmuch as thou followedst not - young men, whether poor or rich.

And now, my daughter, fear not;

I will do to thee all that thou requirest:

for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous workman.

And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.

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