And
the rib, which the Lord God had taken from
man, made he a work-man, and brought her unto the man.
It
hath been said, Whosoever shall put away
his
wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
And
when the
work-man saw
that
the tree was good
for food, and that it
was pleasant
to the eyes, and a tree to be desired
to make one
wise, she took of the fruit thereof,
and did eat, and gave also unto her
husband
with her;
and he did eat.
And
it shall come to pass - after the end of seventy years, - that the Lord will visit
Tyre, and she shall - turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication
with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.
And
her merchandise and her
hire
shall be holiness to the Lord: it
shall
not be - treasured
nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently,
and
for durable clothing.
*****
And Moses gave
commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying,
Let
neither man nor
work-man make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary.
So
the people were restrained from bringing.
For
the stuff
they had was sufficient - for all the work
to make it,
and too much.
*****
But I say unto you, That whosoever
shall put away his wife,
saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
There
were giants in the earth in those days; and also - after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
And
she again bare his brother Abel.
And
Abel was a keeper of sheep,
And
Adam knew his
wife again;
and she bare a son, and called his name Seth:
For God,
said she, hath appointed me
another seed instead of Abel, . . .
And
the Lord said unto Abram, - after - that Lot was separated from him, - Lift up - now
thine eyes,
and look from the place - where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give
it,
and to thy seed - for ever.
And
blessed be the most high God, which
hath delivered thine enemies into thy
hand.
And
he gave him tithes of all.
Again,
ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time,
Thou
shalt not forswear thy-self, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
Now
there-fore swear unto me
- here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me,
nor with my son, nor with my son's
son: but according to the kindness that I
have done unto thee, thou
shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast so-journed.
But
I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is
God's throne:
Nor by the earth; for it is
his footstool:
neither by Jerusalem; for it
is
the city of the great King.
Neither
shalt thou swear by
thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
Yea,
ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye
dig
a pit for your friend. Now there-fore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.
Yea,
thou heard-est not;
yea,
thou knew-est not;
yea,
from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou would-est deal very treacherously,
and wast called a transgressor -
from the womb.
I, - even
I,
have spoken; yea, - I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
But
let your communication be, Yea, yea;
Then
Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he
said,
Nay; but thou did-st laugh.
And
they said, Nay;
but we will abide in the street all night.
Esau was a
cunning hunter, a man
of
the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
And
Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venision:
but Rebekah loved Jacob.
And
Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field,
- and he was faint:
And
Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee,
with that same red pottage; for I am faint: there-fore was his name called Edom.
And
Jacob said, Sell me - this day - thy birthright.
And
Esau said, Behold, - I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
And
Jacob said, Swear to me - this day; and he
sware
unto him:
and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
Then
Jacob
gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way:
thus
Esau despised his birthright.
And
Jacob lifted up his eyes,
and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four
hundred men. And he divided
the children unto Leah,
and
unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
And
he put the handmaids and - their children foremost, and Leah and her children after,
and
Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
And
he passed
over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
And
Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck,
and kissed him:
and
they wept.
And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
And
Jacob said, Nay,
I pray thee,
if now I have found
grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for there-fore - I have seen thy face, as though I had seen
the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
Take,
I
pray thee,
my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.
And
he urged him,
and
he took it.
Nay,
nay: for whatsoever is more
than these cometh of evil.
ISamuelyeaon
