Preface

"IAUA End Time Ministry" presents this book "Sacred Name IAUA" as part of the preparation of God's people for the End of Time. This book investigates the importance of the Sacred Name of God and determines the spelling and pronunciation.

God loves us and wants us to be prepared for the end of time. He has revealed what will happen in the end of time. The final judgment of the world is coming soon. The end of the world is preceded by a final message from the Bible. An important part of the final message is the understanding of God's Sacred Name. God's Sacred Name is an important part of "Present Truth". There are many diverse opinions, contrary, and false teachings, which must be addressed on this subject.

This book is for those who have learned the love of God for us and have the love of God in their heart. Otherwise, the information in this book will seem pointless and legalistic.

15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15

My purpose is to share my studies of the Bible and research into information about determining God's Sacred Name with seekers of truth. This book is a study guide to encourage your own study and research into understanding the Sacred Name of God. The material in this book is an expansion of a chapter in the book "Preparing for the End of Time".

This book is not intended to be a detailed scholarly presentation. The subject is presented completely but simply and briefly. It is not my intent to try to convince you of my understanding. It is my desire to point you to the Bible and other information about determining God's Sacred Name. You will need to investigate and verify this information for yourself.

The Internet is a valuable tool for research. The information in this book is available for online reading with many research links and additional material under ongoing development at the website:

www.SacredName.info

First Edition published 2009-12-13.

Fifth revision released 2012-11-23 into the Public Domain.

All Bible quotations are from the King James Version. I added the emphasis of underlining in Bible quotes and bold in EGW quotes.

Where tradition has removed the personal name of God, I have substituted IAUA, based on the evidence described in this book. IAUA (ee-ah-oo-ah) is not an English word. It is a word of Hebrew origin, a personal name, transliterated to Latin script. A personal name should never be translated. This name is appropriate, without change, for any language based on Latin. This includes most European, North American, and South American languages.

About the Ministry

IAUA End Time Ministry is a personal, independent ministry. This ministry is my personal effort to follow the will of God. The purpose of the ministry is to witness to God's truth through Internet websites, email newsletters, printed books, and personal contact with those who show an interest in deeper additional truth.

This ministry agrees with the fundamental teachings of the Seventh-day Adventist church. I believe there is a fundamental teaching missing from the church doctrine. I also believe the church is teaching an error, which contradicts its own fundamental teachings.

This ministry is not a part of the SDA church and is not recognized or approved by the SDA church. I am part of a loose association of individuals seeking to further the knowledge and understanding of God. I do not follow the teachings of any other leader or ministry. I follow only the Bible.

Wherever possible, this ministry avoids entering into any controversy or confrontation on the truth I believe from the Bible. I only present these topics when an interest is shown in the subject of a deeper understanding of God’s Law. It is the work of the Holy Spirit to draw others to greater truth. God also appoints prophets to do the work of calling His people to reformation and revival. I do not step out ahead of God’s leading.

About the Author

Eliau is the pen name of Frank T. Clark. I use a pen name because this book is not about me. I am not seeking to promote myself. The pen name is a transliteration of the original Biblical Hebrew for Elijah. I am an ultraconservative, lifetime, fifth-generation, Seventh-day Adventist believer. No religion has the whole truth or is the exclusive source of truth. Each individual accepts truth as they study the Bible to understand for themselves.

I describe myself as an ultraconservative because my beliefs go beyond adhering to only the current teachings of the Seventh-day Adventist church. I believe errors have crept into the teachings of the church. I seek a return to the truth revealed to the early Adventist church, there is "New Light" in God's Law we must seek. I seek a continued growth beyond the current complacent (Laodicean) attitude of the church to return to the primitive godliness of the Messiah, the disciples, and the apostles.

A few years ago, I was awakened to the renewed realization this world is going to end soon. While renewing my study of the Bible I was led to see "Present Truth", I was not originally taught to see. These truths are critical to "Preparing for the End of Time".

It is my purpose to point you to truth in the Bible, which is often overlooked. It is my intent and expectation you will study the Bible about this for yourself. It is my prayer the Holy Spirit will guide you.

13 When the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth… and He will show you things to come.
John 16:13 (paraphrased)

About the Cover

The intended color scheme of this book's cover is from God's sanctuary and is described in numerous places.

1 And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as IAUA commanded Moses.
2 And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
Exodus 39:1-2

The background is royal blue, which represents God's law. Gold represents the riches of God's truth, purple represents the royalty of the King of Kings, and scarlet represents the blood of the Lamb. Linen is white which represents purity.

Letter from the Author

Dear Brothers and Sisters of IAUA our Heavenly Father,

It is with great joy, I present to you this Bible Study on the topics of present truth for the last generation. I hope this study draws you as deeply as I have been drawn to a renewed interest in the Bible and Present Truth.

My spiritual journey wandered for years in circles and cycles because I thought I knew the Bible. In reality, I only studied what the church taught me to study. I was complacent, like the Laodicean church, as described by the Messiah in Revelation 3:14-22. I felt a half-hearted desire for more but was comfortable with the daily activities of life.

God knew my condition and by the work of the Holy Spirit impressed on my mind the nearness of the end of time. I was raised from childhood with this realization but after years of hearing the same old tired prodding, I became callous to the warning of the Three Angels' Message. I believe the same is true of many in the church today. When I began to study more and meditate on the nearness of the end of time, a greater concern energized me about being prepared for the end of time.

While talking with others about the nearness of the end of time, I received a pair of small books, which deeply challenged my complacency about my knowledge of the Bible. I read things, which I had never heard before. The Holy Spirit opened my eyes to a vast amount of Bible truth of which I had been woefully ignorant. I hope this book will do the same for you.

With astonishing swiftness, my life began to change completely. As I began to dig deeper and deeper into the Bible, my whole outlook on life began to change. The things I had once enjoyed began to lose my interest. Bible study became my primary interest. Within a year, I was laid off from my job and I felt God moving in a powerful way to change my life.

While looking for work I threw myself even deeper into hours of daily study of the Bible and research of the new truths I was learning. It would be almost two years before God would allow me to return to the work force in serving His purposes and not the ways of the world.

I hope this book will encourage you to a deeper study of the Bible. I believe the topics of this book are a valuable study guide to lead you to topics of importance, which we often overlook. The first book, "Preparing for the End of Time", is an introduction to a series of books, which covers the complete subject area of my studies on "Present Truth". This fourth book in the series, "Sacred Name IAUA", expands on one of these subjects. As God leads and time allows I will prepare other books expanding on these topics.

It is important to remind you, our belief in our precious Saviour is what saves us. When this belief converts us, we will begin to grow into all truth. This belief leads us to study more of His Word. As we learn more about Him, His Love for us draws us closer to Him. When the love of God fills our hearts, we will become passionate about learning everything He tells us. The expression of our love is to follow the guidance He gives us.

15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
John 14:15

We obey the guidance found in His Law of Love because we trust Him to know what is best for us. Obedience does not save us. Obedience sanctifies us as we prepare for a place in His kingdom of Love.

12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Philippians 2:12

Obedience and study is our work of salvation. Please, open your heart and pray for the work of the Holy Spirit. Let this book guide you to study deeply into His Word and learn more about His guidance for our lives. What I say may sometimes sound harsh but I pray you may sense a spirit, which is learning to be gentle, under the molding of the Holy Spirit.

With all the love God places in my heart,

Frank T. Clark

Contents

Preface

About the Ministry

About the Author

About the Cover

Letter from the Author

Contents

Introduction

Ineffable Name Apostasy

Sacred Name Controversy

Biblical Witnesses

Sacred Name Importance

Sacred Name Forms

Sacred Name Prophesied Restoration

Messiah's Use of the Sacred Name

Sacred Name Error

Alleluia Evidence

Septuagint Evidence

Alleluia Verse Selection

Evidence Summary Chart

Chart Explanation

Allelu

IA

IAUA

I

A

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Pronunciation

Linguistic Evidence

Old Testament Hebrew Use

Hebrew Pronunciation

Modern English Use

New Testament Greek Use

The Name of the Messiah

The Titles of God

Hebrew Transliteration

Biblical Hebrew Transliteration Chart

Godhead

Sacred Name Praise Song

Sheet Music

Conclusion

Public usage

Summary

Genesis - BREShITh

Introduction

The first question in your mind may be "What does the name of God have to do with the end of time?"

1. The world is filled with the unholy use of the name "Jesus". That name is applied to all types of false teachings and false worship. Prophecy tells us even worse is coming. Satan himself will take on the name of "Jesus".

2. The Fourth Angel's Message is to be a full revelation of all of God's truths. This issue is a contributing part of the ongoing spiritual growth of the 144,000 into all truth. There is no such thing as an unimportant or unnecessary truth.

3. This issue is also an illustration of the two extremes Satan uses in his deceptions.

Satan's primary method of deception is to hide, bury, and discredit the truth. When that attack is unsuccessful, Satan will take the opposite approach in his deceptions.

The opposite approach is to take a truth and emphasize it to a disproportionate amount and adding peripheral non-issues. This will also hide, bury, and discredit the truth. Satan does not care whether you go into the ditch on the left hand or right hand side of the road. Only a straight middle course will follow the example of the Messiah.

In this book, the term Tetragram or Tetragrammaton is used to refer to the four letters of the Sacred Name of God. Tetragram is simply a Greek word, which means "a word of four letters". Tetragrammaton specifically refers to the four letters of the Sacred Name in Hebrew script. The term Sacred Name is used primarily to indicate the equivalent spelling in Latin script and secondarily the pronunciation.

The Latin script is appropriate for English and any other language based on the Latin script, which includes most languages in Europe, North America, and South America. I may occasionally refer to the Sacred Name as English, but it is not English. It is essentially a universal word, the personal name of God.

The four letters of the Tetragrammaton have a direct correspondence to the four letters in IAUA. Remember, Hebrew letters follow a right to left order and Latin letters follow a left to right order. Each Latin letter accurately represents the pronunciation of each Hebrew letter of the Tetragrammaton. This correspondence is so important, it is prominently displayed in the logo for this ministry, which is shown on the cover of this book.

Some claim the term "Tetragrammaton" is an occult term applied to the four letters of the Sacred Name. It is claimed this comes from the Qabala, which is called a blasphemous Jewish book of witchcraft and mysticism. These people claim, no Christian or Jew of the biblical faith should be using that word.

Nowhere is there the slightest hint from any respectable unbiased source or researcher to support such a claim. It is acknowledged everywhere as an English adaptation of Greek words. Where is the mysticism or witchcraft in a formal descriptive term? The devil cannot hijack the English/Greek language and turns words into evil. Those who claim the devil has such power must be devil worshippers or something else unfathomable.

There are many similar cases where extreme viewpoints lead many people to declare various names or titles pagan and inappropriate. This needs to be examined carefully from the witness and evidence of the Bible. Do not allow yourself to be caught up and deceived by inflammatory rhetoric, which sounds pleasing and on the surface seems logical but is ultimately misleading.

Ineffable Name Apostasy

Almost all Bible translations have a universal failing to reveal the Sacred Holy Name. Only the original Hebrew contains the Sacred Holy Name. The Jews preserved this in the Torah and the other sacred writings.

The last use of the Sacred Name in the Bible is found in Malachi, which was written about 500 BC. Shortly after this, in the fourth century BC, the Jews began to reserve the use of the name of God for the priesthood. It is interesting the lack of prophets from God began about the same time.

About this time, the doctrine of the "Ineffable (not to be uttered) Name" became the rule. Following traditions and superstition, the name was considered too sacred to speak. The Jews obfuscate (obscure or hide) the name by changing the pronunciation and using a different word when reading scripture.

The tradition probably began from an extreme interpretation of the Third of the Ten Commandments.

7 Thou shalt not take the name of IAUA thy God in vain; for IAUA will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Exodus 20:7

The tradition is reinforced by an extreme interpretation of this statute.

13 And IAUA spake unto Moses, saying,
14 Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
16 And he that blasphemeth the name of IAUA, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the Name, shall be put to death.
Leviticus 24:13-16

There is a big difference between the profane, vain use of the Sacred Name and its reverent use. Those who delight in rules, extreme interpretations, and control, create traditions contrary to the word of God.

13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
Mark 7:13

This tradition was continued and led to substituting the name of IAUA with a title, "the LORD", in the non-Hebrew Bible. I have restored the Tetragrammaton with the Latin transliteration "IAUA" in the verses quoted in this book. This book goes into depth explaining how I determined this transliteration and provides the evidence supporting its validity.

Most Christians are completely ignorant of the fact God has given His personal name for us to call on Him. The use of the name of God predates the Jewish nation and the Flood.

26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of IAUA.
Genesis 4:26

Jewish tradition has now gone to ridiculous extremes. It is no longer acceptable to write accurately a word that refers to the L-rd our G-d. They claim this shows reverence for the name of God. I believe it only shows a foolish, superficial, and mock respect for the name of God.

Sacred Name Controversy

In modern times, there is a controversy over every aspect of the Sacred Name you can imagine. The common myth is we do not know the pronunciation of the Sacred Name. A supporting myth is Hebrew writing does not contain vowels so we cannot know the pronunciation.

Some individuals and groups go to an extreme and insist that they have the correct Sacred Name and you have to use their name. They will sometimes insist you cannot know God or be saved, if you do not use their name. I do not believe this idea.

Warning! Please understand my zeal, eagerness, and enthusiasm in presenting this subject. I believe it is valuable to know and use IAUA as the Sacred Name of God. However, I do not criticize and I do not believe God condemns anyone for what they understand or practice. I am presenting ideas for you to consider.

Others say there is a mystical importance to the Sacred Name. They say it gives special power or recognition to the person who uses the Sacred Name. I do not agree with this idea either.

Other individuals and groups say it does not matter. They see the arguments over pronunciations and spellings and throw their hands up in the air and say, "Forget about it!" They say we do not need to know or use His name. I don’t agree with this either.

Individuals, who taught the use of Elohim as a substitute for the word "God", first introduced me to the serious issue of the name of God. Researching this teaching quickly led to those who proposed the use of Yahweh as required for the name of God. I was initially caught up in the fanaticism of these ideas. After ongoing study, the Holy Spirit led me to a more moderate position, closely following the teachings of the Bible. I was led to research deeply into the issue of the Sacred Name. I was surprised by what I learned, guided by the Holy Spirit.

It is important to be zealous and clarify the fanaticism of one extreme, without gong to the laxity of the other extreme. God has revealed His personal name to His children. Intimacy comes with the understanding and use of a personal name. That name has been hidden and disguised by Satan, the Master of Evil.

After prayerful examination of scripture and examining both sides of the issue, I was led to a middle ground. This is my understanding of the issues. The name of God and the Messiah is important but not a test point of doctrine. Splitting hairs over titles and declaring them pagan is not scriptural or factual.

Biblical Witnesses

The Bible is the absolute foundation for determining the value and purpose of the Sacred Name of God. The Bible, by itself, cannot provide information about pronunciation or spelling in the English language and the Latin alphabet. The Bible is clear on the Hebrew spelling. Determining pronunciation and appropriate English use is supported by examining the witness of historical records and scholars who are familiar with the issues involved.

The identification and examination of Biblical practice and the most credible witnesses is the purpose of this book. The importance of two or three credible witnesses is an established Biblical principle found in the Torah and repeated in the New Testament.

6 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
Deuteronomy 17:6

This principle applies in capital offense cases and in the establishment of guilt for any sin.

15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
Deuteronomy 19:15

The Saviour applied this principle to any disputed matter and made it the heart of His principles for conflict resolution.

16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Matthew 18:16

The apostle Paul invoked this principle in his dealings with the contentious Corinthians.

1 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
II Corinthians 13:1

God provides two witnesses in the Bible to teach us truth and lead us to truth. His law is His first witness and the second is His prophets.

20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
Isaiah 8:20

Paul takes note of these two witnesses.

21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
Romans 3:21

God provides these same two witnesses at the end of time to testify to the truth and lead us to truth.

3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
Revelation 11:3

Sacred Name Importance

The Old Testament Scriptures give ample proof of the common, although reverential use of the Sacred Name in Israel before the time of captivity and in the immediate post-exilic period. There are over 6,519 uses of the Tetragram alone. The frequency of the use of the Sacred Name exceeds by far the use of any other person's name.

In Hebrew thought, a name is more than just what you are called. This is still true to an extent today. Your name is your personality, your reputation, and your character. Even today, the phrase "a good name" is widespread.

All the prophetic books use the Tetragram freely, and almost all of them prophesied about the restoration of the Name.

A deeper knowledge of God's word, including His name, is not optional.

6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. Hosea 4:6

Respect for God is shown by using His name and not just a title. We should not dismiss or hide His name lightly. What does God say about His name?

7 Thou shalt not take the name of IAUA thy God in vain; for IAUA will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Exodus 20:7

These questions demand an answer from those of us who claim to be followers of God.

4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest? Proverbs 30:4

The last question is the most demanding of those who claim to know Him intimately. What is His name and what is His Son's name, if you know? Listen to this mighty, emphatic declaration.

8 I am IAUA: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. Isaiah 42:8

Scripture specifically commands us to use the Name of the Creator.

13 Thou shalt fear IAUA thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
Deuteronomy 6:13

We swear by his name, as the discerner of truth and avenger of wrong. We must not upon any occasion appeal to any other but him only, and not to an idol, any other creature, or any other thing.

20 Thou shalt fear IAUA thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
Deuteronomy 10:20

We are to bless others in the name of IAUA.

13 The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before IAUA, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
I Chronicles 23:13

We are to call upon His name.

1 O give thanks unto IAUA; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
Psalms 105:1

There are 7 times when the name of God is crudely translated "Jehovah". Jehovah is an English name adapted from a German pronunciation of a Jewish scheme to hide the true Hebrew pronunciation of the name of God. Are you confused?

18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH (IAUA), art the most high over all the earth.
Psalms 83:18

Intimacy with God is enhanced when we use His name. How would your wife feel, if you refused to use her name? How would your friends feel, if you refuse to use their name? How important is this to God?

14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, IAUA God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. Exodus 3:14-15

How does this promise apply to the modern children of God, if they do not even know His name? What does it mean if they do not even want to know or use His name?

14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. II Chronicles 7:14

Sacred Name Forms

Take careful note, there is a short form (the first two letters) of the personal name of God, "IA". This form appears 49 times in the Old Testament. The long form "IAUA" appears over 6,519 times. In almost all cases, these are translated to a title, "the Lord". One time in the Bible, the short form is crudely translated to a short form of His name "Jah". The grammar would have been too embarrassingly awkward and inaccurate to translate otherwise.

4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH (IA), and rejoice before him. Psalms 68:4

Four times IAUA is crudely translated Jehovah under similar circumstances. The grammar would have been too embarrassingly awkward and inaccurate to translate otherwise. Three additional times it is shown as part of a compound word. However, is this the correct way to represent His name? Why is the same word for His name translated, "the Lord", thousands of other times?

18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH (IAUA), art the most high over all the earth.
Psalms 83:18

These two forms even appear together as superlatives in this well-known memory verse and other places.

3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
4 Trust ye in "the LORD" (IAUA) for ever: for in "the LORD" (IA) JEHOVAH (IAUA) is everlasting strength:
Isaiah 26:3-4

Sacred Name Prophesied Restoration

There are numerous prophecies of the restoration, use, or emphasis of the Sacred Name.

6 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I. Isaiah 52:6

God will show Himself and He emphasizes the knowledge of His name.

21 Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is IAUA. Jeremiah 16:21

Book after book, prophet after prophet repeats the same idea.

7 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am IAUA, the Holy One in Israel.
Ezekiel 39:7

Why are we reluctant and ashamed to use His name?

26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of IAUA your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
Joel 2:26

The importance of the use of His name at the end of time is emphasized.

31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of IAUA come.
32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of IAUA shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as IAUA hath said, and in the remnant whom IAUA shall call.
Joel 2:31-32

In the New Testament, Peter repeated this prophecy.

21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of IAUA shall be saved.
Acts 2:21

Our God must be identified by more than just a title.

5 For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of IAUA our God for ever and ever.
Micah 4:5

The restoration of one language and the use of His name is prophesied.

9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of IAUA, to serve him with one consent.
Zephaniah 3:9

We are identified by our association with His name.

9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, IAUA is my God.
Zechariah 13:9

In the time of trouble, in the sea of affliction, we will receive strength in the name of IAUA.

12 And I will strengthen them in IAUA; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith IAUA.
Zechariah 10:12

In the context of end time events, in the last chapter of the last book of the Old Testament, we find mentioned yet again the importance of His name and in the next to the last verse His name appears again.

1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith IAUA of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith IAUA of hosts.
4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of IAUA:
6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
Malachi 4:1-6

The heart of the patriarch fathers was to speak the name of IAUA and I believe this is one of the things to be restored to the heart of the modern children of Israel. The condition of the heart of the modern children of Israel will be returned to the heart found in the patriarch fathers!

Messiah's Use of the Sacred Name

This issue did not disappear in the New Testament. One of the prophecies of the coming of the Messiah in Psalms 22 contains this prophecy concerning the Name.

22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
Psalms 22:22

Paul repeated this prophecy and its fulfillment in the context of asserting the Messiah had come.

12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
Hebrews 2:12

The Messiah had very specific words about His fulfillment of this prophecy, His purpose to spread the name of God, and the importance of the name.

6 I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
...
11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
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26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
John 17:6,11-12,26

It is amazing how millions say this prayer, yet few of them know His name.

9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Matthew 6:9

2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Luke 11:2

Sacred Name Error

This verse is incorrectly understood as a statement indicating the name of IAUA was not known to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

2 And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am IAUA:
3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name IAUA was I not known to them. Exodus 6:2-3

This statement is a rhetorical question indicating His name was known. God says, "By my name, IAUA, was I not known to them?" Otherwise, these verses indicating Abraham called on the name IAUA are false.

7 And IAUA appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto IAUA, who appeared unto him.
8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto IAUA, and called upon the name of IAUA. Genesis 12:7-8

Repeatedly, Abraham's faithful practice is recorded.

4 Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of IAUA.
Genesis 13:4

33 And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of IAUA, the everlasting God. Genesis 21:33

Isaac was recorded continuing this practice, refuting the false interpretation of Exodus 6:3.

25 And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of IAUA, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well. Genesis 26:25

Jacob's wife Leah certainly knew the name of God.

35 And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise IAUA: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing. Genesis 29:35

The name of Judah, which is more properly transliterated Iauda, one of the twelve tribes, is actually the name of God combined with "ida", a Hebrew word meaning "Praise". This was in place long before the Exodus. The corruption of the name Judah is again a result of the “Ineffable Name” tradition.

All this evidence of the use of the name of God, prior to the Exodus, shows the traditional interpretation of Exodus 6:3 is incorrect. God did not reveal His name for the first time to Moses. Neither did God need to revive the knowledge of His name. God has always revealed His personal name to His children. Those who are faithful to Him have always known His name.

Alleluia Evidence

This is a brand new examination of the most clear and compelling evidence yet for the understanding of the Latin spelling and the pronunciation of IAUA as the name of God. In all my research of the Sacred Name, I have never seen anyone bring together all these pieces of information. A few have reached the same conclusion based on other less direct evidences.

Overcoming the goal of the "Ineffable Name" of Jewish tradition to obfuscate (obscure, confuse, or hide) the name of God requires careful research and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. This tradition changed the pronunciation of the name. It changed the way the name was written. It created a lie calling vowels, consonants. It resulted in the change of pronunciation and spelling of thousands of Hebrew/Jewish words and names.

Nevertheless, the truth is there for the earnest, diligent, and sincere student.

15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
II Timothy 2:15

I spent a couple of years studying linguistic comparisons of Hebrew words and names as I reached my current understanding of the Latin spelling and the pronunciation of the name of IAUA in September 2006. The next chapter will describe the results of this research. I continued developing evidences and explanations and three years later in August 2009, I was led by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to investigate more deeply the word "alleluia".

The word "alleluia" is a most remarkable word. It was transliterated directly from a Hebrew phrase into the Septuagint translation of the Old Testament. It is important to understand the difference between translation and transliteration. Transliteration means these scholars selected the appropriate Greek letters to represent the Hebrew letters and maintain proper pronunciation. Translation means substituting a Greek word, which means the same thing as the Hebrew word.

The tradition of the "Ineffable Name" appears to have not yet been strong enough to stop this transliteration. Perhaps the power of the Holy Spirit deliberately preserved this transliteration to preserve evidence of the truth of the name of God.

The transliterated word was carried forward into the Greek of the New Testament, then into Latin and into English and many other languages, so that it is practically a universal word. It is among the best-known words in human speech. The word is directly related, almost identical, to the Hebrew phrase for "Praise God!" It is an expression of adoration, reverence, and confidence.

Septuagint Evidence

This examination of evidence to determine the Latin spelling and the pronunciation of the Sacred Name requires a reference to the Hebrew and Greek of the Bible. There are many resources readily available for this reference. Those with a computer have ready and immediate access to this information on the Internet.

The quickest and most complete reference to the Hebrew and Greek is found at this excellent Bible study website:

www.BlueLetterBible.org

The e-Sword program is an excellent Bible study tool for Hebrew and Greek, which you can use even when you cannot connect to the Internet. It is available for free download at this website:

www.e-Sword.net

As my source for this evidence, I start with the original Hebrew of the Old Testament Masoretic Texts. These texts are dated to between the seventh and tenth centuries AD. These texts contain added marks called vowel points, which did not appear in the original texts. These forced pronunciation to conform to tradition.

Then, I refer to the Septuagint translation from the Old Testament into Greek performed by Hebrew scholars about 250 BC. This makes the source and scholarship of these translations over a thousand years older than the Masoretic Texts. Finally, I compare the same critical word "alleluia", as found in the New Testament Greek Textus Receptus.

The Septuagint and most modern translations of the Bible follow the practice of the "Ineffable Name". This practice became Jewish tradition about 400 BC and became adopted as Christian tradition. The name of God was not to be spoken or written. The name of God is given as Kyrios in the Septuagint Old Testament. This practice was continued in the New Testament Greek. Most English translations substitute "the LORD" for the personal name of God.

Nevertheless, the Hebrew scholars who created the Septuagint translation could not avoid leaving at least one simple, incontrovertible piece of direct evidence. There is a phrase, which appears only in Psalms, where the short form of the name of God is tightly linked with the imperative of praise about 12 times.

The compound word "allelu-ia" appears to be such a common and critical expression in Hebrew it was not translated but transliterated. Therefore, we have a compelling witness of the proper transliteration of key letters and their pronunciation.

I believe the translation work of these Hebrew scholars who lived at the time of the ancient Hebrew and were fluent in the Greek of the time is the most valuable and conclusive evidence available.

Alleluia Verse Selection

This particular Old Testament verse is a perfect example of this witness because it shows the relation of the name and two examples of the Hebrew for the name of God. Psalms 113:1 is similar.

1 Praise ye the LORD (IA). Praise ye the name of the LORD (IAUA); praise him, O ye servants of the LORD (IAUA).
Psalms 135:1

A more literal translation / transliteration of this scripture (following the Septuagint as an example) would be:

1 AlleluIA! Praise the name IAUA! Praise [him] servants of IAUA!
Psalms 135:1

The last part of the following verse from the New Testament is a great one for comparison because it emphasizes the English transliteration of the word "Alleluia", which is also immortalized in the "Hallelujah Chorus". Note the "Ineffable Name" and German influence on the spelling of the word in the title of the chorus.

6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for IAUA, God omnipotent reigneth.
Revelation 19:6

Evidence Summary Chart

The back cover of the book contains a color-coded chart, which is a summary and illustration of the information presented in this chapter. I use color-coding to make the comparisons of the various elements clearer. There is also a black and white version inside the back cover, which can be copied without the overmarks and underlines. These are confusing without the color-coding.

The chart is composed of two parts. The information in the top part of the chart is a condensation of what is found at www.BlueLetterBible.org with a concordance lookup of the beginning part of Psalms 135:1. The second part of the chart shows the ending part of Revelation 19:6, which contains the same key word, Alleluia.

The top section of the first part of the chart is the original Hebrew of the Old Testament "Masoretic Text" for the beginning of Psalms 135:1. I have removed the vowel points, which were added about the tenth century and are not a part of the earlier texts. This makes it easier to recognize the Hebrew letters.

The next section in the first part is three columns with a word-by-word listing of the text. The first column contains the English translation from the KJV, which may be a single word or a phrase. The second column contains the Strong's Hebrew Dictionary number, which links the English and Hebrew. The third column contains the root form of the Hebrew word in Hebrew script and a crude English transliteration / pronunciation.

The third section is the final section in the top part relating to the Old Testament text. This contains the comparison of the "Septaugint" translation from the Old Testament into Greek of this same verse performed by Hebrew scholars about 250 BC.

The top section of the second part of the chart is the original Greek of the New Testament "Textus Receptus" for the ending part of Revelation 19:6, which contains the focus word "alleluia".

The next section is three columns with a word-by-word listing of the text. The first column contains the English translation from the KJV, which may be a single word or a phrase. The second column contains the Strong's Greek Dictionary number, which links the English and Greek. The third column contains the root form of the Greek word in Greek script and a crude English transliteration / pronunciation.

Chart Explanation

The purpose of the chart is to show the relationship between the corresponding words and letters of the Hebrew, Greek, and English. Tracing this relationship is the evidence, which shows a witness to proper understanding of the best way to represent the name of God in English or more accurately, in any Latin based language.

In this study, we first trace the three important words (color-coded underlines) and then we trace the three important letters (color-coded overmarks). We begin with the Old Testament Hebrew, trace to the Old Testament Greek, the New Testament Greek, and finally Latin equivalent letters and pronunciation.

Hebrew הללו יה  - Greek αλληλουια - Latin alleluia

Allelu

The red underline is the word "Allelu", Strong's Hebrew Dictionary number H1984 (הללו  ) and the first part of Strong's Greek Dictionary number G239 (αλληλου).

Beginning at the top right of the chart, you can follow the red underlines to see the translation and transliteration of the Hebrew word for "praise" Remember, Hebrew is read following the letters and words from right to left. As you move down the chart, the transliteration to Greek is shown with a solid red underline. Greek is read following the letters from left to right the same as English.

Notice that the transliteration takes two Hebrew words and combines it into one word represented in Greek letters. The same word in the same verse is otherwise translated into a Greek word as shown with a dotted red line.

The conventional transliteration for the root word of the Hebrew is "HLL". This is based on a deception, which says Hebrew does not contain vowels. This deception results from a lie or just ignorance. The actual tense of the word is imperative, which adds "V" ("U") to the end of the word. The added letter is valuable and crucial because it is a part of the Tetragrammaton.

The Greek transliterates the phrase "HLLV YH" to the compound word "allelouia", which adds some additional vowels for pronunciation where the Hebrew leaves them out. I believe a more accurate transliteration of the Hebrew script is "ALLU IA". Finally, at the end of the chart you can see the KJV English transliteration "alleluia" of the Greek. The English removes one vowel to preserve pronunciation.

Note the confusion of the Strong's transliteration / pronunciation of the Greek, which adds "H" to the beginning of the word. I am sure this traces back to the obfuscation of the "Ineffable Name" tradition.

IA

The gold underline is the word "IA", Strong's Hebrew Dictionary number H3050 ( יה ) and the last part of Strong's Greek Dictionary number G239 (ια).

This part of the Tetragram is preserved in the transliteration of the compound Greek word, which combines "praise" with this short form of the name of God.

The conventional transliteration for the Hebrew word is "YH". This is again based on a deception, which says Hebrew does not contain vowels. The Greek transliterates "YH" to "IA" at the end of the compound word "allelou-ia".

IAUA

The blue underline is the word "IAUA", Strong's Hebrew Dictionary number H3068 (יהוה  ) and the translation to Strong's Greek Dictionary number G2962.

In traditional transliterations of Hebrew, this word is shown as "YHWH" or "YHVH". This is the result of the practice of the "Ineffable Name". Tracing this word from the Hebrew to the Greek shows the "Ineffable Name" was in full force. The Sacred Name was translated to Kyrios, which means a lord or master. Proper names should never be translated.

I

The red overmark traces the letter "I" from the Hebrew, through the Greek, to the English. This is the first letter of the Tetragrammaton. Most traditional transliterations represent this Hebrew letter as "Y". The Hebrew letter (י  ) is called "yod".

A

The gold overmark traces the letter "A" from the Hebrew, through the Greek, to the English. This is the second and fourth letter of the Tetragrammaton. Most traditional transliterations represent this Hebrew letter as "H". The Hebrew letter ( ה ) is called "he".

U

The blue overmark traces the letter "U" from the Hebrew, through the Greek, to the English. This is the third letter of the Tetragrammaton. Most traditional transliterations represent this Hebrew letter as "V" or "W". The Hebrew letter ( ו ) is called "vav".

Pronunciation

I believe the translation work of these Hebrew scholars who lived at the time of the ancient Hebrew and were fluent in the Greek of the time is the most valuable and conclusive evidence available. The Greek pronunciation and an example of the transliteration in English is shown from the Strong's Dictionary.

G239
al-lay-loo'-ee-ah
Of hebrew origin (imperative of [H1984] and [H3050]); praise ye Jah!, an adoring exclamation: - alleluiah.

This information can be verified with e-Sword from which it was copied. This information can also be crosschecked with this website.

http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G239&t=KJV

Trace the color-coded underlines to similar words and the color-coded overmarks to identical letters and you will see that the name of God is spelled IAUA and it is pronounced ee-ah-oo-ah.

A name composed of four vowels is highly unusual. The pronunciation is slightly different from what you might initially guess from modern English practice. Modern English has so many different vowel sounds. There are so many different ways to spell them. It is very confusing.

Pronunciation of the vowels following an understanding of Spanish pronunciation is much simpler and matches the witness of the Greek pronunciation. The "i" is pronounced "ee" with a long "e" sound as in "Syria". The "a" is pronounced "ah" with a short "o" sound as in "father" and "Syria". The "u" is pronounced "oo" as in "blue" and "suit".

There are also many examples in English of the correct pronunciation of these vowels when paired. The two-vowel combination "ia" appears in many words such as: India, Syria, Lydia, Cynthia. The two-vowel combination "ua" appears in many words such as: dual, Joshua. I am sure there are many other examples beside these.

Tradition and the opinions of men will disagree with what you see here. It is very difficult to give up established and cherished opinions, even when they are wrong. I prefer the witness of Hebrew scholars who lived with the Hebrew and Greek of the period to those who came later. The actions of the Jews to obfuscate (obscure, confuse, or hide) the name of God have been very successful.

The next chapter arrives at the same results through an entirely different method of study, a second witness.

Linguistic Evidence

My original study of the Sacred Name began in the spring of 2004. I read what other people had concluded from their various forms of research to get started in my own research. I was initially dismayed by all the different conclusions and opinions. However, I was regularly impressed there was something important in understanding the Sacred Name.

I had learned how important it was to verify, to the limits of my ability, the statements and conclusions people made. Slowly, I learned more and more about the particulars of Hebrew script and pronunciation. I compared various ideas with the facts found in Strong's Hebrew Dictionary.

I discovered there was plenty of evidence available by studying linguistic comparisons of identical letters in Hebrew words and names. There were a great number of inconsistencies in traditional Hebrew pronunciation compared to Hebrew script. The knowledge of the intent to deliberately obscure, confuse, and hide the truth led me to study deeply to unravel the lies to discover the truth.

This study led to a pattern of truth, which became a witness to my understanding. I was greatly surprised when the evidence led me to a conclusion, which disagreed with most people. I reached my current understanding of the Latin spelling and pronunciation of the name of IAUA in September 2006.

Old Testament Hebrew Use

The best way to understand the Old Testament is to read it in the original Hebrew. Few of us can spend the years it takes to learn Hebrew well enough to read it with a high level of understanding. Many of us still struggle with English as our native language.

The next best text for Modern English understanding is The Complete Word Study Old Testament. A number is printed above the English text, which represents each word in the Hebrew Old Testament. The number corresponds to the original Hebrew word in Strong's Dictionary of the Hebrew Bible.

All the reference material you need is available for the computer on the Internet. The quickest and most complete reference to the Hebrew and Greek is found at this excellent Bible study website:

www.BlueLetterBible.org

The e-Sword program is an excellent Bible study tool for Hebrew and Greek, which you can use on a computer even when you cannot connect to the Internet. It is available for free download at this website:

www.e-Sword.net

It was primarily through the study of Hebrew script, Bible names, and their Hebrew pronunciation described in Strong's Dictionary of the Hebrew Bible, I developed my current understanding of the original pronunciation of the name of God. It required diligent effort to unravel and reverse the pattern of Jewish attempts to hide the true pronunciation. Study deeply the evidences I mention and come to your own conclusion.

Hebrew Pronunciation

The first clue to the proper pronunciation is to dispel the myth (actually an ignorant lie) that the Tetragrammaton (four letters) is four consonants. Josephus refers to the sacred name as four vowels. Josephus was in a position to know having been a member of the priesthood.

"A mitre also of fine linen encompassed his head, which was tied by a blue ribbon, about which there was another golden crown, in which was engraven the sacred name [of God]: it consists of four vowels."
The Wars Of The Jews Book 5, chapter 5, paragraph 7.

The Hebrew script for several key names is shown by Strong's number. Remember that Hebrew is written right to left. Compare the Strong's pronunciation of the vowels as they are pronounced in multiple appearances in these words. You will discover an inconsistency for the first and third vowel dependent on when they appear with the second vowel.

I am not going to trace each instance of each letter to show the patterns, which lead to the truth. I will leave that exercise to your own study. My suggestion for a spelling, which relates to the corrected, consistent pronunciation, is shown:

These are the spelling and pronunciation results:

- #00452 Eliau - ail·ee·ah·oo

- #03041 Ididia - ee·dee·dee·ah

- #03050 IA - ee·ah

- #03063 Iauda - ee·ah·oo·dah

- #03064 Iaudi - ee·ah·oo·dee

- #03068 IAUA - ee·ah·oo·ah

- #03067 Iaudith - ee·ah·oo·deeth

- #03091 Iaushuo - ee·ah·oo·shoo·oh

- #03470 Ishoiau - ee·shoh·ee·ah·oo

You can easily trace the evolution of the changes in the pronunciation. The first disguising of the sacred name is found in the changing of the sound of the first vowel leading to the second vowel. The sound "ee-ah" if slurred is a lot like "ee-yah" and so becomes "yah" as found in Yahweh. This was later changed by the influence of the German language on Jews in Germany to "Jah" as found in Jehovah.

The second change is the sound of the third vowel leading to the fourth vowel from "oo-ah", which if slurred is a lot like "oo-wah". You can also see the transition from "oo" or "u" to "w" or double-u in Yahweh. Under German influence, it became "v" as found in Jehovah.

The progression of the change in these pronunciations is illustrated like this.

Ee-ah-oo-ah
Ee-yah-oo-wah
Yah-u-wah
Yah-weh
Jeh-o-vah

The name of the Messiah is usually spelled Yahushua, which means "Yahu Saves". Notice that since Hebrew is read right to left, the first three letters are identical to the name of God. This is exactly the same name Joshua had in the Old Testament. My transliteration of Joshua from the Hebrew text is Iaushuo. The name of Joshua is the same name given to our Saviour as evidenced by the Greek in the historical discourse of Stephen before he was martyred. This text speaks of the actions of Joshua using the identical Greek name used to refer to Jesus and is translated Jesus.

45 Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
Acts 7:45

Commentators also recognize Joshua the son of Nun as the individual spoken of in this verse.

8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
Hebrews 4:8

Notice the last three letters of Elijah are identical to the name of God. The name of Judah is actually the name of God with only one letter difference. Numerous names of the Old Testament begin or end with part of the name of God. This has often been disguised through changes in pronunciation and spelling.

The name of God is part of many Hebrew words. The term Jew (IAU) is literally the name of God. No wonder the pronunciation was changed because of the exclusive attitude of the Jews to keep the name of God off the lips of the heathen.

The identical first three letters of the name of Joshua was unacceptable to the Jews because of the ineffable name doctrine. The name came to be shortened to Yeshua. This deletes the portion of the name that connects with God and means only "He saves". This change appears in the Greek Septuagint long before the Messiah was even born.

Modern English Use

The Sacred Holy Name is probably from the language of Eden. It is quite possible that Hebrew is a direct descendent of the original language of Eden. The languages were confounded at Babel. The true followers of God would not be found at Babel. They were not dispersed like all the others. Their language was probably not changed.

The Hebrew Torah indicates the spelling, which is a clue to the pronunciation, in Hebrew script. Misinformation tells us there were no vowels in the original Hebrew. A simple examination of Hebrew script shows this to be false. History records that the original Torah did not have any vowel markings for pronunciation. The modern Torah tries to obfuscate (hide) the name by misrepresenting vowels and consonants. The vowel markings are deliberately designed to confuse the pronunciation.

It is sad to note in modern times just how bizarre Jewish tradition has become. They even refuse to write the words L-rd and G-d. Instead of showing reverence for God, it just shows how silly our human ideas can get.

The more evidence I see of the attempt to hide the Sacred Name, the more convinced I become of its importance. If the Sacred Name is going to be a part of our lives today, it needs to be clearly understood.

There is a specific difficulty with any of the conventional Latin representations. They do not conveniently or accurately, convey the pronunciation. One choice would be the cryptic but conventional YHWH. This is a conventional transliteration (letter substitution) of the Hebrew. The problem is you must remember they are Hebrew vowels not consonants.

Yahweh is commonly used with some indication of pronunciation but the consonants are to be pronounced as vowels. The "Y" sound is to be pronounced as in happy. The "W" sound is to be pronounced as in new. Some represent the name as Yahuwah to get even closer to the true pronunciation.

The most obscured part of the pronunciation still eluding most believers and researchers is the leading sound "ee". It is valuable to note this important historical fact. The Hebrew scholars who created the Septuagint selected the Greek "I" as the character to represent the first letter of the Tetragrammaton as found in the name of the Messiah. The Greek pronunciation as indicated in Strong's matches what I use. The English spelling of the name Isaiah also uses an "I" twice matching the same Hebrew letter.

It is confusing to try to transliterate Hebrew with the conventional letters and try to compensate with vowels. The most accurate rendering by pronunciation is IAUA. One of the beauties of this representation is it preserves the concept of four letters, the Tetragrammaton. You will note that I have decided always to capitalize the entire name. This complements the traditional way of writing YHWH. I do not want to introduce a new word but pronunciation and not conventional transliteration is important for a personal proper name. This is acceptable, practical, and necessary since the Hebrew rendering does not use the Latin alphabet. It needs to be easy enough for even children to understand.

About a year after I was impressed that the best way to represent the name of God was IAUA, I discovered this is not an original invention of mine. Many scholars for years have proposed the same spelling.

The short form IA, which appears at the end of many Hebrew names, is often mispronounced. The pronunciation is the same as the ending of the English words India, Syria, Lydia, and others. The vowels of the English language are pronounced a dozen different ways. It is interesting to compare with Spanish where a vowel usually has the same sound. The vowel pronunciation of Spanish for the name IAUA is identical to my best understanding of the correct pronunciation.

This principle can easily be extended to all Hebrew names, which include the name of God. Many modern translations of these names in Israel match what I propose. It is simple to look up the Hebrew for these names in Strong's Dictionary of the Hebrew Bible and substitute the appropriate letters as previously illustrated.

New Testament Greek Use

The best text for Modern English understanding is the The Complete Word Study New Testament. The Greek New Testament manuscripts we know today do not contain the Sacred Holy Name. I do not understand how an item of such significance in the Old Testament is totally missing in the New Testament. This is a matter of major consideration to both sides of the disagreement over the importance of the Sacred Name.

The first point is the only one on which all parties agree.

Jews of first century Judah were bound by their own culturally entrenched custom of not speaking the Tetragrammaton. Jesus at no time condemned this custom. He did not teach against it as an error. He never addressed the custom one way or another. The fact that Jesus ignored this Jewish practice presents ... a rather conspicuous problem.
Did Jesus Speak the Name Yahweh?

My observation is that the Saviour did not become embroiled in political, religious, or philosophical arguments. This is an important example to us. In the New Testament Iaushuo refers to God as Father. Iaushuo repeatedly taught others to refer to God as Father. This is an even more intimate way to refer to God. Iaushuo probably used this as an example against the Jewish prohibition of using IAUA.

How was the Old Testament name of God changed in the New Testament? Here is one method to trace this change. There are numerous quotes in the New Testament of the Old Testament. I assume it was quoted accurately. The Messiah quoted scripture from the Old Testament. I assume He quoted it accurately. The words in the New Testament indicate how the name of God was changed. You decide for yourself whether the Messiah and others used the correct name of God and it was simply changed in the written Greek.

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1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD (IAUA) revealed?
Isaiah 53:1

38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord (IAUA) been revealed?
John 12:38

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1 The LORD (IAUA) said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Psalm 110:1

44 The LORD (IAUA) said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
Matthew 22:44

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4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD (IAUA) our God is one LORD (IAUA):
Deuteronomy 6:4

29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord (IAUA) our God is one Lord (IAUA):
Mark 12:29

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In these verses and many others, Strong's Dictionary of the Greek Bible #2962 kurios is used. The Greek word is less specific than the Hebrew. When the word is used for "the LORD" it is preceeded by a specific article (art3588 nn2962) or is an implied article (an,nn2962).

Some suggest that later copyists may have changed the wording in the New Testament. The general claim is that there is not exist a single manuscript with the name of God or the Messiah in Hebrew or Aramaic. A simple search of the Internet for "Hebrew Matthew" reveals this is not the case.

Catholic Church history records Matthew was originally written in Hebrew. Hebrew manuscripts do exist and have been published. I have not had the opportunity to examine one of these.

The Name of the Messiah

In the Septuagint, the short form Yeshua (Joshua) was transliterated to the Greek Iesou and Iesous. This occurred even before the Messiah was born. The Septuagint was begun about 250 BC. This Greek Iesous became in English Jesus.

The name IAUA also refers to Iaushuo. The Messiah is truly God. He is also called "the LORD" using the same Greek words referring to God.

22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord (IAUA) by the prophet, saying,
Matthew 1:22

15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord (IAUA) by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
Matthew 2:15

6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord (IAUA) lay.
Matthew 28:6

19 So then after the Lord (IAUA) had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord (IAUA) working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
Mark 16:19-20

3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord (IAUA) Jesus.
Luke 24:3

2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the LORD (IAUA) out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
John 20:2

18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the LORD (IAUA), and that he had spoken these things unto her.
John 20:18

There are numerous other verses where He is called "the LORD". I also prefer the Hebrew word Messiah to the Greek word "Christ".

The Titles of God

Some say English titles such as God and Lord are pagan. This is unjustified because the Old Testament uses the title "God" numerous times with the name of IAUA. It also freely applies Elohim to refer to IAUA and pagan gods.

1 And God [#430 Elohim] spake all these words, saying,
2 I am "the LORD" [IAUA] thy God [Elohim], which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods [elohim] before me.
Exodus 20:1-3

In the Old Testament the title, Lord is used numerous times with the name of IAUA.

17 Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the LORD [#113 Adhon] God [IAUA].
Exodus 23:17

The titles are also freely used in the New Testament. They are also mixed with references to the true god and the pagan gods. I use the Bible as my witness and my guide. I do not try to place myself as expert and judge over the prophets and the apostles.

From this analysis, I conclude there is no error in using the titles Lord and God. There is no benefit to be derived by emphasizing Hebrew titles to refer to God in an English speaking society. This practice conveys an attitude of separation, elitism, and condemnation of what is familiar to a person. Rather than supposedly separating the sacred and the profane, it confuses the listener and brings disrepute on the message.

Among those who understand, the use of Hebrew terms is valuable. It gives a sense of kinship with Hebrews and our Hebrews Messiah. All in heaven will be Hebrews.

7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. Galatians 3:7

Hebrew Transliteration

It is important to understand Hebrew has changed over the millennia, as do all languages. Hebrew may be the oldest language still active so it may have changed even more than other languages. This book discusses the Biblical Hebrew of the Old Testament Bible, which is very different from Modern Hebrew. The typical Hebrew text of the Old Testament Bible is the Masoretic text.

The Masoretic texts are based on the incorrect premise ancient Hebrew did not contain any vowels. This is a common assumption which careful research demonstrates is incorrect. This premise resulted from actions twisting the language to obscure the Sacred Name of God. The Masoretic texts add marks called "vowel points" to indicate the proper pronunciation. These "vowel points" were not in the original texts. When I work with Biblical Hebrew, I do not use the vowel points at all.

Hebrew uses an entirely different script than the Latin script with which most are familiar. Transliteration is valuable to convert the unfamiliar Hebrew script to a more familiar Latin script. Transliteration also provides the opportunity to have some reasonable understanding of the pronunciation.

Additional details about Biblical Hebrew Transliteration can be found at the website:

http://www.wordiaua.info

The back of the book contains part of Genesis illustrating Hebrew transliteration and the Sacred Name IAUA.

The following chart shows the Hebrew alphabet with a suggested Latin transliteration. This is a highly simplified and abbreviated pronunciation guide, which does not cover all the subtleties of modern pronunciation. I have significantly modified the transliteration from what others suggest by including the vowel letters A, E, I, O, and U.

My premise is the Biblical Hebrew language use is more regular and consistent than most modern languages. My research suggests Modern Spanish is very similar to ancient Hebrew in this respect. The simple consistent use of Spanish vowels and their pronunciations seems to match Biblical Hebrew vowels.

Biblical Hebrew Transliteration Chart

Script               Block               Name               Latin    Sound

א             א             Alef         E      ai

ב             ב              Bet          B     b

ג              ג              Gimel      G     g

ד             ד              Dalet       D     d

ה             ה             He           A     ah

ו              ו               Vav         U     oo

ז              ז               Zayin       Z      z

ח             ח             Het          Ch   ch

ט             ט             Tet           T      t

י              י               Yod         I       ee

כ( ך )       כ (ך )      Kaf          K     k

ל             ל              Lamed     L      l

מ( ם )      מ (ם )      Mem        M     m

נ( ן )                נ (ן )        Nun         N     n

ס             ס             Samekh   S      s

ע             ע             Ayin        O     oh

פ( ף )       פ (ף )      Pe            F      f

צ( ץ )       צ (ץ )       Tsadi       Ts    ts

ק             ק             Qof          Q     kw

ר             ר              Resh        R     r

ש             ש             Shin         Sh    sh

ת             ת             Tav          Th    th

Godhead

While investigating the Sacred Name, there is a question which arises. Is IAUA the name of God the Father, God the Son, or God the Holy Spirit? My studies indicate the name of IAUA is like a family name which applies equally to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

A related issue involving the word ELAIM makes this more clear. The English translation of ELAIM to the word God implies singular but the Hebrew word is definitely plural. Therefore, it is more appropriate to use the word 'Godhead' or 'the Godhead' to adapt to English grammar.

We can believe anything we want from our study of God's Word but the question is whether you can provide evidence of the truth. It is true evidence is rarely irrefutable for God in His wisdom has always left room for doubt of those who refuse to believe. It is particularly difficult to get very deeply into understanding of the Bible when you only use a translation. It is necessary for the deep student to have some understanding and study of the original Hebrew.

The first evidence for the family name of IAUA starts with Genesis 1:1.

1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:1

Substituting the actual Hebrew word for God:

1 In the beginning ELAIM created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:1

Illustrating a suggested alternate translation:

1 In the beginning the Godhead created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:1

In Genesis 2:4, which based on content probably should be considered the beginning of the second "chapter", we see the introduction of the family name paired with the reference to the Godhead.

4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
Genesis 2:4

Substituting the actual Hebrew words:

4 Genesis 2:4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that IAUA ELAIM made the earth and the heavens,
Genesis 2:4

Illustrating a suggested alternate translation:

4 Genesis 2:4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day the Godhead IAUA made the earth and the heavens,
Genesis 2:4

The phrase IAUA ELAIM or the Godhead IAUA appears repeatedly in this chapter and often in the rest of the Original Testament. This illustrates the unity in purpose of the Godhead and the family name designation of the Godhead. Others may choose a different interpretation.

Whenever the name IAUA appears it refers specifically to the Saviour but the absolute unity of the Godhead is represented and always explicit.

10 I and my Father are one.
John 10:30

Our Saviour made several comments indicating He was the active agent in the Original Testament and the interface between the Father and man. Some Bible texts which come to mind:

27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
Matthew 11:27

Jesus claimed to be the active agent exercising all power.

18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Matthew 28:18

No one has seen God the Father. Therefore, all appearances in the Original Testament were of the Son as the representative of the Godhead.

18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
John 1:18

6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 14:6

We also have the witness of EGW. The first quote I remember is:

In consequence of continual transgression, the moral law was repeated in awful grandeur from Sinai. Christ gave to Moses religious precepts which were to govern the everyday life. These statutes were explicitly given to guard the ten commandments. They were not shadowy types to pass away with the death of Christ. They were to be binding upon man in every age as long as time should last. These commands were enforced by the power of the moral law, and they clearly and definitely explained that law. {RH, May 6, 1875 par. 10}

This quote also indicates the Messiah was the one who was in the desert with the Israelites.

... We are told that Christ was in the pillar of the cloud by day, and in the fiery pillar at night. Men are enshrouded in darkness, and when they array Christ in the New Testament against Christ in the Old Testament, surely wisdom has departed from them... {RH, July 15, 1890 par. 5}

I believe the word 'Godhead' is more appropriate than the term 'Trinity'. The word 'Trinity' was created by the Catholic Church to identify their doctrine. While we can argue the term can be used in a generic sense instead of as a trademark, it is more appropriate to stick with a more general term. I am very uncomfortable with the idea of appearing to commit to a doctrine defined by the Catholic Church, which has controversial elements I do not accept.

Sacred Name Praise Song

The most appropriate use of the Sacred Name is in songs of praise to His Name. It amazes me to hear people sing all kinds of songs where they say they are praising His Name but they do not use His Name in the song. I have been regularly rewriting the words of songs when I sing them and insert the Sacred Name.

I am saddened to hear songs, which say something such as, “Praise the name of Jesus” but Jesus is not His Name. Other songs say, “Praise the name of The Lord”, but never mention His Name.

Attempting to substitute words that are more appropriate is difficult because The Lord and Jesus are only two syllables. The full form of the name of God is four syllables and the name of our Messiah is five syllables. Many times, it works well to use the short form of the name of God, which is two syllables.

I have adapted a traditional praise song, which already contains the short form of the Sacred Name, and wrote new words. The song is based on the Hebrew word Alleluia, which is the strongest evidence for the transliteration into Latin script and the source for the original Greek pronunciation of the transliterated Hebrew word.

I have reduced the repetitiveness of the song with more variation in the words. The next page shows the revised sheet music. The song begins with the chorus, which repeats after each verse. There is a pronunciation guide shown below the chorus.

The music of the song is available as a MIDI file at the following web page:

http://www.SacredName.info/Allelu-IA.html

This is the sheet music of the song, which can also be printed from the web page.

Sheet Music

Conclusion

I have confidence God has revealed His truth and has not left us with uncertainty. I believe a deeper knowledge of God's Sacred Name will lead to deeper understanding and a closer walk with our God.

13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
John 16:13

You may ask, "Why are a name and its pronunciation so important?" Let me give you an illustration. I have worked with many people from other countries whose names are difficult and unusual to an English-speaking person. I have seen many times how these people have changed their names to something easier.

I always felt it was condescending, disrespectful and inconsiderate to be unwilling to learn a person's true name. I have always made a point of learning the person's true name and doing my best to pronounce it as accurately as I can. I have always received appreciation for my efforts. How can I extend any less consideration and respect to my heavenly Father?

How would you feel if you went to a foreign country and they changed your name?

Public usage

It may be necessary in the uninformed public to avoid confusing people leading to disagreement and arguments and retain the use of "the LORD" when reading scripture. There is no problem with the word "LORD", which is not objectionable.

I am uncomfortable with the words "Jesus" and "Christ" in conversation. Jesus is an English adaptation of the German influence on a Greek transliteration of a shortened form of His actual name. Christ is an English adaptation of a Greek translation for a Hebrew title, which has an English adaptation, Messiah. There is nothing wrong with using the terms "Jesus" and "Christ". I usually use them when reading from Holy Scriptures. I prefer and usually use the term Messiah or Saviour in discussion.

Among informed listeners, I will not hesitate to substitute "IAUA" for "the LORD" and "Iaushuo" for "Jesus".

Please understand, even though I am eager and zealous to propose the use of the name of IAUA, I am not criticizing or condemning those who do not know or use the name of IAUA. It took years of study and meditation for me to become comfortable with the use of the name of IAUA. I am not saying you must use the name of IAUA. This is information I have provided for you to consider in your own time guided by the Holy Spirit.

David suggests in the Bible the emphasis of the Word of God above the Name of God.

13 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
Psalms 138:2

Summary

- The name of our God needs to be known and used by His people.

- The word IAUA as a Latin representation is highly accurate and makes the Sacred Name of God easier to understand and pronounce.

- The name of the Messiah is not "Jesus".

- The Messiah may be properly referred to as IAUA.

- If His Hebrews name needs to be used it is Iaushuo.

- The word "Christ" is best substituted with Messiah.

- It is acceptable to use the titles God and Lord.

- It is confusing to over emphasize and teach the general use of Hebrew words and titles in public settings among those who do not understand. This practice creates a wall of exclusivity and separation between those who begin considering themselves “educated” and those we are trying to reach with truth.

I love this quote and I echo its sentiment:

I recommend to you, dear reader, the Word of God as the rule of your faith and practice. By that Word we are to be judged. God has, in that Word, promised to give visions in the "last days"; not for a new rule of faith, but for the comfort of His people, and to correct those who err from Bible truth. Thus God dealt with Peter when He was about to send him to preach to the Gentiles. (Acts 10.) {EW 78.1} {ExV 64.3}

To those who may circulate this little work, I would say that it is designed for the sincere only and not for those who would ridicule the things of the Spirit of God. {EW 78.2} {ExV 64.4}

Genesis - BREShITh

Chapter 1
Creation

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

E BREShITh BRE ELAIM ETh AShMIM UETh AERTs

2 The earth was without form and empty. Darkness covered the face of the deep. The Spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.

B UAERTs AIThA ThAU UBAU UChShK OL FNI ThAUM URUCh ELAIM MRChFTh OL FNI AMIM

First day - Light

3 God said, 'Let there be light.' There was light.

G UIEMR ELAIM IAI EUR UIAI EUR

4 God saw the light, that it was good. God separated the light from the darkness.

D UIRE ELAIM ETh AEUR KI TUB UIBDL ELAIM BIN AEUR UBIN AChShK

5 God called the light, Day. He called the darkness, Night. The evening and the morning were the first day. {P}

A UIQRE ELAIM LEUR IUM ULChShK QRE LILA UIAI ORB UIAI BQR IUM EChD {F}

Second day - Expanse of Heaven

6 God said, 'Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters. Let it separate the waters from the waters.'

U UIEMR ELAIM IAI RQIO BThUK AMIM UIAI MBDIL BIN MIM LMIM

7 God made the expanse and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse and it was so.

Z UIOSh ELAIM ETh ARQIO UIBDL BIN AMIM EShR MThChTh LRQIO UBIN AMIM EShR MOL LRQIO UIAI KN

8 God called the expanse, Heaven. The evening and the morning were the second day. {P}

Ch UIQRE ELAIM LRQIO ShMIM UIAI ORB UIAI BQR IUM ShNI {F}

Third day - Seas, Earth, and plants

9 God said, 'Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together in one place and let the dry land appear.' It was so.

T UIEMR ELAIM IQUU AMIM MThChTh AShMIM EL MQUM EChD UThREA AIBShA UIAI KN

10 God called the dry land, Earth. He called the gathering together of the waters, Seas. God saw that it was good.

I UIQRE ELAIM LIBShA ERTs ULMQUA AMIM QRE IMIM UIRE ELAIM KI TUB

11 God said, 'Let the earth sprout tender grass, the plant producing seed, and the fruit tree bearing fruit containing the seed of its species, on the earth.' It was so.

IE UIEMR ELAIM ThDShE AERTs DShE OShB MZRIO ZRO OTs FRI OShA FRI LMINU EShR ZROU BU OL AERTs UIAI KN

12 The earth sprouted grass, the plant producing seed of its species, and the tree bearing fruit containing the seed of its species. God saw that it was good.

IB UThUTsE AERTs DShE OShB MZRIO ZRO LMINAU UOTs OShA FRI EShR ZROU BU LMINAU UIRE ELAIM KI TUB

13 The evening and the morning were the third day. {P}

IG UIAI ORB UIAI BQR IUM ShLIShI {F}

Fourth day - Sun, Moon, and Stars

14 God said, 'Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate day and night. Let them be signals for appointed times, for days, and years.

ID UIEMR ELAIM IAI MERTh BRQIO AShMIM LABDIL BIN AIUM UBIN ALILA UAIU LEThTh ULMUODIM ULIMIM UShNIM

15 Let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.' It was so.

TU UAIU LMEURTh BRQIO AShMIM LAEIR OL AERTs UIAI KN

16 God made the two great lights. He made the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars.

TZ UIOSh ELAIM ETh ShNI AMERTh AGDLIM ETh AMEUR AGDL LMMShLTh AIUM UETh AMEUR AQTN LMMShLTh ALILA UETh AKUKBIM

17 God put them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,

IZ UIThN EThM ELAIM BRQIO AShMIM LAEIR OL AERTs

18 to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.

ICh ULMShL BIUM UBLILA ULABDIL BIN AEUR UBIN AChShK UIRE ELAIM KI TUB

19 The evening and the morning were the fourth day. {P}

IT UIAI ORB UIAI BQR IUM RBIOI {F}

Fifth day - Creatures of the water

20 God said, 'Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures and let flying creatures fly above the earth in the open expanse of heavens.'

K UIEMR ELAIM IShRTsU AMIM ShRTs NFSh ChIA UOUF IOUFF OL AERTs OL FNI RQIO AShMIM

21 God created the great sea-animals and every living creature that swims, with which the waters swarmed of its species and every winged flying creature of its species. God saw that it was good.

KE UIBRE ELAIM ETh AThNINM AGDLIM UETh KL NFSh AChIA ARMShTh EShR ShRTsU AMIM LMINAM UETh KL OUF KNF LMINAU UIRE ELAIM KI TUB

22 God blessed them, saying, 'Be fruitful, increase, and fill the waters in the seas. Let flying creatures increase in the earth.'

KB UIBRK EThM ELAIM LEMR FRU URBU UMLEU ETh AMIM BIMIM UAOUF IRB BERTs

23 The evening and the morning were the fifth day. {P}

KG UIAI ORB UIAI BQR IUM ChMIShI {F}

Sixth day - Creatures of the land

24 God said, 'Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle, creeping thing, and animals of the earth after its kind.' It was so.

KD UIEMR ELAIM ThUTsE AERTs NFSh ChIA LMINA BAMA URMSh UChIThU ERTs LMINA UIAI KN

25 God made the beast of the earth of its species, the cattle of its species, and every thing that creeps upon the ground of its species. God saw that it was good.

KA UIOSh ELAIM ETh ChITh AERTs LMINA UETh ABAMA LMINA UETh KL RMSh AEDMA LMINAU UIRE ELAIM KI TUB

26 God said, 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the flying creatures of the heavens, over the cattle, over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.'

KU UIEMR ELAIM NOShA EDM BTsLMNU KDMUThNU UIRDU BDGTh AIM UBOUF AShMIM UBBAMA UBKL AERTs UBKL ARMSh ARMSh OL AERTs

The Creation of Man

27 God created man in His own image. In the image of God He created him. Male and female He created them.

KZ UIBRE ELAIM ETh AEDM BTsLMU BTsLM ELAIM BRE EThU ZKR UNQBA BRE EThM

28 God blessed them and God said to them, 'Be fruitful, increase, replenish the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the flying creatures of the heavens, and over every living thing that creeps upon the earth.'

KCh UIBRK EThM ELAIM UIEMR LAM ELAIM FRU URBU UMLEU ETh AERTs UKBShA URDU BDGTh AIM UBOUF AShMIM UBKL ChIA ARMShTh OL AERTs

29 God said, 'Look, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed. It shall be food for you.

KT UIEMR ELAIM ANA NThThI LKM ETh KL OShB ZRO ZRO EShR OL FNI KL AERTs UETh KL AOTs EShR BU FRI OTs ZRO ZRO LKM IAIA LEKLA

30 To every beast of the earth, to every flying creature of the heavens, and to every thing that creeps upon the earth, wherein there is the breath of life, I have given every green herb for food.' It was so.

L ULKL ChITh AERTs ULKL OUF AShMIM ULKL RUMSh OL AERTs EShR BU NFSh ChIA ETh KL IRQ OShB LEKLA UIAI KN

31 God saw every thing that He had made, and take note, it was very good. The evening and the morning were the sixth day. {P}

LE UIRE ELAIM ETh KL EShR OShA UANA TUB MED UIAI ORB UIAI BQR IUM AShShI {F}

Chapter 2
Seventh day - Sabbath rest

1 The heaven and the earth were finished! All of it was complete.

E UIKLU AShMIM UAERTs UKL TsBEM

2 On the seventh day God finished His work which He had made. He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made.

B UIKL ELAIM BIUM AShBIOI MLEKThU EShR OShA UIShBTh BIUM AShBIOI MKL MLEKThU EShR OShA

3 God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy. Because in it God rested from all His work of creation. {P}

G UIBRK ELAIM ETh IUM AShBIOI UIQDSh EThU KI BU ShBTh MKL MLEKThU EShR BRE ELAIM LOShUTh {F}

Reviewing Creation

4 These are the generations of the heaven and of the earth when they were created, in the day that IAUA God made earth and heaven.

D ELA ThULDUTh AShMIM UAERTs BABREM BIUM OShUTh IAUA ELAIM ERTs UShMIM

5 No shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for IAUA God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground;

A UKL ShICh AShDA TRM IAIA BERTs UKL OShB AShDA TRM ITsMCh KI LE AMTIR IAUA ELAIM OL AERTs UEDM EIN LOBD ETh AEDMA

6 but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

U UED IOLA MN AERTs UAShQA ETh KL FNI AEDMA

Reviewing the creation of Man and Woman

7 Then IAUA God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Z UIITsR IAUA ELAIM ETh AEDM OFR MN AEDMA UIFCh BEFIU NShMTh ChIIM UIAI AEDM LNFSh ChIA

8 IAUA God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed.

Ch UITO IAUA ELAIM GN BODN MQDM UIShM ShM ETh AEDM EShR ITsR

9 Out of the ground made IAUA God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the middle of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

T UITsMCh IAUA ELAIM MN AEDMA KL OTs NChMD LMREA UTUB LMEKL UOTs AChIIM BThUK AGN UOTs ADOTh TUB URO

10 A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.

I UNAR ITsE MODN LAShQUTh ETh AGN UMShM IFRD UAIA LERBOA REShIM

11 The name of the first is Pishon; that is it which compasses the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

IE ShM AEChD FIShUN AUE ASBB ETh KL ERTs AChUILA EShR ShM AZAB

12 the gold of that land is good. There is bdellium and the onyx stone.

IB UZAB AERTs AAUE TUB ShM ABDLCh UEBN AShAM

13 The name of the second river is Gihon; the same is it that compasses the whole land of Cush .

IG UShM ANAR AShNI GIChUN AUE ASUBB ETh KL ERTs KUSh

14 The name of the third river is Tigris; that is it which goes toward the east of Asshur. The fourth river is the Euphrates.

ID UShM ANAR AShLIShI ChDQL AUE AALK QDMTh EShUR UANAR ARBIOI AUE FRTh

15 IAUA God took the man, and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

TU UIQCh IAUA ELAIM ETh AEDM UINChAU BGN ODN LOBDA ULShMRA

The test of loyalty

16 IAUA God commanded the man, saying: 'Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;

TZ UITsU IAUA ELAIM OL AEDM LEMR MKL OTs AGN EKL ThEKL

17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it; for in the day that you eat thereof you shall surely die.'

IZ UMOTs ADOTh TUB URO LE ThEKL MMNU KI BIUM EKLK MMNU MUTh ThMUTh

18 IAUA God said: 'It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.'

ICh UIEMR IAUA ELAIM LE TUB AIUTh AEDM LBDU EOShA LU OZR KNGDU

19 Out of the ground IAUA God formed every beast of the field and every flying creature of the heavens. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man would call every living creature that was to be their name.

IT UITsR IAUA ELAIM MN AEDMA KL ChITh AShDA UETh KL OUF AShMIM UIBE EL AEDM LREUTh MA IQRE LU UKL EShR IQRE LU AEDM NFSh ChIA AUE ShMU

20 The man gave names to all cattle, to the flying creatures of the heavens, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a help meet for him.

K UIQRE AEDM ShMUTh LKL ABAMA ULOUF AShMIM ULKL ChITh AShDA ULEDM LE MTsE OZR KNGDU

The specifics of the creation of Woman

21 IAUA God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept. He took one of his ribs and closed up the place with flesh instead.

KE UIFL IAUA ELAIM ThRDMA OL AEDM UIIShN UIQCh EChTh MTsLOThIU UISGR BShR ThChThNA

22 The rib, which IAUA God had taken from the man, He made into a woman and brought her to the man.

KB UIBN IAUA ELAIM ETh ATsLO EShR LQCh MN AEDM LEShA UIBEA EL AEDM

23 The man said: 'This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.'

KG UIEMR AEDM ZETh AFOM OTsM MOTsMI UBShR MBShRI LZETh IQRE EShA KI MEISh LQChA ZETh

24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave unto his wife. They shall be one flesh.

KD OL KN IOZB EISh ETh EBIU UETh EMU UDBQ BEShThU UAIU LBShR EChD

25 They were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

KA UIAIU ShNIAM ORUMIM AEDM UEShThU ULE IThBShShU

Chapter 3
The entrance of sin and the fall of Man

1 Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which IAUA God had made. He said unto the woman: 'Did God say you shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'

E UANChSh AIA ORUM MKL ChITh AShDA EShR OShA IAUA ELAIM UIEMR EL AEShA EF KI EMR ELAIM LE ThEKLU MKL OTs AGN

2 The woman said unto the serpent: 'Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat;

B UThEMR AEShA EL ANChSh MFRI OTs AGN NEKL

3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said: You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, unless you die.'

G UMFRI AOTs EShR BThUK AGN EMR ELAIM LE ThEKLU MMNU ULE ThGOU BU FN ThMThUN

4 The serpent said unto the woman: 'You shall not surely die;

D UIEMR ANChSh EL AEShA LE MUTh ThMThUN

5 for God does know that in the day you eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as God, knowing good and evil.'

A KI IDO ELAIM KI BIUM EKLKM MMNU UNFQChU OINIKM UAIIThM KELAIM IDOI TUB URO

6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.

U UThRE AEShA KI TUB AOTs LMEKL UKI ThEUA AUE LOINIM UNChMD AOTs LAShKIL UThQCh MFRIU UThEKL UThThN GM LEIShA OMA UIEKL

7 The eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves girdles.

Z UThFQChNA OINI ShNIAM UIDOU KI OIRMM AM UIThFRU OLA ThENA UIOShU LAM ChGRTh

8 They heard the voice of IAUA God walking in the garden toward the cool of the day; and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of IAUA God amongst the trees of the garden.

Ch UIShMOU ETh QUL IAUA ELAIM MThALK BGN LRUCh AIUM UIThChBE AEDM UEShThU MFNI IAUA ELAIM BThUK OTs AGN

9 IAUA God called unto the man, and said unto him: 'Where are you?'

T UIQRE IAUA ELAIM EL AEDM UIEMR LU EIKA

10 He said: 'I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.'

I UIEMR ETh QLK ShMOThI BGN UEIRE KI OIRM ENKI UEChBE

11 He said: 'Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded you that you should not eat?'

IE UIEMR MI AGID LK KI OIRM EThA AMN AOTs EShR TsUIThIK LBLThI EKL MMNU EKLTh

12 The man said: 'The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.'

IB UIEMR AEDM AEShA EShR NThThA OMDI AUE NThNA LI MN AOTs UEKL

13 IAUA God said unto the woman: 'What is this you have done?' The woman said: 'The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.'

IG UIEMR IAUA ELAIM LEShA MA ZETh OShITh UThEMR AEShA ANChSh AShIENI UEKL

14 IAUA God said unto the serpent: 'Because you have done this, cursed are you from among all cattle, and from among all beasts of the field; upon your belly shall you go, and dust shall you eat all the days of your life.

ID UIEMR IAUA ELAIM EL ANChSh KI OShITh ZETh ERUR EThA MKL ABAMA UMKL ChITh AShDA OL GChNK ThLK UOFR ThEKL KL IMI ChIIK

15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; they shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise their heel.' {S}

TU UEIBA EShITh BINK UBIN AEShA UBIN ZROK UBIN ZROA AUE IShUFK RESh UEThA ThShUFNU OQB {S}

16 Unto the woman He said: 'I will greatly increase your pain and your travail; in pain you shall bring forth children; and your desire shall be to your husband, and he shall rule over you.' {S}

TZ EL AEShA EMR ARBA ERBA OTsBUNK UARNK BOTsB ThLDI BNIM UEL EIShK ThShUQThK UAUE IMShL BK {S}

17 Unto Adam He said: 'Because you have hearkened unto the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying: You shall not eat of it; cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil shall you eat of it all the days of your life.

IZ ULEDM EMR KI ShMOTh LQUL EShThK UThEKL MN AOTs EShR TsUIThIK LEMR LE ThEKL MMNU ERURA AEDMA BOBURK BOTsBUN ThEKLNA KL IMI ChIIK

18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to you; and you shall eat the herb of the field.

ICh UQUTs UDRDR ThTsMICh LK UEKLTh ETh OShB AShDA

19 In the sweat of your face shall you eat bread, till you return unto the ground; for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and unto dust shall you return.'

IT BZOTh EFIK ThEKL LChM OD ShUBK EL AEDMA KI MMNA LQChTh KI OFR EThA UEL OFR ThShUB

20 The man called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

K UIQRE AEDM ShM EShThU ChUA KI AUE AIThA EM KL ChI

21 IAUA God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins, and clothed them. {P}

KE UIOSh IAUA ELAIM LEDM ULEShThU KThNUTh OUR UILBShM {F}

22 IAUA God said: 'Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, unless he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever.'

KB UIEMR IAUA ELAIM AN AEDM AIA KEChD MMNU LDOTh TUB URO UOThA FN IShLCh IDU ULQCh GM MOTs AChIIM UEKL UChI LOLM

23 Therefore IAUA God sent him forth from the Garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

KG UIShLChAU IAUA ELAIM MGN ODN LOBD ETh AEDMA EShR LQCh MShM

24 So He drove out the man; and He placed at the east of the Garden of Eden the cherubim, and the flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way to the tree of life. {S}

KD UIGRSh ETh AEDM UIShKN MQDM LGN ODN ETh AKRBIM UETh LAT AChRB AMThAFKTh LShMR ETh DRK OTs AChIIM {S}

Chapter 4
Cain and Abel

1 The man knew Eve his wife and she conceived and bore Cain. She said, 'I have gotten a man with the help of IAUA.'

E UAEDM IDO ETh ChUA EShThU UThAR UThLD ETh QIN UThEMR QNIThI EISh ETh IAUA

2 Again she bore his brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

B UThSF LLDTh ETh EChIU ETh ABL UIAI ABL ROA TsEN UQIN AIA OBD EDMA

3 In process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto IAUA.

G UIAI MQTs IMIM UIBE QIN MFRI AEDMA MNChA LIAUA

4 Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. IAUA had respect unto Abel and to his offering;

D UABL ABIE GM AUE MBKRUTh TsENU UMChLBAN UIShO IAUA EL ABL UEL MNChThU

5 but unto Cain and to his offering He had not respect. Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

A UEL QIN UEL MNChThU LE ShOA UIChR LQIN MED UIFLU FNIU

6 IAUA said unto Cain: 'Why are you wroth? Why is your countenance fallen?

U UIEMR IAUA EL QIN LMA ChRA LK ULMA NFLU FNIK

7 If you do well, shall it not be lifted up? and if you do not well, sin couches at the door; and unto you is its desire, but you may rule over it.'

Z ALUE EM ThITIB ShETh UEM LE ThITIB LFThCh ChTETh RBTs UELIK ThShUQThU UEThA ThMShL BU

8 Cain spoke unto Abel his brother. It came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

Ch UIEMR QIN EL ABL EChIU UIAI BAIUThM BShDA UIQM QIN EL ABL EChIU UIARGAU

9 IAUA said unto Cain: 'Where is Abel your brother?' He said: 'I know not; am I my brother's keeper?'

T UIEMR IAUA EL QIN EI ABL EChIK UIEMR LE IDOThI AShMR EChI ENKI

10 He said: 'What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries unto Me from the ground.

I UIEMR MA OShITh QUL DMI EChIK TsOQIM ELI MN AEDMA

11 Now cursed are you from the ground, which has opened her mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

IE UOThA ERUR EThA MN AEDMA EShR FTsThA ETh FIA LQChTh ETh DMI EChIK MIDK

12 When you till the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto you her strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shall you be in the earth.'

IB KI ThOBD ETh AEDMA LE ThSF ThTh KChA LK NO UND ThAIA BERTs

13 Cain said unto IAUA: 'My punishment is greater than I can bear.

IG UIEMR QIN EL IAUA GDUL OUNI MNShE

14 Behold, You have driven me out this day from the face of the land; and from Your face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever finds me will slay me.'

ID AN GRShTh EThI AIUM MOL FNI AEDMA UMFNIK ESThR UAIIThI NO UND BERTs UAIA KL MTsEI IARGNI

15 IAUA said unto him: 'Therefore whosoever slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.' IAUA set a sign for Cain, unless any finding him should smite him.

TU UIEMR LU IAUA LKN KL ARG QIN ShBOThIM IQM UIShM IAUA LQIN EUTh LBLThI AKUTh EThU KL MTsEU

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

TZ UITsE QIN MLFNI IAUA UIShB BERTs NUD QDMTh ODN

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

IZ UIDO QIN ETh EShThU UThAR UThLD ETh ChNUK UIAI BNA OIR UIQRE ShM AOIR KShM BNU ChNUK

18 Unto Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lamech.

ICh UIULD LChNUK ETh OIRD UOIRD ILD ETh MChUIEL UMChIIEL ILD ETh MThUShEL UMThUShEL ILD ETh LMK

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

IT UIQCh LU LMK ShThI NShIM ShM AEChTh ODA UShM AShNITh TsLA

20 Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle.

K UThLD ODA ETh IBL AUE AIA EBI IShB EAL UMQNA

21 His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.

KE UShM EChIU IUBL AUE AIA EBI KL ThFSh KNUR UOUGB

22 Zillah, she also bore Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

KB UTsLA GM AUE ILDA ETh ThUBL QIN LTSh KL ChRSh NChShTh UBRZL UEChUTh ThUBL QIN NOMA

23 Lamech said unto his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech; for I have slain a man for wounding me, and a young man for bruising me;

KG UIEMR LMK LNShIU ODA UTsLA ShMON QULI NShI LMK AEZNA EMRThI KI EISh ARGThI LFTsOI UILD LChBRThI

24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

KD KI ShBOThIM IQM QIN ULMK ShBOIM UShBOA

25 Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: 'for God has appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.'

KA UIDO EDM OUD ETh EShThU UThLD BN UThQRE ETh ShMU ShTh KI ShTh LI ELAIM ZRO EChR ThChTh ABL KI ARGU QIN

26 To Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh; then began men to call upon the name of IAUA. {S}

KU ULShTh GM AUE ILD BN UIQRE ETh ShMU ENUSh EZ AUChL LQRE BShM IAUA {S}

Chapter 5
Descendants of Adam

1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him;

E ZA SFR ThULDTh EDM BIUM BRE ELAIM EDM BDMUTh ELAIM OShA EThU

2 male and female created He them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

B ZKR UNQBA BREM UIBRK EThM UIQRE ETh ShMM EDM BIUM ABREM

3 Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth.

G UIChI EDM ShLShIM UMETh ShNA UIULD BDMUThU KTsLMU UIQRE ETh ShMU ShTh

4 The days of Adam after he begot Seth were eight hundred years; and he begot sons and daughters.

D UIAIU IMI EDM EChRI AULIDU ETh ShTh ShMNA METh ShNA UIULD BNIM UBNUTh

5 All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died. {S}

A UIAIU KL IMI EDM EShR ChI ThShO MEUTh ShNA UShLShIM ShNA UIMTh {S}

6 Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enosh.

U UIChI ShTh ChMSh ShNIM UMETh ShNA UIULD ETh ENUSh

7 Seth lived after he begot Enosh eight hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.

Z UIChI ShTh EChRI AULIDU ETh ENUSh ShBO ShNIM UShMNA MEUTh ShNA UIULD BNIM UBNUTh

8 All the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died. {S}

Ch UIAIU KL IMI ShTh ShThIM OShRA ShNA UThShO MEUTh ShNA UIMTh {S}

9 Enosh lived ninety years, and begot Kenan.

T UIChI ENUSh ThShOIM ShNA UIULD ETh QINN

10 Enosh lived after he begot Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begot sons and daughters.

I UIChI ENUSh EChRI AULIDU ETh QINN ChMSh OShRA ShNA UShMNA MEUTh ShNA UIULD BNIM UBNUTh

11 All the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years; and he died. {S}

IE UIAIU KL IMI ENUSh ChMSh ShNIM UThShO MEUTh ShNA UIMTh {S}

12 Kenan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalalel.

IB UIChI QINN ShBOIM ShNA UIULD ETh MALLEL

13 Kenan lived after he begot Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years, and begot sons and daughters.

IG UIChI QINN EChRI AULIDU ETh MALLEL ERBOIM ShNA UShMNA MEUTh ShNA UIULD BNIM UBNUTh

14 All the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died. {S}

ID UIAIU KL IMI QINN OShR ShNIM UThShO MEUTh ShNA UIMTh {S}

15 Mahalalel lived sixty and five years, and begot Jared.

TU UIChI MALLEL ChMSh ShNIM UShShIM ShNA UIULD ETh IRD

16 Mahalalel lived after he begot Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.

TZ UIChI MALLEL EChRI AULIDU ETh IRD ShLShIM ShNA UShMNA MEUTh ShNA UIULD BNIM UBNUTh

17 All the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety and five years; and he died. {S}

IZ UIAIU KL IMI MALLEL ChMSh UThShOIM ShNA UShMNA MEUTh ShNA UIMTh {S}

18 Jared lived a hundred sixty and two years, and begot Enoch.

ICh UIChI IRD ShThIM UShShIM ShNA UMETh ShNA UIULD ETh ChNUK

19 Jared lived after he begot Enoch eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

IT UIChI IRD EChRI AULIDU ETh ChNUK ShMNA MEUTh ShNA UIULD BNIM UBNUTh

20 All the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years; and he died. {S}

K UIAIU KL IMI IRD ShThIM UShShIM ShNA UThShO MEUTh ShNA UIMTh {S}

21 Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begot Methuselah.

KE UIChI ChNUK ChMSh UShShIM ShNA UIULD ETh MThUShLCh

22 Enoch walked with God after he begot Methuselah three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

KB UIThALK ChNUK ETh AELAIM EChRI AULIDU ETh MThUShLCh ShLSh MEUTh ShNA UIULD BNIM UBNUTh

23 All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years.

KG UIAI KL IMI ChNUK ChMSh UShShIM ShNA UShLSh MEUTh ShNA

24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not; for God took him. {S}

KD UIThALK ChNUK ETh AELAIM UEINNU KI LQCh EThU ELAIM {S}

25 Methuselah lived a hundred eighty and seven years, and begot Lamech.

KA UIChI MThUShLCh ShBO UShMNIM ShNA UMETh ShNA UIULD ETh LMK

26 Methuselah lived after he begot Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begot sons and daughters.

KU UIChI MThUShLCh EChRI AULIDU ETh LMK ShThIM UShMUNIM ShNA UShBO MEUTh ShNA UIULD BNIM UBNUTh

27 All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years; and he died. {S}

KZ UIAIU KL IMI MThUShLCh ThShO UShShIM ShNA UThShO MEUTh ShNA UIMTh {S}

28 Lamech lived a hundred eighty and two years, and begot a son.

KCh UIChI LMK ShThIM UShMNIM ShNA UMETh ShNA UIULD BN

29 He called his name Noah, saying: 'This same shall comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, which comes from the ground which IAUA has cursed.'

KT UIQRE ETh ShMU NCh LEMR ZA INChMNU MMOShNU UMOTsBUN IDINU MN AEDMA EShR ERRA IAUA

30 Lamech lived after he begot Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begot sons and daughters.

L UIChI LMK EChRI AULIDU ETh NCh ChMSh UThShOIM ShNA UChMSh METh ShNA UIULD BNIM UBNUTh

31 All the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years; and he died. {S}

LE UIAI KL IMI LMK ShBO UShBOIM ShNA UShBO MEUTh ShNA UIMTh {S}

32 Noah was five hundred years old; and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

LB UIAI NCh BN ChMSh MEUTh ShNA UIULD NCh ETh ShM ETh ChM UETh IFTh

Chapter 6
The Corruption of Mankind

1 It came to pass, when men began to increase on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

E UIAI KI AChL AEDM LRB OL FNI AEDMA UBNUTh ILDU LAM

2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives, whomsoever they chose.

B UIREU BNI AELAIM ETh BNUTh AEDM KI TBTh ANA UIQChU LAM NShIM MKL EShR BChRU

3 IAUA said: 'My spirit shall not abide in man for ever, for that he also is flesh; therefore shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.'

G UIEMR IAUA LE IDUN RUChI BEDM LOLM BShGM AUE BShR UAIU IMIU MEA UOShRIM ShNA

4 The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown. {P}

D ANFLIM AIU BERTs BIMIM AAM UGM EChRI KN EShR IBEU BNI AELAIM EL BNUTh AEDM UILDU LAM AMA AGBRIM EShR MOULM ENShI AShM {F}

5 IAUA saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

A UIRE IAUA KI RBA ROTh AEDM BERTs UKL ITsR MChShBTh LBU RQ RO KL AIUM

6 It repented IAUA that He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him at His heart.

U UINChM IAUA KI OShA ETh AEDM BERTs UIThOTsB EL LBU

7 IAUA said: 'I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and creeping thing, and flying creatures of the heavens; for it repents Me that I have made them.'

Z UIEMR IAUA EMChA ETh AEDM EShR BREThI MOL FNI AEDMA MEDM OD BAMA OD RMSh UOD OUF AShMIM KI NChMThI KI OShIThM

8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of IAUA. {P}

Ch UNCh MTsE ChN BOINI IAUA {F}

9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was in his generations a man righteous and whole-hearted; Noah walked with God.

T ELA ThULDTh NCh NCh EISh TsDIQ ThMIM AIA BDRThIU ETh AELAIM AThALK NCh

10 Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

I UIULD NCh ShLShA BNIM ETh ShM ETh ChM UETh IFTh

11 The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

IE UThShChTh AERTs LFNI AELAIM UThMLE AERTs ChMS

12 God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. {S}

IB UIRE ELAIM ETh AERTs UANA NShChThA KI AShChITh KL BShR ETh DRKU OL AERTs {S}

13 God said unto Noah: 'The end of all flesh is come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

IG UIEMR ELAIM LNCh QTs KL BShR BE LFNI KI MLEA AERTs ChMS MFNIAM UANNI MShChIThM ETh AERTs

14 Make you an ark of gopher wood; with rooms shall you make the ark, and shall pitch it within and without with pitch.

ID OShA LK ThBTh OTsI GFR QNIM ThOShA ETh AThBA UKFRTh EThA MBITh UMChUTs BKFR

15 This is how you shall make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

TU UZA EShR ThOShA EThA ShLSh MEUTh EMA ERK AThBA ChMShIM EMA RChBA UShLShIM EMA QUMThA

16 A light shall you make to the ark, and to a cubit shall you finish it upward; and the door of the ark shall you set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shall you make it.

TZ TsAR ThOShA LThBA UEL EMA ThKLNA MLMOLA UFThCh AThBA BTsDA ThShIM ThChThIM ShNIM UShLShIM ThOShA

17 I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; every thing that is in the earth shall perish.

IZ UENI ANNI MBIE ETh AMBUL MIM OL AERTs LShChTh KL BShR EShR BU RUCh ChIIM MThChTh AShMIM KL EShR BERTs IGUO

18 But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall come into the ark, you, and your sons, and your wife, and your sons' wives with you.

ICh UAQMThI ETh BRIThI EThK UBETh EL AThBA EThA UBNIK UEShThK UNShI BNIK EThK

19 Of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shall you bring into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.

IT UMKL AChI MKL BShR ShNIM MKL ThBIE EL AThBA LAChITh EThK ZKR UNQBA IAIU

20 Of the flying creatures after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come unto you, to keep them alive.

K MAOUF LMINAU UMN ABAMA LMINA MKL RMSh AEDMA LMINAU ShNIM MKL IBEU ELIK LAChIUTh

21 Take you unto you of all food that is eaten, and gather it to you; and it shall be for food for you, and for them.'

KE UEThA QCh LK MKL MEKL EShR IEKL UESFTh ELIK UAIA LK ULAM LEKLA

22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

KB UIOSh NCh KKL EShR TsUA EThU ELAIM KN OShA

Chapter 7
The Flood

1 IAUA said unto Noah: 'Come you and all your house into the ark; for you have I seen righteous before Me in this generation.

E UIEMR IAUA LNCh BE EThA UKL BIThK EL AThBA KI EThK REIThI TsDIQ LFNI BDUR AZA

2 Of every clean beast you shall take to you seven and seven, each with his mate; and of the beasts that are not clean two [and two], each with his mate;

B MKL ABAMA ATAURA ThQCh LK ShBOA ShBOA EISh UEShThU UMN ABAMA EShR LE TARA AUE ShNIM EISh UEShThU

3 of the flying creatures also of the heavens, seven and seven, male and female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

G GM MOUF AShMIM ShBOA ShBOA ZKR UNQBA LChIUTh ZRO OL FNI KL AERTs

4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I blot out from off the face of the earth.'

D KI LIMIM OUD ShBOA ENKI MMTIR OL AERTs ERBOIM IUM UERBOIM LILA UMChIThI ETh KL AIQUM EShR OShIThI MOL FNI AEDMA

5 Noah did according unto all that IAUA commanded him.

A UIOSh NCh KKL EShR TsUAU IAUA

6 Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

U UNCh BN ShSh MEUTh ShNA UAMBUL AIA MIM OL AERTs

7 Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

Z UIBE NCh UBNIU UEShThU UNShI BNIU EThU EL AThBA MFNI MI AMBUL

8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of flying creatures, and of every thing that creeps upon the ground,

Ch MN ABAMA ATAURA UMN ABAMA EShR EINNA TARA UMN AOUF UKL EShR RMSh OL AEDMA

9 there went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noah.

T ShNIM ShNIM BEU EL NCh EL AThBA ZKR UNQBA KEShR TsUA ELAIM ETh NCh

10 It came to pass after the seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

I UIAI LShBOTh AIMIM UMI AMBUL AIU OL AERTs

11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

IE BShNTh ShSh MEUTh ShNA LChII NCh BChDSh AShNI BShBOA OShR IUM LChDSh BIUM AZA NBQOU KL MOINTh ThAUM RBA UERBTh AShMIM NFThChU

12 The rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

IB UIAI AGShM OL AERTs ERBOIM IUM UERBOIM LILA

13 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

IG BOTsM AIUM AZA BE NCh UShM UChM UIFTh BNI NCh UEShTh NCh UShLShTh NShI BNIU EThM EL AThBA

14 they, and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth after its kind, and every flying creature after its kind, every bird of every sort.

ID AMA UKL AChIA LMINA UKL ABAMA LMINA UKL ARMSh ARMSh OL AERTs LMINAU UKL AOUF LMINAU KL TsFUR KL KNF

15 They went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life.

TU UIBEU EL NCh EL AThBA ShNIM ShNIM MKL ABShR EShR BU RUCh ChIIM

16 They that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; and IAUA shut him in.

TZ UABEIM ZKR UNQBA MKL BShR BEU KEShR TsUA EThU ELAIM UISGR IAUA BODU

17 The flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.

IZ UIAI AMBUL ERBOIM IUM OL AERTs UIRBU AMIM UIShEU ETh AThBA UThRM MOL AERTs

18 The waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

ICh UIGBRU AMIM UIRBU MED OL AERTs UThLK AThBA OL FNI AMIM

19 The waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.

IT UAMIM GBRU MED MED OL AERTs UIKSU KL AARIM AGBAIM EShR ThChTh KL AShMIM

20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

K ChMSh OShRA EMA MLMOLA GBRU AMIM UIKSU AARIM

21 All flesh perished that moved upon the earth, both flying creature, and cattle, and beast, and every swarming thing that swarms upon the earth, and every man;

KE UIGUO KL BShR ARMSh OL AERTs BOUF UBBAMA UBChIA UBKL AShRTs AShRTs OL AERTs UKL AEDM

22 all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, whatsoever was in the dry land, died.

KB KL EShR NShMTh RUCh ChIIM BEFIU MKL EShR BChRBA MThU

23 He blotted out every living substance which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and creeping thing, and flying creature of the heaven; and they were blotted out from the earth; and Noah only was left, and they that were with him in the ark.

KG UIMCh ETh KL AIQUM EShR OL FNI AEDMA MEDM OD BAMA OD RMSh UOD OUF AShMIM UIMChU MN AERTs UIShER EK NCh UEShR EThU BThBA

24 The waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.

KD UIGBRU AMIM OL AERTs ChMShIM UMETh IUM

Chapter 8
The Flood Subsides

1 God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged;

E UIZKR ELAIM ETh NCh UETh KL AChIA UETh KL ABAMA EShR EThU BThBA UIOBR ELAIM RUCh OL AERTs UIShKU AMIM

2 the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.

B UISKRU MOINTh ThAUM UERBTh AShMIM UIKLE AGShM MN AShMIM

3 The waters returned from off the earth continually; and after the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters decreased.

G UIShBU AMIM MOL AERTs ALUK UShUB UIChSRU AMIM MQTsA ChMShIM UMETh IUM

4 The ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

D UThNCh AThBA BChDSh AShBIOI BShBOA OShR IUM LChDSh OL ARI ERRT

5 The waters decreased continually until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.

A UAMIM AIU ALUK UChSUR OD AChDSh AOShIRI BOShIRI BEChD LChDSh NREU REShI AARIM

6 It came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.

U UIAI MQTs ERBOIM IUM UIFThCh NCh ETh ChLUN AThBA EShR OShA

7 He sent forth a raven, and it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

Z UIShLCh ETh AORB UITsE ITsUE UShUB OD IBShTh AMIM MOL AERTs

8 He sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground.

Ch UIShLCh ETh AIUNA METhU LREUTh AQLU AMIM MOL FNI AEDMA

9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him to the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth; and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her in unto him into the ark.

T ULE MTsEA AIUNA MNUCh LKF RGLA UThShB ELIU EL AThBA KI MIM OL FNI KL AERTs UIShLCh IDU UIQChA UIBE EThA ELIU EL AThBA

10 He stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.

I UIChL OUD ShBOTh IMIM EChRIM UISF ShLCh ETh AIUNA MN AThBA

11 The dove came in to him at eventide; and lo in her mouth an olive-leaf freshly plucked; so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

IE UThBE ELIU AIUNA LOTh ORB UANA OLA ZITh TRF BFIA UIDO NCh KI QLU AMIM MOL AERTs

12 He stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; and she returned not again unto him any more.

IB UIIChL OUD ShBOTh IMIM EChRIM UIShLCh ETh AIUNA ULE ISFA ShUB ELIU OUD

13 It came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dried.

IG UIAI BEChTh UShSh MEUTh ShNA BREShUN BEChD LChDSh ChRBU AMIM MOL AERTs UISR NCh ETh MKSA AThBA UIRE UANA ChRBU FNI AEDMA

14 In the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dry. {S}

ID UBChDSh AShNI BShBOA UOShRIM IUM LChDSh IBShA AERTs {S}

15 God spoke unto Noah, saying:

TU UIDBR ELAIM EL NCh LEMR

16 'Go forth from the ark, you, and your wife, and your sons, and your sons' wives with you.

TZ TsE MN AThBA EThA UEShThK UBNIK UNShI BNIK EThK

17 Bring forth with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh, both flying creature, and cattle, and every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth; that they may swarm in the earth, and be fruitful, and increase upon the earth.'

IZ KL AChIA EShR EThK MKL BShR BOUF UBBAMA UBKL ARMSh ARMSh OL AERTs AUTsE (AITsE) EThK UShRTsU BERTs UFRU URBU OL AERTs

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

ICh UITsE NCh UBNIU UEShThU UNShI BNIU EThU

19 every beast, every creeping thing, and every flying creature, whatsoever moves upon the earth, after their families; went forth out of the ark.

IT KL AChIA KL ARMSh UKL AOUF KL RUMSh OL AERTs LMShFChThIAM ITsEU MN AThBA

20 Noah built an altar unto IAUA; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean flying creature, and offered burnt-offerings on the altar.

K UIBN NCh MZBCh LIAUA UIQCh MKL ABAMA ATARA UMKL AOUF ATAUR UIOL OLTh BMZBCh

21 IAUA smelled the sweet savor; and IAUA said in His heart: 'I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

KE UIRCh IAUA ETh RICh ANIChCh UIEMR IAUA EL LBU LE ESF LQLL OUD ETh AEDMA BOBUR AEDM KI ITsR LB AEDM RO MNORIU ULE ESF OUD LAKUTh ETh KL ChI KEShR OShIThI

22 While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.'

KB OD KL IMI AERTs ZRO UQTsIR UQR UChM UQITs UChRF UIUM ULILA LE IShBThU

Chapter 9
Covenant of the Rainbow

1 God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them: 'Be fruitful and increase, and replenish the earth.

E UIBRK ELAIM ETh NCh UETh BNIU UIEMR LAM FRU URBU UMLEU ETh AERTs

2 The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every flying creature of the heavens, and upon all wherewith the ground swarms, and upon all the fishes of the sea: into your hand are they delivered.

B UMUREKM UChThKM IAIA OL KL ChITh AERTs UOL KL OUF AShMIM BKL EShR ThRMSh AEDMA UBKL DGI AIM BIDKM NThNU

3 Every moving thing that lives shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.

G KL RMSh EShR AUE ChI LKM IAIA LEKLA KIRQ OShB NThThI LKM ETh KL

4 Only flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall you not eat.

D EK BShR BNFShU DMU LE ThEKLU

5 Surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it; and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, will I require the life of man.

A UEK ETh DMKM LNFShThIKM EDRSh MID KL ChIA EDRShNU UMID AEDM MID EISh EChIU EDRSh ETh NFSh AEDM

6 Whoso sheds man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man.

U ShFK DM AEDM BEDM DMU IShFK KI BTsLM ELAIM OShA ETh AEDM

7 You, be you fruitful, and increase; swarm in the earth, and increase therein.' {S}

Z UEThM FRU URBU ShRTsU BERTs URBU BA {S}

8 God spoke unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying:

Ch UIEMR ELAIM EL NCh UEL BNIU EThU LEMR

9 'As for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you, and with your seed after you;

T UENI ANNI MQIM ETh BRIThI EThKM UETh ZROKM EChRIKM

10 and with every living creature that is with you, the flying creature, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; of all that go out of the ark, even every beast of the earth.

I UETh KL NFSh AChIA EShR EThKM BOUF BBAMA UBKL ChITh AERTs EThKM MKL ITsEI AThBA LKL ChITh AERTs

11 I will establish My covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of the flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.'

IE UAQMThI ETh BRIThI EThKM ULE IKRTh KL BShR OUD MMI AMBUL ULE IAIA OUD MBUL LShChTh AERTs

12 God said: 'This is the token of the covenant which I make between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

IB UIEMR ELAIM ZETh EUTh ABRITh EShR ENI NThN BINI UBINIKM UBIN KL NFSh ChIA EShR EThKM LDRTh OULM

13 I have set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between Me and the earth.

IG ETh QShThI NThThI BONN UAIThA LEUTh BRITh BINI UBIN AERTs

14 It shall come to pass, when I bring clouds over the earth, and the bow is seen in the cloud,

ID UAIA BONNI ONN OL AERTs UNREThA AQShTh BONN

15 that I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

TU UZKRThI ETh BRIThI EShR BINI UBINIKM UBIN KL NFSh ChIA BKL BShR ULE IAIA OUD AMIM LMBUL LShChTh KL BShR

16 The bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.'

TZ UAIThA AQShTh BONN UREIThIA LZKR BRITh OULM BIN ELAIM UBIN KL NFSh ChIA BKL BShR EShR OL AERTs

17 God said unto Noah: 'This is the token of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is upon the earth.' {P}

IZ UIEMR ELAIM EL NCh ZETh EUTh ABRITh EShR AQMThI BINI UBIN KL BShR EShR OL AERTs {F}

18 The sons of Noah, that went forth from the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth; and Ham is the father of Canaan.

ICh UIAIU BNI NCh AITsEIM MN AThBA ShM UChM UIFTh UChM AUE EBI KNON

19 These three were the sons of Noah, and of these was the whole earth overspread.

IT ShLShA ELA BNI NCh UMELA NFTsA KL AERTs

20 Noah the husbandman began, and planted a vineyard.

K UIChL NCh EISh AEDMA UITO KRM

21 He drank of the wine and was drunk. He was uncovered within his tent.

KE UIShTh MN AIIN UIShKR UIThGL BThUK EALA

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

KB UIRE ChM EBI KNON ETh ORUTh EBIU UIGD LShNI EChIU BChUTs

23 Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.

KG UIQCh ShM UIFTh ETh AShMLA UIShIMU OL ShKM ShNIAM UILKU EChRNITh UIKSU ETh ORUTh EBIAM UFNIAM EChRNITh UORUTh EBIAM LE REU

24 Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done unto him.

KD UIIQTs NCh MIINU UIDO ETh EShR OShA LU BNU AQTN

25 He said: Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

KA UIEMR ERUR KNON OBD OBDIM IAIA LEChIU

26 He said: Blessed be IAUA, the God of Shem; and let Canaan be their servant.

KU UIEMR BRUK IAUA ELAI ShM UIAI KNON OBD LMU

27 God enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be their servant.

KZ IFTh ELAIM LIFTh UIShKN BEALI ShM UIAI KNON OBD LMU

28 Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.

KCh UIChI NCh EChR AMBUL ShLSh MEUTh ShNA UChMShIM ShNA

29 All the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he died. {P}

KT UIAIU KL IMI NCh ThShO MEUTh ShNA UChMShIM ShNA UIMTh {F}

Chapter 10
Descendants of Noah

1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and unto them were sons born after the flood.

E UELA ThULDTh BNI NCh ShM ChM UIFTh UIULDU LAM BNIM EChR AMBUL

2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

B BNI IFTh GMR UMGUG UMDI UIUN UThBL UMShK UThIRS

3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

G UBNI GMR EShKNZ URIFTh UThGRMA

4 The sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

D UBNI IUN ELIShA UThRShISh KThIM UDDNIM

5 Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

A MELA NFRDU EII AGUIM BERTsThM EISh LLShNU LMShFChThM BGUIAM

6 The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.

U UBNI ChM KUSh UMTsRIM UFUT UKNON

7 The sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.

Z UBNI KUSh SBE UChUILA USBThA UROMA USBThKE UBNI ROMA ShBE UDDN

8 Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

Ch UKUSh ILD ETh NMRD AUE AChL LAIUTh GBR BERTs

9 He was a mighty hunter before IAUA; wherefore it is said: 'Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before IAUA.'

T AUE AIA GBR TsID LFNI IAUA OL KN IEMR KNMRD GBUR TsID LFNI IAUA

10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

I UThAI REShITh MMLKThU BBL UERK UEKD UKLNA BERTs ShNOR

11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah,

IE MN AERTs AAUE ITsE EShUR UIBN ETh NINUA UETh RChBTh OIR UETh KLCh

12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah--the same is the great city.

IB UETh RSN BIN NINUA UBIN KLCh AUE AOIR AGDLA

13 Mizraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

IG UMTsRIM ILD ETh LUDIM UETh ONMIM UETh LABIM UETh NFThChIM

14 and Pathrusim, and Casluhim--whence went forth the Philistines--and Caphtorim. {S}

ID UETh FThRSIM UETh KSLChIM EShR ITsEU MShM FLShThIM UETh KFThRIM {S}

15 Canaan begot Zidon his firstborn, and Heth;

TU UKNON ILD ETh TsIDN BKRU UETh ChTh

16 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite;

TZ UETh AIBUSI UETh AEMRI UETh AGRGShI

17 and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite;

IZ UETh AChUI UETh AORQI UETh ASINI

18 and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad.

ICh UETh AERUDI UETh ATsMRI UETh AChMThI UEChR NFTsU MShFChUTh AKNONI

19 The border of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as you go toward Gerar, unto Gaza; as you go toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha.

IT UIAI GBUL AKNONI MTsIDN BEKA GRRA OD OZA BEKA SDMA UOMRA UEDMA UTsBIM OD LShO

20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations. {S}

K ELA BNI ChM LMShFChThM LLShNThM BERTsThM BGUIAM {S}

21 Unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.

KE ULShM ILD GM AUE EBI KL BNI OBR EChI IFTh AGDUL

22 The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.

KB BNI ShM OILM UEShUR UERFKShD ULUD UERM

23 The sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

KG UBNI ERM OUTs UChUL UGThR UMSh

24 Arpachshad begot Shelah; and Shelah begot Eber.

KD UERFKShD ILD ETh ShLCh UShLCh ILD ETh OBR

25 Unto Eber were born two sons; the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

KA ULOBR ILD ShNI BNIM ShM AEChD FLG KI BIMIU NFLGA AERTs UShM EChIU IQTN

26 Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah;

KU UIQTN ILD ETh ELMUDD UETh ShLF UETh ChTsRMUTh UETh IRCh

27 and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah;

KZ UETh ADURM UETh EUZL UETh DQLA

28 and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba;

KCh UETh OUBL UETh EBIMEL UETh ShBE

29 and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

KT UETh EUFR UETh ChUILA UETh IUBB KL ELA BNI IQTN

30 Their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, unto the mountain of the east.

L UIAI MUShBM MMShE BEKA SFRA AR AQDM

31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

LE ELA BNI ShM LMShFChThM LLShNThM BERTsThM LGUIAM

32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations; and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood. {P}

LB ELA MShFChTh BNI NCh LThULDThM BGUIAM UMELA NFRDU AGUIM BERTs EChR AMBUL {F}

Chapter 11
Universal Language, Babel, Confusion

1 The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

E UIAI KL AERTs ShFA EChTh UDBRIM EChDIM

2 It came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

B UIAI BNSOM MQDM UIMTsEU BQOA BERTs ShNOR UIShBU ShM

3 They said one to another: 'Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly.' They had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.

G UIEMRU EISh EL ROAU ABA NLBNA LBNIM UNShRFA LShRFA UThAI LAM ALBNA LEBN UAChMR AIA LAM LChMR

4 They said: 'Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, with its top in heaven, and let us make us a name; unless we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.'

D UIEMRU ABA NBNA LNU OIR UMGDL UREShU BShMIM UNOShA LNU ShM FN NFUTs OL FNI KL AERTs

5 IAUA came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built.

A UIRD IAUA LRETh ETh AOIR UETh AMGDL EShR BNU BNI AEDM

6 IAUA said: 'Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is what they begin to do; and now nothing will be withheld from them, which they purpose to do.

U UIEMR IAUA AN OM EChD UShFA EChTh LKLM UZA AChLM LOShUTh UOThA LE IBTsR MAM KL EShR IZMU LOShUTh

7 Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.'

Z ABA NRDA UNBLA ShM ShFThM EShR LE IShMOU EISh ShFTh ROAU

8 So IAUA scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth; and they left off to build the city.

Ch UIFTs IAUA EThM MShM OL FNI KL AERTs UIChDLU LBNTh AOIR

9 Therefore was the name of it called Babel; because IAUA did there confound the language of all the earth; and from thence did IAUA scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. {P}

T OL KN QRE ShMA BBL KI ShM BLL IAUA ShFTh KL AERTs UMShM AFITsM IAUA OL FNI KL AERTs {F}

Descendants of Shem

10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begot Arpachshad two years after the flood.

I ELA ThULDTh ShM ShM BN METh ShNA UIULD ETh ERFKShD ShNThIM EChR AMBUL

11 Shem lived after he begot Arpachshad five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. {S}

IE UIChI ShM EChRI AULIDU ETh ERFKShD ChMSh MEUTh ShNA UIULD BNIM UBNUTh {S}

12 Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begot Shelah.

IB UERFKShD ChI ChMSh UShLShIM ShNA UIULD ETh ShLCh

13 Arpachshad lived after he begot Shelah four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters. {S}

IG UIChI ERFKShD EChRI AULIDU ETh ShLCh ShLSh ShNIM UERBO MEUTh ShNA UIULD BNIM UBNUTh {S}

14 Shelah lived thirty years, and begot Eber.

ID UShLCh ChI ShLShIM ShNA UIULD ETh OBR

15 Shelah lived after he begot Eber four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters. {S}

TU UIChI ShLCh EChRI AULIDU ETh OBR ShLSh ShNIM UERBO MEUTh ShNA UIULD BNIM UBNUTh {S}

16 Eber lived four and thirty years, and begot Peleg.

TZ UIChI OBR ERBO UShLShIM ShNA UIULD ETh FLG

17 Eber lived after he begot Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters. {S}

IZ UIChI OBR EChRI AULIDU ETh FLG ShLShIM ShNA UERBO MEUTh ShNA UIULD BNIM UBNUTh {S}

18 Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu.

ICh UIChI FLG ShLShIM ShNA UIULD ETh ROU

19 Peleg lived after he begot Reu two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters. {S}

IT UIChI FLG EChRI AULIDU ETh ROU ThShO ShNIM UMEThIM ShNA UIULD BNIM UBNUTh {S}

20 Reu lived two and thirty years, and begot Serug.

K UIChI ROU ShThIM UShLShIM ShNA UIULD ETh ShRUG

21 Reu lived after he begot Serug two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters. {S}

KE UIChI ROU EChRI AULIDU ETh ShRUG ShBO ShNIM UMEThIM ShNA UIULD BNIM UBNUTh {S}

22 Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor.

KB UIChI ShRUG ShLShIM ShNA UIULD ETh NChUR

23 Serug lived after he begot Nahor two hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. {S}

KG UIChI ShRUG EChRI AULIDU ETh NChUR METhIM ShNA UIULD BNIM UBNUTh {S}

24 Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begot Terah.

KD UIChI NChUR ThShO UOShRIM ShNA UIULD ETh ThRCh

25 Nahor lived after he begot Terah a hundred and nineteen years, and begot sons and daughters. {S}

KA UIChI NChUR EChRI AULIDU ETh ThRCh ThShO OShRA ShNA UMETh ShNA UIULD BNIM UBNUTh {S}

26 Terah lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

KU UIChI ThRCh ShBOIM ShNA UIULD ETh EBRM ETh NChUR UETh ARN

27 Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begot Lot.

KZ UELA ThULDTh ThRCh ThRCh AULID ETh EBRM ETh NChUR UETh ARN UARN AULID ETh LUT

28 Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

KCh UIMTh ARN OL FNI ThRCh EBIU BERTs MULDThU BEUR KShDIM

29 Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

KT UIQCh EBRM UNChUR LAM NShIM ShM EShTh EBRM ShRI UShM EShTh NChUR MLKA BTh ARN EBI MLKA UEBI ISKA

30 Sarai was barren; she had no child.

L UThAI ShRI OQRA EIN LA ULD

31 Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

LE UIQCh ThRCh ETh EBRM BNU UETh LUT BN ARN BN BNU UETh ShRI KLThU EShTh EBRM BNU UITsEU EThM MEUR KShDIM LLKTh ERTsA KNON UIBEU OD ChRN UIShBU ShM

32 The days of Terah were two hundred and five years; and Terah died in Haran. {P}

LB UIAIU IMI ThRCh ChMSh ShNIM UMEThIM ShNA UIMTh ThRCh BChRN {F}

Chapter 12
Abram Journeys to Egypt

1 Now IAUA said unto Abram: 'Get you out of your country, and from your kindred, and from your father's house, unto the land that I will show you.

E UIEMR IAUA EL EBRM LK LK MERTsK UMMULDThK UMBITh EBIK EL AERTs EShR EREK

2 I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and be you a blessing.

B UEOShK LGUI GDUL UEBRKK UEGDLA ShMK UAIA BRKA

3 I will bless them that bless you, and him that curses you will I curse; and in you shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'

G UEBRKA MBRKIK UMQLLK EER UNBRKU BK KL MShFChTh AEDMA

4 So Abram went, as IAUA had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him; and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

D UILK EBRM KEShR DBR ELIU IAUA UILK EThU LUT UEBRM BN ChMSh ShNIM UShBOIM ShNA BTsEThU MChRN

5 Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

A UIQCh EBRM ETh ShRI EShThU UETh LUT BN EChIU UETh KL RKUShM EShR RKShU UETh ANFSh EShR OShU BChRN UITsEU LLKTh ERTsA KNON UIBEU ERTsA KNON

6 Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the terebinth of Moreh. The Canaanite was then in the land.

U UIOBR EBRM BERTs OD MQUM ShKM OD ELUN MURA UAKNONI EZ BERTs

7 IAUA appeared unto Abram, and said: 'Unto your seed will I give this land'; and he built there an altar unto IAUA, who appeared unto him.

Z UIRE IAUA EL EBRM UIEMR LZROK EThN ETh AERTs AZETh UIBN ShM MZBCh LIAUA ANREA ELIU

8 He removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east; and he built there an altar unto IAUA, and called upon the name of IAUA.

Ch UIOThQ MShM AARA MQDM LBITh EL UIT EALA BITh EL MIM UAOI MQDM UIBN ShM MZBCh LIAUA UIQRE BShM IAUA

9 Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South. {P}

T UISO EBRM ALUK UNSUO ANGBA {F}

10 There was a famine in the land; and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land.

I UIAI ROB BERTs UIRD EBRM MTsRIMA LGUR ShM KI KBD AROB BERTs

11 It came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife: 'Behold now, I know that you are a fair woman to look upon.

IE UIAI KEShR AQRIB LBUE MTsRIMA UIEMR EL ShRI EShThU ANA NE IDOThI KI EShA IFTh MREA ETh

12 It will come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see you, that they will say: This is his wife; and they will kill me, but you they will keep alive.

IB UAIA KI IREU EThK AMTsRIM UEMRU EShThU ZETh UARGU EThI UEThK IChIU

13 Say, I pray you, you are my sister; that it may be well with me for your sake, and that my soul may live because of you.'

IG EMRI NE EChThI ETh LMON IITB LI BOBURK UChIThA NFShI BGLLK

14 It came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

ID UIAI KBUE EBRM MTsRIMA UIREU AMTsRIM ETh AEShA KI IFA AUE MED

15 The princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

TU UIREU EThA ShRI FROA UIALLU EThA EL FROA UThQCh AEShA BITh FROA

16 He dealt well with Abram for her sake; and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels.

TZ ULEBRM AITIB BOBURA UIAI LU TsEN UBQR UChMRIM UOBDIM UShFChTh UEThNTh UGMLIM

17 IAUA plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.

IZ UINGO IAUA ETh FROA NGOIM GDLIM UETh BIThU OL DBR ShRI EShTh EBRM

18 Pharaoh called Abram, and said: 'What is this that you have done unto me? why didst you not tell me that she was your wife?

ICh UIQRE FROA LEBRM UIEMR MA ZETh OShITh LI LMA LE AGDTh LI KI EShThK AUE

19 Why said you: She is my sister? so that I took her to be my wife; now therefore behold your wife, take her, and go your way.'

IT LMA EMRTh EChThI AUE UEQCh EThA LI LEShA UOThA ANA EShThK QCh ULK

20 Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him; and they brought him on the way, and his wife, and all that he had.

K UITsU OLIU FROA ENShIM UIShLChU EThU UETh EShThU UETh KL EShR LU

Chapter 13
Abram and Lot

1 Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South.

E UIOL EBRM MMTsRIM AUE UEShThU UKL EShR LU ULUT OMU ANGBA

2 Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

B UEBRM KBD MED BMQNA BKSF UBZAB

3 He went on his journeys from the South even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Ai;

G UILK LMSOIU MNGB UOD BITh EL OD AMQUM EShR AIA ShM EALA BThChLA BIN BITh EL UBIN AOI

4 unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first; and Abram called there on the name of IAUA.

D EL MQUM AMZBCh EShR OShA ShM BREShNA UIQRE ShM EBRM BShM IAUA

5 Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.

A UGM LLUT AALK ETh EBRM AIA TsEN UBQR UEALIM

6 The land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together; for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

U ULE NShE EThM AERTs LShBTh IChDU KI AIA RKUShM RB ULE IKLU LShBTh IChDU

7 There was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. The Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt then in the land.

Z UIAI RIB BIN ROI MQNA EBRM UBIN ROI MQNA LUT UAKNONI UAFRZI EZ IShB BERTs

8 Abram said unto Lot: 'Let there be no strife, I pray you, between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren.

Ch UIEMR EBRM EL LUT EL NE ThAI MRIBA BINI UBINK UBIN ROI UBIN ROIK KI ENShIM EChIM ENChNU

9 Is not the whole land before you? separate yourself, I pray you, from me; if you will take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left.'

T ALE KL AERTs LFNIK AFRD NE MOLI EM AShMEL UEIMNA UEM AIMIN UEShMEILA

10 Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before IAUA destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of IAUA, like the land of Egypt, as you go unto Zoar.

I UIShE LUT ETh OINIU UIRE ETh KL KKR AIRDN KI KLA MShQA LFNI ShChTh IAUA ETh SDM UETh OMRA KGN IAUA KERTs MTsRIM BEKA TsOR

11 So Lot chose him all the plain of the Jordan; and Lot journeyed east; and they separated themselves the one from the other.

IE UIBChR LU LUT ETh KL KKR AIRDN UISO LUT MQDM UIFRDU EISh MOL EChIU

12 Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the Plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

IB EBRM IShB BERTs KNON ULUT IShB BORI AKKR UIEAL OD SDM

13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners against IAUA exceedingly.

IG UENShI SDM ROIM UChTEIM LIAUA MED

14 IAUA said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him: 'Lift up now your eyes, and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward;

ID UIAUA EMR EL EBRM EChRI AFRD LUT MOMU ShE NE OINIK UREA MN AMQUM EShR EThA ShM TsFNA UNGBA UQDMA UIMA

15 for all the land which you see, to you will I give it, and to your seed for ever.

TU KI ETh KL AERTs EShR EThA REA LK EThNNA ULZROK OD OULM

16 I will make your seed as the dust of the earth; so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall your seed also be numbered.

TZ UShMThI ETh ZROK KOFR AERTs EShR EM IUKL EISh LMNUTh ETh OFR AERTs GM ZROK IMNA

17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for unto you will I give it.'

IZ QUM AThALK BERTs LERKA ULRChBA KI LK EThNNA

18 Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the terebinths of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto IAUA. {P}

ICh UIEAL EBRM UIBE UIShB BELNI MMRE EShR BChBRUN UIBN ShM MZBCh LIAUA {F}

Chapter 14
War of the Kings

1 It came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,

E UIAI BIMI EMRFL MLK ShNOR ERIUK MLK ELSR KDRLOMR MLK OILM UThDOL MLK GUIM

2 that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela--the same is Zoar.

B OShU MLChMA ETh BRO MLK SDM UETh BRShO MLK OMRA ShNEB MLK EDMA UShMEBR MLK TsBIIM UMLK BLO AIE TsOR

3 All these came as allies unto the vale of Siddim--the same is the Salt Sea.

G KL ELA ChBRU EL OMQ AShDIM AUE IM AMLCh

4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

D ShThIM OShRA ShNA OBDU ETh KDRLOMR UShLSh OShRA ShNA MRDU

5 In the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,

A UBERBO OShRA ShNA BE KDRLOMR UAMLKIM EShR EThU UIKU ETh RFEIM BOShThRTh QRNIM UETh AZUZIM BAM UETh AEIMIM BShUA QRIThIM

6 and the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.

U UETh AChRI BARRM ShOIR OD EIL FERN EShR OL AMDBR

7 They turned back, and came to En-mishpat--the same is Kadesh--and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazazon-tamar.

Z UIShBU UIBEU EL OIN MShFT AUE QDSh UIKU ETh KL ShDA AOMLQI UGM ETh AEMRI AIShB BChTsTsN ThMR

8 There went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela--the same is Zoar; and they set the battle in array against them in the vale of Siddim;

Ch UITsE MLK SDM UMLK OMRA UMLK EDMA UMLK TsBIIM UMLK BLO AUE TsOR UIORKU EThM MLChMA BOMQ AShDIM

9 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings against the five.

T ETh KDRLOMR MLK OILM UThDOL MLK GUIM UEMRFL MLK ShNOR UERIUK MLK ELSR ERBOA MLKIM ETh AChMShA

10 Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they that remained fled to the mountain.

I UOMQ AShDIM BERTh BERTh ChMR UINSU MLK SDM UOMRA UIFLU ShMA UANShERIM ARA NSU

11 They took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.

IE UIQChU ETh KL RKSh SDM UOMRA UETh KL EKLM UILKU

12 They took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

IB UIQChU ETh LUT UETh RKShU BN EChI EBRM UILKU UAUE IShB BSDM

13 There came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew--now he dwelt by the terebinths of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram.

IG UIBE AFLIT UIGD LEBRM AOBRI UAUE ShKN BELNI MMRE AEMRI EChI EShKL UEChI ONR UAM BOLI BRITh EBRM

14 When Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.

ID UIShMO EBRM KI NShBA EChIU UIRQ ETh ChNIKIU ILIDI BIThU ShMNA OShR UShLSh MEUTh UIRDF OD DN

15 He divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

TU UIChLQ OLIAM LILA AUE UOBDIU UIKM UIRDFM OD ChUBA EShR MShMEL LDMShQ

16 He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.

TZ UIShB ETh KL ARKSh UGM ETh LUT EChIU URKShU AShIB UGM ETh ANShIM UETh AOM

17 The king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, at the vale of Shaveh--the same is the King's Vale.

IZ UITsE MLK SDM LQREThU EChRI ShUBU MAKUTh ETh KDRLOMR UETh AMLKIM EShR EThU EL OMQ ShUA AUE OMQ AMLK

Melchizedek king of Salem

18 Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine; and he was priest of God the Most High.

ICh UMLKI TsDQ MLK ShLM AUTsIE LChM UIIN UAUE KAN LEL OLIUN

19 He blessed him, and said: 'Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth;

IT UIBRKAU UIEMR BRUK EBRM LEL OLIUN QNA ShMIM UERTs

20 and blessed be God the Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.' He gave him a tenth of all.

K UBRUK EL OLIUN EShR MGN TsRIK BIDK UIThN LU MOShR MKL

21 The king of Sodom said unto Abram: 'Give me the persons, and take the goods to yourself.'

KE UIEMR MLK SDM EL EBRM ThN LI ANFSh UARKSh QCh LK

22 Abram said to the king of Sodom: 'I have lifted up my hand unto IAUA, God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth,

KB UIEMR EBRM EL MLK SDM ARMThI IDI EL IAUA EL OLIUN QNA ShMIM UERTs

23 that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is your, unless you should say: I have made Abram rich;

KG EM MChUT UOD ShRUK NOL UEM EQCh MKL EShR LK ULE ThEMR ENI AOShRThI ETh EBRM

24 save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre, let them take their portion.' {S}

KD BLODI RQ EShR EKLU ANORIM UChLQ AENShIM EShR ALKU EThI ONR EShKL UMMRE AM IQChU ChLQM {S}

Chapter 15
Abram Promised a Son

1 After these things the word of IAUA came unto Abram in a vision, saying: 'Fear not, Abram, I am your shield, your reward shall be exceeding great.'

E EChR ADBRIM AELA AIA DBR IAUA EL EBRM BMChZA LEMR EL ThIRE EBRM ENKI MGN LK ShKRK ARBA MED

2 Abram said: 'O Lord IAUA, what will You give me, seeing I go hence childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?'

B UIEMR EBRM EDNI IAUA MA ThThN LI UENKI AULK ORIRI UBN MShQ BIThI AUE DMShQ ELIOZR

3 Abram said: 'Behold, to me You have given no seed, and, lo, one born in my house is to be mine heir.'

G UIEMR EBRM AN LI LE NThThA ZRO UANA BN BIThI IURSh EThI

4 And, behold, the word of IAUA came unto him, saying: 'This man shall not be your heir; but he that shall come forth out of your own bowels shall be your heir.'

D UANA DBR IAUA ELIU LEMR LE IIRShK ZA KI EM EShR ITsE MMOIK AUE IIRShK

5 He brought him forth abroad, and said: 'Look now toward heaven, and count the stars, if you be able to count them'; and He said unto him: 'So shall your seed be.'

A UIUTsE EThU AChUTsA UIEMR ABT NE AShMIMA USFR AKUKBIM EM ThUKL LSFR EThM UIEMR LU KA IAIA ZROK

6 He believed in IAUA; and He counted it to him for righteousness.

U UAEMN BIAUA UIChShBA LU TsDQA

7 He said unto him: 'I am IAUA that brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land to inherit it.'

Z UIEMR ELIU ENI IAUA EShR AUTsEThIK MEUR KShDIM LThTh LK ETh AERTs AZETh LRShThA

8 He said: 'O Lord IAUA, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?'

Ch UIEMR EDNI IAUA BMA EDO KI EIRShNA

9 He said unto him: 'Take Me a heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.'

T UIEMR ELIU QChA LI OGLA MShLShTh UOZ MShLShTh UEIL MShLSh UThR UGUZL

10 He took him all these, and divided them in the middle, and laid each half over against the other; but the birds divided he not.

I UIQCh LU ETh KL ELA UIBThR EThM BThUK UIThN EISh BThRU LQRETh ROAU UETh ATsFR LE BThR

11 The birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

IE UIRD AOIT OL AFGRIM UIShB EThM EBRM

12 It came to pass, that, when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a dread, even a great darkness, fell upon him.

IB UIAI AShMSh LBUE UThRDMA NFLA OL EBRM UANA EIMA ChShKA GDLA NFLTh OLIU

13 He said unto Abram: 'Know of a surety that your seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

IG UIEMR LEBRM IDO ThDO KI GR IAIA ZROK BERTs LE LAM UOBDUM UONU EThM ERBO MEUTh ShNA

14 and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge; and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

ID UGM ETh AGUI EShR IOBDU DN ENKI UEChRI KN ITsEU BRKSh GDUL

15 But you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age.

TU UEThA ThBUE EL EBThIK BShLUM ThQBR BShIBA TUBA

16 In the fourth generation they shall come back hither; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.'

TZ UDUR RBIOI IShUBU ANA KI LE ShLM OUN AEMRI OD ANA

17 It came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and there was thick darkness, behold a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that passed between these pieces.

IZ UIAI AShMSh BEA UOLTA AIA UANA ThNUR OShN ULFID ESh EShR OBR BIN AGZRIM AELA

18 In that day IAUA made a covenant with Abram, saying: 'Unto your seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates;

ICh BIUM AAUE KRTh IAUA ETh EBRM BRITh LEMR LZROK NThThI ETh AERTs AZETh MNAR MTsRIM OD ANAR AGDL NAR FRTh

19 the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite,

IT ETh AQINI UETh AQNZI UETh AQDMNI

20 and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim,

K UETh AChThI UETh AFRZI UETh ARFEIM

21 and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.' {S}

KE UETh AEMRI UETh AKNONI UETh AGRGShI UETh AIBUSI {S}

Chapter 16
Sarai and Hagar

1 Now Sarai Abram's wife bore him no children; and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

E UShRI EShTh EBRM LE ILDA LU ULA ShFChA MTsRITh UShMA AGR

2 Sarai said unto Abram: 'Behold now, IAUA has restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray you, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall be built up through her.' Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

B UThEMR ShRI EL EBRM ANA NE OTsRNI IAUA MLDTh BE NE EL ShFChThI EULI EBNA MMNA UIShMO EBRM LQUL ShRI

3 Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.

G UThQCh ShRI EShTh EBRM ETh AGR AMTsRITh ShFChThA MQTs OShR ShNIM LShBTh EBRM BERTs KNON UThThN EThA LEBRM EIShA LU LEShA

4 He went in unto Hagar, and she conceived; and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

D UIBE EL AGR UThAR UThRE KI ARThA UThQL GBRThA BOINIA

5 Sarai said unto Abram: 'My wrong be upon you: I gave my handmaid into your bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: IAUA judge between me and you.'

A UThEMR ShRI EL EBRM ChMSI OLIK ENKI NThThI ShFChThI BChIQK UThRE KI ARThA UEQL BOINIA IShFT IAUA BINI UBINIK

6 But Abram said unto Sarai: 'Behold, your maid is in your hand; do to her that which is good in your eyes.' Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.

U UIEMR EBRM EL ShRI ANA ShFChThK BIDK OShI LA ATUB BOINIK UThONA ShRI UThBRCh MFNIA

7 The angel of IAUA found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

Z UIMTsEA MLEK IAUA OL OIN AMIM BMDBR OL AOIN BDRK ShUR

8 He said: 'Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence came you? and whither go you?' She said: 'I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.'

Ch UIEMR AGR ShFChTh ShRI EI MZA BETh UENA ThLKI UThEMR MFNI ShRI GBRThI ENKI BRChTh

9 The angel of IAUA said unto her: 'Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.'

T UIEMR LA MLEK IAUA ShUBI EL GBRThK UAThONI ThChTh IDIA

10 The angel of IAUA said unto her: 'I will greatly increase your seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

I UIEMR LA MLEK IAUA ARBA ERBA ETh ZROK ULE ISFR MRB

11 The angel of IAUA said unto her: 'Behold, you are with child, and shall bear a son; and you shall call his name Ishmael, because IAUA has heard your affliction.

IE UIEMR LA MLEK IAUA ANK ARA UILDTh BN UQRETh ShMU IShMOEL KI ShMO IAUA EL ONIK

12 He shall be a wild ass of a man: his hand shall be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the face of all his brethren.'

IB UAUE IAIA FRE EDM IDU BKL UID KL BU UOL FNI KL EChIU IShKN

13 She called the name of IAUA that spoke unto her, You are a God of seeing; for she said: 'Have I even here seen Him that sees Me?'

IG UThQRE ShM IAUA ADBR ELIA EThA EL REI KI EMRA AGM ALM REIThI EChRI REI

14 Wherefore the well was called 'Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

ID OL KN QRE LBER BER LChI REI ANA BIN QDSh UBIN BRD

15 Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

TU UThLD AGR LEBRM BN UIQRE EBRM ShM BNU EShR ILDA AGR IShMOEL

16 Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram. {S}

TZ UEBRM BN ShMNIM ShNA UShSh ShNIM BLDTh AGR ETh IShMOEL LEBRM {S}

Chapter 17
Abraham and the Covenant of Circumcision

1 When Abram was ninety years old and nine, IAUA appeared to Abram, and said unto him: 'I am God Almighty; walk before Me, and be you wholehearted.

E UIAI EBRM BN ThShOIM ShNA UThShO ShNIM UIRE IAUA EL EBRM UIEMR ELIU ENI EL ShDI AThALK LFNI UAIA ThMIM

2 I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will increase you exceedingly.'

B UEThNA BRIThI BINI UBINK UERBA EUThK BMED MED

3 Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying:

G UIFL EBRM OL FNIU UIDBR EThU ELAIM LEMR

4 'As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.

D ENI ANA BRIThI EThK UAIITh LEB AMUN GUIM

5 Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made you.

A ULE IQRE OUD ETh ShMK EBRM UAIA ShMK EBRAM KI EB AMUN GUIM NThThIK

6 I will make you exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come out of you.

U UAFRThI EThK BMED MED UNThThIK LGUIM UMLKIM MMK ITsEU

7 I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto you and to your seed after you.

Z UAQMThI ETh BRIThI BINI UBINK UBIN ZROK EChRIK LDRThM LBRITh OULM LAIUTh LK LELAIM ULZROK EChRIK

8 I will give unto you, and to your seed after you, the land of your wanderings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.'

Ch UNThThI LK ULZROK EChRIK ETh ERTs MGRIK ETh KL ERTs KNON LEChZTh OULM UAIIThI LAM LELAIM

9 God said unto Abraham: 'As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you, and your seed after you throughout their generations.

T UIEMR ELAIM EL EBRAM UEThA ETh BRIThI ThShMR EThA UZROK EChRIK LDRThM

10 This is My covenant, which you shall keep, between Me and you and your seed after you: every male among you shall be circumcised.

I ZETh BRIThI EShR ThShMRU BINI UBINIKM UBIN ZROK EChRIK AMUL LKM KL ZKR

11 You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of a covenant between Me and you.

IE UNMLThM ETh BShR ORLThKM UAIA LEUTh BRITh BINI UBINIKM

12 He that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner, that is not of your seed.

IB UBN ShMNTh IMIM IMUL LKM KL ZKR LDRThIKM ILID BITh UMQNTh KSF MKL BN NKR EShR LE MZROK AUE

13 He that is born in your house, and he that is bought with your money, must needs be circumcised; and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

IG AMUL IMUL ILID BIThK UMQNTh KSFK UAIThA BRIThI BBShRKM LBRITh OULM

14 The uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.' {S}

ID UORL ZKR EShR LE IMUL ETh BShR ORLThU UNKRThA ANFSh AAUE MOMIA ETh BRIThI AFR {S}

15 God said unto Abraham: 'As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

TU UIEMR ELAIM EL EBRAM ShRI EShThK LE ThQRE ETh ShMA ShRI KI ShRA ShMA

16 I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son of her; yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her.'

TZ UBRKThI EThA UGM NThThI MMNA LK BN UBRKThIA UAIThA LGUIM MLKI OMIM MMNA IAIU

17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart: 'Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?'

IZ UIFL EBRAM OL FNIU UITsChQ UIEMR BLBU ALBN MEA ShNA IULD UEM ShRA ABTh ThShOIM ShNA ThLD

18 Abraham said unto God: 'O that Ishmael might live before You!'

ICh UIEMR EBRAM EL AELAIM LU IShMOEL IChIA LFNIK

19 God said: 'Nay, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son; and you shall call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

IT UIEMR ELAIM EBL ShRA EShThK ILDTh LK BN UQRETh ETh ShMU ITsChQ UAQMThI ETh BRIThI EThU LBRITh OULM LZROU EChRIU

20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will increase him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

K ULIShMOEL ShMOThIK ANA BRKThI EThU UAFRIThI EThU UARBIThI EThU BMED MED ShNIM OShR NShIEM IULID UNThThIU LGUI GDUL

21 But My covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto you at this set time in the next year.'

KE UETh BRIThI EQIM ETh ITsChQ EShR ThLD LK ShRA LMUOD AZA BShNA AEChRTh

22 He left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

KB UIKL LDBR EThU UIOL ELAIM MOL EBRAM

23 Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

KG UIQCh EBRAM ETh IShMOEL BNU UETh KL ILIDI BIThU UETh KL MQNTh KSFU KL ZKR BENShI BITh EBRAM UIML ETh BShR ORLThM BOTsM AIUM AZA KEShR DBR EThU ELAIM

24 Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

KD UEBRAM BN ThShOIM UThShO ShNA BAMLU BShR ORLThU

25 Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

KA UIShMOEL BNU BN ShLSh OShRA ShNA BAMLU ETh BShR ORLThU

26 In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.

KU BOTsM AIUM AZA NMUL EBRAM UIShMOEL BNU

27 All the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him. {P}

KZ UKL ENShI BIThU ILID BITh UMQNTh KSF METh BN NKR NMLU EThU {F}

Chapter 18
Birth of Isaac Promised

1 IAUA appeared unto him by the terebinths of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

E UIRE ELIU IAUA BELNI MMRE UAUE IShB FThCh AEAL KChM AIUM

2 and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed down to the earth,

B UIShE OINIU UIRE UANA ShLShA ENShIM NTsBIM OLIU UIRE UIRTs LQREThM MFThCh AEAL UIShThChU ERTsA

3 and said: 'My Lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, pass not away, I pray you, from your servant.

G UIEMR EDNI EM NE MTsEThI ChN BOINIK EL NE ThOBR MOL OBDK

4 Let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and recline yourselves under the tree.

D IQCh NE MOT MIM URChTsU RGLIKM UAShONU ThChTh AOTs

5 I will fetch a morsel of bread, and stay you your heart; after that you shall pass on; forasmuch as you are come to your servant.' They said: 'So do, as you have said.'

A UEQChA FTh LChM USODU LBKM EChR ThOBRU KI OL KN OBRThM OL OBDKM UIEMRU KN ThOShA KEShR DBRTh

6 Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said: 'Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.'

U UIMAR EBRAM AEALA EL ShRA UIEMR MARI ShLSh SEIM QMCh SLTh LUShI UOShI OGUTh

7 Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he hastened to dress it.

Z UEL ABQR RTs EBRAM UIQCh BN BQR RK UTUB UIThN EL ANOR UIMAR LOShUTh EThU

8 He took curd, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

Ch UIQCh ChMEA UChLB UBN ABQR EShR OShA UIThN LFNIAM UAUE OMD OLIAM ThChTh AOTs UIEKLU

9 They said unto him: 'Where is Sarah your wife?' He said: 'Behold, in the tent.'

T UIEMRU ELIU EIA ShRA EShThK UIEMR ANA BEAL

10 He said: 'I will certainly return unto you when the season comes round; and, lo, Sarah your wife shall have a son.' Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.--

I UIEMR ShUB EShUB ELIK KOTh ChIA UANA BN LShRA EShThK UShRA ShMOTh FThCh AEAL UAUE EChRIU

11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.--

IE UEBRAM UShRA ZQNIM BEIM BIMIM ChDL LAIUTh LShRA ERCh KNShIM

12 Sarah laughed within herself, saying: 'After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?'

IB UThTsChQ ShRA BQRBA LEMR EChRI BLThI AIThA LI ODNA UEDNI ZQN

13 IAUA said unto Abraham: 'Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying: Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old?

IG UIEMR IAUA EL EBRAM LMA ZA TsChQA ShRA LEMR AEF EMNM ELD UENI ZQNThI

14 Is any thing too hard for IAUA. At the set time I will return unto you, when the season comes round, and Sarah shall have a son.'

ID AIFLE MIAUA DBR LMUOD EShUB ELIK KOTh ChIA ULShRA BN

15 Then Sarah denied, saying: 'I laughed not'; for she was afraid. He said: 'Nay; but you didst laugh.'

TU UThKChSh ShRA LEMR LE TsChQThI KI IREA UIEMR LE KI TsChQTh

16 The men rose up from thence, and looked out toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

TZ UIQMU MShM AENShIM UIShQFU OL FNI SDM UEBRAM ALK OMM LShLChM

17 IAUA said: 'Shall I hide from Abraham that which I am doing;

IZ UIAUA EMR AMKSA ENI MEBRAM EShR ENI OShA

18 seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

ICh UEBRAM AIU IAIA LGUI GDUL UOTsUM UNBRKU BU KL GUII AERTs

19 For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of IAUA, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that IAUA may bring upon Abraham that which He has spoken of him.'

IT KI IDOThIU LMON EShR ITsUA ETh BNIU UETh BIThU EChRIU UShMRU DRK IAUA LOShUTh TsDQA UMShFT LMON ABIE IAUA OL EBRAM ETh EShR DBR OLIU

20 IAUA said: 'Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous.

K UIEMR IAUA ZOQTh SDM UOMRA KI RBA UChTEThM KI KBDA MED

21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto Me; and if not, I will know.'

KE ERDA NE UEREA AKTsOQThA ABEA ELI OShU KLA UEM LE EDOA

22 The men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom; but Abraham stood yet before IAUA.

KB UIFNU MShM AENShIM UILKU SDMA UEBRAM OUDNU OMD LFNI IAUA

23 Abraham drew near, and said: 'Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

KG UIGSh EBRAM UIEMR AEF ThSFA TsDIQ OM RShO

24 Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city; will You indeed sweep away and not forgive the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

KD EULI ISh ChMShIM TsDIQM BThUK AOIR AEF ThSFA ULE ThShE LMQUM LMON ChMShIM ATsDIQM EShR BQRBA

25 That be far from You to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from You; shall not the Judge of all the earth do justly?'

KA ChLLA LK MOShTh KDBR AZA LAMITh TsDIQ OM RShO UAIA KTsDIQ KRShO ChLLA LK AShFT KL AERTs LE IOShA MShFT

26 IAUA said: 'If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will forgive all the place for their sake.'

KU UIEMR IAUA EM EMTsE BSDM ChMShIM TsDIQM BThUK AOIR UNShEThI LKL AMQUM BOBURM

27 Abraham answered and said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.

KZ UION EBRAM UIEMR ANA NE AUELThI LDBR EL EDNI UENKI OFR UEFR

28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous; will You destroy all the city for lack of five?' He said: 'I will not destroy it, if I find there forty and five.'

KCh EULI IChSRUN ChMShIM ATsDIQM ChMShA AThShChITh BChMShA ETh KL AOIR UIEMR LE EShChITh EM EMTsE ShM ERBOIM UChMShA

29 He spoke unto Him yet again, and said: 'Peradventure there shall be forty found there.' He said: 'I will not do it for the forty's sake.'

KT UISF OUD LDBR ELIU UIEMR EULI IMTsEUN ShM ERBOIM UIEMR LE EOShA BOBUR AERBOIM

30 He said: 'Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Peradventure there shall thirty be found there.' He said: 'I will not do it, if I find thirty there.'

L UIEMR EL NE IChR LEDNI UEDBRA EULI IMTsEUN ShM ShLShIM UIEMR LE EOShA EM EMTsE ShM ShLShIM

31 He said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord. Peradventure there shall be twenty found there.' He said: 'I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake.'

LE UIEMR ANA NE AUELThI LDBR EL EDNI EULI IMTsEUN ShM OShRIM UIEMR LE EShChITh BOBUR AOShRIM

32 He said: 'Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once. Peradventure ten shall be found there.' He said: 'I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.'

LB UIEMR EL NE IChR LEDNI UEDBRA EK AFOM EULI IMTsEUN ShM OShRA UIEMR LE EShChITh BOBUR AOShRA

33 IAUA went His way, as soon as He had left off speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned unto his place.

LG UILK IAUA KEShR KLA LDBR EL EBRAM UEBRAM ShB LMQMU

Chapter 19
The Doom of Sodom

1 The two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom; and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he fell down on his face to the earth;

E UIBEU ShNI AMLEKIM SDMA BORB ULUT IShB BShOR SDM UIRE LUT UIQM LQREThM UIShThChU EFIM ERTsA

2 and he said: 'Behold now, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and you shall rise up early, and go on your way.' They said: 'Nay; but we will abide in the broad place all night.'

B UIEMR ANA NE EDNI SURU NE EL BITh OBDKM ULINU URChTsU RGLIKM UAShKMThM UALKThM LDRKKM UIEMRU LE KI BRChUB NLIN

3 He urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

G UIFTsR BM MED UISRU ELIU UIBEU EL BIThU UIOSh LAM MShThA UMTsUTh EFA UIEKLU

4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both young and old, all the people from every quarter.

D TRM IShKBU UENShI AOIR ENShI SDM NSBU OL ABITh MNOR UOD ZQN KL AOM MQTsA

5 They called unto Lot, and said unto him: 'Where are the men that came in to you this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.'

A UIQREU EL LUT UIEMRU LU EIA AENShIM EShR BEU ELIK ALILA AUTsIEM ELINU UNDOA EThM

6 Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him.

U UITsE ELAM LUT AFThChA UADLTh SGR EChRIU

7 He said: 'I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly.

Z UIEMR EL NE EChI ThROU

8 Behold now, I have two daughters that have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do you to them as is good in your eyes; only unto these men do nothing; forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof.'

Ch ANA NE LI ShThI BNUTh EShR LE IDOU EISh EUTsIEA NE EThAN ELIKM UOShU LAN KTUB BOINIKM RQ LENShIM AEL EL ThOShU DBR KI OL KN BEU BTsL QRThI

9 They said: 'Stand back.' They said: 'This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs play the judge; now will we deal worse with you, than with them.' They pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door.

T UIEMRU GSh ALEA UIEMRU AEChD BE LGUR UIShFT ShFUT OThA NRO LK MAM UIFTsRU BEISh BLUT MED UIGShU LShBR ADLTh

10 But the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and the door they shut.

I UIShLChU AENShIM ETh IDM UIBIEU ETh LUT ELIAM ABIThA UETh ADLTh SGRU

11 They smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great; so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

IE UETh AENShIM EShR FThCh ABITh AKU BSNURIM MQTN UOD GDUL UILEU LMTsE AFThCh

12 The men said unto Lot: 'Have you here any besides? son-in-law, and your sons, and your daughters, and whomsoever you have in the city; bring them out of the place;

IB UIEMRU AENShIM EL LUT OD MI LK FA ChThN UBNIK UBNThIK UKL EShR LK BOIR AUTsE MN AMQUM

13 for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxed great before IAUA; and IAUA has sent us to destroy it.'

IG KI MShChThIM ENChNU ETh AMQUM AZA KI GDLA TsOQThM ETh FNI IAUA UIShLChNU IAUA LShChThA

14 Lot went out, and spoke unto his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said: 'Up, get you out of this place; for IAUA will destroy the city.' But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one that jested.

ID UITsE LUT UIDBR EL ChThNIU LQChI BNThIU UIEMR QUMU TsEU MN AMQUM AZA KI MShChITh IAUA ETh AOIR UIAI KMTsChQ BOINI ChThNIU

15 When the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying: 'Arise, take your wife, and your two daughters that are here; unless you be swept away in the iniquity of the city.'

TU UKMU AShChR OLA UIEITsU AMLEKIM BLUT LEMR QUM QCh ETh EShThK UETh ShThI BNThIK ANMTsETh FN ThSFA BOUN AOIR

16 But he lingered; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; IAUA being merciful unto him. They brought him forth, and set him without the city.

TZ UIThMAMA UIChZIQU AENShIM BIDU UBID EShThU UBID ShThI BNThIU BChMLTh IAUA OLIU UITsEAU UINChAU MChUTs LOIR

17 It came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said: 'Escape for your life; look not behind you, neither stay you in all the Plain; escape to the mountain, unless you be swept away.'

IZ UIAI KAUTsIEM EThM AChUTsA UIEMR AMLT OL NFShK EL ThBIT EChRIK UEL ThOMD BKL AKKR AARA AMLT FN ThSFA

18 Lot said unto them: 'Oh, not so, my lord;

ICh UIEMR LUT ELAM EL NE EDNI

19 behold now, your servant has found grace in your sight, and you have magnified your mercy, which you have shown unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, unless the evil overtake me, and I die.

IT ANA NE MTsE OBDK ChN BOINIK UThGDL ChSDK EShR OShITh OMDI LAChIUTh ETh NFShI UENKI LE EUKL LAMLT AARA FN ThDBQNI AROA UMThI

20 Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one; oh, let me escape thither--is it not a little one?--and my soul shall live.'

K ANA NE AOIR AZETh QRBA LNUS ShMA UAUE MTsOR EMLTA NE ShMA ALE MTsOR AUE UThChI NFShI

21 He said unto him: 'See, I have accepted you concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.

KE UIEMR ELIU ANA NShEThI FNIK GM LDBR AZA LBLThI AFKI ETh AOIR EShR DBRTh

22 Hasten you, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till you be come thither.'--Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.--

KB MAR AMLT ShMA KI LE EUKL LOShUTh DBR OD BEK ShMA OL KN QRE ShM AOIR TsUOR

23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot came unto Zoar.

KG AShMSh ITsE OL AERTs ULUT BE TsORA

24 Then IAUA caused to rain upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from IAUA out of heaven;

KD UIAUA AMTIR OL SDM UOL OMRA GFRITh UESh METh IAUA MN AShMIM

25 and He overthrow those cities, and all the Plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

KA UIAFK ETh AORIM AEL UETh KL AKKR UETh KL IShBI AORIM UTsMCh AEDMA

26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

KU UThBT EShThU MEChRIU UThAI NTsIB MLCh

27 Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before IAUA.

KZ UIShKM EBRAM BBQR EL AMQUM EShR OMD ShM ETh FNI IAUA

28 He looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the Plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace.

KCh UIShQF OL FNI SDM UOMRA UOL KL FNI ERTs AKKR UIRE UANA OLA QITR AERTs KQITR AKBShN

29 It came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the Plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the middle of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot dwelt.

KT UIAI BShChTh ELAIM ETh ORI AKKR UIZKR ELAIM ETh EBRAM UIShLCh ETh LUT MThUK AAFKA BAFK ETh AORIM EShR IShB BAN LUT

Lot Is Debased

30 Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar; and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.

L UIOL LUT MTsUOR UIShB BAR UShThI BNThIU OMU KI IRE LShBTh BTsUOR UIShB BMORA AUE UShThI BNThIU

31 The first-born said unto the younger: 'Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth.

LE UThEMR ABKIRA EL ATsOIRA EBINU ZQN UEISh EIN BERTs LBUE OLINU KDRK KL AERTs

32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.'

LB LKA NShQA ETh EBINU IIN UNShKBA OMU UNChIA MEBINU ZRO

33 They made their father drink wine that night. The first-born went in, and lay with her father; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

LG UThShQIN ETh EBIAN IIN BLILA AUE UThBE ABKIRA UThShKB ETh EBIA ULE IDO BShKBA UBQUMA

34 It came to pass on the morrow, that the first-born said unto the younger: 'Behold, I lay last night with my father. Let us make him drink wine this night also; and go you in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.'

LD UIAI MMChRTh UThEMR ABKIRA EL ATsOIRA AN ShKBThI EMSh ETh EBI NShQNU IIN GM ALILA UBEI ShKBI OMU UNChIA MEBINU ZRO

35 They made their father drink wine that night also. The younger arose, and lay with him; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

LA UThShQIN GM BLILA AAUE ETh EBIAN IIN UThQM ATsOIRA UThShKB OMU ULE IDO BShKBA UBQMA

36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

LU UThARIN ShThI BNUTh LUT MEBIAN

37 The first-born bore a son, and called his name Moab--the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

LZ UThLD ABKIRA BN UThQRE ShMU MUEB AUE EBI MUEB OD AIUM

38 The younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi--the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day. {S}

LCh UATsOIRA GM AUE ILDA BN UThQRE ShMU BN OMI AUE EBI BNI OMUN OD AIUM {S}

Chapter 20
Abraham's Treachery

1 Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar.

E UISO MShM EBRAM ERTsA ANGB UIShB BIN QDSh UBIN ShUR UIGR BGRR

2 Abraham said of Sarah his wife: 'She is my sister.' Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

B UIEMR EBRAM EL ShRA EShThU EChThI AUE UIShLCh EBIMLK MLK GRR UIQCh ETh ShRA

3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him: 'Behold, you shall die, because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man's wife.'

G UIBE ELAIM EL EBIMLK BChLUM ALILA UIEMR LU ANK MTh OL AEShA EShR LQChTh UAUE BOLTh BOL

4 Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said: 'Lord, will You slay even a righteous nation?

D UEBIMLK LE QRB ELIA UIEMR EDNI AGUI GM TsDIQ ThARG

5 Said he not himself unto me: She is my sister? and she, even she herself said: He is my brother. In the simplicity of my heart and the innocence of my hands have I done this.'

A ALE AUE EMR LI EChThI AUE UAIE GM AUE EMRA EChI AUE BThM LBBI UBNQIN KFI OShIThI ZETh

6 God said unto him in the dream: 'Yes, I know that in the simplicity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against Me. Therefore suffered I you not to touch her.

U UIEMR ELIU AELAIM BChLM GM ENKI IDOThI KI BThM LBBK OShITh ZETh UEChShK GM ENKI EUThK MChTU LI OL KN LE NThThIK LNGO ELIA

7 Now therefore restore the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for you, and you shall live; and if you restore her not, know you that you shall surely die, you, and all that are your.'

Z UOThA AShB EShTh AEISh KI NBIE AUE UIThFLL BODK UChIA UEM EINK MShIB DO KI MUTh ThMUTh EThA UKL EShR LK

8 Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears; and the men were sore afraid.

Ch UIShKM EBIMLK BBQR UIQRE LKL OBDIU UIDBR ETh KL ADBRIM AELA BEZNIAM UIIREU AENShIM MED

9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him: 'What have you done unto us? and wherein have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? you have done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.'

T UIQRE EBIMLK LEBRAM UIEMR LU MA OShITh LNU UMA ChTEThI LK KI ABETh OLI UOL MMLKThI ChTEA GDLA MOShIM EShR LE IOShU OShITh OMDI

10 Abimelech said unto Abraham: 'What saw you, that you have done this thing?'

I UIEMR EBIMLK EL EBRAM MA REITh KI OShITh ETh ADBR AZA

11 Abraham said: 'Because I thought: Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

IE UIEMR EBRAM KI EMRThI RQ EIN IRETh ELAIM BMQUM AZA UARGUNI OL DBR EShThI

12 Moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and so she became my wife.

IB UGM EMNA EChThI BTh EBI AUE EK LE BTh EMI UThAI LI LEShA

13 It came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her: This is your kindness which you shall show unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me: He is my brother.'

IG UIAI KEShR AThOU EThI ELAIM MBITh EBI UEMR LA ZA ChSDK EShR ThOShI OMDI EL KL AMQUM EShR NBUE ShMA EMRI LI EChI AUE

14 Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

ID UIQCh EBIMLK TsEN UBQR UOBDIM UShFChTh UIThN LEBRAM UIShB LU ETh ShRA EShThU

15 Abimelech said: 'Behold, my land is before you: dwell where it pleases you.'

TU UIEMR EBIMLK ANA ERTsI LFNIK BTUB BOINIK ShB

16 Unto Sarah he said: 'Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with you; and before all men you are righted.'

TZ ULShRA EMR ANA NThThI ELF KSF LEChIK ANA AUE LK KSUTh OINIM LKL EShR EThK UETh KL UNKChTh

17 Abraham prayed unto God; and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they bore children.

IZ UIThFLL EBRAM EL AELAIM UIRFE ELAIM ETh EBIMLK UETh EShThU UEMAThIU UILDU

18 For IAUA had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife. {S}

ICh KI OTsR OTsR IAUA BOD KL RChM LBITh EBIMLK OL DBR ShRA EShTh EBRAM {S}

Chapter 21
Isaac Is Born

1 IAUA remembered Sarah as He had said, and IAUA did unto Sarah as He had spoken.

E UIAUA FQD ETh ShRA KEShR EMR UIOSh IAUA LShRA KEShR DBR

2 Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

B UThAR UThLD ShRA LEBRAM BN LZQNIU LMUOD EShR DBR EThU ELAIM

3 Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.

G UIQRE EBRAM ETh ShM BNU ANULD LU EShR ILDA LU ShRA ITsChQ

4 Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.

D UIML EBRAM ETh ITsChQ BNU BN ShMNTh IMIM KEShR TsUA EThU ELAIM

5 Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

A UEBRAM BN METh ShNA BAULD LU ETh ITsChQ BNU

6 Sarah said: 'God has made laughter for me; every one that hears will laugh on account of me.'

U UThEMR ShRA TsChQ OShA LI ELAIM KL AShMO ITsChQ LI

7 She said: 'Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age.'

Z UThEMR MI MLL LEBRAM AINIQA BNIM ShRA KI ILDThI BN LZQNIU

8 The child grew, and was weaned. Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

Ch UIGDL AILD UIGML UIOSh EBRAM MShThA GDUL BIUM AGML ETh ITsChQ

9 Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, making sport.

T UThRE ShRA ETh BN AGR AMTsRITh EShR ILDA LEBRAM MTsChQ

10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham: 'Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.'

I UThEMR LEBRAM GRSh AEMA AZETh UETh BNA KI LE IIRSh BN AEMA AZETh OM BNI OM ITsChQ

11 The thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.

IE UIRO ADBR MED BOINI EBRAM OL EUDTh BNU

12 God said unto Abraham: 'Let it not be grievous in your sight because of the lad, and because of your bondwoman; in all that Sarah says unto you, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall seed be called to you.

IB UIEMR ELAIM EL EBRAM EL IRO BOINIK OL ANOR UOL EMThK KL EShR ThEMR ELIK ShRA ShMO BQLA KI BITsChQ IQRE LK ZRO

13 Also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is your seed.'

IG UGM ETh BN AEMA LGUI EShIMNU KI ZROK AUE

14 Abraham arose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away; and she departed, and strayed in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.

ID UIShKM EBRAM BBQR UIQCh LChM UChMTh MIM UIThN EL AGR ShM OL ShKMA UETh AILD UIShLChA UThLK UThThO BMDBR BER ShBO

15 The water in the bottle was spent, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

TU UIKLU AMIM MN AChMTh UThShLK ETh AILD ThChTh EChD AShIChM

16 She went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow-shot; for she said: 'Let me not look upon the death of the child.' She sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.

TZ UThLK UThShB LA MNGD ARChQ KMTChUI QShTh KI EMRA EL EREA BMUTh AILD UThShB MNGD UThShE ETh QLA UThBK

17 God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her: 'What ails you, Hagar? fear not; for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.

IZ UIShMO ELAIM ETh QUL ANOR UIQRE MLEK ELAIM EL AGR MN AShMIM UIEMR LA MA LK AGR EL ThIREI KI ShMO ELAIM EL QUL ANOR BEShR AUE ShM

18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him fast by your hand; for I will make him a great nation.'

ICh QUMI ShEI ETh ANOR UAChZIQI ETh IDK BU KI LGUI GDUL EShIMNU

19 God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.

IT UIFQCh ELAIM ETh OINIA UThRE BER MIM UThLK UThMLE ETh AChMTh MIM UThShQ ETh ANOR

20 God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

K UIAI ELAIM ETh ANOR UIGDL UIShB BMDBR UIAI RBA QShTh

21 He dwelt in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt. {P}

KE UIShB BMDBR FERN UThQCh LU EMU EShA MERTs MTsRIM {F}

22 It came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spoke unto Abraham, saying: 'God is with you in all that you do.

KB UIAI BOTh AAUE UIEMR EBIMLK UFIKL ShR TsBEU EL EBRAM LEMR ELAIM OMK BKL EShR EThA OShA

23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God that you will 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 you, you shall do unto me, and to the land wherein you have sojourned.'

KG UOThA AShBOA LI BELAIM ANA EM ThShQR LI ULNINI ULNKDI KChSD EShR OShIThI OMK ThOShA OMDI UOM AERTs EShR GRThA BA

24 Abraham said: 'I will swear.'

KD UIEMR EBRAM ENKI EShBO

25 Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

KA UAUKCh EBRAM ETh EBIMLK OL EDUTh BER AMIM EShR GZLU OBDI EBIMLK

26 Abimelech said: 'I know not who has done this thing; neither didst you tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day.'

KU UIEMR EBIMLK LE IDOThI MI OShA ETh ADBR AZA UGM EThA LE AGDTh LI UGM ENKI LE ShMOThI BLThI AIUM

27 Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and they two made a covenant.

KZ UIQCh EBRAM TsEN UBQR UIThN LEBIMLK UIKRThU ShNIAM BRITh

28 Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves.

KCh UITsB EBRAM ETh ShBO KBShTh ATsEN LBDAN

29 Abimelech said unto Abraham: 'What mean these seven ewe-lambs which you have set by themselves?'

KT UIEMR EBIMLK EL EBRAM MA ANA ShBO KBShTh AELA EShR ATsBTh LBDNA

30 He said: 'Verily, these seven ewe-lambs shall you take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have dug this well.'

L UIEMR KI ETh ShBO KBShTh ThQCh MIDI BOBUR ThAIA LI LODA KI ChFRThI ETh ABER AZETh

31 Wherefore that place was called Beer-sheba; because there they swore both of them.

LE OL KN QRE LMQUM AAUE BER ShBO KI ShM NShBOU ShNIAM

32 So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba; and Abimelech rose up, and Phicol the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

LB UIKRThU BRITh BBER ShBO UIQM EBIMLK UFIKL ShR TsBEU UIShBU EL ERTs FLShThIM

33 Abraham planted a tamarisk-tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of IAUA, the Everlasting God.

LG UITO EShL BBER ShBO UIQRE ShM BShM IAUA EL OULM

34 Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days. {P}

LD UIGR EBRAM BERTs FLShThIM IMIM RBIM {F}

Chapter 22
The Offering of Isaac

1 It came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him: 'Abraham'; and he said: 'Here am I.'

E UIAI EChR ADBRIM AELA UAELAIM NSA ETh EBRAM UIEMR ELIU EBRAM UIEMR ANNI

2 He said: 'Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, even Isaac, and get you into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell you of.'

B UIEMR QCh NE ETh BNK ETh IChIDK EShR EABTh ETh ITsChQ ULK LK EL ERTs AMRIA UAOLAU ShM LOLA OL EChD AARIM EShR EMR ELIK

3 Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he cleaved the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

G UIShKM EBRAM BBQR UIChBSh ETh ChMRU UIQCh ETh ShNI NORIU EThU UETh ITsChQ BNU UIBQO OTsI OLA UIQM UILK EL AMQUM EShR EMR LU AELAIM

4 On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

D BIUM AShLIShI UIShE EBRAM ETh OINIU UIRE ETh AMQUM MRChQ

5 Abraham said unto his young men: 'Abide you here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come back to you.'

A UIEMR EBRAM EL NORIU ShBU LKM FA OM AChMUR UENI UANOR NLKA OD KA UNShThChUA UNShUBA ELIKM

6 Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took in his hand the fire and the knife; and they went both of them together.

U UIQCh EBRAM ETh OTsI AOLA UIShM OL ITsChQ BNU UIQCh BIDU ETh AESh UETh AMEKLTh UILKU ShNIAM IChDU

7 Isaac spoke unto Abraham his father, and said: 'My father.' He said: 'Here am I, my son.' He said: 'Behold the fire and the wood; but where is the lamb for a burnt-offering?'

Z UIEMR ITsChQ EL EBRAM EBIU UIEMR EBI UIEMR ANNI BNI UIEMR ANA AESh UAOTsIM UEIA AShA LOLA

8 Abraham said: 'God will provide Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son.' So they went both of them together.

Ch UIEMR EBRAM ELAIM IREA LU AShA LOLA BNI UILKU ShNIAM IChDU

9 They came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.

T UIBEU EL AMQUM EShR EMR LU AELAIM UIBN ShM EBRAM ETh AMZBCh UIORK ETh AOTsIM UIOQD ETh ITsChQ BNU UIShM EThU OL AMZBCh MMOL LOTsIM

10 Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

I UIShLCh EBRAM ETh IDU UIQCh ETh AMEKLTh LShChT ETh BNU

11 The angel of IAUA called unto him out of heaven, and said: 'Abraham, Abraham.' He said: 'Here am I.'

IE UIQRE ELIU MLEK IAUA MN AShMIM UIEMR EBRAM EBRAM UIEMR ANNI

12 He said: 'Lay not your hand upon the lad, neither do you any thing unto him; for now I know that you are a God-fearing man, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.'

IB UIEMR EL ThShLCh IDK EL ANOR UEL ThOSh LU MEUMA KI OThA IDOThI KI IRE ELAIM EThA ULE ChShKTh ETh BNK ETh IChIDK MMNI

13 Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.

IG UIShE EBRAM ETh OINIU UIRE UANA EIL EChR NEChZ BSBK BQRNIU UILK EBRAM UIQCh ETh AEIL UIOLAU LOLA ThChTh BNU

14 Abraham called the name of that place IAUA-irea; as it is said to this day: 'In the mount where IAUA is seen.'

ID UIQRE EBRAM ShM AMQUM AAUE IAUA IREA EShR IEMR AIUM BAR IAUA IREA

15 The angel of IAUA called unto Abraham a second time out of heaven,

TU UIQRE MLEK IAUA EL EBRAM ShNITh MN AShMIM

16 and said: 'By Myself have I sworn, says IAUA, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,

TZ UIEMR BI NShBOThI NEM IAUA KI ION EShR OShITh ETh ADBR AZA ULE ChShKTh ETh BNK ETh IChIDK

17 that in blessing I will bless you, and in increasing I will increase your seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

IZ KI BRK EBRKK UARBA ERBA ETh ZROK KKUKBI AShMIM UKChUL EShR OL ShFTh AIM UIRSh ZROK ETh ShOR EIBIU

18 and in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because you have hearkened to My voice.'

ICh UAThBRKU BZROK KL GUII AERTs OQB EShR ShMOTh BQLI

19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba. {P}

IT UIShB EBRAM EL NORIU UIQMU UILKU IChDU EL BER ShBO UIShB EBRAM BBER ShBO {F}

20 It came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying: 'Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children unto your brother Nahor:

K UIAI EChRI ADBRIM AELA UIGD LEBRAM LEMR ANA ILDA MLKA GM AUE BNIM LNChUR EChIK

21 Uz his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram;

KE ETh OUTs BKRU UETh BUZ EChIU UETh QMUEL EBI ERM

22 and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.'

KB UETh KShD UETh ChZU UETh FLDSh UETh IDLF UETh BThUEL

23 Bethuel begot Rebekah; these eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

KG UBThUEL ILD ETh RBQA ShMNA ELA ILDA MLKA LNChUR EChI EBRAM

24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah. {P}

KD UFILGShU UShMA REUMA UThLD GM AUE ETh TBCh UETh GChM UETh ThChSh UETh MOKA {F}

Chapter 23
Death and Burial of Sarah

1 The life of Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years; these were the years of the life of Sarah.

E UIAIU ChII ShRA MEA ShNA UOShRIM ShNA UShBO ShNIM ShNI ChII ShRA

2 Sarah died in Kiriatharba--the same is Hebron--in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

B UThMTh ShRA BQRITh ERBO AUE ChBRUN BERTs KNON UIBE EBRAM LSFD LShRA ULBKThA

3 Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke unto the children of Heth, saying:

G UIQM EBRAM MOL FNI MThU UIDBR EL BNI ChTh LEMR

4 'I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.'

D GR UThUShB ENKI OMKM ThNU LI EChZTh QBR OMKM UEQBRA MThI MLFNI

5 The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him:

A UIONU BNI ChTh ETh EBRAM LEMR LU

6 'Hear us, my lord: you are a mighty prince among us; in the choice of our tombs bury your dead; none of us shall withhold from you his tomb, but that you may bury your dead.'

U ShMONU EDNI NShIE ELAIM EThA BThUKNU BMBChR QBRINU QBR ETh MThK EISh MMNU ETh QBRU LE IKLA MMK MQBR MThK

7 Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

Z UIQM EBRAM UIShThChU LOM AERTs LBNI ChTh

8 He spoke with them, saying: 'If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

Ch UIDBR EThM LEMR EM ISh ETh NFShKM LQBR ETh MThI MLFNI ShMOUNI UFGOU LI BOFRUN BN TsChR

9 that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field; for the full price let him give it to me in the middle of you for a possession of a burying-place.'

T UIThN LI ETh MORTh AMKFLA EShR LU EShR BQTsA ShDAU BKSF MLE IThNNA LI BThUKKM LEChZTh QBR

10 Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying:

I UOFRUN IShB BThUK BNI ChTh UION OFRUN AChThI ETh EBRAM BEZNI BNI ChTh LKL BEI ShOR OIRU LEMR

11 'Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I you, and the cave that is therein, I give it you; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it you; bury your dead.'

IE LE EDNI ShMONI AShDA NThThI LK UAMORA EShR BU LK NThThIA LOINI BNI OMI NThThIA LK QBR MThK

12 Abraham bowed down before the people of the land.

IB UIShThChU EBRAM LFNI OM AERTs

13 He spoke unto Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying: 'But if you will, I pray you, hear me: I will give the price of the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.'

IG UIDBR EL OFRUN BEZNI OM AERTs LEMR EK EM EThA LU ShMONI NThThI KSF AShDA QCh MMNI UEQBRA ETh MThI ShMA

14 Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him:

ID UION OFRUN ETh EBRAM LEMR LU

15 'My lord, hearken unto me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and you? bury therefore your dead.'

TU EDNI ShMONI ERTs ERBO METh ShQL KSF BINI UBINK MA AUE UETh MThK QBR

16 Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.

TZ UIShMO EBRAM EL OFRUN UIShQL EBRAM LOFRN ETh AKSF EShR DBR BEZNI BNI ChTh ERBO MEUTh ShQL KSF OBR LSChR

17 So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border thereof round about, were made sure

IZ UIQM ShDA OFRUN EShR BMKFLA EShR LFNI MMRE AShDA UAMORA EShR BU UKL AOTs EShR BShDA EShR BKL GBLU SBIB

18 unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

ICh LEBRAM LMQNA LOINI BNI ChTh BKL BEI ShOR OIRU

19 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre--the same is Hebron--in the land of Canaan.

IT UEChRI KN QBR EBRAM ETh ShRA EShThU EL MORTh ShDA AMKFLA OL FNI MMRE AUE ChBRUN BERTs KNON

20 The field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Heth. {S}

K UIQM AShDA UAMORA EShR BU LEBRAM LEChZTh QBR METh BNI ChTh {S}

Chapter 24
A Bride for Isaac

1 Abraham was old, well stricken in age; and IAUA had blessed Abraham in all things.

E UEBRAM ZQN BE BIMIM UIAUA BRK ETh EBRAM BKL

2 Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had: 'Put, I pray you, your hand under my thigh.

B UIEMR EBRAM EL OBDU ZQN BIThU AMShL BKL EShR LU ShIM NE IDK ThChTh IRKI

3 I will make you swear by IAUA, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell.

G UEShBIOK BIAUA ELAI AShMIM UELAI AERTs EShR LE ThQCh EShA LBNI MBNUTh AKNONI EShR ENKI IUShB BQRBU

4 But you shall go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son, even for Isaac.'

D KI EL ERTsI UEL MULDThI ThLK ULQChTh EShA LBNI LITsChQ

5 The servant said unto him: 'Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land; must I needs bring your son back unto the land from whence you came?'

A UIEMR ELIU AOBD EULI LE ThEBA AEShA LLKTh EChRI EL AERTs AZETh AAShB EShIB ETh BNK EL AERTs EShR ITsETh MShM

6 Abraham said unto him: 'Beware you that you bring not my son back thither.

U UIEMR ELIU EBRAM AShMR LK FN ThShIB ETh BNI ShMA

7 IAUA, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spoke unto me, and who swore unto me, saying: Unto your seed will I give this land; He will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from thence.

Z IAUA ELAI AShMIM EShR LQChNI MBITh EBI UMERTs MULDThI UEShR DBR LI UEShR NShBO LI LEMR LZROK EThN ETh AERTs AZETh AUE IShLCh MLEKU LFNIK ULQChTh EShA LBNI MShM

8 If the woman be not willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath; only you shall not bring my son back thither.'

Ch UEM LE ThEBA AEShA LLKTh EChRIK UNQITh MShBOThI ZETh RQ ETh BNI LE ThShB ShMA

9 The servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

T UIShM AOBD ETh IDU ThChTh IRK EBRAM EDNIU UIShBO LU OL ADBR AZA

10 The servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed; having all goodly things of his master's in his hand; and he arose, and went to Aram-naharaim, unto the city of Nahor.

I UIQCh AOBD OShRA GMLIM MGMLI EDNIU UILK UKL TUB EDNIU BIDU UIQM UILK EL ERM NARIM EL OIR NChUR

11 He made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.

IE UIBRK AGMLIM MChUTs LOIR EL BER AMIM LOTh ORB LOTh TsETh AShEBTh

12 He said: 'O IAUA, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray You, good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham.

IB UIEMR IAUA ELAI EDNI EBRAM AQRA NE LFNI AIUM UOShA ChSD OM EDNI EBRAM

13 Behold, I stand by the fountain of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water.

IG ANA ENKI NTsB OL OIN AMIM UBNUTh ENShI AOIR ITsETh LShEB MIM

14 So let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say: Let down your pitcher, I pray you, that I may drink; and she shall say: Drink, and I will give your camels drink also; let the same be she that You have appointed for Your servant, even for Isaac; and thereby shall I know that You have shown kindness unto my master.'

ID UAIA ANOR EShR EMR ELIA ATI NE KDK UEShThA UEMRA ShThA UGM GMLIK EShQA EThA AKChTh LOBDK LITsChQ UBA EDO KI OShITh ChSD OM EDNI

15 It came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

TU UIAI AUE TRM KLA LDBR UANA RBQA ITsETh EShR ILDA LBThUEL BN MLKA EShTh NChUR EChI EBRAM UKDA OL ShKMA

16 The damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her; and she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

TZ UANOR TBTh MREA MED BThULA UEISh LE IDOA UThRD AOINA UThMLE KDA UThOL

17 The servant ran to meet her, and said: 'Give me to drink, I pray you, a little water of your pitcher.'

IZ UIRTs AOBD LQREThA UIEMR AGMIEINI NE MOT MIM MKDK

18 She said: 'Drink, my lord'; and she hastened, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.

ICh UThEMR ShThA EDNI UThMAR UThRD KDA OL IDA UThShQAU

19 When she had done giving him drink, she said: 'I will draw for your camels also, until they have done drinking.'

IT UThKL LAShQThU UThEMR GM LGMLIK EShEB OD EM KLU LShThTh

20 She hastened, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.

K UThMAR UThOR KDA EL AShQTh UThRTs OUD EL ABER LShEB UThShEB LKL GMLIU

21 The man looked steadily on her; holding his peace, to know whether IAUA had made his journey prosperous or not.

KE UAEISh MShThEA LA MChRISh LDOTh AATsLICh IAUA DRKU EM LE

22 It came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;

KB UIAI KEShR KLU AGMLIM LShThUTh UIQCh AEISh NZM ZAB BQO MShQLU UShNI TsMIDIM OL IDIA OShRA ZAB MShQLM

23 and said: 'Whose daughter are you? tell me, I pray you. Is there room in your father's house for us to lodge in?'

KG UIEMR BTh MI ETh AGIDI NE LI AISh BITh EBIK MQUM LNU LLIN

24 She said unto him: 'I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore unto Nahor.'

KD UThEMR ELIU BTh BThUEL ENKI BN MLKA EShR ILDA LNChUR

25 She said moreover unto him: 'We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.'

KA UThEMR ELIU GM ThBN GM MSFUE RB OMNU GM MQUM LLUN

26 The man bowed his head, and prostrated himself before IAUA.

KU UIQD AEISh UIShThChU LIAUA

27 He said: 'Blessed be IAUA, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master; as for me, IAUA has led me in the way to the house of my master's brethren.'

KZ UIEMR BRUK IAUA ELAI EDNI EBRAM EShR LE OZB ChSDU UEMThU MOM EDNI ENKI BDRK NChNI IAUA BITh EChI EDNI

28 The damsel ran, and told her mother's house according to these words.

KCh UThRTs ANOR UThGD LBITh EMA KDBRIM AELA

29 Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban; and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the fountain.

KT ULRBQA ECh UShMU LBN UIRTs LBN EL AEISh AChUTsA EL AOIN

30 It came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying: 'Thus spoke the man unto me,' that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the fountain.

L UIAI KRETh ETh ANZM UETh ATsMDIM OL IDI EChThU UKShMOU ETh DBRI RBQA EChThU LEMR KA DBR ELI AEISh UIBE EL AEISh UANA OMD OL AGMLIM OL AOIN

31 He said: 'Come in, you blessed of IAUA; wherefore stand you without? for I have cleared the house, and made room for the camels.'

LE UIEMR BUE BRUK IAUA LMA ThOMD BChUTs UENKI FNIThI ABITh UMQUM LGMLIM

32 The man came into the house, and he ungirded the camels; and he gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men that were with him.

LB UIBE AEISh ABIThA UIFThCh AGMLIM UIThN ThBN UMSFUE LGMLIM UMIM LRChTs RGLIU URGLI AENShIM EShR EThU

33 There was set food before him to eat; but he said: 'I will not eat, until I have told mine errand.' He said: 'Speak on.'

LG UIIShM (UIUShM) LFNIU LEKL UIEMR LE EKL OD EM DBRThI DBRI UIEMR DBR

34 He said: 'I am Abraham's servant.

LD UIEMR OBD EBRAM ENKI

35 IAUA has blessed my master greatly; and he is become great; and He has given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and men-servants and maid-servants, and camels and asses.

LA UIAUA BRK ETh EDNI MED UIGDL UIThN LU TsEN UBQR UKSF UZAB UOBDM UShFChTh UGMLIM UChMRIM

36 Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was old; and unto him has he given all that he has.

LU UThLD ShRA EShTh EDNI BN LEDNI EChRI ZQNThA UIThN LU ETh KL EShR LU

37 My master made me swear, saying: You shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell.

LZ UIShBONI EDNI LEMR LE ThQCh EShA LBNI MBNUTh AKNONI EShR ENKI IShB BERTsU

38 But you shall go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.

LCh EM LE EL BITh EBI ThLK UEL MShFChThI ULQChTh EShA LBNI

39 I said unto my master: Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

LT UEMR EL EDNI ELI LE ThLK AEShA EChRI

40 He said unto me: IAUA, before whom I walk, will send His angel with you, and prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house;

M UIEMR ELI IAUA EShR AThALKThI LFNIU IShLCh MLEKU EThK UATsLICh DRKK ULQChTh EShA LBNI MMShFChThI UMBITh EBI

41 then shall you be clear from my oath, when you come to my kindred; and if they give her not to you, you shall be clear from my oath.

ME EZ ThNQA MELThI KI ThBUE EL MShFChThI UEM LE IThNU LK UAIITh NQI MELThI

42 I came this day unto the fountain, and said: O IAUA, the God of my master Abraham, if now You do prosper my way which I go:

MB UEBE AIUM EL AOIN UEMR IAUA ELAI EDNI EBRAM EM IShK NE MTsLICh DRKI EShR ENKI ALK OLIA

43 behold, I stand by the fountain of water; and let it come to pass, that the maiden that comes forth to draw, to whom I shall say: Give me, I pray you, a little water from your pitcher to drink;

MG ANA ENKI NTsB OL OIN AMIM UAIA AOLMA AITsETh LShEB UEMRThI ELIA AShQINI NE MOT MIM MKDK

44 and she shall say to me: Both drink you, and I will also draw for your camels; let the same be the woman whom IAUA has appointed for my master's son.

MD UEMRA ELI GM EThA ShThA UGM LGMLIK EShEB AUE AEShA EShR AKICh IAUA LBN EDNI

45 Before I had done speaking to my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the fountain, and drew. I said unto her: Let me drink, I pray you.

MA ENI TRM EKLA LDBR EL LBI UANA RBQA ITsETh UKDA OL ShKMA UThRD AOINA UThShEB UEMR ELIA AShQINI NE

46 She made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said: Drink, and I will give your camels drink also. So I drank, and she made the camels drink also.

MU UThMAR UThURD KDA MOLIA UThEMR ShThA UGM GMLIK EShQA UEShTh UGM AGMLIM AShQThA

47 I asked her, and said: Whose daughter are you? She said: The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore unto him. I put the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands.

MZ UEShEL EThA UEMR BTh MI ETh UThEMR BTh BThUEL BN NChUR EShR ILDA LU MLKA UEShM ANZM OL EFA UATsMIDIM OL IDIA

48 I bowed my head, and prostrated myself before IAUA, and blessed IAUA, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son.

MCh UEQD UEShThChUA LIAUA UEBRK ETh IAUA ELAI EDNI EBRAM EShR ANChNI BDRK EMTh LQChTh ETh BTh EChI EDNI LBNU

49 Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.'

MT UOThA EM IShKM OShIM ChSD UEMTh ETh EDNI AGIDU LI UEM LE AGIDU LI UEFNA OL IMIN EU OL ShMEL

50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said: 'The thing proceeds from IAUA; we cannot speak unto you bad or good.

N UION LBN UBThUEL UIEMRU MIAUA ITsE ADBR LE NUKL DBR ELIK RO EU TUB

51 Behold, Rebekah is before you, take her, and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as IAUA has spoken.'

NE ANA RBQA LFNIK QCh ULK UThAI EShA LBN EDNIK KEShR DBR IAUA

52 It came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth unto IAUA.

NB UIAI KEShR ShMO OBD EBRAM ETh DBRIAM UIShThChU ERTsA LIAUA

53 The servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah; he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.

NG UIUTsE AOBD KLI KSF UKLI ZAB UBGDIM UIThN LRBQA UMGDNTh NThN LEChIA ULEMA

54 They did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said: 'Send me away unto my master.'

ND UIEKLU UIShThU AUE UAENShIM EShR OMU UILINU UIQUMU BBQR UIEMR ShLChNI LEDNI

55 Her brother and her mother said: 'Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.'

NA UIEMR EChIA UEMA ThShB ANOR EThNU IMIM EU OShUR EChR ThLK

56 He said unto them: 'Delay me not, seeing IAUA has prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.'

NU UIEMR ELAM EL ThEChRU EThI UIAUA ATsLICh DRKI ShLChUNI UELKA LEDNI

57 They said: 'We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth.'

NZ UIEMRU NQRE LNOR UNShELA ETh FIA

58 They called Rebekah, and said unto her: 'Will you go with this man?' She said: 'I will go.'

NCh UIQREU LRBQA UIEMRU ELIA AThLKI OM AEISh AZA UThEMR ELK

59 They sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.

NT UIShLChU ETh RBQA EChThM UETh MNQThA UETh OBD EBRAM UETh ENShIU

60 They blessed Rebekah, and said unto her: 'Our sister, be you the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your seed possess the gate of those that hate them.'

S UIBRKU ETh RBQA UIEMRU LA EChThNU ETh AII LELFI RBBA UIIRSh ZROK ETh ShOR ShNEIU

61 Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man. The servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

SE UThQM RBQA UNORThIA UThRKBNA OL AGMLIM UThLKNA EChRI AEISh UIQCh AOBD ETh RBQA UILK

62 Isaac came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the land of the South.

SB UITsChQ BE MBUE BER LChI REI UAUE IUShB BERTs ANGB

63 Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide; and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming.

SG UITsE ITsChQ LShUCh BShDA LFNUTh ORB UIShE OINIU UIRE UANA GMLIM BEIM

64 Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel.

SD UThShE RBQA ETh OINIA UThRE ETh ITsChQ UThFL MOL AGML

65 She said unto the servant: 'What man is this that walks in the field to meet us?' The servant said: 'It is my master.' She took her veil, and covered herself.

SA UThEMR EL AOBD MI AEISh ALZA AALK BShDA LQREThNU UIEMR AOBD AUE EDNI UThQCh ATsOIF UThThKS

66 The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.

SU UISFR AOBD LITsChQ ETh KL ADBRIM EShR OShA

67 Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her. Isaac was comforted for his mother. {P}

SZ UIBEA ITsChQ AEALA ShRA EMU UIQCh ETh RBQA UThAI LU LEShA UIEABA UINChM ITsChQ EChRI EMU {F}

Chapter 25
Abraham's Death

1 Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.

E UISF EBRAM UIQCh EShA UShMA QTURA

2 She bore him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

B UThLD LU ETh ZMRN UETh IQShN UETh MDN UETh MDIN UETh IShBQ UETh ShUCh

3 Jokshan begot Sheba, and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

G UIQShN ILD ETh ShBE UETh DDN UBNI DDN AIU EShURM ULTUShM ULEMIM

4 The sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

D UBNI MDIN OIFA UOFR UChNK UEBIDO UELDOA KL ELA BNI QTURA

5 Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.

A UIThN EBRAM ETh KL EShR LU LITsChQ

6 But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

U ULBNI AFILGShIM EShR LEBRAM NThN EBRAM MThNTh UIShLChM MOL ITsChQ BNU BOUDNU ChI QDMA EL ERTs QDM

7 These are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, a hundred threescore and fifteen years.

Z UELA IMI ShNI ChII EBRAM EShR ChI METh ShNA UShBOIM ShNA UChMSh ShNIM

8 Abraham expired, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

Ch UIGUO UIMTh EBRAM BShIBA TUBA ZQN UShBO UIESF EL OMIU

9 Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;

T UIQBRU EThU ITsChQ UIShMOEL BNIU EL MORTh AMKFLA EL ShDA OFRN BN TsChR AChThI EShR OL FNI MMRE

10 the field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth; there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

I AShDA EShR QNA EBRAM METh BNI ChTh ShMA QBR EBRAM UShRA EShThU

11 It came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son; and Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi. {P}

IE UIAI EChRI MUTh EBRAM UIBRK ELAIM ETh ITsChQ BNU UIShB ITsChQ OM BER LChI REI {F}

12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore unto Abraham.

IB UELA ThLDTh IShMOEL BN EBRAM EShR ILDA AGR AMTsRITh ShFChTh ShRA LEBRAM

13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

IG UELA ShMUTh BNI IShMOEL BShMThM LThULDThM BKR IShMOEL NBITh UQDR UEDBEL UMBShM

14 and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa;

ID UMShMO UDUMA UMShE

15 Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedem;

TU ChDD UThIME ITUR NFISh UQDMA

16 these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their nations.

TZ ELA AM BNI IShMOEL UELA ShMThM BChTsRIAM UBTIRThM ShNIM OShR NShIEM LEMThM

17 These are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and seven years; and he expired and died; and was gathered unto his people.

IZ UELA ShNI ChII IShMOEL METh ShNA UShLShIM ShNA UShBO ShNIM UIGUO UIMTh UIESF EL OMIU

18 They dwelt from Havilah unto Shur that is before Egypt, as you go toward Asshur: over against all his brethren he did settle. {P}

ICh UIShKNU MChUILA OD ShUR EShR OL FNI MTsRIM BEKA EShURA OL FNI KL EChIU NFL {F}

19 These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begot Isaac.

IT UELA ThULDTh ITsChQ BN EBRAM EBRAM AULID ETh ITsChQ

20 Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean, of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife.

K UIAI ITsChQ BN ERBOIM ShNA BQChThU ETh RBQA BTh BThUEL AERMI MFDN ERM EChUTh LBN AERMI LU LEShA

21 Isaac entreated IAUA for his wife, because she was barren; and IAUA let Himself be entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

KE UIOThR ITsChQ LIAUA LNKCh EShThU KI OQRA AUE UIOThR LU IAUA UThAR RBQA EShThU

22 The children struggled together within her; and she said: 'If it be so, wherefore do I live?' She went to inquire of IAUA.

KB UIThRTsTsU ABNIM BQRBA UThEMR EM KN LMA ZA ENKI UThLK LDRSh ETh IAUA

23 IAUA said unto her: Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples shall be separated from your bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

KG UIEMR IAUA LA ShNI GIIM BBTNK UShNI LEMIM MMOIK IFRDU ULEM MLEM IEMTs URB IOBD TsOIR

24 When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

KD UIMLEU IMIA LLDTh UANA ThUMM BBTNA

25 The first came forth ruddy, all over like a hairy mantle; and they called his name Esau.

KA UITsE AREShUN EDMUNI KLU KEDRTh ShOR UIQREU ShMU OShU

26 After that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob. Isaac was threescore years old when she bore them.

KU UEChRI KN ITsE EChIU UIDU EChZTh BOQB OShU UIQRE ShMU IOQB UITsChQ BN ShShIM ShNA BLDTh EThM

27 The boys grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.

KZ UIGDLU ANORIM UIAI OShU EISh IDO TsID EISh ShDA UIOQB EISh ThM IShB EALIM

28 Now Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison; and Rebekah loved Jacob.

KCh UIEAB ITsChQ ETh OShU KI TsID BFIU URBQA EABTh ETh IOQB

29 Jacob sod pottage; and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint.

KT UIZD IOQB NZID UIBE OShU MN AShDA UAUE OIF

30 Esau said to Jacob: 'Let me swallow, I pray you, some of this red, red pottage; for I am faint.' Therefore was his name called Edom.

L UIEMR OShU EL IOQB ALOITNI NE MN AEDM AEDM AZA KI OIF ENKI OL KN QRE ShMU EDUM

31 Jacob said: 'Sell me first your birthright.'

LE UIEMR IOQB MKRA KIUM ETh BKRThK LI

32 Esau said: 'Behold, I am at the point to die; and what profit shall the birthright do to me?'

LB UIEMR OShU ANA ENKI AULK LMUTh ULMA ZA LI BKRA

33 Jacob said: 'Swear to me first'; and he swore unto him; and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

LG UIEMR IOQB AShBOA LI KIUM UIShBO LU UIMKR ETh BKRThU LIOQB

34 Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright. {P}

LD UIOQB NThN LOShU LChM UNZID ODShIM UIEKL UIShTh UIQM UILK UIBZ OShU ETh ABKRA {F}

Chapter 26
Isaac Settles in Gerar

1 There was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

E UIAI ROB BERTs MLBD AROB AREShUN EShR AIA BIMI EBRAM UILK ITsChQ EL EBIMLK MLK FLShThIM GRRA

2 IAUA appeared unto him, and said: 'Go not down unto Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell you of.

B UIRE ELIU IAUA UIEMR EL ThRD MTsRIMA ShKN BERTs EShR EMR ELIK

3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you; for unto you, and unto your seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore unto Abraham your father;

G GUR BERTs AZETh UEAIA OMK UEBRKK KI LK ULZROK EThN ETh KL AERTsTh AEL UAQMThI ETh AShBOA EShR NShBOThI LEBRAM EBIK

4 and I will increase your seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto your seed all these lands; and by your seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves;

D UARBIThI ETh ZROK KKUKBI AShMIM UNThThI LZROK ETh KL AERTsTh AEL UAThBRKU BZROK KL GUII AERTs

5 because that Abraham hearkened to My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.'

A OQB EShR ShMO EBRAM BQLI UIShMR MShMRThI MTsUThI ChQUThI UThURThI

6 Isaac dwelt in Gerar.

U UIShB ITsChQ BGRR

7 The men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said: 'She is my sister'; for he feared to say: 'My wife'; 'unless the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she is fair to look upon.'

Z UIShELU ENShI AMQUM LEShThU UIEMR EChThI AUE KI IRE LEMR EShThI FN IARGNI ENShI AMQUM OL RBQA KI TUBTh MREA AUE

8 It came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

Ch UIAI KI ERKU LU ShM AIMIM UIShQF EBIMLK MLK FLShThIM BOD AChLUN UIRE UANA ITsChQ MTsChQ ETh RBQA EShThU

9 Abimelech called Isaac, and said: 'Behold, of a surety she is your wife; and how said you: She is my sister?' Isaac said unto him: 'Because I said: Unless I die because of her.'

T UIQRE EBIMLK LITsChQ UIEMR EK ANA EShThK AUE UEIK EMRTh EChThI AUE UIEMR ELIU ITsChQ KI EMRThI FN EMUTh OLIA

10 Abimelech said: 'What is this you have done unto us? one of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guiltiness upon us.'

I UIEMR EBIMLK MA ZETh OShITh LNU KMOT ShKB EChD AOM ETh EShThK UABETh OLINU EShM

11 Abimelech charged all the people, saying: 'He that touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.'

IE UITsU EBIMLK ETh KL AOM LEMR ANGO BEISh AZA UBEShThU MUTh IUMTh

12 Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold; and IAUA blessed him.

IB UIZRO ITsChQ BERTs AAUE UIMTsE BShNA AAUE MEA ShORIM UIBRKAU IAUA

13 The man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great.

IG UIGDL AEISh UILK ALUK UGDL OD KI GDL MED

14 He had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household; and the Philistines envied him.

ID UIAI LU MQNA TsEN UMQNA BQR UOBDA RBA UIQNEU EThU FLShThIM

15 Now all the wells which his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

TU UKL ABERTh EShR ChFRU OBDI EBIU BIMI EBRAM EBIU SThMUM FLShThIM UIMLEUM OFR

16 Abimelech said unto Isaac: 'Go from us; for you are much mightier than we.'

TZ UIEMR EBIMLK EL ITsChQ LK MOMNU KI OTsMTh MMNU MED

17 Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

IZ UILK MShM ITsChQ UIChN BNChL GRR UIShB ShM

18 Isaac dug again the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham; and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

ICh UIShB ITsChQ UIChFR ETh BERTh AMIM EShR ChFRU BIMI EBRAM EBIU UISThMUM FLShThIM EChRI MUTh EBRAM UIQRE LAN ShMUTh KShMTh EShR QRE LAN EBIU

19 Isaac's servants dug in the valley, and found there a well of living water.

IT UIChFRU OBDI ITsChQ BNChL UIMTsEU ShM BER MIM ChIIM

20 The herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdsmen, saying: 'The water is ours.' He called the name of the well Esek; because they contended with him.

K UIRIBU ROI GRR OM ROI ITsChQ LEMR LNU AMIM UIQRE ShM ABER OShQ KI AThOShQU OMU

21 They dug another well, and they strove for that also. He called the name of it Sitnah.

KE UIChFRU BER EChRTh UIRIBU GM OLIA UIQRE ShMA ShTNA

22 He removed from thence, and dug another well; and for that they strove not. He called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said: 'For now IAUA has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.'

KB UIOThQ MShM UIChFR BER EChRTh ULE RBU OLIA UIQRE ShMA RChBUTh UIEMR KI OThA ARChIB IAUA LNU UFRINU BERTs

23 He went up from thence to Beer-sheba.

KG UIOL MShM BER ShBO

24 IAUA appeared unto him the same night, and said: 'I am the God of Abraham your father. Fear not, for I am with you, and will bless you, and increase your seed for My servant Abraham's sake.'

KD UIRE ELIU IAUA BLILA AAUE UIEMR ENKI ELAI EBRAM EBIK EL ThIRE KI EThK ENKI UBRKThIK UARBIThI ETh ZROK BOBUR EBRAM OBDI

25 He built an altar there, and called upon the name of IAUA, and pitched his tent there; and there Isaac's servants dug a well.

KA UIBN ShM MZBCh UIQRE BShM IAUA UIT ShM EALU UIKRU ShM OBDI ITsChQ BER

26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his host.

KU UEBIMLK ALK ELIU MGRR UEChZTh MROAU UFIKL ShR TsBEU

27 Isaac said unto them: 'Wherefore are you come unto me, seeing you hate me, and have sent me away from you?'

KZ UIEMR ELAM ITsChQ MDUO BEThM ELI UEThM ShNEThM EThI UThShLChUNI METhKM

28 They said: 'We saw plainly that IAUA was with you; and we said: Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you;

KCh UIEMRU REU REINU KI AIA IAUA OMK UNEMR ThAI NE ELA BINUThINU BININU UBINK UNKRThA BRITh OMK

29 that you will do us no hurt, as we have not touched you, and as we have done unto you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace; you are now the blessed of IAUA.'

KT EM ThOShA OMNU ROA KEShR LE NGONUK UKEShR OShINU OMK RQ TUB UNShLChK BShLUM EThA OThA BRUK IAUA

30 He made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

L UIOSh LAM MShThA UIEKLU UIShThU

31 They rose up betimes in the morning, and swore one to another; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

LE UIShKIMU BBQR UIShBOU EISh LEChIU UIShLChM ITsChQ UILKU METhU BShLUM

32 It came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said unto him: 'We have found water.'

LB UIAI BIUM AAUE UIBEU OBDI ITsChQ UIGDU LU OL EDUTh ABER EShR ChFRU UIEMRU LU MTsENU MIM

33 He called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day. {S}

LG UIQRE EThA ShBOA OL KN ShM AOIR BER ShBO OD AIUM AZA {S}

34 When Esau was forty years old, he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

LD UIAI OShU BN ERBOIM ShNA UIQCh EShA ETh IAUDITh BTh BERI AChThI UETh BShMTh BTh EILN AChThI

35 They were a bitterness of spirit unto Isaac and to Rebekah. {S}

LA UThAIIN MRTh RUCh LITsChQ ULRBQA {S}

Chapter 27
Jacob's Deception

1 It came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him: 'My son'; and he said unto him: 'Here am I.'

E UIAI KI ZQN ITsChQ UThKAIN OINIU MRETh UIQRE ETh OShU BNU AGDL UIEMR ELIU BNI UIEMR ELIU ANNI

2 He said: 'Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death.

B UIEMR ANA NE ZQNThI LE IDOThI IUM MUThI

3 Now therefore take, I pray you, your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison;

G UOThA ShE NE KLIK ThLIK UQShThK UTsE AShDA UTsUDA LI TsIDA (TsID)

4 and make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless you before I die.'

D UOShA LI MTOMIM KEShR EABThI UABIEA LI UEKLA BOBUR ThBRKK NFShI BTRM EMUTh

5 Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

A URBQA ShMOTh BDBR ITsChQ EL OShU BNU UILK OShU AShDA LTsUD TsID LABIE

6 Rebekah spoke unto Jacob her son, saying: 'Behold, I heard your father speak unto Esau your brother, saying:

U URBQA EMRA EL IOQB BNA LEMR ANA ShMOThI ETh EBIK MDBR EL OShU EChIK LEMR

7 Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless you before IAUA before my death.

Z ABIEA LI TsID UOShA LI MTOMIM UEKLA UEBRKKA LFNI IAUA LFNI MUThI

8 Now therefore, my son, hearken to my voice according to that which I command you.

Ch UOThA BNI ShMO BQLI LEShR ENI MTsUA EThK

9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savory food for your father, such as he loves;

T LK NE EL ATsEN UQCh LI MShM ShNI GDII OZIM TBIM UEOShA EThM MTOMIM LEBIK KEShR EAB

10 and you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death.'

I UABETh LEBIK UEKL BOBR EShR IBRKK LFNI MUThU

11 Jacob said to Rebekah his mother: 'Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.

IE UIEMR IOQB EL RBQA EMU AN OShU EChI EISh ShOR UENKI EISh ChLQ

12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a mocker; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.'

IB EULI IMShNI EBI UAIIThI BOINIU KMThOThO UABEThI OLI QLLA ULE BRKA

13 His mother said unto him: 'Upon me be your curse, my son; only hearken to my voice, and go fetch me them.'

IG UThEMR LU EMU OLI QLLThK BNI EK ShMO BQLI ULK QCh LI

14 He went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother; and his mother made savory food, such as his father loved.

ID UILK UIQCh UIBE LEMU UThOSh EMU MTOMIM KEShR EAB EBIU

15 Rebekah took the choicest garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son.

TU UThQCh RBQA ETh BGDI OShU BNA AGDL AChMDTh EShR EThA BBITh UThLBSh ETh IOQB BNA AQTN

16 She put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck.

TZ UETh ORTh GDII AOZIM ALBIShA OL IDIU UOL ChLQTh TsUERIU

17 She gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

IZ UThThN ETh AMTOMIM UETh ALChM EShR OShThA BID IOQB BNA

18 He came unto his father, and said: 'My father'; and he said: 'Here am I; who are you, my son?'

ICh UIBE EL EBIU UIEMR EBI UIEMR ANNI MI EThA BNI

19 Jacob said unto his father: 'I am Esau your first-born; I have done according as you bade me. Arise, I pray you, sit and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me.'

IT UIEMR IOQB EL EBIU ENKI OShU BKRK OShIThI KEShR DBRTh ELI QUM NE ShBA UEKLA MTsIDI BOBUR ThBRKNI NFShK

20 Isaac said unto his son: 'How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?' He said: 'Because IAUA your God sent me good speed.'

K UIEMR ITsChQ EL BNU MA ZA MARTh LMTsE BNI UIEMR KI AQRA IAUA ELAIK LFNI

21 Isaac said unto Jacob: 'Come near, I pray you, that I may feel you, my son, whether you be my very son Esau or not.'

KE UIEMR ITsChQ EL IOQB GShA NE UEMShK BNI AEThA ZA BNI OShU EM LE

22 Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said: 'The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.'

KB UIGSh IOQB EL ITsChQ EBIU UIMShAU UIEMR AQL QUL IOQB UAIDIM IDI OShU

23 He discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands; so he blessed him.

KG ULE AKIRU KI AIU IDIU KIDI OShU EChIU ShORTh UIBRKAU

24 He said: 'Are you my very son Esau?' He said: 'I am.'

KD UIEMR EThA ZA BNI OShU UIEMR ENI

25 He said: 'Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless you.' He brought it near to him, and he did eat; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

KA UIEMR AGShA LI UEKLA MTsID BNI LMON ThBRKK NFShI UIGSh LU UIEKL UIBE LU IIN UIShTh

26 His father Isaac said unto him: 'Come near now, and kiss me, my son.'

KU UIEMR ELIU ITsChQ EBIU GShA NE UShQA LI BNI

27 He came near, and kissed him. He smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said: See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which IAUA has blessed.

KZ UIGSh UIShQ LU UIRCh ETh RICh BGDIU UIBRKAU UIEMR REA RICh BNI KRICh ShDA EShR BRKU IAUA

28 So God give you of the dew of heaven, and of the fat places of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine.

KCh UIThN LK AELAIM MTL AShMIM UMShMNI AERTs URB DGN UThIRSh

29 Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brethren, and let your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be every one that curses you, and blessed be every one that blesses you.

KT IOBDUK OMIM UIShThChU (UIShThChUU) LK LEMIM AUA GBIR LEChIK UIShThChUU LK BNI EMK ERRIK ERUR UMBRKIK BRUK

30 It came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

L UIAI KEShR KLA ITsChQ LBRK ETh IOQB UIAI EK ITsE ITsE IOQB METh FNI ITsChQ EBIU UOShU EChIU BE MTsIDU

31 He also made savory food, and brought it unto his father; and he said unto his father: 'Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that your soul may bless me.'

LE UIOSh GM AUE MTOMIM UIBE LEBIU UIEMR LEBIU IQM EBI UIEKL MTsID BNU BOBR ThBRKNI NFShK

32 Isaac his father said unto him: 'Who are you?' He said: 'I am your son, your first-born, Esau.'

LB UIEMR LU ITsChQ EBIU MI EThA UIEMR ENI BNK BKRK OShU

33 Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said: 'Who then is he that has taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before you came, and have blessed him? yes, and he shall be blessed.'

LG UIChRD ITsChQ ChRDA GDLA OD MED UIEMR MI EFUE AUE ATsD TsID UIBE LI UEKL MKL BTRM ThBUE UEBRKAU GM BRUK IAIA

34 When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry, and said unto his father: 'Bless me, even me also, O my father.'

LD KShMO OShU ETh DBRI EBIU UITsOQ TsOQA GDLA UMRA OD MED UIEMR LEBIU BRKNI GM ENI EBI

35 He said: 'Your brother came with guile, and has taken away your blessing.'

LA UIEMR BE EChIK BMRMA UIQCh BRKThK

36 He said: 'Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he has supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he has taken away my blessing.' He said: 'Have you not reserved a blessing for me?'

LU UIEMR AKI QRE ShMU IOQB UIOQBNI ZA FOMIM ETh BKRThI LQCh UANA OThA LQCh BRKThI UIEMR ALE ETsLTh LI BRKA

37 Isaac answered and said unto Esau: 'Behold, I have made him your lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him; and what then shall I do for you, my son?'

LZ UION ITsChQ UIEMR LOShU AN GBIR ShMThIU LK UETh KL EChIU NThThI LU LOBDIM UDGN UThIRSh SMKThIU ULKA EFUE MA EOShA BNI

38 Esau said unto his father: 'Have you but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father.' Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.

LCh UIEMR OShU EL EBIU ABRKA EChTh AUE LK EBI BRKNI GM ENI EBI UIShE OShU QLU UIBK

39 Isaac his father answered and said unto him: Behold, of the fat places of the earth shall be your dwelling, and of the dew of heaven from above;

LT UION ITsChQ EBIU UIEMR ELIU ANA MShMNI AERTs IAIA MUShBK UMTL AShMIM MOL

40 By your sword shall you live, and you shall serve your brother; and it shall come to pass when you shall break loose, that you shall shake his yoke from off your neck.

M UOL ChRBK ThChIA UETh EChIK ThOBD UAIA KEShR ThRID UFRQTh OLU MOL TsUERK

41 Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him. Esau said in his heart: 'Let the days of mourning for my father be at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.'

ME UIShTM OShU ETh IOQB OL ABRKA EShR BRKU EBIU UIEMR OShU BLBU IQRBU IMI EBL EBI UEARGA ETh IOQB EChI

42 The words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah; and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him: 'Behold, your brother Esau, as touching you, does comfort himself, purposing to kill you.

MB UIGD LRBQA ETh DBRI OShU BNA AGDL UThShLCh UThQRE LIOQB BNA AQTN UThEMR ELIU ANA OShU EChIK MThNChM LK LARGK

43 Now therefore, my son, hearken to my voice; and arise, flee you to Laban my brother to Haran;

MG UOThA BNI ShMO BQLI UQUM BRCh LK EL LBN EChI ChRNA

44 and tarry with him a few days, until your brother's fury turn away;

MD UIShBTh OMU IMIM EChDIM OD EShR ThShUB ChMTh EChIK

45 until your brother's anger turn away from you, and he forget that which you have done to him; then I will send, and fetch you from thence; why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?'

MA OD ShUB EF EChIK MMK UShKCh ETh EShR OShITh LU UShLChThI ULQChThIK MShM LMA EShKL GM ShNIKM IUM EChD

46 Rebekah said to Isaac: 'I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?'

MU UThEMR RBQA EL ITsChQ QTsThI BChII MFNI BNUTh ChTh EM LQCh IOQB EShA MBNUTh ChTh KELA MBNUTh AERTs LMA LI ChIIM

Chapter 28
Jacob Is Sent Away

1 Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him: 'You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

E UIQRE ITsChQ EL IOQB UIBRK EThU UITsUAU UIEMR LU LE ThQCh EShA MBNUTh KNON

2 Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father; and take you a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother.

B QUM LK FDNA ERM BIThA BThUEL EBI EMK UQCh LK MShM EShA MBNUTh LBN EChI EMK

3 God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and increase you, that you may be a congregation of peoples;

G UEL ShDI IBRK EThK UIFRK UIRBK UAIITh LQAL OMIM

4 and give you the blessing of Abraham, to you, and to your seed with you; that you may inherit the land of your wanderings, which God gave unto Abraham.'

D UIThN LK ETh BRKTh EBRAM LK ULZROK EThK LRShThK ETh ERTs MGRIK EShR NThN ELAIM LEBRAM

5 Isaac sent away Jacob; and he went to Paddan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

A UIShLCh ITsChQ ETh IOQB UILK FDNA ERM EL LBN BN BThUEL AERMI EChI RBQA EM IOQB UOShU

6 Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying: 'You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan';

U UIRE OShU KI BRK ITsChQ ETh IOQB UShLCh EThU FDNA ERM LQChTh LU MShM EShA BBRKU EThU UITsU OLIU LEMR LE ThQCh EShA MBNUTh KNON

7 and that Jacob hearkened to his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram;

Z UIShMO IOQB EL EBIU UEL EMU UILK FDNA ERM

8 and Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;

Ch UIRE OShU KI ROUTh BNUTh KNON BOINI ITsChQ EBIU

9 so Esau went unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives that he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife. {S}

T UILK OShU EL IShMOEL UIQCh ETh MChLTh BTh IShMOEL BN EBRAM EChUTh NBIUTh OL NShIU LU LEShA {S}

10 Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.

I UITsE IOQB MBER ShBO UILK ChRNA

11 He lighted upon the place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.

IE UIFGO BMQUM UILN ShM KI BE AShMSh UIQCh MEBNI AMQUM UIShM MREShThIU UIShKB BMQUM AAUE

12 He dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

IB UIChLM UANA SLM MTsB ERTsA UREShU MGIO AShMIMA UANA MLEKI ELAIM OLIM UIRDIM BU

13 And, behold, IAUA stood beside him, and said: 'I am IAUA, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The land whereon you lay, to you will I give it, and to your seed.

IG UANA IAUA NTsB OLIU UIEMR ENI IAUA ELAI EBRAM EBIK UELAI ITsChQ AERTs EShR EThA ShKB OLIA LK EThNNA ULZROK

14 Your seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. In you and in your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

ID UAIA ZROK KOFR AERTs UFRTsTh IMA UQDMA UTsFNA UNGBA UNBRKU BK KL MShFChTh AEDMA UBZROK

15 And, behold, I am with you, and will keep you whithersoever you go, and will bring you back into this land; for I will not leave you, until I have done that which I have spoken to you of.'

TU UANA ENKI OMK UShMRThIK BKL EShR ThLK UAShBThIK EL AEDMA AZETh KI LE EOZBK OD EShR EM OShIThI ETh EShR DBRThI LK

16 Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said: 'Surely IAUA is in this place; and I knew it not.'

TZ UIIQTs IOQB MShNThU UIEMR EKN ISh IAUA BMQUM AZA UENKI LE IDOThI

17 He was afraid, and said: 'How full of awe is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.'

IZ UIIRE UIEMR MA NURE AMQUM AZA EIN ZA KI EM BITh ELAIM UZA ShOR AShMIM

18 Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

ICh UIShKM IOQB BBQR UIQCh ETh AEBN EShR ShM MREShThIU UIShM EThA MTsBA UITsQ ShMN OL REShA

19 He called the name of that place Beth-el, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

IT UIQRE ETh ShM AMQUM AAUE BITh EL UEULM LUZ ShM AOIR LREShNA

20 Jacob vowed a vow, saying: 'If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

K UIDR IOQB NDR LEMR EM IAIA ELAIM OMDI UShMRNI BDRK AZA EShR ENKI AULK UNThN LI LChM LEKL UBGD LLBSh

21 so that I come back to my father's house in peace, then shall IAUA be my God,

KE UShBThI BShLUM EL BITh EBI UAIA IAUA LI LELAIM

22 and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house; and of all that You shall give me I will surely give the tenth unto You.'

KB UAEBN AZETh EShR ShMThI MTsBA IAIA BITh ELAIM UKL EShR ThThN LI OShR EOShRNU LK

Chapter 29
Jacob Meets Rachel

1 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.

E UIShE IOQB RGLIU UILK ERTsA BNI QDM

2 He looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it.--For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone upon the well's mouth was great.

B UIRE UANA BER BShDA UANA ShM ShLShA ODRI TsEN RBTsIM OLIA KI MN ABER AAUE IShQU AODRIM UAEBN GDLA OL FI ABER

3 Thither were all the flocks gathered; and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone back upon the well's mouth in its place.--

G UNESFU ShMA KL AODRIM UGLLU ETh AEBN MOL FI ABER UAShQU ETh ATsEN UAShIBU ETh AEBN OL FI ABER LMQMA

4 Jacob said unto them: 'My brethren, whence are you?' They said: 'Of Haran are we.'

D UIEMR LAM IOQB EChI MEIN EThM UIEMRU MChRN ENChNU

5 He said unto them: 'Know you Laban the son of Nahor?' They said: 'We know him.'

A UIEMR LAM AIDOThM ETh LBN BN NChUR UIEMRU IDONU

6 He said unto them: 'Is it well with him?' They said: 'It is well; and, behold, Rachel his daughter comes with the sheep.'

U UIEMR LAM AShLUM LU UIEMRU ShLUM UANA RChL BThU BEA OM ATsEN

7 He said: 'Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together; water you the sheep, and go and feed them.'

Z UIEMR AN OUD AIUM GDUL LE OTh AESF AMQNA AShQU ATsEN ULKU ROU

8 They said: 'We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.'

Ch UIEMRU LE NUKL OD EShR IESFU KL AODRIM UGLLU ETh AEBN MOL FI ABER UAShQINU ATsEN

9 While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she tended them.

T OUDNU MDBR OMM URChL BEA OM ATsEN EShR LEBIA KI ROA AUE

10 It came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

I UIAI KEShR REA IOQB ETh RChL BTh LBN EChI EMU UETh TsEN LBN EChI EMU UIGSh IOQB UIGL ETh AEBN MOL FI ABER UIShQ ETh TsEN LBN EChI EMU

11 Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

IE UIShQ IOQB LRChL UIShE ETh QLU UIBK

12 Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son; and she ran and told her father.

IB UIGD IOQB LRChL KI EChI EBIA AUE UKI BN RBQA AUE UThRTs UThGD LEBIA

13 It came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. He told Laban all these things.

IG UIAI KShMO LBN ETh ShMO IOQB BN EChThU UIRTs LQREThU UIChBQ LU UINShQ LU UIBIEAU EL BIThU UISFR LLBN ETh KL ADBRIM AELA

14 Laban said to him: 'Surely you are my bone and my flesh.' He abode with him the space of a month.

ID UIEMR LU LBN EK OTsMI UBShRI EThA UIShB OMU ChDSh IMIM

15 Laban said unto Jacob: 'Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? tell me, what shall your wages be?'

TU UIEMR LBN LIOQB AKI EChI EThA UOBDThNI ChNM AGIDA LI MA MShKRThK

16 Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

TZ ULLBN ShThI BNUTh ShM AGDLA LEA UShM AQTNA RChL

17 Leah's eyes were weak; but Rachel was of beautiful form and fair to look upon.

IZ UOINI LEA RKUTh URChL AIThA IFTh ThER UIFTh MREA

18 Jacob loved Rachel; and he said: 'I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.'

ICh UIEAB IOQB ETh RChL UIEMR EOBDK ShBO ShNIM BRChL BThK AQTNA

19 Laban said: 'It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man; abide with me.'

IT UIEMR LBN TUB ThThI EThA LK MThThI EThA LEISh EChR ShBA OMDI

20 Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

K UIOBD IOQB BRChL ShBO ShNIM UIAIU BOINIU KIMIM EChDIM BEABThU EThA

21 Jacob said unto Laban: 'Give me my wife, for my days are filled, that I may go in unto her.'

KE UIEMR IOQB EL LBN ABA ETh EShThI KI MLEU IMI UEBUEA ELIA

22 Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

KB UIESF LBN ETh KL ENShI AMQUM UIOSh MShThA

23 It came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.

KG UIAI BORB UIQCh ETh LEA BThU UIBE EThA ELIU UIBE ELIA

24 Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a handmaid.

KD UIThN LBN LA ETh ZLFA ShFChThU LLEA BThU ShFChA

25 It came to pass in the morning that, behold, it was Leah; and he said to Laban: 'What is this you have done unto me? did not I serve with you for Rachel? wherefore then have you beguiled me?'

KA UIAI BBQR UANA AUE LEA UIEMR EL LBN MA ZETh OShITh LI ALE BRChL OBDThI OMK ULMA RMIThNI

26 Laban said: 'It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born.

KU UIEMR LBN LE IOShA KN BMQUMNU LThTh ATsOIRA LFNI ABKIRA

27 Finish the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you shall serve with me yet seven other years.'

KZ MLE ShBO ZETh UNThNA LK GM ETh ZETh BOBDA EShR ThOBD OMDI OUD ShBO ShNIM EChRUTh

28 Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week; and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife.

KCh UIOSh IOQB KN UIMLE ShBO ZETh UIThN LU ETh RChL BThU LU LEShA

29 Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her handmaid.

KT UIThN LBN LRChL BThU ETh BLAA ShFChThU LA LShFChA

30 He went in also unto Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

L UIBE GM EL RChL UIEAB GM ETh RChL MLEA UIOBD OMU OUD ShBO ShNIM EChRUTh

31 IAUA saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

LE UIRE IAUA KI ShNUEA LEA UIFThCh ETh RChMA URChL OQRA

32 Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said: 'Because IAUA has looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.'

LB UThAR LEA UThLD BN UThQRE ShMU REUBN KI EMRA KI REA IAUA BONII KI OThA IEABNI EIShI

33 She conceived again, and bore a son; and said: 'Because IAUA has heard that I am hated, He has therefore given me this son also.' She called his name Simeon.

LG UThAR OUD UThLD BN UThEMR KI ShMO IAUA KI ShNUEA ENKI UIThN LI GM ETh ZA UThQRE ShMU ShMOUN

34 She conceived again, and bore a son; and said: 'Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have borne him three sons.' Therefore was his name called Levi.

LD UThAR OUD UThLD BN UThEMR OThA AFOM ILUA EIShI ELI KI ILDThI LU ShLShA BNIM OL KN QRE ShMU LUI

35 She conceived again, and bore a son; and she said: 'This time will I praise IAUA.' Therefore she called his name Judah; and she left off bearing.

LA UThAR OUD UThLD BN UThEMR AFOM EUDA ETh IAUA OL KN QREA ShMU IAUDA UThOMD MLDTh

Chapter 30
The Sons of Jacob

1 When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob: 'Give me children, or else I die.'

E UThRE RChL KI LE ILDA LIOQB UThQNE RChL BEChThA UThEMR EL IOQB ABA LI BNIM UEM EIN MThA ENKI

2 Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel; and he said: 'Am I in God's stead, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?'

B UIChR EF IOQB BRChL UIEMR AThChTh ELAIM ENKI EShR MNO MMK FRI BTN

3 She said: 'Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may be built up through her.'

G UThEMR ANA EMThI BLAA BE ELIA UThLD OL BRKI UEBNA GM ENKI MMNA

4 She gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife; and Jacob went in unto her.

D UThThN LU ETh BLAA ShFChThA LEShA UIBE ELIA IOQB

5 Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

A UThAR BLAA UThLD LIOQB BN

6 Rachel said: 'God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son.' Therefore called she his name Dan.

U UThEMR RChL DNNI ELAIM UGM ShMO BQLI UIThN LI BN OL KN QREA ShMU DN

7 Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.

Z UThAR OUD UThLD BLAA ShFChTh RChL BN ShNI LIOQB

8 Rachel said: 'With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed.' She called his name Naphtali.

Ch UThEMR RChL NFThULI ELAIM NFThLThI OM EChThI GM IKLThI UThQRE ShMU NFThLI

9 When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.

T UThRE LEA KI OMDA MLDTh UThQCh ETh ZLFA ShFChThA UThThN EThA LIOQB LEShA

10 Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore Jacob a son.

I UThLD ZLFA ShFChTh LEA LIOQB BN

11 Leah said: 'Fortune is come!' She called his name Gad.

IE UThEMR LEA BGD (BE GD) UThQRE ETh ShMU GD

12 Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore Jacob a second son.

IB UThLD ZLFA ShFChTh LEA BN ShNI LIOQB

13 Leah said: 'Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy.' She called his name Asher.

IG UThEMR LEA BEShRI KI EShRUNI BNUTh UThQRE ETh ShMU EShR

14 Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah: 'Give me, I pray you, of your son's mandrakes.'

ID UILK REUBN BIMI QTsIR ChTIM UIMTsE DUDEIM BShDA UIBE EThM EL LEA EMU UThEMR RChL EL LEA ThNI NE LI MDUDEI BNK

15 She said unto her: 'Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? and would you take away my son's mandrakes also?' Rachel said: 'Therefore he shall lie with you to-night for your son's mandrakes.'

TU UThEMR LA AMOT QChThK ETh EIShI ULQChTh GM ETh DUDEI BNI UThEMR RChL LKN IShKB OMK ALILA ThChTh DUDEI BNK

16 Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said: 'You must come in unto me; for I have surely hired you with my son's mandrakes.' He lay with her that night.

TZ UIBE IOQB MN AShDA BORB UThTsE LEA LQREThU UThEMR ELI ThBUE KI ShKR ShKRThIK BDUDEI BNI UIShKB OMA BLILA AUE

17 God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.

IZ UIShMO ELAIM EL LEA UThAR UThLD LIOQB BN ChMIShI

18 Leah said: 'God has given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband. She called his name Issachar.

ICh UThEMR LEA NThN ELAIM ShKRI EShR NThThI ShFChThI LEIShI UThQRE ShMU IShShKR

19 Leah conceived again, and bore a sixth son to Jacob.

IT UThAR OUD LEA UThLD BN ShShI LIOQB

20 Leah said: 'God has endowed me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons.' She called his name Zebulun.

K UThEMR LEA ZBDNI ELAIM EThI ZBD TUB AFOM IZBLNI EIShI KI ILDThI LU ShShA BNIM UThQRE ETh ShMU ZBLUN

21 Afterwards she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

KE UEChR ILDA BTh UThQRE ETh ShMA DINA

22 God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

KB UIZKR ELAIM ETh RChL UIShMO ELIA ELAIM UIFThCh ETh RChMA

23 She conceived, and bore a son, and said: 'God has taken away my reproach.'

KG UThAR UThLD BN UThEMR ESF ELAIM ETh ChRFThI

24 She called his name Joseph, saying: 'IAUA add to me another son.'

KD UThQRE ETh ShMU IUSF LEMR ISF IAUA LI BN EChR

25 It came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban: 'Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.

KA UIAI KEShR ILDA RChL ETh IUSF UIEMR IOQB EL LBN ShLChNI UELKA EL MQUMI ULERTsI

26 Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me go; for you know my service wherewith I have served you.'

KU ThNA ETh NShI UETh ILDI EShR OBDThI EThK BAN UELKA KI EThA IDOTh ETh OBDThI EShR OBDThIK

27 Laban said unto him: 'If now I have found favor in your eyes--I have observed the signs, and IAUA has blessed me for your sake.'

KZ UIEMR ELIU LBN EM NE MTsEThI ChN BOINIK NChShThI UIBRKNI IAUA BGLLK

28 He said: 'Appoint me your wages, and I will give it.'

KCh UIEMR NQBA ShKRK OLI UEThNA

29 He said unto him: 'You know how I have served you, and how your cattle have fared with me.

KT UIEMR ELIU EThA IDOTh ETh EShR OBDThIK UETh EShR AIA MQNK EThI

30 For it was little which you had before I came, and it has increased abundantly; and IAUA has blessed you whithersoever I turned. Now when shall I provide for mine own house also?'

L KI MOT EShR AIA LK LFNI UIFRTs LRB UIBRK IAUA EThK LRGLI UOThA MThI EOShA GM ENKI LBIThI

31 He said: 'What shall I give you?' Jacob said: 'You shall not give me aught; if you will do this thing for me, I will again feed your flock and keep it.

LE UIEMR MA EThN LK UIEMR IOQB LE ThThN LI MEUMA EM ThOShA LI ADBR AZA EShUBA EROA TsENK EShMR

32 I will pass through all your flock to-day, removing from thence every speckled and spotted one, and every dark one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and of such shall be my hire.

LB EOBR BKL TsENK AIUM ASR MShM KL ShA NQD UTLUE UKL ShA ChUM BKShBIM UTLUE UNQD BOZIM UAIA ShKRI

33 So shall my righteousness witness against me hereafter, when you shall come to look over my hire that is before you: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and dark among the sheep, that if found with me shall be counted stolen.'

LG UONThA BI TsDQThI BIUM MChR KI ThBUE OL ShKRI LFNIK KL EShR EINNU NQD UTLUE BOZIM UChUM BKShBIM GNUB AUE EThI

34 Laban said: 'Behold, would it might be according to your word.'

LD UIEMR LBN AN LU IAI KDBRK

35 He removed that day the he-goats that were streaked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the dark ones among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.

LA UISR BIUM AAUE ETh AThIShIM AOQDIM UATLEIM UETh KL AOZIM ANQDUTh UATLETh KL EShR LBN BU UKL ChUM BKShBIM UIThN BID BNIU

36 He set three days' journey between himself and Jacob. Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.

LU UIShM DRK ShLShTh IMIM BINU UBIN IOQB UIOQB ROA ETh TsEN LBN ANUThRTh

37 Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane-tree; and peeled white streaks in them, making the white appear which was in the rods.

LZ UIQCh LU IOQB MQL LBNA LCh ULUZ UORMUN UIFTsL BAN FTsLUTh LBNUTh MChShF ALBN EShR OL AMQLUTh

38 He set the rods which he had peeled over against the flocks in the gutters in the watering-troughs where the flocks came to drink; and they conceived when they came to drink.

LCh UITsG ETh AMQLUTh EShR FTsL BRATIM BShQThUTh AMIM EShR ThBEN ATsEN LShThUTh LNKCh ATsEN UIChMNA BBEN LShThUTh

39 The flocks conceived at the sight of the rods, and the flocks brought forth streaked, speckled, and spotted.

LT UIChMU ATsEN EL AMQLUTh UThLDN ATsEN OQDIM NQDIM UTLEIM

40 Jacob separated the lambs--he also set the faces of the flocks toward the streaked and all the dark in the flock of Laban--and put his own droves apart, and put them not unto Laban's flock.

M UAKShBIM AFRID IOQB UIThN FNI ATsEN EL OQD UKL ChUM BTsEN LBN UIShTh LU ODRIM LBDU ULE ShThM OL TsEN LBN

41 It came to pass, whenever the stronger of the flock did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods;

ME UAIA BKL IChM ATsEN AMQShRUTh UShM IOQB ETh AMQLUTh LOINI ATsEN BRATIM LIChMNA BMQLUTh

42 but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in; so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.

MB UBAOTIF ATsEN LE IShIM UAIA AOTFIM LLBN UAQShRIM LIOQB

43 The man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses.

MG UIFRTs AEISh MED MED UIAI LU TsEN RBUTh UShFChUTh UOBDIM UGMLIM UChMRIM

Chapter 31
Jacob Leaves Secretly for Canaan

1 He heard the words of Laban's sons, saying: 'Jacob has taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's has he gotten all this wealth.'

E UIShMO ETh DBRI BNI LBN LEMR LQCh IOQB ETh KL EShR LEBINU UMEShR LEBINU OShA ETh KL AKBD AZA

2 Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as beforetime.

B UIRE IOQB ETh FNI LBN UANA EINNU OMU KThMUL ShLShUM

3 IAUA said unto Jacob: 'Return unto the land of your fathers, and to your kindred; and I will be with you.'

G UIEMR IAUA EL IOQB ShUB EL ERTs EBUThIK ULMULDThK UEAIA OMK

4 Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

D UIShLCh IOQB UIQRE LRChL ULLEA AShDA EL TsENU

5 and said unto them: 'I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as beforetime; but the God of my father has been with me.

A UIEMR LAN REA ENKI ETh FNI EBIKN KI EINNU ELI KThML ShLShM UELAI EBI AIA OMDI

6 You know that with all my power I have served your father.

U UEThNA IDOThN KI BKL KChI OBDThI ETh EBIKN

7 Your father has mocked me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

Z UEBIKN AThL BI UAChLF ETh MShKRThI OShRTh MNIM ULE NThNU ELAIM LARO OMDI

8 If he said thus: The speckled shall be your wages; then all the flock bore speckled; and if he said thus: The streaked shall be your wages; then bore all the flock streaked.

Ch EM KA IEMR NQDIM IAIA ShKRK UILDU KL ATsEN NQDIM UEM KA IEMR OQDIM IAIA ShKRK UILDU KL ATsEN OQDIM

9 Thus God has taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.

T UITsL ELAIM ETh MQNA EBIKM UIThN LI

10 It came to pass at the time that the flock conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were streaked, speckled, and grizzled.

I UIAI BOTh IChM ATsEN UEShE OINI UERE BChLUM UANA AOThDIM AOLIM OL ATsEN OQDIM NQDIM UBRDIM

11 The angel of God said unto me in the dream: Jacob; and I said: Here am I.

IE UIEMR ELI MLEK AELAIM BChLUM IOQB UEMR ANNI

12 He said: Lift up now your eyes, and see, all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are streaked, speckled, and grizzled; for I have seen all that Laban does unto you.

IB UIEMR ShE NE OINIK UREA KL AOThDIM AOLIM OL ATsEN OQDIM NQDIM UBRDIM KI REIThI ETh KL EShR LBN OShA LK

13 I am the God of Beth-el, where you didst anoint a pillar, where you didst vow a vow unto Me. Now arise, get you out from this land, and return unto the land of your nativity.'

IG ENKI AEL BITh EL EShR MShChTh ShM MTsBA EShR NDRTh LI ShM NDR OThA QUM TsE MN AERTs AZETh UShUB EL ERTs MULDThK

14 Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him: 'Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?

ID UThON RChL ULEA UThEMRNA LU AOUD LNU ChLQ UNChLA BBITh EBINU

15 Are we not accounted by him strangers? for he has sold us, and has also quite devoured our price.

TU ALUE NKRIUTh NChShBNU LU KI MKRNU UIEKL GM EKUL ETh KSFNU

16 For all the riches which God has taken away from our father, that is ours and our children's. Now then, whatsoever God has said unto you, do.'

TZ KI KL AOShR EShR ATsIL ELAIM MEBINU LNU AUE ULBNINU UOThA KL EShR EMR ELAIM ELIK OShA

17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon the camels;

IZ UIQM IOQB UIShE ETh BNIU UETh NShIU OL AGMLIM

18 and he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance which he had gathered, the cattle of his getting, which he had gathered in Paddan-aram, to go to Isaac his father unto the land of Canaan.

ICh UINAG ETh KL MQNAU UETh KL RKShU EShR RKSh MQNA QNINU EShR RKSh BFDN ERM LBUE EL ITsChQ EBIU ERTsA KNON

19 Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep. Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father's.

IT ULBN ALK LGZZ ETh TsENU UThGNB RChL ETh AThRFIM EShR LEBIA

20 Jacob outwitted Laban the Aramean, in that he told him not that he fled.

K UIGNB IOQB ETh LB LBN AERMI OL BLI AGID LU KI BRCh AUE

21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.

KE UIBRCh AUE UKL EShR LU UIQM UIOBR ETh ANAR UIShM ETh FNIU AR AGLOD

22 It was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.

KB UIGD LLBN BIUM AShLIShI KI BRCh IOQB

23 He took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

KG UIQCh ETh EChIU OMU UIRDF EChRIU DRK ShBOTh IMIM UIDBQ EThU BAR AGLOD

24 God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night, and said unto him: 'Take heed to yourself that you speak not to Jacob either good or bad.'

KD UIBE ELAIM EL LBN AERMI BChLM ALILA UIEMR LU AShMR LK FN ThDBR OM IOQB MTUB OD RO

25 Laban came up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain; and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mountain of Gilead.

KA UIShG LBN ETh IOQB UIOQB ThQO ETh EALU BAR ULBN ThQO ETh EChIU BAR AGLOD

26 Laban said to Jacob: 'What have you done, that you have outwitted me, and carried away my daughters as though captives of the sword?

KU UIEMR LBN LIOQB MA OShITh UThGNB ETh LBBI UThNAG ETh BNThI KShBIUTh ChRB

27 Wherefore didst you flee secretly, and outwit me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent you away with mirth and with songs, with tambourine and with harp;

KZ LMA NChBETh LBRCh UThGNB EThI ULE AGDTh LI UEShLChK BShMChA UBShRIM BThF UBKNUR

28 and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now have you done foolishly.

KCh ULE NTShThNI LNShQ LBNI ULBNThI OThA ASKLTh OShU

29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt; but the God of your father spoke unto me last night, saying: Take heed to yourself that you speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

KT ISh LEL IDI LOShUTh OMKM RO UELAI EBIKM EMSh EMR ELI LEMR AShMR LK MDBR OM IOQB MTUB OD RO

30 Now that you are surely gone, because you sore long after your father's house, wherefore have you stolen my gods?'

L UOThA ALK ALKTh KI NKSF NKSFThA LBITh EBIK LMA GNBTh ETh ELAI

31 Jacob answered and said to Laban: 'Because I was afraid; for I said: Unless you should take your daughters from me by force.

LE UION IOQB UIEMR LLBN KI IREThI KI EMRThI FN ThGZL ETh BNUThIK MOMI

32 With whomsoever you find your gods, he shall not live; before our brethren discern you what is your with me, and take it to you.'--For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.--

LB OM EShR ThMTsE ETh ELAIK LE IChIA NGD EChINU AKR LK MA OMDI UQCh LK ULE IDO IOQB KI RChL GNBThM

33 Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the tent of the two maid-servants; but he found them not. He went out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.

LG UIBE LBN BEAL IOQB UBEAL LEA UBEAL ShThI AEMATh ULE MTsE UITsE MEAL LEA UIBE BEAL RChL

34 Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the saddle of the camel, and sat upon them. Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not.

LD URChL LQChA ETh AThRFIM UThShMM BKR AGML UThShB OLIAM UIMShSh LBN ETh KL AEAL ULE MTsE

35 She said to her father: 'Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise up before you; for the manner of women is upon me.' He searched, but found not the teraphim.

LA UThEMR EL EBIA EL IChR BOINI EDNI KI LUE EUKL LQUM MFNIK KI DRK NShIM LI UIChFSh ULE MTsE ETh AThRFIM

36 Jacob was wroth, and strove with Laban. Jacob answered and said to Laban: 'What is my trespass? what is my sin, that you have hotly pursued after me?

LU UIChR LIOQB UIRB BLBN UION IOQB UIEMR LLBN MA FShOI MA ChTEThI KI DLQTh EChRI

37 Whereas you have felt about all my stuff, what have you found of all your household stuff? Set it here before my brethren and your brethren, that they may judge between us two.

LZ KI MShShTh ETh KL KLI MA MTsETh MKL KLI BIThK ShIM KA NGD EChI UEChIK UIUKIChU BIN ShNINU

38 These twenty years have I been with you; your ewes and your she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of your flocks have I not eaten.

LCh ZA OShRIM ShNA ENKI OMK RChLIK UOZIK LE ShKLU UEILI TsENK LE EKLThI

39 That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto you; I bore the loss of it; of my hand didst you require it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.

LT TRFA LE ABEThI ELIK ENKI EChTNA MIDI ThBQShNA GNBThI IUM UGNBThI LILA

40 Thus I was: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.

M AIIThI BIUM EKLNI ChRB UQRCh BLILA UThDD ShNThI MOINI

41 These twenty years have I been in your house: I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock; and you have changed my wages ten times.

ME ZA LI OShRIM ShNA BBIThK OBDThIK ERBO OShRA ShNA BShThI BNThIK UShSh ShNIM BTsENK UThChLF ETh MShKRThI OShRTh MNIM

42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been on my side, surely now had you sent me away empty. God has seen mine affliction and the labor of my hands, and gave judgment last night.'

MB LULI ELAI EBI ELAI EBRAM UFChD ITsChQ AIA LI KI OThA RIQM ShLChThNI ETh ONII UETh IGIO KFI REA ELAIM UIUKCh EMSh

43 Laban answered and said unto Jacob: 'The daughters are my daughters, and the children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see is mine; and what can I do this day for these my daughters, or for their children whom they have borne?

MG UION LBN UIEMR EL IOQB ABNUTh BNThI UABNIM BNI UATsEN TsENI UKL EShR EThA REA LI AUE ULBNThI MA EOShA LELA AIUM EU LBNIAN EShR ILDU

44 Now come, let us make a covenant, I and you; and let it be for a witness between me and you.'

MD UOThA LKA NKRThA BRITh ENI UEThA UAIA LOD BINI UBINK

45 Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

MA UIQCh IOQB EBN UIRIMA MTsBA

46 Jacob said unto his brethren: 'Gather stones'; and they took stones, and made a heap. They did eat there by the heap.

MU UIEMR IOQB LEChIU LQTU EBNIM UIQChU EBNIM UIOShU GL UIEKLU ShM OL AGL

47 Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha; but Jacob called it Galeed.

MZ UIQRE LU LBN IGR ShADUThE UIOQB QRE LU GLOD

48 Laban said: 'This heap is witness between me and you this day.' Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;

MCh UIEMR LBN AGL AZA OD BINI UBINK AIUM OL KN QRE ShMU GLOD

49 and Mizpah, for he said: 'IAUA watch between me and you, when we are absent one from another.

MT UAMTsFA EShR EMR ITsF IAUA BINI UBINK KI NSThR EISh MROAU

50 If you shall afflict my daughters, and if you shall take wives beside my daughters, no man being with us; see, God is witness between me and you.'

N EM ThONA ETh BNThI UEM ThQCh NShIM OL BNThI EIN EISh OMNU REA ELAIM OD BINI UBINK

51 Laban said to Jacob: 'Behold this heap, and behold the pillar, which I have set up between me and you.

NE UIEMR LBN LIOQB ANA AGL AZA UANA AMTsBA EShR IRIThI BINI UBINK

52 This heap be witness, and the pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and that you shall not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.

NB OD AGL AZA UODA AMTsBA EM ENI LE EOBR ELIK ETh AGL AZA UEM EThA LE ThOBR ELI ETh AGL AZA UETh AMTsBA AZETh LROA

53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.' Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

NG ELAI EBRAM UELAI NChUR IShFTU BININU ELAI EBIAM UIShBO IOQB BFChD EBIU ITsChQ

54 Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his brethren to eat bread; and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mountain.

ND UIZBCh IOQB ZBCh BAR UIQRE LEChIU LEKL LChM UIEKLU LChM UILINU BAR

Chapter 32
Jacob's Fear of Esau

1 Early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them. Laban departed, and returned unto his place.

E UIShKM LBN BBQR UINShQ LBNIU ULBNUThIU UIBRK EThAM UILK UIShB LBN LMQMU

2 Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

B UIOQB ALK LDRKU UIFGOU BU MLEKI ELAIM

3 Jacob said when he saw them: 'This is God's camp.' He called the name of that place Mahanaim. {P}

G UIEMR IOQB KEShR REM MChNA ELAIM ZA UIQRE ShM AMQUM AAUE MChNIM {F}

4 Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom.

D UIShLCh IOQB MLEKIM LFNIU EL OShU EChIU ERTsA ShOIR ShDA EDUM

5 He commanded them, saying: 'Thus shall you say unto my lord Esau: Thus says your servant Jacob: I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now.

A UITsU EThM LEMR KA ThEMRUN LEDNI LOShU KA EMR OBDK IOQB OM LBN GRThI UEChR OD OThA

6 I have oxen, and asses and flocks, and men-servants and maid-servants; and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight.'

U UIAI LI ShUR UChMUR TsEN UOBD UShFChA UEShLChA LAGID LEDNI LMTsE ChN BOINIK

7 The messengers returned to Jacob, saying: 'We came to your brother Esau, and moreover he comes to meet you, and four hundred men with him.'

Z UIShBU AMLEKIM EL IOQB LEMR BENU EL EChIK EL OShU UGM ALK LQREThK UERBO MEUTh EISh OMU

8 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed. He divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and the herds, and the camels, into two camps.

Ch UIIRE IOQB MED UITsR LU UIChTs ETh AOM EShR EThU UETh ATsEN UETh ABQR UAGMLIM LShNI MChNUTh

9 He said: 'If Esau come to the one camp, and smite it, then the camp which is left shall escape.'

T UIEMR EM IBUE OShU EL AMChNA AEChTh UAKAU UAIA AMChNA ANShER LFLITA

10 Jacob said: 'O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O IAUA, who said unto me: Return unto your country, and to your kindred, and I will do you good;

I UIEMR IOQB ELAI EBI EBRAM UELAI EBI ITsChQ IAUA AEMR ELI ShUB LERTsK ULMULDThK UEITIBA OMK

11 I am not worthy of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which You have shown unto Your servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two camps.

IE QTNThI MKL AChSDIM UMKL AEMTh EShR OShITh ETh OBDK KI BMQLI OBRThI ETh AIRDN AZA UOThA AIIThI LShNI MChNUTh

12 Deliver me, I pray You, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, unless he come and smite me, the mother with the children.

IB ATsILNI NE MID EChI MID OShU KI IRE ENKI EThU FN IBUE UAKNI EM OL BNIM

13 You said: I will surely do you good, and make your seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.'

IG UEThA EMRTh AITB EITIB OMK UShMThI ETh ZROK KChUL AIM EShR LE ISFR MRB

14 He lodged there that night; and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother:

ID UILN ShM BLILA AAUE UIQCh MN ABE BIDU MNChA LOShU EChIU

15 two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,

TU OZIM METhIM UThIShIM OShRIM RChLIM METhIM UEILIM OShRIM

16 thirty nursing camels and their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty she-asses and ten foals.

TZ GMLIM MINIQUTh UBNIAM ShLShIM FRUTh ERBOIM UFRIM OShRA EThNTh OShRIM UOIRM OShRA

17 He delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself; and said unto his servants: 'Pass over before me, and put a space between drove and drove.'

IZ UIThN BID OBDIU ODR ODR LBDU UIEMR EL OBDIU OBRU LFNI URUCh ThShIMU BIN ODR UBIN ODR

18 He commanded the foremost, saying: 'When Esau my brother meets you, and asks you, saying: Whose are you? and whither go you? and whose are these before you?

ICh UITsU ETh AREShUN LEMR KI IFGShK OShU EChI UShELK LEMR LMI EThA UENA ThLK ULMI ELA LFNIK

19 then you shall say: They are your servant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto my lord, even unto Esau; and, behold, he also is behind us.'

IT UEMRTh LOBDK LIOQB MNChA AUE ShLUChA LEDNI LOShU UANA GM AUE EChRINU

20 He commanded also the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying: 'In this manner shall you speak unto Esau, when you find him;

K UITsU GM ETh AShNI GM ETh AShLIShI GM ETh KL AALKIM EChRI AODRIM LEMR KDBR AZA ThDBRUN EL OShU BMTsEKM EThU

21 and you shall say: Moreover, behold, your servant Jacob is behind us.' For he said: 'I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept me.'

KE UEMRThM GM ANA OBDK IOQB EChRINU KI EMR EKFRA FNIU BMNChA AALKTh LFNI UEChRI KN EREA FNIU EULI IShE FNI

22 So the present passed over before him; and he himself lodged that night in the camp.

KB UThOBR AMNChA OL FNIU UAUE LN BLILA AAUE BMChNA

23 He rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids, and his eleven children, and passed over the ford of the Jabbok.

KG UIQM BLILA AUE UIQCh ETh ShThI NShIU UETh ShThI ShFChThIU UETh EChD OShR ILDIU UIOBR ETh MOBR IBQ

24 He took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had.

KD UIQChM UIOBRM ETh ANChL UIOBR ETh EShR LU

25 Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

KA UIUThR IOQB LBDU UIEBQ EISh OMU OD OLUTh AShChR

26 When he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as he wrestled with him.

KU UIRE KI LE IKL LU UIGO BKF IRKU UThQO KF IRK IOQB BAEBQU OMU

27 He said: 'Let me go, for the day breaks.' He said: 'I will not let you go, except you bless me.'

KZ UIEMR ShLChNI KI OLA AShChR UIEMR LE EShLChK KI EM BRKThNI

28 He said unto him: 'What is your name?' He said: 'Jacob.'

KCh UIEMR ELIU MA ShMK UIEMR IOQB

29 He said: 'Your name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel; for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.'

KT UIEMR LE IOQB IEMR OUD ShMK KI EM IShREL KI ShRITh OM ELAIM UOM ENShIM UThUKL

30 Jacob asked him, and said: 'Tell me, I pray you, your name.' He said: 'Wherefore is it that you dost ask after my name?' He blessed him there.

L UIShEL IOQB UIEMR AGIDA NE ShMK UIEMR LMA ZA ThShEL LShMI UIBRK EThU ShM

31 Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: 'for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.'

LE UIQRE IOQB ShM AMQUM FNIEL KI REIThI ELAIM FNIM EL FNIM UThNTsL NFShI

32 The sun rose upon him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped upon his thigh.

LB UIZRCh LU AShMSh KEShR OBR ETh FNUEL UAUE TsLO OL IRKU

33 Therefore the children of Israel eat not the sinew of the thigh-vein which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day; because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh, even in the sinew of the thigh-vein.

LG OL KN LE IEKLU BNI IShREL ETh GID ANShA EShR OL KF AIRK OD AIUM AZA KI NGO BKF IRK IOQB BGID ANShA

Chapter 33
Jacob Meets Esau

1 Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. He divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.

E UIShE IOQB OINIU UIRE UANA OShU BE UOMU ERBO MEUTh EISh UIChTs ETh AILDIM OL LEA UOL RChL UOL ShThI AShFChUTh

2 He put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

B UIShM ETh AShFChUTh UETh ILDIAN REShNA UETh LEA UILDIA EChRNIM UETh RChL UETh IUSF EChRNIM

3 He himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

G UAUE OBR LFNIAM UIShThChU ERTsA ShBO FOMIM OD GShThU OD EChIU

4 Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they wept.

D UIRTs OShU LQREThU UIChBQAU UIFL OL TsUERU UIShQAU UIBKU

5 He lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said: 'Who are these with you?' He said: 'The children whom God has graciously given your servant.'

A UIShE ETh OINIU UIRE ETh ANShIM UETh AILDIM UIEMR MI ELA LK UIEMR AILDIM EShR ChNN ELAIM ETh OBDK

6 Then the handmaids came near, they and their children, and they bowed down.

U UThGShN AShFChUTh ANA UILDIAN UThShThChUIN

7 Leah also and her children came near, and bowed down; and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed down.

Z UThGSh GM LEA UILDIA UIShThChUU UEChR NGSh IUSF URChL UIShThChUU

8 He said: 'What mean you by all this camp which I met?' He said: 'To find favor in the sight of my lord.'

Ch UIEMR MI LK KL AMChNA AZA EShR FGShThI UIEMR LMTsE ChN BOINI EDNI

9 Esau said: 'I have enough; my brother, let that which you have be your.'

T UIEMR OShU ISh LI RB EChI IAI LK EShR LK

10 Jacob said: 'Nay, I pray you, if now I have found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand; forasmuch as I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me.

I UIEMR IOQB EL NE EM NE MTsEThI ChN BOINIK ULQChTh MNChThI MIDI KI OL KN REIThI FNIK KRETh FNI ELAIM UThRTsNI

11 Take, I pray you, my gift that is brought to you; because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.' He urged him, and he took it.

IE QCh NE ETh BRKThI EShR ABETh LK KI ChNNI ELAIM UKI ISh LI KL UIFTsR BU UIQCh

12 He said: 'Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before you.'

IB UIEMR NSOA UNLKA UELKA LNGDK

13 He said unto him: 'My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds giving suck are a care to me; and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.

IG UIEMR ELIU EDNI IDO KI AILDIM RKIM UATsEN UABQR OLUTh OLI UDFQUM IUM EChD UMThU KL ATsEN

14 Let my lord, I pray you, pass over before his servant; and I will journey on gently, according to the pace of the cattle that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.'

ID IOBR NE EDNI LFNI OBDU UENI EThNALA LETI LRGL AMLEKA EShR LFNI ULRGL AILDIM OD EShR EBE EL EDNI ShOIRA

15 Esau said: 'Let me now leave with you some of the folk that are with me.' He said: 'What for? let me find favor in the sight of my lord.'

TU UIEMR OShU ETsIGA NE OMK MN AOM EShR EThI UIEMR LMA ZA EMTsE ChN BOINI EDNI

16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.

TZ UIShB BIUM AAUE OShU LDRKU ShOIRA

17 Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him a house, and made booths for his cattle. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. {S}

IZ UIOQB NSO SKThA UIBN LU BITh ULMQNAU OShA SKTh OL KN QRE ShM AMQUM SKUTh {S}

18 Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram; and encamped before the city.

ICh UIBE IOQB ShLM OIR ShKM EShR BERTs KNON BBEU MFDN ERM UIChN ETh FNI AOIR

19 He bought the parcel of ground, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred pieces of money.

IT UIQN ETh ChLQTh AShDA EShR NTA ShM EALU MID BNI ChMUR EBI ShKM BMEA QShITA

20 He erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel. {S}

K UITsB ShM MZBCh UIQRE LU EL ELAI IShREL {S}

Chapter 34
The Treachery of Jacob's Sons

1 Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

E UThTsE DINA BTh LEA EShR ILDA LIOQB LREUTh BBNUTh AERTs

2 Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.

B UIRE EThA ShKM BN ChMUR AChUI NShIE AERTs UIQCh EThA UIShKB EThA UIONA

3 His soul did cleave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke comfortingly unto the damsel.

G UThDBQ NFShU BDINA BTh IOQB UIEAB ETh ANOR UIDBR OL LB ANOR

4 Shechem spoke unto his father Hamor, saying: 'Get me this damsel to wife.'

D UIEMR ShKM EL ChMUR EBIU LEMR QCh LI ETh AILDA AZETh LEShA

5 Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field; and Jacob held his peace until they came.

A UIOQB ShMO KI TME ETh DINA BThU UBNIU AIU ETh MQNAU BShDA UAChRSh IOQB OD BEM

6 Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to speak with him.

U UITsE ChMUR EBI ShKM EL IOQB LDBR EThU

7 The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought a vile deed in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

Z UBNI IOQB BEU MN AShDA KShMOM UIThOTsBU AENShIM UIChR LAM MED KI NBLA OShA BIShREL LShKB ETh BTh IOQB UKN LE IOShA

8 Hamor spoke with them, saying 'The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. I pray you give her unto him to wife.

Ch UIDBR ChMUR EThM LEMR ShKM BNI ChShQA NFShU BBThKM ThNU NE EThA LU LEShA

9 Make you marriages with us; give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

T UAThChThNU EThNU BNThIKM ThThNU LNU UETh BNThINU ThQChU LKM

10 You shall dwell with us; and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade you therein, and get you possessions therein.'

I UEThNU ThShBU UAERTs ThAIA LFNIKM ShBU USChRUA UAEChZU BA

11 Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren: 'Let me find favor in your eyes, and what you shall say unto me I will give.

IE UIEMR ShKM EL EBIA UEL EChIA EMTsE ChN BOINIKM UEShR ThEMRU ELI EThN

12 Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as you shall say unto me; but give me the damsel to wife.'

IB ARBU OLI MED MAR UMThN UEThNA KEShR ThEMRU ELI UThNU LI ETh ANOR LEShA

13 The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,

IG UIONU BNI IOQB ETh ShKM UETh ChMUR EBIU BMRMA UIDBRU EShR TME ETh DINA EChThM

14 and said unto them: 'We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us.

ID UIEMRU ELIAM LE NUKL LOShUTh ADBR AZA LThTh ETh EChThNU LEISh EShR LU ORLA KI ChRFA AUE LNU

15 Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if you will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;

TU EK BZETh NEUTh LKM EM ThAIU KMNU LAML LKM KL ZKR

16 then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

TZ UNThNU ETh BNThINU LKM UETh BNThIKM NQCh LNU UIShBNU EThKM UAIINU LOM EChD

17 But if you will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.'

IZ UEM LE ThShMOU ELINU LAMUL ULQChNU ETh BThNU UALKNU

18 Their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.

ICh UIITBU DBRIAM BOINI ChMUR UBOINI ShKM BN ChMUR

19 The young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter. He was honored above all the house of his father.

IT ULE EChR ANOR LOShUTh ADBR KI ChFTs BBTh IOQB UAUE NKBD MKL BITh EBIU

20 Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and spoke with the men of their city, saying:

K UIBE ChMUR UShKM BNU EL ShOR OIRM UIDBRU EL ENShI OIRM LEMR

21 'These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for, behold, the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

KE AENShIM AELA ShLMIM AM EThNU UIShBU BERTs UISChRU EThA UAERTs ANA RChBTh IDIM LFNIAM ETh BNThM NQCh LNU LNShIM UETh BNThINU NThN LAM

22 Only on this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

KB EK BZETh IEThU LNU AENShIM LShBTh EThNU LAIUTh LOM EChD BAMUL LNU KL ZKR KEShR AM NMLIM

23 Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.'

KG MQNAM UQNINM UKL BAMThM ALUE LNU AM EK NEUThA LAM UIShBU EThNU

24 Unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.

KD UIShMOU EL ChMUR UEL ShKM BNU KL ITsEI ShOR OIRU UIMLU KL ZKR KL ITsEI ShOR OIRU

25 It came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city unawares, and slew all the males.

KA UIAI BIUM AShLIShI BAIUThM KEBIM UIQChU ShNI BNI IOQB ShMOUN ULUI EChI DINA EISh ChRBU UIBEU OL AOIR BTCh UIARGU KL ZKR

26 They slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went forth.

KU UETh ChMUR UETh ShKM BNU ARGU LFI ChRB UIQChU ETh DINA MBITh ShKM UITsEU

27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.

KZ BNI IOQB BEU OL AChLLIM UIBZU AOIR EShR TMEU EChUThM

28 They took their flocks and their herds and their asses, and that which was in the city and that which was in the field;

KCh ETh TsENM UETh BQRM UETh ChMRIAM UETh EShR BOIR UETh EShR BShDA LQChU

29 and all their wealth, and all their little ones and their wives, took they captive and spoiled, even all that was in the house.

KT UETh KL ChILM UETh KL TFM UETh NShIAM ShBU UIBZU UETh KL EShR BBITh

30 Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: 'You have troubled me, to make me odious unto the inhabitants of the land, even unto the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smite me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.'

L UIEMR IOQB EL ShMOUN UEL LUI OKRThM EThI LABEIShNI BIShB AERTs BKNONI UBFRZI UENI MThI MSFR UNESFU OLI UAKUNI UNShMDThI ENI UBIThI

31 They said: 'Should one deal with our sister as with a harlot?' {P}

LE UIEMRU AKZUNA IOShA ETh EChUThNU {F}

Chapter 35
Jacob Moves to Bethel

1 God said unto Jacob: 'Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there; and make there an altar unto God, who appeared unto you when you didst flee from the face of Esau your brother.'

E UIEMR ELAIM EL IOQB QUM OLA BITh EL UShB ShM UOShA ShM MZBCh LEL ANREA ELIK BBRChK MFNI OShU EChIK

2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him: 'Put away the strange gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments;

B UIEMR IOQB EL BIThU UEL KL EShR OMU ASRU ETh ELAI ANKR EShR BThKKM UATARU UAChLIFU ShMLThIKM

3 and let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.'

G UNQUMA UNOLA BITh EL UEOShA ShM MZBCh LEL AONA EThI BIUM TsRThI UIAI OMDI BDRK EShR ALKThI

4 They gave unto Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hand, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the terebinth which was by Shechem.

D UIThNU EL IOQB ETh KL ELAI ANKR EShR BIDM UETh ANZMIM EShR BEZNIAM UITMN EThM IOQB ThChTh AELA EShR OM ShKM

5 They journeyed; and a terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

A UISOU UIAI ChThTh ELAIM OL AORIM EShR SBIBUThIAM ULE RDFU EChRI BNI IOQB

6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan--the same is Beth-el--he and all the people that were with him.

U UIBE IOQB LUZA EShR BERTs KNON AUE BITh EL AUE UKL AOM EShR OMU

7 He built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el, because there God was revealed unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

Z UIBN ShM MZBCh UIQRE LMQUM EL BITh EL KI ShM NGLU ELIU AELAIM BBRChU MFNI EChIU

8 Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried below Beth-el under the oak; and the name of it was called Allon-bacuth. {P}

Ch UThMTh DBRA MINQTh RBQA UThQBR MThChTh LBITh EL ThChTh AELUN UIQRE ShMU ELUN BKUTh {F}

9 God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him.

T UIRE ELAIM EL IOQB OUD BBEU MFDN ERM UIBRK EThU

10 God said unto him: 'Your name is Jacob: your name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be your name'; and He called his name Israel.

I UIEMR LU ELAIM ShMK IOQB LE IQRE ShMK OUD IOQB KI EM IShREL IAIA ShMK UIQRE ETh ShMU IShREL

11 God said unto him: 'I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and increase; a nation and a company of nations shall be of you, and kings shall come out of your loins;

IE UIEMR LU ELAIM ENI EL ShDI FRA URBA GUI UQAL GUIM IAIA MMK UMLKIM MChLTsIK ITsEU

12 and the land which I gave unto Abraham and Isaac, to you I will give it, and to your seed after you will I give the land.'

IB UETh AERTs EShR NThThI LEBRAM ULITsChQ LK EThNNA ULZROK EChRIK EThN ETh AERTs

13 God went up from him in the place where He spoke with him.

IG UIOL MOLIU ELAIM BMQUM EShR DBR EThU

14 Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He spoke with him, a pillar of stone, and he poured out a drink-offering thereon, and poured oil thereon.

ID UITsB IOQB MTsBA BMQUM EShR DBR EThU MTsBTh EBN UISK OLIA NSK UITsQ OLIA ShMN

15 Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Beth-el.

TU UIQRE IOQB ETh ShM AMQUM EShR DBR EThU ShM ELAIM BITh EL

16 They journeyed from Beth-el; and there was still some way to come to Ephrath; and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor.

TZ UISOU MBITh EL UIAI OUD KBRTh AERTs LBUE EFRThA UThLD RChL UThQSh BLDThA

17 It came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the mid-wife said unto her: 'Fear not; for this also is a son for you.'

IZ UIAI BAQShThA BLDThA UThEMR LA AMILDTh EL ThIREI KI GM ZA LK BN

18 It came to pass, as her soul was in departing--for she died--that she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin.

ICh UIAI BTsETh NFShA KI MThA UThQRE ShMU BN EUNI UEBIU QRE LU BNIMIN

19 Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath--the same is Beth-lehem.

IT UThMTh RChL UThQBR BDRK EFRThA AUE BITh LChM

20 Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave; the same is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.

K UITsB IOQB MTsBA OL QBRThA AUE MTsBTh QBRTh RChL OD AIUM

21 Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond Migdal-eder.

KE UISO IShREL UIT EALA MALEA LMGDL ODR

22 It came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it. {P} Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

KB UIAI BShKN IShREL BERTs AAUE UILK REUBN UIShKB ETh BLAA FILGSh EBIU UIShMO IShREL {F} UIAIU BNI IOQB ShNIM OShR

23 the sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun;

KG BNI LEA BKUR IOQB REUBN UShMOUN ULUI UIAUDA UIShShKR UZBLUN

24 the sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin;

KD BNI RChL IUSF UBNIMN

25 and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid: Dan and Naphtali;

KA UBNI BLAA ShFChTh RChL DN UNFThLI

26 and the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, that were born to him in Paddan-aram.

KU UBNI ZLFA ShFChTh LEA GD UEShR ELA BNI IOQB EShR ILD LU BFDN ERM

27 Jacob came unto Isaac his father to Mamre, to Kiriatharba--the same is Hebron--where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

KZ UIBE IOQB EL ITsChQ EBIU MMRE QRITh AERBO AUE ChBRUN EShR GR ShM EBRAM UITsChQ

28 The days of Isaac were a hundred and fourscore years.

KCh UIAIU IMI ITsChQ METh ShNA UShMNIM ShNA

29 Isaac expired, and died, and was gathered unto his people, old and full of days; and Esau and Jacob his sons buried him. {P}

KT UIGUO ITsChQ UIMTh UIESF EL OMIU ZQN UShBO IMIM UIQBRU EThU OShU UIOQB BNIU {F}

Chapter 36
Esau Moves

1 Now these are the generations of Esau--the same is Edom.

E UELA ThLDUTh OShU AUE EDUM

2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

B OShU LQCh ETh NShIU MBNUTh KNON ETh ODA BTh EILUN AChThI UETh EALIBMA BTh ONA BTh TsBOUN AChUI

3 and Basemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth.

G UETh BShMTh BTh IShMOEL EChUTh NBIUTh

4 Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz; and Basemath bore Reuel;

D UThLD ODA LOShU ETh ELIFZ UBShMTh ILDA ETh ROUEL

5 and Oholibamah bore Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau, that were born unto him in the land of Canaan.

A UEALIBMA ILDA ETh IOISh (IOUSh) UETh IOLM UETh QRCh ELA BNI OShU EShR ILDU LU BERTs KNON

6 Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the souls of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his possessions, which he had gathered in the land of Canaan; and went into a land away from his brother Jacob.

U UIQCh OShU ETh NShIU UETh BNIU UETh BNThIU UETh KL NFShUTh BIThU UETh MQNAU UETh KL BAMThU UETh KL QNINU EShR RKSh BERTs KNON UILK EL ERTs MFNI IOQB EChIU

7 For their substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the land of their wanderings could not bear them because of their cattle.

Z KI AIA RKUShM RB MShBTh IChDU ULE IKLA ERTs MGURIAM LShETh EThM MFNI MQNIAM

8 Esau dwelt in the mountain-land of Seir--Esau is Edom.

Ch UIShB OShU BAR ShOIR OShU AUE EDUM

9 These are the generations of Esau the father of a the Edomites in the mountain-land of Seir.

T UELA ThLDUTh OShU EBI EDUM BAR ShOIR

10 These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau.

I ELA ShMUTh BNI OShU ELIFZ BN ODA EShTh OShU ROUEL BN BShMTh EShTh OShU

11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

IE UIAIU BNI ELIFZ ThIMN EUMR TsFU UGOThM UQNZ

12 Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the sons of Adah Esau's wife.

IB UThMNO AIThA FILGSh LELIFZ BN OShU UThLD LELIFZ ETh OMLQ ELA BNI ODA EShTh OShU

13 These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath Esau's wife.

IG UELA BNI ROUEL NChTh UZRCh ShMA UMZA ELA AIU BNI BShMTh EShTh OShU

14 These were the sons of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife; and she bore to Esau Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.

ID UELA AIU BNI EALIBMA BTh ONA BTh TsBOUN EShTh OShU UThLD LOShU ETh IOISh (IOUSh) UETh IOLM UETh QRCh

15 These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the first-born of Esau: the chief of Teman, the chief of Omar, the chief of Zepho, the chief of Kenaz,

TU ELA ELUFI BNI OShU BNI ELIFZ BKUR OShU ELUF ThIMN ELUF EUMR ELUF TsFU ELUF QNZ

16 the chief of Korah, the chief of Gatam, the chief of Amalek. These are the chiefs that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Adah.

TZ ELUF QRCh ELUF GOThM ELUF OMLQ ELA ELUFI ELIFZ BERTs EDUM ELA BNI ODA

17 These are the sons of Reuel Esau's son: the chief of Nahath, the chief of Zerah, the chief of Shammah, the chief of Mizzah. These are the chiefs that came of Reuel in the land of Edom . These are the sons of Basemath Esau's wife.

IZ UELA BNI ROUEL BN OShU ELUF NChTh ELUF ZRCh ELUF ShMA ELUF MZA ELA ELUFI ROUEL BERTs EDUM ELA BNI BShMTh EShTh OShU

18 These are the sons of Oholibamah Esau's wife: the chief of Jeush, the chief of Jalam, the chief of Korah. These are the chiefs that came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.

ICh UELA BNI EALIBMA EShTh OShU ELUF IOUSh ELUF IOLM ELUF QRCh ELA ELUFI EALIBMA BTh ONA EShTh OShU

19 These are the sons of Esau, and these are their chiefs; the same is Edom. {S}

IT ELA BNI OShU UELA ELUFIAM AUE EDUM {S}

20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah,

K ELA BNI ShOIR AChRI IShBI AERTs LUTN UShUBL UTsBOUN UONA

21 and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan. These are the chiefs that came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

KE UDShUN UETsR UDIShN ELA ELUFI AChRI BNI ShOIR BERTs EDUM

22 The children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna.

KB UIAIU BNI LUTN ChRI UAIMM UEChUTh LUTN ThMNO

23 These are the children of Shobal: Alvan and Manahath and Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

KG UELA BNI ShUBL OLUN UMNChTh UOIBL ShFU UEUNM

24 These are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah--this is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.

KD UELA BNI TsBOUN UEIA UONA AUE ONA EShR MTsE ETh AIMM BMDBR BROThU ETh AChMRIM LTsBOUN EBIU

25 These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah.

KA UELA BNI ONA DShN UEALIBMA BTh ONA

26 These are the children of Dishon: Hemdan and Eshban and Ithran and Cheran.

KU UELA BNI DIShN ChMDN UEShBN UIThRN UKRN

27 These are the children of Ezer: Bilhan and Zaavan and Akan.

KZ ELA BNI ETsR BLAN UZOUN UOQN

28 These are the children of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

KCh ELA BNI DIShN OUTs UERN

29 These are the chiefs that came of the Horites: the chief of Lotan, the chief of Shobal, the chief of Zibeon, the chief of Anah,

KT ELA ELUFI AChRI ELUF LUTN ELUF ShUBL ELUF TsBOUN ELUF ONA

30 the chief of Dishon, the chief of Ezer, the chief of Dishan. These are the chiefs that came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir. {P}

L ELUF DShN ELUF ETsR ELUF DIShN ELA ELUFI AChRI LELFIAM BERTs ShOIR {F}

31 These are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.

LE UELA AMLKIM EShR MLKU BERTs EDUM LFNI MLK MLK LBNI IShREL

32 Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

LB UIMLK BEDUM BLO BN BOUR UShM OIRU DNABA

33 Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

LG UIMTh BLO UIMLK ThChThIU IUBB BN ZRCh MBTsRA

34 Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.

LD UIMTh IUBB UIMLK ThChThIU ChShM MERTs AThIMNI

35 Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Avith.

LA UIMTh ChShM UIMLK ThChThIU ADD BN BDD AMKA ETh MDIN BShDA MUEB UShM OIRU OUITh

36 Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.

LU UIMTh ADD UIMLK ThChThIU ShMLA MMShRQA

37 Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his stead.

LZ UIMTh ShMLA UIMLK ThChThIU ShEUL MRChBUTh ANAR

38 Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

LCh UIMTh ShEUL UIMLK ThChThIU BOL ChNN BN OKBUR

39 Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead; and the name of the city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

LT UIMTh BOL ChNN BN OKBUR UIMLK ThChThIU ADR UShM OIRU FOU UShM EShThU MAITBEL BTh MTRD BTh MI ZAB

40 These are the names of the chiefs that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names: the chief of Timna, the chief of Alvah, the chief of Jetheth;

M UELA ShMUTh ELUFI OShU LMShFChThM LMQMThM BShMThM ELUF ThMNO ELUF OLUA ELUF IThTh

41 the chief of Oholibamah, the chief of Elah, the chief of Pinon;

ME ELUF EALIBMA ELUF ELA ELUF FINN

42 the chief of Kenaz, the chief of Teman, the chief of Mibzar;

MB ELUF QNZ ELUF ThIMN ELUF MBTsR

43 the chief of Magdiel, the chief of Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau the father of the Edomites. {P}

MG ELUF MGDIEL ELUF OIRM ELA ELUFI EDUM LMShBThM BERTs EChZThM AUE OShU EBI EDUM {F}

Chapter 37
Joseph's Dream

1 Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's wanderings, in the land of Canaan.

E UIShB IOQB BERTs MGURI EBIU BERTs KNON

2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren, being still a lad even with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph brought evil report of them unto their father.

B ELA ThLDUTh IOQB IUSF BN ShBO OShRA ShNA AIA ROA ETh EChIU BTsEN UAUE NOR ETh BNI BLAA UETh BNI ZLFA NShI EBIU UIBE IUSF ETh DBThM ROA EL EBIAM

3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a coat of many colors.

G UIShREL EAB ETh IUSF MKL BNIU KI BN ZQNIM AUE LU UOShA LU KThNTh FSIM

4 When his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

D UIREU EChIU KI EThU EAB EBIAM MKL EChIU UIShNEU EThU ULE IKLU DBRU LShLM

5 Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren; and they hated him yet the more.

A UIChLM IUSF ChLUM UIGD LEChIU UIUSFU OUD ShNE EThU

6 He said unto them: 'Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

U UIEMR ELIAM ShMOU NE AChLUM AZA EShR ChLMThI

7 for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves came round about, and bowed down to my sheaf.'

Z UANA ENChNU MELMIM ELMIM BThUK AShDA UANA QMA ELMThI UGM NTsBA UANA ThSBINA ELMThIKM UThShThChUIN LELMThI

8 His brethren said to him: 'Shall you indeed reign over us? or shall you indeed have dominion over us?' They hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

Ch UIEMRU LU EChIU AMLK ThMLK OLINU EM MShUL ThMShL BNU UIUSFU OUD ShNE EThU OL ChLMThIU UOL DBRIU

9 He dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said: 'Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream: and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.'

T UIChLM OUD ChLUM EChR UISFR EThU LEChIU UIEMR ANA ChLMThI ChLUM OUD UANA AShMSh UAIRCh UEChD OShR KUKBIM MShThChUIM LI

10 He told it to his father, and to his brethren; and his father rebuked him, and said unto him: 'What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brethren indeed come to bow down to you to the earth?'

I UISFR EL EBIU UEL EChIU UIGOR BU EBIU UIEMR LU MA AChLUM AZA EShR ChLMTh ABUE NBUE ENI UEMK UEChIK LAShThChUTh LK ERTsA

11 His brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.

IE UIQNEU BU EChIU UEBIU ShMR ETh ADBR

12 His brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

IB UILKU EChIU LROUTh ETh TsEN EBIAM BShKM

13 Israel said unto Joseph: 'Do not your brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send you unto them.' He said to him: 'Here am I.'

IG UIEMR IShREL EL IUSF ALUE EChIK ROIM BShKM LKA UEShLChK ELIAM UIEMR LU ANNI

14 He said to him: 'Go now, see whether it is well with your brethren, and well with the flock; and bring me back word.' So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

ID UIEMR LU LK NE REA ETh ShLUM EChIK UETh ShLUM ATsEN UAShBNI DBR UIShLChAU MOMQ ChBRUN UIBE ShKMA

15 A certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field. The man asked him, saying: 'What seek you?'

TU UIMTsEAU EISh UANA ThOA BShDA UIShELAU AEISh LEMR MA ThBQSh

16 He said: 'I seek my brethren. Tell me, I pray you, where they are feeding the flock.'

TZ UIEMR ETh EChI ENKI MBQSh AGIDA NE LI EIFA AM ROIM

17 The man said: 'They are departed hence; for I heard them say: Let us go to Dothan.' Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

IZ UIEMR AEISh NSOU MZA KI ShMOThI EMRIM NLKA DThINA UILK IUSF EChR EChIU UIMTsEM BDThN

18 They saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

ICh UIREU EThU MRChQ UBTRM IQRB ELIAM UIThNKLU EThU LAMIThU

19 They said one to another: 'Behold, this dreamer comes.

IT UIEMRU EISh EL EChIU ANA BOL AChLMUTh ALZA BE

20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say: An evil beast has devoured him; and we shall see what will become of his dreams.'

K UOThA LKU UNARGAU UNShLKAU BEChD ABRUTh UEMRNU ChIA ROA EKLThAU UNREA MA IAIU ChLMThIU

21 Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand; and said: 'Let us not take his life.'

KE UIShMO REUBN UITsLAU MIDM UIEMR LE NKNU NFSh

22 Reuben said unto them: 'Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him'--that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.

KB UIEMR ELAM REUBN EL ThShFKU DM AShLIKU EThU EL ABUR AZA EShR BMDBR UID EL ThShLChU BU LMON ATsIL EThU MIDM LAShIBU EL EBIU

23 It came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him;

KG UIAI KEShR BE IUSF EL EChIU UIFShITU ETh IUSF ETh KThNThU ETh KThNTh AFSIM EShR OLIU

24 and they took him, and cast him into the pit--and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

KD UIQChAU UIShLKU EThU ABRA UABUR RQ EIN BU MIM

25 They sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spice and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

KA UIShBU LEKL LChM UIShEU OINIAM UIREU UANA ERChTh IShMOELIM BEA MGLOD UGMLIAM NShEIM NKETh UTsRI ULT AULKIM LAURID MTsRIMA

26 Judah said unto his brethren: 'What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?

KU UIEMR IAUDA EL EChIU MA BTsO KI NARG ETh EChINU UKSINU ETh DMU

27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh.' His brethren hearkened unto him.

KZ LKU UNMKRNU LIShMOELIM UIDNU EL ThAI BU KI EChINU BShRNU AUE UIShMOU EChIU

28 There passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. They brought Joseph into Egypt.

KCh UIOBRU ENShIM MDINIM SChRIM UIMShKU UIOLU ETh IUSF MN ABUR UIMKRU ETh IUSF LIShMOELIM BOShRIM KSF UIBIEU ETh IUSF MTsRIMA

29 Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

KT UIShB REUBN EL ABUR UANA EIN IUSF BBUR UIQRO ETh BGDIU

30 He returned unto his brethren, and said: 'The child is not; and as for me, whither shall I go?'

L UIShB EL EChIU UIEMR AILD EINNU UENI ENA ENI BE

31 They took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;

LE UIQChU ETh KThNTh IUSF UIShChTU ShOIR OZIM UITBLU ETh AKThNTh BDM

32 and they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father; and said: 'This have we found. Know now whether it is your son's coat or not.'

LB UIShLChU ETh KThNTh AFSIM UIBIEU EL EBIAM UIEMRU ZETh MTsENU AKR NE AKThNTh BNK AUE EM LE

33 He knew it, and said: 'It is my son's coat; an evil beast has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.'

LG UIKIRA UIEMR KThNTh BNI ChIA ROA EKLThAU TRF TRF IUSF

34 Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

LD UIQRO IOQB ShMLThIU UIShM ShQ BMThNIU UIThEBL OL BNU IMIM RBIM

35 All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said: 'Nay, but I will go down to the grave to my son mourning.' His father wept for him.

LA UIQMU KL BNIU UKL BNThIU LNChMU UIMEN LAThNChM UIEMR KI ERD EL BNI EBL ShELA UIBK EThU EBIU

36 The Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard. {P}

LU UAMDNIM MKRU EThU EL MTsRIM LFUTIFR SRIS FROA ShR ATBChIM {F}

Chapter 38
Judah and Tamar

1 It came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

E UIAI BOTh AAUE UIRD IAUDA METh EChIU UIT OD EISh ODLMI UShMU ChIRA

2 Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her.

B UIRE ShM IAUDA BTh EISh KNONI UShMU ShUO UIQChA UIBE ELIA

3 She conceived, and bore a son; and he called his name Er.

G UThAR UThLD BN UIQRE ETh ShMU OR

4 She conceived again, and bore a son; and she called his name Onan.

D UThAR OUD UThLD BN UThQRE ETh ShMU EUNN

5 She yet again bore a son, and called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.

A UThSF OUD UThLD BN UThQRE ETh ShMU ShLA UAIA BKZIB BLDThA EThU

6 Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.

U UIQCh IAUDA EShA LOR BKURU UShMA ThMR

7 Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of IAUA; and IAUA slew him.

Z UIAI OR BKUR IAUDA RO BOINI IAUA UIMThAU IAUA

8 Judah said unto Onan: 'Go in unto your brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to your brother.'

Ch UIEMR IAUDA LEUNN BE EL EShTh EChIK UIBM EThA UAQM ZRO LEChIK

9 Onan knew that the seed would not be his; and it came to pass when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, unless he should give seed to his brother.

T UIDO EUNN KI LE LU IAIA AZRO UAIA EM BE EL EShTh EChIU UShChTh ERTsA LBLThI NThN ZRO LEChIU

10 The thing which he did was evil in the sight of IAUA; and He slew him also.

I UIRO BOINI IAUA EShR OShA UIMTh GM EThU

11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law: 'Remain a widow in your father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up'; for he said: 'Unless he also die, like his brethren.' Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

IE UIEMR IAUDA LThMR KLThU ShBI ELMNA BITh EBIK OD IGDL ShLA BNI KI EMR FN IMUTh GM AUE KEChIU UThLK ThMR UThShB BITh EBIA

12 In process of time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

IB UIRBU AIMIM UThMTh BTh ShUO EShTh IAUDA UINChM IAUDA UIOL OL GZZI TsENU AUE UChIRA ROAU AODLMI ThMNThA

13 It was told Tamar, saying: 'Behold, your father-in-law goes up to Timnah to shear his sheep.'

IG UIGD LThMR LEMR ANA ChMIK OLA ThMNThA LGZ TsENU

14 She put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the entrance of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she was not given unto him to wife.

ID UThSR BGDI ELMNUThA MOLIA UThKS BTsOIF UThThOLF UThShB BFThCh OINIM EShR OL DRK ThMNThA KI REThA KI GDL ShLA UAUE LE NThNA LU LEShA

15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face.

TU UIREA IAUDA UIChShBA LZUNA KI KSThA FNIA

16 He turned unto her by the way, and said: 'Come, I pray you, let me come in unto you'; for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law. She said: 'What will you give me, that you may come in unto me?'

TZ UIT ELIA EL ADRK UIEMR ABA NE EBUE ELIK KI LE IDO KI KLThU AUE UThEMR MA ThThN LI KI ThBUE ELI

17 He said: 'I will send you a kid of the goats from the flock.' She said: 'Will you give me a pledge, till you send it?'

IZ UIEMR ENKI EShLCh GDI OZIM MN ATsEN UThEMR EM ThThN ORBUN OD ShLChK

18 He said: 'What pledge shall I give you?' She said: 'Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.' He gave them to her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.

ICh UIEMR MA AORBUN EShR EThN LK UThEMR ChThMK UFThILK UMTK EShR BIDK UIThN LA UIBE ELIA UThAR LU

19 She arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

IT UThQM UThLK UThSR TsOIFA MOLIA UThLBSh BGDI ELMNUThA

20 Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand; but he found her not.

K UIShLCh IAUDA ETh GDI AOZIM BID ROAU AODLMI LQChTh AORBUN MID AEShA ULE MTsEA

21 Then he asked the men of her place, saying: 'Where is the harlot, that was at Enaim by the wayside?' They said: 'There has been no harlot here.'

KE UIShEL ETh ENShI MQMA LEMR EIA AQDShA AUE BOINIM OL ADRK UIEMRU LE AIThA BZA QDShA

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