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GENESIS.-CHAP. XXVII. Rebekah's instructions to Jacob.

2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt: dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of.

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3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with 4 thee, and will bless thee: for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath unto Abraham thy father;

which I sware

B. C. 1804.

c Ps.39.12.
He. 11.9.
13.16.

d c. 28. 15
Is. 43.2,5.

e c. 13.15.
15.18.
22.16.

f Pr. 105.9.
Mi. 7.20.

Ps. 72.17.

h c.22. 16.

4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed 8.22.18 all these countries: and in thy seed the nations of the earth be blessed: 5 Because that Abraham obeyed my and kept my charge, my commandments, statutes, and my laws.

6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

shall all

voice,
my

i c.20.2,13.
J Pr.29.23.

7 And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon. 8 And 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.

k c.20.9.

Pr. 6. 29.

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night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.

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

26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?

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28 And they said, We saw certainly that the 1 P 105.15. LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee: 29 That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed 4 of the LORD.

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30 And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

31 And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them

9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how uie room. away, and they departed from him in peace.

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saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said
unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
10 And Abimelech said, What is this thou
hast done unto us? one of the people might
lightly have lain with thy wife, and thou
shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
11 And Abimelech charged all his people,
saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife
shall surely be put to death.

12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and "received in the same year a hundred-fold: and the LORD blessed him:

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13 And the man waxed great, and went " forward, and grew until he became very great: 14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: fie an and the Philistines Penvied him.

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32 And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.

33 And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day. 34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:

35 Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

CHAPTER XXVII.

1 Isaac servleth Esau for venison 6 Rebekah instructeth Jacob to obtain the blessing: 15 Jacob under the person of Esau obtaineth it. 34 Esau complaineth: 41 he threat eneth Jacob. 42 Rebekah disappointeth it.

AND it came to pass, that when Isaac was

old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto

15 For all the wells which his father's ser-gethe
vants had digged in the days of Abraham his the oath.
father, the Philistines had stopped them, and A. M. 2008. him, Behold, here am I.
filled them with earth.

16 And Abimelech said unto Issac, Go from
us: for thou art much mightier than we.
17 And Isaac departed thence, and pitched
his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
18 And Isaac digged again the wells of water
which they had digged in the days of Abraham
his father; for the Philistines had stopped them
after the death of Abraham: and he called
their names after the names by which his fa-
ther had called them.

19 And Issac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water. 20 And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek ; because they strove with him.

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2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:

3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.

5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to Jacob hunt for venison, and to bring it.

bout 137 years of age, and but Dr. Kennicott conjertures, op

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on good grounds, that Tanac

about

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Jacob

about 57.

a c. 48.10.
1 Sa. 3.2.
Ec. 12.3.
b Pr. 27.1.
Lu. 12. 40.
Ja. 4.14.

hunt.
d ver 25

22 And he removed from thence, and digged
another well; and for that they strove not:
and he called the name of it "Rehoboth; and
he said, For now the LORD hath made room for
us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
23 And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. ver. 13.
24 And the LORD appeared unto him the same ¦ í ver. 4.

c. 489.28
De 33.1.

6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,

7 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.

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

9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:

10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.

11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother,

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2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

3 And 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 Hai;

4 Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram call-f ed on the name of the LORD.

5 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.

6 And 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.

1 Sa. 2.7. Job 1.10. Ps. 112.3.

kings against five.

3 All these were joined together in the vale ot Siddim, which is the salt sea.

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4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. 5 And in the fourteenth year came ChedorPr.3.9,10. laomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in h Shaveh-kiriathaim,

10.22

Mat 6.33.

c c. 127,8 Ps. 421,2. 84.10.

d Ps.116.17. 145.13.

e c.36.7. c.34.30.

g Ph.2.14. He. 12.14.

h men brethren.

i c.11.27.

jc.20.15.

k 1 Pe.3.8.. 12.

c.19.25. 1Jn 2.15 mc.210.

7 And there was a strife between the herd-1 men of Abram's cattle, and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.

Ia. 51.5. Joel 2.3.

AM. 207.

8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be non c.14.2. strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. i

B. C. 1917. o Pr. 27.10.

49. 2 Pe. 2.7,8.

9 Is not the whole land before thee? Sepa-16 rate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.

10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the " garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto " Zoar.

11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.

12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

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6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.

7 And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezon-tamar.

8 And 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 joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;

9 With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.

10 And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there: and they that remained fled to the mountain.

11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.

12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; " for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.

14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his P trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.

15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

16 And he brought back all the goods, and

13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD, exceedingly. 14 ¶ And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine i or, plain also brought again his brother Lot, and his eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:

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18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the " priest of the most high God.

19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:

20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.

22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, 1 bhave lifted up my hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,

23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoe-latchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:

Canaan is promised to Abram.

GENESIS.-CHAP. XV..XVII

B. C. 1913.

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24 Save only that which the young men have | A. M. 2091. eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them. M. 2093 take their portion.

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CHAPTER XV.

1 God encourageth Abram: 4 promiseth him a son, and a multiplying of his seed. 6 Abram is justified by faith. 7 Canaan is promised again.

B. C. 1911.

a c.46.2
Nu. 12.6.

Da. 10.1.
Ac. 10.11,
22.

AFTER these things the word of the LORD L. 1.13

a

C

came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

c De.33.29.
Ps. 3.3.
84.11.
91.4.
119.114.
Pr.30.5.

La.3.24.
He. 13.5.
e c.30.1.
Is. 56.5.
Ac.7.5.

2 And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thoud Ps. 142.5. give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus ? 3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and lo, one born in my houses fis mine heir.

1.29.21.
c.17.16.
He 11.12

h De.1.10.

Ro.4.3.6

&c. Ga.3.

4 And behold, the word of the LORD came|i Ro.4.18. unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

6. Ja22

k c. 121.

1 Ju.6.17.
2 Ki.218.
Lu. 1.18.

m Je.34.18,

19.

5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said,
Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars,
if thou be able to number them: and he said Le 1.17.
unto him, So shall thy seed be.

6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

7 And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.

8 And he said, Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

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15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. •

16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

17 And it came to pass, that when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.

18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,

20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,

n c.21.20.

o c.25.18.

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Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

3 And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

4¶ And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. 5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes the LORD judge & between me and thee.

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6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.

7 ¶ And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name m Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.

12 And he will be a wild "man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

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13 And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou P God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

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14 Wherefore the well was called "Beer-lahairoi: behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. 15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram. CHAPTER XVII.

1 God reneweth the covenant. 5 Abram his name is changed. 10 Circumcision is in stituted. 16 Isaac is promised. 23 Abraham and Ishmael are circumcised.

AN

ND when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, "I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

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2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.

3 And Abram fell on his face : and God talked with him, saying,

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4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be "Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee; and kings shall come out of thee.

7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their He.11.16. generations for an everlasting covenant; * to

dren: and she had a handmaid, an Egyp-k c.28.13 tian, whose name was Hagar.

Le. 26.12.

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9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee, in their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man-child among you shall be circumcised.

n Ex.6.7. Je. 24.7. Eze.37. 23. Re. 21.3.

o Ac.7.8. Ro.4.11.

pa son of

eight days. Ex.12.44.

r Ex. 4.24. Jos. 5.2, &c.

11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the co-si. e. prinvenant betwixt me and you.

12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man-child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.

13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

14 And the uncircumcised man-child, whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

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16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea; I will bless her, and " she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

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?

18 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ish-i mael might live before thee!

19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

cess.

c.18.10. she shall

become nations.

c.18.12.

21.6.

w c.25.13,

&c.

x c.21.2

a e 13.18.
14.13.

b c. 19.1.
c He. 13.2.
1 Pe. 4.9.
d c.43.24.

e stay.

you have passed.

hasten.

h Ju.5.25.

ver. 14.

2 Ki.4.16.

171

21. Ro.9. 9. Ga. 4. 23.

k Ro.4.19. He.11.11,

12.

1 c.31.35.

m c.21.6. Ps. 126.2.

20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly: w twelve princes shall he beget, and I will o 1 Pe.3.6. make him a great nation.

21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.

22 And he left off talking with him, and Godr went up from Abraham.

n Lu.1.18.

p Nu. 11.23.

Je 32.17. Mat. 19.

26.

q 2 Ki.4.16.

P.44 21.

Pr. 12. 19.

s Ac. 15.3. Ro. 15.24. 3 Jn.6.

23 ¶ And 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 self-c123. same day, as God had said unto him.

Am. 3.7. Jn. 15.15.

Pa. 72.17. Ac.3.25. Ga.3.8.

24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of v De.4.9, his foreskin.

25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

26 In the self-same day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.

27 And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.

10 6.7. PR. 78. 5.8. Ep. 6.4.

w18.2.30.

x c.13.13. 19. 13.

y c.11.5. Ex.3.8.

z Jos. 22.22.
PE. 139.
Je. 17.10.
Lu 16.15.

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4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.

7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. 8 And he took butter, 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.

9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent-door, which was behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

12 Therefore Sarah m laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed" old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

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Lot entertaineth two angels.

GENESIS.-CHAP. XIX.

Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed.

thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abra-M207 | bring them out unto you, and do ye to them ham stood yet before the LORD. as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

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23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt *thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

b

z Je. 30.21. He. 10.22. Ja.5. 17.

a Nu.16.22.

b Job 8.3. 34.17.

Pa. 58.11. 91.2.

c Is. 10. 22 Je. 5.1. Ex. 22.30.

d Job 4.19.

e Ju.6.39.

f Job 33 23.

25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked; and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? 26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom Or, ra fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, which am but dust and ashes:

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28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. 29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake..

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30 And he said unto him, Oh, let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. 31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken h Ex.2.14. upon me to speak unto the LORD: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake. 32 And he said, Oh, let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's í sake. 33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

CHAPTER XIX.

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I Lot entertaineth two angels. 12 Lot is sent for safety into the mountains. 24 Sodom sal Gomorrah are destroyed. 26 Lot's wife becomes a pillar of salt. 31 The incestons original of Moab and Amunon.

AN

ND there came two Angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom; and Lot, seeing them, rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn b in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

d

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k Nu. 16.26. Je.51.6. Re. 18.4.

1 Ex.9.21. 2 Ch.36. 16. 1s.23. 22. Lu. 17.18. 24.11.

m are

found.

n or, punishment.

o Pa.34.12. Ro. 9. 16.

p 1 Sa. 19. 11. 1 Ki. 19.3.

9 ver. 38. r 1 Ti. 1.14. s 1 Sa. 27.1. t Pr.3.5..7. u Ps. 119. 175. Is. 55.3.

thy face.
c.4.7

Job42.8,9.
Je. 14.10.

32.36

Ex. 32. 10.
De 9.14.
Mar. 6.5.

3 And he pressed upon 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. 4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the yie. little. house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.

6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,

7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so I wickedly.

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9 And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, hand he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.

10 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.

11 And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son-in-law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:

13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.

14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sonsin-law, which married his daughters, and said, * Up, get ye out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city: but he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons-in-law. 15 And when the morning arose, then the Angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters which are here, lest thou be consumed in the " iniquity of the city.

16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters, the LORD being merciful unto him; and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. 17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape P for thy life: look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain: escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord!

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19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast showed unto me in saving my life: and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die. 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. 21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.

22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. 23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.

24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone a and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

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