a John 1.1. a bPfal.33.6. & 89. 11, 12.& 102. 25.& 136. 5.&146.6. Ifai.44.24. Jer. 10.12. & 51.15. Zech.12.1. A&s 14. 15. & 17.24. Heb.11.3. J The First Book of MOSES, CALLED GENESIS. CHA P. I. 1 The creation of heaven and earth, 3 of the light, 6 of the firmament, 9 of the earth feparated from the waters, 11 and made fruitful, 14 of the fun, moon, and stars, 20 of fish and fowl, 24 of beasts and cattel, 26 of man in the image of God. 29 Alfo the appointment of food. 3 And God faid, Pfal.33.6. there was light. Ifa.40. 13, 14. 6. Nb the beginning God crea ted the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Let there be light; and 4. And God faw the light, that it was good: and d2 Cor. 4. God divided + the light from the darknels. 5 And God called the light Day, and the darkbetween the nefs he called Night: † and the evening and the tween the morning were the firft day. + Heb. light and be darkness. + Heb. and 6 And God faid, Let there be at firmaThe evening ment in the midft of the waters, and let it divide was, and the the waters from the waters. morning was, &c. 7 And God made the firmament, and divided Pfal. 136. the waters which were under the firmament, from Jer.10.12. the waters which were f above the firmament: and & 51.15. it was fo. + Heb. 4. expansion. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven: and Pfal. 148. the evening and the morning were the second day. Job 26. 9 And God faid, 8 Let the waters under the Pfal. 33.7 let the dry land appear: and it was fo. 16.& 38.8. heaven be gathered together unto one place, and & 104.9. Prov.8.29. & 136.6. 10 And God called the dry land Earth, and Jer. 5.22. the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God faw that it was good. der grass. 11 And God faid, Let the earth bring forth +Heb.ten + grafs, the herb yielding feed, and the fruit-tree yielding fruit after his kind, whofe feed is in it felf, upon the earth: and it was fo. h Deut. 4. 12 And the earth brought forth grafs, and herb yielding feed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whofe feed was in it felf, after his kind: and God faw that it was good. 13 And the evening and the morning were the 19. third day. Pí.136.7. + Heb. 14 And God faid, Let there be h lights in between the the firmament of the heaven, to divide + the day day and be from the night: and let them be for figns, and for might. feafons, and for days, and years. tween the 15 And let them be for lights, in the firmament of the heaven, to give light upon the earth: and it was fo. 16 And God made two great lights; the greater light + to rule the day, and the leffer light to rule the night: be made the stars also. 17 And God fet them in the firmament of the heaven, to give light upon the earth, 18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God faw that it was good. 19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. 21 And m God created great whales, and every fowl fly. living creature that moveth, which the waters face of the brought forth abundantly after their kind, and firmament every winged fowl after his kind: and God faw that it was good. 22 And God bleffed them, faying, " Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the feas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. 23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. 24 And God faid, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattel, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was fo. 25 And God made the beaft of the earth after his kind, and cattel after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God faw that it was good. Chap 9 3. 30 And to every beaft of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is f +Heb. a living Soul. 9 Ecclus 39.16. I Tim. 4. a Pfal. 33. 6. Exod.20. life, I have given every green herb for meat and it was fo. 31 And God faw every thing that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the fixth day. СНАР. II. 1 The first fabbath. 4 The manner of the creation. 8 The planting of the garden of Eden, 10 and the river thereof. 17 The tree of knowledge only forbidden. 19, 20 The naming of the creatures. 21 The making of woman, and inftitution of marriage. Hus the heavens and the earth were finished, TH 2 b And on the feventh day God ended his 11. & 31. work which he had made: and he refted on the feventh day from all his work which he had made. 17. Deut.5.14 Hebr.4.4. + Heb. 3 And God bleffed the seventh day, and fanctified it because that in it he had refted from all his work, which God † created and made. created to 4 Thefe 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, make. 5 And every plant of the field, before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field, before it grew for the LORD God had not caufed it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. 6 But there went up a mift from the earth, went up and watered the whole face of the ground. a mift which fram, &c. + Heb. duft of the ground. 7 And the LORD God formed man of the duft of the ground, and breathed into his noftrils the breath of life; and d man became a living foul. 8 And the LORD God planted a garden 1 Cor. 15. e caft-ward in Eden; and there he put the man 47. Cor.15. whom he had formed. Ecclus 17.1. 4.5. Chap. 3. 24. 9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleafant to the fight, Chap. 4. and good for food: 8 the tree of life alfo in the 2 Kings midit of the garden, h and the tree of knowledge 19. 12. of good and evil. 16. Ezek. 27. 23. Io And the river went out of Eden to water Chap. 3. the garden; and from thence it was parted, and 22. Rev.22.2. Ў. 17. #Ecclus 24.25. became into four heads. II The name of the first is i Pifon: that is it which compaffethk the whole land of Havilah, Chap. 25. where there is gold. 18. 12 And the gold of that land is good: 1 there is bdellium and the onyx-ftone. 20 And Adam † gave names to all cattel, and the man. to the fowl of the air, and to every beaft of the called. field: but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. 21 And the LORD God caufed a deep fleep to fall upon Adam, and he flept: and he took one of his ribs, and clofed up the flesh in ftead thereof. 22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he woman, and brought + Heb her unto the man. 23 And Adam faid, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: fhe fhall be called g Woman, because fhe was taken out of man. "Man's fhameful fall. Before Chap. iv. He is caft out of paradife. Chrift die, fhall not eat of it, neither fhall ye touch it, left ye bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out Before of it waft thou taken: for duit thou art, and Chrift 4004. d2 Cor.11. 3. 14 4 d And the ferpent faid unto the woman, Yeunto dust shalt thou return. fhall not furely die. 1.Tim. 2. 5 For God doth know, that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes fhall be opened: and ye fhall be as Gods, knowing good and evil. Heb. adefire. e Ecclus 25.24 I Tim. 2. 14 6 And when the woman faw that the tree was good for food, and that it was + pleafant to the eyes, and a tree to be defired to make one wife; fhe took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave alfo unto her husband with her, and he did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, f Chap. 2. fand they knew that they were naked and they fewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves 25. 10r, things to gird about. + Heb. wind. g aprons. 8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the prefence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. 9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and Chap. 2. faid unto him, Where art thou? 4004 Ecclef. 20 And Adam called his wifes name + Eve, 12.7. because fhe was the mother of all living. + Heb. Chavah. Behold, the Like Ifa. 21 Unto Adam alfo and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them. 22 And the LORD God faid, man is become as one of us,to know good and evil. 19: 12, & And now left he put forth his hand, and take alfo Jer 22.23. of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: 23 Therefore the LORD God fent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. I The birth, trade, and religion of Cain and Abel. 8 The murder of Abel, 11 The curfe of Cain. 17 Enoch the first city. 19 Lamech and his two wives. 25 The birth of Seth, 26 and Enos. Nd Adam knew Eve his wife: and fhe convoice I have den and I was afraid, 8 because I was naked; and Exod. 21. I hid my self. 25. Chap. 2. 18. 29, 32. 10 And he faid, I heard thy voice in the gar-Aceived, and bare Cain, and faid, I have Ila. 65. 11 And he faid, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Haft thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee, that thou shouldft not eat? 25. Mich. 7. 27. 7. 1 Matth. 3. 12 And the man faid, h The woman, whom 38. & 23. thou gavest to be with me, fhe gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 33. John8.44. A&ts 13. 13 And the LORD God faid unto the woman, What is this that thou haft done? And the woman faid, The ferpent beguiled me, and I did eat. m Pf. 132. 14 And the LORD God faid unto the ferpent, Ifa. 7. 14. Because thou haft done this, thou art curfed above Mich. 5.3. all cattel, and above every beaft of the field: upon 16. 20. thy belly fhalt thou go, and k duft fhalt thou eat Hebr. 2. all the days of thy life. 4 And Abel, he alfo brought of the firstlings of his + flock, and of the fat thereof. And the + Heb. t LORD had a refpect unto Abel, and to his offering: Sheep, or 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not a Heb. 11. refpect. And Cain was very wroth, band his b Chap.31. countenance fell. 6 And the LORD faid unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? 7 If thou doeft well, fhalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doeft not well, fin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his defire, and thou fhalt rule over him. 10 And he faid, What haft thou done? the Jude 11. voice of thy brothers + blood crieth unto me + Heb. from the ground. bloods. II And now art thou curfed from the earth, 24. which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brothers blood from thy hand. 12 When thou tilleft the ground, it shall not A 2 hence 1 Or, Mine iniquity is greater than 13 And Cain faid unto the LORD, | My punishment is greater than I can bear. e 14. Behold, thou haft driven me out this day from the face of the earth and from thy face that it may fhall I be hid, and I fhall be a fugitive and a vabe forgiven. gabond in the earth, and it fhall come to pafs, eChap. 9. that every one that findeth me shall slay me. 15 And the LORD faid unto him, Therefore whofoever flayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken ƒ Pfal. 79. on him seven-fold. And the LORD fet a mark upon Cain, left any finding him fhould kill him. 16 And Cain went out from the prefence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 12. + Heb. whetter. Or, 18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael and Mehujael begat Methufael: and Methufael begat + Lamech. : 19 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20 And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of fuch as dwell in tents, and of fuch as have cattel. 21 And his brothers name was Jubal: he was the father of all fuch as handle the harp and organ. 22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-Cain, an +inftructer of every artificer in brafs and iron: and the fifter of Tubal-Cain was Naamah. 23 And Lamech faid unto his wives, Adah and, Zillah, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, I would lay hearken unto my fpeech: for I have flain a man yond, to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. 24 If Cain fhall be avenged feven-fold, truly in my hurt. Lamech feventy and feven-fold. a man in &c. Or, 3874. 25 And Adam knew his wife again, and fhe Ch. 5. 3. bare a fon, and 8 called his name + Seth: For God, Sheth, faid he, hath appointed me another feed in stead Chap.5.6 of Abel, whom Cain flew. + Heb. 3769. 26 And to Seth, h to him alfo there was born a Heb. febfon; and he called his name + Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD. Or, 10 call themselves by the name CHAP. V. of the Lord. I The genealogy, age, and death of the patriarchs fram Adam unto Noah. 24 The godliness and tranflation of Enoch. + Heb. 25 And Methufelah lived an hundred eighty 3130. and feven years, and begat + Lamech. 26 And Methuselah lived after he begat La- Lemech. mech feven hundred eighty and two years, and begat fons and daughters. 27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred fixty and nine years: and he died. Man's wickedness. Noah entereth into the ark. violence through them: and behold, I will deftroy Before them with the earth. Chap. vj. vij. Before 28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a fon. Chrift 2948. + Gr. Noe. 29 And he called his name + Noah, faying, Luke3.36. This fame fhall comfort us concerning our work Hebr. 11. and toil of our hands, because of the ground k which the LORD hath curfed. 7. 1 Pet. 3. 20. 30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five 17.4.1: hundred ninety and five years, and begat fons and daughters. 19,20. CHAP. VI. I The wickedness of the world, which provoked Gods wrath, and caufed the flood. 8 Noah findeth grace. 14 The order, form, and end of the ark. Nd it came to pafs, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, 2 That the fons of God faw the daughters of men, that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. x Pet. 3. 3 And the LORD faid, a My fpirit fhall not Pr78.39. always ftrive with man, for that he alfo is flesh: 2469. yet his days fhall be an hundred and twenty years. 4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and alfo after that, when the fons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them the fame became mighty men, which were of old, men of renown. 2448. 5 And GOD faw that the wickedness of man Or, the was great in the earth, and that every imaginawhole ima- tion of the thoughts of his heart was only evil The He-continually. gination. fignifieth the imagination, but brew word 6 And it repented the LORD that he had made not only man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7 And the LORD faid, I will deftroy man, alfo the par- whom I have created, from the face of the earth, pofs and both man and beast, and the creeping thing, and Ch 8.21. the fowls of the air: for it repenteth me that I have defires. Matth. 15. made them. 19. + Heb. 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the every day. LORD. SeeNum. 23.19. 9 Thefe are the generations of Noah: 1 Sam. 15. e Noah was a juft man and perfect in his genera2 Sam. 24. tions, and Noah walked with God. 11, 29. 16. Mal. 3. 6. 10 And Noah begat three fons, f Shem, Ham, James 1. and Japheth. 17. + Heb. from man unto beaft. e Ch. 7. 1. II The earth alfo was corrupt before God; and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God looked upon the earth, and beEzek. 14. hold, it was corrupt: for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. 14, 20. Ecclus 44. 17. 13 And God faid unto Noah, The end of all Heb. 11.7. flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with 2 Pet. 2.5. Or,upright. f Chap. 5. 32. 15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt "efs. make it of: the length of the ark fhall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. 16 A window fhalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark fhalt thou fet in the fide thereof: with lower, fecond, and third stories shalt thou make it. 17 And behold, I, even I do bring a flood of is the breath of life from under heaven: and every waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh, wherein thing that is in the earth fhall die. |