Bible (King James): Book 1 Genesis Part 6 from administrator's blog

01:026:001 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine

           that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech

           king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

01:026:002 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into

           Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

01:026:003 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless

           thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these

           countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto

           Abraham thy father;

01:026:004 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven,

           and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy

           seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

01:026:005 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my

           commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

01:026:006 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

01:026:007 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.

01:026:008 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.

01:026:009 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she

           is thy wife; and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac

           said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.

01:026:010 And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one

           of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou

           shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.

01:026:011 And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth

           this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

01:026:012 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year

           an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.

01:026:013 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he

           became very great:

01:026:014 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and

           great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

01:026:015 For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in

           the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped

           them, and filled them with earth.

01:026:016 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much

           mightier than we.

01:026:017 And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley

           of Gerar, and dwelt there.

01:026:018 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 father had called

           them.

01:026:019 And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a

           well of springing water.

01:026:020 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.

01:026:021 And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he

           called the name of it Sitnah.

01:026:022 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.

01:026:023 And he went up from thence to Beersheba.

01:026:024 And the LORD appeared unto him the same 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.

01:026:025 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.

01:026:026 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his

           friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

01:026:027 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye

           hate me, and have sent me away from you?

01:026:028 And they said, We saw certainly that the 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;

01:026:029 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 of the LORD.

01:026:030 And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

01:026:031 And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to

           another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him

           in peace.

01:026:032 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.

01:026:033 And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is

           Beersheba unto this day.

01:026:034 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:

01:026:035 Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

01:027:001 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 him, Behold,

           here am I.

01:027:002 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my

           death:

01:027:003 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and

           thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

01:027:004 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.

01:027:005 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau

           went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

01:027:006 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard

           thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,

01:027:007 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat,

           and bless thee before the LORD before my death.

01:027:008 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I

           command thee.

01:027:009 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:

01:027:010 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and

           that he may bless thee before his death.

01:027:011 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother

           is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:

01:027:012 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him

           as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a

           blessing.

01:027:013 And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son:

           only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.

01:027:014 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and

           his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.

01:027:015 And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which

           were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her

           younger son:

01:027:016 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands,

           and upon the smooth of his neck:

01:027:017 And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had

           prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

01:027:018 And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said,

           Here am I; who art thou, my son?

01:027:019 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first born; I

           have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit

           and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

01:027:020 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it

           so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God

           brought it to me.

01:027:021 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may

           feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.

01:027:022 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him,

           and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the

           hands of Esau.

01:027:023 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his

           brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

01:027:024 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.

01:027:025 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's

           venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near

           to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine and he drank.

01:027:026 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss

           me, my son.

01:027:027 And he came near, and kissed him: and 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 the LORD hath blessed:

01:027:028 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness

           of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

01:027:029 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord

           over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee:

           cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that

           blesseth thee.

01:027:030 And 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.

01:027:031 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his

           father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat

           of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.

01:027:032 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said,

           I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.

01:027:033 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is

           he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have

           eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea,

           and he shall be blessed.

01:027:034 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a

           great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father,

           Bless me, even me also, O my father.

01:027:035 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken

           away thy blessing.

01:027:036 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath

           supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright;

           and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said,

           Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

01:027:037 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him

           thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for

           servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and

           what shall I do now unto thee, my son?

01:027:038 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my

           father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted

           up his voice, and wept.

01:027:039 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy

           dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of

           heaven from above;

01:027:040 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother;

           and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion,

           that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

01:027:041 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his

           father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of

           mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my

           brother Jacob.

01:027:042 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah:

           and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto

           him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort

           himself, purposing to kill thee.

01:027:043 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; arise, flee thou to

           Laban my brother to Haran;

01:027:044 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn

           away;

01:027:045 Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget

           that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch

           thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in

           one day?

01:027:046 And 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 which are of the daughters of the land,

           what good shall my life do me?

01:028:001 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and

           said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of

           Canaan.

01:028:002 Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's

           father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughers of

           Laban thy mother's brother.

01:028:003 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and

           multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

01:028:004 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy

           seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou

           art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

01:028:005 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto

           Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah,

           Jacob's and Esau's mother.

01:028:006 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away

           to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he

           blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take

           a wife of the daughers of Canaan;

01:028:007 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone

           to Padanaram;

01:028:008 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac

           his father;

01:028:009 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he

           had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister

           of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

01:028:010 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.

01:028:011 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all

           night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of

           that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that

           place to sleep.

01:028:012 And 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.

01:028:013 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD

           God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land

           whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

01:028:014 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt

           spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north,

           and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the

           families of the earth be blessed.

01:028:015 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places

           whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land;

           for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have

           spoken to thee of.

01:028:016 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the

           LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.

01:028:017 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this

           is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of

           heaven.

01:028:018 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone

           that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar,

           and poured oil upon the top of it.

01:028:019 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of

           that city was called Luz at the first.

01:028:020 And 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,

01:028:021 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall

           the LORD be my God:

01:028:022 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's

           house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give

           the tenth unto thee.

01:029:001 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the

           people of the east.

01:029:002 And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there

           were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well

           they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's

           mouth.

01:029:003 And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the

           stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put

           the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.

01:029:004 And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they

           said, Of Haran are we.

01:029:005 And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And

           they said, We know him.

01:029:006 And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well:

           and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.

01:029:007 And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that

           the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep,

           and go and feed them.

01:029:008 And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered

           together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth;

           then we water the sheep.

01:029:009 And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her

           father's sheep; for she kept them.

01:029:010 And 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.

01:029:011 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

01:029:012 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and

           that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.

01:029:013 And 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. And he told Laban

           all these things.

01:029:014 And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh.

           And he abode with him the space of a month.

01:029:015 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother,

           shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what

           shall thy wages be?

01:029:016 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah,

           and the name of the younger was Rachel.

01:029:017 Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well

           favoured.

01:029:018 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven

           years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

01:029:019 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than

           that I should give her to another man: abide with me.

01:029:020 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto

           him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

01:029:021 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are

           fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

01:029:022 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made

           a feast.

01:029:023 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his

           daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.

01:029:024 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an

           handmaid.

01:029:025 And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah:

           and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did

           not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou

           beguiled me?

01:029:026 And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give

           the younger before the firstborn.

01:029:027 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the

           service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

01:029:028 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him

           Rachel his daughter to wife also.

01:029:029 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to

           be her maid.

01:029:030 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more

           than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

01:029:031 And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb:

           but Rachel was barren.

01:029:032 And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name

           Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my

           affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

01:029:033 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the

           LORD hath heard I was hated, he hath therefore given me this

           son also: and she called his name Simeon.

01:029:034 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this

           time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born

           him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

01:029:035 And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now

           will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah;

           and left bearing.