in multiplying I will multiply thy sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury seed as the stars of the heaven, and thy dead." And Abraham rose up, as the sand which is upon the sea- and bowed down to the people of the shore; and thy seed shall possess the land, even to the children of Heth. gate of his enemies; 18and in thy And he spoke with them, saying: seed shall all the nations of the earth 'If it be your mind that I should bury be blessed; because thou hast heark- my dead out of my sight, hear me, and ened to My voice.' 19So Abraham re-entreat for me to Ephron the son of turned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba. Zohar, that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for the full price let him give it to me in the midst of you for a possession of 20 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, say- burying-place.' 10Now Ephron was ing: Behold, Milcah, she also hath sitting in the midst of the children borne children unto thy brother of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite Nahor: "Uz his first-born, and Buz answered Abraham in the hearing of his brother, and Kemuel the father of the children of Heth, even of all that Aram; and Chesed, and Hazo, and went in at the gate of his city, saying: Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.' "Nay, my lord, hear me: the field And Bethuel begot Rebekah; these give I thee, and the cave that is eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, therein, I give it thee; in the presence Abraham's brother. And his con- of the sons of my people give I it thee; cubine, whose name was Reumah, she bury thy dead.' 12 And Abraham also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and bowed down before the people of the Tahash, and Maacah. land. 13 And he spoke unto Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying: 'But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me: I will give the price of the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.' 14And Ephron an חרר שרה 23 And the life of Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. And Sarah died in Kiriath-swered Abraham, saying unto him: arba-the same is Hebron-in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke unto the children of Heth, saying: "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.' And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him: "Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us; in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his 15' My lord, hearken unto me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.' 16And 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. 17So 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 there of round about, were made sure 18unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city. 19And 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. 20 And 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. Abraham his master, and swore to Let! 24 And Abraham was old, well stricken in age; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had: 'Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh. And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell. "But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son, even for Isaac.' And the servant said unto him: 'Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land; must I needs bring thy son back unto the land from whence thou camest?' And Abraham said unto him: 'Beware thou that thou bring not my son back thither. The 16And the damsel was very fair to LORD, 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 thy seed will I give this land; He will send His angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence. And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only thou shalt not bring my son back thither.' And the servant put his hand under the thigh of look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her; and she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up. "And the servant ran to meet her, and said: 'Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher.' 18And she said: 'Drink, my lord'; and she hastened, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink. 19And when she had done giving him drink, she said: 'I will draw for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.' 20And she That is, Mesopotamia. hastened, and emptied her pitcher into straw and provender for the camels, the trough, and ran again unto the and water to wash his feet and the well to draw, and drew for all his feet of the men that were with him. camels. And the man looked sted-33And there was set food before him fastly on her; holding his peace, to to eat; but he said: 'I will not eat, know whether the LORD had made his until I have told mine errand.' And journey prosperous or not. 22And it he said: 'Speak on.' 34And he said: 'I came to pass, as the camels had done am Abraham's servant. 35And the LORD drinking, that the man took a golden hath blessed my master greatly; and ring of half a shekel weight, and two he is become great; and He hath bracelets for her hands of ten shekels given him flocks and herds, and silver weight of gold; 23and said: 'Whose and gold, and men-servants and maiddaughter art thou? tell me, I pray servants, and camels and asses. 36And thee. Is there room in thy father's Sarah my master's wife bore a son house for us to lodge in?' 24And she to my master when she was old; and said unto him: 'I am the daughter of unto him hath he given all that he 5 Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she hath. 37And my master made me bore unto Nahor.' 25She said more- swear, saying: Thou shalt not take over unto him: 'We have both straw a wife for my son of the daughters and provender enough, and room to lodge in.' 26And the man bowed his head, and prostrated himself before the LORD. 27 And he said: 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who hath not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master; as for me, the LORD hath led me in the way to the house of my master's brethren.' 28 And the damsel ran, and told her mother's house according to these words. "And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban; and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the fountain. 30And 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. And he said: 'Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have cleared the house, and made room for the camels.' 32And the man came into the house, and he ungirded the camels; and he gave of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell. 38But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son. 39 And I said unto my master: Peradventure the woman will not follow me. 40 And he said unto me: The LORD, before whom I walk, will send His angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house; then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath. 42And I came this day unto the fountain, and said: O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now Thou do prosper my way which I go: behold, I stand by the fountain of water; and let it come to pass, that the maiden that cometh forth to draw, to whom I shall say: Give me, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher to drink, "and she shall say to me: Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels; let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appoint 59 ed for my master's son. And before brother and her mother said: 'Let the I had done speaking to my heart, be- damsel abide with us a few days, at hold, Rebekah came forth with her the least ten; after that she shall go.' pitcher on her shoulder; and she "And he said unto them: 'Delay me went down unto the fountain, and not, seeing the LORD hath prospered drew. And I said unto her: Let my way; send me away that I may me drink, I pray thee. 46And she go to my master.' 57And they said: made haste, and let down her pitcher We will call the damsel, and inquire from her shoulder, and said: Drink, at her mouth.' 58And they called and I will give thy camels drink also. Rebekah, and said unto her: 'Wilt So I drank, and she made the camels thou go with this man?' And she drink also. 47And I asked her, and said: 'I will go.' 50 And they sent said: Whose daughter art thou? away Rebekah their sister, and her And she said: The daughter of nurse, and Abraham's servant, and Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah his men. 60And they blessed Rebekah, bore unto him. And I put the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands. 48And I bowed my head, and prostrated myself before the LORD, and blessed the LORD, 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. 49And now if ye 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.' 50Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said: "The thing proceedeth from the LORD; we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken.' 52And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth unto the LORD. 53And 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. And 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.' And her and said unto her: 'Our sister, be Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah. And she bore him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and תולדת Ishbak, and Shuah. And Jokshan years; and he expired and died; and begot Sheba, and Dedan. And the was gathered unto his people. 18And sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur Letushim, and Leummim. And the that is before Egypt, as thou goest sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, toward Asshur: over against all his and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. brethren he did settle. All these were the children of Keturah. "And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. "But unto the sons of 19And these are the generations of the concubines, that Abraham had, Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begot Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them Isaac. 20And Isaac was forty years away from Isaac his son, while he yet old when he took Rebekah, the daughlived, eastward, unto the east country.ter of Bethuel the Aramean, of Pad"And these are the days of the years dan-aram, the sister of Laban the of Abraham's life which he lived, a Aramean, to be his wife. And Isaac hundred threescore and fifteen years. And Abraham expired, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. And 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; 10the field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth; there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife. 11And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son; and Isaac dwelt by Beerlahai-roi. entreated the LORD for his wife, be- Two nations are in thy womb, And the one people shall be stronger And the elder shall serve the young er: 12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar 24And when her days to be delivered the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, were fulfilled, behold, there were twins bore unto Abraham. 13And these are in her womb. 25And the first came the names of the sons of Ishmael, by forth ruddy, all over like a hairy their names, according to their gen- mantle; and they called his name erations: the first-born of Ishmael, Esau. 26 And after that came forth Nebaioth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, his brother, and his hand had hold on and Mibsam, 11and Mishma, and Du- Esau's heel; and his name was called mah, and Massa; 15Hadad, and Tema, Jacob. And Isaac was threescore Jetur, Naphish, and Kedem; 16these years old when she bore them. 27 And are the sons of Ishmael, and these are the boys grew; and Esau was a cuntheir names, by their villages, and ning hunter, a man of the field; and by their encampments; twelve princes Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in according to their nations. 17And tents. 28 Now Isaac loved Esau, bethese are the years of the life of Ish- cause he did eat of his venison; and mael, a hundred and thirty and seven Rebekah loved Jacob. 29And Jacob a That is, One that takes by the heel, or, supplants. |